Conference Accolades
2017
Team Champions
champion men's team
Brandeis University
Champion women's teams
George H. Fischer Trophy Winners
Boston College
Champion combined teams
Sollee-Lilien Trophy Winners
Boston College
Fencers of the Year
Given to the top male and female fencers in the conference.
All-star rankings are used to select fencers of the year. The all-star who has the greatest victory percentage across all weapons in a gender is used to select the fencer of the year. In the case of ties, there are no tie-breakers defined; ties are possible.
Tyler Endee
Sacred Heart University
Foil
Katherine Mentzer
Dartmouth College
Sabre
Rookies of the Year
Given to the top male and female fencers in the conference who are freshmen at the conclusion of the season.
All-star rankings are used to select rookies of the year. The all-star rookie who has the greatest victory percentage across all weapons in a gender is used to select the fencer of the year. In the case of ties, there are no tie-breakers defined; ties are possible.
Ian Quin
Brandeis University
Foil
Jessica Gets
Brandeis University
Foil
Conference all-stars
We recognize sustained achievement by individuals by bestowing First Team (top 3 performers) and Second Team (next 3 top performers) in each weapon.
Once the bouts fenced threshold* is met, the victory percentage (greater value prevails) is used to determine all-star ranking . In the case of ties, indicators (touches scored – touches received; greater difference prevails) are used. Further tie breakers are undefined.
*Bouts fenced threshold: To be eligible, a fencer must fence in a minimum of 2/3 of the scheduled bouts in the season (minimums are 20 for men, 24 for women). This threshold is common to all of the conference's individual accolades.
Foil
First Team -- Men
Tyler Endee, SHU (29-1, 96.67%)
Ian Quin, Brandeis (17-3, 85.00%)
Zachary Hammer, Boston College (21-4, 84.00%)
First Team -- Women
Clarissa Allen, Brown (33-3, +120, 91.67%)
Jessica Li, MIT (22-2, +67, 91.67%)
Jessica Gets, Brandeis (29-3, 90.63%)
Second Team -- Men
Umar Masood, Brown (22-5, 81.48%)
James Turner, Sacred Heart (24-6, 80.00%)
Cameron Mayer, Boston College (19-5, 79.17%)
Second Team -- Women
Pheobe Liang, Dartmouth (30-5, 85.71%)
Joanne Carminucci, Brandeis (28-5, 84.85%)
Bailey Partidge, Sacred Heart (29-7, 80.56%)
EPee
First Team -- Men
Dante Centeno, Sacred Heart (28-2, 93.33%)
James Yoon, Brown (22-6, 78.57%)
Cody Richard, Sacred Heart (23-7, 76.67%)
First Team -- Women
Helen Sakharova, MIT (23-3, 88.46%)
Signe Ferguson, Brown (27-4, 87.10%)
Oliva Weiss, Vassar (30-6, 83.33%)
Second Team -- Men
MacGregor Mooney, Boston College (16-5, 76.19%)
Sam Koch, Brown (18-6, 75.00%)
Jonathan Alperstein, Vassar (15-6, 71.43%)
Second Team -- Women
Samantha Abbott, Sacred Heart (29-7, +78, 80.56%)
Liz Feller, Brandeis (29-7, +69, 80.56%)
Annie Yang, Dartmouth (23-6, 79.31%)
Sabre
First Team -- Men
Tzer (Patrick) Wong, MIT (23-3, 88.46%)
Alex Palabrica, Brown (26-4, 86.67%)
Eli Polston, Vassar (23-4, 85.19%)
First Team -- Women
Katherine (Kaleigh) Mentzer, Dartmouth (35-1, 97.22%)
Julia Green, SHU (32-4, 88.89%)
Annie Innes-Gold, Vassar (31-5, +94, 86.11%)
Second Team -- Men
Kyle Benji Lin, MIT (22-5, 81.48%)
Rahul Tasker, BC (21-5, 80.77%)
Berney, Brandeis (16-4, 80.00%)
Second Team -- Women
Priyanka Ghosh, UMass (31-5, +92, 86.11%)
Laura Donovan, Boston College (29-5, 85.29%)
Nina Sayles, Brandeis (29-6, 82.86%)
Elliot Lilien Award
Benji Lin - MIT Men's Sabre
Named after NFC founder, former Commissioner, and USA Fencing Hall of Fame - nominated coach Elliot Lilien. This award is given to that fencer in the conference who shows exemplary sportsmanship and an excellent parry system.
To be eligible, a fencer meet the bouts fenced threshold that is also applied to all-star eligibility.
The winner is selected by voting at the coaches and captains at the annual meeting.
Sachs Award
Ellie Ng - Dartmouth College Women's Foil
Named after Elif and Jason Sachs, former coaches at Tufts University. Given to the fencer "with the best record who started fencing in College." [from the award inscription]
To be eligible, a must not have had any experience in fencing prior to fencing in college.
All-star rankings are used to select the Sachs award winner. The eligible fencer who has the greatest victory percentage across all weapons and genders is selected. In the case of ties, there are no tie-breakers defined; ties are possible.
Coaching Staffs of the Year
Given for men's team and women's team coaching staffs.
The winner is selected by voting at the coaches and team captains at the annual meeting.
Prior to 2016, this award was the "Coach of the Year," and recognized the head coach of the team, or the entire team in the cases where the team did not have a coach. Starting in 2016, this award name was changed to reflect the contribution of the entire coaching staff, and the award was given in the school's name.
Brandeis University
Men
Boston College
Women