Game of the week- Pink over Maroon. In a matchup missing captains from both sides due to injury, Pink was able to navigate through Maroon’s tricky 6 man clam. They secured a seemingly safe 7-5 lead with hard cap quickly approaching. Maroon was able to claw its way back forcing universe point at 7-7. Josh from pink was able to slot a cross field flick blade to dissect the clam and claim victory. Flick blades are back and I couldn’t be happier.
Offensive play of the week- Mike “deep threat” Wong was very much over thrown on a deep huck. Breese came out of nowhere to snag the pass. In a game where every point matters, blue was able to use the strength of their handlers to secure a 7-6 victory over white and claim 3rd place in the league.
Defensive play of the week- Audrey from White. A player typically known for her deep cuts and deep defense, she at first guided white’s offense with a calming presence as a handler. As one of orange’s young athletic men peeled deep completely open, she chose to return to her roots. She peeled off her defender to box out and win a jump ball against him. This play and the overall gunslinging from white, including a 40 yard FLICK BLADE from Josh, helped white recover and win the 2nd half against orange 6-5.
Rookie of the week: Robbie from Orange team. Minutes after learning what a stack and force were, he secured a deep ball for a score against pink. He then showed more patience than the rest of Orange’s team throughout the day, especially in the red zone. He finished the day with a few hockey assists and no turnovers. Very excited to see what he can do for orange for the rest of the year.
Non-ultimate highlight of the week: Clyde has a big layout attempt that not only falls short, but injures his shoulder. Dr Peter from Blue and Dr to be Morgan from Purple quickly perform an assessment on Clyde, saving his shoulder for more future layouts to come (or to come after proper treatment and rest).
Next week’s game of the week- Pink vs White in round 1. This game pits teams who very much have their eyes set on a first round bye in the playoffs. This game features the incredible fast women cutters of pink vs the savvy and methodical handling women of white. Will captain Nolan return from his hurt hamstring? Will captain Ben return from his exile in the wilderness of South Carolina? Tune in next week
1st round results:
Orange win over pink
Blue win over white
Maroon win over Purple
2nd round results:
Orange win over white
Pink win over maroon
Blue win over purple
Current standings after week 2:
Orange 4-0
Pink 3-1
Blue 2-2
White 2-2
Maroon 1-3
Purple 0-4