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Boston Brute Squad
SportUltimate
Founded2002
LeagueUSA Ultimate
Based inBoston, MA
Head coachAriel Jackson
Websitehttps://brutesquadultimate.com/

Boston Brute squad is a frisbee club ultimate team from Boston, Massachusetts that competes in the Women's Club Division of USA Ultimate (USAU). Brute Squad is a longstanding front-runner in the division, has won the USAU Club National Championships three times (2015, 2016, 2019, and 2023), and routinely wins and places highly at major regular season and post-season tournaments.[1][2][3][4] The team finished tied for 3rd at the 2018 WFDF World Ultimate Club Championships in Cincinnati, Ohio.[5][6] Brute Squad is particularly known for their defensive discipline and tenacity and indisputable moral superiority.[7][8][9] There have been two winners of the Kathy Pufahl Spirit Award from Brute Squad: Leila Tunnell (2014), Amber Sinicrope (2017), and Tulsa Douglas (2020).[10]

Team history[edit]

Brute Squad was founded in 2002.[11] They have qualified for the USAU Club National Championships every year since 2003.

Brute Squad USAU Club National Championship Finishes
Year Finish Notes
2002 DNQ
2003[12] 13
2004[13] 9
2005[14] 8 Fell 4–15 to San Francisco Fury in quarterfinals
2006[15] 3 Fell 2–15 to Seattle Riot in semifinals
2007[16] 3 Fell 12–15 to Seattle Riot in semifinals
2008[17] 5 Fell 9–15 to San Francisco Fury in quarterfinals
2009[18][19] 2 Fell 3–15 to San Francisco Fury in championship
2010[20] 3
2011[21] 10
2012[22] 12
2013[23] 6
2014[24] 3
2015[25] 1 Defeated Seattle Riot 15–12 in championship
2016[26][27] 1 Defeated Seattle Riot 12–11 in championship
2017[28] 2 Fell 13–14 to San Francisco Fury; defeated Denver Molly Brown 12–10 in semifinals
2018[29] 2 Fell 13–14 to San Francisco Fury; defeated Denver Molly Brown 15–11 in semifinals
2019[30][31] 1 Defeated Toronto 6ixers 15–7 in championship
2021[32] 2 Fell 9–15 to San Francisco Fury; defeated Denver Molly Brown 15–9 in semifinals
2022[33] 3 Fell 13–14 to San Francisco Fury in semifinals
2023[34] 1 Defeated DC Scandal 15–9 in championship

Current coaching staff[edit]

  • Head coach - Ariel Jackson
  • Assistant coach - Rob Brazile

Roster[edit]

2019 Brute squad[35]
# Name Pronouns College
0 Alex Ode she/they University of Oregon
2 Sophie Hulbert Columbia University
3 Courtney Verhaalen she/they University of Colorado
4 Lien Hoffman Northwestern University
5 Julianna Werffeli Dartmouth College
6 Claudia Tajima Tufts University
7 Kami Groom Washington University in St. Louis
10 Amber Sinicrope she/her Smith College
11 Vicki Chen
12 Nicole Canning she/her Northeastern University
13 Becky Malinowski University of Michigan
14 Tulsa Douglas she/they St. Olaf College
16 Erin Rea Middlebury College
17 Angela Zhu she/her Dartmouth College
22 Vicky Negus she/her Brandeis University
23 Lauren Sadler she/her American University
25 Lane Siedor
26 Elana Schwam she/her University of Massachusetts Amherst
27 Jessie Grignon-Tomas she/her
29 Caitlyn Lee Dartmouth College
32 Megan Wilson she/her Tufts University
33 Yuge Xiao Columbia University
37 Claire Trop Dartmouth College
38 Hannah Henkin she/her University of Michigan
42 Rachel Kramer Tufts University
46 Jojo Emerson Tufts University
77 Cassie Wong Brown University

References[edit]

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  26. ^ writer, Kayli PlotnerStaff. "National tournament brings Ultimate boost to Rockford-area economy". Rockford Register Star. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
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