The top two seeds at the tournament, #4 UC Santa Barbara Burnings Skirts and #5 UC San Diego DCo were both undefeated heading into this anticipated matchup. Handler Ava Hanna has a rocket of a throwing arm, and look out for 2021 Rookie of the Year runner-up Abigail Shilts as UCSD adjusts for the departure of key players following fall nationals.
UCSB also had some large departures, but the Southwest squad is strong as ever. Expect the winner of this game to take the crown of the event as they notch some SoCal bragging rights.
UC Berkeley Ursa Major impressed the field on Saturday, winning every pool game by 5 or more before a narrow loss to top tier BYU in the evening exhibition game. Former Carleton handler Andrew Roy is a massive pickup, and Cal had to navigate stronger competition in the top power pool, playing Uta...
#24 UCLA Smaug kicked off SBI with a strong Saturday, going 2-1 with the only blemish a 2 point loss to BYU. But an 11-5 loss to #9 Cal Poly-SLO to start Sunday dampened the mood a bit. UC Berkeley Ursa Major also lost in their power pool game, but only by 1 point to Utah. Riley Kirkman-Davis wou...
Pool play for Colorado State Hibida and Santa Clara SCAB were tough outs, and both 0-3 teams placed into the bottom power pool. But early season tournaments are always going to have their ups and downs, especially as Colorado State only held two practices heading into their first event. In a rebu...
