Michigan sectionals 2010

Pool Play

magnUM won its five pool games by scores of 13-6, 13-2, 13-11, 13-4 and 13-4 against Hope, Western Michigan, Kalamazoo, Kettering and Grand Valley respectively. Props to Kalamazoo, who nearly snuck one past an exceedingly casual magnUM squad — only to be put away by a sweet Tom Haynes sky.

Lowlights from pool play include:

• For the second year in a row, a rookie failed to posess a very catchable Callahan
• Pat Collins’ tomfoolery on the sidelines, tossing an errant disc which interfered with an adjacent game
• A successfully completed huck-dump

Sectional Final vs Michigan State

As was widely expected, magnUM met Burning Couch in the sectional final. magnUM knew coming in that Couch was much stronger than last year, and was arguably the favorite. The team from East Lansing did not disappoint. They came out fired up and were up 2-0 on two breaks very early. Couch would land another break and take a strong first half lead. The game would then settle in and two strong teams traded blows. As is frequently the case in a college ultimate game between two quality sides, there was a hotly contested call almost every point. Several calls probably could have used an observer to resolve the dispute and move the game along. Regardless, Couch took half with a strong lead. The second half featured a gritty magnUM side taking back the breaks, one at a time, in a race against the score and the clock. Down 14-13, magnUM got one more last break as the hard cap kicked in to force universe point. In a tight game, sometimes the most important break doesn’t go your way. magnUM would force a turn, but not convert. On Couch’s ensuing possession, the disc moved to the sideline and handler D clamped down. The stall count went higher and higher. But as Ollie observed in the postgame huddle “who under throws a bailout huck on a high stall count?” Burning Couch completed the huck, earned the resulting score and their Sectional Title.

2nd/3rd Game vs Kalamazoo

As a result of the loss, magnUM got a second game against Kalamazoo to in the section 2/3 game. This game was not nearly as close. Some rookie highlights punctuated the game, as magnUM ended the weekend with a 15-8 win.

magnUM Reserve goes to second straight Regionals!

For the second year in a row, magnUM Reserve won the “game-to-go” to advance to the Great Lakes Regionals. Congrats to Andy, Hank, Trues, KY and all the guys on another successful Michigan Sectionals.

Great Lakes Regionals Lineup

Based on Score Reporter result, the following 16 teams have qualified for the Great Lakes Regionals and its 2 bids to College Nationals:

Michigan Section
MSU
magnUM
Kalamazoo
magnUM Reserve

Central Plains Section
Illinois
Indiana
Purdue
Notre Dame
Ball State
Northwestern
Wheaton

East Plains Section
Ohio State
Ohio
Kenyon
Kentucky
Dayton

For now, we have less than two weeks to become the best team we can. Regionals are May 1-2 in Bloomington, IN. Come out to root to for magnUM! Yes, we know, some famous, powerful person is giving the commencement address in the Big House on May 1st. You can catch that on YouTube later. Comprehensive coverage of Regionals can only be experienced in person. Karst Farm Park. Bloomington. Be there.

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