Texas vs. Texas A&M: WCVI

New Series! I will break down interesting games this year that were captured on video. I will take extensive stats to the best of my ability for these games. All times and stats are not official and may not be exact. The stats are the most correct as humanly possible. 

Texas vs. Texas A&M
World Cup VI. Kissimmee, FL
Video

Why This Game Is Important/Interesting:  Texas A&M was ranked 1. Texas was ranked 2. The Southwest powerhouses had yet to meet during the entire 2012-13 season. The first meeting of the two teams takes place in the Quarterfinals at World Cup VI. Texas A&M eliminated Texas from World Cup V. This was Texas' shot at redemption. It was certain to be a close game
But it wasn't. Texas A&M got blown off the pitch by the high-powered Texas offense and dominated in the bludger game. The final score was 200*-40 and Texas ended up winning the sixth World Cup.

Texas 200*.....................................Texas A&M 40

17..............................Goals................................4

26..............................Shots................................16

65%.................Shot Percentage........................25%

16:04..........Time with Bludger Control...........2:25

87%.......Percentage with Bludger Control......13%

X...............................Snatch.............................O

Why Texas won: Texas' beating core, which featured Jacob Adlis, Hope Machala, Colin Capello and Lauren Carter, kept bludger control for roughly 87% of the game. Both of Texas' beaters stayed back, allowing the Longhorns' keepers to advance up the field on every offensive possession. In addition, Texas was not susceptible to A&M fast breaks. On defense, Texas' beaters frustrated A&M's chasers by disrupting their passing game and forcing bad shots.

MVP: Simon Arends. Arends scored a game-high 5 goals with 1 assist and 3 blocked shots. Arends was a part of the game in all facets: scoring, passing, tackling and fast breaks. Arends' goals put and kept Texas way out of snitch range.

Starwatch: Texas superstars Kody Marshall and Augustine Monroe combined for zero goals. Marshall did not play much, and the fact that the Longhorns were able to destroy A&M without one of their star players shows their insane depth. While Monroe didn't score either, he helped propell Texas to the blowout victory with several key blocks and assists.
A&M playmaker, Drew Wasikowski was shut down by Texas' stellar point defending and relentless beating. Wasikowski never got into an offensive rhythm and had no effect on the game.

Stat of the Game: Texas A&M shot 25%. (4/16) Seriously though, it seemed as if every A&M shot hit the edge of the hoop or was fantastically blocked by one of Texas' keepers. If a few of those shots had fell, (especially some from Drew Wasikowski before Texas opened up the lead) the game's momentum might have switched and A&M might have gotten a shot at the snitch.

Chasers/Keepers
Texas
C/K Simon Arends.............5 Goals, 1 Assist, 3 Blocks, [Y]
K Stephen Bell...................0 Goals, 2 Assists, 2 Blocks
C Kenny Chilton................1 Goals, 1 Assist
C Hank Dugie....................2 Goals, 2 Assists
C Sarah Holub....................2 Goals, 0 Assists
C Kody Marshall................0 Goals, 1 Assist
K Augustine Monroe..........0 Goals, 3 Assists, 3 Blocks
C/K Chris Morris................2 Goals, 1 Assist, 2 Blocks
C Audrey Wright................1 Goal, 0 Assists
C #79..................................3 Goals, 0 Assists
C #35..................................1 Goal, 0 Assists
C #94..................................0 Goals, 1 Assist

Texas A&M
C Keri Callegari..................0 Goals, 0 Assists, [Y] [Y]=[R]
C/K Andrew Dinwoodie.....0 Goals, 0 Assists, 0 Blocks
C Becca DuPont..................1 Goal
C Kifer Gregoire.................3 Goals, 0 Assists
C/K Casey Ortiz..................0 Goals, 0 Assists, 0 Blocks
C/K Drew Wasikowski......0 Goals, 0 Assists, 2 Blocks

Beaters
Texas
0-5:20 Jacob Adlis & Hope Machala
5:21-11:09 Colin Capello & Lauren Carter
13:40-18:25 Jacob Adlis & Lauren Carter

Texas A&M
11:10-13:39 Matthieu Gregorie & Rachel Harrison

Numbers before each beater pair lists the game time that they had bludger control. For instance, Jacob Adlis and Hope Machala had bludger control from brooms up until 5 minutes and 20 seconds when they were subbed out and replaced by Colin Capelo and Lauren Carter, etc.

Seekers
Texas
Jake Alford.....................2:30
Kody Marshall................0:59
Kenny Chilton................0:20, Caught Snitch

Texas A&M
Dirk Hryekewicz.............2:55
Luke Wigley...................:34, Surrendered Snatch