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The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


A Northwestern fencer, left, dodges a thrust from an opponent. The Wildcats had a strong performance this weekend but ultimately came up short against rival Ohio State.

Fencing: Wildcats win epee, take silver at Midwest Fencing Conference Championships

February 23, 2015

Fencing Feb. 21 was marked on the calendar as a battle between Northwestern and Ohio State to duel for the Midwest Fencing Conference Championship crown. The matchup lived up to the hype, but the...

A conference title has eluded Northwestern since 2001. But the Wildcats are confident they can beat Ohio State and put the streak to rest.

Fencing: Northwestern eyes the gold at Midwest Fencing Conference Championships

February 20, 2015

Fencing It's been a season-long focus and now the opportunity for the Wildcats is here: Win a Midwest Fencing Conference Championship. "We want that conference championship," coach Laurie Schiller...

Northwestern took a break from team competition this week with the Junior Olympic Fencing Championships. The Wildcats performed admirably in the pools portion of the event, but faltered in the direct elimination portion.

Fencing: Wildcats produce underwhelming results at Junior Olympics

February 18, 2015

Fencing Four Northwestern fencers represented the Wildcats at the Junior Olympic Fencing Championships, as was the case last year. And the Cats once again produced an underwhelming set of results. NU...

Stella Pointeau (right) lands a strike on an opponent. The freshman foil was undefeated in her first six matches of the season.

Fencing: Northwestern dominates Duke, North Carolina in weekend sweep

February 9, 2015

Fencing In the lead up to Northwestern's pair of bouts in North Carolina, sophomore sabre Alisha Gomez-Shah was looking for two 17-20 point efforts from her squad. Mission accomplished. The No....

The Wildcats face two unranked opponents on Saturday in Durham, North Carolina. Northwestern is hoping to mend any flaws ahead of an anticipated Midwest Fencing Conference Championships that commences Feb. 21.

Fencing: Northwestern set for light load down South

February 5, 2015

Fencing It's been a series of action-packed weekends of late for No. 7 Northwestern, with an average of a dozen matches over the past two weekends, but this Saturday at the Duke Duals in Durham,...

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