North Carolina Claims First ACC Women's Fencing Championship

Posted Feb 25, 2018
UNC claimed its first ACC championship in women's fencing Sunday, pulling off an upset of epic proportions by beating Duke for the first time since 2015 and then claiming fence-offs against the Blue Devils and Notre Dame, the defending NCAA champion. The third-seeded Tar Heels celebrated on the Carmichael Arena court, donning "ACC Champion" caps and t-shirts. (GoHeels.com)

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