“Overall it was a solid performance,” head coach Heidi Runyan said. “It gave us a good idea where we are in our training and where we need to go.”

On the women’s side, Northwestern — one of the top programs in the nation — dominated, going 5-0 and dropping only one match-up in the foil.

The Wildcats opened by crushing hosts UCSD 25-2, and went on to comfortably beat Florida, Air Force, Stanford and Cal Tech — by at least 11 match-ups each.

The Triton women went 4-1 overall, with their only loss to Northwestern. UCSD bounced back from its opening loss with two close 14-13 victories over Stanford and Air Force. The Tritons then pounded Cal Tech 23-4 before dispatching Florida 16-11.

Captain Casey Gillcrist was instrumental in the Tritons’ victories, posting a 9-7 record on the day. Julia Wu also had a big day as she went undefeated against regional opponents.

Wu posted 3-0 performances against Air Force and Stanford as well as Florida, and women’s sabre went 6-3 against Stanford to seal the win for the squad.

The men’s team went 3-2 on the day, with wins against Northwestern — whose men’s team does not compete on the NCAA level — Cal Tech and Florida, and losses against Air Force and Stanford.

The foil squad led the way for the Tritons, with captain Michael Fong posting a 9-3 record and freshman Brennan Louie putting up a 10-2 mark.

The Triton sabre squad also performed well.

“Freshmen Bryson Abilay and Nicholas Bartuzik are good additions to men’s sabre,” Runyan said. “I was impressed with their poise against some strong opponents.”

Stanford went 5-0 to win on the men’s side.

The top Triton fencers will compete in the North American Cup from Jan. 14-17 in Dallas, Texas.

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