2012-13 Fencing Roster

Danielle Guilfoyle 2011-12 Fencing Roster

Sabre


Height 5'5''
Class Junior
Hometown Pittstown, NJ
High School Villa Walsh Academy
Danielle Guilfoyle - Fencing - Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Bio

AS A SENIOR: Competed in one meet for the Irish, finishing 3-1 at the Notre Dame Duals … narrowly out-touched Cleveland State’s Christine Bocci 5-4 … bested Detroit’s Katie Lang 5-3 … finished the day 1-1 against Lawrence … blanked Tia Azimioaria 5-0 before succumbing to Viking foe Shallion Dixon, 5-2 … at Midwest Fencing Conference (MFC) Championships, finished in 19th place.

AS A JUNIOR: Competed in final two dual events for the Irish … produced a 28-7 record in regular season tournaments … earned second monogram … tied for the second-most bout wins on the sabre team at the Notre Dame Duals with a 22-2 effort … won 14 bouts by four or more touches at the home dual event … recorded a 6-5 outing at the Northwestern Duals, downing Mackenzie Day (5-2), Rachel Deghuee (5-0) and Marissa Barrientos (5-1) in an individual sweep of Cal Tech … placed 14th out of 53 competitors at the Midwest Fencing Championships … carded a 4-1 mark in pool play with a +10 (20-10) indicator … picked up a 15-4 win over Xavier[apos]s Alissa Grogan to advance out of the table of 64 … dropped Claire Carson of Northwestern 15-6 in a table of 32 showdown.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Took advantage of limited bouts during second season, going a perfect 11-0 in sabre … did not travel to the NYU Invitational and the St. John[apos]s Challenge … got first taste of competition at the Notre Dame Duals, going a perfect 6-0 in matches against Detroit (1-0), Cleveland State (1-0), Florida (1-0), Swarthmore (2-0) and Wayne State (1-0) … earned first victory of the year with 5-4 win over Detroit[apos]s Eva Berndt … pitched a shutout against Florida[apos]s Shayna Gershman, 5-0 … defeated Swarthmore[apos]s Sarah Bricault (5-2) and Natasha Tonge (5-3) for first multi-win match of season … did not compete at the Northwestern Duals … ended regular season with a 5-0 showing at the Irish Duals in action against Chicago (2-0), Illinois (1-0) and Michigan State (2-0) … posted a 3-2 pool record at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships to enter direct elimination as the 23rd seed … recorded a win over Kirsten Walker of Michigan State (15-5) before falling to teammate Sarah Borrmann in the round of 32, 15-5 … finished in 22nd place.

AS A FRESHMAN: Competed in two tournaments for Notre Dame, with a regular season record of 28-2 … began her college career at the Northwestern Duals, finishing 9-2 … earned her first career win against Fairleigh Dickinson[apos]s Heather Morrill (5-2) … continued with a solid showing at the Notre Dame Duals, finishing 16-0 with two 3-0 showings against Michigan State and Cleveland State … finished 29th at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships … in the direct elimination round of the tournament, beat Ekaterina Koshelev of Chicago, 15-10, in the round of 64 before falling to Ohio State[apos]s Allison Miller, 15-6, in the round of 32.

PREP & PERSONAL: Was a member of the swimming team while attending Villa Walsh Academy in Morristown, N.J., earning letters during her freshman and sophomore seasons … fenced for Lucchetti Fencing, USA while in high school … finished third in the Division III NAC E competition in 2009 … daughter of Martin and Mary Guilfoyle … has two siblings, Joseph and Devin … mother and father both competed in athletics for Rutgers (swimming and track, respectively) … graduated from the College of Science with a degree as a science pre-professional major in May 2013.

Guilfoyle[apos]s Career Record

Year W L Pct. NCAA Finish
2010 28 2 .902
2011 11 0 1.000
2012 28 7 .800
Career 67 9 .882