The Georgetown men’s ultimate Frisbee club team won its first two-day tournament in the past four years when it swept all seven of its games in the EARL tournament from Oct. 15-16.

Ten regional teams participated in the tournament, which the University of Maryland-Baltimore County held. Georgetown’s team, nicknamed Catholic Justice, now has an 8-1 record. “We showed that we’re trying to make a name for ourselves this year,” senior captain Matt Steckman said.

Georgetown started the first game slowly, having trouble with the wind, but the team rallied to defeat Lafayette 12-8.

“The wind makes it harder for the newer guys to throw, so the older guys had to step up,” Steckman said.

Freshmen and sophomores make up more than half of Georgetown’s squad, so the senior leadership of Steckman, captain Dave Hartzler and Henry Pistell were key.

“A lot of the sport is knowing the players and, because the team is so young, we haven’t been playing together that long,” Steckman said. “It’s actually been pretty interesting to watch how the team has come together.”

Catholic Justice had no trouble in the next three games, though, defeating Gettysburg, Drexel and the UMBC alumni team by scores of 13-3, 13-3 and 13-2.

The results from the first day of play set up the brackets for the second day. In Georgetown’s first game on Sunday, it faced off with Shippensburg in a battle of the two best teams from the previous day.

The wind came back to haunt Georgetown, keeping the game tight. “It’s called an equalizer in ultimate because it makes the worst teams able to compete a little bit more with the better teams, because the throws aren’t as crisp,” Steckman said. “We knew were we going to have a tough time.”

But when the game was called, Catholic Justice edged out Shippensburg 11-9. (Usually ultimate Frisbee games last until a team scores 13 points.)

In Georgetown’s next game, St. Mary’s proved to be a formidable opponent. Last year, St. Mary’s had beaten Georgetown. But the wind died down enough for Georgetown to take control, and Catholic Justice won 11-9 to receive a bye through the semifinals and move straight into the finals.

The finals would not be easy, though, as Georgetown met Shippensburg yet again. This time, though, Georgetown was more familiar with Shippensburg’s team.

The score went back and forth as the increasing wind caused several turnovers. But the turning point of the game came with about five points left, when Catholic Justice’s Coach Bert Kang decided to leave in the seven players on the field.

“Usually there’s a lot of subbing going on because it’s a pretty tiring game,” Steckman said. “We were just dragging, playing really bad. We let them catch up.”

But, Steckman said, it was a purposeful move to force the team how to get out of the hole. Catholic Justice learned that lesson well as the players drove all the way up the field to score the decisive point, winning the game 13-12.

“It was amazing, winning my first two-day tournament as a senior,” Steckman said.

Catholic Justice gets back in action next weekend at George ason’s Big Bad Weekend of Ultimate in Fairfax, Va. Wins here can help the team reach its goal this season to place in the top three of the Colonial Metro East Section so it can advance to regionals.

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