11/2-3/25 - K-Fall Tournament at UCSD 

Just one week after our very first tournament of the year, K-Fall was upon the DCOs. Our home developmental tournament is a favorite among rookies and returners alike. This K-Fall was particularly special because not only was it the first two-day tournament for the rookies but it was also the return tournament for two of our seniors who missed last year due to ACL injuries: Audrey Schneider and Antonia Thommes were out in full force at K-Fall. These two were showing teams all over the Southwest that they did not miss a beat with their injuries and were going to be a force to be reckoned with this year. 

The rookies were focused and ready for this tournament. They brought all their skills and all their spirit as they knew A-team cuts were impending. A team has been pretty popular amongst the young ones this year, and all the returners love to see so many people so enthusiastic about high level ultimate.

In order to give all the rookies equal opportunities to prove their worthiness and to give all the returners the opportunity to have fun and play frisbee, UCSD ran even lines during the tournament.

The UCI Grass Ninjas surprised all of us, a team we have easily beaten at sectionals would go on to win KFall. The DCOs battled hard, but fell to the team from Irvine. We would go on to face Irvine twice that weekend, one in pool play and once in the semifinals and both times, DCO sadly lost. DCO also experienced one of hopefully the only losses of the season to the fiery Caliente squad from ASU.  Dragon Coalition brushed off these losses at the end of the day to then beat our long time rivals, the Burning Skirts of UC Santa Barbara. 

The weekend was full of glorious wins and close losses. Our captains lead the charge for DCO success this weekend, showcasing not only their incredible physical skills but also their strong leadership, and caring social skills. 

We couldn’t make the whole weekend about frisbee, as  we had to celebrate Halloween. Each player was given a teammate they had to design as a Jack-O-Lantern. From digital rendering to cardboard cutouts, the arts and craft project definitely brought the team together.