Ambush Ultimate

Ambush Makes Nationals!

2008-10-13T07:43:00.000-07:00

Hell Yes, New York!

Ambush wins Logjam!

2008-08-04T20:24:00.001-07:00

Recap to come soon. But hell yeah, Ambush!!

Results here.

No Borders

2008-08-03T21:30:00.000-07:00

No Borders edited recap to come shortly...

in the meantime try and not think of fuzzy green monkeys.

Results here.

Roster 08

2008-07-24T08:58:00.000-07:00

Iana Aranda
Naomi Brender
Jane Carlen
Keri Dorko
Emily Frantzen
Patricia Funk
Judith Garber
Emma Groetzinger
Heather Ingram
Courtney Kelly
Alison Kling *
Emi Kubota
Jennifer Kurz
Annie Meisels
Natasha Mishchenko
Deirdre Ronaldson
Anna Schmidt
Kicia Sears
Palak Shah
Pooja Shah
Naomi Starr
Julia Smith
Claire Storck
Julie Sussman *
Taliesin Thomas
Julie Tinker
Rebecca Tucker
Lisa Vampola
Jamie Wilber

* denotes captain

Closed Tryouts

2008-06-09T21:37:00.001-07:00

Ambush is now in the closed tryout period. For those of you who were unable to attend any of the open tryouts please email ambushultimate (at) gmail. Late tryouts will be considered on a case by case basis.

Last Open Tryouts - Sunday, June 8th

2008-06-02T22:14:00.000-07:00

The last open tryout will be held Sunday, June 8th from 4:30pm - 8:00pm at the red hook ball fields.

We'll be warming up and doing small drills on the side of the fields, and then taking the field at 5:30pm.

As always please bring a light and dark shirt, water/food, proper foot gear, and a disc.

If you have been unable to attend any of the tryouts but are still looking to play with Ambush for the season please contact us at ambushultimate (at) gmail.

see you on sunday!

Next Open Tryout - Saturday May 31st

2008-05-24T18:09:00.000-07:00

The next open tryout will be held in Van Cortland Park from 10am to 2pm.

As always, please be prepared with a light and dark shirt, a disc, proper athletic shoes, and food and water.

Tryouts

2008-04-14T19:35:00.000-07:00

Ambush is pleased to announce the tryout schedule for the 08 season.

Lady ultimate players of the New York area. 07 National qualifier Ambush is holding tryouts/open practices throughout May and June and would love to see you out.

Goals this season are twofold. One is to return to the highest stage of ultimate through competitive play and practices. The other is to grow the womens community here in New York, both in mentoring young and new players, and hopefully assisting in the start of a second women's team in the area.

So no matter your commitment level or skill level we want to meet you and welcome you to our spring season events.

The first tryouts are
Sunday, May 4th: Dyker Beach Park Soccer Field from 1pm - 5pm
Saturday, May 10th: Van Cortland Park from 10am - 2pm

Directions can be found on the website. As with all practices/tryouts please bring your cleats, a light and dark shirt, a disc, and water/food. Please be ready to warm up, cleats on at 10am.

Additional Dates:
Saturday May 31st
Sunday, June 8th
Saturday-Sunday, June 21st-22nd
Boston Invite

Further tryout locations and information will be posted on the website and calendar.

If you are interested in trying out please join our spring season listserve:
http://groups.google.com/group/ambush-spring

For further information please contact ambushultimate@gmail.com or check out our website at www.ambushnyultimate.blogspot.com

Beth Coltman Memorial

2008-04-13T11:29:00.000-07:00

Tournament write up to follow.

Link to pictures here:

Highlights album (200 pictures) http://briancanniff.smugmug.com/gallery/4776818_PUais#283458889_rcHPA
Kitchen Sink album (1200 lower quality pictures) http://briancanniff.smugmug.com/gallery/4777655_S42NZ#283515991_UFV4w
Medicine Men & opponents: http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandonwu/sets/72157604653864358/
various women's & coed: http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandonwu/sets/72157604657831245/

Fools Fest

2008-04-09T09:37:00.000-07:00

Q uic k Fools recap:

Took us a while to shake the rust off on Friday, and ended up 1-2. We took control in

the beer tent. Most of us ended up at Pancho Villa
for some mediocre Mexican, and then rocked the Haagen
Dazs back at the Days Inn. Apparently the Friday
night party sucked. Some people, myself not included,
were partying at the hotel until the po-po showed up
and started ID'ing.

Saturday :

Saturday was much better. We had a full squad. We
pulled out a win in a tight first game. Our second
game was the best against Duke alums; we were down 2-3
points for most of the game and then came back to win
it 13-12. Highlights include Tucker laying out in her
jeans, Iana pulling down the score for the tie at
12-12, and Jen Kurz playing against her doppelganger.
Our last game was a cakewalk and had some fun zone
points. Day ended with Tucker covered in whipped
cream for her birthday.

As usual the party was great, but we woke up to the
sad news of games cancelled on Sunday. We then spent
10 hours at Perkins waiting for breakfast and drove
home.

Thanks again TT for organizing!!!

Ali

Picture found here

http://www.pbase.com/foolsfest/fools_fest_2008

Team Meeting

2008-04-09T09:29:00.000-07:00

Team Meeting is scheduled for Thurday, April 10th at 7pm. Email TT for directions or contact Ali if you can't make it.

Boston Invite

2008-03-26T11:59:00.000-07:00

Boston Invite will be held on June 28th-29th in Devens, Ma.

List of teams have been announced. Sick.

http://www.buda.org/joomla/content/view/94/360/

Emi Kubota

2007-08-30T20:14:00.000-07:00

Emi "Kabootie" Kubota

#14

Birthplace: Ashiya, Japan

School: Middlebury College

Former Teams: Middlebury Pranksters (2000-02), Asheville Prism (2000), Asheville French Broads (2002), DC Nasty (2003), New York Crafty (2006), DC Pi (2007)

I heart *sushi* and *dancing*

Naomi Starr

2007-08-11T20:29:00.000-07:00

Naomi Starr

#10

Birthplace: Roslyn Heights, NY
School: Cornell
Former Teams: (having played in Seattle, DC, & NY), 7 Express (2006-06), Ambush
A fun fact is eluding me right now...I'll give it some thought.

Naomi Brender

2007-08-05T08:12:00.000-07:00

Naomi "!" Brender

Birthplace: New Haven, CT

School: Hofstra University

Former Teams: Hofstra Open(04-05), Kenji/AGD(06), NYNJA/Matt Pippin and the Chumps (07), Hofstra Women founder/captain (07-08)
Naomi recently graduated college with a degree in English Literature. as a result she is currently unemployed. If you know of any job openings anywhere please recommend her. her skills include typing, belaying (high ropes or climbing tower), and she can clear a digital mine field in 89 seconds.

Courtney Kelly

2007-08-05T07:38:00.000-07:00

Courtney Kelly

#55

Birthplace: Lumbarton, NC

School: Georgetown University

Former Teams: Ambush (04-06), Sporting Team Box Athletico United (07-08)

2006 Vermont See-Saw Rodeo Champion

Natasha Mishchenko

2007-08-05T07:29:00.000-07:00

Natasha "^" Mishchenko

Birthplace: Kiev, Ukraine

School: Stuyvesant HS, CUNY Honors College at CCNY

Former Teams: Stuy Sticky Fingers (05-08)

"A video documentary on the reasons behind my nose is forthcoming."

Palak Shah

2007-08-05T07:19:00.000-07:00

Palak "Bubbles" Shah

#19

Birthplace: Queens, NY

School: UC Berkeley

Former Teams: Stuyvesant Sticky Fingers (04-07), Berkeley Pie Queens (07-Present)

"I'm a D Ho. I like to touch what doesn't belong to me"

Deirdre Ronaldson

2007-08-04T22:16:00.000-07:00

Deirdre "*" Ronaldson

Birthplace: New York City, NY

School: University of Deleware

Former Teams: Deleware Sideshow (99-02), Wasabi 7 (03-04), Viva! (04-07)

Rebecca Tucker

2007-08-04T22:01:00.000-07:00

Rebecca "Tucker" Tucker

#13

Birthplace: Bedford, NY

School: Yale

Former Teams: Yale Ramona (00-04), Ambush (04-present)

Coach: Columbia University (05)

Judith Garber

2007-08-04T21:58:00.000-07:00

Judith "Zone" Garber

#10

Birthplace: Brooklyn, NY

School: Rutgers University

Former Teams: Rutgers (07-present), NJCoed (06-07)

A few of her favorite things: A capella music, hikes in the woods, Miniature Tanks

Emily Frantzen

2007-08-04T21:55:00.000-07:00

Emily "Roach" Frantzen

#44

Birthplace: Princeton, NJ

College: NYU

Former Teams: Violet Femmes (05-present), Wicked (07)

Kicia Sears

2007-08-04T21:41:00.000-07:00

Kicia "Contact" Sears

#17

Birthpace: Syracuse, NY

School: Syracuse University

Former Teams: Fox Force Seven (04-08)

"I taco discs, I have little control over my momentum. I bitchslap rabbits."

Keri Dorko

2007-08-04T21:33:00.000-07:00

Keri "?" Dorko

Birthplace: South Korea

School: Yale

Former Teams: 6 Trained Monkeys (05)

Eisenhower Park

2007-06-18T21:53:00.000-07:00

Eisenhower Park

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For driving directions click on link above and enter your starting address.

For train stations and times check out
www.lirr.org

Past Tournaments

2007-06-13T07:50:00.000-07:00

A trip down memory lane...

2007:
Nationals
Oct 25-28

Regionals
Oct 6-7

Sectionals
Sept 15

Chesapeake Open
Aug 25-26

Colorado Cup
Aug 4-5

Winston Cup
July 21-22

No Borders
July 14-15?

Boston Invite
June 23-24

2006:
Regionals
Oct 7-8

2005:
Regionals
Oct 8-9

2004:
Regionals
Oct 9-10

For more past series results: replace year in url with desired url
http://upa.org/scores/tourn.cgi?upa=1&div=124&year=2004

For more past tournament results: replace year in url with desired url
http://www.upa.org/scores/tourn.cgi?div=124&year=2004

Red Hook Ball Fields

2007-06-02T22:30:00.000-07:00

Take the F train to Smith and 9th Street in Brooklyn. Walk west to Clinton street (go under the BQE) and then south

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Pam Winkler

2007-05-24T18:42:00.000-07:00

Pam Winkler coming soon...

Julie Tinker

2007-05-24T18:41:00.002-07:00

Julie Tinker coming soon...

Taliesin Thomas

2007-05-24T18:41:00.001-07:00

Taliesin Thomas

#76

Undergrad: Bennington College ('98) Graduate: Columbia University (starting Fall 2008) Teams: Ambush, Tattoo Hottie

Other info? Be specific!

Julie Sussman

2007-05-24T18:41:00.000-07:00

Julie Sussman coming soon...

Amanda Goodin

2007-05-24T18:40:00.001-07:00

Amanda Goodin
coming soon...

Annie Meisels

2007-05-24T18:40:00.000-07:00

Annie Meisels

Birthplace: Baltimore, MD

School: Rutgers Univeristy; Mason Gross School of the Arts

Former Teams: Hoboken, Traffic, 7 Express, Ambush

Jen Lau

2007-05-24T18:39:00.001-07:00

Jen Lau

#26

Alma Mater: Stanford University

Former teams: Stanford Superfly (04-06); Ambush (06-07)

My favorite ultimate moment(s): I have two.

1) Santa Barbara Invite 2006, finals. We had been trading points with UCLA, scores were close. UCLA stacks up in the endzone, we're on on D. My girl cuts to the back cone, and has a couple steps on me. Disc goes up and I lay out past her to get the D, which fires everyone up. I ended up injuring my rotator cuff but we end up scoring the next two points to win the tourney.

2) Chesapeake Open 2007, pool play. We pull to a team and I sprint down as the pull play develops. The disc swings to my girl and I completely handblock her. The disc just drops, completely tacoed. My girl, in frustration, throws down her hat down and stomps off the field. Seizing this opportunity, I make a fast break for an easy score.

Melinda Kutzing

2007-05-24T18:39:00.000-07:00

Melinda Kutzing

coming soon...

Jennifer Kurz

2007-05-24T18:38:00.000-07:00

Jennifer Kurz

#24

Alma mater: Yale

Former Teams: Ramona, Traffic, Tattoo Hottie, Free Spirits, Ambush (02-current)

Team Contribution: the banner! And free medical advice.

Kim Koo

2007-05-24T18:37:00.000-07:00

Kim Koo
coming soon...

Alison Kling

2007-05-24T18:36:00.000-07:00

Alison Kling

#34

School: Middlebury College

Former Teams: Middlebury Pranksters, Tastes Like Chicken (midd alums), Brickhouse NYCFresh and Clean

Sarah Klein

2007-05-24T18:31:00.001-07:00

Sarah Klein

#18

School: NYU

Former teams: Violet Femmes, Rogue

What Inspires Me: Julie Sussman, the Godfather

Krisztina Jozsef

2007-05-24T18:31:00.000-07:00

Krisztina Jozsef coming soon...

Heather Ingram

2007-05-24T18:30:00.001-07:00

Heather Ingram
#8
Birthplace: Arlington, VA
School: Haverford College and Yale University SOM
Former Teams: Philly Peppers, Donkey Bomb, Animal (to name a few)

Heather aka Hetha', is enjoying her sophomore year on Ambush. She grew up playing in Philly's PADA going back and forth between womens and mixed. She attended her first UPA Nationals as a rookie on the Philly Peppers in 1998 as well as the first mixed nationals in 2000 in Minneapolis with Philly's Donkey Bomb. In 2007 (after coming off a few years of grad school and an ACL injury) she was thrilled to be able to return to Sarasota with a young scrappy hot-as-hell Ambush team. Her teammate TT's summation of her is probably the most succinct description of her as a player: "Heather is a chill solid handler but like a total crazy nut off the field."

Psyche up tuneage: Missy Elliott "Ching-a-ling" , Lil Mama "Shawty get Loose", T-Pain "Church"

Claire Hsing

2007-05-24T18:30:00.000-07:00

Claire Hsing coming soon...

Mara Berde

2007-05-24T18:28:00.000-07:00

Mara Berde
coming soon...

Jacki Bascom

2007-05-24T18:25:00.000-07:00

Jacki Bascom coming soon...

Iana Aranda

2007-05-24T18:24:00.000-07:00

Iana Aranda coming soon...

Roster 07

2007-05-24T18:20:00.000-07:00

Iana Aranda
Jacki Bascom
Mara Berde
Amanda Goodin
Claire Hsing
Heather Ingram
Krisztina Jozsef
Sarah Klein
Alison Kling *
Kim Koo
Jennifer Kurz
Melinda Kutzing
Jen Lau
Annie Meisels
Julie Sussman
Taliesin Thomas
Julie Tinker
Rebecca Tucker *
Pam Winkler

* denotes captain

Dyker Beach Park

2007-04-23T11:36:00.000-07:00

Dyker Beach Park

Soccer Fields
Take the D or the M to 18th Ave and then walk west along 86th st and south (a left) on 14th ave.
(You can also take the B1 bus - walking distance is about a mile)
or
Take the R to 86th st and then walk east along 86th st and south (a right) on 14th ave.
(You can also take the B64 bus - walking distance is over a mile)

Prospect Park

2007-04-18T05:59:00.000-07:00

Map

Take the F train to 15th St - Prospect Park Station. Walk into the park towards the ballfields.

Van Cortland Park

2007-04-18T05:44:00.000-07:00

Map

Take the 1 to 242nd St - Van Cortlandt Park Station.

As Van Cortland is the 4th largest park in New York City, it may be difficult to locate our field. If you can't find us please call Julie or Ali. (Please email us if you need those numbers)

Practice

2007-03-16T17:05:00.000-07:00

This is where links to practice locations, times, and other details will go.

Locations:
Van Cortland Park
Prospect Park
Dyker Beach Park
Red Hook Ballfields
Eisenhower Park

Tournament Information and Writeups

2007-03-16T16:28:00.000-07:00

Log Jam
Aug 2-3rd

No Borders
July 19-20th

Boston Invite
June 28-29th

Beth Coltman Memorial Tournament (Henlopen)
April 19-20th

Fools Fest
April 4-6th

Past Tournaments

About Us

2007-03-15T18:37:00.000-07:00

NEW YORK, NEW YORK- AMBUSH started in 1997, and for our tenth birthday we gave ourselves a trip to Nationals. We are a product of New York City: scrappy, ambitious, tough. Our team changes every year but the spirit and heart remain. For 2008 we've got our core returners and a ton of new talent, and we're thrilled to be on the scene once again.

Roster

2007-03-15T17:21:00.000-07:00

Roster 07

Roster 08