The DC Breeze announced today that defensive cutter Matthew “Rowan” McDonnell will return to the Breeze roster for the 2017 season. Over the course of the 2016 season, McDonnell played an astonishing 336 points and scored 21 goals for the Breeze. He also captained the 2016 squad along with Brad Scott and Nicky Spiva.
The DC Breeze are excited to announce a first-of-its-kind event to showcase young female talent in the Washington, D.C. area: the DMV Women’s College All Stars vs. the DC Women’s Club Young Alums. Inspired by the All-Star Ultimate Tour that garnered significant attention in 2015 and 2016, this showcase game will feature top players from eight DC, Maryland, and Virginia colleges facing off against recent college graduates from local club…
Bellies full of turkey and all the fixins did not stop nearly 70 ultimate players from descending upon the Polo Fields the Saturday after Thanksgiving for the first inaugural Layouts and Leftovers hat tournament. Players from D.C., Virginia, Maryland, and even a few out-of-towners eagerly braved the elements on a chilly, breezy morning.
Breeze player and team Strength and Conditioning Coach Alex “AJ” Jacoski ordered up a bluebird, 70 degree weekend for the Ocean City Beach Classic (OCBC) October 15-16th. With 30 teams in attendance, the waterfront at Ocean City was buzzing with players from as far afield as Oneonta and Long Island, NY, and south to Virginia Beach. The DC, Maryland and Virginia club scene was well-represented and notably included delegates from…
Chuck Cantone and Jeff Wodatch, two linchpin players from the DC Breeze 2016 roster, have re-signed for the 2017 season.
Ben Feng will hang up his cleats for good this winter and retire from the DC Breeze as a player. He announced today that he will use his retirement to focus on youth, women’s and mixed development with an emphasis on gender equity, and has accepted a position with the team as its new Youth and Gender Equity Coordinator.
Sarah Itoh — Assistant Coach Fresh off a Gold Medal performance with the USA Mixed Team at the Ultimate World Championships in London and now back to the Breeze sidelines in time for playoffs, elite women’s player with DC’s Scandal and Breeze Assistant Coach Sarah Itoh connects with staff writer Libby Chamberlin for this Q&A, the latest entry in our Who Is Series…
Next Game: DC Breeze vs New York Empire, 6/11/16 6:30pm [Updated 6/6/16] The DC Breeze flipped the script on the Toronto Rush, beating the Eastern Division leader 28-23 after two frustrating 1-point losses earlier this season. The nation’s capital city can now proudly claim the first international win over Toronto. Monumental Sports, owners of the NHL’s Washington Capitals and NBA’s Wizards, streamed the game live. See the rebroadcast here.
#30 Pete Mancini — 2016 Hybrid Pete Mancini’s energy is jittery but not nervous; effusive, and ebullient, like he’s on the starting line but ready to play like it’s universe. In the Breeze’s first match up against Philadelphia, Pete’s first active game with the Breeze this season, he showed that he’s not taking a single point for granted.
#32 Anthony McLean – 2016 Cutter Q&A with 2nd year Breeze player Anthony McLean When did you start playing Ultimate and how did you get involved with the sport? I started playing Ultimate in 2011 during my freshman year of college at George Mason University. I was throwing around a football on campus when some Ultimate players asked if I wanted to attend their open practice. I had never played before, so…
