Tournament Talk: Commonwealth Cup 2025

While UVM rolled, nationals hopefuls stated their cases for potential strength bids.

Pennsylvania Venus’ Poppy Wagner looks for a forehand at the 2024 D-I College Championships. Photo: Brian Canniff – UltiPhotos.com

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The Commonwealth Cup (Weekend 2) returned to Axton, Virginia this past weekend, where 21 teams took the field over two days of action. #7 Vermont Ruckus entered as the only national title contender in the field, while #19 Pennsylvania Venus and #21 Notre Dame Echo represented the only other two ranked squads in the field, with the latter making their first tournament appearance of the spring. This weekend wasn’t as much about a measuring up of the elite, but with power pools pitting the top eight teams together in pool play, let’s look at how a weekend of competition between teams on the outside looking into the top 25 may shake up the bid-earning picture come April.

Relentless Ruckus

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  1. Aidan Thomas
    Aidan Thomas

    Aidan is from Maine and grew up with eight siblings. He began playing ultimate in college with Notre Dame Papal Rage until he graduated in 2023. He now lives and plays in Baltimore while working in sports marketing.

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