MAS Women's Sabre Update

The MAS Regional women's sabre competition – featuring 2008 Olympic bronze medalist Becca Ward (Drew) and two other national-team-caliber fencers (the Penn State duo of Caity Thompson and Monica Aksamit) – is headed to the second round of pools. 

Four fencers that were not among the initial top-18 seeds have advanced to the final-18/second round, most notably Mary Vitale of John's Hopkins (#25 initial seed). Three top-15 seeds have been eliminated: UNC's Jennifer Sawicki (#11) and Monica Kim (#13), along with PSU's Olivia Benedek (#12).

Fencers on the original entrant list who are not on the round-1 results sheet: Drew's Carlin MacNichol  (#24 original seed) and JHU's Alysson Mondoro  (#26).

MA/S REGIONAL – WOMEN'S SABRE (round-2 seeds)
1. Becca Ward  (Duke) ... 6-0 in round-1 (+25) ... #3 initial seed
2. Danielle Kamis  (Penn) ... 6-0 (+15) ... #2 initial seed
3. Monica Aksamit  (Penn State) ... 5-0 (+15) ... #5 initial seed
4. Audrey Barrosi  (Temple) ... 5-1 (+11) ... #7 initial seed
5. Caity Thompson  (Penn State) ... 5-1 (+8) ... #1 initial seed
6. Dominika Fraciskowicz  (Penn) ... 4-1 (+15) ... #4 initial seed

7. Alexis Baran  (Penn) ... 4-2 (+8) ... #16 initial seed
8. Kristine Jones  (Temple) ... 4-2 (+4) ... #17 initial seed
9. Patti Saders  (North Carolina) ... 4-2 (+2) ... #14 initial seed

10. Bianca Cabrerra  (Princeton) ... 3-3 (+1) ... #8 initial seed
11. Kamali Thompson  (Temple) ... 3-3 (E) ... #6 initial seed
12. Mary Vitale  (Johns Hopkins) ... 3-3 (-3) ... #25 initial seed

13. Alicia Rapp  (Drew) ... 3-3 (-3) ... #21 initial seed
14. Caroline Merz  (Princeton) ... 3-3 (-8) ... #9 initial seed
15. Christine Griffith  (Temple) ... 2-3 (E) ... #15 initial seed
16. Jessic Hancock  (Duke) ... 2-3 (-7) ... #19 initial seed 
17. Lyuba Docheva  (Princeton) ... 2-3 (-8) ... #20 initial seed
18. Jessica-Kim Danh  (Penn State) ... 2-4 (E) ... #10 initial seed


Eliminated:
19. Jennifer Sawicki  (North Carolina) ... 2-4 (-1) ... #11 initial seed
20. Olivia Benedek  (Penn State) ... 2-4 (-2) ... #12 initial seed
21. Ashley Donald  (Duke) ... 2-4 (-3) ... #18 initial seed
22. Monica Kim (North Carolina) ... 2-4 (-5) ... #13 initial seed
23. Mary Borgo  (North Carolina) ... 2-4 (-8) ... #27 initial seed
24. Margot Mausner  (Duke) ... 1-5 (-12) ... #23 initial seed
25. Erica Mondadori  (Stevens Tech) ... 1-5 (-15) ... #28 initial seed
26. Laura Sodon  (Stevens Tech) ... 0-6 (-14) ... #29 initial seed
27. Jennifer Clark  (North Carolina) ... 0-5 (-15) ... #22 initial seed

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