HipHop - Girls
I need to get on the ball with this. I am starting to slack with the updates, I apologize to those that follow O'Hara Ultimate. On to the games!
This year, HipHop was held on one of the most beautiful days of the year so far. It was also the first tournament that I helped run that did not have to get rescheduled, or rained out. GirlSquad was pumped for their games, the first chance to see all the PHUEL teams in action.
Radnor
This was the second time we had played Radnor this year, and the result would be the same, well, almost, Radnor scored a point. GirlSquad came out playing a zone, and it would not be long until the Radnor coach stopped to ask Cook, "Wait, what defense is this?" She was confused as to whether it was a man or zone D. Cook did let the coach know it was zone, but that didn't help much as O'Hara rolled, 13 - 1. Lots of playing time for everyone on the team, and a great start to the day. Just about everyone looked sharp, and with 17(!) girls on the team, plenty of subs to keep everyone fresh.
Haverford
Haverford has been getting better, and the team had thought this would be our first test of the day. It seems Haverford might have been worn down from their 7-6 loss to Lower Merion, as GirlSquad came out and smoked them 13 - 2. O'Hara was the only team in the Girls division to end the games at the point cap, and not the time cap. Jax showed up huge in this game, with a bunch of D's and a ton of points, in fact, Jax was huge all day. Blue was laying out as usual, except this time, they were actual layouts, and not throwing herself at the disc. It was an awesome thing to watch.
Lower Merion
After the Haverford game, Judy began to not feel well, she had been in the sun too long, and there were some dogs around, creeping her out. Since we had dispatched with Haverford so quickly, we also had a little bit of a layoff, about a half hour, before the LM game. To this point, layoffs have been a problem for the team, we have not been able to come out sharp after a break. Unfortunately, that would continue. LM jumped out to a 5 - 2 lead, and in the midst of that, Reg had to leve the game with a pretty serious concussion. That would foreshadow some of the events of the open game. With our best player, Reg, out of the game, and our team firestarter, Judy, sidelined as well, O'Hara was in for a fight. The biggest problem was that LM had finally figured out our zone. They were hucking happily over the zone, and comign up with some huge catches. GirlSquad thinks the combined team of BabaOhara from the fall gave LM the insight they needed to beat the zone. GirlSquad began switching the defense, and fought back. Once we switched to a standard cup, with Meag and Blue providing some stellar defense, the girls climbed back to 7 - 7 before the cap sounded. The game when to Universe point, with LM receiving. GirlSquad quickly got 3 D's and then had three chances from the goaline, to win the game, but grew impatient and could not swing the disc and punch it in. After the third chance, LM connected on 3 big hucks to win the game.
This marked the 2nd time in three years, GirlSquad has lost HipHop at Universe point. All in all, the girls played fantastic together, gutting out a huge comeback with our best player out of the game. This showed the grit, determination, and depth of the team. We know that with Reg back to full health for this weekend's O'Hara Invite, we are going to be dangerous.
This year, HipHop was held on one of the most beautiful days of the year so far. It was also the first tournament that I helped run that did not have to get rescheduled, or rained out. GirlSquad was pumped for their games, the first chance to see all the PHUEL teams in action.
Radnor
This was the second time we had played Radnor this year, and the result would be the same, well, almost, Radnor scored a point. GirlSquad came out playing a zone, and it would not be long until the Radnor coach stopped to ask Cook, "Wait, what defense is this?" She was confused as to whether it was a man or zone D. Cook did let the coach know it was zone, but that didn't help much as O'Hara rolled, 13 - 1. Lots of playing time for everyone on the team, and a great start to the day. Just about everyone looked sharp, and with 17(!) girls on the team, plenty of subs to keep everyone fresh.
Haverford
Haverford has been getting better, and the team had thought this would be our first test of the day. It seems Haverford might have been worn down from their 7-6 loss to Lower Merion, as GirlSquad came out and smoked them 13 - 2. O'Hara was the only team in the Girls division to end the games at the point cap, and not the time cap. Jax showed up huge in this game, with a bunch of D's and a ton of points, in fact, Jax was huge all day. Blue was laying out as usual, except this time, they were actual layouts, and not throwing herself at the disc. It was an awesome thing to watch.
Lower Merion
After the Haverford game, Judy began to not feel well, she had been in the sun too long, and there were some dogs around, creeping her out. Since we had dispatched with Haverford so quickly, we also had a little bit of a layoff, about a half hour, before the LM game. To this point, layoffs have been a problem for the team, we have not been able to come out sharp after a break. Unfortunately, that would continue. LM jumped out to a 5 - 2 lead, and in the midst of that, Reg had to leve the game with a pretty serious concussion. That would foreshadow some of the events of the open game. With our best player, Reg, out of the game, and our team firestarter, Judy, sidelined as well, O'Hara was in for a fight. The biggest problem was that LM had finally figured out our zone. They were hucking happily over the zone, and comign up with some huge catches. GirlSquad thinks the combined team of BabaOhara from the fall gave LM the insight they needed to beat the zone. GirlSquad began switching the defense, and fought back. Once we switched to a standard cup, with Meag and Blue providing some stellar defense, the girls climbed back to 7 - 7 before the cap sounded. The game when to Universe point, with LM receiving. GirlSquad quickly got 3 D's and then had three chances from the goaline, to win the game, but grew impatient and could not swing the disc and punch it in. After the third chance, LM connected on 3 big hucks to win the game.
This marked the 2nd time in three years, GirlSquad has lost HipHop at Universe point. All in all, the girls played fantastic together, gutting out a huge comeback with our best player out of the game. This showed the grit, determination, and depth of the team. We know that with Reg back to full health for this weekend's O'Hara Invite, we are going to be dangerous.
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