UCSD’s Berserk Coalition kicked off their first tournament of the year with a Bang, with a two-day tournament in Irvine! This tournament was full of amazing layouts, hucks, and smart chilly plays that showed off the building chemistry in this team. B-Co began their weekend with an energized first game against Long Beach. They started strong with an insane cutter-to-handler connection between Eva “Pocky” York and Heidi “Ajax” Galan, leading the team to an early lead. Captain Ajax was not done yet, later on making a beautiful layout followed by a huck assist, a play that will be put into the Berserk history books. The game was full of D’s and crazy catches and ended with a score for an exciting rookie point, assisted by Charlotte “Axis” Durham and caught by Leila “Hydra” Jones, ending the game with a 10-2 win.

B-Co then went up against UCLA’s A team, an intense match-up. However, Berserk never slowed down, and kept fighting the whole game, making them work for those points, but ended up going 0-13. Notable players include Ashley “Brisk” Duong, with a great D, as well as rookie Sunny “Yeti” Wang, who kept up the intensity and never backed down from her calls.

Feeling reinvigorated, B-Co went into their next game against Arizona’s “Scorch”. They started strong with a throw from Xuan “Comet” Ly to Angela “Ese” Zhang. Another notable moment was a throw from rookie “Yeti” to an amazing layout score from returner Bri “Skrill” Conlon. The game then ended with a nerve-wracking Universe point, which was then ended by a gorgeous throw by Haley “Xylo” Stringer to rookie Alison “Sparky” Lin, ending with a score of 8-7.

After their bye (spent cheering on the C team, love you!!), Berserk Coalition was rested and ready to take on their last match of the day, against UCLA’s B team. With the wind picking up, B-Co fought hard, working it upwind and taking advantage of the downwind. With a score of 8-3, they were able to end the day with a win.

Bright and early Sunday morning, B-Co took on Irvine, another intense game. B-Co never gave up, and kept up with the speedy team, especially B-Co’s Liana “Rango” Kitchel, hitting an insane hand block and keeping up a great defense. Berserk worked hard the whole game, ending with a score of 2-11.

B-Co ended off the tournament by running it back with a spirited game against Arizona. Handlers Bella “Chila” Ely and Skye “Niche” Baesen had some amazing hucks and chilly plays, and cutter Kimmi “Nobu” Wang had a killer D. The whole team stepped up and played as hard as they could, ending the tournament on a high note, with a score of 9-4, holding seed in 5th place. Everyone grew so much during this tournament, and the beginnings of something amazing are brewing here for the B-Cos.