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| Photo by Megan Atkinson |
Giving No. 5 seeded Texas A&M University its first loss
of the season, the No. 1 seed University of Texas (UT) advanced to its
second consecutive World Cup final, winning 110*-50.
The contest began with UT and Texas A&M trading goals,
with the stars on each team displaying fantastic drives and shots. Goals
didn’t come in an onslaught though, as both teams played solid defense
that prevented the other team from opening up the score. Keeper/chasers
Augustine Monroe, Aryan Ghoddossy and Kaci Erwin stepped up for UT early
in the game, each putting the quaffle through the hoops. Texas A&M
captain and chaser Drew Wasikowski and chaser Daniel Gibson were
important in the game’s opening minutes. However, Wasikowski went down
with an ankle injury and Texas A&M turned to lesser-known players
for goals. UT’s beaters, a unit that struggled early in the season, were
able to maintain bludger control and frustrate the Texas A&M
offense.
This regional rivals game was very physical and the high
intensity and physicality unfortunately led to two serious injuries. The
lengthy delays disrupted the rhythm of the game and put a damper on the
World Cup VII semifinals.
Following the second injury, which occurred with the snitch
on pitch, Texas seeker Margo Aleman caught the snitch to end the game.
Texas will advance to play the winner of Emerson College versus Texas State University in the finals of World Cup VII.
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