MADISON, N.J. - The Haverford College men's and women's fencing squads are geared up for the next phase of the 2024 postseason journey as the Fords head back to Drew University for a third consecutive weekend of action in the Garden State at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional on Saturday.
Action on the strips begins at 10 a.m. with epee and foil. A break will take place at 12:30 p.m., followed by quarterfinals at 1 p.m., semifinals at 3 p.m., and finals at 5 p.m. Women's sabre will start at 1 p.m. followed by a break at 2 p.m., quarterfinals at 3 p.m., semifinals at 4 p.m., and finals at 5 p.m. Finally, men's sabre starts at 2 p.m. with quarterfinals at 3 p.m., semifinals at 4 p.m., and finals at 5 p.m. Ticket prices are $5 for general admission and $3 for children (10 and under), seniors (65 and over), and veterans/first responders.
Haverford will be pitted against fencers from Princeton, Penn State, Johns Hopkins, Penn, Duke, North Carolina, Fairleigh Dickinson (DI campus), Drew, Stevens, Temple (women), NJIT, Haverford, Wagner, and Lafayette.
Representing the Fords in men's foil will be Michael Pyo, Andrew Strayer, Henry Fedonchik, and Henry Bishop, while Sophie Gardiner will take to action in women's foil. Lucas Winkler, Prem Bhatt, and Deep Patel will represent the men's sabre squad, along with Rebecca Osbaldeston and Carter Wood for women's sabre. Eric Chen, Daniel Carvalho, and Kenji Gullo will be Haverford's men's épée representatives, with Nina Hamilton and Nina Chafee on the women's side.
Performance at the NCAA regional accounts for 60 percent of the formula for NCAA Championships qualification, while regular-season results contribute 40 percent. The Mid-Atlantic/South region has seven bids in each weapon except women's épée, where it has six.
The other regional sites that are also being held this weekend are at Wayne State University (Midwest), the University of California, San Diego (West), and Long Island University (Northeast). Additionally, there are two at-large berths in each weapon nationally, across the four regions. Selections for the NCAA Championships, scheduled for March 21-24 at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, will be announced next Tuesday, March 12.
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