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Last week, the wind was ferocious and the heat was intense. This week, the field was quite squishy, and the muddy areas only grew as the game wore on. Team we-don’t-have-a-better-name-so-I-guess-we’re-still-Blue just can’t get a break, I guess.

The first half was pretty rough, as the team seemed to have trouble gelling. On the plus side, my friend and fellow chemical engineering major Andrew Duncan joined the team today. He immediately proved himself an asset with blocks and catches at crucial times. Still, at halftime, we were down 8-5.

The beginning of the second half looked much like the first, as our opponents, lead by team captain Ryan Kilmer’s archrival Caleb, scored three unanswered goals to make the score a lopsided 11-5. But then everything finally changed. Team Blue battled back with new confidence and skilled play to shrink the gap to three. But by that time, the score was 14-11, and it only takes 15 points to win an Ultimate Frisbee game around here. Although I was impressed with our comeback, I was ready to settle for an honorable defeat.

Once again, I think we all surprised each other with what must have been a third or fourth wind. The Blues scored the next three points to tie the score at 14. On the game point, we kept our cool, forced a turnover, and Joey threw a long pass to Captain Kilmer in the endzone to win the game, 15-14. The record stands at 2-0.