Charleston Review

Eau Claire had an interesting weekend in Charleston. They started off beating Guilford College 13-8, then Appalachian State 13-9. After beating Charleston B 13-3, Eau Claire found themselves against the second seed in their pool, Kennesaw State. Kennesaw State started the game off strong, but Eau Claire rallied taking half, 7-6. After half, Eau Claire came out flat, and Kennesaw rallied. Before they knew it, Eau Claire was facing game point and losing, 8-12. Eau Claire needed something, anything, to rally behind. But like all great comebacks, it begins with a single point. Eau Claire received the disc, and scored behind some solid offense, bringing it to 9-12. After a great D and a quick huck, Eau Claire brought it 10-12. Another solid D and some great handle movement, Eau Claire found themselves closer, at 11-12. The next point proved very interesting. Eau Claire found a quick D, but failed to score, and Kennesaw answered on a quick huck. They attempted to score on a dump to a handle while the handler was trying to jump and land in the endzone, but three veteran Eau Claire players watched closely and called him "not in." What followed was a five minute, extremely heated discussion about best perspective, and whether or not the Kennesaw handler was actually in the endzone when he gained possession of the disc. Fortunately for Eau Claire, the men on the field stuck to their guns and their perspective, and the Kennesaw handler was declared not in the endzone when he gained possession of the disc (this call was later confirmed as correct by video). Eau Claire managed to get the endzone D, and score on a deep huck, tying the game. The game then went to soft cap, and Eau Claire was able to rally to win a very emotional game, 14-12.

Eau Claire started Sunday (after a Tufts C forfeit) playing their gracious host, Charleston (whom hosted Eau Claire. A huge thanks to Adam and Patrick and the rest of the Charleston team). They beat Charleston 15-10. Eau Claire then found themselves in the championship game against Boston's MIT. The game was extremely defensive oriented, and by the time the soft cap sounded, Eau Claire was in position for the win, 9-7. Unfortunately, what goes around comes around, and Eau Claire fell after 3 straight points given up, 9-10. Overall, the weekend was a great one, and although Eau Claire was looking for an undefeated weekend and a first place, they came out of the weekend feeling good, and ready to take on their next big opponent--the Tybee Beach.