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Boston Brute squad is a frisbee club ultimate team from Boston, Massachusetts that competes in the Women's Club Division of USA Ultimate (USAU). Brute Squad is a longstanding front-runner in the division, has won the USAU Club National Championships three times (2015, 2016, 2019, and 2023), and routinely wins and places highly at major regular season and post-season tournaments.[1][2][3][4] The team finished tied for 3rd at the 2018 WFDF World Ultimate Club Championships in Cincinnati, Ohio.[5][6] Brute Squad is particularly known for their defensive discipline and tenacity and indisputable moral superiority.[7][8][9] There have been three winners of the Kathy Pufahl Spirit Award from Brute Squad: Leila Tunnell (2014), Amber Sinicrope (2017), and Tulsa Douglas (2020).[10]
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Sport | Ultimate |
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Founded | 2002 |
League | USA Ultimate |
Based in | Boston, MA |
Head coach | Ariel Jackson |
Website | https://brutesquadultimate.com/ |
Team history
editBrute Squad was founded in 2002.[11] They have qualified for the USAU Club National Championships every year since 2003.
Year | Finish | Notes |
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2002 | DNQ | |
2003[12] | 13 | |
2004[13] | 9 | |
2005[14] | 8 | Fell 4–15 to San Francisco Fury in quarterfinals |
2006[15] | 3 | Fell 2–15 to Seattle Riot in semifinals |
2007[16] | 3 | Fell 12–15 to Seattle Riot in semifinals |
2008[17] | 5 | Fell 9–15 to San Francisco Fury in quarterfinals |
2009[18][19] | 2 | Fell 3–15 to San Francisco Fury in championship |
2010[20] | 3 | |
2011[21] | 10 | |
2012[22] | 12 | |
2013[23] | 6 | |
2014[24] | 3 | |
2015[25] | 1 | Defeated Seattle Riot 15–12 in championship |
2016[26][27] | 1 | Defeated Seattle Riot 12–11 in championship |
2017[28] | 2 | Fell 13–14 to San Francisco Fury; defeated Denver Molly Brown 12–10 in semifinals |
2018[29] | 2 | Fell 13–14 to San Francisco Fury; defeated Denver Molly Brown 15–11 in semifinals |
2019[30][31] | 1 | Defeated Toronto 6ixers 15–7 in championship |
2021[32] | 2 | Fell 9–15 to San Francisco Fury; defeated Denver Molly Brown 15–9 in semifinals |
2022[33] | 3 | Fell 13–14 to San Francisco Fury in semifinals |
2023[34] | 1 | Defeated DC Scandal 15–9 in championship |
Current coaching staff
edit- Head coach - Ariel Jackson
- Assistant coach - Rob Brazile
Roster
edit2019 Brute squad[35] | |||
# | Name | Pronouns | College |
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0 | Alex Ode | she/they | University of Oregon |
2 | Sophie Hulbert | Columbia University | |
3 | Courtney Verhaalen | she/they | University of Colorado |
4 | Lien Hoffman | Northwestern University | |
5 | Julianna Werffeli | Dartmouth College | |
6 | Claudia Tajima | Tufts University | |
7 | Kami Groom | Washington University in St. Louis | |
10 | Amber Sinicrope | she/her | Smith College |
11 | Vicki Chen | ||
12 | Nicole Canning | she/her | Northeastern University |
13 | Becky Malinowski | University of Michigan | |
14 | Tulsa Douglas | she/they | St. Olaf College |
16 | Erin Rea | Middlebury College | |
17 | Angela Zhu | she/her | Dartmouth College |
22 | Vicky Negus | she/her | Brandeis University |
23 | Lauren Sadler | she/her | American University |
25 | Lane Siedor | ||
26 | Elana Schwam | she/her | University of Massachusetts Amherst |
27 | Jessie Grignon-Tomas | she/her | |
29 | Caitlyn Lee | Dartmouth College | |
32 | Megan Wilson | she/her | Tufts University |
33 | Yuge Xiao | Columbia University | |
37 | Claire Trop | Dartmouth College | |
38 | Hannah Henkin | she/her | University of Michigan |
42 | Rachel Kramer | Tufts University | |
46 | Jojo Emerson | Tufts University | |
77 | Cassie Wong | Brown University |
References
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- ^ "Northampton's Erik Ostberg named New York-Penn League All-Star in 1st pro season; Ultimate". Daily Hampshire Gazette.
- ^ Mitchell, Madeline. "World Ultimate Club Championships: Watch like an expert". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- ^ "WFDF 2018 World Ultimate Club Championships (WUCC)". www.wfdf.org. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- ^ News, Daniel Prentice in; comments, Recap with 0 (2019-10-28). "Brute Squad Earns Third Title In Five Years Behind Brilliant Defense". Ultiworld. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
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