FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 20, 2009

HEADLINE:

Somerville finishes Boston in Game 3 of Ultimate Showcase Series
Boston, MA

In a slightly breezy night at Saunders Stadium, fans were treated to a thrilling finish. After defense dominated the mid-stage of the game, the offenses stepped up. Once Somerville grabbed a 11-10 lead following a Boston miscue, neither team turned the disc again. During the next eight points the teams completed over 100 consecutive passes as Somerville held on for a hard-fought 15-14 victory.

Somerville started quickly, building a 7-3 lead behind hucks from Williams College alumni Owen Westbrook to Nipmuc Regional High School star Tyler Kenney, several goals by Evan Patisteas, and a Tim Warden-Hertz point stuff. However, Boston rallied behind some stellar defensive blocks from Micah Flynn, Ryan Todd, and Adam Johnston, tying the game at 7-7 on a 40 yard hammer throw from Duke alumni Josh McCarthy.

Somerville took half 8-7, but following a sloppy 9 turnover point, Boston broke through to take a 10-9 lead as a huck partially blocked by Kenney ricocheted to a Boston player. Kenney, a senior, has been accepted by Lehigh and is awaiting a waitlist decision by Tufts for next fall. Both Tufts and Williams College qualified for the US National College Championships starting Friday..

Somerville's Westbrook came up big down the stretch by making a diving comeback grab of an errant throw at 13-13 that looked like it would be blocked by Flynn, then on the next offensive possession, hitting fellow Williams alumni Charlie Upton with a 40 yard strike for the win.

With the fast-paced play, the game finished in 1 hour and 30 minutes. Somerville eliminated Boston and qualified for the June 21^st championship. As Alexandra Thomas who hadn't played frisbee since grade school described it, “That was the coolest game I've ever seen. It was very exciting.”

Next week's USS game is on Friday May 29^th at Revere High School. Cambridge takes on Boston in mixed division play. Then, the USS is back at Saunders Stadium on Thursday, June 4 when Boston's top mixed club squad, Slow White, takes on the Chinese Taipei National Team.

Detailed information is at TheUltimateShowcase.com.

Contacts for The Ultimate Showcase:

Mark Goodman, 617-457-7870 x249 Erik Sebesta, 617-577-7131

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