It all comes down to this (kind of, but not really). During the off-season there were countless expectations for the DC Breeze and the New York Empire to contend with the four-time defending Eastern Division Champions. Until this season, the Toronto Rush had looked nearly unbeatable in the division, and surely unbeatable by any team south of the Canadian border.
In this week’s Tuesday Toss, AUDL commentator Evan Lepler does a great job of covering the huge 15-game weekend across the league including the Breeze doubleheader.
“Stopped disc. Vert stack start. Alan is our distraction. The play was set up for Ty to score. New York came out with a bracket. Alan went left. Ty went right drawing two. I sat where I was, and game over.” — Max Cassell
But that universe point goal could only happen because Nate Prior‘s 50 yard huck — and 139th consecutive completed pass this season — found a diving Lloyd Blake at the 2 yard line in double OT…
Highlights from our June 4, 2017 game vs New York Empire.
Highlights from our June 3, 2017 game at Philadelphia Phoenix.
Things went a little bit differently this week. Instead of one game, there were two with one at home and one away, and the DC Breeze lost to a team with a losing record. The only thing that was not different was another classic double overtime thriller with the New York Empire. In the spirit of doing things differently, so will be this week’s Stats Analysis piece. Instead of looking…
Woodrow Wilson High School Head Coach Dave Ohls hit a mannequin with a frisbee from 50 yards away to earn the $5000 grand prize during yesterday’s DC Breeze Pro Ultimate game at historic Gallaudet University! The winning throw was part of the DC Breeze #5kToss Challenge Series, in which a fan is randomly selected from the crowd at each Breeze home game this season for a chance to win a t-shirt,…
It was deja vu all over again for the DC Breeze on Sunday evening, in more ways than one. For the fifth time in the last seven head-to-head meetings, it came down to the wire against New York. And for the second night in a row, the Breeze led for the majority of the contest only to allow an opponent to come back and eventually take the lead. But compared…
This is it. The final regular season meeting with the 4-time defending division champs. The Breeze beat them 32-21 on Opening Day, then the Rush took care of business with authority May 13, 26-20 in Toronto. In fact, the last 5 contests between these two teams have gone to the home team, and the Breeze are fixing to keep that streak alive for at least one more game. Fan support is key! Please…
The DC Breeze lost a heartbreaker in Philadelphia last night, 22-21. It was the first loss to the Phoenix(2-6) since 2013, as the Breeze (5-3) have owned the rivalry with their closest neighbor for the past three seasons. Both offenses executed well, especially in the 2nd half where the D-lines couldn’t convert the few chances they had for breaks.
Here’s the live stream for this evening’s game in Philadelphia — 6:30pm start. You can also follow the action on Twitter @DCBGameday.
