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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


Yvonne Chart readies for a bout. The senior became an All-American for the second year in a row at the NCAA Championships.

Fencing: Northwestern finishes sixth at NCAA Championships

April 4, 2019

Alyssa Chen didn’t think she was doing very well. The freshman foil beat just 10 of 22 opponents over two incredibly nerve-racking days, and finished the weekend with losses against two of the top fencers...

A Northwestern fencer faces off with her opponent. The Wildcats will send 5 fencers to the NCAA Championships.

Fencing: Northwestern ready to fight at NCAA Championships

March 23, 2019

The biggest stage in college fencing has arrived, and Northwestern is looking to make history. Coach Zach Moss and his team have one goal that has never been accomplished by the Wildcats: Finish top-five...

A Northwestern fencer clashes with an opponent. The Wildcats will fence for the chance at an NCAA Championships berth

Fencing: Eleven Wildcats set to compete for NCAA Championships berths

March 7, 2019

Fencing Maddy Curzon already has three strikes at the Midwest Regionals — in three consecutive years at this event she’s failed to qualify for the NCAA Championships. But the senior sabre...

Fencing coach Zach Moss is in his third year at the helm for Northwestern. His Wildcats just won their second straight Midwest Fencing Conference championship

Fencing: Moss has pushed elite Wildcats to next level

March 4, 2019

Fencing Laurie Schiller, Northwestern’s fencing coach of 38 years, retired in 2016. Over his tenure, he grew women’s fencing at NU from what he called “basically a club team” to a perennial...

Northwestern’s team celebrates. The Wildcats won the Midwestern Fencing Conference championship this weekend

Fencing: Northwestern wins second straight Midwest Fencing Conference championship

February 25, 2019

Fencing Northwestern had one of its best regular seasons ever: a 39-5 record, a No. 2 national ranking and a brand-new home facility in Ryan Fieldhouse. This weekend, the Wildcats made a little more...

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