EVANSTON, Ill. – The No. 13 Stanford women's fencing team opened the Northwestern Duals with a 14-13 victory over No. 7 Cornell to highlight Cardinal performances on Saturday, the opening day of the two-day 15-school tournament.
The Cardinal women went 4-1 and the men 3-2. The women have five bouts Sunday and the men four, in their final tournament before the postseason.
Against Cornell, Stanford won the final bout in each of the three weapons, giving the Cardinal enough to pull off the upset – by Haley Koo in foil, Joy Yun in sabre, and Hanna Lee in epee.
Stanford also beat unranked Denison, Farleigh Dickinson, and Cleveland State, before losing to No. 11 Temple, 17-10.
The Cardinal men opened with victories over Cleveland State, Air Force, and Lawrence, before losing to No. 11 Boston College, 14-13, and No. 4 Notre Dame, 19-8.
Aidan Kung went 2-1 against Notre Dame, earning a 5-4 victory over All-American Stephen Ewart to close the epee competition.
The Stanford women are 10-4 overall this season and the Cardinal men are 5-8.
Stanford's two-time All-American Donghwan Park went 13-2 in men's sabre on Saturday and was the top performer among both the men's and women's teams. Freshman Sanjay Kasi (foil) and junior Kai Rayle (epee) each went 10-5 for the men.
For the Cardinal women, senior captain Liana Keesing competed for the first time since her freshman season and went a combined 5-0 in foil. Irene Yeu (epee) went 10-2, freshman Aditri Patel (epee) went 9-3, and Haley Koo (foil) went 6-1.
Stanford continues its season at home on March 11 with the NCAA West Regionals, and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships a day later, also on The Farm.
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Northwestern Duals
Day 1
Men
Team standings (first of two days) – Notre Dame 6-0, Ohio State 5-0, UC San Diego 4-2, Stanford 3-2, Air Force 2-2, Cleveland State 2-2, Incarnate Word 2-3, Boston College 1-4, Wayne State 1-4, Northwestern 0-2, Lawrence 0-5.
Stanford scores
Stanford 23, Cleveland State 4
Stanford 14, Air Force 13
Stanford 16, Lawrence 11
Boston College 14, Stanford 13
Notre Dame 19, Stanford 8
Other scores
Ohio State 23, Cleveland State 4
UC San Diego 14, Boston College 13
Wayne State 18, Northwestern 7
Air Force 14, Boston College 13
Ohio State 15, UC San Diego 12
Notre Dame 18, UC San Diego 9
Incarnate Word 19, Wayne State 8
Ohio State 15, Boston College 12
Notre Dame 26, Incarnate Word 1
UC San Diego 19, Wayne State 8
Cleveland State 18, Northwestern 9
Ohio State 25, Lawrence 2
UC San Diego 19, Incarnate Word 8
Notre Dame 21, Air Force 6
Notre Dame 18, Boston College 9
Ohio State 25, Incarnate Word 2
Air Force 18, Wayne State 9
UC San Diego 24, Lawrence 3
Cleveland State 17, Wayne State 10
Incarnate Word 19, Lawrence 8
Notre Dame 26, Lawrence 1
Women
Team standings (first of two days) – Ohio State 7-0, Northwestern 5-0, Temple 5-1, Stanford 4-1, Cornell 4-1, Notre Dame 3-2, Boston College 3-3, Incarnate Word 3-4, UC San Diego 2-4, Air Force 1-4, Cleveland State 1-4, Denison 1-4, Lawrence 0-3, Farleigh Dickinson 0-4, Wayne State 0-4.
Stanford scores
Stanford 14, Cornell 13
Stanford 22, Denison 5
Stanford 27, Farleigh Dickinson 0
Stanford 25, Cleveland State 2
Temple 17, Stanford 10
Other scores
Northwestern 15, UC San Diego 12
Temple 22, Air Force 5
Ohio State 23, Denison 4
Boston College 18, Cleveland State 9
Incarnate Word 18, Farleigh Dickinson 7
Northwestern 15, Temple 12
Boston College 23, Wayne State 4
Ohio State 16, UC San Diego 11
Cornell 20, Incarnate Word 7
Air Force 18, Cleveland State 9
Northwestern 19, Notre Dame 8
Temple 23, Cleveland State 4
Incarnate Word 17, Wayne State 8
Cornell 24, Denison 3
UC San Diego 14, Boston College 13
Ohio State 20, Air Force 7
Northwestern 17, Air Force 10
UC San Diego 25, Wayne State 2
Temple 17, Boston College 10
Denison 14, Incarnate Word 13
Ohio State 23, Lawrence 4
Cornell 16, Notre Dame 11
Northwestern 27, Farleigh Dickinson 0
Ohio State 24, Wayne State 3
Notre Dame 22, Air Force 5
Boston College 20, Denison 7
Cleveland State 24, Farleigh Dickinson 0
Cornell 25, Lawrence 2
Notre Dame 24, UC San Diego 3
Ohio State 23, Incarnate Word 4
Temple 17, UC San Diego 10
Incarnate Word 14, Lawrence 13
Ohio State 20, Boston College 7
Notre Dame 19, Incarnate Word 8
Sunday (all times Pacific)
6 a.m.: Women – Stanford vs. Northwestern; Men – Stanford vs. Detroit Mercy.
7:10 a.m.: Women – Stanford vs. Detroit Mercy; Men – Stanford vs. UC San Diego.
8:20 a.m.: Men and women – Stanford vs. Ohio State.
9:30 a.m.: Men and women – Stanford vs. Wayne State.
11:10 a.m.: Women – Stanford vs. Boston College.