2018-19 Fencing Roster

Tara Hassett 2017-18 Fencing Roster

Height 5-7

Class Senior

Hometown Portland, OR

High School Aloha

Bio

HONORS AND AWARDS:

AS A SENIOR:

Capped her career with a fourth NCAA Championships appearance and third All-America citation
Fought through injury to finish 11th nationally and earn Third Team All-America honors
Went 29-22 on the season to bring her career record to 139-69
Opened the season with a 10th-place finish at the Penn State Garret Open
Went 6-3 at the Elite Invitational
Competed only during team play at the ACC Championships, helping the Irish to the title with a 7-2 mark
Named to the All-ACC Academic Team
Earned the team’s Janusz Bednarski Award for leadership in women’s sabre.
Earned a monogram

AS A JUNIOR:

Earned Second Team All-America honors after a seventh-place finish at the NCAA Championships
Placed second at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships
Went 20-12 on the season, competing in four of six meets
Opened the season with an 8-3 record at the Elite Invitational
Went 6-2 at the NYU Invitational
Posted a 2-1 record in the team championship at ACCs
Claimed runner-up honors at the ACC Championships, behind teammate Francesca Russo
Earned All-ACC honors
Named to the All-ACC Academic Team

AS A SOPHOMORE:

Qualified for second straight NCAA Championship, finishing in 15th place
Came in fourth place at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championship
Came in seventh place in women’s sabre at ACC Championship
Went 39-22 in dual bouts
Turned in 7-7 mark at Elite Invitational
Went 9-4 at St. John’s Invite
Posted 2-2 mark at NYU Invite
Was 3-3 at the DeCicco Duals
Assembled an excellent 15-5 record at the Northwestern Duals
Went 3-1 during team play at the ACC Championships to help the Irish to their third straight conference title
Named to the All-ACC Academic Team
Earned a monogram

AS A FRESHMAN:

Turned in an excellent rookie campaign with the Irish, highlighted by a Third Team All-American citation
Finished 12th at the NCAA Championships, going 12-11 in pool play
Finished in fifth place at the Midwest Regionals
Earned All-ACC honors by finishing in second at the ACC Championship
Posted a 51-14 record during regular-season bouts
Tied for ninth all-time in single-season women’s sabre wins in program history
Opened the season with a 12-3 record at the Penn Elite Invitational
Went 3-0 at the DeCicco Duals
Went 18-5 at the Northwestern Duals
Wrapped the regular season with a 13-2 mark at the Duke Duals, after which she was named ACC Female Fencer of the Week
Named to the All-ACC Academic Team
Named the team’s Most Valuable Sabreuse
Earned a monogram

PREP AND PERSONAL:

Graduated from Aloha in June 2015 as both an honors student and salutatorian
Began fencing at the age of 10 at Oregon Fencing Alliance
Coached by U.S. women’s Olympic sabre coach Ed Korfanty
Ranked in top five nationally at cadet level in 2013-14
Youngest of five siblings
Eldest sister Maria played basketball at Gonzaga
Older siblings Eileen (class of ’11) and Kevin (class of ’14) both fenced at Notre Dame, earning All-American accolades during their careers
Biggest athletic thrill to date is placing second at Junior Olympics in the junior division in 2013 and finishing sixth at the Cadet World Cup in Konin, Poland, the same year
Hails from same area of Oregon as three-time Olympian and 2012 Opening Ceremonies U.S. flag bearer Mariel Zagunis
Parents are Kevin Sr. and Ann Hassett
Enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business