Lewis & Clark rode stars, hucks, and trust to their first national title in program history
May 19, 2025 by Theresa Diffendal in Recap
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In a gritty final that went to universe point, Lewis & Clark held on for their first title in program history thanks to two of its brightest stars in Lando Impas and Max Zwerin against a Middlebury team who refused to go away.
Though Bacchus led wire-to-wire, for every break the D-line scraped together, Middlebury clawed it right back. The teams traded blows and hucks aplenty, and the precision throwers were able to exert on their throws was arguably the difference maker through the contest. The Pranksters’ Oscar de Swaan Arons and Bacchus’ Jonas Bray went goal for goal in the early stages, but one of those deep shots for de Swaan Arons hung a bit too long and the LC D-line cleanly converted for the game’s first break, 4-2. Though shutdown defense from the Pranksters’ full seven earned it back, a too-high arcing huck led to another Lewis & Clark break, this time for half.
Despite buying themselves more breathing room with the second half’s first break, the game seemed on the verge of slipping from Bacchus’ grasp when the Pranksters scored three in a row to erase Lewis & Clark’s lead and tie the game at 12s. The momentum felt all Middlebury’s, who were favored by many after they put seemingly destined-for-a-title Davenport away in such definitive manner in yesterday’s semifinal. But despite defensive heroics from Peter Mans, that tying score would be the game’s last break, as the perfect play of Leo Farley, Zwerin, and Impas powered Bacchus to three clean holds and an ultimately anticlimactic universe point.
TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN 👑
In an instant classic, @BacchusUltimate wins it on Universe point, solidifying Lewis & Clark as the champions in 2025!#USAUCollegeChamps | #USAUltimate pic.twitter.com/YrjJOp6mNK
— USA Ultimate (@USAUltimate) May 19, 2025
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