Yasemin Ersen
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- Height:
- 5'2"
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- Year:
- 2022
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- Hometown:
- Newton, Mass.
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- High School:
- Newton North
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- Position:
- Sabre
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- Major:
- Neuroscience
Bio
Collegiate Career Honors:
- 2022 EWFC Woman of the Year Honorable Mention
- 2018-19 Northeast Fencing Conference Second Team - Sabre
- 2x Northeast Fencing Conference Academic All-Conference (2021, 2022)
2021-22:
- Finished 28-37 as a senior for the Blue
- Had six wins at the NFC Conference Meet No. 1 on Nov. 20
- Posted a season-best 10-5 record at the EWFC Championship
2020-21:
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Did not participate due to Covid-19 Pandemic
2019-2020:
- Finished the season 43-20 as a sophomore.
- Went 8-5 to start the season at the LIU Invitational.
- Went 8-2 at the Vassar Invitational.
- Posted 8-5 at the NFC Meet NO. 1 at Brown with 1-0 wins over New Hampshire and Brandeis.
- Went 16-2 at the NFC Meet NO. 3 at Tufts.
- Went 11-1 at NEIFC Championships to take second in Pool B.
- Made it to semifinals of individuals at NEIFC Champsionships.
- Finished 28th at NCAA Northeast Regional Championship after advancing to the quarterfinals.
2018-29:
- Finished rookie season with a 53-15 record.
- Started her collegiate career with a 11-2finish against FDU at the LIU Post Invitational.
- Helped the sabre squad to a 6-3 victory by posting a 1-1 against Sacred Heart and 2-1 against Brandeis at the Northeast Fencing Conference Meet #1.
- Clinched a victory against Harvard and posted a perfect 3-0 against Tufts at Harvard.
- Lead the sabre squad to a win with a 3-0 record and +11 touch ratio, guiding the Blue to a 19-8 team victory over Brandeis at the first home meet of the season.
- Went undefeated at the Northeast Fencing Conference Meet #3, posting a 16-0 to lead the Blue to a 5-1 win.
- Won silver individual honors in sabre at the 2019 New England intercollegiate Fencing Conference, going undefeated with a +37 touch ratio to advance to the semifinals.
- Posted a 4-2 to advance to round three to finish 18th at the NCAA Northeast Regional.
- Awarded Second Team Sabre honors by the Northeast Fencing Conference.
Before Wellesley:
- Attended Newton North High School, and graduated in 2018.
- Fenced at Zeta Fencing Studio.
- Bronze medal in DIV II at Summer Nationals.
- Bronze medal in DIV III NAC.
Personal:
- Daughter of Nooshin Ghazi and Ali Ersen.
- Born in Newton, Mass.
- Has one sister, named Tara.