Sport | Ultimate |
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Founded | 2019 |
League | Premier Ultimate League |
Based in | Columbus, Ohio |
Head coach | Joseph Marmerstein |
Website | columbusprideultimate.com |
The Columbus Pride is a professional women's ultimate team based in Columbus, Ohio which competes in the Premier Ultimate League (PUL).[1] The team joined the PUL for the league's inaugural 2019 season.[2] Their stated mission is to "increase the visibility of elite female ultimate players in Columbus and surrounding areas, provide role models to young athletes, and compete at a high, spirited level."[3]
The Pride formed in early 2019, and is one of the original eight teams in the Premier Ultimate League.[4]
The team would have played its second season in 2020 and held tryouts in early 2020,[5][6] but the PUL cancelled the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7][8]
In 2021, the Pride competed at the Midwest weekend of the PUL's abbreviated competition season, placing second. They fell in overtime to the Milwaukee Monarchs and defeated the Indianapolis Red.[9]
Going into the 2019 season, Ultiworld's power rankings placed the Pride at 6th in the league.[10] In their 2019 regular season, the Pride defeated the Nashville Nightshade[11] 24-13 and the Indianapolis Red 15–12.[12] They fell to the NY Gridlock 10–17,[13] the Medellin Revolution 16–18,[14] and the Raleigh Radiance 13–20.[15] This record gave them a sixth-place finish in the league, which did not qualify them for the playoffs.[16]
In 2021, the Pride lost to the Milwaukee Monarchs 11-12 and defeated the Indianapolis Red 21-7.[9]
The Pride will compete in the PUL's 2022 season, which runs from April through June 2022.[17][18]
Year | Reg. Season | Playoffs | Finish |
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2019 | 2-3 (6th) | 0-0 | 6th |
2020 | Season Cancelled | 0-0 | Season Cancelled |
2021 | 1-1 | n/a | 2nd in Midwest |
Total | 3-4 | 0-0 |
The team's 2020 roster was as follows:[6][19]
2020 Columbus Pride | ||||
# | Name | Pronouns | College | Most Recent Club Team |
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2 | Libby Lehman | Case Western Reserve University | Columbus Rival | |
3 | Domenica Sutherland | University of Texas | Texas Showdown | |
4 | Emily Barrett | Ohio State University | Columbus Cocktails | |
5 | Paige Soper | Ohio State University | Columbus Rival | |
6 | Corinn Pruitt | Ohio State University | Columbus Rival | |
7 | Lucy Bender | Allegheny College; University of Pittsburgh | Columbus Rival | |
8 | Lilly Mendoza | Cornell University | Columbus Rival | |
9 | Janine Walker | Ohio State University | Columbus Rival | |
10 | Cara Sieber | Ohio State University | Columbus Cocktails | |
11 | Sadie Jezierski | Ohio State University | Nashville 'Shine | |
14 | Kristen Cherosky | Ohio State University | Columbus Rival | |
16 | Lucia Wei | Case Western Reserve University | EDM (Denver) | |
17 | Caitlin Duffner | Ohio State University | Columbus Cocktails | |
19 | Iris Javersak | University of Akron | Columbus Rival | |
20 | Charlotte Koerner | West Virginia University | Pittsburgh Alloy | |
22 | Mary Turner | Ohio State University | Nashville 'Shine | |
23 | Lauren Boyle | Washington DC Scandal | ||
24 | Stevie Miller | Ohio State University | Columbus Rival | |
26 | Chelsea Zhu | Williams College | Notorious C.L.E. | |
29 | Emmy Schroder | Ohio State University | Columbus Rival | |
31 | Sharon Yee | Case Western Reserve University | Columbus Rival | |
39 | Sara Scott | University of Wisconsin | Columbus Rival | |
47 | Penny Wu | Hybrid (Ann Arbor) | ||
78 | Tiffany Lim | Ohio State University | Petey's Pirates (Columbus) | |
87 | Molly Moore | University of Pittsburgh | Washington DC Scandal | |
95 | Kristen Behrens | Ohio State University | Petey's Pirates (Columbus) | |
00 | Eileen Duffner | Washington University in St. Louis | Chicago Nemesis |