im still aching so much from yesterday. it was absolutely awesome. i
know i got annoyed at the last match, but honestly we played so well
in all the games. this is a great start to the run up to regionals.
weve got a couple of more of these tournaments in the build up to
regionals and so weve got loads of time to perfect our game
vs lse
6 - 5
lse are massive rivals for us, and they have been consistently strong
over the last few years, so this was a tough match to start with.
nevertheless we went up 2-0 and i was so excited. our brownie zone was
working well and lse were lucky to be able to use risky high release
throws to bring it back to 2-2. we then went on to trade points to
4-4, in which time jon da beast managed to concuss one of the lse
players… harry and jesse gave us a great long option and louis and
dan looked comfortable at this higher level. despite leading for most
of the match we found ourselves 5 - 4 down with just minutes to go.
wed played so well the entire game and we fought hard right to the end
to bring it level and go into sudden death. even though they are
rivals this was a really well spirited match and we showed great
strength of character to win this match. great effort
vs revolution pick up
13 - 2 ?
it was a shame we couldnt play another university team, but actually
we used this match to great effect. i dont think wed ever used
arrowhead zone before and so it was great to see everyone pick it up
so easily. this wasnt a great team, but even so our offence was
incredible. we had great flow, as good as any team, utilising short
and long options. i remember eric made some especially great grabs in
this match. overall we really made this match look easy.
vs imperial
7 - 2 ?
match ups with imperial have always been difficult, we know from
practicing alongside them that they are a strong team and theyve done
well so far this year. again, we found ourselves 2-0 up and i feared
we might not be able to keep the lead. dd scored a couple of points
but our brownie zone was impenetrable. nick and jon were awesome in
the wall and tim and kyle kept the long d tight. i really cant believe
how good our zone was. we have to keep it up. o was sweet as well. the
poppers and wings made short work of their zone d. kaleigh came back
to help out with the handling and we looked like a complete team.
vs abh
4 - 14 ?
whilst our zone d and o was awesome, we found ourselves really lacking
on man defence and offence and this was exploited by abh. its
something we have to work on during practice. our flow was good at
times but we just couldnt keep up. shame to end the day on such a poor
loss…
nevertheless, we convincingly beat two good university teams
yesterday. our zone d and o was awesome. and i feel really proud of
our team. we need to work on man and also 3 4 offence but this is a
great start.
really well done to everyone who played.