Jojah Scrimmage next Saturday

To the Jojah fans/boosters/supporters -

This Saturday, February 6th, we are going to be scrimmaging some Atlanta and Athens club players at our practice fields, the UGA Club Sports Complex at 1pm. We would love for you all to come out and support us.

More information will be released closer to the date.

Stats from Joint Chief Classic

Here are some stats from Clemson's Joint Chief Classic tournament. We took stats using Ultistats, which is an iPhone application. Here are some of our team leaders from the weekend:

Points Played :

1. Peter Dempsey - 95 points, 75.4% of team total
2. Robert Herrig - 80 points, 63.49% of team total
3. Caleb Edwards - 77 points, 61.11% of team total

Goals Caught :

1. Caleb Edwards - 13 goals, 15.66% of team total
2. Matthew Bailey - 12 goals, 14.46% of team total
3. Peter Dempsey - 10 goals, 12.05% of team total

Goals Thrown :

1. Peter Dempsey - 29 assists, 36.71% of team total
T2. Robert Herrig - 8 assists, 10.13% of team total
T2. David Benkeser - 8 assists, 10.13% of team total
T4. Matthew Bailey - 6 assists, 7.59% of team total
T4. Caleb Edwards - 6 assists, 7.59% of team total

Defensive Blocks :

1. Peter Dempsey - 14 Defensive Blocks, 17.28% of team total
T2. Fletcher Hartline - 7 Defensive Blocks, 8.64% of team total
T2. Matthew Bailey - 7 Defensive Blocks, 8.64% of team total
T2. Andrew Mistretta - 7 Defensive Blocks, 8.64% of team total

Touches :

1. Peter Dempsey - 173 touches, 19.79% of team total
2. Robert Herrig - 154 touches, 17.62% of team total
3. David Benkeser - 110 touches, 12.50% of team total

Retention Rate (minimum of 20 touches):

• Calculates the % of throws that weren't turnovers

1. Brian Walter - 95.65%
2. Max Leonard - 95.24%
3. David Benkeser - 92.73%

Injured for the Weekend : Taylor Nilan, Charlie Herrig, Michael Harper, David Hooten, Javid Aceil, Michael Slade
Injured for Sunday : Davis Waller, Steven Hedges

Once again, thank you to Clemson for hosting the tournament.

Joint Chief Classic Recap

Jojah's version of Uga the Dawg.

I don't know if Jojah has ever attended a Joint Chief Classic. This past weekend, Jojah placed 2nd at the Joint Chief Classic, losing 13 - 7 in the finals to East Carolina.

Here's a brief recap of the tournament:

SATURDAY

Fletcher's red tights and the field conditions on Saturday

Georgia Warming Up

On Saturday, we came out a bit slow against Davidson, trading the first couple of points. Our defense shaped up as we took half 6-2. The second half was nothing but breaks. Jojah takes this one 11-3. The next 2 games, we played Appalachian State and Clemson B. We beat both of them 11-1. The defense played well, especially on defensive offense. Davis Waller, Josh Lowell, and Peter Dempsey established themselves as the go to guys to move the disc.

Peter Dempsey pulling

Peter and Dustin on the line

The last two games of the day were against Valdosta State and Charleston. Valdosta State put the most points up on us on Saturday with 5. Towards the end of the game, we traded points with this team. We beat them 11-5. We opened up the Charleston with 4 straight breaks. We ended up beating them 11-3.

Saturday proved to be a great day. Our offense was never broken, and our defense scored more than the other team's offenses.

Travis Smith and Kevin Terry, Jojah's new coaches

SUNDAY

Gimp Squad (Taylor Nilan should also be included)

Our first game was against Emory. This is the second time we have played them this year already (3 times if you count the game at CCC). Jojah opened up the game with a strong 2-0 lead; unfortunately, things didn't remain that way as Emory tied it back at 4-4. We then got a break right before half to give us the 7-5 lead. After half, we made some adjustments and focused the sidelines to giving better calls. UGA took this game

The last two games of the day were hard for Jojah because people kept doing weird things in the weather. The semifinal game was against South Carolina, a team that beat us last Fall at the Statesboro tournament. We were excited about playing this team because we knew that they were a bit more physical than other teams (which is a good thing!). We started the game out with 2 straight breaks; they returned the favor and broke us to tie the score at 2-2. We took half 7-5 after getting another break. The game traded for the rest of the time, and we ended up winning 11-8. Towards the end of the game, the defense looked tired and we turned the disc over carelessly.

UGA v. South Carolina

The last game of the day was against East Carolina. This was one of the more exciting games to watch; unfortunately, the only people there were Jojah (+1 Hal Bailey), East Carolina (+2 parents), Ben Slade, a couple Kennesaw State guys/coaches/Jojah alum, and a photographer. The rain started pouring as this game started. Our 25 man roster produced only 15 people able to play, which was pathetic. ECU took the lead early with a 4-1 lead after they broke our offense twice. ECU broke us once again before half, taking a 7-3 lead. They took the next half 6-4, breaking us twice more to win the game 13-7. They played with a lot of emotion on defense, as they bid for most things. Congratulations to East Carolina for taking home a championship early in the season. Thank you Clemson for providing a place to play despite the steady rainfall.

Joint Chief Classic Coming Up

This weekend, Jojah and Georgia B will be traveling to the Joint Chief Classic in Clemson, SC. We are excited about the opportunity to compete in a tournament so close to Athens, GA. We are looking forward to see how our teams performs, as well as to get some experience for our new coaches.

Last weekend's 1 Day Round Robin had a great showing of teams, but not so much for the weather. Unfortunately, we had to call the Round Robin after the 2nd round because of the steady rain fall. Thank you for all the teams that showed up. We will look forward to doing something like this in the future.

1 Day Round Robin Details

What : 1 Day Round Robin hosted by Jojah

Who : Clemson, UGA, GT, KSU, Emory

Where : The UGA Club Sports Complex - Here's a link for Directions.
If it rains, the back up fields are the Sandy Creek Fields. Here's directions to the Sandy Creek Fields.

Schedule :

The Parking lot to the facility will open up at 8:30 AM. There will be a brief captains meeting near the bathrooms at 9:00 AM to discuss : life, how everyone's semester is going, and the economy.

Round 1
9:30am - 11:00am
Field 1 - UGA v. Emory
Field 2 - KSU v. GT
Bye - Clemson

Round 2
11:00am - 12:30pm
Field 1 - UGA v. Clemson
Field 2 - GT v. Emory
Bye - KSU

Round 3
12:30pm - 2:00pm
Field 1 - Clemson v. GT
Field 2 - Emory v. KSU
Bye: UGA

Round 4
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Field 1 - UGA v. GT
Field 2 - Clemson v. KSU
Bye: Emory

Round 5
3:30pm - 5:00pm
Field 1 - UGA v. KSU
Field 2 - Emory v. Clemson
Bye: GT

1 Day Round Robin Teams Set

The following teams are competing in Athens, GA this Saturday to play a day of Round Robin. We are officially calling this 1 Day Round Robin.

Georgia
Georgia Tech
Kennesaw State
Emory
Clemson

The tournament will start at 9AM on Saturday morning. The fields are TBA for later this week. We would love to have as many fans there as possible. This Saturday will be one of many home Saturday Scrimmage/Tournament we will have this season.

Joint Summit Classic

Since the Dave Baldwin Memorial Classic was canceled, Jojah will be heading to Clemson, SC for the Joint Summit Classic. The tournament is on January 23rd - 24th. Thank you Ben Slade for getting us to your tournament.

Here is a screen shot from the tournament page :

1 Day Round Robin

This Saturday, the UGA Ultimate team is hosting a 1 Day Round Robin Tournament in Athens, GA. This will most likely be your only chance to see the Jojah ultimate team play in Athens this year. It would be great to have a large home crowd cheering us on.

Check back here later this week to see more information (times, teams, fields, etc.) regarding this tournament.

Season Begins

The season has begun, finally!

This past Thursday, the UGA ultimate program had its first practices in snow. People were so excited about practice, they got to the fields early to throw at the fields. Unfortunately, the fields weren't open so they had to make due in the pasture.