Dan Williams’ name doesn’t come up often in previews, recaps, or even Wildfire’s promotional materials, but it should: the man was sacrificing his body for layout Ds 5 minutes into the game, playing rabid defense and composed offense every time he was on-field. For the first point of the fourth quarter they traded turns with Wildfire until David Valentine-Elam pitched a lengthy forehand into the endzone to Brock, who tipped the throw and then plunged to the ground to save the disc.The AlleyCats erupted, but the referee called the disc down, and you could see the injustice settle on their shouldersWildfire responded in kind: Bob Liu handblocked AlleyCats handler Jason Yoder before sending a casual hammer to Walden Nelson in the endzone, much to the crowd’s delight.
The AlleyCats matched up well against Wildfire’s biggest threats, putting height on AJ Nelson and putting experience on Goose Helton. WIN £100 of Melon Gear every month* and be the first to hear about new limited editions and releases! Both teams traded points to start, but Wildfire’s rookies worked hard on defense to give Goose opportunities on offense, and he rewarded the effort with long looks and patient endzone offense that helped Wildfire reach 10-7.Indianapolis maintained their patient offense, but the strategy that relied on myriad touches also gave the amped-up Wildfire more opportunities to force fumbles or generate turns.
This point and a long half should have given the AlleyCats a chance to refocus, but they came out of half on their heels, and Wildfire was able to score twice from Indianapolis mistakes to make the score 13-9.The AlleyCats continued to claw back, and play got physical as each team sought to shut down each other’s playmakers. The AlleyCats won 20-19 and will play at Madison next Saturday in the AUDL’s Midwest Division championship. At the beginning of the game, the AlleyCats took six minutes to tie the game up at 1. Ron Kubalanza, Bob Liu, and Andy Nielsen were their primary offensive weapons with Dan Williams, Walden Nelson, and Xtehn Titcomb stepping in. And in order to serve their communities, direct financial support from readers is necessary. Cameron Brock, Keenan Plew, and Joey Cari made up most of the AlleyCats’ midfield, and their offense relied on completing every 10-yard throw rather than completing the 40-yard punt that generates the big plays.In elite men’s ultimate, it’s easy to assume that the best player on the team makes the AlleyCats veteran Travis Carpenter agreed: “Our motto is, ‘What we don’t do on offense, what we do on defense.’ We’re looking to have conservative offense with smart throws, and we have the cutters that can make the throws upfield so we like to get them the disc early and often…we just try to run defenses into the ground.”Wildfire shook off the nerves early, and they were able to break back effectively to end the first quarter 3-5.
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The game started out as a “they score, we score” game. Katie serves as Ultiworld's Women's D1 College Editor, and is damn proud to cover women's ultimate. Their efforts paid off: compared to the 57 – yes, 57 – people at the Detroit Mechanix game the week before, over 400 people showed up last Friday, and I caught a glimpse of how these pro teams imagine their own futures: fans cheering, gasping, and heckling at all the right moments.The AlleyCats came out hot to score first and took an early lead, 4-1.
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Goose Helton stretched for the disc near the endzone, but Jason Yoder took him out mid-jump to raucous boos.