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Captured: Northwestern Fencing dominates at second annual Schiller Duals

A Northwestern fencer yells in triumph after winning a bout.
Northwestern (27-4) has had a great season so far as they ramp up for the NCAA Championships next month.
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Welcome to The Daily’s photo blog: Captured. This is a space for The Daily’s photographers to share their best work, including photos from weekend performances and events around the community. You can contact the photo editor by emailing [email protected].

Northwestern Women’s Fencing hosted the second annual Schiller Duals this weekend, a tournament named after former long-time head coach Laurie Schiller. In total, 16 schools from across the country attended, including No. 2 Notre Dame, No. 14 Temple, No. 7 Ohio State, and No. 11 Stanford. The ’Cats finished the weekend 11-1, with the weekend’s only loss coming to Notre Dame 10-17. The ’Cats look ahead to USA Fencing’s February North American Cup, Feb. 12-15, in Cincinnati, Ohio.

A masked fencer lunges towards their opponent.

A fencer smiles with a mask resting on top of their head.

A Northwestern fencer lunges towards an opponent who’s pulling away.

A Northwestern fencer sits in a split with their arms out between their legs.

A Northwestern fencer shouts while gathered in a huddle.

A Northwestern fencer smiles while a coach in purple talks to them.

A Northwestern fencer squats down with a concerned stare while watching someone off-camera.

A Northwestern fencer holds their helmet and foil.

A Northwestern fencer lunges out fully while another fencer looks on.

Two fencers stand apart, slowly shuffling towards each other.

Northwestern fencers celebrate after a bout, yelling and pointing at each other.

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