Still very much a SWORD SCHOOL
The Notre Dame Men’s Fencing team won the ACC Championship on Saturday like God intended.
From the ACC press release:
Saturday, February 22, 2025
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Notre Dame Captures 2025 ACC Men’s Fencing Team Championship
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (theACC.com) – Notre Dame earned the 2025 Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Fencing Team title, while the Fighting Irish won eight of the nine medals in the women’s individual competition on Saturday at the ACC Fencing Championships, which were held at North Carolina’s Eddie Smith Field House in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
The men’s individual competition will be contested on Sunday at 8 a.m. ET. ACC Network Extra will provide coverage of the semifinals and finals, starting at 11:30 a.m. ET. The women’s team competition will follow at 1:30 p.m. ET, with ACC Network Extra’s coverage beginning at 2:45 p.m. ET.
Led by head coach Gia Kvaratskhelia, Notre Dame won its ninth ACC men’s team championship in the last 11 years. The Fighting Irish won all four of their dual meets and topped North Carolina, 17-10, in the final dual to clinch the title. UNC finished second in the team competition after winning three of its four duals. Boston College, Duke and Stanford each went 1-3 in the team competition to tie for third. The Cardinal downed Duke, 14-13, to notch their first win as they competed in their first-ever ACC Championship.
In the women’s individual competition, the Fighting Irish claimed eight of the nine medals, including a sweep of the gold medals with Eszter Muhari (epee), Rebeca Candescu (foil) and Magda Skarbonkiewicz (sabre).
In a matchup of former national champions, Muhari topped teammate Kaylin Sin Yan Hsieh, 15-11, in the final. Muhari won the 2023 national epee crown, and Hsieh was the 2022 champ. ND’s Rebeca Candescu defeated freshman teammate Ariadna Tucker, 15-13, in a tightly-contested championship bout to win her second ACC crown. The Fighting Irish’s Magda Skarbonkiewicz downed Duke’s Kunling Ton, 15-9, in the sabre final.
2025 ACC Men’s Fencing Team Championships
1. Notre Dame, 4-0
2. North Carolina, 3-1
3. Boston College, 1-3
Duke, 1-3
Stanford, 1-3North Carolina def Duke, 14-13 (S54/F54/E45)
Notre Dame def Stanford, 17-10 (S54/F54/E72)
Boston College def Stanford, 14-13 (S81/F36/E36)
Notre Dame def Duke, 14-13 (S45/F45/E63)
Notre Dame def Boston College, 15-12 (S36/F54/E72)
North Carolina def Stanford, 17-10 (S63/F36/E81)
Stanford def Duke, 14-13 (S45/F45/E63)
North Carolina def Boston College, 17-10 (S63/F63/E54)
Notre Dame def North Carolina, 16-11 (S63/F54/E54)
Duke def Boston College, 15-12 (S54/F54/E54)
2025 ACC Fencing Championships – Women’s Individual Competition
Epee
Gold: Eszter Muhari, Notre Dame
Silver: Kaylin Hsieh, Notre Dame
Bronze: Kyle Fannon, Notre DameFoil
Gold: Rebeca Candescu, Notre Dame
Silver: Ariadna Tucker, Notre Dame
Bronze: Josephina Conway, Notre DameSabre
Gold: Magda Skarbonkiewicz, Notre Dame
Silver: Kunling Tong, Duke
Bronze: Jadeyn Williams, Notre DameSunday Men’s Individual Championship Schedule
8:00 a.m. – Individual Round Robin Begins
11:30 a.m. – Individual Semifinal Bouts
Noon – Individual Championship Bouts
(in the order of epee, foil and sabre)
1:00 p.m. – Individual Awards
Sunday Women’s Team Championship Schedule
1:30 p.m. – #4 BC vs. #2 Duke (strips 1, 2, 3) —- #5 UNC vs. #1 Notre Dame (strips 4, 5, 6)
2:45 p.m. – #3 Stanford vs. #5 UNC (strips 1, 2, 3) —- #1 Notre Dame vs. #4 BC (strips 4, 5, 6)
4:00 p.m. – #3 Stanford vs. #1 Notre Dame (strips 1,2,3) —- #2 Duke vs. #5 UNC (strips 4,5,6)
5:15 p.m. – #5 UNC vs. #4 BC (strips 1,2,3) —- #2 Duke vs. #3 Stanford (strips 4,5,6)
6:30 p.m. – #1 Notre Dame vs. #2 Duke (strips 1,2,3) —- #4 BC vs. #3 Stanford (strips 4,5,6)
Women’s Team Seeds
#1 – Notre Dame
#2 – Duke
#3 – Stanford
#4 – Boston College
#5 – North CarolinaAll times Eastern