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Marissa Krynak

Ludovica Mancini finished second in the Senior Women's Foil to begin her attempt at a second straight NCAA Championship appearance.

Women's Fencing 2/25/2024 9:30:00 PM Matthew Jurek, Sports Information Graduate Assistant

Mancini's Second Place Highlights Women's Fencing on Final Day of Conference Championships

All nine Warriors on the roster saw action on Sunday in Columbus, Ohio.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Wayne State University women's fencing team finished its weekend at the Central Collegiate Fencing Conference (CCFC) Championships with the individual competition on Sunday inside French Field House.

The day was highlighted by sophomore Ludovica Mancini's (Rome, Lazio, Italy) second-place finish in the Senior Women's Foil. That was the best finishing result by any Warrior women's fencer.

Competitors in each of the three categories fenced in an initial pool round, which consisted of the entire field of participants. The top section from the first pool advanced to the second pool, where the top eight qualified for the direct elimination table.

The top eight from each weapon received individual recognitions for their performance, of which three Warriors garnered the accomplishment.

SENIOR WOMEN'S FOIL
Pool #1
Ludovica Mancini - 4-1 (+11, 22-11)
Halah Keramane (Atlanta, Ga. / Northview (Penn State)) - 1-4 (-12, 12-24)
Noreen Bongado (Farmington Hills, Mich. / Farmington) - 1-3 (-13, 6-19)
Timi Terjek (Solymar, Hungary) - 2-2 (-3, 13-16)

Mancini, Bongado, and Terjek all advanced to the second pool.

Pool #2
Mancini - 5-1 (+17, 29-12)
Bongado - 0-6 (-29, 1-30)
Terjek - 1-5 (-17, 11-28)

Mancini survived the second pool to move on to the direct elimination bracket as the two seed. She defeated Denison's Lai Ertun 15-10 in the Round of 8, before handling Northwestern's Rowan Park 15-12 in the semifinals. In the finals for the weapon, the Warrior squared off with Ohio State's Dariia Myroniuk, but the OSU student-athlete won 15-7 to claim the overall title.

Results
Mancini - 2nd (11-3) EARNED HONORS
Terjek - 13th (3-7)
Bongado - 14th (1-9)
Keramane - 18th (1-4)

SENIOR WOMEN'S EPEE
Pool #1
Salma Abdrabou (Mohandessin, Egypt) - 5-1 (+11, 28-17)
Reka Galfalvy (Budapest, Hungary) - 4-2 (+13, 24-11)
Vika Shevchenko (Troy, Mich.) - 3-3 (+1, 22-21)

All three Warriors advanced to the second pool.

Pool #2
Abdrabou - 5-1 (+7, 26-19)
Galfalvy - 5-1 (+8, 26-18)
Shevchenko - 3-3 (-2, 24-26)

Abdrabou and Galfalvy advanced to direct elimination, but each fell in the Round of 8. Abdrabou suffered a 15-10 setback to OSU's Yeva Mazur, while Galfalvy dropped the same 15-10 decision to NW's Emma Ning.

Results
Galfalvy - 5th (9-4) EARNED HONORS
Abdrabou - 6th (10-3) EARNED HONORS
Shevchenko - 12th (6-6)

SENIOR WOMEN'S SABRE
Pool #1
Reagan Byars (Warren, Mich. / Warren Woods Tower (Macomb C.C.)) - 1-5 (-15, 13-28)
Mehreen Siddiqui (Canton, Mich. / Salem) - 0-5 (-21, 4-25)

Both Byars and Siddiqui failed to move on past the first pool round. They placed 22nd and 26th, respectively.

UP NEXT
Wayne State will continue postseason action by hosting the NCAA Midwest Regional inside the Wayne State Fieldhouse. The event is scheduled for Saturday, March 9.

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Players Mentioned

Reagan Byars: Sabre; 5' 7"; Senior

Ludovica Mancini: Foil; 5' 5"; Sophomore

Vika Shevchenko: Epee; 6' 1"; Senior

Timi Terjek: Foil; 6' 0"; Freshman

Reka Galfalvy: Epee; 5' 6"; Freshman

Noreen Bongado: Foil; 4' 8"; Freshman

Salma Abdrabou: Epee; 5' 6"; Freshman

Halah Keramane: Foil; 5' 0"; Graduate Student

Mehreen Siddiqui: Foil; 4' 11"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Reagan Byars
: 5' 7"; Senior
: Sabre

Ludovica Mancini
: 5' 5"; Sophomore
: Foil

Vika Shevchenko
: 6' 1"; Senior
: Epee

Timi Terjek
: 6' 0"; Freshman
: Foil

Reka Galfalvy
: 5' 6"; Freshman
: Epee

Noreen Bongado
: 4' 8"; Freshman
: Foil

Salma Abdrabou
: 5' 6"; Freshman
: Epee

Halah Keramane
: 5' 0"; Graduate Student
: Foil

Mehreen Siddiqui
: 4' 11"; Sophomore
: Foil