The women's final was a little dull but, in the early stages my team (we
ended up 15th!!) - the Hucksters, had a great game against Fury - the
defending champions ... we lost narrowly 15-12 and gave a good fight all the
way to the end ... we were winning at one stage of the game (after the first
point!) ... we may not have won the tournament but, we were there ... a lot
of teams never even made it ... 15th in the US isn't so bad really.
Anyone want to come over to Florida and play in a tournament the first
weekend of January ... Hammerage and Jedi Children expressed an interest
early on ... still coming?
Lots of love from across the pond,
Helen
PS : Met Katey at Regionals and Fee at Nationals (not playing - ha ha !!)
That was cool ... come visit any time ...
From: "Jesper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Britdisc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: US Nationals
Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2000 09:51:05 -0000
Britdisc,
US nationals roundup if anyone is interested
Jes
>
>Good morning everyone,
>
>Throwing in my two cents about UPA Nationals..
>
>Quarterfinals
>-----
>Sub-Zero vs. Boston - Sub-Zero had a disappointing Thursday, going 1-2
>(losing to Florida and JAM). This dropped them down to the lower division
>where they won two re-seeded pool games on Friday to gain entry to the
>8-12/9-10 play-in game for the quarterfinals. Their opponent there was
>C-BASS (DC Area) who they beat pretty solidly (7-5 half, 15-5
>game?). Boston had won their pool, then won their re-seeded pool. Boston
>walked in this game, finishing significantly (45+ minutes) earlier than
>any other quarterfinal (thus I did not see any of this game).
>
>Florida vs. SB Condors - I believe Condors ended up on the same side as
>Boston by losing to Furious in re-seeded pool play. Florida got to the
>quarters by beating Sockeye 15-14 or 16-15 after being down 14-10 in
>the re-seeded pools. Condors 15-10. Florida was really pumped up playing
>in front of a medium sized (but very energetic) home crowd. Condors worked
>the disc side to side with small passes and overhead swings. Florida
>played zone continuously, and flooded near the disc to try to force
>turns. When Condors broke past the crowd, they scored. When they didn't,
>Florida did.
>
>Furious George vs. Sockeye - Sockeye was forced to defend their place in
>the quarters against Bomb Squad (NY) which had come up through the lower
>re-seeded pools. That game was close for about a half. Furious won their
>pool on Thursday, won their pool on Friday (beating Condors). Furious by a
>whole bunch in this game.
>
>JAM vs. Ring - This game was *tight*. Observers requested, a fair number
>of stoppages, many calls, some huge athletic plays on both sides. Ring
>made more spectacular plays, but JAM possessed better and scored more. JAM
>15-11.
>
>Semis
>-----
>Furious vs. JAM - Last year, JAM choked in the quarters, blowing a big
>lead (4+ points) near the end of the game to Sub-Zero. This year JAM
>choked in the semis, losing a big lead (3+ points) near the end of the
>game (13-10 to 15) to Furious George. 17-14 final. Lackluster game,
>esp. in comparison to the other semi. Many, many calls, many long
>discussions, observers, looong time between points and with
>time-outs. Furious George was down 1-2 breaks the whole game, then rushed
>back to win. Evidently they started getting blocks (they had been playing
>good D the whole time but no results) near the end of the game. 17-14
>Vancouver.
>
>Condors vs. Boston - Huge, huge matchup. Placed on the main field, big
>crowd. Very exciting. Boston seemed to fall behind 1-2 breaks and stay
>there most of the game. Great plays on both side. Good disc motion,
>undercuts setting up deep shots.
>
>Most breaks seemed to go to SB. One example: DoG turnover turns into a
>quick Condors break, with 1 cutter open deep pursued by two DoG
>players. Huck goes up, but it's a bad throw, low, maybe three feet off the
>ground, headed between the two Boston players. A DoG player (John
>Bar?) layed out, almost blindly, to his right, and got a hand on the disc,
>blocking it, but the MAC popped hard away and right, away from the other
>DoG defender to the Condors cutter slightly downfield. Condors score.
>
>My recollection is of many many travel calls. Boston made mistakes, and it
>cost them. SB Condors played better, but I'm not sure they won many
>friends or influenced anyone. In one situation in particular, the Condors
>scored on a quick sequence up the field, beating DoG up the field. James
>Studarus started celebrating in scored-in end-zone, then ran down the
>field, jumping between two DoG players who were talking about a foot from
>each other (I think one of them was Eric's brother) and sprinting down to
>stand in front of Fortunat Mueller who was still at his own brick mark, to
>celebrate, screaming in Fortunat's face. Not appropriate. No place in the
>game. Empty and classless. Fortunat, admirably, did nothing. Of course,
>with the magic of video, that sequence may soon be available for your (and
>James') viewing pleasure for a loooong time to come...
>
>Furious vs. Condors - Game was ok. Kindof flat. Furious fell behind
>Condors early, then clawed back to tie around 9, then fell back
>again. There were some heated calls and appeals to observers. Most
>observer decisions seemed to go SB's way. Furious made uncharacteristic
>mistakes, and a number of them. Big drops on basic come-back cuts and the
>like. Mike Grant was *huge*. A force on offense and defense. Maybe
>Furious's best player, period.
>
>Condors should have won easily, but got tight near the end. Furious tied
>the game at 16. Santa Barbara threw a bad pass on the last point, a high,
>arcing forhand huck going upwind. The disc went right over the Vancouver
>player's head, but he appeared to lose it in the sun and stumble. Condors
>17-16, UPA Open National Champions.
>
>Women's Final
>-----
>Dull dull dull. Godiva walked. Big deal. Turnover fest. Dull, slow, a
>number of calls, loooong time-outs, not interesting.
>
>Notables
>-----
>-Billy Rodriguez had his obscene winning streak (8? championships, 70+
>games) at Nationals snapped.
>-The curse of Tune-Up continues (DoG won this year)
>
>Gotta go work now...
>
>Akira
>
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