UCF disc team advances to regionals
Jake Bridges
Issue date: 4/16/08 Section: News
One of two ultimate disc teams at UCF finished second in an annual sectional tournament that took place April 5 and 6 in Orlando.
The UCF A-team, Dogs of War, ranked No. 24 in the nation by the Ultimate Players Association, was only defeated once in the Florida Sectional Tournament by the University of Florida. UF is currently ranked No. 1 in the nation by UPA, which is similar to the AP poll in NCAA college football.
UCF's B-team, Havoc, finished seventh in the tournament.
Because of its top three finish, Dogs of War will advance to the Atlantic Coast Regionals in Statesboro, Ga., with UF and either Florida State University or the UF B-team. This third-place game was postponed due to lightning in the Orlando area and will be made up soon in Lake City.
The sport, called "ultimate," is played with two teams of seven players trying to pass the disc into an end zone.
"It's similar to basketball in the way turnovers are done but similar to soccer in the way you move up and down the field," said Steve Schade, vice president of the club Ultimate Frisbee at UCF and a Dogs of War team member. "It's a great deal of running."
Ultimate is a relatively new sport. The UPA was established in 1979, but it has gained increasing popularity, especially on college campuses.
The UPA's Web site boasts collegiate-level participants from Florida all the way to Alaska. The UPA Web site also displays links to youth and regular club teams.
Dogs of War compete in one of the most competitive of the collegiate regions. As Bumgarner said, the Atlantic Coast region is a place for the elite. Dogs of War will be matched against top-tier competition such as No. 1 UF, No. 15 North Carolina University, No. 17 North Carolina State University, No. 25 University of North Carolina-Wilmington and No. 32 Georgia Tech.
Schade said he knows the team will have to overachieve at the tournament in order to advance to College Nationals in Boulder, Colo., which a UCF team has never done before.
The UCF A-team, Dogs of War, ranked No. 24 in the nation by the Ultimate Players Association, was only defeated once in the Florida Sectional Tournament by the University of Florida. UF is currently ranked No. 1 in the nation by UPA, which is similar to the AP poll in NCAA college football.
UCF's B-team, Havoc, finished seventh in the tournament.
Because of its top three finish, Dogs of War will advance to the Atlantic Coast Regionals in Statesboro, Ga., with UF and either Florida State University or the UF B-team. This third-place game was postponed due to lightning in the Orlando area and will be made up soon in Lake City.
The sport, called "ultimate," is played with two teams of seven players trying to pass the disc into an end zone.
"It's similar to basketball in the way turnovers are done but similar to soccer in the way you move up and down the field," said Steve Schade, vice president of the club Ultimate Frisbee at UCF and a Dogs of War team member. "It's a great deal of running."
Ultimate is a relatively new sport. The UPA was established in 1979, but it has gained increasing popularity, especially on college campuses.
The UPA's Web site boasts collegiate-level participants from Florida all the way to Alaska. The UPA Web site also displays links to youth and regular club teams.
Dogs of War compete in one of the most competitive of the collegiate regions. As Bumgarner said, the Atlantic Coast region is a place for the elite. Dogs of War will be matched against top-tier competition such as No. 1 UF, No. 15 North Carolina University, No. 17 North Carolina State University, No. 25 University of North Carolina-Wilmington and No. 32 Georgia Tech.
Schade said he knows the team will have to overachieve at the tournament in order to advance to College Nationals in Boulder, Colo., which a UCF team has never done before.