3.1.2025

Women’s Epee
Team Women’s Epee was comprised of Sarah ‘Tarot’ Gresham ‘25, Charlotte ‘Ember’ Follenus ‘28, and Kata ‘Circe’ Kovari ‘28. The team’s last member, Rebekah ‘Opal’ Gresham, flew in half way through the tournament from Wisconsin to coach and fence with the team. Throughout the day both Circe and Ember grew into their own techniques and developed moves that were effective against opponents. Ember used aggressive feints and arm touches to get points on her opponents. Circe utilized smart parries and long flèche attacks to get her points. Tarot utilized lunges and counterattacks to get her points against opponents. Opal showed up half way through, and helped coach everyone to win even more bouts against many teams, and was substituted in for a couple bouts where she used strong parries and quick attacks to disarm her opponents. Overall women’s epee worked together to coach eachother and rack up points, also taking home many wins against different schools.
Women’s Foil
The women’s foil squad featured captain Kate ‘Lilith QOH’ Ingle ‘27, Delia ‘Nightshade’ Figlozzi ‘27, and Haley ‘Requiem’ Crispin ’28. This was Haley’s first collegiate tournament and they demonstrated grit and determination, winning three consecutive bouts after a dry spell. Newly promoted to B strip, Delia fenced well and improved her wins after a year away from foil competition. In Kate’s first NIFWA appearance, she finished 10th in the A group, one win away from individuals.
Women’s Saber
William & Mary’s Women Saber included Elizabeth “Horizon” Lawless (‘27), Abby “Indigo” Borgeson (‘28), and Isabel “The Regulator” Tusing (‘27). Bringing much energy and gusto to NIWFA, they pulled off wins against Rutgers, Hunter, The City College of New York, and Bryn Mawr. This was Indigo’s first collegiate competition, and with only 4 months of experience under her belt, she demonstrated perfect form in every bout she fenced. The Regulator, now back in the groove of collegiate competitions, secured the most wins for William & Mary Women’s Saber as C strip. The day was full of cheers and happiness, because despite not winning every bout, the team consistently scored points and put up a good fight against many varsity and club schools.