Ultimate Frisbee Mercer Spring Tournament

The Army West Point Ultimate Frisbee team travelled to Mercer, NJ, to compete in their first spring tournament. Army was seeded in the top half of 47 teams from the Northeast in the competition. Army went 1-3 on Saturday in round-robin pool play, with a win followed by three close losses by two points or less. On Sunday, Army fought back to win the first two games of the day, including an upset win of a very strong, higher seeded NYU team. The Army Plebes, which make up over 60% of the team, played strong all weekend and are now fully integrated into the team due to their hard work and commitment at practices. In windy conditions on Saturday, Army opened with a 12-8 win over Wesleyan of Connecticut; Army jumped out to a big halftime lead and finished strong for the win. In the last three games of the tournament, Army lost to College of New Jersey 11-9, Hartford 8-6, and Syracuse 10-9. Army battled hard in all three games, but the losses put Army in the 17th-25th bracket for day two. At the start of day two, Army faced a higher seeded Columbia team in the first round. Army led the entire game, building a 6-2 lead before eventually wining 10-7. Division III Army advanced to the next game of the day feeling confident and eager to try to earn a victory from Division I NYU; Army started by scoring twice before grinding to a 7-7 tie as time expired. Playing in the final point to win the game, Army made some exceptional defensive plays and scored to win the game 8-7. In the final game of the day, Army played Boston University; Army focused on building good fundamental play against a larger, more rested team from Boston University, finally falling to BU and finishing 20th in the tournament. Overall, Army continued their never give up attitude and followed some tough losses on the first day with tremendous resiliency, playing with a lot of heart en route to big victories on the second day.