Colorado and Oregon flashed best-in-division offenses to separate from the pack
February 15, 2026 by Matt Fazzalaro in Recap
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Day two of the second stop on the Southwest Triple Crown Tour ended in a chalky 1v2 championship match, but the path to get there was anything but. Read on for more on the most electric game of the day and what to expect from the final, a rematch of last year’s national semifinal!
Sunday Crossovers
I love a good crossover round. It sets the stage for the bracket and allows us to see games between teams that otherwise would not have clashed. The crossover and game of the day was #2 Colorado Mamabird vs. #18 Cal Poly SLO SLOCORE. This was nothing less than an absolute shootout between two of the most entertaining offenses in the division. Both these teams play what I like to call very flashy frisbee. They love taking the deep option out of pull plays and will throw for the end zone even when their teammates have only the slightest bit of separation. It is high risk, high reward, sit down with a bucket of popcorn frisbee. Some would say it’s ill advised but not at the rate these teams were completing hucks, these guys know ball.
In terms of the story of the game, Mamabird took the first break to make it 6-5 nearing halftime, but SLOCORE freshman Henry Garcia ripped that momentum right back with an outrageous skying catch. Max Gade built upon that energy with a bookend score to break back and send the contest to halftime.
The game would develop into a bit of a hold fest up until the end. Sure, SLOCORE had a break chance there, but having Zeke Thoreson on offense proved rather useful, as he has been known to get a block or two. Colorado took this game for their own a few points later, on double game point no less. By far, this was the game of the weekend. Shoutout to both these teams for bringing the heat.
The Stage is Set
Well folks, it’s happening. The matchup we all came here to see. Colorado Mamabird and #4 Oregon Ego are meeting in the final. This will be the first time these two programs have met since their last showdown in the College Championships semifinal last spring. Let’s take a look at the path each team took to get here.
We already spoke about Mamabird’s crossover, where the win provided a bye into quarterfinals. There, they handled a UCLA team that–after a universe point prequarter win over UCSB–was just happy to be there. Mamabird were then forced to go through #11 UC Santa Cruz Slugs in the semis. The Slugs put up quite the fight on the backs of some outstanding play by Milan Moslehi, Selim Jones, and, you guessed it, Toby Warren. But Mamabird just looked too settled into their offense for Slugs to do much in the way of scoring breaks. All seven of their starters had every throw they wanted, including a proclivity for impressively accurate hammers. Colorado took the win, 13-11.
The concern for Colorado, if any, is what they will do if their deep game isn’t connecting. Today they were untouchable and could feasibly score in a handful of throws on nearly every point. But do they have the discipline and fundamentals to fall back on when plan A isn’t working? We look forward to finding out.
Oregon had an easier day, dismantling the Washington Sundodgers in the crossover round and then stacking up wins against #10 Victoria Vikes and #6 Oregon State Beavers to stroll their way into the final. Oregon in many ways feels very antithetical to Colorado. Don’t get me wrong, their offense is equally as impressive, but Ego’s defense is their money maker. It is physical, aggressive, even smothering at certain points. There are no free uplines against Ego, you are going to have to go through them. Time and time again today against Victoria, they planted themselves like a tree to stifle downfield motion. Even more than that, their handler defense is something to write home about. It is switch heavy and makes even the strongest handlers at the tournament look so uncomfortable to be there.
It is a perfect matchup for this three day tournament and will be an exciting look at what to expect from these two teams in a postseason quickly approaching.
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