Monday - Sept 25th - Review

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Review

We didn't practice this morning to give everyone a rest from the weekend. I'll recap the weekend for the A team.

• Game 1, Day 1, Queens B, Win 13-1
• This was our first game of the season, and we came out strong. We didn't have to show much, and more importantly, we finished the game efficiently and quickly.
• Game 2, Day 1, McGill B, Win 13-1
• Similar to the first game. Quick and efficient. Outcome as expected.
• Game 3, Day 1, Waterloo, Win 13-4
• Our first game against a top team. Waterloo looked greatly improved from past years, but didn't have the depth to play with us for more than a few points. Our stats showed a strong first half with a few too many turnovers in the second half which gave them their 4 points in the half.
• Game 4, Day 1, Carleton, Win 13-3
• Our toughest competition of the day was our last game. Carleton scored first and got two more points on the first half. We had plenty of errors and successes including a Callahan by myself. In the second half, we clamped down on their 3 main players and scored the next six points to win the game.
• Game 5, Day 2, Queens, Loss 5-12
  
• Our first view of the number 1 team in Canada. Queens attacked often and hard making us drop and throw away in windy conditions. Their defense played a strong trapping zone that cause many turnovers, and their hucks hurt us scoring about 10 of their twelve points. Our D didn't get one point in the game.
• Game 6, Day 2, Western, Win 8-5
• Not our best start, Western started off with a 3-2 lead breaking us twice in a row. We regained composure and started to make them pay for their huck and pin game by breaking their zone multiple times and by handing back some of their own medicine.
• Game 7, Day 2, Guelph, Win 7-6
• Another team that played a good zone against us. We started with 2 strong points, and started to trade back and forth for the rest of the game. Their best player played a strong game in the air, but our depth showed once again as we kept the pressure on and scraped out with a win.
• Game 8, Day 2, Queens, Win 11-10
• A rematch from the morning put us against Queens again. Once again, they had a strong start and put us in a 7-3 hole, but we clawed back 3 points before they closed the half (6-8 Queens). The remainder of the game was top quality high-level ultimate between two teams that gave it their all. We clawed our way to a 9-9 tie, and then broke to go up 10-9. We almost finished the game off, but Queen's made a big D and came down wind to score. Horn went and Universe point went on back and forth for about 5 to 10 minutes of drops, layouts, throw aways, and big grabs. We finally got a tight score to win the game and take Easterns for the first time in many years.

Great weekend with some good ultimate. There's still lots to work on, but we're heading in the right direction.

Peter