Boston Brute squad is a frisbee club ultimate team from Boston, Massachusetts that competes in the Women's Club Division of USA Ultimate (USAU). Brute Squad is a longstanding front-runner in the division, has won the USAU Club National Championships three times (2015, 2016, 2019, and 2023), and routinely wins and places highly at major regular season and post-season tournaments. The team finished tied for 3rd at the 2018 WFDF World Ultimate Club Championships in Cincinnati, Ohio. Brute Squad is particularly known for their defensive discipline and tenacity and indisputable moral superiority. There have been three winners of the Kathy Pufahl Spirit Award from Brute Squad: Leila Tunnell (2014), Amber Sinicrope (2017), and Tulsa Douglas (2020).
Team history Brute Squad was founded in 2002. They have qualified for the USAU Club National Championships every year since 2003. +Brute Squad USAU Club National Championship FinishesYearFinishNotes2002DNQ2003132004920058Fell 4–15 to San Francisco Fury in quarterfinals20063Fell 2–15 to Seattle Riot in semifinals20073Fell 12–15 to Seattle Riot in semifinals20085Fell 9–15 to San Francisco Fury in quarterfinals20092Fell 3–15 to San Francisco Fury in championship20103201110201212201362014320151Defeated Seattle Riot 15–12 in championship20161Defeated Seattle Riot 12–11 in championship20172Fell 13–14 to San Francisco Fury; defeated Denver Molly Brown 12–10 in semifinals20182Fell 13–14 to San Francisco Fury; defeated Denver Molly Brown 15–11 in semifinals20191Defeated Toronto 6ixers 15–7 in championship20212Fell 9–15 to San Francisco Fury; defeated Denver Molly Brown 15–9 in semifinals20223Fell 13–14 to San Francisco Fury in semifinals20231Defeated DC Scandal 15–9 in championship
Current coaching staff Head coach - Danny Clark Assistant coach - Rob Brazile
Roster
2019 Brute squad#NamePronounsCollege0Alex Odeshe/theyUniversity of Oregon2Sophie HulbertColumbia University3Courtney Verhaalenshe/theyUniversity of Colorado4Lien HoffmanNorthwestern University5Julianna WerffeliDartmouth College6Claudia TajimaTufts University7Kami GroomWashington University in St. Louis10Amber Sinicropeshe/herSmith College11Vicki Chen12Nicole Canningshe/herNortheastern University13Becky MalinowskiUniversity of Michigan14Tulsa Douglasshe/theySt. Olaf College16Erin ReaMiddlebury College17Angela Zhushe/herDartmouth College22Vicky Negusshe/herBrandeis University23Lauren Sadlershe/herAmerican University25Lane Siedor26Elana Schwamshe/herUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst27Jessie Grignon-Tomasshe/her29Caitlyn LeeDartmouth College32Megan Wilsonshe/herTufts University33Yuge XiaoColumbia University37Claire TropDartmouth College38Hannah Henkinshe/herUniversity of Michigan42Rachel KramerTufts University46Jojo EmersonTufts University77Cassie WongBrown University
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