Feb. 12, 1997
Notre Dame Fencers have 5-0 Weekends at Duke Meet
Return to the Strip Feb. 22.
NOTRE DAME, Ind. -- The Notre Dame fencing teams continued their successful streak when they traveled to Duke University in Durham, N.C. Both the men's and women's squads went undefeated as they triumphed over Columbia, North Carolina, Air Force, Duke and Stanford. The Irish take a weekend off before returning to action on Feb. 22, at the Northwestern Meet.
Head Coach Yves Auriol: Yves Auriol is in his second season as head coach of both the men's and the women's teams. Auriol took over the men's program last season following the retirement of Mike DeCicco in 1995. Auriol found great success in his first season as head coach as the Irish placed second at the NCAA Championships in 1996. This year a determined Auriol has been practicing his fencers hard with the hope that the Irish will lay claim to the top spot when they head to Colorado Springs, Colo., and the Air Force Academy for this year's national championships. Auriol had been head coach of the women's team since 1986 and compiled a career record of 244-12 (.953) in his 10-plus seasons. He led Notre Dame's women's squad to its first-ever NCAA women's crown in 1987 and the combined title in 1994.
The Duke Meet Review: The Notre Dame men's fencing team won all five of their matches at Duke as they improved to 19-2 on the season. The Irish claimed decisive victories over Air Force (21-6) and North Carolina (23-4). Things were more competitive in the Irish victories over Columbia (18-9), Stanford (16-11) and Duke (16-11). The Irish were lead by a 12-1 showing from senior foil captain Jeremy Siek (New Market, N.H.). Sabreman Luke LaValle (New York, N.Y.) continued his stellar campaign posting a perfect 13-0 record. Carl Jackson (Ringoes, N.J.) helped the epee team by going 11-4 in competition.
After going 5-0 this weekend, Notre Dame's women's team stands at 25-1 on the season. The match against the host Blue Devils was the closest as the Irish came away with an 21-11 win. Sophomore foilist Myriah Brown (Mishawaka, Ind.) went 17-2 on the day. The epee team was lead by captain Anne Hoos (Wilmette, Ill.) and Nicole Mustilli (South Orange, N.J.) who both compiled 15-5 records. Freshman Magda Krol (Vancouver, British Columbia) fenced double duty with a 6-0 epee record and an 11-1 foil showing.
Siek Moves Up on All-Times Win List: After holding Notre Dame's all-time wins record for 17 years, Notre Dame assistant coach Mike Sullivan has now seen his 183-wins mark broken in consecutive weeks. Senior sabre captain Bill Lester (Windsor, Ontario) broke the mark on Feb. 1 at Cleveland State and Siek became the second fencer to break Sullivan's mark on Feb. 7, at Duke. Lester holds a career 208-38 record while Siek is second, ahead of Sullivan, with a 192-21 mark.
Women's Individual Results
Foil
Name W L Pct.
Amee Appel 58 16 .784
Myriah Brown 76 5 .938
Gina Couri 7 2 .728
Aimee Kalogera 26 2 .929
Magda Krol 21 2 .913
Nicole Paulina 59 12 .831
Rose Saari 66 22 .750
Stacey Stough 5 3 .625
Theresa Urbanic 0 0 .000
Sara Walsh 34 0 1.000
Epee
Name W L Pct.
Anne Hayes 14 3 .824
Anne Hoos 70 13 .843
Magda Krol 45 2 .957
Michelle Marafino 1 4 .200
Nicole Mustilli 73 15 .830
Kathleen O'Boyle 2 1 .667
Colleen Smerek 69 19 .784
Amy Sromek 25 10 .714
Jennifer Sutton 1 5 .167
Maria Thieneman 21 25 .457
Men's Individual Results
Foil
Name W L Pct.
Stephane Auriol 31 11 .738
Chris Brough 3 0 1.000
Michael Finn 13 2 .867
Jim Harris 3 0 1.000
Charles Harris 29 11 .725
Matt Hysell 4 1 .800
Phil Mages 15 3 .833
Michael O'Malley 0 0 .000
Jeremy Siek 43 2 .956
Mark Swiney 2 1 .667
John Tejada 14 9 .609
Sabre
Name W L Pct.
Brian Banas 0 0 .000
Manolo Galinanes 9 4 .692
Noah Hogan 5 0 1.000
Luke LaValle 37 3 .925
Bill Lester 45 8 .849
Steve McQuade 7 0 1.000
Sam Sanderson 0 0 .000
John Scherpereel 26 9 .743
Jeff Wartgow 27 17 .614
Epee
Name W L Pct.
Jason Boron 10 4 .714
Brice Dille 31 18 .633
Paul Fleisch 1 1 .500
James Gaither 13 4 .765
Dominic Guarnaschelli 5 0 1.000
Carl Jackson 32 9 .780
Phillip Lee 9 3 .750
John Lyons 0 0 .000
Andy Metrailer 3 1 .750
Tim Monahan 4 0 1.000
Brian Stone 33 16 .673
WOMEN'S Results (26-1)
November 9 at Notre Dame
Lawrence W, 31-1; Case Western Reserve W, 28-4; Cleveland State W, 25-7; Ohio State W, 22-10; Detroit W, 25-7; Purdue W, 29-3
January 19 at Northwestern
Johns Hopkins W, 26-6; Temple W, 22-10; Fairleigh Dickinson W, 27-5; Hollins W, 32-0; James Madison W, 31-1
February 25 at Penn State
Penn State L, 14-18; Haverford W, 30-2; St. John's W, 23-9; Air Force W, 29-3; NYU W, 22-10
February 1 at Cleveland State
Wayne State W, 24-6; Case Western Reserve W, 28-4; Cleveland State W, 25-7; Michigan State W, 32-0; Detroit W, 31-1; Michigan W, 30-2
February 8 at Duke
Columbia W, 22-10; North Carolina W, 24-8; Air Force W, 27-5; Duke W, 21-11; Stanford W, 23-9
February 22 at Northwestern
March 1-2 Midwest Team Championships at Notre Dame
March 8 at Midwest Regional Qualifiers at Wayne State
March 20-23 at NCAA Championships at Air Force
MEN'S Results (20-2)
November 9 at Notre Dame
Lawrence W, 26-1; Case Western Reserve W, 25-2; Cleveland State W, 27-5; Ohio State W, 19-8; Detroit W, 20-7; Purdue W, 25-2
February 25 at Penn State
Penn State L, 11-16; Haverford W, 23-4; St. John's L, 13-14; Air Force W, 22-5; NYU W, 19-8
February 1 at Cleveland State
Wayne State W, 20-7; Case Western Reserve W, 23-4; Cleveland State W, 22-5; Michigan State W, 23-4; Detroit W, 25-2; Michigan W, 25-2
February 7-8 at Duke
Columbia W, 18-9; North Carolina W, 23-4; Air Force W, 21-6; Duke W, 16-11; Stanford W, 16-11
February 22 at Northwestern
March 1-2 Midwest Team Championships at Notre Dame
March 8 at Midwest Regional Qualifiers at Wayne State
March 20-23 at NCAA Championships
