Ro Sham Bo Women Champions of Scotland!
Last weekend, Edinburgh University Ultimate
Women's team made history as the first ever Regional Outdoor Champions. With
BUCs points being up for grabs, as well as the title of Scottish Champions,
there was no doubt the two day event was going to be intense.
Captained by GB U23's player Natasha Lim,
the 13-strong squad was seeded 1st- a position they held the whole
weekend. After winning all of their pool games- and only ceding 6 points the
whole day- the team had a late start on Sunday with their semi final vs Dundee
Women. A slightly shaky start resulted in a time out, with Lim asking the team
to give it their all. They gave that and then some, and headed to the final
determined to win the rematch with Glasgow Women.
A 15 minute long first point showed just
how much both teams wanted to take the title. Edinburgh played with calm heads,
and pushed through some tough defense played by the Glasgow side. After trading
point-for-point, with some great plays by both sides, Edinburgh started to pull
ahead. A heart stopping final point saw a huge throw from Serene to the
endzone, with Amanda pulling it in to secure Edinburgh the point and the
title.
The Women's team went in hard on Saturday
morning, and by the time they walked away from the final- medals in hand- they
had shown they are a force to be reckoned with come Nationals.
Featuring *
Natasha " I'll only miss training when
I'm dead" Lim
Carissa " Let's make them mad"
Tong
Serene " Handblocks are easy" Ng
Kathleen " I'm ill and I'll still huck
it, what's your excuse" Beekman
Amanda " She just appears out of
nowhere" Chan
Annie " Don't worry I'll be screaming
at you" Bechtel
Kate " What broken hand?"
Stafford
Chin " Now watch me bid, now watch me
nae nae" Yoxin
Jessica " Lemme just make this huge
block and I'll be right there" Lam
Megan " PHD in KICKING ASS" Melanson
Sara " The plaits make me run
faster" Fritsch
Emily " What do you mean she's never
played before" Pocock
Sarah " Throw a Scooper" Cooper
*I made these up. But not all of them.
Written by Annie Bechtel and photos by Sarah Cooper
