Rejects III - 2002 |
Susquehanna University
Selinsgrove, PA
April 6-7, 2002
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| Players/Stats |
| Player/Position |
Assists |
Points |
Total |
| Springfield Dan Autostick White - Handler |
7 |
0 |
7 |
| James Admiral Ambrose - Handler |
6 |
3 |
9 |
| David Poo Rag Bohnsack - Handler |
3 |
3 |
6 |
| Alon Bundy Goldberg - Mid |
3 |
1 |
4 |
| Sean Lu-Lu Quinn - Mid |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| Robert Discgo Atkins - Mid |
0 |
4 |
4 |
| Chris Cupcake Ferraro - Deep |
3 |
7 |
10 |
| Andrew Bad Andy Mason - Deep |
1 |
4 |
5 |
| David Dixie Reynolds - Handler |
5 |
4 |
9 |
| Shelbyville Hadi Sattari - Handler |
11 |
4 |
15 |
| Matt Unk Morton - Handler |
5 |
5 |
10 |
| Yasu Secret Weapon Masuda - Mid |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Graham King - Mid |
3 |
1 |
4 |
| Elan Gonzo Sofer - Deep |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| Phil Schlansky - Deep |
0 |
7 |
7 |
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The team met and left on Friday afternoon, about 5. As they piled into
their cars they closed their doors on a snowy Buffalo April, eager to move
south to warmer climes. Arriving in Pennsylvania around 10 they found that
it wasn't a whole lot warmer, but there wasn't any snow around... yet.
True to form, Dave woke the team up by rectal crack of dawn. The clocks
said 6:30, but it felt earlier than that. A long drive to the fields later
they arrived at the tournament site, just as the host team was starting to
set up the fields... in the snow....
By 8:30 the team was warming up in a field covered by about two inches of
snow. Hadi maked the field with a "UB" at midfield, while Bad Andy et al
sculpted a Buffalo from the snow shoveled away for our sideline area. |
| Saturday |
| Game 1: Gettysburg |
Hadi and Phil connected to score three of the first four points for UB
while the Springfield line floundered to find a rhythm against Pan Fried
Funk. The two teams held close through the beginning of the game.
Emerging from a 4-5 deficit the Shelbyville line pressed on and took
halftime, then scored the first point after half. UB pressed on from
there, finally pushing Gettysburg back and sealing the game at 13-9. The
game was finished with a quick defensive stuff near the goal line by Dixie,
who immediately picked up the disc and fed it to Graham for the score.
Shelbyville emerged as the dominant line, scoring 9 of UB's points in this
game.
Result: UB 13 - Gettysburg 9
|
| Game 2: Vassar |
Any rhythm or momentum UB had built up was quickly squelched in the fist
half against Vassar. The only point of the half came on a
less-than-well-planned huck from P. Rag that was cleaned up by Cupcake for
the score. The second half came with a small rally where UB outscored
Vassar 7-6 of their points. Shelbyville showed that their success in the
first game wasn't entirely rock solid, only scoring 2 points to
Springfield's 5. The final point of the game came from the rally effort
power line called out in hopes of putting on the big stop needed to slow
Vassar.
The single point the power line scored wasn't enough and UB folded with
only 8 points. UB was beat by a team that clealy wanted this game more,
always willing to change their path to go-to and making quick, sharp cuts.
Result: Vassar 13 - UB 8
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| Bye |
|
The sun had come out and the snow had melted by this time. Eager to relax
and move beyond their loss, many players took to the nearby trees and
fields for disc golf. James(?) finished with the low score while Gonzo
provde to be a trooper, hanging in their with lefty tosses. Others napped.
Good times.
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| Game 3: Drexel |
There aren't a whole lot of different ways to say Green Eggs and Ham got
beat again. This is one of them. UB only came up with six points, half
were thrown by The Admiral. This was an incredibly frustrating loss that
left a lot of people angry and very frustrated. It became clear that UB is
capable of winning these games, but their game will need to mature a lot:
hotter, more aggressive defensive and smarter, cleaner offense will be
needed if Buffalo is going to win as many games as they're capable of.
Result: Drexel 13 - UB 6
|
| Game 4: Shippensburg |
Any warming that happened during the afternoon was quickly undone as the
setting sun mixed with some dark clouds to hurrry the teams along. Certain
points during the game were hampered by snow so thick it was difficult to
see to the other end of the field. This game was a test to see if UB could
put their frustration with the past game behind them, while holding onto
the competitive edge they had picked up.
Buffalo rose to the occasion and held Shippensburg in check throughout the
game. While never running away with the game, UB did control the tempo and
led through most of the contest. Especially hot plays included a no-look
over-the-shoulder catch by Alon at the goalline that was flipped in for the
goal and two consecutive d-blocks by PR in the endzone, thwarting a
Shippensburg scoring drive.
Result: UB 13 - Shippensburg 8
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| Saturday Night: |
| Team dinner at Friendly's and ealy bed times. It turns out that even an
army of subs can't stop an ultimate player from being really tired on
Saturday night. |
| Sunday: |
| Wow, it got really really cold on Sunday. High in the 40's with rain,
sleet, and wind. |
| Drexel Rematch |
UB was decidedly fired up this time. Tired of losing, and being accused of
soft play they came out playing harder and much crisper. Half-time came
with UB down 7-5, still very close. After half Drexel continued to score
until Captain Rag looked at the score, now 10-6, and realized something
needed to be done.
Sending in the toughest line of 7 they could muster, Buffalo dug in their
heels and prepared to fight hard until the end. Clearly UB was not in the
mood to give up right away. On the ensuing pull the team stormed downfield
when Cupcake noticed that Dan had provided them with a generous, floating
pull into the endzone. Seeing the game in front of him he ran past his man
and attacked the first throw, lunging and batting away the disc just before
it reached its target. The sidelines of Buffalo, Vassar, Susquehanna, and
even Drexel exploded at such a hot play. Hadi and Dixie quickly connected
to seal up the point and UB was on the attack again.
This time it took a defensive stop before the offense could strike at
Drexel. The defense came and Dan located Cupcake near the endzone, hitting
him with a hammer that Chris scooped at full extension, just before it hit
the ground. Cupcake found Yasu and sealed another pretty point. Clearly
UB, and Cupcake in particular, was in no mood to let this game go
uncontested.
Struggling on a diminished line of defensive warriors UB fought up to tie
the game at ten. This second half rally was due in a huge way to the
awesome defense that Hadi, Unk, and Cupcake brought to the field. Eating
up play after play they showed that UB was ready to attack. Unable to hold
them back, UB slipped and Drexel took the las three points to win the game.
Both teams and the other players watching agreed that this game was some of
the hottest ultimate they've seen in a long time: hard-fought and worked
point after point until the end.
Result: Dexel 13 - UB 10 |
| Final Thoughts |
That's the last tournament before sectionals, where we've decided we want
to finish strong enough to earn a bid to regionals. That means winning a
lot more games and beating tougher teams than Drexel. That's within the
ability of our players, but our team can only do it if every person is
prepared to take the things you think are out of reach and play every point
like it's a rally point.
When you bring 22 people to sectionals (we are) you should play each and
every shift like it's your last, churning hard for every single point and
contesting each throw. Every time the disc leaves their hand it's a chance
for you to take it!
We're almost there....
-David A. "Poo Rag" Bohnsack
President/Captain
UB Green Eggs and Ham Ultimate |
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