The UC San Diego fencing team has a second-straight busy weekend as it travels to the Western Invitational, hosted by Air Force in Colorado.
Several of the top programs in the nation are set to compete in head-to-head action on Saturday, November 13 and Sunday, November 14.
The Tritons will join nine other teams - Air Force, Brandeis, Columbia, Incarnate Word, New Jersey Institute of Technology, North Carolina, Northwestern, Notre Dame, and Stanford at Cadet Gymnasium.
Seven rounds of bouts are scheduled for Saturday with another five slated for Sunday.
On opening day, UC San Diego faces Northwestern (women only), Brandeis, Notre Dame, Columbia, and North Carolina. Sunday's slate includes Incarnate Word, NJIT, Stanford, and Air Force.
Fans can follow all of the action with a live stream at
streamingtennis.com/USAFA.
Admission is free for the Western Invitational.
UC San Diego is coming off a packed weekend as host of the 25th BladeRunner Tournament at RIMAC Arena in La Jolla, California. Roughly 800 competitors took to the strips to compete in Division 1-A and Junior levels of men's and women's epee, foil, and saber. The Tritons posted three podium finishes and 11 top-10 placings at the Division 1-A tier.
This is UC San Diego's first season competing as a member of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF). The conference announced in early August that it will begin sponsoring the sport.
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TRITON LINEUP
Epee (M):
Brandon Chien,
Isaac Ive,
Justin Phen,
Milan Rona
Epee (W):
Tean Brooks,
Logan Daranouvong,
Ariane Mohabir,
Samantha Sayson
Foil (M):
Jason Chin,
Nathan Jeon,
Rishi Ranadive,
Lawrence Song
Foil (W):
Alyssa De La Cruz,
Rafaella Gomes,
Joanne Luong,
Kyra Wu
Saber (M):
Shawn Kim
Saber (W):
Janna Aboudaher,
Roxane Cayrat,
Maya Desai,
Sarah Shen
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2021 WESTERN INVITATIONAL SCHEDULE
Saturday, November 13, 2021 (all times MST)
Round 1 (8:00-9:15 am)
Pod A-AF vs. Brandeis
Pod B-UIW vs. NJIT
Pod C-NU vs. UC San Diego (women only)
Pod D-ND vs. Stanford
Bye-Columbia, UNC
Round 2 (9:15-10:30 am)
Pod A-AF vs. NJIT
Pod B-ND vs. UNC
Pod C-Stanford vs. Columbia
Pod D-UIW vs. Brandeis
Bye-NU, UC San Diego
Round 3 (10:30-11:45)
Pod A-Columbia vs. UNC
Pod B-NU vs. NJIT
Pod C-UC San Diego vs. Brandeis
Pod D-ND vs. UIW
Bye-AF, Stanford
Break - 11:45-12:45
Round 4 (12:45-2 pm)
Pod A-AF vs. UNC
Pod B-NU vs. Stanford
Pod C-ND vs. UC San Diego
Pod D-UIW vs. Columbia
Bye-NJIT, Brandeis
Round 5 (2:00-3:15 pm)
Pod A-AF vs. Columbia
Pod B-Stanford vs. Brandeis
Pod C-ND vs. NJIT
Pod D-NU vs. UNC
Bye-UC San Diego, UIW
Round 6 (3:15-4:30 pm)
Pod A-AF vs. ND
Pod B-NU vs. UIW
Pod C-NJIT vs. UNC
Pod D-UC San Diego vs. Columbia
Bye-Brandeis, Stanford
Round 7 (4:30-5:45 pm)
Pod A-AF vs. Stanford
Pod B-ND vs. Brandeis
Pod C-UC San Diego vs. UNC
Pod D-NU vs. Columbia
Bye-NJIT, UIW
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Sunday, November 14 (all times MST)
Round 1 (9:00-10:15 am)
Pod A-Columbia vs. Brandeis
Pod B-UIW vs. UNC
Pod C-Stanford vs. NJIT
Pod D-
Bye-ND, AF, UC San Diego, NU
Round 2 (10:15-11:30 am)
Pod A-AF vs. NU
Pod B-UNC vs. Brandeis
Pod C-Columbia vs. NJIT
Pod D-UC San Diego vs. UIW
Bye-ND, Stanford
Round 3 (11:30-12:45 pm)
Pod A-AF vs. UIW
Pod B-UNC vs. Brandeis
Pod C-Columbia vs. UIW
Pod D-UC San Diego vs. NJIT
Bye-ND, Columbia
Break - 12:45-1:45
Air Force Senior Recognition - 1:00-1:30
Round 4 (1:45-3:00 pm)
Pod A-UC San Diego vs. Stanford
Pod B-NJIT vs. Brandeis
Pod C-
Pod D-
Bye-ND, Columbia, UNC, AF, NU, UIW
Round 5 (3:00-4:15 pm)
Pod A-AF vs. UC San Diego
Pod B-UIW vs. Stanford
Pod C-
Pod D-
Bye-ND, Columbia, UNC, NU, Brandeis, NJIT
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About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program began a new era in 2020 as a member of the Big West Conference in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 83 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.
