SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Led by two-time Olympian Alexander Massialas, the Stanford men's and women's fencing teams had a successful weekend competing in the Northwestern Duals.
The No. 9 men's team compiled a 6-5 record against 11 opponents, as Massialas won 20 of 24 bouts in foil. The women's team recorded a 6-7 mark.
More importantly, all Cardinal fencers in all three weapons qualified for the NCAA Western Regionals at Stanford on March 11.
"Everyone put in extra effort and pushed through," said co-head coach Lisa Posthumus. "They fenced from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. both days against some of the best teams in the country. I was very pleased with our performance."
Massialas, a fifth-year senior from San Francisco, won two medals in Rio and recently captured a gold medal at the Paris World Cup. He's also a two-time NCAA foil champion.
Other men's standouts for the Cardinal in South Bend included Darren Mei in foil (18-4), Jeffrey Dalli in sabre (19-12), and Sean Strong in epee (16-10).
For the women, Eliza Klyce posted a 13-8 finish in foil; Amanda Han (18-14) and Chantel Yang (17-15) shined in epee; and Valerie Garcia (14-14), Carly Weber-Levine (12-12) and Alexa Rohan (11-11) exceled in sabre.
Team results
Men
Stanford def. Air Force, 17-10
Stanford def. Penn (6), 14-13
Stanford def. Cal Tech, 24-3
Ohio State (2) def. Stanford, 20-7
Stanford def. North Carolina, 17-10
Stanford def. Wayne State, 21-6
Stanford def. UCSD, 21-6
Penn State (3) def. Stanford, 18-9
Notre Dame (4) def. Stanford, 16-11
Princeton (5) def. Stanford, 15-12
Stanford def. Cleveland State, 23-4
Women
Stanford def. Ohio State (4), 16-11
Penn (6) def. Stanford, 16-11
North Carolina def. Stanford, 20-7
Stanford def. Wayne State, 20-7
Penn State (5) def. Stanford, 18-9
Notre Dame (3) def. Stanford, 21-6
Princeton (2) def. Stanford, 24-3
Northwestern (8) def. Stanford, 18-9
Stanford def. Cleveland State, 22-5
Temple (9) def. Stanford, 15-12
Stanford def. Incarnate Word, 22-5
Stanford def. Fairleigh Dickinson, 19-8
Stanford def. Cal Tech, 25-2