Written By: Kevin Underhill
Trouble in CorVegas
Tomorrow, the boys from the Island will be heading down to Corvallis, OR to get their first glimpse of the 2012 Northwest competition. UVictim will be facing Reed College, Western Washington University and Oregon B on Saturday. Reed College is relatively unknown but as it stands, UVictim can assume every team will be a challenge. Everyone always has respect for Oregon’s program so we can expect a disciplined team with athletic players on their B squad. UVic will be facing Dirt (WWU) in what I think will be their toughest pool play match of the day. Last year UVictim and Dirt had a few tussles both ended with UVic on top. Dirt hasn’t had much roster turnover so we expect a stronger, more disciplined team. That game will definitely be worth keeping your eyes on.
Under the leadership of Coaching staff, Clay Howlett, Kyle Plumb, and Graeme Barber, UVic looks to scout out the competition in this NW regional preview. The lack of Whitman, UBC and UW lessens the field but gives UVic the perfect opportunity to jump in and make some noise.
Watch out for Veteran handlers Tay Nadon and Luke Charlesworth to be babysitting that disc until the time is right to cash in. Keep your eyes peeled for Wolf and Dr. Long tearing up the turf in the lanes. Don’t forget about young gunslinger Oli Telfer who has holstered his itchy trigger finger and has turned into a sick-nasty hucking machine. Let’s not forget about 2011 FOTY nominee Colin Featherston. Expect #34 in Black and Yellow to cut tirelessly and dominate in the air. Rookies Nick Wright and Ashton Pearson have opened eyes this season. Wright’s silky –smooth throws and effortless demeanor makes him a rowdy threat with the plastic. Pearson has established aerial supremacy on the Vancouver Island and is looking to take that down south. UVic is bringing a roster of 20 hungry guys down to Corvallis to make a statement.
After developing talent throughout the fall season, UVic is stepping it up in order to peak at Regionals. Trouble in Corvegas is just the first step in a long road to our end goal, USAU College Championships.
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Welcome back to another semester of UVictim Ultimate. The Spring Season will get kick started with a series of tryouts to come in the next few weeks. Dates will be posted shortly. Until then, practice will resume as usual. Same times, same fields.
UVic has been invited to several early season tournaments and is in the unfamiliar (but pleasant nonetheless) position of having to choose. The two options include a pricey trip to the Santa Barbara Invite to face some California competition or a venture to Corvallis to play some NW competition. UVic is still deciding but will have to commit one way or the other by the end of the week. Either tourney will provide an exciting start to UVictim’s spring season. Stay tuned for our decision.
STANFORD OPEN: Typically UVic’s highlight tournament of the season. The UVic Ultimate Club will make the trip again this year hoping to bring home the championship in both the men’s and women’s division. Stay tuned for trip details and schedule.
Spring Series: UVictim hopes to place high in the USAU standings this season, which will give them a good spot heading into Conference Championships and Regionals. This is all a process leading up to the eventual goal: USAU College Championships.
Stay tuned for updates and support UVic on their journey along the grind that is NW College ultimate! Email: uvictim.ultimate@gmail.com for more info!
We will be making some adjustments to the website this semester including: more in depth player profiles, a uvixens webpage, and a new multimedia page showing off twitter feeds, pics, videos and more!
UVictim has officially hunkered down for the winter break. After a productive fall season of growth and development, the boys from the Island have called it quits for the time being. Here’s a quick look at the fall season and what is in store going forward.
Westerns: UVic’s two split squad came out a little shy at Westerns and got taken to school by a much more prepared bunch of mainland players. UBC, Langara and SFU at one point or another took care of us Island with relative ease. With obvious improvement but a damaged ego, UVictim returned hungrier than ever to the practice field.
Moving forward, UVictim practiced through the rain and the wind every night. We avoided tearing up grass field 5 this season, and are excited to get back on the grass in January.
Sundodger: Over reading break, UVictim split its squad again and traveled down to Burlington, Washington to test its strength against the best of the NorthWest. Both split squads fared quite well on Saturday, both dropping only one game to Alumni squads. This secured both teams births in the quarterfinals. UVic-Y toppled Idaho Sunday morning to move on to face UW alum. UVic-X lost to UW alumni, which provided the previously mentioned quarterfinal matchup. As Uvic-X took care of Idaho in the ninals, UVic-Y lost a tight one to UW alumni. Both teams finished in the top ten, which was promising going forward. Notable victories include beating UBC and a UW split squad. This tournament provided a look at what college ultimate is all about to some of our newer players and got them more excited than ever for the spring season.
http://scores.usaultimate.org/scores/#college-open/tournament/10310
Madsharks Series: A handful of the Nomads, Skysharks and a few Blackfish players have come together to form a makeshift opponent for monthly games against UVictim. After getting our Asses handed to us in the previous two meetings, we stepped up our mental game and took care of business in the third match of the season. In a universe point thriller, UVictim never collapsed, they stayed in the game and they made a three-point comeback when it mattered most and got the win. We are excited for more greasy matchups with the sharks in the spring season.
Coahes: Moving forward we are excited to announce the introduction of our first ever coaching staff. With Clay Howlett leading the charge, we have spring coaching additions of Graeme Barber and Kyle Plumb. Both bring the experience and expertise to our sideline that this team needs to be successful. Coach and player Bios will be posted in the spring. Stay tuned.
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