Stanford freshman men's epeeist Kevin Mo – who impressively won the 2008 Junior World Cup circuit title – is not competing today at the Notre Dame Duals, due a schedule conflict (he is fencing at an international tournament in Basel, Switzerland). The Cardinal men thus are bouting today without Mo, as they take on #3 Ohio State along with fellow West Region teams Air Force and UC San Diego (plus Lawrence and the Northwestern non-varsity team).
Word is that Mo will return to the U.S. in time for Sunday's bouts at Notre Dame, when the #7-ranked Cardinal men will take on co-#1 ND, Cleveland State, Detroit and Wayne State (which features the two-time NCAA champ Slava Zingerman).
There was some confusion as to when the Stanford and WSU men would fence each other, as the tournament schedule showed those teams facing each other at the end of each day. ... But we have received confirmation that the Stanford-WSU matchup will be in Sunday's final slot (3:00 p.m.). It's possible that the Stanford men will be facing Cal Tech in their final Saturday match (5:00) – we'll find out soon.