By Pete LaFleur (editor@collegefencing360.com)
Notes – Qualification for the 2012 NCAA Championships (March 22-25, at Ohio State) was based on a formula combination of Fencer Seed Factor/FSF (40%; from regular-season dual meets) and Regional finish (60%). The Mid-Atlantic/South Region has seven automatic berths to the 2012 NCAA Championships in women's sabre. There is a maximum of two entries per school in each weapon. NCAA bids became official on March 13. In some cases, coaches had an option in selecting which fencers would comprise their entries in the NCAAs (if additional fencers meet the qualification standard). There also were two NCAA at-large spots in each weapon, open to fencers from any region (again, as long as team already has not qualified two in the particular weapon) ... details below.
Other 2012 NCAA Regional wrapup pages (courtesy CF360):
WEST WOMEN ... WEST MEN ... MIDWEST WOMEN
Four-time Mid-Atlantic/South Regional
women's sabre champion Beccaa Ward (right)
Here's an overview of the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional women's sabre competition, held at Lafayette. The format featured four rounds of pools, with the field trimmed after each of the first three rounds (to 24, 18 and 12) before the final marathon pool-of-12. Data below indicates Regional finish (W-L/total-points indicator), seed entering regional, basic bio. info. (class year and hometown), past finishes in Regional and NCAA Championship events, eventual NCAA qualifiers, key bouts, and brief analysis.
More to follow for other 2012 Regional wrapup pages.
2012 NCAA Women's Allocations (24 per weapon)
Foil – 8 from Northeast Region ... 7 Mid-Atlantic/South ... 5 Midwest ... 2 West ... 2 at-large
Epee – 8 from Northeast Region ... 6 Mid-Atlantic/South ... 5 Midwest ... 3 West ... 2 at-large
Sabre – 9 from Northeast Region ... 7 Mid-Atlantic/South ... 4 Midwest ... 2 West ... 2 at-large
CLICK HERE for complete 2012 NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional results
Previous NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Results (courtesy CF360)
2011 | 2010 | 2009
Photos on this page courtesy of the respective schools.
2012 NCAA MID-ATLANTIC/SOUTH REGIONAL
Women's Sabre Results
(March 11; at Lafayette ... courtesy CollegeFencing360.com)
Listing in order of finish ...
Advanced to final pool-of-12 (ALL CAPS indicates 2012 NCAA qualifiers)
1. BECCA WARD (pictured above)
(Duke ... Sr. ... Portland, OR ... #3 pre-Regional seed)
... 1st-rd bye ... 2nd-rd: 5-0 (+20) ... 3rd-rd: 4-1 (+15) ... final round: 10-1 (+34)
... lost in rd-3 vs. Stone (1-5) and in final pool vs. Franciskowicz (5-4)
... key final-pool wins vs. Stone (5-0), Litynski (5-0), Glon (5-1), Aksamit (5-2),
Wheeler (5-1) & Thompson (5-2)
... NCAA sabre champ '09 & '11, r-up in '10 ... previous M-A/S Reg: 1st in '09-'10-'11
Nicole Glon (right)
2. NICOLE GLON
(Penn State ... So. ... State College, PA ... #10 pre-Regional seed)
... 1st-rd bye ... 2nd-rd: 3-2 (+17) ... 3rd-rd: 3-2 (+2) ... final round: 9-2 (+22)
... lost in final pool vs. Ward (1-5) & Stone (2-5)
... key final-pool wins vs. Litynski (5-2), Aksamit (5-1), Wheeler (5-1) & Thompson (5-2)
... placed 17th at 2011 NCAAs ... 6th at 2011 M-A/S Regional
3. MONICA AKSAMIT
(Penn State ... Sr. ... Matawan, NJ ... #1 pre-Regional seed)
... 1st-rd bye ... 2nd-rd: 3-2 (+6) ... 3rd-rd: 5-0 (+15) ... final round: 7-4 (+10)
... lost in final pool vs. Ward (2-5), Glon (1-5), Litynski (2-5) & Franciskowicz (3-5)
... key final-pool wins vs. Stone (5-4), Wheeler (5-1) & Thompson
... two-time All-American (5th at '09 NCAAs, 7th in '11)...prev. M-A/S Reg: 2nd in '09/'11
Monica Aksamit (right)
4. GILLIAN LITYNSKI
(North Carolina...Fr... Niskayna, NY...#7 pre-Regional seed)
... 1st-rd bye ... 2nd-rd: 5-0 (+13) ... 3rd-rd: 3-2 (+1) ... final round: 7-4 (+7)
... lost in final pool vs. Ward (0-5), Glon (2-5), Pak (3-5) & Wheeler (1-5)
... key final-pool wins vs. Aksamit (5-2), Stone (5-1) & Thompson (5-4)
Gillian Litynski (right)
5. DIAMOND WHEELER (Princeton...So...Portland, OR
...#5 pre-Regional seed)
... 1st-rd bye ... 2nd-rd: 4-1 (+4) ... 3rd-rd: 4-1 (+9)
... final round: 6-5 (+3)
... final-pool losses vs. Ward, Glon, Aksamit & Litynski (all 1-5), also 4-5 vs. Cichomski
... key final-pool wins vs. Stone (5-3) & Thompson (5-2)
... 2011 All-American (10th at NCAAs) ... 9th at 2011 M-A/S Regional
Diamond Wheeler (left)
6. ELIZA STONE
(Princeton ... Jr. ... Chicago, IL ... #2 pre-Regional seed)
... 1st-rd bye ... 2nd-rd: 3-1 (+8) ... 3rd-rd: 4-1 (+11) ... final round: 6-5 (E)
... lost final pool: Ward (0-5)/Aksamit (4-5)/Litynski (1-5)/Wheeler (3-5)/Thompson (3-5)
... key final-pool win vs. Glon (5-2)
...two-time All-American (8th at '10 NCAAs, 2nd in '11)...prev. M-A/S Reg: 3rd in '10/'11
Eliza Stone (right)
7. Joanna Cichomski (Princeton...Jr...Hoffman Estates, IL...#6 pre-Reg/ seed)
... 1st-rd bye ... 2nd-rd: 3-2 (+2) ... 3rd-rd: 3-2 (+4) ... final round: 5-6 (-3)
... placed 13th at 2010 NCAAs ... previous M-A/S Regionals: 5th in 2010, 8th in '11
8. DOMINIKA FRANCISKOWICZ
(Penn...Sr...Mt Prospect, IL...#9 pre-Regional seed)
... 1st-rd bye ... 2nd-rd: 4-1 (+9) ... 3rd-rd: 4-1 (+8) ... final round: 5-6 (-6)
... key final-pool wins vs. Ward (5-4), Stone (5-2) & Aksamit (5-3)
... 2-time All-American (12th at '09 & '10 NCAAs, 13th in '11)
...previous M-A/S Regionals: 4th in '09, 9th in '10 & 5th in '11
Dominika Franciskowicz (right)
9. KAMALI THOMPSON
(Temple ... Sr. ... Teaneck, NJ ... #4 pre-Regional seed)
... 1st-rd bye ... 2nd-rd: 3-2 (+8) ... 3rd-rd: 2-3 (-1) ... final round: 4-7 (-5)
...16th at 2009 NCAAs, 14th in '10, 15th in '11
... previous M-A/S Regionals: 3rd in '10 & '11
Kamali Thompson (right)
10. Sean Cadley (Duke ... Jr. ... New York, NY ... #11 pre-Regional seed)
... 1st-rd bye ... 2nd-rd: 2-3 (E) ... 3rd-rd: 2-3 (-3) ... final round: 3-8 (-17)
... placed 10th at 2011 M-A/S Regional
11. Sarah Pak (Princeton ... Fr. ... Roslyn, NY ... #15 pre-Regional seed)
... 1st-rd: 5-0 (+19) ... 2nd-rd: 4-1 (+5) ... 3rd-rd: 4-1 (+8) ... final round: 2-9 (-22)
... reached final pool thanks to key rd-3 wins over Cichomski (5-3) & Franciskowicz (5-1)
12. Kodia Baye-Cigna (Duke ... So. ... Brighton, MA ... #12 pre-Regional seed)
... 1st-rd bye ... 2nd-rd: 3-2 (+6) ... 3rd-rd: 3-2 (+1) ... final round: 2-9 (-23)
... placed 9th at 2011 M-A/S Regional
NCAA Bids – Region's seven automatic bids went to: Princeton's Stone & Wheeler, PSU's Aksamit & Glon, Duke's Ward, UNC's Litynski & Temple's Thompson (Penn's Francisckocicz received at-large spot)
Analysis – The region's eight NCAA qualifiers were seeded 1-2-3-4-5-7-9-10 entering the Regional ... Penn's Dominika Franciskowicz was on the bubble (#9 seed, placed 8th) and ultimately received an at-large bid for her fourth career trip to the NCAAs (Duke's Becca Ward & Temple's Kamali Thompson also now are 4-time NCAA qualifiers) ... Duke's Sean Cadley (#10 seed) could have made a push for the NCAAs, but she placed 11th ... Franciskowicz had key final-pool wins over the fencers who reached the 2011 NCAA final (5-4 vs. Ward and 5-2 vs. Princeton's Eliza Stone) and added another huge win over the Regional's top seed, 5-3 vs. PSU All-American Monica Aksamit (those three wins helped counteract 5-1 loss vs. Cadley) ... PSU's Jessica Russo (#8 seed) was the only top-12 seed that did not reach the final pool-of-12 (Princeton freshman Sarak Park was seeded 15th and placed 11th).
Eliminated after third round of pools
13. Jessica Russo (Penn State ... Jr. ... Wayne, NJ ... #8 pre-Regional seed)
... 1st-rd bye ... 2nd-rd: 1-3 (-7) ... 3rd-rd: 2-3 (-7) ... placed 4th at 2010 M-A/S Regional, 8th in '11
... failed to reach final pool, after facing tough grouping in rd-3 (w/ Ward, Stone, Glon & Thompson)
14. Olivia Benedek (Penn State ... Sr. ... State College, PA Glenshaw, PA ... #21 pre-Regional seed)
... 1st-rd: 4-1 (+12) ... 2nd-rd: 2-3 (+1) ... 3rd-rd: 1-4 (-5)
15. Sophia Bischof (Fairleigh Dickinson ... Jr. ... Bonn, Germany ... #16 pre-Regional seed)
... 1st-rd: 4-1 (+15) ... 2nd-rd: 1-3 (-5) ... 3rd-rd: 1-4 (-8)
16. Tiki Kastor (Temple ... Fr. ... New York, NY ... #18 pre-Regional seed)
... 1st-rd: 4-1 (+10) ... 2nd-rd: 2-3 (-1) ... 3rd-rd: 0-5 (-14)
17. Rachel Kalina (Johns Hopkins ... Fr. ... New York, NY ... #24 pre-Regional seed)
... 1st-rd: 5-0 (+12) ... 2nd-rd: 2-3 (-4) ... 3rd-rd: 0-5 (-16)
18. Sara Leung (North Carolina ... Jr. ... Wyckoff, NJ ... #13 pre-Regional seed)
... 1st-rd: 4-1 (+5) ... 2nd-rd: 2-3 (-2) ... 3rd-rd: 0-5 (-18)
Eliminated after second round of pools
19. Laura Barger (Pennsylvania ... Fr. ... Setauket, NY ... #19 pre-Regional seed)
... 1st-rd: 4-1 (+7) ... 2nd-rd: 1-3 (-9)
20. Tasia Ford (Temple ... So. ... West Sand Lake, NY ... #14 pre-Regional seed)
... 1st-rd: 5-0 (+20) ... 2nd-rd: 1-4 (-6)
21. Susan Contess (Pennsylvania ... Fr. ... Bernardsville, NJ ... #34 pre-Regional seed)
... 1st-rd: 3-2 (+2) ... 2nd-rd: 1-4 (-14)
22. Gladys Manzur (North Carolina ... Jr. ... Oakton, VA ... #20 pre-Regional seed)
... 1st-rd: 3-2 (+5) ... 2nd-rd: 1-4 (-15)
23. Juliet Turalski (Stevens Tech ... Jr. ... Maplewood, NJ ... #26 pre-Regional seed)
... 1st-rd: 2-3 (-1) ... 2nd-rd: 0-5 (-19)
24. Katherine Simeon (Johns Hopkins ... So. ... Basking Ridge, NJ ... #28 pre-Regional seed)
... 1st-rd: 4-1 (+3) ... 2nd-rd: withdrew
Eliminated after first round of pools
25. Laura Paragano (Pennsylvania ... Sr. ... Bernardsville, NJ ... #22 pre-Regional seed)
... 2-3 (-3)
26. Kathleen Rand (Johns Hopkins ... So. ... Far Hills, NJ ... #33 pre-Regional seed)
... 2-3 (-3)
27. Hanna Heldenmuth (Fairleigh Dickinson ... So. ... Miami, FL ... #23 pre-Regional seed)
... 2-3 (-4)
28. Lauren Rangel-Friedman (Temple ... Fr. ... Laguna Niguel, CA ... #17 pre-Regional seed)
... 2-3 (-7)
29. Shannon Horn (Haverford ... So. ... Bernardsville, NJ ... #25 pre-Regional seed)
... 1-4 (-1)
30. Krista Sticco (Stevens Tech ... Sr. ... Leonia, NJ ... #29 pre-Regional seed)
... 1-4 (-5)
31. Francesca Behling (Haverford ... Jr. ... Hillsborough, NJ ... #27 ipre-Regional seed)
... 1-4 (-8)
32. Genela Streitz (Fairleigh Dickinson ... Jr. ... Mendham, NJ ... #35 pre-Regional seed)
... 1-4 (-12)
32. Emilia Domanowski (Drew ... Jr. ... Chatham, NJ ... #31 pre-Regional seed)
... 1-4 (-12)
34. Andrea Haley (Temple ... So. ... Glenshaw, PA ... #30 pre-Regional seed)
... 0-5 (-12)
35. Opeyemi Alade (NJIT ... So. ... Belleville, NJ ... #36 pre-Regional seed)
... 0-5 (-21)
35. Chelsea Shupe (Stevens Tech ... Jr. ... Montague, NJ ... #32 pre-Regional seed)
... 0-5 (-21)