Mancini Carries Torch for Women’s Fencing at NCAA Championships

DURHAM, N.C. — Making her debut appearance at the 2023 NCAA Fencing Championships, Wayne State University women’s fencing student-athlete Ludovica Mancini (Rome, Lazio, Italy) began her event by winning four bouts in the round-robin foil competition on Saturday inside Cameron Indoor Stadium. The freshman sits in 20th place overall after a 4-11 showing after day one, consisting of the first three rounds of round robin play. She currently has a -23 touch differential (41-64) after 15 total bouts. Mancini’s four victories were against Anna Novoseltseva of Temple (5-0), Melissa Kline of Air Force (5-3), Crystal Qian of Stanford (5-4), and…