Leehi Machulsky and the Tigers will be back in action on Sunday.
Photo by: CRAIG HOUTZ
Fencers Head for Final Day at NCAAs
March 22, 2025 | Women's Fencing
Bids to the NCAA individual championships and a chance at a team trophy will be at stake when the NCAA fencing championships reconvene on Sunday at 9 a.m. at Penn State.
Saturday's action saw the women's competition begin, with Princeton's five fencers all in position for individual top-eight trophies and three in position for a spot in the individual semifinals. Sunday's remaining pool bouts will determine how many of the five Tigers earn All-American honors, top-eight placements, and bids to the semis, which will begin at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday.
In saber, Alexandra Lee stands third with 11 wins while Emese Domonkos is sixth with 10. Chin-Yi Kong stands eighth in foil with nine wins, with 11 wins presently the cutoff for a top-four standing. In épée, Hadley Husisian and Leehi Machulsky are second and third, each with 13 wins. Both Husisian and Machulsky will have their pool bouts against épée leader Eszter Muhari of Notre Dame on Sunday, with Muhari so far undefeated at the event after winning the NCAA épée title in 2023 and winning an individual bronze medal at the 2024 Olympics.
In the team event, Notre Dame leads with 149 wins, 10 in front of Columbia's 139, with both schools having 48 bouts left. Princeton stands third at 118 wins and with 40 bouts left, and Harvard has 112 wins and 48 bouts left as each pursues a finish in one of the top three spots that will come with a team trophy.
Complete results are available here. Sunday's ESPN+ stream of the individual semis and finals will be available here.
Saturday's action saw the women's competition begin, with Princeton's five fencers all in position for individual top-eight trophies and three in position for a spot in the individual semifinals. Sunday's remaining pool bouts will determine how many of the five Tigers earn All-American honors, top-eight placements, and bids to the semis, which will begin at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday.
In saber, Alexandra Lee stands third with 11 wins while Emese Domonkos is sixth with 10. Chin-Yi Kong stands eighth in foil with nine wins, with 11 wins presently the cutoff for a top-four standing. In épée, Hadley Husisian and Leehi Machulsky are second and third, each with 13 wins. Both Husisian and Machulsky will have their pool bouts against épée leader Eszter Muhari of Notre Dame on Sunday, with Muhari so far undefeated at the event after winning the NCAA épée title in 2023 and winning an individual bronze medal at the 2024 Olympics.
In the team event, Notre Dame leads with 149 wins, 10 in front of Columbia's 139, with both schools having 48 bouts left. Princeton stands third at 118 wins and with 40 bouts left, and Harvard has 112 wins and 48 bouts left as each pursues a finish in one of the top three spots that will come with a team trophy.
Complete results are available here. Sunday's ESPN+ stream of the individual semis and finals will be available here.
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