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Day 2 - another warm and windy day. First up was a game against Lehigh University
Below are some of my favorite images from the 2nd day. I hope you enjoy them, and feel free to share them.
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(Clicking on an image below will bring up a larger version of it.)
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A well timed Lehigh jump.
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Tough D
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I thought this sequence was kind of fun - and also demonstrated the perseverance that seemed pervasive on the team - they never give up :-)
yep - it was a successful catch! |
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Final score: 11-6
Next up: Carleton |
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So close!
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With the field lined up north to south, the strong southerly wind (~20mph gusting to 30mph) was becoming a factor in the games - in addition to raising the temperature into the upper 80's, the only scoring that was happening was downwind. So our team found themselves with a challenge: Carleton had won the opening disc-flip so they scored first. Our team was going to need to score an upwind point if they were going to have a chance of winning the game. Both teams tried many times to score upwind with little success.
Until... |
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The girls knew this could turn the game...
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... but they still had to play hard to keep Carleton from regaining the lead.
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In these conditions, this was safer than tossing the disc back after a foul :-)
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The Carleton game was long - playing out to a hard cap 1 hour and 45 minutes after it started (and 15 minutes before the championship game!). It was a great effort on the part of both teams. Final score: Claremont 12 - Carleton 9
So for the championship, we'd be facing Grinnell again - this time under very different and more challenging conditions than yesterday (though we won the disc-flip which would give us an advantage at the start).
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Catching the disc ... and a defender :-)
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The Braineaters had come over to support the ladies too.
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The game went to 'universe' with a final score of 13-12
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The Braineaters helped start the tunnel...
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One happy group of champions! |
"Dinosaur Poses"
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Awards Ceremonies:
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Individual 'Spirit' Awards - Women's and ...
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... men's |
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Celebrating Claremont Men's team winning the Spirit Award
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The Braineaters with their Spirit Award
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That's all for now!