UPA 2003 COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Brown University
How they got here:
2nd in New England Region
Scouting Report #1
After losing a number of players to graduation, Brown Disco Inferno has come back strong in 2003. This years team combines experienced leadership with a lot of energy and heart from a host of talented rookies. With big wins this season over Oregon, Penn State, and Carleton, Brown is a team with the talent and ability to cause havoc in the early rounds.
In classic New England style, Brown runs a patient offense that swings the disc effectively and looks to put it deep to a number of different recievers. #27, Maureen McCamley, runs the offense with some of the best throws in the country. When she gets an open look, she doesn't hesitate to put it to #13 Rebecca Simon or #4 Kira Lawrence.
On defense, Brown plays a high energy man to man D and a well structured zone that forces the offense to throw a lot of passes. Watch for especially for #22, Rachel Weston, to make the sick block on the other team's key reciever.
Brown's success this weekend will depend on their ability to play their game rather than one their opponent's. They will also need their younger players to step up and make plays. At regionals, they raised their game to another level by easily beating Yale, who they lost to at sectionals. Early round matchups against Stanford and Duke will show if Brown is ready to raise their game again for Nationals.
Scouting Report #2
They are a highly-coached team, but they've got good throws and they play with a lot of heart. On offense, they run two main plays. One is a stack that floods to one side and then the other creating room for an isolated cutter coming in from the back. The other is a spread offense, or U. This is a regular U shaped offense with 3 handlers back and 2 wings on each side. then they isolate one person deep who fakes out but usually comes in - taking whatever she can get in terms of going deep or coming in. They like to huck off the pull or off the first pass to create an immediate deep threat and they have receivers who are tall and can pull things down. They are very beatable if you shut down their deep game.
On defense, they like to throw a 1-3-3 for a couple passes and then switch to man.
Self-reported stats
Big season wins:
def. Duke and Oregon in pool play, Penn State in the quarters at Stanford.
def. Iowa and Carleton in pool play at Easterns
def. Williams 15-4 in the semis after Williams def. Georgia at Yale Cup
Big season losses:
lost to Colorado by 1 in pool play, Berkeley by 2 in quarters at Easterns
close loss to UCSD in quarters at Ultimax
losses to MIT (Yale Cup, Regionals) and Stanford (Stanford, Easterns)
Players to watch on offense:
Maureen McCamley 5'6" Grad #27
Rebecca Simon 5'7" Sophomore #13
Cate Brown 5'9" Sophomore #54
Jennifer Kim 5'6" Junior #49
Emily Bubbers, 6'0", Senior, #9
Players to watch on defense:
Kira Lawrence 5'10" Grad #4
Shirley Wu 5'2" Junior #19
Rebecca Simon 5'7" Sophomore #13
Ann Murray 5'5" Sophomore #3
Lindsey Wong 5'5" Senior #32
Rachel Weston 5'7" Senior #22