1. North Texas UNTill over Texas TUFF. These teams destroyed the teams in their Saturday pools. In fact, both UNT and UT blanked two teams each. When these teams met in the finals though, North Texas poured it on the Sectional rival. This was a big chance for Texas to prove themselves as a powerhouse and fell short. Congratulations to both teams for advancing to the next round. This from Rec Sports Disc poster MC:
"All kidding aside, the UNT team was very good. Every player on that
team has improved immensely from last year and they play solid team
ultimate. I haven't seen a team this fast and tall in quite a while.
Almost the entire team plays very spirited and with class. I'd say
there is only one glaring exception to that rule, but that's for
another discussion I guess.
KRich played well and so did his brother, Drich. KRich has become a
much more complete player who can handle more and still be a very
legitimate deep threat. Drich has a nasty high release backhand break
and his handles are smooth. Jake has stepped up as well. We all knew
he was athletic, but this weekend he showed that he can be consistent
with the disc and can run with some of the fastest players on the
field.
semis game they played was much sloppier with a lot more turns. Much
credit is due to them for preparing well for the finals and bringing
it. Texas just couldn't managed to get over the hump. They were
plagued by drops, turfs and a hamstrung offense that refused to huck
it. Franchise played well and belted out some amazing upwind backhand
hucks at the beginning of the game, but we never saw them again for
some reason. Needless to say, it was an entertaining game, and I
think both these teams will be a force at Regionals. "
2. UNC - Wilmington's Seamen over NC State's Wolfpack. Congratulations to UNC-W for their second win over the NC State this season. UNC-W has established themselves as a major contender this season. I am excited to seeing them play in a couple of weeks at AC Regionals.
3. Santa Cruz's Slugs over Stanford's Bloodthirsty in the finals. Stanford did not follow my Sectionals prediction, and ended up beatng Los Positas for 2nd place.
4. Colorado having trouble against Colorado State. After blanking three teams this weekend (which is a major feat in itself), Colorado had trouble against its in state rival Colorado State in the Sectionals final game. Although Colorado escaped 15 - 13, this is not a promising game for last year's Nationals Runner-Up team. Colorado needs to take some time off and figure out how to get all of their "star players" back in the swing of things.
5. UNC Darkside dominates. No need to say, "I told you so." It is hard to doubt UNC after their performance this weekend. Big wins over NC State and UNC Wilmington proved that UNC is a clear favorite for the AC Regionals tournament.
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This from RSD poster CrazyChris:
"darkside has found a way to play at their
best at regionals in the past few years, and with a strong group of
seniors this year i dont think there is any reason for this to change
this season. darkside played well this weekend despite the absence of
super freshmen noah saul and won most of their games with a wide open
roster. word through the grapevine is matthew thomas has a bad hand
injury and may not play at regionals; only time will tell if he can
sack up and play through the pain at regionals."
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