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BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Just two years into the program's Division I history, the LIU women's fencing team has made history, with three team members selected to take part in the 2021 NCAA championships.
 
The NCAA Men's and Women's Fencing Committee announced the field of 144 competitors who will participate in the 2021 National Collegiate Men's and Women's Fencing Championships Thursday. This year's fencing championships will consist of participants from 20 member institutions. Pennsylvania State University will host the championships at the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Pennsylvania, March 25-28, 2021.
 
For LIU, three freshmen made program history with their selections: Laura Fekete in women's epee, Anna Szántay in women's foil, and Chejsa-Kaili Seck in women's sabre.
 
The trio dominated this season, going a combined 57-7 in their bouts. Seck went 20-3 in sabre, Fekete was 17-1 in epee, and Szántay was 20-3 in foil.
 
The National Collegiate Men's and Women's Fencing Championships include individual events in each of six weapons (men's épée, men's foil, men's sabre, women's épée, women's foil and women's sabre).
 
Fencers will compete in a round-robin format of five-touch bouts. After round robin, the top-four finishers in each weapon will fence in semifinal 15-touch bouts, with winners fencing to determine first and second places, and non-advancing fencers being awarded a tie for third place.
 
For more information about championships log on to ncaa.com. A live feed of semifinal and final bouts will be available on ESPN3 or WatchESPN app. Semifinals and finals, along with other championships highlights will air on ESPNU at 4 p.m. Eastern time April 15.