GARDEN STATE 9 TOURNAMENT IS NO PROBLEM FOR ULTIMATE

VINELAND, N.J. --  The Ultimate Frisbee team headed to New Jersey to compete in the Garden State 9 Tournament from March 30th to the 31st. They played against six teams over two days and performed exceptionally well--so much so that they used this tournament to experiment with new players and strategies.

Final Scores:

Day one:

• 13-3 vs Fairfield University

• 13-5 vs Penn State University (B)

• 13-3 vs Stevens Institute of Technology

Day two:

• 13-2 vs West Virginia University

• 13-2 vs Slippery Rock University

• 13-1 vs Salisbury University

Game Info:

• The competition in this tournament was not very good, so they used a lot of the tournament to play freshmen and new players in order to gain experience for the post-season

• Senior captain Justin Kunkel did a good job facilitating play and keeping everyone involved and learning

• The team was able to experiment with many different strategies and still win the games by a wide margin

Highlights:

• West Virginia was in the quarterfinals

• Slippery Rock was in the Semifinals

• Salisbury was in the Finals

Comments:

• “Although this tournament didn’t feature top-notch competition, we were still able to get good experience and stay sharp for the upcoming postseason”-- Jake Roy ‘20

Up Next:

• The boys have their Conference Tournament at Williams College in two weeks

Social Media

• Be sure to follow @crazeultimate on Instagram for the latest updates on the team!

• For more information about Recreation be sure to check out @Bryant_Rec on Instagram and Twitter

Written by: Lydia Paglierani