Scores are in for Saturday's first two rounds of men's competition at the Northwestern Duals. As noted earlier, Notre Dame edged Penn State in a showdown between the teams sharing the nation's #1 ranking. Penn State actually held the point margin in two of the weapons (5-4, in foil and sabre), but Notre Dame's 6-3 edge in epee provided the winning point.
PSU also beat Wayne State (19-8) while the Irish added a 23-4 victory over Johns Hopkins. Third-ranked Ohio State was victorious in its two opening matches, 22-5 vs. North Carolina and 20-7 over JHU.
Check back to the blog later for the other men's scores from today, plus key match details.
Northwestern Duals (men's bouts, first two rounds)
co-#1 Notre Dame 14 (F4, E6, S4), co-#1 Penn State 13 (F5, E3, S5)
co-#1 Penn State 19 (F4, E9, S6), Wayne State 8 (F5, E0, S3)
co-#1 Notre Dame 23 (F9, E7, S7), Johns Hopkins 4 (F0, E2, S2)
#3 Ohio State 22 (F8, E8, S6), #10 North Carolina 5 (F1, E1, S3)
#3 Ohio State 20 (F6, E8, S6), Johns Hopkins 7 (F3, E1, S3)
Wayne State 23 (F8, E9, S6), Lawrence 4 (F1, E0, S3)
North Carolina 20 (F8, E4, S8), Northwestern 7 (F1, E5, S1)
Cleveland State 18 (F6, E9, S3), Lawrence 7 (F2, E0, S5)
Detroit 17 (F7, E3, S7), Cleveland State 10 (F2, E6, S2)
Northwestern 15 (F1, E9, S5), Detroit 12 (F8, E0, S4)