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Good morning, and happy Valentine’s Day!
This past weekend, No. 2 ranked Princeton women’s fencing swept the competition for the second year in a row at the annual Ivy League Fencing Round-Robins in Ithaca, N.Y. The men’s team, also ranked No. 2 in the nation, ended the tournament in third with a 2–2 record.
The women’s team, after finishing as runners-up at the three Ivy League Championships from 2018–2020, won the Ivy League Championship in 2021. Last year, they also went on to place 4th at the NCAA fencing championship, and Maia Weintraub ’25 (a first-year at the time) won the individual national title in the foil event, becoming the first female Princeton individual foil champion since 2000.
The men’s team placed fourth at last year’s Ivy League Championships and NCAA championships. Nicholas Lawson, also a first-year at the time, placed second in Epée.
Last year, the Princeton fencing teams expressed their emphasis on team culture. “An individual win at a tournament is a team win because for one of us to do well is a good thing for all of us,” Foilist Dolly Lampson-Stixrud ’22 explained. Husisian reflected a similar sentiment about this year’s team dynamic. “Our team is incredibly close-knit, and I think we’re unlike most sports teams on campus,” she noted.
With an eye toward the NCAA regionals on March 11, the women’s and men’s teams will each hope to secure the national title for the first time since 2013.
“This strong performance at Ivies for a second time in a row shows what we’re capable of doing,” Weintraub explained. “I believe all that’s left for us to do is fence our hearts out at [the NCAA tournament] and show everyone exactly what kind of team we are. A winning team.”
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Analysis by Olivia Chen
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