Duke Women Go 4-1 at Miller Invitational

Sunday, February 8

Chapel Hill, N.C.

Duke University

The Miller Invitational

Duke women's fencing competes at Miller Invitational

Photo by: Michael Golamco

Duke Women Go 4-1 at Miller Invitational

2/8/2026 6:16:00 PM | Fencing

Final Results (PDF)

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The Duke women's fencing team capped the weekend with a solid performance at the Miller Invitational, going 4-1 Sunday afternoon to close out regular season competition.

As a team, the Blue Devils earned wins over Air Force (21-6), Boston College (15-12), Brandeis (15-12), and No. 14 Temple (17-10). Individually, junior Sophia Shen (foil) and senior Rachel Koo (foil) paced the efforts with eight and seven wins, respectively.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Duke opened its Saturday slate on the front foot securing a victory over ACC foe Boston College. The Blue Devil sabres turned in a strong showing (7-2) in the opening match, with freshman Kalina Atanasova spearheading the charge with a 3-0 mark.
Junior Charlotte Koenig also went 3-0 to help lead Duke to a 5-4 triumph in its foil match.
The Blue Devils fell to second-ranked Notre Dame, 20-7, in their second contest of the day. Six different fencers earned victories in their respective bouts, led by freshman épée Daniella Barg with two.
Duke issued a great response following its setback to the Fighting Irish. The Blue Devils reeled off three consecutive victories to close out the competition, starting with a win over No.14 Temple.
Shen (3-0), graduate student épée Yeva Mazur (3-0) and junior sabre Victoria Gorman (2-0) combined for 10 wins en route to aiding the team to the triumph over the Owls.
The Blue Devils dominated in their final victories over the Brandeis and Air Force.
Gorman, freshman épée Meera Desai, junior foil Zizi Newhard and senior Kunling Tong (sabre) each finished 3-0 in their respective bouts against Brandeis. The quartet were four of seven Duke fencers that went undefeated during the round against the Judges.
Against the Falcons, Koo (3-0), senior foilist Skylar Knight (3-0) and Shen (2-0) led the charge for the Blue Devils.

No. 5 Duke Women | 4-1

No. 5 Duke def. Boston College, 15-12 (E: 3-6, F: 5-4, S: 7-2)
No. 2 Notre Dame def. No. 5 Duke, 20-7 (E: 6-3, F: 6-3, S: 8-1)
No. 5 Duke def. No. 14 Temple, 17-10 (E: 6-3, F: 6-3, S: 5-4)
No. 5 Duke def. Brandeis, 22-5 (E:7-2, F: 8-1, S: 7-2)
No. 5 Duke def. Air Force, 21-6 (E: 5-4, F: 9-0, S: 7-2)

QUOTE:
"It was a great weekend for us from start to finish. We began by hosting a fantastic event and followed that up by securing some strong wins for both our men's and women's teams. It was especially meaningful to honor our seniors during the senior event, and I was incredibly proud to see so many alumni return for the reunion, which made the weekend even more special.

Overall, I'm really pleased with how everything came together, and most importantly, I feel confident about where we are as we prepare for the ACC Championship at Duke. Go Duke!" – Duke head coach Omar Elgeziry

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