CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard fencing ventures to the Keystone State this weekend, as the Crimson look to author another incredible chapter in the program's storied history at the 2025 Ivy League Fencing Championships. Action in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania begins on Saturday, Feb. 8 and concludes on Sunday, Feb. 9. Crimson fans can watch every moment from the Ivy League Fencing Championships live on ESPN+.

WHAT TO KNOW:

• Both Crimson squads bring 10-5 records to the Ivy League Fencing Championships this weekend.
• Last weekend saw Harvard host Duke and New York University at Gordon Indoor Track for a pair of home meets. Both Crimson teams took down the Violets and fell short against the Blue Devils.
• A two-time Olympian for Canada, sophomore Jessica Zi Jia Guo led the way for the women's team against Duke and New York University, compiling a perfect 6-0 record. For the men, 2024 USFCA All-American First Team selection Daniel Zhang posted a team-best 5-1 record.
• Across the last two competitions, Guo excelled, collecting 13 wins, tied with senior and two-time Olympic medalist Lauren Scruggs for the team lead.
• Zhang owns 15 wins across the last two meets, leading the men's side in wins at the St. John's Invitational and the Duke & New York University dual meets.
• The Crimson men enter this year's iteration of the Ivy League Fencing Championships as two-time defending champions, sharing the title with Columbia and Princeton last season, and winning the Ivy League Championship outright in 2023.
• On the women's side, Harvard is searching for its first Ivy League title since 2016, when it split the honor with Columbia and Princeton.
• The men's team boasts 12 Ivy League titles dating back to the competition's creation in 1956. The women's team has four Ivy League championships since 1982.
• Head coach Daria Schneider is in her sixth season at the helm of the Crimson fencing program, becoming the first female head coach to win a NCAA fencing national championship last season.
• Under Schneider's leadership, Harvard has won three Ivy League titles, all on the men's side.

WOMEN'S SCHEDULE:
Saturday, Feb. 8
Harvard vs. Cornell – 2:30 PM
Harvard vs. Brown – 3:45 PM
Harvard vs. Yale – 6:15 PM
Sunday Feb. 9
Harvard vs. Princeton – 12:15 PM
Harvard vs. Columbia – 1:30 PM
Harvard vs. Penn – 2:45 PM

MEN'S SCHEDULE:
Saturday, Feb. 8
Harvard vs. Yale – 11:15 AM
Harvard vs. Princeton – 12:30 PM
Sunday, Feb. 9
Harvard vs. Columbia – 9 AM
Harvard vs. Penn – 10:15 AM
 
UP NEXT:

The Crimson continue its postseason journey on Saturday, Mar. 8, as Harvard will feature at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championships, hosted by Tufts University.

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