UMD Intramural Sports

All Campus Championship

2011-03-18T14:22:00.000-04:00

This is the first installment of this event I believe it went off with a bang. Everything went better than expected. The participants all looked like they enjoyed themselves and had a great time. Both games started very competitive and close. Before the game I talked to players on each team and they all were happy and excited to be playing in the ACC, however they would prefer to play in Ritchie or Comcast center because those have seats for fans to sit.

In the game FIJI A2 vs. Team Franchyze™ it looked like it might be an upset in the making FIJI A2 leading most of the first half over the 4 time defending champ Team Franchyze™. That game was close for all of the first half with a back and forth action, and it was a low scoring game having the halftime score 19-19. At half time of that game I talk to FIJI A2 and they were confident about playing and were not scared or discouraged by the strength and quickness that Team Franchyze™. The second half started and Team Franchise™ went on a run, turned up the tempo on offence, and played more aggressively on defense; and it was too much for the FIJI A2 to handle and Team Franchyze™ was able to pull away with a commanding lead and win the game, 51-34. Even though FIJI A2 lost, they played with a lot of determination and confidence and heart and gave Team Franchyze™ a tough game.

In the mount Olympus vs. Lambda Chi Alpha, this game was also a close game for much of the first half, but I think the Mount Olympus just wanted it more than the Lambda Chi Alpha by playing with more determination and skill, I believe the half time score was a 5 point lead for mount Olympus. Just like in the Men’s A champ game the same thing happened in this game by mount olympus team going on a tremendous run and pulling a way, not leaving a chance for the opponent to have a chance to make a comeback by making it 67-33.

During half time of the ACC we had a 3 point contest, foul shot contest, and Hot Spot contest. The winners of these would receive a T-Shirt form the Intramural Office. It looked like a success and if you missed this exciting event, make sure you come to it next year for a great time. The participants I talked to said this was a great idea to have, it was a lot of fun. I hope that this will be done every year because the participants really enjoyed themselves and we also had a great turnout for the event, it was awesome.

All in all I think this event was a tremendous success and thanks to the teams who played in the ACC, thanks to the officials who refereed the games, thanks to the Supervisors who were able to be there and make sure this event was a success, thank you to the score keepers to help keep score. Most importantly Thank you Mary Kate Sullivan and Kurt Klier for making this event possible, because without them this event would never have happened.

Superfox vs Basketball Globe Trotters

2011-03-18T14:19:00.002-04:00

This is the first game of the season, so I do not know what to expect. However, it looks like the Trotters maybe at a disadvantage because they have many short players while Super Fox has a bunch of tall players. The key in intramurals is to watch for the hustle players because they could potentially be the game changers. Super Fox is able to take a 2-0 lead while the Trotters are having some misfortune scoring. However, seven minutes into the game the Trotters are able to get their first points of the game. Even though the Trotters are being dominated and over powered both on offense and defense, they look like they have some athletic players who could become dangerous come playoff time. If the Trotters are able to take their time to shoot, they can make more shots, however that seems to be a problem with Super Fox playing very aggressively and forcing the Trotters to hurry their shots. The first half ends with Super Fox having a commanding lead 36-8.

The Trotters come out in the second half looking to be lazy, however, they manage to make the first 2 points of the half and it looks like they might be able to make a comeback while Super Fox is building me a house with all the bricks they are throwing up. That is still not enough for the Trotters to come back in this game. The Trotters keep fighting and not giving up which is a good sign for games to come. However, with the height advantage in favor of Super Fox and they’re dominating the boards and second chance points. The game ends with a final score of 61-27.

Overall, Super Fox looks to be staked with some key players that will help them through the season. As for the Global Trotters, they also look good. If they just get in a position where they can take their time and shoot the ball then they will be very dangerous. If they are playing up tempo and rushing their shots, that will most certainly hurt them.

Krystal Klier vs Coon and Friends

2011-03-18T14:07:00.000-04:00

Krystal Klier looks like the clear favorite lead by the awesome Mark Comer who loves winning more than anything, but they may be in some trouble with having to start the game with four players. Just after tip-off more players for KK arrive so we will hopefully have a competitive ball game.

Both teams have trouble scoring in the early going by throwing a lot of bricks, however, three minutes into the game KK scores. KK has several players that are good free throw shooters and so does CF which keeps the game close by both teams not missing a free throw in the first half. Matt Miller of CF looks to be the go to guy because he is quick and aggressive and doing most of the scoring for his, but if CF wants to stay in this someone else needs to take some initiative and help Miller with scoring. KK does a nice with passing the ball around at several points making sure each player on their team touches the ball at least once before taking a shot, I like that sportsmanship. The score remains tight through out the first half. Matt Miller looked unstoppable in the first half, but #31 on KK makes a buzzer beater to make the half time score 25-21 KK.

At half time, Mark says, “score more points than the other team to win the game.” Not much to talk about in the second half because Matt Miller must have gotten tired from all the hard work he did in the first and just couldn’t really buy a bucket and KK took advantage and went on a scoring run and CF couldn’t keep up and KK turned up the heat. The game ends with KK winning 56-39

Briggs vs Hungry Hungry Hippos

2011-03-18T14:06:00.000-04:00

Briggs starts with the ball and about two minutes into the game HHH is able to score to make it 1-0. Briggs does a nice job moving the ball around and passing and is able to tie the game up at 1-1 3:50 mark. Then on some bad misfortune on HHH, part Briggs is able to take the lead 2-1 6:03 mark. With some fancy footwork of Matteo he is able to tie the game up a 2-2 6:48 second mark. Then it looks like HHH wants to turn the intensity up by taking the lead 3-2 at the 7:13 mark. Briggs has some chances to tie the game but are not able to connect. At the 11:48 mark, HHH is able to score again this time an assist from Matteo to make it 4-2. Halftime score is 4-2 HHH.

The second half, HHH starts with the ball and 3:22 into the second half Sonia of HHH is able to score to extend their lead 5-2. Then with about four minutes, left in the game Sonia is able to score again with an assist from Matteo to make it 6-2. That is how the game ends 6-2 in favor of HHH. Both teams looked like they play a good very aggressive game but the HHH looked to be the hungrier team won.

After the game I caught up with Matteo and he was very excited to being Game of the Week for the third time, he was happy for the victory. Briggs are the defending Champs for outdoor Coed and Men’s soccer, come playoff time this could be the team to beat

Indoor Soccer Week 1 The Kickers vs Rusty Faces

2011-02-09T13:08:00.001-05:00

This is the first game of the regular season so I do not know what to expect. Both teams have a very good warm-up and now it’s time for kickoff. The Kickers start with the ball. Both teams look to have some talent. This game could go either way, however, it looks like The Kickers seem to be a lot quicker than the Rusty Faces. The Kickers look like they want to score early but the goalkeeper for Rusty Face is able to get in front of the ball, denying them any chance to score early. During one play, a player on the Rusty Face team tries to sprint down field with the ball. However, two players on the Kickers have other ideas, stopping the momentum he had. Then Mike Devin of the Kickers is able to have a one-touch shot on goal and scores to make it 1-0 Kickers 3 minutes into the game. Throughout the first half, Kyle on Rusty Face has some nice shots on goal, however, he misses wide. As the first half comes to a close the score remains 1-0. Rusty Face had some nice opportunities to score in the half but weren’t too lucky- they were a bit rusty.

As we begin the second half, Rusty Face starts with the ball. About four minutes into the half, a player on Rusty Face gets a shot off and the goalie is able to deflect it, but another player on Rusty Face gets the rebound and scores to tie the game up at 1-1. A few minutes later they had a chance to take the lead but were rejected by the wall about an inch from scoring the go-ahead goal. Then with less than three minutes left in the game Eric Fitzgerald from the Kickers is able to use his fancy footwork and score the go-ahead goal and put them up 2-1 and that’s how the game ends: 2-1 The Kickers.

After the game, I had the chance to talk the captain of The Kickers. He said it was exciting to be game of the week, and he believes his team will win it all.

Last Chance Night

2011-01-21T16:12:00.001-05:00

At the conclusion of the spring semester, Intramural Sports will be hosting a “Last Chance Night” for any senior to participate in a variety events, with the winners receiving a championship t-shirt! Only students who are graduating in the Spring of 2011 are eligible to participate. The events will take place at the Armory and will include: a 3 point contest, soccer shootout, football passing competition, and much more! Don’t miss the last opportunity for you to win a University of Maryland championship t-shirt!

All Campus Championship

2011-01-21T15:37:00.000-05:00

Beginning this semester, Intramural Sports will be conducting an all campus championship for 5v5 Basketball and 9v9 Soccer. The champions of the Men’s A, Men’s B, Frat A, and Frat B leagues will play in a 4 team, single elimination tournament. The semifinal round will match-up the Men’s A champion vs. the Frat B champion and the Frat A champion vs. the Men’s B Champion. The winners from each semifinal round will compete for the “All Campus Championship.” The Championships will take place the day after the league championship for each sport. The semi-finals and finals for 5v5 Basketball will take place at the Armory with the semi-finals beginning at 7:00 and the finals starting at approximately 8:30. The All Campus Championship for 9v9 Soccer will take place at the turf and the semi-finals and finals will also begin at 7:00 and 8:30.

In between the semifinal round and “All Campus Championship,” Intramural Sports will be holding various basketball competitions (i.e. 3 point contest, knockout, etc.) with the winner of each contest receiving a championship t-shirt! Any student can participate in these competitions and will give you a chance to redeem that heart breaking playoff loss. Join us for our first ever “All Campus Championship” to show off your skills, see the best basketball players on campus and crown the best intramural basketball team on campus!

2010-11-17T15:08:00.002-05:00

Volleyball Fraternity league FIJI A1 Vs. ATO A

2010-11-16T15:47:00.002-05:00

Before the game both teams talk strategy about who will be playing which position. ATO starts with the serve of set one. Fiji looks to have the height advantage with one person named Zachary Fenster probably 6’8”, but ATO takes an early lead 3-0 right before Zachary has a monstrous spike and gets his team on the board (and he also had many more of those throughout the first game). Fiji looks to be pulling away but ATO is catching some lucky breaks. Jimmy Lam of Fiji also is a threat to be reckoned with. He is about 5’8” but he has tremendous jumping ability and spikes the ball with a lot of force. Both team have several good rallies throughout the first game. Both teams have athletic players so it will be very competitive. However, both teams have no subs so they might get tired. As long as Zachary stays close to the net ATO will have trouble scoring. The game goes back and forth until Fiji gets on a roll and wins it 25-17.

Before the start of the second game, both teams discuss strategy. Fiji starts with the ball for game two. This time Fiji gets out to a 3-0 lead then Ryan Shapiro of ATO is able to get his team on the board. Both teams looks to be having a good time on the court with great sportsmanship. ATO is able to get several good spikes this game and are able to hit the ball past Zachary. At one point the score was 12-8 and looked like Fiji was going to be pulling away but ATO had other ideas by putting up a fight trying to get the game close. ATO needed to try a bit harder because Jimmy’s hard-hitting power and jumping ability is too much for ATO to handle and Fiji is able to win the second set as well.

Looks like Fiji was able to win with the height advantage. According to Fenster of Fiji it was a much needed win, and having the height advantage defiantly played a part in the win. According to ATO they said “It was a competitive game but we didn’t play well enough to win but it was definitely a fun game. We had some trouble because we are all short and well they had one taller player so that was hard to play against.”

Flag Fooball Week 2 El Duderino vs Burnhau5

2010-11-16T15:46:00.000-05:00

The game is scheduled for a 6 pm kickoff and the weather looks pleasant. According the weather report it’s supposed to be partly cloudy with temperatures in the low 70’s, 10 % precipitation 38 % humidity and winds from WNW at 9 mph. Both teams have a very nice and sociable warm up, doing some passing drills and discuss strategy about what defense and offensive plays to do etc.

Burnhau5 starts with the ball to start the game and on the first play, one of the players on El Duderino gets an interception by jumping up in front of the ball. Then five plays later El Duderino makes a 20 yard pass to Chris Doucette for a TD making the score 6-0 then goes for a one point conversion by a QB sneak and misses it with seven minutes remaining first quarter. After having some trouble completing passes Burnhau5 is able to complete a thirty yard pass to about the ten yard line, on the next play they are able to complete a pass to the end zone. Matthew Quiat is able to disrupt Brunhau5 from getting some momentum by intercepting the pass, though El Duderino is not able to do much with the ball and the first quarter ends 6-0. The second quarter starts with El Duderino having to punt the ball. While Brunhau5 is in control of the ball, they are able to make key passes and able to score on a QB sneak to tie the game 6-6 and miss the conversion with about seven minutes left in the half. Now El Duderino decides to switch QB. Now John Witte is the QB and decides to make a deep pass down field, where a player from Brunhau5 waiting and intercepts the pass. They are not able to do much with the ball and the half ends 6-6.

During half time, both teams talk strategy and try to switch up their game plans. The second half beings with El Duderino with the ball and about four and a half minutes into the third quarter John Witte gets thrown a nice ten yard pass and then does a nice spin move to cut the defenders in two and is able to score making it 12-6. Kevin Bubar is able to make a pass to Matthew Quiat to make it 13-7. While Burnhau5 has the ball they look to be in trouble with a fourth down, but are able to convert on fourth down and score with a twenty yard pass for a TD making it 13-12. They are unable to make the conversion at the end of the third quarter. With about eight minutes left in the game being fourth quarter, El Duderino is able to make a pitch play and then throw to the end zone and able to score with a pass to Chris Doucette jumping in the air to make the catch and Matt Galosky makes the conversion 20-12. Burnhau5 has the ball and Brain Cunningham (El Duderino) is able to get an interception. Two plays later El Duderino is able to score from a pitch from Kevin Bubar and to Matt Galosky who throws to the end zone where John Witte jumps up and catching the ball, but El Duderino is unable to make the conversion. With two minutes left in the game, score is 25-12. Burnhau5’s first play after the TD is intercepted by Kevin Bubar with a lateral to John Witte. Then on El Duderino tries to get a conversion, but a player from Burnhau5 makes a diving catch to intercept the ball in the end zone. Last play of the game Burnha5 tries to lateral the ball to several players but John Witte being sneaky is able to get a hold of the ball and score a TD. The game ends 32-12 in favor of El Duderino.

Through out the game the centers for both teams were not really paying attention to much because after the QB said, “Go” the center waited like ten seconds before he hiked the ball, but both teams played a great game and they both had fun. It had to be exciting being Video Game of the Week for the first time ever. According to Doucette “Being Game of the Week was awesome and felt great, and my team played real well, and we have a stellar defense and good offense, so we will do great in the coming weeks.”

Flag Football Week 3 Soup-a-Stars vs Farve Dollar Footlong

2010-11-16T15:40:00.002-05:00

Today’s showdown is brought to you by the Intramurals Recreation Department. It will be a bit cold this evening with temps of 50 degrees 10% chance of precipitation, 46% humidity and winds for NE at 4 MPH and mostly sunny. Soup –a-Stars and Favre Dollar Footlong have a nice warm-up with some passing drills and joking around.

Soup-a-Stars start with the ball. Garrett is the QB and does a nice job completing passes. With about three minutes into the game, Garrett passes to Vance Monroe who has to cut by two defenders to score and make it 6-0 Soup-a-Stars. A player of FDFL is able to stop Soup-a-Stars from making the conversion by intercepting the ball. With about two minutes, left in the first quarter FDFL John Mcdevitt makes a nice thirty yard catch down field. Then with about ten seconds left, Tara Gerke of FDFL is able to make a pass to John for a TD but they miss the conversion. That makes the score 9-6 at the end of first quarter. Second quarter starts with Soup-a-Stars having the ball. Three plays in Garrett is able to complete a 20 yard pass to Ray Zacharski and misses the conversion so the score is now 12-9 Soup-a-Stars. John Ausiander of FDFL is able to get a five-yard pass to make it fourth down. They decide to go for it but the pass gets intercepted by a player on Soup-a-Stars team who tries a lateral to a teammate but a player on FDFL who is playing heads up Defense is able to snatch the ball and return it for a touchdown with under two minutes left in the half. FDFL is able to make the conversion by Tara running it in to make the score 16-12 FDFL. The half ends with FDFL 16-12.

Third quarter starts with the ball and about the third play in Tara has some trouble and her pass gets intercepted. Then Garrett throws to Vance for ten-yard reception, and with five minutes remaining in third quarter Garrett completes a fifteen yard pass to Ray who leaps in the end zone to make the catch, making it 18-16 because they miss the conversion. Then first play after the TD, FDFL’s pass gets intercepted by Ray Zacharski who returns it thirty yards for a TD with some fancy footwork, then they make the conversion with a pass to Vance who has to leap up and make the catch making it 25-16 Soup-a-Stars. Then it looks like FDFL might score but Gage Childs has other ideas, intercepting the ball in the end zone as the third quarter comes to a close. That might have clinched the game right there. Starting the fourth quarter Soup-a-Stars are forced to punt. This is a very crucial part of the game for FDFL but it will be hard for them to score. Soup-a-Stars is playing stellar defense and sticking to the offence like spaghetti and meatballs. They are able to sack the QB twice and force a turnover. Soup-a-Stars will run the clock out winning 25-16 final score. The Soup-a-Stars must have had soup of Champions for dinner.

The game was very close throughout the whole game with the lead changing about three times. According to Monroe, “It felt great being GOTW and it was pretty nice accomplishment with us being down by four at the half and winning by nine. It was good. Yea I kind of did have some doubts about losing because we made some stupid passes by throwing to the other team. It was cool being video game of the week because I never knew this stuff happens, it is a pretty cool thing.” According to Gerke “Both teams played a good game and it was pretty cool being Video Game of the Week. Never knew intramurals ever did stuff like that.”

Volleyball Week 3 (8) Team Keith Stone vs (9)The Clams

2010-11-16T15:38:00.000-05:00

This should be a very competitive game with both teams seeding being close. TKS has a nice warm up and stretch while The Clams arrive just moments before game time. TKS starts with the ball for the first set, but Sean Kelly of TKS cannot seem to get the ball over the net. Both teams also struggle to get going at first and the Clams get an early lead but that ends when Sean Kelly with a monstrous spike is able to get his team on the board. The first game is a back and forth game. TKS has several players who are very athletic and have great blocked shots and spikes. Matthew Duty of the Clams is able to keep his team in reaching distance with his nice blocked shots on several occasions. Ann Shomberg of TKS has excellent serving ability with her nice form. In the first game I believe Sean Kelly had about 4-5 spikes and Matthew Duty had about 5-6 blocked shots. However, that just was not enough to prevent TKS from pulling away and winning the first set 25-21.

The Clams start with the ball during the second set. Both teams still have trouble serving and getting the ball over the net. After a few minutes both teams start playing better and start having several good rallies. The score for the most part goes back and forth with TKS leading the way but The Clams are staying within a point or two until TKS scores six consecutive points with the help of Patrick Moxley, David Miller and Sean Kelly dishing up some spikes to keep the Clams from getting an advantage. Then I think TKS was getting a little excited and served a shot out of bounds, and then The Clams are able to get within two points of TKS, 16-14. TKS still had momentum, stretching their lead to 19-15. That’s when TKS just starts to pull away and it’s too much for The Clams to handle with Sean Kelly of TKS serving the winning point with an ace.

According to one of the players on TKS, “We put together a solid effort to get the job done, we felt pretty confident even though the game was close and I have faith in my team especially Sean Kelly. Yeah I thought it was going to be a close game because of how we both were seeded close together. We play the number 1 seed and we are pretty confident we’re going to win, because we are just awesome.”

Volleyball Week 2 AXO vs Never Back Down

2010-10-27T11:23:00.001-04:00

Never Back Down gets to the courts early and does some stretching and talks about strategy, and has a good warm up. AXO arrives a just few minutes prior to game time. The players on Never Back Down look very athletic and very skilled so they will probably be a tough opponent because, according to one of the players on that team, they are the reining champions of 6 on 6 spring volleyball. Never Back Down starts with the serve 1^st game. The first game starts out to be very competitive with both teams keeping it a close game, but once the score gets 8-8 Never Back Down just turns it up a notch, streaching the lead to 16-8. Then, with Jessie serving for Never Back Down they eventually win the first match 25-10.

Before the second game both teams talk strategy. AXO starts this game with the serve and they look much better this go-round, taking a 4-1 lead to start game two. Both teams have many long and good rallies. Then Never Back Down takes a 9-4 lead. However, this time AXO starts to make a comeback with Hopkins serving to make the score 9-7. I have a feeling Never Back Down won’t be backing down and letting the lead slip away. Just then they start pouring the heat on by tiring out AXO and winning this game 25-9.
Both teams played a very hard fought game and Alyssa Hopkins of AXO played good defensively during both games, diving on the floor for balls and saving points. She was outstanding in my opinion. In the first game I think the ball they were using was inflated a little too much and some of the players on AXO I think we are getting hurt. One of their players starting using their foot to kick the ball instead of hitting it with their hands because the ball was too hard. According to Julia Meyers of Never Back Down, all the girls on the team played volleyball in high school. She was very excited to be game of the week she also feels very honored to be GOTW as well.

Flag Football Week 1 The Mighty Ducks vs Antonio Chromartie Children

2010-10-27T11:22:00.000-04:00

According to the weather report, it will be a bit on the cold side this evening with temperatures being 53 degrees, 10% chance precipitation 93% humidity and winds from SSW at 3 MPH. This is the first week of flag football. This game is between Antonio Chromartie Children vs. The Mighty Ducks. I wonder if the Ducks will have a special play called the “flying V.” Both teams have very nice warm-ups, throwing the ball around, working on passing and catching drills, both teams talk about strategy. Both teams are very excited to be chosen as GOTW. This looks like a very competitive game. The quarterback for Antonio Chromartie Children is Alex Lee and yes, he is an amazing athlete. The Ducks quarterback is John Donnelly.

Mighty Ducks starts with the ball and on the first play of the game. John takes it himself and gets a first down with his quick speed and athletic ability. On the second play of the game he runs it again and gets another first down. The coach of Antonio Chromartie Children is talking strategy with some of his players, saying try to make the QB throw it and don’t let him run the ball; and look at that Antonio Chromartie Children are able to make him throw it and Figgs of Antonio Chromartie Children is able to pick off a pass with 7 minutes left in the first quarter. Dang, just like that the Ducks intercept the ball 3 minutes later. A few plays later John throws to Andy for a TD with about one minute left in the first quarter and Ducks go for one point, John throws to Peter for the conversion to make it 7-0 Ducks end of first quarter.

Antonio Chromartie Children have the ball to start second quarter, and wow Alex Lee is doing a good job advancing the ball down field with throws of thirty yards, then twenty yards and then finally, to cap it off, a fourteen yard throw for a completion to Figg for a touch down with five minutes left in the half, but miss the conversion so its 7-6. Ducks have the ball now and are trying to score before half time. They get it all the way to the four yard line and then just as time expires for the half John is able to have a nice spin move into the end zone, then they miss the conversion making the score 13-6.

Third quarter Antonio Chromartie Children starts with the ball, nothing exciting happens and they are forced to punt the ball away. About five minutes into the third quarter John throws to big Ben and scores a TD with a nice little spin move into the End Zone now the Ducks goes for the conversion and coverts it making the score 20-6. Antonio Chromartie Children have the ball and try to make something happen. Wayne Evans makes and amazing catch that almost got intercepted. Then Alex Lee with his amazing speed and athletic ability is able to run about thirty yards but the quarter ends before he can score. Third quarter score: 20-6 Ducks lead.

Start of fourth quarter Antonio Chromartie Children still has the possession. It looks like the Ducks may win this game, but two minutes into the quarter Alex Lee has other ideas making a nice pass to Sean Ehlbeck, the team’s captain, and makes the conversion to make the score 20-13. The Ducks are trying to score again but Antonio Chromartie Children looks to have momentum and are able to force the Ducks to punt. Antonio Chromartie Children have the ball on the their own ten yard line with about forty seconds left in the game and the score is 20-13. Here we go: Alex lee is making excellent throws of twenty yards and Antonio Chromartie Children team is getting very excited because now they have the ball on the Ducks thirty yard line with about a twenty seconds left. Time is running out for them to score, then Alex Lee makes a run for about ten yards. Now the ball is on the Ducks ten yard line with ten seconds left in the game, then Alex Lee is able to make a ten yard pass to Figgs. Let’s see if they go for the win or tie it. The coach of Antonio Chromartie Children is saying “Man lets go for the tie- no wait its intramurals lets go for the win.” It’s make or break time. Alex lee takes the snap and it looks like he is getting in trouble because the Ducks do a hard blitz of three people to try and sack Alex. However, he scrabbles all the way to mid field. Now he is in big trouble and he throws to the back of the end zone where Sean Ehlbeck is waiting. He jumps up and somehow catches the ball. Antonio Chromartie Children takes the lead 21-20, and that’s how it ended. What an exciting game it was.

It was an amazing fourth quarter having Antonio Chromartie Children coming back from 20-6. It was just amazing, defied all the odds, took momentum, marched down and scored two touchdowns and win by one point. That game definitely made my week. According to Alex Lee, it was a great team effort, and he gives credit to the other team for playing hard. On being GOTW, Alex Lee said, “It’s definitely a privilege because it was such an exciting game, and I hope there’s more like this.” According to the coach of Antonio Chromartie Children “Gotta get it done- two point conversion for the win.”

Volleyball Week 1 Setstacular vs Hungry Hungry Hippos

2010-10-27T11:17:00.000-04:00

First week of play-it’s a good match up between the Setstacular vs. Hungry Hungry Hippos, Coed A league. The game scheduled for 7pm on court 1 of the armory. Before the game both teams talk strategy about who will do what and so on also who will play what position. Setstacular has three subs and Hungry Hungry Hippos have zero subs.

Setstacular starts with the ball and looks very athletic. Some of the girls on the team look like they have played volleyball in high school. Mark Cwalinskil starts serving for Setstacular, scoring 5 consecutive points to start the game. That’s when Hungry Hungry Hippos get lucky and get a point. However, the Hungry Hungry Hippos look to be a bit confused and cannot seem to get things going. Lindsay Snellar of the Setstacular looks to a very good server for her team and scores several points for her team. Setstacular are dominating the first game by a huge margin 15-6. But it looks like Hungry Hungry Hippos look to be making a comeback making it 15-11. It looks like the Hungry Hungry Hippos are getting hungry so Setstacular needs to get focused before they blow the lead. So now looks very talented with his serving, making the lead bigger 22-11. Both teams have had very nice rally during the game. The first game ends with the Setstacular winning 25-18.

Game two starts with Hungry Hungry Hippos having first serves. This game looks like it’s going to be a totally different story than game one with them taking a 3-0 lead- then they serve one long to make it 3-1. Samuel Schlesinger looks to step it up for Hungry Hungry Hippos and has made consecutive points making it 10-5. Both teams have more rallies this games as well. Both teams are also being good sportsmen, not getting mad at making bad shots. Now Setstacular now tie the game up 10-10. “Sets” take the lead 11-10 and the HHH tie the game 12-12. At one point Randall of the “Sets” and Samuel of HHH have a nice play at the net and show good sportsmanship, and even give each other a high-five after making a good play. Earlier in Game 2 it looked like the “Sets” looked to be confused a bit. Even the Captain of “Sets” Megan Frey made a comment about her team trying to get everyone organized and find everyone’s strengths and weaknesses and trying different systems to see which one worked and where each other should be, etc. Then Setstacular makes it an 18-13 lead and never looks back, winning the second game 25-16 and winning the match 2-0.

With regards to being game of the week Frey had this to say, “Totally a surprise but good defiantly nerve racking for our first game together, but good.”

Coed A Championship Soccer Rip n Dip vs Team Awesome

2010-10-27T11:16:00.001-04:00

This game is a championship game for Co-ed A division. It’s the battle of the undefeated. It’s going to be a chilly night to be playing soccer, with temperatures starting at 61 degrees dropping to 58 with 10% chance of perception 52% humidity and winds from ENE at 4 MPH, mostly clear skies. Game is scheduled for a 7 pm kickoff. Team Awesome’s record is 5-0 and Rip n’ Dip’s record is 6-0.

Rip n’ Dip have a good warm up while Team Awesome does not have a warm up. Rip n Dip starts with the kick off, however Rip n’ Dip looks to be out of sync and Team Awesome looks to be controlling the ball much of the first half. Five minutes into the game Ryan Atkinson scores upper 90 with an assist from the Amazing Harun Davood to put them up 1-0. Rip n’ Dip looks a bit tired and out of pace because they can’t seem to control the ball very well. Team Awesome is playing Awesome Offense and Defense. Ten minutes into the game The Amazing Harun with his speed, quickness and awesome skill is able to dribble to ball past Rip n’ Dip’s goalie to put up Team Awesome 2-0. About 3 minutes later Sean Kelly of Rip N Dip is able to get control of the ball and rip a rocket past Team Awesome’s goalie to make the score 2-1. Rip n’ Dip is able to control the ball more and has a chance to tie the game up before halftime; however Ryan Atkinson blocks a shot to save a goal. The Halftime score is 2-1 in favor of Team Awesome, because they are just Awesome.

During Halftime both teams talk strategy. Team Awesome talks about helping sustain the lead they have and try to pass the ball more. On the other hand, Rip n’ Dip talks strategy to find a way to shut down Team Awesome star player Harun, in essence, to score more goals.

Halftime is over and Team Awesome starts the second half with the kickoff. Rip n’ Dip is starting to look like a different team than the first half because they are controlling the ball a lot better than before. Early in this half Rip n’ Dip has another chance to tie the game, but several players from Team Awesome literally dive in front of ball. Ryan was one of the players who dove and he said, “we had to throw a body in front of it.” Several minutes into the second half Harun scores a second time unassisted giving Team Awesome a 3-1 lead. Everyone on Team Awesome is very supportive and has awesome sportsmanship. With 13 minutes left in regulation, Sean of Rip n’ Dip scores a second time making it 3-2. The second half has turned out to be very competitive and it’s going to be a nail biter, I can feel it. Then with 3 minutes left in the game Kevin Breslin is able to get the ball at about the 40 yard line and dribbles the ball all the way to score and make it 3-3, and regulation ends 3-3. So now each team will be taking Penalty Kicks; each team will be taking five PK’s. See what did I tell you about it being a nail biter?

Team Awesome will start and Ryan is first for his team, the goalie was able to block the shot.

Next is Rip n’ Dip Sean, who Misses high.

Linda Rassanti of Team Awesome misses the shot wide.

Emily Zido of Rip n’ dip scores.

Harun of Team Awesome scores.

Kevin of Rip n’ Dip scores.

Margaret Yelencies of Team Awesome misses.

Rachel Micol of Rip n’ Dip also misses.

Robert Breithaupt of Team Awesome scores.

Augusto Tono of Rip n’ Dip scores, the winning PK.

Even Though Team Awesome played awesome, it just wasn’t enough to seal the victory and Rip n’ Dip was able to rip by to win the game 4-3. Ryan had a few words after game: “We came off an unbelievable win last game, and then go up a bunch of goals against a great team and we couldn’t hold on in the end.” On being Game of the Week, he said, “It was great, and we’ve been out here so many weeks and playing so many nights, and finally getting some press was just awesome.” Rachel Micol of Rip n’ Dip said, “We just came back from half time and had a nice pep talk and were able to win. It feels pumped being game of the week and this is where all my hard work and practice and it was really exciting and pretty cool.” Freddy of Rip n’ Dip said that the team was just more motivated in the second half.

6v6 Soccer AllStar Team

2010-10-13T16:21:00.002-04:00

The following individuals were selected as All Stars by the Intramural Officials based on performance and sportsmanship:

Mens A	Team Name
Jonathan Millhausen	Bubbapalooza
Ryan Krogen	Crofton Cardinals

Mens B	Team Name
Michael Delucia	Victorious Secret
Avi Packer	Wicomico FC
David Sorendo	Leonardtown Lions
Michael McLoughlin	Cunning Stunts
Adam Rosenberger	E5 G6
Bryan Arias	Worchester Massive

Coed A	Team Name
Brittany Patterson	nonkweli
Nicholas Perna	Cosmic
Shelby Bene	Kim Jong-Illest
Victoria Perini	Cosmic
Amadou Badine	Mickey Mouse Club
Brett Tozzi	Kim Jong-Illest

Coed B	Team Name
Andrea Schmidt	quackstars
Michael Neuberger	Diddy's Biddy's
Adam Brockett	Sugar&Spice
David Cencula	Phi Chi Theta
Emily Owen	Superfox
Jacob Epstein	TerpnTurf
Joshua Offut	Ivory
Kelli-Anee Scharschmidt	Lady Tatez
Laura Michelotti	Ivory


Fraternity A	Team Name
Ethan Wieselthier	AEPi 1
Neer Hershtig	Chi Phi

Fraternity B	Team Name
Zachary Trotta	Sigma Nu B1

Women's	Team Name
Aubrey Doran	Krull the Warrior Kings
Grace Kunkel	Lady Shnitzels
Robyn Suskin	Lock It up
Alison Goldberg	Alpha Phi


Grad/Fac/Staff	Team Name
Alexander McCormick	Dirty Snowballs
Andrew Voegele	Team Aero
Sang Kim	Flamengo
Sam Huang	Foo
Vaugh Climenhaga	The Hypotenuse

Week 3 Hungry Hungry Hippos vs nonkweli

2010-10-13T15:05:00.000-04:00

According to the weather report, it’s 56 degrees mostly cloudy 10% chance of precipitation, 62% humidity winds WNW 10 MPH. This is a playoff game between 11 seed and undefeated underdog Nonkweli Versus 6 seed with a record of 1-0-2 Hungry Hungry Hippos on turf field #2. Kickoff is scheduled for 7pm. Will we see Nonkweli get an upset here tonight or will HHH be Hungry for a victory? This is HHH’s 2^nd time to be game of the week. The HHH looks to be playing a man down because they are missing several girls. One of the guys on the team has to be a sub which means it might tire the HHH out.

Nonkweli starts the game with the kickoff. It looks like Nonkweli is taking advantage of being up a player and scores quickly three minutes into the game. Ryan Maisel scores to make it 1-0 Nonkweli. HHH is looking very sluggish and is not playing good defense or offense to start the game, because two minutes later Nonnie Onyekweli of Nonkweli scores to make it 2-0. HHH need to get focus on the task a head or it could be a long game for them. HHH’s Matteo with his fancy footwork, speed and skill scores to make it 2-1 with ten minutes left in the first half. Nonkweli is getting very greedy and starts taking a lot more shots than HHH but those shots go wide. Matteo looks to have a great opportunity to score on a breakaway however Nonkweli will her skill and athletic ability is able prevent the speedster Matteo from tying the game up. With a minute left in the first half Adel of the HHH is able to score and tie the game up 2-2, and that’s how the half ended. I think the HHH looked out of place to start the game because they are missing several key players that could have helped Nonkweli from scoring. It just looks like Nonkweli wants it more than HHH.

The second half begins with HHH with the ball. This game is looking very physical. About three minutes into the second half Ryan scores a second time for giving Nonkweli an 3-2 lead. This game is turning out to be a very competitive game. Nonkweli has had more chance to score to make it 4-2 but HHH’s goalie with his excellent ability is able to stop Ryan from scoring. The HHH goalie was out of position and leaving the net open but he dove and was able to block the ball from going in. Sonia the captain of HHH scored from the corner. Adel and Matteo say it was a “very sick and nice shot from the corner” with about four minutes left in the game making the score 3-3. But Eric from Nonkweli scores to make the score 4-3 and that’s how the game ended in Nonkweli favor. HHH just wasn’t that hungry for a victory.

It was a very hard fought game. Being down a player and missing a few key players really hurt the HHH’s chances of winning the game. After the game I had a chance to talk to Nonkweli Robin Atkinson, who said “We played awesome and they were down 1 and we only had 2 subs and we got discouraged when they scored two goals but we knew we could win with them being down a player, and they were tired and we just kept pushing. It was awesome being the underdog and beating the 6 seeded HHH.”

Men's A Championship Senor Huevos vs BDS

2010-10-13T15:00:00.001-04:00

Senior Huevos started out with the ball and managed to score the first point of the game. At the start both teams were playing great defense which was aided by the fact that neither team was shooting all that well. At the beginning of the game BDS seemed to have the most success getting points on rebounds while Senior Huevos could only seem to score by getting the ball inside. Senior Huevos went on a 5-1 scoring run which made the game 8-3 but BDS was not done. BDS scored 2 quick baskets to cut the score to 8-5. BDS was then able to tie the game up after a big fade away jump shot followed by a steal and a quick two pointer. With the game tied at 8 Senior Huevos was able to go on another 5-1 run. BDS called a timeout with down 4 points with the score being 13-9. BDS came fired up out of the time out and were able to get the score to 13-12 thanks to some solid defense which included a steal and 2 blocked shots. Just when it seemed that BDS was about to finish their comeback, Sean Echlbeck made a 2 point shot to end the game. In an interview following the game, Senior Huevos seemed to believe that they were going to be able to keep the same core of guys together to make a run at the 5v5 championship in the spring semester.

Soccer Week 2 Mickey Mouse Club vs. Hungry Hungry Hippos

2010-09-24T15:30:00.002-04:00

Mickey Mouse Club versus Hungry Hungry Hippos are scheduled to battle it out at 7:00 pm. According to the weather report, it says 75 degrees with 10% chance of precipitation, 38% humidity, winds from WNW 7 MPH. There are several Intramurals Supes on the Mickey Mouse Club team, and several players from the Hott Chicks team played on the Hungry Hungry Hippos. This game is being brought to you by the UMD Intramurals from College Park, Maryland, Turf Field #2.

Mickey Mouse Club starts with the ball in the 1^st half. Both teams look evenly matched. Five minutes into game Robyn’s excellent soccer skills and scoring ability put up the Mickey Mouse Club 1-0. The game is being played at a very high pace with a lot of passing. Two minutes later Raymond Zacharski scores to make it a 2-0 lead for the Mickey Mouse Club. The Hungry Hungry Hippos need to step it up if they want to win this game. The Goal keeper for the Mickey Mouse Club, Catherine Damon, made some really awesome saves to prevent the Hungry Hungry Hippos from scoring in the first half, even though they had some excellent chances of scoring.

Ten minutes left in the 1^st half, Rasa Ghaffarian who is a very awesome soccer player scores. According to Luis Velazquez, “It was a pretty sweet goal having dribbled down the field and shooting from the side.” Now the score is 2-1 Mickey Mouse Club. It looks like it is going to be a nail biter kind of match now with the Hungry Hungry Hippos down by just one goal. Half time score is 2-1 Mickey Mouse Club. The game has been a back and forth battle with both teams taking wild shots and missing golden opportunities.

To start the second half we see that the Mickey Mouse Club changes goalies from Catherine to Mike Warm. The Hungry Hungry Hippos start with the ball in the second half. Each team has controlled the ball very well and done a good job of passing the ball to open players. Mike Warm is making some excellent saves. He even laid out for the ball to make an incredible save. According to Mike, “Those kinds of save really hurt the next day.” As the sun starts to set in the West the temperature starts to drop and its getting a bit chilly out here on the Turf field… I wish I had a jacket… any way back to the game, which is turning out to be very close and exciting. With five minutes into the second half Phil Sharp has a nice fancy kick from an Assist from Catherine Damon to make the score 3-1 Mickey Mouse Club. It looks like they will be pulling away for a victory. But hold that thought because with just three minutes left in the game Adel scores for the Hungry Hungry Hippos to make the score 3-2.

Remember what I mentioned earlier about the game being a nail biter? Well. it is defiantly turning out to be one of those games. Just before that goal I talked to Matteo Bellistri about how he felt, and he said “We’re losing.” It is not about winning and losing it’s about having fun.

So now the score is 3-2 with three minutes left, anything is possible really so the Hungry Hungry Hippos make a “Golden Sub” and Adel comes out with Matteo going back in with one goal in mind and that is to score the equalizer. Matteo has been a star for his team with his speed and athletic ability, and somehow with about 20 seconds left in the game Matteo gets the ball and maneuvering through traffic, and scores the equalizer. It was so exciting, the crowd that consisted of three people went wild. I even jumped out of my seat because it was exciting. Now the game is tied 3-3 and that’s how it ended. After the game I asked Matteo how it feels scoring that goal he said with a smile “I was having fun.”

The Hungry Hungry Hippos even had a chance to seal the deal and win the game, but they blew there chance. Some may think that the Mickey Mouse Club were stupid for changing goalies or that Mike Warm Choked and lost the lead. However the two goals scored that made the score 3-2 or 3-3 were very tough to defend because there was a lot of congestion, and according to Mike “It was also hard to see.” The Hungry Hungry Hippos were missing their captain and star player Sonia Rada to a CPR class. Luckily they had Matteo to fill the shoes and score the tying goal. According to Matteo, “It hurt us but we got some good players here and one of our players also got hurt which was definitely a setback and we pulled through.”

According to Matteo of how his team played “We played better the second half then the first.” He also commented on scoring the equalizer “I feel a lot better now that we’re tied than before I went in. I wanted to score and definitely didn’t want to lose.” “It was awesome. It feels like a privilege [to be game of the week] and it is pretty cool.”

This is what Mike Warm had to say about his team performance “I think the team played great. We dominated the whole game and were able to stop the other teams top players from doing what they wanted to do. We unfortunately gave up two goals at the very end of the game but I am very optimistic about the rest of the season. I think we have a great chance to make a very deep run in the playoffs and hopefully we will make another appearance in the finals. It was cool being the game of the week. This is the second time one of my teams has been in the game of the week. So far have not managed to win one but hopefully third time will be a charm.”

3v3 Week 2 Math Team vs Variables

2010-09-24T15:18:00.006-04:00

Tonight’s match up is from the Grad/Fac/Staff league. It’s between the Math Team and the Variables. Tip off is scheduled for 7:30pm. It should be a very good show down, because “It is the Clash of the Math Teams” According to Garrett Warnell. It’s going to be a very mathematical game. My math teacher from last semester is one of the players, Doug Galagate, who is also the Variables captain. It’s a nice surprise, and I wonder how well he plays. The Math Team looks like they have some talent and are making a lot of shots during warm-up; the Variables looks to very athletic with a lot of speed.

The game starts out slow but both teams reach 4 points pretty fast, so it looks like its going be a nail biter. Hold on, the Variables start draining shots: they are on fire to make it 9-4, so maybe I was wrong about the nail biting game. Both teams are playing extremely hard. You can feel the intensity in the gym. I mean you can even see the sweat dripping off player’s faces and forming puddles on the court; pretty soon we will need a mop to clean it up… ok I am kidding but it’s funny to think about. Now the Variables are no longer on fire, and now they’re in a scoring drought for a few minutes, but then they start to turn it on again and win the game 15-6 with Sebatsian scoring the winning basket. According to Doug “Sebatsian is the closer; he usually closes out the games.”

The Math Team played a very hard fought game even though they got crushed. They just didn’t get lucky with their shooting since they rely heavily on their shooting to win games. According to Garrett to succeed and play well next week “We need to work on rebounding and take a lot practice shots.”

After the game I got a chance to speak with my old math teach about how he thought he played. “I felt fine, made a couple of good plays and made 2 shots,” he said, “I don’t know who we play next week but were on a hot streak.” Next I asked what went through his mind while he shot the ball. “I was hoping it would go in. I will have to give some credit to the opponent. Each of the players played a good game.” The Math Team said even though they lost they will see the Variables in the finals. However, the Variables think they will go undefeated. Unfortunately, the Math Team could not calculate the correct Variables for a victory. The Variables now have a 4-0 record.

Soccer Week 1 Hott Chicks vs Lady Schnitzels

2010-09-13T15:37:00.001-04:00

This is both teams’ first game of the season. The Hott Chicks are the visiting team and the Lady Schnitzels is the home team tonight. It’s a great night to be playing soccer in College Park Maryland on the Turf Field #1. The game is scheduled for a 6:00 pm showdown. According to the weather report, it says sunny with temperatures of 81-84 degrees, winds from the WNW at 14 MPH. This game is being brought to you by the Campus Recreation Service.

The Hott Chicks look to be very skilled and talented. They controlled the ball most of the first half. The first goal of the game was scored by Sonia Rada with 14 minutes and 30 seconds left in the first half. The first half ended with the score 1-0 in favor of the Hott Chicks. The Lady Schnitzels had a few good chances to score but they could not capitalize.

The second half was dominated by the Hott Chicks from the start with star player, Rada scoring with less than 1 minute into the second half to give the Hott Chicks a 2-0 lead. Rada continued her scoring run with another goal eight minutes later to complete her hat trick.

The Lady Schnitzels showed determination and never gave up, but could not finish their shots and they could not withstand the scoring prowess of the Hott Chicks. With 10 minutes left in the game, Shadi Moayedi scored off an assist from Diana Camargo to give the Hott Chicks a 4-0 lead.

At the onset of the game, the Hott Chicks looked to be the underdog. With no subs and playing a woman down, it appeared as if the Schnitzels could wear them down with frequent subbing and ball possession. However, the Hott Chicks, came out with confidence and did not let the odds bother them. After the game, I had a chance to interview and meet the Hott Chicks star player and team captain Sonia Rada. According to Rada, regarding her three goals and getting a Hat Trick; “It was awesome and nice to win even though being down a player… and once we were able to score it was nice to sit back and relax.” When I ask how her team thinks they will do the rest of the season, Rada replied by saying “We have other girls coming too, and another club player coming, hopefully pick up our level, get to the finals, and possibly even win.”

Rada has been playing soccer for about 15 years and it definitely showed during the game. The game was very fun and interesting to watch. Usually when a team is down 4-0 they give up and quit playing, but the Lady Schnitzels kept fighting and did not give. With some time to play as a team and with the return of their captain, the Lady Schnitzels have a chance to win some games in the coming weeks.

Rada’s response to this being game of the week: “It is awesome, didn’t even think there was such a thing and it’s an honor and we’re glad we were able to win and get this interview and have this cool chat.”