Firedogs to attend Bucknell Shroomfest this weekend

The Firedogs are set to make the long trip to Bucknell to try and gain some extra experience before sectionals. The Bucknell tournament boasts a small but talented collection of teams, none of which OWU has ever played against. We’re hoping that getting out of Ohio will help spread the Firedog name and help us learn to play against different and better teams.
It will not be an easy go around for the Dogs either as Captain Conor Browne and senior Jay Farro will not be able to make the trip due to Easter commitments. Combine the loss of the teams best thrower and a veteran cutter with being put in a power pool, it will prove a tough challenge for the Firedogs. It’s a challenge we’re up for though, as we hope it will be a learning experience on our way to sectionals.
Our pool will have us face Harvard-B, Syracuse and then Bucknell the number one seed. Based on our seeding we will then be placed in a crossover game for our 4th game Saturday. It looks to be a competitive tourney all weekend with no Gimmies, and the Dogs are ready to go.

Arizona Sunburn is Nasty

Arizona University is making some noise





A scubber better then even dpd's

Hard Cap came on, and Arizona lost on their final score 12-13, much like the Firedogs against Cast at EMR

Firedogs 100th Career Victory

With a 13-5 win over Hope College at OWU's Home Evan Matthew Reas Memorial, the Firedogs notched their 100th career recorded spring victory.

Firedogs Career Record
1999: 6-6
2000: 6-5
2001: 2-5
2002: 4-5
2003: 9-14
2004: 19-15
2005: 10-12
2006: 16-13
2007: 20-9
2008 : 9-2

Total: 101-86 .540%

Evan Matthew Reas Memorial Tournament-3rd Place

The Firedogs held host to the first tournament at Ohio Wesleyan in years this weekend as 14 teams competed in the Evan Matthew Reas memorial tournament. All team’s endured extremely cold and windy weather playing on either snow or slush the entire weekend. The production of the tournament was a great success despite the weather and the Dogs were able to make a lot of money for themselves.

The first game of the tournament for OWU put them up against Oberlin’s B team. The two teams were playing on a field covered in snow, with the temperature slightly below freezing, and a steady wind. The Dogs were able to use their experience and athleticism to control the short game and work the disc down the field. A couple early layout D’s by Will Kenny and Jake Barnett got the team pumped up as the Dogs wanted to represent on their home fields. The Dogs finished their first game with a 13-1 win.

The second game of the day for the Dogs would pin them against the second seed in their pool, Denison and promised to be their biggest challenge Saturday. Denison DFUC came out strong in windy, snowing weather with their zone defense. It was the first time the Dogs had seen zone all spring and DFUC used it to roll to a 2-0 lead. The Dogs however refused to go out quietly in the tournament dedicated to their former captain, and after regrouping and talking over some strategy took a 7-0 run to take half 7-2. The Dogs rode their run all they way to the end of the game destroying Denison’s cup and denying all of their huck attempts, going on to win 13-4 over the NCAC rivals. Seniors Conor Browne and DPD were crucial in breaking the cup and making the throws necessary to take the wind out of Denison’s sails.

The next two games in pool play were against Dayton B and Hope College. The Dogs continued with their momentum as Captain Willy Yoder’s cuts helped spark the Firedog offense. With the sun a little warmer, and puddles on the ground now instead o snow, the dogs worked it up the fields with continuation cuts and utilizing their great speed. It was evident the off season conditioning had paid while at the end of the day the Dogs legs were fresh and other teams weren’t. The Firedogs won 11-2 over Dayton B and 13-4 over Hope.

The Dogs finished 4-0 the first day of the Evan Matthew Reas Memorial and won the A pool putting them in good position Sunday with a first round bye in bracket play. Cold and wet the team was happy to only have a 5 minute drive back to their rooms. The Dogs dried off, changed, and all met up at DPD, Conor, and Jay’s house for a team pasta dinner.
Day 2 to come later….