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Mulligan fencing at last year's Duke Dual Meets.
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Mulligan Named ACC Fencer of the Week
January 14, 2020 | Fencing
North Carolina sophomore James Mulligan has been named Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Fencer of the Week following his performance at Sunday's Penn State Invitational.
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Mulligan, a foil fencer from Santa Cruz, Calif., went 5-4 against a tough field including a 3-0 performance against host Penn State, last year's NCAA runner-up. Among his wins were the fifth and eighth-place finishers at last year's NCAA Championships.
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"James has really grown during his career as a Tar Heel and he continues to improve," UNC coach Matt Jednak said. "He's working hard in practice and we're seeing that pay off for him. He had a very strong meet at Penn State against tough competition and it's great to see him recognized by the ACC in this way."
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The ACC women's honoree was Duke junior Julia Gianneschi. These are the first conference weekly honors of the 2019-20 season.
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Mulligan and the Tar Heels are back in action this weekend, fencing on Saturday at the Philadelphia Invitational, hosted by the University of Pennsylvania.
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Mulligan, a foil fencer from Santa Cruz, Calif., went 5-4 against a tough field including a 3-0 performance against host Penn State, last year's NCAA runner-up. Among his wins were the fifth and eighth-place finishers at last year's NCAA Championships.
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"James has really grown during his career as a Tar Heel and he continues to improve," UNC coach Matt Jednak said. "He's working hard in practice and we're seeing that pay off for him. He had a very strong meet at Penn State against tough competition and it's great to see him recognized by the ACC in this way."
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The ACC women's honoree was Duke junior Julia Gianneschi. These are the first conference weekly honors of the 2019-20 season.
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Mulligan and the Tar Heels are back in action this weekend, fencing on Saturday at the Philadelphia Invitational, hosted by the University of Pennsylvania.
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