Posted: Oct 21, 2019

IT ALL BOILS DOWN TO THE LOBSTER POT TOURNAMENT

SOUTH PORTLAND, M.E. -- The Bryant Ultimate Frisbee team headed up to Maine for the weekend to compete in the Lobster Pot Tournament from 10/18 to 10/20

Final Score

Game 1 vs Cornell: 11 - 6 (win)
Game 2 vs Bates: 15-10 (win)
Game 3 vs Tufts 9 - 12 (loss)
Pre-quarters vs Harvard 11 - 10 (win)
Quarterfinals vs Brown 6 – 13 (loss)
Consolation game vs UNH 4 - 13 (loss)

Game Info

Saturday, October 19

Game One vs Cornell:

• This was their first game all season where they played as an A team

• Cornell is a strong division 1 team

• They started the game very well, jumping out to an early lead by playing zone defense and converting our offensive chances.

• Billy Gordenstein and Jake Fontes were almost unstoppable on offense, connecting for multiple scores

• Cornell battled back, but they were able to hold on for the win

• Final Score: 11-6 Bryant Win

Game Two vs Bates:

• Bates is a regional rival of theirs, they typically play very close games with them

• They again jumped out to an early lead by playing strong defense and fast-breaking on offense for scores

• At halftime, they had secured a lead and began to incorporate the new players into their game plan.

• Bates mounted a comeback, so they switched our defensive scheme and scored a few quick points to win the game

Game Three vs Tufts:

• Tufts is a very strong division 1 team, participating in D1 nationals last year

• This game was very tightly contested and back and forth with both teams forcing turnovers

• They had a lead at halftime, but couldn’t convert their offensive chances to win the game

• The boys played very well and had a lot of positive takeaways from this game

• Final Score: 12-9 Tufts Win

Pre-Quarters vs Harvard:

• This was an elimination game vs another D1 team

• Playing four games in one day caused the team to significant fatigue throughout the final game

• The game was very close in the beginning with both teams scoring consistently

• They decided to switch from their normal zone defense and instead switch to man to man to take advantage of their athleticism

• Ryan O’Connor was an integral part of their offense, helping facilitate their flow and convert chances

• With the score tied 10-10, the final point was winner take all

• They received the disc, called a set play and executed perfectly. Jake Fontes threw the disc to Jake Roy for the game winning score to advance them to the quarterfinals.

Final Score: 11-10 Bryant Win

Sunday

Quarterfinals vs Brown:

• Brown is the reigning division 1 champions and one of the best teams in the country

• They battled hard throughout the game but couldn’t take advantage of their chances

• The game highlighted some things the team needs to improve on for the spring and provided some building blocks to improve going forward

• Final Score: 13-6 Brown Win

Consolation Game vs UNH

• The boys used this game as a way to get the younger players involved and play against the high level competition.

• They started out very slow and the lack of experience showed

• After halftime, they settled down and improved their play considerably

• Final Score: 13-4 UNH Win

Highlights

Though they played D1 teams and didn’t win all of them, they were able to push each other to see what they could do

Comments

“Although we didn’t win the tournament, we showed a lot of mental toughness and grit in close games against good teams. I think we’re in a very good position going into the spring and have a very good idea of what we need to work on to be contenders for nationals again” – President Jake Roy

Up Next

The boys will be facing Plymouth State University next Saturday 10/26 at home

Social Media

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Written by: Lydia Paglierani