McMastering the Controllables

Last year, the McMaster Women’s Ultimate team surprised many with a silver medal performance at CUUCs, having entered the tournament as the bottom seed. This year, they’re not sneaking up on anyone. After a first-place finish at the Ontario qualifier tournament — Steeltown, in Burlington, ON — last month, McMaster heads into the 2022 Canadian University Ultimate Championship as the top overall seed.

While the program might have ridden some of the momentum from last year’s impressive finish into this year, that hasn’t been the main driving force behind their continued success, says the coaching staff.

“That second-place finish spoke volumes about our team and the ability of our players to gel together so quickly over a five-week period,” the captains said.

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