Saturday's marathon day of fencing at the Notre Dame Duals – spanning 38 men's bouts and 31 between women's teams – has come to a close, with no major upsets to report. The co-#1 Notre Dame men concluded a 7-0 day (now 27-0 for the season) while the #2 Irish women won all eight of their matches and now are 28-2.
The third-ranked Ohio State men turned in a 5-0 afternoon (the OSU women are not fencing at this event), highlighted by wins over #7 Stanford (17-10) and two other top West Region teams (20-7 vs. Air Force, 19-8 vs. UC San Diego). The Stanford men went 5-1 on Saturday, with key regional wins over Air Force (15-12) and UCSD (19-8). The Air Force men posted a 16-11 win over UCSD, reversing the result from earlier in the day when the AFA and UCSD women faced off (a 22-5 Tritons win).
The OSU men's win over Stanford included seven epee wins and six in foil, with the Cardinal owning the 5-4 edge in sabre. Stanford similarly won two weapons vs. Air Force (8-1 in sabre, 6-3 in foil), with the Falcons nearly sweeping epee (8-1). The AFA-UCSD men's match featured each team winning a weapon 5-4 (the Falcons in epee and Tritons in sabre), but Air Force claimed the key 7-2 edge in epee.
The UC San Diego men also had a noteworthy 18-9 over a Wayne State squad that includes three All-Americans (two in epee and one in sabre). UCSD made the most of its foil bouts against WSU (winning 8-1) and went 6-3 in sabre, easily offsetting a 5-4 epee win by the Warriors.
Rounds 7-11 produced seven more victories by non-varsity/club teams over varsity opposition (all in men's matches): Florida vs. Detroit (16-11), Cleveland State (15-12) and Lawrence (20-7); two by Northwestern (vs. Cal Tech and Detroit, both 16-11); Michigan State vs. Lawrence (20-7) and Oberlin over Lawrence (16-10).
The Florida fencers combined for seven team victories over varsity opponents on Saturday (four by the UF women, three by the men), while the MSU men's and women's teams each defeated three varsity teams.
NOTRE DAME DUALS (final scores; Sat., Feb. 7)
Women's Matches#2 Notre Dame 21 (F8, E7, S6), Stanford 6 (F1, E2, S3)
#2 Notre Dame 23 (F8, E8, S7), Air Force 4 (F1, E1, S2)
#2 Notre Dame 21 (F6, E9, S6), UC San Diego 6 (F3, E0, S3)
#2 Notre Dame 24 (F9, E6, S9), Cal Tech 3 (F0, E3, S0)
#2 Notre Dame 25 (F9, E9, S7), Detroit 2 (F0, E0, S2)
#2 Notre Dame 26 (F9, E8, S9), Cleveland State 1 (F0, E1, S0)
#2 Notre Dame 24 (F9, E9, S6), Florida 3 (F0, E0, S3)
#2 Notre Dame 21 (F9, E6, S6), Michigan State 6 (F0, E3, S3)
Stanford 15 (F4, E5, S6), Air Force 12 (F5, E4, S3)
Stanford 17 (F4, E8, S5), UC San Diego 10 (F5, E1, S4)
Stanford 20 (F6, E9, S5), Wayne State 7 (F3, E0, S4)
Stanford 15 (F6, E5, S5), Michigan State 4 (F3, E4, S4)
UC San Diego 22 (F9, E5, S8), Air Force 5 (F0, E4, S1)
UC San Diego 21 (F9, E5, S7), Wayne State 6 (F0, E4, S2)
UC San Diego 25 (F9, E7, S9), Cleveland State 2 (F0, E2, S0)
Air Force 20 (F7, E8, S5), Detroit 7 (F2, E1, S4)
Air Force 22 (F8, E5, S9), Oberlin 5 (F1, E4, S0)
Wayne State 19 (F7, E9, S3), Cal Tech 8 (F2, E0, S6)
Wayne State 16 (F6, E7, S3), Florida 11 (F3, E2, S6)
Wayne State 21 (F6, E6, S9), Oberlin 6 (F3, E3, S0)
Detroit 17 (F7, E4, S6), Cal Tech 9 (F2, E4, S3)
Detroit 16 (F4, E4, S8), Oberlin 11 (F5, E5, S1)
Cal Tech 16 (F2, E6, S8), Cleveland State 10 (F6, E3, S1)
Lawrence 14 (F6, E8, S0), Cal Tech 13 (F3, E1, S9)
Florida 19 (F5, E9, S5), Detroit 8 (F4, E0, S4)
Florida 18 (F6, E7, S5), Cal Tech 9 (F3, E2, S4)
Florida 19 (F6, E6, S7), Cleveland State 8 (F3, E3, S2)
Florida 20 (F5, E6, S9/forfeit), Lawrence 7 (F4, E3, S0)
Michigan State 22 (F7, E7, S8), Cleveland State 5 (F2, E2, S1)
Michigan State 20 (F4, E7, S9), Lawrence 7 (F5, E2, S0)
Michigan State 19 (F7, E8, S4), Detroit 8 (F2, E1, S5)
Oberlin 13 (F6, E6, S1), Cleveland State 6 (F3, E3, S0)
Oberlin 23 (F7, E7, S9/forfeit), Lawrence 4 (F2, E2, S0)
Men's Matches
co-#1 Notre Dame 18 (F6, E5, S7), Air Force 9 (F3, E4, S2)
co-#1 Notre Dame 22 (F9, E5, S8), Cal Tech 5 (F0, E4, S1)
co-#1 Notre Dame 21 (F6, E8, S7), Detroit 6 (F3, E1, S2)
co-#1 Notre Dame 23 (F9, E6, S8), Cleveland State 4 (F0, E3, S1)
co-#1 Notre Dame 21 (F7, E7, S7), Florida 6 (F2, E2, S2)
co-#1 Notre Dame 23 (F7, E8, S8), Michigan State 4 (F2, E1, S1)
co-#1 Notre Dame 20 (F7, E6, S7), Northwestern 7 (F2, E3, S2)
#3 Ohio State 17 (F7, E7, S4), #7 Stanford 10 (F3, E2, S5)
#3 Ohio State 20 (F7, E4, S9), Air Force 7 (F2, E5, S0)
#3 Ohio State 19 (F6, E7, S6), UC San Diego 8 (F3, E2, S3)
#3 Ohio State 25 (F9, E7, S9), Cal Tech 2 (F0, E2, S0)
#3 Ohio State 24 (F8, E8, S8), Florida 3 (F1, E1, S1)
#7 Stanford 15 (F6, E1, S8), Air Force 12 (F3, E8, S1)
#7 Stanford 19 (F4, E7, S8), UC San Diego 8 (F5, E2, S1)
#7 Stanford 24 (F8, E9, S7), Lawrence 3 (F1, E0, S2)
#7 Stanford 20 (F8, E5, S7), Northwestern 7 (F1, E4, S2)
Air Force 16 (F5, E7, S4), UC San Diego 11 (F4, E2, S5)
Air Force 21 (F4, E9, S8), Detroit 6 (F5, E0, S1)
Air Force 26 (F9, E9, S8), Lawrence 1 (F0, E0, S1)
UC San Diego 18 (F8, E4, S6), Wayne State 9 (F1, E5, S3)
UC San Diego 20 (F8, E3, S9), Cleveland State 7 (F1, E6, S0)
Wayne State 19 (F8, E6, S5), Cal Tech 8 (F1, E3, S4)
Wayne State 20 (F8, E6, S6), Florida 7 (D1, E3, S3)
Wayne State 23 (F9, E5, S9), Oberlin 4 (F0, E4, S0)
Detroit 15 (F8, E1, S6), Michigan State 12 (F1, E8, S3)
Detroit 19 (F9, E1, S9), Oberlin 8 (F0, E8, S0)
Cleveland State 16 (F7, E7, S2), Cal Tech 11 (F2, E2, S7)
Cleveland State 19 (F7, E6, S6), Oberlin 8 (F2, E3, S3)
Cal Tech 23 (F6, E9, S8), Lawrence 4 (F3, E0, S1)
Florida 15 (F4, E6, S5), Cleveland State 12 (F5, E3, S4)
Florida 16 (F0, E9, S7), Detroit 11 (F9, E0, S2)
Florida 20 (F4, E9, S7), Lawrence 7 (F5, E0, S2)
Northwestern 16 (F1, E8, S7), Detroit 11 (F8, E1, S2)
Northwestern 15 (F3, E6, S6), Michigan State 12 (F6, E3, S3)
Northwestern 26 (F8, E9, S9), Oberlin (F1, E0, S0)
Michigan State 15 (F3, S5, S7), Cleveland State 12 (F6, E4, S2)
Michigan State 20 (F6, E8, S6), Lawrence 7 (F1, E1, S3)
Oberlin 16 (F5, E8, S3), Lawrence 9 (F3, E1, S5)