Vermont Chill was the big surprise after pool play, going 3-0 with upset wins over #16 Ohio State and #9 NC State. The list of nationals-quality teams in the New England region continues to grow, with impactful rookie class making it's mark behind the leadership of club and AUDL vet Kuochuan Ponzio. UNC Charlotte has also had a good showing, taking 2nd in their pool before steamrolling Virginia in the prequarterfinal. They may be a smaller program benefiting in a big way from the Triangle area's strong youth scene, so keep them on the radar as a team to play spoiler this year.
#9 North Carolina State Alpha's run into the nationals bracket in 2021 was cut short after they ran into Michigan on a heater. Trevor Lynch and co are back hoping for another great run. A surprising loss to Vermont in pool play of Queen City wasn't the start they wanted, but they cleaned things u...
#12 Virginia Hydra went 2-1 in pool play, but their sizable loss to #14 Tufts was cause for concern as they headed into bracket play. Michigan Flywheel had a tough day on Saturday, going 1-3 and only beating bottom seed Columbia by 1. Both teams lost important pieces from their expanded fall rost...
The Maryland Space Bastards make their 2022 season debut against the Case Western Reserve Fighting Gobies. After being 1-point away from making the game-to-go to nationals in the fall, Maryland hopes to coalesce a little further this year and get back to the big event. Case was a darling low-seed...
