The New York Gridlock is a professional women's ultimate team based in New York City which competes in the Premier Ultimate League (PUL). The team joined the PUL for the league's inaugural 2019 season. Their stated mission is "to achieve competitive excellence on the field and equity in the sport of ultimate by increasing accessibility to and visibility of womxn ultimate players."
Franchise history The New York Gridlock formed in early 2019, and is one of the original eight teams in the Premier Ultimate League. Their name likely references New York's common rush-hour gridlock traffic.
The team would have played its second season in 2020, but the PUL cancelled the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Record In their 2019 season, the Gridlock defeated the Indianapolis Red 14–9, the Columbus Pride 17–10, the Austin Torch 14–12, and the Atlanta Soul 21–17. They fell to the Raleigh Radiance 20–11. This record gave them a third-place finish in the league. In the league semifinals, they again lost to the Raleigh Radiance, 19–18. YearReg. seasonPlayoffsFinish20194-1 (3rd)0-1Lost in Semifinals2020Season Cancelled0-0Season CancelledTotal4-10-1
Current coaching staff
Coach - Ryan Thompson (he/him/his) Coach - Eileen Murray (she/her/hers) Coach - Martha Gregory (she/her/hers)
Roster The team's 2020 roster was as follows: 2020 New York Gridlock#NamePronounsCollegeMost Recent Club Team00Genny De JesusShe/HerNJ Jughandle2Brittany "Bkap" KaplanShe/HerNew York BENT4Nastasia "Stazi" TangherliniShe/HerNew York BENT5Lindsay McKennaShe/HerWest Chester UniversityWest Chester Loco6Janine HlavatyShe/HerNew York BENT7Luisa NevesShe/HerUniversity of RochesterNew York BENT8Kelly "Beezus" HylandShe/HerWashington DC Space Heater9Sarah JohnsonShe/HerPhiladelphia AMP10Natalie BovaPhiladelphia AMP11Danielle WalshPhiladelphia AMP12Amy ZhouShe/HerRutgers UniversityWashington DC Scandal13Becca TuckerShe/HerAlbany Rebel Rebel14Tulsa DouglasShe/HerSt. Olaf CollegeBoston Brute Squad16Jessica ShatkinNew York BENT17Margo CodyNew York BENT18Wei GaoShe/HerNew York BENT20Karen ChalifShe/HerNew York XIST21Linda MorseShe/HerPhiladelphia AMP22Lauren WoodsShe/HerNew York BENT23Andrea DeSabatoShe/HerPhiladelphia AMP24Casey GormanWashington DC Scandal33Lauren PiontekShe/HerNew York XIST41Martha GregoryNew York BENT44Raha MozaffariShe/HerPhiladelphia AMP71Cassie WongShe/HerBoston Brute Squad88Nikki HairShe/HerNJ Jughandle99Veronica Kolegue-SpalarisShe/HerAlbany Rebel RebelPPAbbey StolowskiNJ Pine BaronessPPCaroline TurnerHudson Valley FunkPPKyla DayerShe/HerUniversity of RochesterBrooklyn Grand ArmyPPTricia SmitShe/HerNew York XIST
Social justice and equity In 2020, the Gridlock raised over $10,000 for the National Bail Out collective, a Black-led and Black-centered collective of abolitionist organizers, lawyers and activists building a community-based movement to end systems of pretrial detention and ultimately mass incarceration. Social justice and equity are built into their mission statement, with text that centers gender and racial equity and accountability in community partnerships. These were elaborated further by Eileen Murray, owner and General Manager, and Khunsa Amin, Director of Community, Outreach, and Operations in an interview with Still Out of Your League.
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