Temple University Athletics
Saturday, March 12
Princeton, N.J.
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NCAA Regional Championships
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Ross Takes Third at NCAA Regionals
3.12.22 | Women's Fencing
PRINCETON, N.J. - Junior Naomi Ross finished third in epee at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional Saturday, the highest finish of the day for the Owls.
Meet Highlights
> Three Owls finished in the top-8. Ross' third-place finish was the highest of the day for Temple, with foilists Anna Novoseltseva placing seventh and Elizabeth Novoseltseva placing eighth.
> Margherita Calderaro (epee) had the team's next highest finish with a tie for 13th while saberists Alexandra Weinberg placed 14th and Emma Pincus tied for 16th.
> Sarah Park (epee) and Anastasia Yankovskiy (foil) both finished 17th in their respective weapons. Gretl Merges' 19th place finish in foil and Eva Ventura's 18th place finish round out the top-20 finishers.
> Ashley Cherry (epee) placed 21st to finish her career as an Owl while Arwen Gormley (sabre) finished in 27th place.
Quotable
> "This is one of the toughest individual tournaments we see all year and this was the first time that most of the team fenced at Regionals because it was canceled last year due to COVID. The day is long mentally and we see strong competition every year, but the team showed resiliency and endurance all day. Everyone's goal is to make it to the finals so we're very happy to have three finalists, with Margherita missing out by just one touch. Naomi had a fantastic result, and her third-place finish was the highest we've seen in epee in quite a while. The girls fought very hard and we're proud of the effort and improvement they continue to show. Our team is young, and today was a good experience to help them moving forward." – head coach Dr. Nikki Franke
Up Next
> The team will await NCAA selections to be made by the NCAA Men's and Women's Fencing Committee on March 15.
Results
Epee
Naomi Ross, 3rd
Margherita Calderaro, T13th
Sarah Park, 17th
Ashley Cherry, 21st
Foil
Anna Novoseltseva, 7th
Elizabeth Novoseltseva, 8th
Anastasia Yankovskiy, 17th
Gretl Merges, 19th
Sabre
Alexandra Weinberg, 14th
Emma Pincus, T16th
Eva Ventura, 18th
Arwen Gormley, 27th
Meet Highlights
> Three Owls finished in the top-8. Ross' third-place finish was the highest of the day for Temple, with foilists Anna Novoseltseva placing seventh and Elizabeth Novoseltseva placing eighth.
> Margherita Calderaro (epee) had the team's next highest finish with a tie for 13th while saberists Alexandra Weinberg placed 14th and Emma Pincus tied for 16th.
> Sarah Park (epee) and Anastasia Yankovskiy (foil) both finished 17th in their respective weapons. Gretl Merges' 19th place finish in foil and Eva Ventura's 18th place finish round out the top-20 finishers.
> Ashley Cherry (epee) placed 21st to finish her career as an Owl while Arwen Gormley (sabre) finished in 27th place.
Quotable
> "This is one of the toughest individual tournaments we see all year and this was the first time that most of the team fenced at Regionals because it was canceled last year due to COVID. The day is long mentally and we see strong competition every year, but the team showed resiliency and endurance all day. Everyone's goal is to make it to the finals so we're very happy to have three finalists, with Margherita missing out by just one touch. Naomi had a fantastic result, and her third-place finish was the highest we've seen in epee in quite a while. The girls fought very hard and we're proud of the effort and improvement they continue to show. Our team is young, and today was a good experience to help them moving forward." – head coach Dr. Nikki Franke
Up Next
> The team will await NCAA selections to be made by the NCAA Men's and Women's Fencing Committee on March 15.
Results
Epee
Naomi Ross, 3rd
Margherita Calderaro, T13th
Sarah Park, 17th
Ashley Cherry, 21st
Foil
Anna Novoseltseva, 7th
Elizabeth Novoseltseva, 8th
Anastasia Yankovskiy, 17th
Gretl Merges, 19th
Sabre
Alexandra Weinberg, 14th
Emma Pincus, T16th
Eva Ventura, 18th
Arwen Gormley, 27th
Players Mentioned
Epee
/ Women's Fencing
Epee
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Sabre
/ Women's Fencing
Foil
/ Women's Fencing
Foil
/ Women's Fencing
Foil
/ Women's Fencing
Epee
/ Women's Fencing
Sabre
/ Women's Fencing
Epee
/ Women's Fencing
Sabre
/ Women's Fencing
Sabre
/ Women's Fencing
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