STANFORD, Calif. – The Stanford men's fencing team captured its third consecutive Western Conference crown Sunday by winning the Western Invitational at the Arrillaga Center for Sports and Recreation, posting a 6-0 mark against six opponents.
The women's squad claimed third place, finishing 4-3.
Eight schools competed in the day-long, round robin event.
The men's contingent bested Florida (club team), 26-1, losing one match in foil; defeated Vassar, 19-8, winning sabre and foil (8-1) but lost epee (3-6); beat the United States Air Force Academy, 19-8, prevailing in sabre (7-2), foil (5-4) and epee (7-2); downed the University of Incarnate Word, 21-6, sweeping sabre; blanked Caltech, 27-0; ousted UC San Diego, 17-10.
The women's squad defeated Florida (club), 24-3, sweeping saber and epee (9-0) and won foil (6-3); lost to Northwestern, 9-18, winning sabre (5-4) but fell in foil and epee (2-7); downed Vassar, 24-3, sustaining only three losses in sabre; lost to the Air Force Academy, 12-15, winning sabre (5-4) and epee (6-3), but succumbed in foil (1-8); beat Incarnate Word, 21-6; shut out Caltech, 27-0, and lost to UC San Diego, 22-5.
The Cardinal returns to competition Feb. 3-4 in the Mid-West Invitational in South Bend, Indiana.
2018 Western Invitational
At Stanford University
Team Results
Men
Stanford (6-0)
17–10 vs. UCSD
19–8 vs. Air Force
19–8 vs. Vassar
21–6 vs. Incarnate Word
27–0 vs. Cal Tech
26–1 vs. Florida club team
UCSD (5-1)
17–10 vs. Air Force
18–9 vs. Vassar
23–4 vs. Incarnate Word
22–5 vs. Cal Tech
24–3 vs. Florida club team
10–17 vs. Stanford
Air Force Academy (4-2)
16–11 vs. Vassar
19–8 vs. Incarnate Word
23–4 vs. Cal Tech
21–6 vs. Florida club team
8–19 vs. Stanford
10–17 vs. UCSD
Vassar (3-3)
17–10 vs. Incarnate Word
24–3 vs. Cal Tech
20–7 vs. Florida club team
8–19 vs. Stanford
9–18 vs. UCSD
11–16 vs. Air Force
Incarnate Word (1-5)
15–11 vs. Cal Tech
6–21 vs. Stanford
4–23 vs. UCSD
4–23 vs. Air Force
10–17 vs. Vassar
7–20 vs. Florida club team
Caltech (0-6)
0–27 vs. Stanford
5–22 vs. UCSD
4–23 vs. Air Force
3–24 vs. Vassar
11–15 vs. Incarnate Word
10–17 vs. Florida club team
Women
Northwestern (7-0)
18–9 vs. Stanford
18–9 vs. UCSD
14–13 vs. Air Force
22–5 vs. Vassar
25–2 vs. Incarnate Word
27–0 vs. Cal Tech
27–0 vs. Florida club team
UCSD (6-1)
15–12 vs. Air Force
22–5 vs. Stanford
24–3 vs. Vassar
24–3 vs. Incarnate Word
25–2 vs. Cal Tech
24–3 vs. Florida club team
9–18 vs. Stanford
Air Force (5-2)
15–12 vs. Stanford
27–0 vs. Vassar
20–7 vs. Incarnate Word
27–0 vs. Cal Tech
25–2 vs. Florida club team
13–14 vs. Northwestern
12–15 vs. UCSD
Stanford (4-3)
24–3 vs. Vassar
21–6 vs. Incarnate Word
27–0 vs. Cal Tech
24–3 vs. Florida club team
9–18 vs. Northwestern
12–15 vs. Air Force
5–22 vs. UCSD
Vassar (3-4)
17–10 vs. Incarnate Word
21–6 vs. Cal Tech
14–13 vs. Florida club team
5–22 vs. Northwestern
3–24 vs. UCSD
3–24 vs. Stanford
0–27 vs. Air Force
Incarnate Word (1-6)
24–3 vs. Cal Tech
0–27 vs. Northwestern
3–24 vs. UCSD
6–21 vs. Stanford
7–20 vs. Air Force
10–17 vs. Vassar
11–16 vs. Florida club team
Cal Tech (0-7)
0–27 vs. Northwestern
2–25 vs. UCSD
0–27 vs. Air Force
0–27 vs. Stanford
6–21 vs. Vassar
3–24 vs. Incarnate Word
1–26 vs. Florida club team
Stanford Individual Results
Men
Epee
Sean Strong, 8-3
Robin Cheong, 7-4
Nicholas Campell-Kruger, 3-9
Sajan Patel, 3-6
Sabre
Royce Wang, 12-0
Jeffrey Dalli, 9-2
Jose Recinto, 9-2
Mitchell So, 5-0
Foil
Justin Kang, 8-2
Lucas Orts, 8-3
Andre Cornman, 4-3
Darren Mei, 3-5
Women
Epee
Camille Dawson, 6-0
Nichole Aw, 7-9
Amanda Han, 6-8
Becca Rose, 5-7
Sabre
Carly Weber-Levine, 14-3
Rose Adams, 12-5
Foil
Madeline Liao, 9-2
Claire Zau, 13-4
Anna Widder, 6-0
Cindy Torma, 3-0
Caroline Baker, 3-1
Christie Dawson, 3-2
Annika Norquist, 3-3
Anna Lee, 3-8
Carolyn Moon, 3-5