▁Team ▁that ▁won ▁the ▁Gold ▁Medal ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁World ▁F encing ▁Championships ▁in ▁Leipzig , ▁Germany . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Ward ▁was ▁the ▁number - one - rank ed ▁senior ▁women ' s ▁sab re ▁fen cer ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁F IE ▁Rank ings . ▁Ward ▁won ▁the ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁in ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁and ▁gave ▁up ▁only ▁ 3 0 ▁points ▁of ▁a ▁possible ▁ 9 0 ▁( an ▁average ▁of ▁only ▁five ▁points ▁in ▁each ▁ 1 5 - point ▁bout ). ▁ ▁College ▁career ▁Ward ▁f enced ▁for ▁Duke ▁University ▁under ▁Ma ître ▁Alex ▁Beg u inet ▁while ▁working ▁towards ▁maj ors ▁in ▁Public ▁Policy ▁and ▁Psych ology ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁Cert ificate ▁in ▁Energy ▁and ▁the ▁Environment . ▁ ▁On ▁Sunday ▁March ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁she ▁won ▁the ▁women ' s ▁NCAA ▁national ▁individual ▁sab re ▁title . ▁She ▁failed ▁to ▁defend ▁her ▁title ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁losing ▁the ▁final ▁match ▁to ▁Caroline ▁V lo ka ▁of ▁Harvard . ▁On ▁Sunday , ▁March ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Ward ▁defeated ▁V lo ka ▁in ▁the ▁women ' s ▁sab re ▁NCAA ▁semif inal , ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁rec laim ▁her ▁title ▁by ▁defe ating ▁Pr inc eton ' s ▁El iza ▁Stone ▁ 1 5 – 1 2 ▁in ▁the ▁gold - med al ▁match