2015 Stats – Top 10 In Ds
Here are the Top 10 Breeze players for Ds in 2015. The team recorded 179 Ds in all, 118 of them from this fine group and its fearless leader Andrew Allen.
Team News
#TBT: Season Kickoff Washington Post Article
It’s Throwback Thursday — The Washington Post found some space on the 2nd page of their Sports section on April 10 of this year, to tell the DC area about our season opener and first game ever at Gallaudet University the following day in an article written by Clinton Yates. Here’s to much more major media press for our terrific sport!
WTOP News Story — DC Ultimate and the Olympics
WTOP News published a story this morning by Digital Sports Editor Noah Frank about the DC Ultimate Community’s perspective on Ultimate in the Olympics. Great article. It also includes some thoughts from Breeze co-owner Don Grage.
2015 Stats – Top Goal Scorers
Here are your Top 10 goal scorers for the DC Breeze in 2015, along with their total catches and catch percentages. These ten players accounted for 196 of the team’s 301 goals scored this season, or 65% of the team’s tally.
Brad Scott, Poet of Swag-Air
When his Breeze contract expires in 2018, Bradley Scott will be not just a superstar athlete but quite possibly a world renowned poet. Why, you ask? Here’s his bio… “Now, this is a story all about how My life got hucked-hurled upside down And I’d like to take a minute If you would please I’ll tell you how I became a player on a team called the Breeze.” … Brad…
Boylan-Kolchin, Kerrigan Back In 2016
The DC Breeze announced today that 2015 stats leaders David Boylan-Kolchin and Matt Kerrigan have both re-signed with the team. Kerrigan signed a 2-year deal and Boylan-Kolchin a 1-year deal, ensuring both players will return to provide more big plays and big numbers for a Breeze squad with big playoff aspirations in 2016.
Ultimate & The Olympics In The New Yorker
Here’s a terrific article from The New Yorker magazine, which discusses the impressive rise of ultimate from a niche alternative sport to one likely to be in the Olympics within 10 years.
Breeze Ease Into AUDL Power Rankings’ Top 15
With the strong end to the season, the Breeze have climbed into the Top 15 of the AUDL Power Rankings. Here’s what the site has to say… “[15. DC Breeze] We finished the regular season only 5 days ago, and already the Breeze have made the biggest move of the offseason by signing DC-area stars Shofner and Kolick to two-year deals. The former is a deep ball artillery weapon who…
Kolick, Shofner To Play For The Breeze In 2016 & 2017
Highly regarded DC area ultimate players Alan Kolick and Markham Shofner have each signed 2-year contracts to play for the DC Breeze through the 2017 season. Kolick and Shofner are starting handlers for Truck Stop, DC’s top men’s club team, and both also represent the USA at the national level, including this past Spring’s World Beach Ultimate Championships in Dubai, U.A.E.
Final Weekend Highlights
Here are highlights from our last two games of the season, 7/10 vs Philadelphia and 7/11 vs Rochester. Two final games, two wins to even up the season at 7-7.