As your tireless 2012 Club Championships Women’s Division correspondent, my work is not yet done. I’ve put together some lists of the best players, teams, games, and other superlatives from the Women’s Division this year.
Best upwind throwers
With upwind goals at a premium, the most important players to have on your side were players with big upwind hucks or very solid upwind breaks. These throwers made converting upwind points much easier for their teams:
Alex Snyder (Fury), Anne Mercier (Capitals), Bex Forth (Showdown), Rohre Titcomb (Riot), Angela Lin (Ozone)
Best downwind throwers
Alyssa Weatherford (Riot), Leila Tunnell (Phoenix), Kira Frew (Traffic), Jenny Fey (Scandal), Katherine Wooten (Ozone)
Best receivers
Sarah Griffith (Riot), Catherine Hui (Traffic), Calise Cardenas (Riot), Manisha Daryani (Fury), Kate Craley (Riot), Lane Siedor (Ozone)
Best man defense
Fury, Riot, Molly Brown
Best zone defense
Scandal, Showdown, Nightlock
Best handler motion
Fury, Nemesis, Capitals
Best game (Day 1)
Scandal-Nemesis
Best game (Day 2)
Capitals-Traffic
Best game (Day 3)
Riot-Scandal
Most Valuable Player
- Fury – Alex Snyder
- Riot – Sarah Griffith
- Scandal – Jenny Fey
- Showdown – Bex Forth
- Molly Brown – Lindsey Cross
- Nemesis – Kelly Johnson
- Capitals – Anne Mercier
- Ozone – Kate Wilson
- Traffic – Kira Frew
- Nightlock – Marie Laurenza
Feature photo by Jeff Bell – UltiPhotos.com
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