What follows is the charting of the MLQ Championship Series between the Austin Outlaws and the Boston Forge. The series took place in Howard County on August 21st. Austin won in two games, 185-140 and 140-125. The full film of the game is available here. Analysis is here.
Game
Time
Quaffle
Control
Play
AUS, BOS Snitch Time
Offense Formation
Defense Formation
Austin Score
Boston Score
Plays in pink are Forge quaffle, plays in blue are Outlaw quaffle, except for SOP, which are all in gold.
1
0:00
Brooms
Brooms
T/O
Trans
Trans
0
0
Wang and McCrady arrive at the contested bludger at the same time and end up wrestling for it. Meanwhile, Monroe beats Crawford to the quaffle and breaks for hoops, forcing Belitzky (+1) to throw at him rather than defending control. Polzin (-1) goes with him though, and McCrady (+2, offscreen) steals the contested bludger from Wang (-2, offscreen), and so Forge ends the play with three of the four balls.
1
0:16
BOS
BOS
Goal
3 high
1-3
0
10
Belitzky initiates the action by tapping out Polzin and then trading beats with Wang to create a no bludgers. Scura (+1) draws the Outlaw zone out of position and then finds McGarghan to whom Bevers (-1) steps instead of Monroe (-1). McGarghan (-1) then drives into a no bludgers but gets blocked by Johnson (+2). Quaffle rolls directly to Crawford (+3) though, who punches it through for a goal. Meanwhile, McCrady beats Polzin to the orange bludger and throws her green one back, but Polzin (+4, offscreen) gets to the green one and throws it back to Outlaws hoops before McCrady (-1) can get to it, securing control.
1
0:59
AUS
AUS
T/O
Box HH
2-2
0
10
Belitzky (-1) once again initiates, this time for the worse — Polzin (+1) blocks a beat thrown at his chest setting up a no bludgers for the Outlaws. Belitzky, to his credit, recovers quickly and speeds up Monroe (-5), who recognizes the opportunity but misses the shot on middle hoop (and has McBride (+1) open at small hoop). McGarghan (+1) stepped out and Scura (+1) had a hand up. As Belitzky goes to repick up his bludger, Wang (+1) flies around behind hoops and beats him, giving the Outlaw defense a chance to press on the next play.
1
1:25
BOS
AUS
Pos
Trans
1-3
0
10
McCrady looks to throw back Forge’s lone bludger but Monroe (+1) makes a really clever swat to delay the Outlaw’s no bludgers. It’s to no avail though, as Crawford (+1) and Manhardt (+1) manage to keep the Quaffle away from the Outlaw beaters long enough to let McCrady back in the play.
1
1:57
BOS
AUS
T/O
Box
1-3
0
10
Polzin (+2) beats out Belitzky who was pressuring him, and McCrady (-3) turns super conservative and fades all the way out of the play. This allows Polzin and Wang (+1) to turn it into a press, which they execute flawlessly. McGarghan (-2) ends up being the last player on broom and instead of letting himself get beat out behind enemy lines, he resets the quaffle to no one, which turns into a Outlaw fastbreak.
1
2:20
AUS
AUS
Goal
Trans
Trans
10
10
Johnson (+2) takes the dead quaffle turnover and converts for a transition goal.
1
2:47
BOS
AUS
T/O
3 high
1-3
10
10
Scura probes, taking the quaffle to the corner before rotating it back up top. Monroe (+1) presses quaffle forcing Manhardt (-2) to a poor pass that Wang (+1) cleans up to complete the turnover. Belitzky (-3) tries to make a play on Monroe but misses, giving the Outlaws a no bludgers.
1
2:59
AUS
AUS
Goal
Trans
Trans
20
10
Monroe (+1) takes the loose quaffle and pushes in into a fast break, and Johnson (+2) finishes the play with a dunk.
1
3:23
BOS
AUS
Goal
Trans
Trans
20
20
Wang (+1, offscreen) takes a free throw, forcing Forge into a rushed transition. Crawford (+4), however, makes the most of it, catching Polzin (-1) in no man’s land and throwing an absolute laser to Steinberg (+2) who outjumps two defenders for the goal.
1
3:45
AUS
AUS
Goal
Box H
2-2
30
20
Belitzky (-2) gets spun around and Wang (+2) pounces, catching his beat and taking a free throw to set up a no bludgers. McBride (+1) hammers on medium hoop, and Johnson (+1) walks in and scores.
1
4:27
BOS
AUS
T/O
3 high R
1-3
30
20
Forge goes to their second line. Greenhouse (-1) begins rotating with the quaffle, and gets pressured by Wang (+1). He tries to get rid of it, but Monroe (+2) picks off the pass.
1
4:32
AUS
AUS
Goal
Trans
Trans
40
20
Xu (-3) tries to beat quaffle, but Monroe is still in his keeper zone (field lines -2). With no bludgers Monroe (+3) then drives the length of the field for a goal.
1
5:06
BOS
AUS
T/O
3 high R
1-3
40
20
Xu pushes in on Wang (+1) and trades with him while Pfenning (+1) takes the quaffle around hoops and then swings it back up top. Greenhouse (-2) probes and takes a shot but its deflected by Garza (+2).
1
5:40
AUS
AUS
Goal
Box
2-2
50
20
Garza receives a pass behind hoops and looks to drive. As he does Havlin (+3) and Wang (-2) trade, allowing Forge to secure control for the first time this game. Meanwhile, Garza (+1) steps past Steinberg (-1) and finds M. Ghoddossy (+1) who finishes through contact for the goal.
1
6:22
BOS
BOS
Goal
3 high
1-3
50
30
Pfenning (+3) takes the quaffle behind hoops, lines up a shot, and scores over Johnson (-2). Wang and Xu trade, but Havlin (+1) beats Erwin to the bludgers and maintains control for Forge.
1
6:33
AUS
BOS
T/O
Trans
2-2
50
30
Wang (-2) streaks down the field to try to win back control, but he loses an exchange with Havlin (+3) (who also beat out Erwin on the way there and has a sweet catch-denying swat) behind Forge hoops. Outlaws do have a two second window though, but Garza (-1) gets pressured by Pfenning (+1) and throws the quaffle to Greenhouse (+1) setting up a Forge fastbreak.
1
6:50
BOS
BOS
Goal
Trans
Trans
50
40
Greenhouse (+1) has a fastbreak and practically walks in, supported by Xu (+1) tapping out the Outlaw chasers.
1
7:17
AUS
BOS
T/O
Box
2-2
50
40
Havlin beats Erwin and then dances a bit with Polzin which pulls Xu (+1) away from hoops to defend control. The quaffle gets sent to Garza behind hoops, but his shot gets hurried by a bludger from Havlin (+2) and then blocked. Garza gets his own rebound but Pfenning (+1) to takes him down, giving Xu enough time to come by and clean up.
1
8:07
BOS
BOS
T/O
3 high R
1-3
50
40
Polzin (+1) pressures Pfenning behind hoops, forcing a pass over the hoops to Greenhouse. Greenhouse (-3) then rips a shot, which sails over the middle hoop.
1
8:49
AUS
BOS
T/O
Box
2-2
50
40
Polzin (-2) engages with Havlin and loses, letting Forge launch a press. Greenhouse (+1) forces a long pass from Monroe, that A. Ghoddossy (+2) makes a great play to collect. Xu (+1) pressures, is joined by Havlin and together they force the turnover. Erwin (+3), however, comes from behind with the third bludger and beats out Havlin (-3) to take back control.
1
9:39
BOS
AUS
T/O
3 high
1-3
50
40
An exciting play in the beater game as Xu taps out Ghoddossy and then claims immunity. Polzin then takes a free throw and looks to pickup up Xu‘s bludger, but Havlin gets there first. Polzin and Xu then race to the bludger Polzin threw, with Havlin coming up from behind. Havlin (-1) throws at Polzin (+1) but misses, allowing Polzin to get to one of the bludgers and keep control with the Outlaws. Meanwhile, Erwin (+1) has the only bludger still in the quaffle game, and after a Mayor (-1) lobs a pass to Greenhouse, she turn-beats him, forcing a turnover.
1
10:22
AUS
AUS
Goal
Box
2-2
60
40
Bevers throws at Xu — she misses but in any case Xu passes her bludger to Havlin. Havlin (-1) then begins pressuring quaffle but gets pulled to far up. Monroe (+1) finds J. Andrews (+1) behind hoops who makes a move on Steinberg (-1) and shoots middle hoop for a goal. Offscreen, Erwin (+2) does something (cameras -1) to protect control from both Havlin and Xu, and Havlin ends up retreating to collect his original bludger.
1
11:07
BOS
AUS
Pos
3 high R
1-3
60
40
Scura (-1) takes the quaffle behind hoops — he ends up shooting and missing but Forge regain possession. Meanwhile, Xu (+1) wraps Bevers, and for a brief moment gets both Outlaw bludgers on the ground. Bevers (+1) then trades with Havlin, leaving Polzin as the only beater on broom. Polzin (-1) stays home, though, rather than press, and Forge is able to get their beaters back in the play.
1
12:06
BOS
AUS
T/O
3 high
1-3
60
40
Scura (-1) passes behind hoops to Pfenning (-1) — but Bevers (+2) unloads from long range and nails Pfenning to end the possession. Polzin (-2) then tries to press Havlin to force a fast break, but Havlin (+6) baits Polzin into throwing back, and then throws his own bludger back and goes to pick up Polzin‘s.
1
12:35
AUS
BOS
Goal
Box
2-2
70
40
Havlin (+1) beats Bevers (-2) who gets caught without a throw, and initiates a press. Polzin goes to collect the third bludger and Monteiro (-2) throws at him while he is immune. This lets Johnson (+2) get into the lane where both Lawrence (-1) and Polen (-1) step to him, leaving J. Andrews (+2) open, and he finishes the play.
1
12:44
BOS
BOS
Goal
Trans
Trans
70
50
Forge has a fast break as Polzin is trying to get his bludger back into play. He gets pressured by Monteiro (+1) and is forced to throw back. Havlin (+1, offscreen) winds up with the bludger Polzin threw back, extending the Forge no-bludgers. Scura (+3) takes advantage, drives into the lane, and scores.
1
13:26
AUS
BOS
Goal
Box HH
2-2
80
50
Tracy (+1) beats out Monteiro, whose throw back has a wild bounce. He distracts Collier (-1) enough for Johnson (+2) to get into the lane and score. Scura (-1) gets hammered by Galtelli (+1) and caught at middle hoop even though Lawrence was already there, leaving right hoop open.
1
14:09
BOS
BOS
T/O
3 high
1-3
80
50
Forge passes the quaffle for a bit, eventually Garza (+1) pressures Scura (-1) into a pass behind hoops. Pfenning (-1) receives the pass and tries to block a beat from Tracy (+1) but fails, turning over the quaffle.
1
14:46
AUS
BOS
T/O
Box
2-2
80
50
Tracy (+6) dominates the beater game, winning an exchange with Monteiro (-3) and then beating out Collier (-1) who tapped out Erwin at an inopportune time. With all three bludgers on the ground the Outlaws begin their offense. Johnson‘s (-2) pass to A. Ghoddossy (-2) is a bit low though, giving Lawrence (+2) just enough time to make a huge defensive stop.
1
15:25
BOS
AUS
Pos
3 high
1-3
80
50
Collier and Monteiro play a little bit of hot potato with their bludger. Eventually, Monteiro (+3) induces a lazy throw from Tracy (-3) and Collier (+2) beats him to the bludger to regain control.
1
15:47
BOS
BOS
T/O
3 high H
1-3
80
50
Lawrence (-4) tries to hammer against McBride (+1) and gets called for a foul.
1
16:01
AUS
BOS
T/O
Trans
Trans
80
50
Erwin (+1, offscreen) gets Monteiro‘s bludger on the ground, but Tracy (-1) misses the throw, so Forge keeps control. In the quaffle game, Garza (-4) drives, but misses an open shot defended by LaBudde (+1).
1
16:43
BOS
BOS
T/O
3 high
1-3
80
50
Collier (-1) tries to 1.5 but Erwin (+1) does a great job getting in front of him. Once Collier bails out of it, Monteiro is too far out of the play, giving Tracy has an opening and pressures the quaffle. Tracy (+2) forces a series of passes the last of which is dropped by Polen (-1). This draws Collier into the zone where he trades with Tracy. Monteiro (-7) then throws at Erwin instead of throwing back for control and misses, letting the Outlaws regain control. Meanwhile Steinberg (-2) gets wrapped and almost forced out of bounds by Garza (+2). At the last second, he throws the quaffle right to Johnson (+1) who gets a free fast break.
1
17:09
AUS
AUS
Goal
Trans
Trans
90
50
Johnson (+1) gets a free fastbreak which he converts easily.
1
17:50
BOS
AUS
T/O
Box
1-3
90
50
Scura and Greenhouse pass and forth, forcing Wang out of the play and Bevers to throw her bludger. This lets Xu (+1) beat out Bevers and make a play for control. Wang (+1) and Havlin (+1) both step to Xu and both end up beat, though Wang get his bludger back to hoops. Play then pans over to quaffle, so no way of telling what happens next but Forge ends up with control, albeit at the cost of a no bludgers fast break.
1
18:08
AUS
BOS
Goal
Trans
Trans
100
50
Johnson (+1), McBride (+1), and Garza (+1) make a great no bludgers play including a crazy tip pass from McBride for a goal.
1
18:37
BOS
BOS
T/O
Box
1-3
100
50
Scura sends the quaffle behind hoops where Havlin (-3) has a bludger. He fires at Wang and connects, but Wang just tags back up and Bevers recovers Havlin‘s bludger for control. Steinberg (-1) is slow to initiate, and the brief no bludgers disappears. Xu (-2) then throws at Bevers (+4) but misses, triggering an Outlaw press by Wang (+4). A. Ghoddossy (+1) then dodges a Havlin beat and strips Greenhouse (-1) of the quaffle, and the Outlaws have a fastbreak.
1
19:00
AUS
AUS
Goal
Trans
Trans
110
50
A. Ghoddossy (+2) drives past Mayor and Scura to convert the fastbreak goal.
1
19:51
BOS
AUS
T/O
3 high R
1-3
110
50
Havlin works deep in the Outlaw keeper zone to tap out McBride. Scura finds Steinberg (-2) on a cut, but he gets contested by McBride (+2) who recovered to the play just in time, and Johnson (+1) recovers the shot
1
19:54
AUS
AUS
Goal
Trans
Trans
120
50
Forge get very unluck with bludgers as Havlin (-1) beats out Wang, but the bludger gets kicked and rolls right back to Wang as he’s tagging up. Meanwhile, Bevers (+1) makes a play on quaffle that happens to be a free throw, and so the Outlaws net a no bludgers fastbreak, which Johnson (+2, offscreen) goes coast to coast to complete. Johnson ends up get sent to the box for reckless hoop dislodgement.
1
20:11
BOS
AUS
Goal
0, 5
3 high
Mark
120
60
Wang (-4) goes to beat out Forge seeker but while he’s doing so, Ausra (+4) pokes his bludger out to win back control. Later Erwin (-2) tries to step to Bento but misses, giving him some time with snitch and giving Forge a no bludgers. In the quaffle game, all four of Scura (+1) finds Greenhouse (+1) finds Mayor (+1) finds Steinberg (+1) for the goal.
1
20:43
AUS
BOS
T/O
6, 0
4 high
Mark
120
60
Erwin sinks the only Outlaw bludger into the snitch allowing Forge to press. They complete it, but in the process McCrady (-2) loses her bludger to Wang (+2)
1
21:01
BOS
AUS
Goal
3, 0
Box
1-3
120
70
Ausra (+2) and Wang (-3) trade. Erwin tries to throw back but McCrady (+2) cuts it off to resecure bludger control for Forge. Erwin (-2) stays on snitch, but Outlaw seeker doesn’t pursue, so Forge get a free no bludgers, which Scura (+2) uses to walk in for a goal.
1
21:21
AUS
BOS
T/O
8, 0
Trans
Trans
120
70
Monroe (-1) tries to push a fastbreak against beaters back, which goes nowhere. He flips the quaffle to Johnson (+1) who gets it away from pressure to McBride. Instead of turning around and driving McBride (-1) , makes an errant pass back to M. Ghoddossy, resulting in a turnover. Meanwhile, Polzin (+3) beats McCrady (-3) to her bludger, winning back control for the Outlaws.
1
21:38
BOS
AUS
T/O
0, 0
Trans
Trans
120
70
Johnson (+3) tackles Greenhouse (-3), jarring the quaffle loose.
1
21:56
AUS
AUS
Goal
16, 0
3 high
Mark
130
70
McCrady (-2) pressures quaffle and then beats out Polzin, but Outlaws keep control. In the quaffle game, Monroe (+3) finds Johnson (+3), who takes a M. Ghoddossy screen, drives on no bludgers, and scores.
1
22:18
BOS
AUS
T/O
5, 0
4 high
Mark
130
70
Bevers‘ (-3) tap beat on Forge seeker gets away from her and Monteiro (+4) steps up to beat her and retake control. In the quaffle game, Polzin (+2) alternates between quaffle and snitch effectively, and Mayor (-2) gets wrapped by Johnson (+2), resulting a bad pass that McBride (+1) intercepts.
1
22:48
AUS
BOS
T/O
14, 14
4 high
Mark
130
70
Polzin and Xu trade. Monteiro cleans up, retaining control and launching a press. Olazaba (+2) tackles Monroe (+1), who flips the quaffle back to Johnson. Monteiro fires at seeker, but Erwin (+3) beats Monteiro (-2) to her bludger. Tracy (-2) tries a tap beat with the only Outlaw bludger but the bludgers gets away from him, leaving Xu (+1) as the only bludger in the play. She presses Johnson, who passes to M. Ghoddossy (-1), but Olazaba steals the quaffle from her.
1
23:49
BOS
AUS
Goal
0, 6
Trans
Trans
130
80
Olazaba (+2) runs a fastbreak and draws a beat from Erwin and then finds Steinberg (+1), who drops the pass but ends up finishing the play anyways. Meanwhile, on Snitch, Tracy (-5) takes an ill-advised exchanged with Xu (+4), which Monteiro (+1) cleans up to take back control.
1
24:01
AUS
BOS
T/O
13, 0
Trans
Trans
130
80
Garza (-4) picks up the quaffle and looks to run. Monteiro (+1) and Scura (+1) each step, and he’s forced to shoot from 11 yards out, which misses barely. Erwin (+2) and Tracy (+2) take advantage of the situation though to give the Outlaws time with snitch.
1
24:15
BOS
BOS
T/O
5, 0
3 high
Mark
130
80
Tracy (+7) catches Xu‘s (-3) beat and then beats Monteiro (-1), giving Outlaws control and snitch time. In the quaffle game, Scura (-3) gets wrapped by M. Ghoddossy (+1) and his shot gets blocked by McBride (+1).
1
24:37
AUS
AUS
T/O
3, 0
Trans
Trans
130
80
A. Ghoddossy (-2) tries to push a fastbreak, but is thrown off by a pump fake from Xu (+2), which forces an errant pass that Steinberg (+1) intercepts.
1
24:40
BOS
AUS
T/O
21, 0
4 high
1-3
130
80
Xu (-1) misses a beat on Tracy, giving Outlaws a brief chance to press. They take advantage: Tracy (+2) beats Scura (-1) and Erwin beats Manhardt letting Garza (+1) recover the quaffle. Meanwhile, Xu got a hand on Erwin‘s (-1) bludger and wrestles her for it. Ausra (+2) comes in with the lone Forge bludger to beat out Erwin and reclaim control for Forge. Xu then dodges a beat from Tracy, letting Forge press.
1
25:11
AUS
BOS
T/O
0, 6
3 high
Mark
130
80
Ausra (-2) presses quaffle but A. Ghoddossy (-4) blocks their beat and looks to drive, shooting from nine yards out and misses. Erwin (offscreen? not really sure what happened here, -4) also takes a card.
1
25:27
BOS
BOS
Goal
7, 2
3 high
Mark
130
90
Tracy (+1) trades with Ausra, buying some time for his seeker while his partner’s in the box. Meanwhile, Scura (+2) circles the Outlaw defense and scores.
1
25:44
AUS
BOS
T/O
3, 5
3 high
Mark
130
90
Havlin (+6) wins an exchange with Tracy (-2). He goes seeker and then gets back in the play, reading a pass from Johnson (-1), who was pressured by Ausra (+1), to force the quaffle turnover, which leads to a fastbreak. Havlin then fires at and beats Erwin (-2), giving Forge some snitch time.
1
26:12
BOS
BOS
Goal
0, 18
3 high
Mark
130
100
Olazaba (-1) runs a fastbreak but his dunk is blocked by Johnson (+1). Tracy (-2) takes the only Outlaw bludger to snitch, so Pfenning (+2) solos the entire Outlaw defense to score. Tracy loses his exchange with Havlin (+3), who takes a free throw at seeker.
1
26:48
AUS
BOS
Pos
9, 0
4 high
Mark
130
100
Havlin pressures quaffle but Garza (+2) does a great job of baiting his beat before passing off to Johnson. Havlin (-3) ends up getting caught too high up without help and Ogilvie (+4) beats him in the foot for control. Meanwhile, McBride (+1) ducks a beat from Ausra (-1) to keep quaffle possession. Polen (-1) gets a card.
1
27:14
AUS
AUS
Goal
13, 0
3 high
Mark
140
100
Havlin bobbles Ausra‘s throwback, giving Outlaws a window. They take advantage, as Johnson (+3) finds McBride (+2) for a goal. Havlin (+2) immediately goes snitch, and eats Ogilvie‘s beat while flipping his bludger to Ausra, allowing Ausra (+2) to beat out Ogilvie (-2) and reclaim control.
1
27:27
BOS
BOS
Goal
0, 2
Box
Mark
140
110
Erwin (-2) goes snitch but misses seeker. This allows Havlin (+1) to dig down into the Outlaw zone with out penalty, and he does, tapping Johnson, and allowing Crawford (+2) to score.
1
27:52
AUS
BOS
T/O
0, 1
3 high
Mark
140
110
Havlin blocks a beat from Ogilvie, setting up a Forge press. He and Ausra (-1) complete it, but Ausra‘s bludger takes an unfortunate bounce off of Crawford (-1, sorry) that ultimately cede control back to the Outlaws.
1
28:23
BOS
AUS
T/O
0, 0
3 high
Mark
140
110
Erwin (+2) and Belitzky (-2) dance, mostly offscreen, but Erwin wins and immediately goes to quaffle. Crawford tries his patented shot/pass/rip from behind hoops, but this time Johnson (+2) is ready for it
1
28:47
AUS
AUS
Goal
0, 0
Trans
Trans
150
110
Johnson (+4) pulls up from eleven yards and scores.
1
28:57
BOS
AUS
Goal
0, 0
Trans
Trans
150
120
Crawford (+2) and Pfenning (+2, offscreen) do something offscreen and score.
1
29:07
AUS
AUS
T/O
24, 0
4 high
Mark
150
120
Monroe takes his sweet time bring the quaffle up pitch, buying his seeker time. McCrady (+2) makes a great hit on Polzin (-1) as Erwin‘s bludger was on snitch. Belitzky opts to pressure quaffle instead of helping her — this is fine? I guess? Monroe (+4) takes the quaffle behind hoops and then finds Johnson who beat Crawford (-1) backdoor. Johnson (-2) drops the pass. Chaos ensues, ending with Manhardt (+2) picking off a pass. Belitzky (+2) then wins and exchange with Erwin (-2) to retake control.
1
30:00
BOS
BOS
T/O
0, 18
3 high
1-3
150
120
Polzin (+2) baits Belitzky (-1) into a throw and throws back, and Bevers (+2) does a great job of securing control. Pfenning (+1) finds Crawford (-1), whose shot gets blocked by McBride (+2). Mayor (+1) draws a beat and taps the quaffle to Manhardt (-1), whose shot gets blocked by Monroe (+1).
1
30:23
AUS
AUS
T/O
13, 0
4 high
Mark
150
120
With Bevers on snitch and Belitzky on Polzin, McCrady (+1) presses. Monroe (+1) does a good job of pulling her out of position, and he finds A. Ghoddossy with a lane to hoops. A. Ghoddossy (-1) gets hit by Pfenning (+1) though, and misses.
1
30:50
BOS
AUS
T/O
0, 17
Trans
Trans
150
120
McCrady (+4) pressures the Outlaw beaters, protecting her seeker and setting up a Forge fastbreak. Pfenning (-1) eats a Bevers (+2) beat and passes off to Crawford (-2) who drops the pass, leading to a turnover.
1
31:08
AUS
AUS
T/O
8, 0
4 high
Mark
150
120
Havlin (+3) catches one Outlaw chaser subbing and beats out the other three for a turnover.
1
31:31
BOS
AUS
T/O
0, 12
3 high
1-3
150
120
Havlin (+4) forces Polzin to throw back and then taps out Outlaw seeker. Bevers (-4) tries to press, but Xu strips her of her bludger. Garza (+3) gets in front of Mayor (-1), stalling her until Polzin (-4) can beat her out. Xu (+4) recovers his bludger, giving control back to the Forge. Meanwhile, Garza beats Polen to the quaffle, and Havlin beats Bevers, extending the Forge no bludgers.
1
31:53
AUS
BOS
T/O
0, 5
Trans
Trans
150
120
Havlin (+1) beats Garza who was defended by Polen (+1) to recover the quaffle for Forge.
1
31:58
BOS
BOS
Goal
0, 4
4 high
1-3
150
130
Scura (+3) takes a no bludgers and scores, aided by Xu. Bevers tackles Xu as she gets back. When Havlin comes to engage Bevers (+6) strips(!) Havlin (-1) of his bludger while wrestling Xu. Polzin (+1) comes in to clean up, and the Outlaws take control.
1
32:08
AUS
AUS
T/O
15, 2
4 high
2-2
150
130
Havlin (+1) draws Wang‘s beat and flips his bludger to Xu. Johnson (+2) senses his time running out and drives, finding Garza (-5), who airmails the open shot. Wang (+1) beats Xu (-2) to set up more Outlaw snitch time.
1
32:47
BOS
AUS
T/O
16, 0
3 high
1-3
150
130
Wang beats Havlin and then dodges Xu‘s beat. He then bares down on quaffle, blindsiding Scura (-1) but losing his bludger in the process.
1
33:12
AUS
BOS
T/O
3, 0
Trans
Trans
150
130
Johnson (-2) pushes the fastbreak. He is forced to shoot early by Collier (+2), and Scura (+2) makes a heroic play to get across hoops and save the shot.
1
33:23
BOS
BOS
Goal
0, 10
4 high
Mark
150
140
All four Forge quaffle players touch the quaffle as Scura (+1) finds Mayor (+1) finds Polen (+1) finds Greenhouse (+1) to score. All three bludgers are on snitch, and Collier‘s (-3) tap beat of Outlaw seeker takes a bad bounce, allowing Wang (+1) and Erwin (+1) to take control from Xu (-1).
1
33:40
AUS
AUS
Pos
22, 0
3 high
Mark
185
140
Collier (-3) pressures quaffle but then throws at Erwin (+1), who just throws back, allowing Wang (+1) to pressure Collier and create a no bludgers. Monroe (+1) takes the first few steps to attack it before the whistle comes, ending the game.
2
0:00
Brooms
Brooms
Pos
Trans
Trans
0
0
Monroe beats Crawford to the quaffle during brooms up and races towards the Forge hoops. He’s swarmed by a host of Forge defenders headed by McGarghan and Crawford, who brings him down and forces the quaffle loose. Bevers (+2) beats McGarghan to the quaffle, giving the Outlaws the first quaffle possession of the game. In the beater races, Wang (-1) beats Belitzky (-2) to the contested bludger. He steps to McCrady, but McCrady (+5) wins the exchange, securing control for Forge.
2
0:18
AUS
BOS
T/O
Trans
Trans
0
0
Monroe (-3) tries to force the issue and drive, but his shot is slow and is blocked by Scura (+1).
2
0:48
BOS
BOS
Pos
3 high
1-3
0
0
McCrady (-1) tries to 1.5 but Wang (+1) sidesteps it. Scura then passes the quaffle behind hoops to Crawford instead of taking the reset, and Wang pressures inducing a shot that Johnson saves out of bounds, so Forge keep possession. On the inbound, Crawford (+1) launches the quaffle to midpitch where Manhardt (+1) recovers it.
2
1:10
BOS
BOS
Pos
3 high
1-3
0
0
Scura (-1) drives across the hoops but gets wrapped by Monroe (+1). He flips the quaffle to Crawford (+2) who draws a beat from Wang that ricochets to midpitch, giving Forge a brief no bludgers opportunity. McGarghan recovers the quaffle but is slow to move it along, letting the Outlaw beaters back in the play.
2
1:31
BOS
BOS
Goal
3 high
1-3
0
10
Belitzky (+2, offscreen) comes streaming in from off pitch and beats out Polzin and then Wang to keep control and set up a no bludgers. Scura floats a pass to McGarghan (+2) who makes a move on Bevers (-1) and then finds Crawford (+1) who dunks over Bevers for the goal.
2
2:17
AUS
BOS
Pos
3 high
1-3
0
10
Belitzky dodges a beat attempt from Polzin (-2) setting up a Forge press. However, the Outlaws kill the press as Johnson (+1) is able to find Galtelli (+1) who gets free from Manhardt (-1) and McCrady (-1) and takes a reset. Then, as Forge fall back into their defense, Belitzky (-3) tries to engage with Erwin (+3) instead of just throwing back, and he misses the catch, giving control back to the Outlaws.
2
2:57
AUS
AUS
Pos
3 high
1-3
0
10
McCrady (+2) splits the Outlaws beaters for a press, which gets paid off when Crawford (+2) lays a huge tackle on Monroe (-1). Monroe manages to get the quaffle out though to Galtelli (-1) whose shot gets blocked by McGarghan out of bounds. In the beater game, Polzin (-2) steps on McCrady but his beat on her takes an unlucky bounce and rolls right to Belitzky (+1), who beats Erwin (+1) as she throws back, setting up a scramble for the bludgers.
2
3:13
AUS
BOS
Goal
Trans
Trans
10
10
McBride (+1) inbounds the quaffle to Johnson who gets pressured by Belitzky and pushes the quaffle back to McBride. Belitzky (-5) misses the beat on Johnson and then doesn’t throw back when pressured by Polzin (+3) turning control over the Outlaws. Meanwhile, Johnson gets the quaffle back from McBride and gets stepped to by both Scura (-1) and McCrady (-1). This leaves Galtelli (+1) open by hoops, and Johnson (+2) finds him for a goal.
2
4:06
BOS
AUS
T/O
3 high
1-3
10
10
McCrady (+2) pressures Erwin away from left hoop letting Scura (-3) walk in the quaffle. As he begins to shoot, however, he gets hit by Galtelli (+3) and loses the quaffle, which Johnson falls on.
2
4:42
AUS
AUS
T/O
3 high
1-3
10
10
Unclear if this was drawn up or impromptu, but Polzin (-6) tries to tap out McGarghan by hoops just as Johnson (-3) shoots at the hoop McGarghan was at. The tap misses though, and McGarghan (+1) easily saves the shot. Meanwhile, Belitzky (+6) smartly tracks down Polzin‘s bludger, beats him out, and then pressures Erwin, who can’t do anything but throw back, setting up a Forge no bludgers fastbreak.
2
4:52
BOS
BOS
T/O
Trans
Trans
10
10
Scura (+1) pushes the quaffle ahead to Crawford (-2), for what should be an easy goal except for a heroic strip from McBride (+5), which Johnson (+2) recovers.
2
4:56
AUS
BOS
T/O
Trans
Trans
10
10
Johnson (-2) pushes the quaffle back the other way but gets wrapped by Scura (+2) who hangs on long enough for Xu to come clean up. Havlin (-8) misfires at Johnson, ceding control the Outlaws, but then Polzin (-6) tries to generate a press and gives it right back when engaging with Xu (+2).
2
5:39
BOS
BOS
T/O
3 high
1-3
10
10
Xu (+1) takes Polzin out of the play for a beat, but the Forge offense takes two beats to run, and Scura (-2) finds Greenhouse (-1) just after Polzin (+2) gets back on broom and in position to make a play on beat him out.
2
6:20
AUS
BOS
Goal
3 high
2-2
20
10
Havlin and Tracy exchange beats to start the play. Erwin (+1) throws one bludger back and reaches the other but not before Xu (+3) beats her out, triggering a Forge press. Despite the press, Garza (+2) finds McBride (+6) who drills a shot from at least twenty feet behind hoops.
2
6:34
BOS
BOS
Goal
Trans
Trans
20
20
Forge have a transition opportunity, which Havlin (+2) gets out in front of. He loses his bludger to Tracy (+3) buts ends up getting it back from Erwin (-3). In the quaffle game, Greenhouse (+2) finds Steinberg (+2) for the transition goal.
2
7:24
AUS
BOS
Goal
4 high
Mark
30
20
Havlin (-1) throws at Taylor from the free beater position, and Xu (-1) doesn’t cover for him, giving the Outlaws an effective no bludgers. Garza (+2) drives on it and finds McBride (+2) for a goal. (Also coaching staff -4 for playing mark but)
2
7:55
BOS
BOS
T/O
3 high
1-3
30
20
Pfenning (-1) gets pressured by McBride (+1) and Garza (+1) into a poor pass that Steinberg (+3) bails him out of with a sweet kick. Greenhouse (-2) then tries to re-force the issue but is hit by Sialm (+2), causing a missed shot that Tracy cleans up.
2
8:24
AUS
BOS
T/O
3 high
2-2
30
20
Sialm (-4) throws the quaffle over McBride‘s head out of bounds.
2
8:34
BOS
BOS
Pos
Trans
Trans
30
20
Havlin (+1, offscreen) and Xu (+1, offscreen) beat out both Tracy (-2, offscreen) and Erwin to give Forge a no bludgers fast break. Pfenning (-1) looks for Steinberg but his pass is high and Steinberg (-1) bobbles it. He keeps the play alive though by rolling it to Mayor (-1) who gets tackled by Sialm (+1). Havlin comes over to clean the play up and give Forge a fresh start on offense.
2
9:01
BOS
BOS
T/O
3 high
1-3
30
20
Havlin (+2, offscreen) wins an exchange with Tracy (-2), setting up another no bludger opportunity for Forge. Steinberg (-3) receives the quaffle behind hoops but gets swallowed up by J. Andrews (+3) and Sialm (+1) recovers the quaffle. Pfenning (-1) never got back into the play.
2
9:22
AUS
BOS
T/O
3 high
?
30
20
Havlin (+2) wins an exchange with Tracy (-1) and Xu (+1) swaps bludgers with him. Forge presses, though Bevers (+1) slows down Havlin for a bit, keeping the play alive. The Outlaw chasers do a good job moving the quaffle around for a bit, but eventually the press overwhelms them and Steinberg (+1) intercepts a pass.
2
9:44
BOS
BOS
T/O
Trans
Trans
30
20
Steinberg (-3) tries pushing a fastbreak but has little support and Tracy (+1) bearing down on him, and turns the quaffle over.
2
10:50
AUS
BOS
T/O
Box
2-2
30
20
Polzin and Collier trade beats. Garza (-2) drives on one bludger and flings an errant pass behind hoops. Monteiro (+2) pressures while also forcing Bevers (-1) to kick her bludger back, which Collier ends up recovering. Zoner does what he can with the quaffle but Scura (+2) picks off the pass and heads the other way.
2
10:59
BOS
BOS
Goal
Trans
Trans
30
30
Scura (+1) takes the quaffle on a fast break and Collier (+2) protects him with a beat on Bevers.
2
11:32
AUS
BOS
T/O
Box
1-3
30
30
Polzin and Monteiro (+1) exchange beats. Monroe (-1) probes but is locked down by Olazaba (+1), he sends a hospital pass over to Zoner and Lawrence (+1) strip sacks him.
2
11:46
BOS
BOS
Goal
Trans
Trans
30
40
As Forge collects the quaffle, Bevers (-2) tries to press Monteiro (+1) who just throws back, and Collier (+1) cleans up. This sets a Forge transition though, and Scura (+2) pretty much walks in for the goal.
2
12:31
AUS
BOS
Goal
3 high
1-3
40
40
Polzin (+7) wins an exchange with Monteiro (-3), catching her bludger. Wang (+1) steps in and Collier (-1) gets caught in a really tough spot — he beats out Wang but Polzin beats him out taking back control and setting up a no bludgers for the Outlaws. In the quaffle game, McBride (-1) makes an errant pass, and Monroe‘s drive goes nowhere, letting Monteiro back in the play with the lone Forge bludger. Monroe then successfully brings her away from hoops before flipping the quaffle to J. Andrews (+3), who bullies his way in for a goal.
2
13:16
BOS
AUS
T/O
3 high
1-3
40
40
Polzin (+2) and Wang (+2) start their press right off the restart, and Collier (-2) gets beat out, leaving Forge with no bludgers. Polen (-1) gets beat out at midpitch and Monroe (+1) recovers the quaffle going the other way.
2
13:22
AUS
AUS
Goal
Trans
Trans
50
40
Monroe (+2) drives but gets cut off by Scura (+1) and Olazaba (+1). He makes a great pass though to M. Ghoddossy (+2) who finishes behind her back through contact for a goal. Meanwhile, Wang (-1) misses Collier (+2) and then Collier strip sacks Wang letting Forge make a play control.
2
13:32
BOS
AUS
T/O
3 high
1-3
50
40
Monteiro (+2) and Collier (+2) surround Polzin (-1) whose throw back isn’t accurate enough to maintain control. Meanwhile, Scura (-1) drives against Monroe (+1) and is forced to pass it off behind hoops where McGarghan (-1) gets his shot blocked by Bevers (+1).
2
14:30
AUS
BOS
T/O
3 high
1-3
50
40
Forge get to press after Ausra and Tracy trade offscreen. W. Andrews (-3) who forces the turnover by beating out J. Andrews (-1) who had bobbled the quaffle. His bludger gets away from him though, and Polzin (+3) protects the bludger long enough to secure control. Scura (+1) picks up the quaffle and looks to head the other way.
2
14:47
BOS
AUS
T/O
3 high
Trans
50
40
Polzin (+3) shakes off W. Andrews and begins pressing the Forge quaffle players. With no beater support because Ausra (-3) is making a play for control, Scura, Polen (-1) and Crawford (-1) all get super clumped up, letting Polzin tap them out one by one and force a pass that Garza (+1) picks off.
2
14:56
AUS
AUS
Goal
Trans
Trans
60
40
Garza (+1) walks in untouched.
2
15:23
BOS
AUS
T/O
3 High
1-3
60
40
Ausra (-2) loses an exchange to Tracy (+2) who beats out Monteiro as well, triggering a Outlaw press. Polzin takes and misses a free throw, allowing Crawford (+1) to reset the quaffle back up to midfield. Garza (-1) loses track of Manhardt (-1) but she doesn’t drive, passing it back to Scura instead. Scura (-1) then drives but gets taken out by a long range beat from Tracy, ending the play.
2
15:47
AUS
AUS
Goal
Trans
Trans
70
40
J. Andrews (+4) tosses a dime to Garza (+2) who got loose by Forge hoops for a transition goal.
2
16:21
BOS
AUS
Pos
3 high
1-3
70
40
McBride (-1) gets called for reckless hoop dislodgement.
2
16:33
BOS
AUS
Goal
3 high
1-2
70
40
Scura drives and finds Steinberg (-3) who is contested by J. Andrews (+2) and forced to shoot by Polzin. The shot misses on top hoop.
2
16:42
AUS
AUS
T/O
3 high
2-2
70
40
Havlin (+6) beats out Polzin (-2), while Xu (+1, offscreen) separates Tracy (-2, offscreen) from his bludger — all of this will end up resulting in control for Forge. Tracy then misses a beat on Steinberg, letting Havlin press, and when Garza (-1) bobbles a pass, Havlin drills him in the foot.
2
16:42
BOS
BOS
Goal
3 high R
1-3
70
50
Scura (+3) makes a move on Garza (-2) to get towards left hoop. Polzin (-1) pumps but doesn’t throw, and Scura scores.
2
17:16
AUS
BOS
T/O
Box
2-2
70
50
Havlin (+4) wins an exchange with Tracy (-1) and begins a press. Polzin (-1) tries to kick beat Havlin with the third bludger but misses, meaning Forge will have a no bludgers fast break if they complete the press, which Xu (+1) and Havlin do.
2
17:28
BOS
BOS
T/O
Trans
Trans
70
50
Pfenning (-5) pushes the quaffle up-pitch but is pressured by Bevers (+1) and throws it over Greenhouse (-1) for a turnover.
2
20:01
AUS
BOS
Goal
0, 0
Box
2-2
80
50
Johnson (+2) beats Greenhouse (-1) to the inside and then finds Monroe (+2), who shoots past Steinberg (-1) for the goal.
2
20:17
BOS
BOS
Goal
0, 0
3 high
2-2
80
60
Havlin (-6) looks to start a fast break but misses his beat on Ogilvie (+1), surrendering control. The Outlaw beaters try to press but both Ogilvie and Tracy (-1) miss their beats on Xu (+1), setting up a no bludgers for Forge, which they convert on a Greenhouse (+2) pass to Pfenning (+1).
2
20:57
AUS
AUS
Goal
0, 0
3 high
2-2
90
60
Havlin (+4) beats Erwin (-2), allowing Xu (+1) to recover a bludger and regain control. In the quaffle game, Monroe (+2) drives and scores with the help of a tap beat from Ogilvie (+1).
2
21:15
BOS
BOS
T/O
0, 42
3 high
1-3
90
60
Havlin (+4) taps out Outlaw seeker and then beats Ogilvie, giving Forge time with the snitch while they walk the quaffle up the pitch. When Outlaw seeker returns, Xu (+4) retreats to tap her out. Meanwhile, Forge pass the quaffle around but end up not turning the quaffle over.
2
22:07
AUS
BOS
T/O
0, 3
3 high
2-2
90
60
Wang (-1) taps out Greenhouse (+1) but Xu (+3) gets to the third bludger before he can, giving her a free throw and setting up a Forge press. Xu presses, and Monroe (-2) is forced into a pass that Pfenning (+2) picks off, aided by a tap beat from Havlin (+1).
2
22:21
BOS
BOS
Goal
0, 6
Trans
Trans
90
70
Pfenning (+1) takes the fast break and finds Greenhouse (+2) who gets the shot off just before a beat for the goal.
2
22:51
AUS
BOS
Goal
0, 18
Box
2-2
100
70
Havlin (+2) beats Wang (-1) to a bludger and then wins an exchange with Erwin (-1), setting up a Forge press. Pfenning (+2) steps up to hit Johnson (+2), but he miraculously gets the quaffle out and A. Ghoddossy (+3) gets to it before Mayor (-1), drives and hit a nice shot for a goal.
2
23:41
BOS
BOS
T/O
0, 15
Trans
1-3
100
105
Havlin (-2) and Wang (+2) both miss, resulting in Outlaws getting control. In the quaffle game, Mayor (-3) gets pressured by Monroe (+1) and A. Ghoddossy (+1) into a poor shot that gets cleaned up by Erwin (+1). Forge catch.
2
24:00
AUS
AUS
Goal
Trans
Trans
110
105
Monroe (+2) pushes the quaffle up field against no bludgers, and finds J. Andrews (+1) who finishes the play with a dunk.
2
24:27
BOS
AUS
Goal
3 high
1-3
110
115
Havlin (+3, offscreen) and Xu (+3, offscreen) somehow take control from Wang (-3, offscreen) and Erwin (-3, offscreen). In the quaffle game, Xu taps out McBride and Greenhouse (+2) shoots through the window created.
2
24:57
AUS
BOS
Goal
3 high
2-2
120
115
Monteiro and Polzin trade. The loose bludger gets away from Erwin (-2) and Collier (+2) beats her out, sending both Outlaw beaters back to hoops. Johnson (+4), realizing he’s lost beater support, shoots from eight yards, where he scores over Greenhouse (-1) and McGarghan (-1). He had McBride (+1) at small hoop as well. Forge will have a no bludgers fastbreak though.
2
25:11
BOS
BOS
Goal
Trans
Trans
120
125
Scura (+1) finds Greenhouse (+1) finds Mayor (+1) for the transition goal.
2
26:10
AUS
BOS
T/O
Box
2-2
120
125
Collier (+1) exchanges with Polzin. Garza (-3) tries to push the quaffle behind hoops to J. Andrews, but Collier tags back up and beats out J. Andrews, forcing the turnover.
2
31:00
BOS
BOS
Pos
3 high
1-3
120
125
Collier (-4) tries to run 1.5 but gets quickly tapped by Polzin. Scura finds McGarghan behind hoops who shoots but is beat before, setting up a scramble for the quaffle between Mayor (+1) and Garza (+1). Mayor gets beat out, and Greenhouse (+2) hits Garza. Monteiro (-3) beats Garza, but loses her bludger in the process. Polzin (+3) wins an exchange with Collier but doesn’t beat Greenhouse, and then beats Monteiro to her bludger and takes a free throw. In the end, Outlaw’s reclaim bludger control, but Forge maintains the quaffle.
2
27:49
BOS
AUS
T/O
3 high
1-3
120
125
Polzin (+1) pressures Scura (-1), who takes and misses a rushed shot. Polzin‘s bludger takes a tough bounce though, and Monteiro (+2) beats him to it and kicks back.
2
27:56
AUS
BOS
T/O
Trans
Trans
120
125
Polzin (+3, offscreen) somehow take a bludger from Collier (-3, offscreen) reclaiming bludger control and setting up a Outlaw fastbreak. Johnson (-3) pushes the quaffle up pitch and looks to find Garza, but Scura (+3) gets his hand on the pass for the steal.
2
28:14
BOS
AUS
T/O
Trans
Trans
120
125
Scura (-3) tries to push a fast break against no bludgers and turns over the quaffle after McBride (+1) successfully prevents him from recovering his own missed shot.
2
28:43
AUS
AUS
Goal
3 high
2-2
130
125
Tracy (+2, offscreen) forces a no bludgers against Collier (-1, offscreen) and Monteiro (-1, offscreen). Monroe (+2) takes advantage of it with a nice move behind hoops for a goal.
2
30:03
BOS
AUS
T/O
Box
1-3
130
125
Scura (-1) drives on the zone but gets swallowed up by Monroe and then beat out by Erwin. Olazaba (+2) knocks the quaffle loose from Monroe, and then recovers it with help from Mayor (+1). In the meantime Erwin (+2) and Tracy (+2) force Monteiro (-2) out of the play, allowing them to press quaffle and re-force the turnover.
2
30:53
AUS
AUS
Goal
3 high R
2-2
140
125
Garza (+2) drives and passes to Monroe behind hoops. Tracy (+1) takes Monteiro (-1) and Collier (-1) out of the play. Monroe (+1) scores. Ballgame.
Formation Notes:
1-3 means one point defender (usually keeper) and three chasers at hoops. 2-2 means two point defenders and two at hoops. Mark means three players guarding offensive players and one at hoops. The lines between these can get blurry during SOP, but eh. The Outlaws ran their 1-3 all series, while Forge played 2-2 during game 1 and then rotated a bit in game 2, even running one possession of mark (it did not go well).
4 high means all four chasers above hoop-line. 3 high means three chasers above hoop-line and 1 below. Box means two chasers above and two below. Forge ran a lot of possessions out 3 high but then had ballcarrier take the quaffle behind hoops turning it into a box. I called this “3 high R” (for rotate).
Transition is shorted to Trans.
Finally, H, for hammer, indicates a chaser screening a hoop defender. This is assumed to be one of the chasers playing behind hoops, so the Outlaws’ formation here would be “Box H.” A two-sided hammer would be “Box HH.”
Austin chaser at hoops hammering
Seekers weren’t charted; beaters creating 3 seconds of snitch time was considered equivalent to 1 point. As it happened, in the two games, the catching team finished with an additional 100 and 84 seconds of snitch time — each very close to the predicted 90 seconds.
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