Temple University Athletics
Saturday, March 11
Easton, Pa.
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No. 11 Fencing Set for Regionals
3.10.23 | Women's Fencing
PHILADELPHIA - The No. 11 Temple fencing team will head to Easton, Pa. for the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional on Saturday. The Owls will look to qualify as many fencers for the NCAA Championship as possible, with 12 athletes going to Regionals.
Each weapon will be well represented, with foilists Renee Oymann, Anna Novoseltseva, Constança Dimas, and Elizabeth Novoseltseva, sabersists Eva Ventura, Alexandra Weinberg, Zoe Turner, and Emma Pincus, and epeeists Sara Proctor, Naomi Ross, Margherita Calderaro, and Sarah Park all set to compete.
The Cherry and White opened postseason play last weekend at the NIWFA Championships, once again seeing an impressive performance. Temple earned its 27th straight NIWFA Team title, swept the team titles for third year in a row, and winning two of the three individual titles. Anna Novoseltseva won the foil title for the second straight year while Margherita Calderaro earned her second career epee title.Â
Epeeist Gretl Merges tied for third place, falling to Calderaro in the semifinals, while Diana Tiburcio (sabre) finished in eighth place to round out the top-8 finishers. Novoseltseva, Merges, and Calderaro all earned NIWFA First-Team honors. Tiburcio earned NIWFA Second-Team honors and was named to the NIWFA All-Academic Team.
The Owls went 30-17 in dual play, with wins over No. 3 Columbia and No. 9 Penn State highlighting the season.
The NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional is being hosted by Lafayette on March 11. Kirby Sports Center will open to the public at 8 a.m. with competition beginning at 9 a.m. and estimated completion at 5:30 p.m. Foil and epee will start at 9 a.m. with quarterfinals at 10:30, a break at 12 p.m., semifinals at 1 p.m. and finals at 3 p.m. Sabre starts at 10 a.m. with a break at 12 p.m., quarterfinals at 1 p.m., semifinals at 2 p.m. and finals at 3:30 p.m.
The qualification for the NCAA Championship is based on a formula comprising of a 60 percent weight on regional performance and 40 percent on regular-season meets. Regional champions for each weapon automatically advance, with remaining bids going to fencers based on performance and the region they compete in (seven spots are available in each weapon from the Mid-Atlantic/South Region).
The NCAA selections will be announced on March 14. At the NCAA Championships, each weapon field will consist of the top 24 fencers from across the nation. For the regional meet, the 36 fencers in each weapon will compete until 12 remain, and those 12 will battle in a round robin final.
Each weapon will be well represented, with foilists Renee Oymann, Anna Novoseltseva, Constança Dimas, and Elizabeth Novoseltseva, sabersists Eva Ventura, Alexandra Weinberg, Zoe Turner, and Emma Pincus, and epeeists Sara Proctor, Naomi Ross, Margherita Calderaro, and Sarah Park all set to compete.
The Cherry and White opened postseason play last weekend at the NIWFA Championships, once again seeing an impressive performance. Temple earned its 27th straight NIWFA Team title, swept the team titles for third year in a row, and winning two of the three individual titles. Anna Novoseltseva won the foil title for the second straight year while Margherita Calderaro earned her second career epee title.Â
Epeeist Gretl Merges tied for third place, falling to Calderaro in the semifinals, while Diana Tiburcio (sabre) finished in eighth place to round out the top-8 finishers. Novoseltseva, Merges, and Calderaro all earned NIWFA First-Team honors. Tiburcio earned NIWFA Second-Team honors and was named to the NIWFA All-Academic Team.
The Owls went 30-17 in dual play, with wins over No. 3 Columbia and No. 9 Penn State highlighting the season.
The NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional is being hosted by Lafayette on March 11. Kirby Sports Center will open to the public at 8 a.m. with competition beginning at 9 a.m. and estimated completion at 5:30 p.m. Foil and epee will start at 9 a.m. with quarterfinals at 10:30, a break at 12 p.m., semifinals at 1 p.m. and finals at 3 p.m. Sabre starts at 10 a.m. with a break at 12 p.m., quarterfinals at 1 p.m., semifinals at 2 p.m. and finals at 3:30 p.m.
The qualification for the NCAA Championship is based on a formula comprising of a 60 percent weight on regional performance and 40 percent on regular-season meets. Regional champions for each weapon automatically advance, with remaining bids going to fencers based on performance and the region they compete in (seven spots are available in each weapon from the Mid-Atlantic/South Region).
The NCAA selections will be announced on March 14. At the NCAA Championships, each weapon field will consist of the top 24 fencers from across the nation. For the regional meet, the 36 fencers in each weapon will compete until 12 remain, and those 12 will battle in a round robin final.
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