After Doris Willette was woken up at 2 a.m. in China, all that she could muster in a groggy voice was that she was "really happy" to have made the U.S. women's foil Olympic team.
Following last year's championship success, Penn State stars Doris Willette and Caitlin Thompson decided to redshirt this season to train for the upcoming Olympics.
The Penn State fencing team's bid for an 11th national title got off to a rocky start Thursday, the first of four days of competition at the NCAA National Championships in Columbus, Ohio. Updated 11:07 PM
Penn State fencing coach Emmanuil Kaidanov sits in the back corner of his office, staring at a game of Spider Solitaire on his computer.
The Nittany Lion fencing teams had to deal with something Saturday they've managed to avoid all year -- injuries.
Fencing coach Emmanuil Kaidanov summed up sophomore fencer Anastasia Ferdman in just one word.
