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Hamilton’s Hot Saucers bring tenacity to first tournament of fall season

By Ilana Schwartz ’17

Hamilton’s Hot Saucers shed blood, sweat and tears in their tournament on Sunday, Sept. 15. The frisbee team combined veteran skill and rookie enthusiasm while competing against Binghamton, SUNY New Paltz, Adelphi, RPI, RIT and Lafayette. The Hot Saucers came in second place, losing the championship game against Lafayette just 13-9.

The team played a total of six games, each lasting 70 minutes. It was surely an exhausting day, but the team members kept their spirits high as they fought hard during the championship game. According to captain Libby Chamberlin ’14, “until the last point of the last game, [a win] was a very real possibility.”

One particular highlight during the day was the teamwork between senior captain Alex Lowy and first-year Sam Carletta.

During the Binghamton game, the end was nearing with a score of 11-11. The win would go to the team with the next score, so Lowy received the frisbee and proceeded to pass to Carletta who waited for the disc in the back of the end zone. This “sealed the victory for the Hot Saucers, guaranteeing their spot in the quarter finals,” according to Lowy.

The team did a great job recruiting new players this year considering the large number of rookies that are now on their team. Most of them are completely new to the sport, but according to Chamberlin, they are “learning at a breakneck pace.” 

Lowy, one of the male captains on the team, adds that the returners are impressed with the new players, especially considering how “every single one of them improved noticeably over the course of the day” on Sunday. There are rookies from each grade, each with different skill levels, but this weekend they proved themselves on the field by helping the team make it to the championship only two weeks after the season started.

After seeing their strengths and weaknesses, the team members will mainly focus on strengthening their offense. With a solid group of eight seniors leading the team this year, the novices are in good hands to help them improve. Chamberlin also says that she is “confident in our ability to put out strong lines of players, complete clean points, and have a successful tournament next weekend.”

The Hot Saucers are headed to Buffalo this weekend to participate in a 48 team tournament. After putting up a great fight at the tournament this past weekend, they are getting ready to continue improving upon their cohesiveness and intensity as the season progresses.

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