Sriracha, Hamilton’s women’s ultimate frisbee team, hosted a tournament this Saturday on Mason Field, where they played games against Cornell University, SUNY Binghamton and Ithaca College in a round-robin. While Sriracha didn’t achieve the results they wanted, the team took the challenge of playing in harsh weather head-on and stayed competitive throughout the tournament. The team saw many players make exciting plays, which they hope to continue when they play their next tournament, the Gennny Cup, this weekend on Nov. 9 and 10.
In Hamilton’s first game of the tournament, they faced a formidable opponent in Cornell’s Wild Roses. The game took place in the coldest and windiest part of the day, which hampered both teams’ abilities to move the disc down the field without turnovers. Hamilton went up first with a goal from Ariane Hurwitz ’26, assisted by Ruby Bakal ’26. On the next point, Hamilton could not capitalize on a dropped pull, and Cornell was able to tie the score at 1–1. After a break by Cornell to take a 2–1 lead, the two teams engaged in a very long point, where both teams missed many opportunities to score. Ultimately, Cornell was able to punch it in to make the game 3–1.
The game would slowly get away from Hamilton, losing the rest of the points in the game, despite some great plays by Hamilton handlers and cutters alike. Maggie Winstead ’26 had several incredible catches and was a dominant force throughout the game, consistently getting open.
Hamilton handlers Bakal and Hurwitz were especially effective in their handler movement and played a large role in helping the team move the disc. Down 1–10, Katherine Russell ’28 made a huge defensive play at the goal line, but Hamilton was unable to capitalize on it. Cornell ended up scoring on a layout catch in the endzone to take an 11–1 lead. The game ended on a beautiful deep shot by Cornell, finishing the game with a final score of 13–1. Despite the lopsided score, every possession remained competitive until the end.
In their next game, Hamilton played SUNY Binghamton’s Big Bear. The game started close, with each team alternating goals. Katrina Nelson ’27 scored the first goal of the game on a strike cut thrown by Dawson Biondi ’27 to take an early 1–0 lead. On the next point, a Binghamton turnover led to a break opportunity for Hamilton, but Lucinda Olson ’25’s deep shot fell incomplete. Binghamton worked it up the field, tying the game at 1–1. In the first long point of the game, Hamilton capitalized on their good defense with a goal from Bakal thrown by Winstead.
Looking for a break, Hamilton set up their zone defense. The cup effectively locked down the Binghamton handlers, and Faith Han ’26 tallied two blocks as the wing. But a costly turnover close to their own endzone allowed Binghamton to get an easy score. Binghamton responded with a zone defense of their own, which led to a quick turnover and another Binghamton score, their first break of the game. The next point saw another Binghamton break, taking a 4–2 lead.
Han was able to stop the bleeding with a score of her own on a break side cut thrown by Hurwitz, cutting the deficit to one. However, Binghamton responded with three consecutive goals, taking a decisive four-goal lead.
After a Binghamton turnover, Elena Dickison ’25 scored a goal on a breakaway possession thrown by Bakal, but the deficit increased after Binghamton scored two more goals. Down 4–9, Olson helped orchestrate the offense, working the disc all the way up the field and throwing a goal to Chuck Clark ’25 on a strike cut, making the final score 5–9.
Hamilton’s last game of the day was against Ithaca’s Kweezy. The conditions had eased up since the first game, which allowed both teams to move the disc more easily. After Ithaca went up 1–0, Maia Macek ’25 scored a goal thrown by Clark to tie the game at 1–1. Hamilton got their first break of the game after the defense forced an Ithaca turnover. Olson then launched a deep throw to Winstead, who caught it near the endzone and then threw a goal to Anabelle Krawitz ’28.
Ithaca responded, however, with a hold and then a break, taking a 3–2 lead. Hamilton then quickly marched down the field, gaining a chunk of yards with a pass thrown by Greer Baumgartner ’27. To finish the point, Bakal threw an assist to Hurwitz, who laid out to catch the goal.
Hamilton continued their offensive success with a goal from Sydney Cagnetta ’28 assisted by Sarah White ’26 after a quick Ithaca turnover. They then made it 5–3, on another goal from Hurwitz thrown by Bakal after two Ithaca giveaways. But Ithaca punched back, scoring the next four points to end the game. A combination of costly mistakes and great plays by the Ithaca offense kept Hamilton from securing the win. Despite having a chance to tie up the game down 5–6, Hamilton couldn’t find the endzone and conceded a goal in the final point, ending the game at 5–7.
As they put in work this week in practices, Sriracha will prepare for the Gennny Cup this weekend in Rochester with the hopes of winning the tournament.
