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BY MARK JANOFF

In print | Published April 24, 2003

With only one week remaining in the academic year, the Warmothers and Earthworms still have a lot of Frisbee to play.

Both teams returned from Frisbee sectionals this past weekend with bragging rights, having placed second at the tournament.

In pool play on Saturday, the Earthworms’ A team got off to a lighting-quick start. Swarthmore A beat Swat B 13-1 in its first match before clobbering Lehigh 13-6 and shutting out UPenn B, 13-0. The Earthworms’ 3-0 Saturday record propelled them into the semifinal round on Sunday.

Swarthmore B, however, fell to UPenn B 13-5 and lost to Lehigh 13-6. As a result, the squad was eliminated from tournament play.

On Sunday, the tournament switched to a double-elimination format. The Earthworms dominated Haverford in the semifinals, 15-5, but fell in the tournament finals to UPenn A, 15-11. In the backdoor finals, Swarthmore defeated Lehigh for the second time in as many days, 15-6.

Discussing individual highlights of the tournament, Worms co-captain Paul Wulfsberg ‘03 said, "Charles Small [’03] played a fantastic layout defense all weekend long, and it was really good to have Misha Horowitz [’03] back on the sidelines inspiring the team."

Wulfsberg added: “Rob Devoogd [’06] was like a beast, or a man of average or greater than average height, on defense in the Haverford game, getting several last-back Ds.”

The Earthworms have a week off before regionals on May 3 – 4 at Princeton University. Swarthmore will compete against 16 teams from the mid-Atlantic region in hopes of gaining one of two available bids to advance to nationals for the second year in a row.

According to Wulfberg, the favorites to snag the bids are perennial powerhouses Cornell and UPenn. This year, nationals will be held in Austin, Tex., on May 23-25.

The Warmothers are also hoping that their recent dominant play will propel them into nationals.

In sectionals at Penn State last weekend, the Warmothers finished in second place.

“This was the first weekend we’ve had decent weather, and the team really gelled and played awesome,” Carolynn Laurenza ’03 said.

On the first day of play, the Warmothers came out on fire, beating both Bucknell and CMU-Pitt.

Then, in a scrimmage, Swarth-more edged Penn State 13-12. “Penn State is the number one team in our nation by far, so it was really exciting,” Laurenza said.

The Warmothers’ record qualified them for the semifinals on the second day of play, and Swarthmore beat CMU-Pitt in that round to advance to sectionals finals, where the squad fell to Penn State, 15-11.

“Marie Laurenza [’06] had her first layout catch and also a Callahan score when we were playing zone defense,” Carolynn Laurenza said. "She played great against Penn State, too. We all stepped up in that game — great handling by Sanya Carley [‘03] and Alyssa Bell [’03].

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