Francesca Bassa Season 2011

International

• Placed second in the 2009 Junior World Cup Helsinki 
• Awarded silver in 2010 Junior Pan-American Championships 
• Placed eighth in individuals and team won bronze medal in the 2010 Senior Pan-American Championships 
• Earned her first two points of 2014 with a 43rd place finish at the Coupe du Monde "Sparkassen-Weltcup" in Leipzig, Germany 
• Ended up 77th at the Senior World Cup in St. Maur, France

National

• Placed third in North American Cups C&D in Division 1 
• Won a bronze medal at the 2014 January North American Cup 
• Recorded a 25th place finish in the Division I women’s epee at the 2013 November North American Cup 
• Competed at the 2013 December North American Cup where she placed 13th among the 138 competitors 
• Claimed 10th place in the epee at the 2014 Division I National Championships in Minneapolis

2014 (Redshirt Senior)

• First Team All-American
• Silver medalist at the NCAA Championships 
• Tallied a 75-15 record on the season in epee 
• Reached the NCAA Championship match where she lost to teammate Vivian Kong, 15-12 
• Defeated Susannah Scanlan of Princeton, 15-14, in the NCAA semifinals after winning 17 of her 23 bouts in pool play 
• Placed second at the NCAA West Regional, losing to teammate Vivian Kong in the final by a 15-10 count 
• Had a perfect 15-0 win over Christina Meyer of Cal Tech in the regional semifinal
• Tallied a 9-2 mark during the regional 
• Had a winning record in all 18 Stanford dual matches she competed in, including a 3-0 mark in 12 of them 
• Won the final 14 bouts of the regular season 
• Also had winning streaks of 14 and 10 matches throughout the year 
• Started the year with a 2-1 record in a dual against Northwestern 
• Compiled a 14-1 record at the Western Invitational with her only loss coming on a coin flip after a 4-4 tie 
• Won her final 12 matches of the Western Invitational 
• Posted a record of 34-5 at the Northwestern Duals

2013 (Redshirt Junior)

• Finished seventh in epee at the NCAA Championships
• Second-team All-American
• Finished with a 60-14 record 
• Won her third career NCAA West Regional title

2012 (Junior)

• Deferred season to train for London 2012 Olympics

2011 (Sophomore)

• NCAA Western Region Tournament champion 
• Fifth-place finish at the NCAA Championships in epee

2010 (Freshman)

• Received sixth place at 2010 Junior National Championships 
• Became the 2010 Western Regional Champion 
• Made an eighth place finish at the 2010 NCAA Championships 
• Was a 2010 Junior Team gold medalist 
• Preseason was the current FIE ranking junior (6th in world) and FIE ranking senior (80th in world)

High School

• A 2009 graduate of St. Agnes Academy in Houston, Texas 
• Seven-time national champion 
• Two-time Junior Olympic Gold Medalist Cadet (2007 & 2008) 
• Received bronze medal in 2008 Junior World Championships Team 
• Ranked No. 1 Fencer in U.S. at the end of 2008 
• Placed third at 2008 Senior National Championships

Personal

• Daughter of Giorgio and Maria Bussa 
• Major is psychology