The Firedogs pulled into Case Westerns North Coast Open with only seven players Saturday morning. It was mid-semester break, and a large portion of the Firedogs elected to go home for the long weekend, but Captain Conor Browne, Chan, Drover, Paya, Tappan, Rob, and Not Shott, elected to stay and represent the Firedogs without any subs.
The structure of the tournament was designed to kill a team that played savage. All games were to 15, no halves, and only 5 minutes between each game. The performance the seven man Firedog team put forth that day was absolutely heroic, winning all four of its games. The dogs rolled over Kent State, Case Western-B, and Bowling Green beating them all by more then 10 scores. Without any subs, the Dogs were able to develop a good chemistry and good flow. The last game of the day was against Grove City College, a solid team also armed with good spirit. The Dogs were extremely tired from playing savage the entire day, but pulled out a heart-filled 15-13 win to finish the day.
The dogs picked up two more of their players Sunday, and were reseeded second in the championship bracket. With a long nights sleep, and tons of confidence the dogs were set to make a third run at a tournament championship this fall. Their first game would pin them against the 7th ranked Case Western Fighting Gobies.
The Dogs scored fast on a Paya to Yoder connection in the end zone after the team worked the disc up the field very well. The gobies however quickly answered back with a backhand huck off of a sweet fake for the score. Points continued to be traded back and forth with a combination of chilly Case offense, and great passing by the Ohio Wesleyan cutters.
Unfortunately it seemed fatigue set in as the Dogs started feeling all the strain they had put on their legs from the day before. A combination of poor defense and poor offensive decisions aided the Gobies to go on a 5-0 run to take half at 8-3. The Firedogs however are not a team to ever give up and battled back valiantly in the second half. Good defense and several hucks from Conor to Yoder and Tappan helped mount a comeback for the Dogs. However it was too little too late for OWU as the cap came on and the dogs lost 12-9. With how the Dogs played Saturday, and their hunger for a tournament championship, this was by far their most disappointing loss of the season.
The dogs last game Sunday was a consolation game against a talented team who was also upset in the first round, the Oberlin Horse Cows. The Horse Cows had recently won the tournament they had hosted the previous week, which the Dogs finished third in. The game was very competitive throughout; there were many good bids and hucks by both sides. The game came down to the wire with the dogs losing on universe point 14-13. This match-up of the Firedogs and Horsecows looks to be a promising one throughout the rest of the year.
The structure of the tournament was designed to kill a team that played savage. All games were to 15, no halves, and only 5 minutes between each game. The performance the seven man Firedog team put forth that day was absolutely heroic, winning all four of its games. The dogs rolled over Kent State, Case Western-B, and Bowling Green beating them all by more then 10 scores. Without any subs, the Dogs were able to develop a good chemistry and good flow. The last game of the day was against Grove City College, a solid team also armed with good spirit. The Dogs were extremely tired from playing savage the entire day, but pulled out a heart-filled 15-13 win to finish the day.
The dogs picked up two more of their players Sunday, and were reseeded second in the championship bracket. With a long nights sleep, and tons of confidence the dogs were set to make a third run at a tournament championship this fall. Their first game would pin them against the 7th ranked Case Western Fighting Gobies.
The Dogs scored fast on a Paya to Yoder connection in the end zone after the team worked the disc up the field very well. The gobies however quickly answered back with a backhand huck off of a sweet fake for the score. Points continued to be traded back and forth with a combination of chilly Case offense, and great passing by the Ohio Wesleyan cutters.
Unfortunately it seemed fatigue set in as the Dogs started feeling all the strain they had put on their legs from the day before. A combination of poor defense and poor offensive decisions aided the Gobies to go on a 5-0 run to take half at 8-3. The Firedogs however are not a team to ever give up and battled back valiantly in the second half. Good defense and several hucks from Conor to Yoder and Tappan helped mount a comeback for the Dogs. However it was too little too late for OWU as the cap came on and the dogs lost 12-9. With how the Dogs played Saturday, and their hunger for a tournament championship, this was by far their most disappointing loss of the season.
The dogs last game Sunday was a consolation game against a talented team who was also upset in the first round, the Oberlin Horse Cows. The Horse Cows had recently won the tournament they had hosted the previous week, which the Dogs finished third in. The game was very competitive throughout; there were many good bids and hucks by both sides. The game came down to the wire with the dogs losing on universe point 14-13. This match-up of the Firedogs and Horsecows looks to be a promising one throughout the rest of the year.
