Website:
ultimate.stanford.edu/superfly
Contacts:
Captains Lauren Casey, Enessa Janes, & Mary Lyn Stein
Coaches Robin Knowler, Gwen Ambler
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Check out the team's self-reported bio and information for the NUTC College Directory.
Stanford's claim to have made the finals of the UPA College Championships every time it qualified for the tournament no longer holds true after the team lost 15-13 in the semifinals last year to Carleton. This was especially disappointing for the team as they had a large graduating class. Despite losing Karen Milch, Lyndsay Holley, Rosaleen O'Gara, and Kyna Fong, the team still retains many of its top players, including Callahan-runner-up Jennifer Burney as well as captains Lauren Casey and Enessa Janes. Casey has been a core handler for Superfly for the past two seasons, and the team's offense often runs through her veteran throws. Janes is an especially difficult offender to cover as she uses her speed to get open near the disc or in the endzone and uses her athleticism to make big grabs. Burney is a tireless cutter who comes up with big defensive plays in pressure situations. Janes and Burney are joined by Hannah Griego, Jess Guh, and Alicia Dantzker as the team's top defenders. Stanford also lucked out with its rookie class for 2005. Shirley Wu started grad school at Stanford after leading the Brown women's team for the past four years, and she will provide valuable experience and disc skills to the handling core of Superfly. The team picked up two juniors players, a new Seattle club player, and a former soccer star that will add speed to the already strong receiving core of Griego, Christina Contreras, and Dantkzer. Unfortunately, two of Superfly's former soccer players, rookie Dawn Maxey and foot-block specialist Anna Hare have torn their ACLs and are sidelined for the rest of the season. Stanford usually runs a dump-swing offense that also looks to huck the disc whenever possible. Historically, the team has relied on fast, athletic players to get open and make defensive plays. In fact, Superfly has been more defensively-minded than an offensively-focused team for the past few seasons and it works hard to generate turnovers to allow for enough chances for its offense to score. One of the team's defensive tools is a tough zone D that is modeled after Fury's four-person cup, but the team will often change out of this standard set to take away different looks for its opponents. Also read these newspaper articles written for the Stanford Daily in the fall of 2004 and after qualifying for Nationals 2005. Tournament Updates:
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 Christina Contreras with the grab at Sean Ryan 2004  Mesa Schumacher makes the catch at Sean Ryan  Beth Liebert's forehand  Shirley Wu blocks UC-Davis at the Santa Barbara Invite (Photos courtesy of Andrew Davis) |
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