DC Breeze

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DC Breeze
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SportUltimate
Founded2013
League American Ultimate Disc League
DivisionEast
Based in Washington, D.C.
StadiumCarlini Field
ColorsRed, blue, silver
OwnersTy Simpson, Don Grage, Kellen Furness, Aaron Foreman
Head coachLauren Boyle
General managerSean Banks
Overall record85–48–1
Playoff berths8 (4–8)
Website thedcbreeze.com
Uniforms
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The DC Breeze is an open professional ultimate team based in the District of Columbia, competing in the East Division of the American Ultimate Disc League. [1] [2] The team first played in the 2013 season. The Breeze play at Carlini Field (Catholic University). [3]

Contents

History

2013

In the Breeze's inaugural season the team played its home games at Anacostia High School in East DC. [4] They went 4–12 in the regular season and did not qualify for the playoffs. [5] The Breeze finished fifth in the East Division.

2014

The Breeze moved to the University of Maryland Field Hockey and Lacrosse Complex for their second season after playing their 2014 home opener at George Mason High School in Falls Church, Virginia. [3] The opener was the professional debut for highly touted University of Pittsburgh graduates Alex Thorne and Tyler DeGirolamo, and was a nail biter to the end as the Breeze fell one goal short of heavily favored AUDL defending champions Toronto Rush, 20–19. [6] To date this is still the only Breeze game played in Virginia. The team went 10–4 in the regular season, finishing in third place in the East Division and making its first playoff appearance, where the team lost to the Rush again. [7] 2014 also marks the first season that Alex "Dutchy" Ghesquiere served as head coach. [8]

2015

The Breeze moved to Gallaudet University in 2015, and were again coached by Alex Ghesquiere. [9] League expansion to Pittsburgh and Raleigh took regional talent away from the Breeze, and the team went 7–7 in the regular season, failing to qualify for the playoffs. [10]

2016

The Breeze again played home games at Gallaudet University, and were again coached by Alex Ghesquiere. [3] They got back to winning ways, going 10–4 in the regular season for a second-place finish and earning a home playoff game for the first time. [11] The team won its home playoff game vs the New York Empire for its first ever postseason victory, but then lost the East Division final to the Toronto Rush. [12]

2017

The Breeze made a coaching change in 2017, hiring Darryl Stanley as head coach while Ghesquiere moved into an oversight role as Technical Director after leading the team from the sideline the previous three years. [13] The team again went 10–4 and finished in second place, and once again won a home playoff game, this time against the Montréal Royal. And for the second consecutive season, the Breeze lost to Toronto in the Division Final.

2018

Head Coach Darryl Stanley returned to lead the Breeze again in 2018, serving the first of a two-year contract extension. He guided the team to an 8–5–1 record, a second-place finish in the AUDL East, and the team's fourth playoff appearance in the last five years. The season ended July 21 with a rain-soaked playoff loss, 19–15 to the New York Empire. [14] However, this was the year of Matthew "Rowan" McDonnell on the field. McDonnell served as a team captain while collecting 38 goals, 47 assists and 11 blocks. The goal and assist totals both led the team, and he won the league's 2018 AUDL MVP Award. [15]

2019

Reigning AUDL MVP Matthew "Rowan" McDonnell returned as captain of the Breeze in 2019, and Head Coach Darryl Stanley also returned to lead the team from the sidelines for the third consecutive season. The duo guided the team to a 7–5 record, a third place finish in the AUDL East, and the team's fifth playoff appearance in the last six years. The season ended July 20 with another heartbreaking playoff loss, this time 22–21 to the Toronto Rush in a game played in New York. [16] The season was once again highlighted by McDonnell's performance on the field. He followed up his MVP 2018 season with 67 goals, 51 assists and 5 blocks in a campaign that earned him both All-AUDL 1st Team [17] and MVP Finalist [18] honors. The 2019 Breeze roster also produced two All-AUDL Rookie 2nd Team members in AJ Merriman and Garrett Braun. [19]

2020

The Breeze were prepared to compete in the newly formed Atlantic Division [20] and had constructed one of the most talented rosters in team history before the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [21]

2021

On March 5, 2021, the AUDL announced games would return after the loss of the 2020 season. [22] Instead of starting in early April, as had been the historical standard, it was announced the schedule would run from early June through mid-August before playoffs and ultimately, AUDL Championship Weekend in September. The New York Empire and upstart Boston Glory were shifted from the East Division into a newly-formed eight-team Atlantic Division, as the league contended with COVID-19-related difficulties with the Canadian border, leading to the creation of the Canada Cup. [23] Prior to the AUDL's announcement, the Breeze also announced that Rowan McDonnell signed a two-year contract to keep him in Washington, DC through the 2022 season. [24] McDonnell spent most of 2021 nursing a nagging hamstring injury and saw his role evolve from a true handler and downfield threat into more of a reliable veteran role player. After playing in three games for the Breeze between 2017-2018, rising star Jonny Malks returned for the 2021 season and immediately became a force on the Breeze O-Line. Malks was picked as the unanimous mid-season MVP and helped lead the team to a 10-2 season, its fifth consecutive playoff appearance and sixth in the last seven seasons. 2021 was also a breakout season for 20-year-old AJ Merriman, who racked up 19 assists, 15 goals, and 20 blocks on his way to being named the AUDL Defensive Player of the Year. [25] Due to the unique nature of the Atlantic Division in 2021, four teams qualified for the playoffs, and the winners of each first-round game advanced to Championship Weekend, which was held in Washington, DC for the first time. The Breeze saw their Championship Weekend hopes dashed once again, falling to the eventual AUDL Champion Raleigh Flyers by a score of 16-19 at Carlini Field in Washington, DC on September 3, 2021.

2022

Prior to the 2022 season, the Breeze announced the re-signing of multiple players who had not played for the club for many years, including Tyler Monroe, Christian Boxley, David Cranston, Troy Holland, Alan Kolick, and Delrico Johnson. The team also re-signed 2021 AUDL Defensive Player of the Year AJ Merriman to a three-year contract. With the return of Head Coach Darryl Stanley and the addition of decorated coach Alex Crew as Assistant Coach, the Breeze had arguably positioned themselves better than ever before to contend for the East Division title and a Championship Weekend appearance. Despite a few closer-than-comfortable results throughout the regular season, including two one-goal victories in the closing seconds against the Philadelphia Phoenix, the Breeze once again finished with a regular season record of 10-2, dropping both matchups to the New York Empire. With divisions back to “normal,” the playoff format was reestablished to have the #2 seed in each division host the #3 seed and the winner match up with the #1 seed the week following. Despite two incredibly close contests during the regular season, the Breeze dispatched a fiery Phoenix squad with relative ease to set the stage for the East Division Championship in New York against the Empire. The game started in familiar fashion with the two teams trading scores before the Empire pulled ahead in the third quarter and led by as many as five goals. However, with the clock winding down at the close of the third quarter, Moussa Dia came up with a block and sprinted to the endzone where Jasper Tom was able to connect with him for the goal as the buzzer sounded to pull within two goals. The o-line then started the fourth quarter with a hold to pull within one, and the d-line notched a break to tie the game with less than three minutes left on he clock. The teams then traded scores before the Empire received the pull with 17 seconds on the clock, marched down the field, and came down with the buzzer-beating goal to hand the Breeze another defeat and deny them the opportunity to qalify for Championship Weekend once again. The Empire went on to win the Championship, and thus, the Breeze ultimately fell to the eventual AUDL Champion in the quarterfinal round for the second year in a row.

Year-by-year

YearReg. SeasonGoals ForGoals AgainstFinishPlayoffs
20134–122933785th EastFailed to Qualify
201410–43473443rd EastLost Division Semifinal
20157–73023165th EastFailed to Qualify
201610–43963292nd EastLost Division Final
201710–43923382nd EastLost Division Final
20188–5–13433242nd EastLost Division Semifinal
20197–52812623rd EastLost Division Semifinal
2020 (cancelled)N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
202110–22842181st AtlanticLost 1st Round
202210–23282772nd EastLost Division Final
20239–32902412nd EastLost Division Final
Total85–48–1 (64%)325630274–8 (33%)

Full Schedule

2013
DateHome TeamAway TeamFinal ScoreStanding
Sat 4/20DC BreezeToronto Rush13–300–1
Sun 4/28DC BreezeRochester Dragons26–251–1
Sat 5/04New York EmpireDC Breeze25–111–2
Sun 5/05Philadelphia PhoenixDC Breeze23–181–3
Sun 5/12DC BreezeNew Jersey Hammerheads18–132–3
Sat 5/18DC BreezePhiladelphia Phoenix17–182–4
Sat 5/25DC BreezeRochester Dragons14–162–5
Sat 6/01New Jersey HammerheadsDC Breeze20–223–5
Sun 6/02New York EmpireDC Breeze23–133–6
Sat 6/08Philadelphia PhoenixDC Breeze31–273–7
Sat 6/16DC BreezeNew York Empire16–193–8
Sat 6/22Toronto RushDC Breeze40–163–9
Sun 6/23Rochester DragonsDC Breeze24–203–10
Sat 6/29DC BreezePhiladelphia Phoenix21–233–11
Sat 7/06New Jersey HammerheadsDC Breeze17–244–11
Sat 7/13DC BreezeToronto Rush17–314–12
2014
DateHome TeamAway TeamFinal ScoreStanding
Sat 4/12DC BreezeToronto Rush19–200–1
Sun 4/27DC BreezeRochester Dragons30–221–1
Sat 5/03Philadelphia PhoenixDC Breeze22–302–1
Sun 5/04DC BreezePhiladelphia Phoenix28–193–1
Sun 5/18DC BreezePhiladelphia Phoenix25–214–1
Sat 5/24Toronto RushDC Breeze27–174–2
Sun 5/25Rochester DragonsDC Breeze21–265–2
Sun 6/08DC BreezeMontréal Royal25–246–2
Sat 6/14DC BreezeNew York Empire31–267–2
Sat 6/28Montréal RoyalDC Breeze20–298–2
Sun 6/29New York EmpireDC Breeze21–138–3
Sat 7/05DC BreezeNew York Empire23–318–4
Sun 7/06Philadelphia PhoenixDC Breeze20–259–4
Sat 7/12New York EmpireDC Breeze13–1410–4
Sat 7/19Toronto RushDC Breeze37–12Playoffs – 0–1
2015
DateHome TeamAway TeamFinal ScoreStanding
Sat 4/11DC BreezeToronto Rush17–370–1
Sat 4/18DC BreezeOttawa Outlaws23–191–1
Sun 5/03DC BreezeMontréal Royal20–211–2
Sat 5/09Philadelphia PhoenixDC Breeze29–30 (OT)2–2
Sat 5/16DC BreezeNew York Empire18–222–3
Sat 5/23Toronto RushDC Breeze33–212–4
Sun 5/24Rochester DragonsDC Breeze25–263–4
Sat 6/06Philadelphia PhoenixDC Breeze20–264–4
Sat 6/20DC BreezeNew York Empire7–84–5
Sun 6/21New York EmpireDC Breeze21–134–6
Sat 7/04Ottawa OutlawsDC Breeze25–265–6
Sun 7/05Montréal RoyalDC Breeze25–215–7
Fri 7/10DC BreezePhiladelphia Phoenix27–126–7
Sat 7/11DC BreezeRochester Dragons27–197–7
2016
DateHome TeamAway TeamFinal ScoreStanding
Sun 4/10DC BreezeOttawa Outlaws28–171–0
Sat 4/23DC BreezeToronto Rush24–25 (2OT)1–1
Sat 4/30Toronto RushDC Breeze24–231–2
Sun 5/01Montréal RoyalDC Breeze18–262–2
Sat 5/07DC BreezeNew York Empire23–22 (2OT)3–2
Sat 5/14Philadelphia PhoenixDC Breeze15–244–2
Sat 5/21New York EmpireDC Breeze14–155–2
Sun 5/22DC BreezeMontréal Royal28–146–2
Sat 5/28Montréal RoyalDC Breeze27–226–3
Sun 5/29Ottawa OutlawsDC Breeze27–226–4
Sat 6/04DC BreezeToronto Rush28–237–4
Sat 6/11DC BreezeNew York Empire27–26 (2OT)8–4
Sat 6/18Philadelphia PhoenixDC Breeze18–349–4
Sat 6/25DC BreezePhiladelphia Phoenix27–1610–4
Sat 7/16DC BreezeNew York Empire24–20Playoffs – 1–0
Sat 7/23Toronto RushDC Breeze21–23 (OT)Playoffs – 1–1
2017
DateHome TeamAway TeamFinal ScoreStanding
Sun 4/09DC BreezeToronto Rush32–211–0
Sat 4/22Raleigh FlyersDC Breeze23–21 (OT)1–1
Sat 4/29DC BreezeOttawa Outlaws29–242–1
Sat 5/06DC BreezeNew York Empire22–213–1
Sat 5/13Toronto RushDC Breeze26–203–2
Sat 5/20DC BreezeMontréal Royal23–204–2
Sat 5/27New York EmpireDC Breeze25–285–2
Sat 6/03Philadelphia PhoenixDC Breeze22–215–3
Sun 6/04DC BreezeNew York Empire18–17 (2OT)6–3
Sun 6/11DC BreezeToronto Rush25–177–3
Sat 6/17Montréal RoyalDC Breeze27–237–4
Sun 6/18Ottawa OutlawsDC Breeze13–288–4
Sat 6/24DC BreezePhiladelphia Phoenix25–179–4
Sat 7/22Philadelphia PhoenixDC Breeze20–2310–4
Fri 8/11DC BreezeMontréal Royal28 -16Playoffs – 1–0
Sun 8/13Toronto RushDC Breeze29–26Playoffs – 1–1
2018
DateHome TeamAway TeamFinal ScoreStanding
Sat 4/7DC BreezeMontréal Royal22–240–1
Sun 4/22DC BreezeOttawa Outlaws26–191–1
Sat 4/28Philadelphia PhoenixDC Breeze18–181–1–1
Sat 5/5DC BreezeNew York Empire18–191–2–1
Sat 5/12DC BreezeRaleigh Flyers25–242–2–1
Sat 5/19Toronto RushDC Breeze20–333–2–1
Sun 5/20Montréal RoyalDC Breeze20–214–2–1
Sat 5/26New York EmpireDC Breeze29–214–3–1
Sat 6/02Pittsburgh ThunderbirdsDC Breeze20–114–4–1
Sat 6/09DC BreezeToronto Rush25–245–4–1
Sat 6/23Toronto RushDC Breeze21–286–4–1
Sun 6/24Ottawa OutlawsDC Breeze30–296–5–1
Sat 6/30DC BreezePhiladelphia Phoenix25–157–5–1
Sat 7/14DC BreezeNew York Empire29–198–5–1
Sat 7/21New York EmpireDC Breeze19–15Playoffs – 0–1
2019
DateHome TeamAway TeamFinal ScoreStanding
Sat 4/13New York EmpireDC Breeze21–180–1
Sat 4/20DC BreezePhiladelphia Phoenix20–181–1
Sat 5/4DC BreezeOttawa Outlaws24–152–1
Sat 5/11New York EmpireDC Breeze26–252–2
Sat 5/18Ottawa OutlawsDC Breeze22–212–3
Sun 5/19Montréal RoyalDC Breeze19–203–3
Sun 5/26DC BreezeMontréal Royal27–174–3
Sat 6/1DC BreezeNew York Empire19–204–4
Sat 6/15DC BreezeToronto Rush23–225–4
Sun 6/16Philadelphia PhoenixDC Breeze16–216–4
Sat 6/22DC BreezePhiladelphia Phoenix21–187–4
Sat 7/6Toronto RushDC Breeze26–217–5
Sat 7/20Toronto RushDC Breeze22–21Playoffs – 0–1
2020 (Cancelled)
DateHome TeamAway TeamFinal ScoreStanding
Sat 4/4Raleigh FlyersDC BreezeN/AN/A
Sat 4/11DC BreezePhiladelphia PhoenixN/AN/A
Sat 4/18Pittsburgh ThunderbirdsDC BreezeN/AN/A
Sat 4/25DC BreezeRaleigh FlyersN/AN/A
Sat 5/2Philadelphia PhoenixDC BreezeN/AN/A
Sat 5/9Atlanta HustleDC BreezeN/AN/A
Sat 5/16DC BreezeTampa Bay CannonsN/AN/A
Sat 5/30New York EmpireDC BreezeN/AN/A
Sun 5/31DC BreezePittsburgh ThunderbirdsN/AN/A
Sat 6/6Tampa Bay CannonsDC BreezeN/AN/A
Sat 6/20DC BreezeRaleigh FlyersN/AN/A
Sat 7/18DC BreezeAtlanta HustleN/AN/A
2021
DateHome TeamAway TeamFinal ScoreStanding
Fri 6/4New York EmpireDC Breeze19–180–1
Sat 6/5DC BreezeTampa Bay Cannons24–101–1
Sat 6/12Raleigh FlyersDC Breeze24-252–1
Fri 6/18DC BreezeBoston Glory32–203–1
Fri 7/2DC BreezeNew York Empire20–174–1
Sat 7/10Atlanta HustleDC Breeze14–195–1
Sat 7/17DC BreezeAtlanta Hustle13–175–2
Sat 7/31DC BreezePhiladelphia Phoenix22–126–2
Fri 8/6Philadelphia PhoenixDC Breeze13–207–2
Sun 8/8Pittsburgh ThunderbirdsDC Breeze16–258–2
Sat 8/21DC BreezeRaleigh Flyers22–21 (2OT)9–2
Sun 8/29Tampa Bay CannonsDC Breeze16–2810–2
Fri 9/3DC BreezeRaleigh Flyers16–19Playoffs – 0–1
2022
DateHome TeamAway TeamFinal ScoreStanding
Sat 4/30DC BreezeNew York Empire19–220–1
Sat 5/14DC BreezeMontreal Royal27–171–1
Sat 5/28Toronto RushDC Breeze26–272–1
Fri 6/3DC BreezeBoston Glory25–203–1
Fri 6/10New York EmpireDC Breeze25–213–2
Sat 6/18DC BreezeToronto Rush26–164–2
Sat 7/2Philadelphia PhoenixDC Breeze21–225–2
Fri 7/8DC BreezePhiladelphia Phoenix25–246–2
Fri 7/15Montreal RoyalDC Breeze14–247–2
Sat 7/16Ottawa OutlawsDC Breeze17–248–2
Sat 7/23Boston GloryDC Breeze21–23 (OT)9–2
Fri 7/29DC BreezeOttawa Outlaws24–1710–2
Sat 8/13DC BreezePhiladelphia Phoenix23–18Playoffs – 1–0
Sat 8/20New York EmpireDC Breeze19–18Playoffs – 1–1
2023
DateHome TeamAway TeamFinal ScoreStanding
Sat 4/29Carolina FlyersDC Breeze16–211–0
Sun 5/7DC BreezePhiladelphia Phoenix20–192–0
Sat 5/13DC BreezeNew York Empire17–18 (OT)2–1
Sat 5/20Toronto RushDC Breeze13–203–1
Fri 6/2DC BreezeCarolina Flyers19–203–2
Fri 6/16DC BreezeMontreal Royal23–144–2
Fri 6/23Montreal RoyalDC Breeze18–255–2
Sat 6/24Boston GloryDC Breeze16–206–2
Fri 6/30New York EmpireDC Breeze21–186–3
Sat 7/8DC BreezeBoston Glory22–157–3
Sat 7/15Philadelphia PhoenixDC Breeze18–20 (OT)8–3
Fri 7/21DC BreezeToronto Rush27–179–3
Sat 7/29DC BreezeBoston Glory19–12Playoffs – 1–0
Sat 8/12New York EmpireDC Breeze19–24Playoffs – 1–1

All-time record by opponent

Regular Season
OpponentWinsLossesTiesWin %
New Jersey Hammerheads (folded)300100%
Pittsburgh Thunderbirds 300100%
Ottawa Outlaws (folded)102083.3%
Philadelphia Phoenix 205178.9%
Rochester Dragons (folded)52071.4%
Montreal Royal 96060.0%
Carolina Flyers (formerly Raleigh Flyers)31075.0%
New York Empire 1115042.3%
Toronto Rush 714033.3%
Atlanta Hustle 11050.0%
Tampa Bay Cannons (folded)200100%
Playoffs
OpponentWinsLossesWin %
Montreal Royal10100%
New York Empire1233%
Philadelphia Phoenix10100%
Toronto Rush040%
Raleigh Flyers010%

Rosters

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AaronBartlettAaronBartlettAaronBartlettJarrodBanksJarrodBanksAustinBartensteinJohnAganJohnAganAndrewAllenPeterAndersonBillBarnes
RhysBergeronColumBergeronColumBergeronQuinnBergeronQuinnBergeronRhysBergeronAustinBartensteinAndrewAllenPeterAndersonJarailBajwaJakeBerzoff-Cohen
DavidBloodgoodRhysBergeronQuinnBergeronRhysBergeronDavidBloodgoodQuinnBergeronLloydBlakeDavidBoylan-KolchinJarnailBajwaTylerDeGirolamoPaulButterfoss
ChristianBoxleyDavidBloodgoodRhysBergeronDavidBloodgoodJayBoyleChristopherBernardDavidBloodgoodChuckCantoneDavidBergDannyDenninEricClarkson
GarrettBraunChristianBoxleyDavidBloodgoodGarrettBraunGarrettBraunLloydBlakeDavidBoylan-KolchinMaxCassellJimBoleyBenFengKevinConnolly
DavidCranstonDavidCranstonGarrettBraunCoryBroylesSamBrecknerChristianBoxleyCoryBroylesNateCastineDavidBoylan-KolchinFranciscoHazeraDannyDennin
MoussaDiaMoussaDiaMoussaDiaMaxCassellMaxCassellCoryBroylesChuckCantoneDavidCranstonZachBransonRusselHowdJosephDiPaula
ThomasEdmondsAlexandreFallAlexandreFallEthanFortinMattCollumMaxCassellMaxCassellTornDoiChipCobbAlexJacoskiGregEsser
AlexandreFallFrederickFarahDuncanFitzgeraldKrisHarrisonAlexandreFallNateCastineNateCastineBenFengClayCollinsChrisKocherEvanFeeney
FrederickFarahDuncanFitzgeraldBen "Dusty"GreenKevinHealeyKrisHarrisonDavidCranstonDavidCranstonJonathanHeltonSethCollinsTylerKunsaJonathanGinsberg
SashaFrank-StempelKevinHealeyKrisHarrisonJeremyHessJeremyHessAlexandreFallJoeFreundRusselHowdAntoineDavisMarkLinKevinHealey
MilesGrovicJeremyHessKevinHealeyDelricoJohnsonCodyJohnsonTroyHollandTroyHollandAlexJacoskiBryantDeanJoseMaldonadoIsaacJulien
KrisHarrisonTroyHollandJeremyHessKentaKawaguchiKentaKawaguchiDelricoJohnsonDelricoJohnsonKyleJohnsonBenFengBrettMatzukaMattKoh
KevinHealeyDelricoJohnsonKentaKawaguchiJustinKellerJeremyKnoffMattKerriganMattKerriganMattKerriganMarkFloresRyanNamJonathanKwan
TroyHollandKentaKawaguchiJustinKellerJeremyKnopfDannyKrugKyleKhalifaAlanKolickAlanKolickFranciscoHazeraJonathanNeeleyJoshMull
ColeJurekJeremyKnopfJeremyKnopfXavierMaxstadtAlexLiuAaronLangleyJonnyMalksNicoLakeTroyHollandJoshNorrisBurkeNash
JeremyKnopfAlanKolickJonnyMalksRowanMcDonnellDennisMaclaineAlexLiuBrianMarshallBobLiuRusselHowdJonPressimoneZachNorrbom
BrandonLambertyBrandonLambertyXavierMaxstadtAnthonyMcLeanPeterManciniJonnyMalksRowanMcDonnellPeterManciniAJJacoskiMattRadheFreddyPerlman
IsaacLeeIsaacLeeMatthewMcDonnellRayMendozaXavierMaxstadtPeterManciniEricMinerBrianMarshallMattKerriganLoganRhyneGlennPoole
JonnyMalksJonnyMalksColinMcLaughlinAJMerrimanRowanMcDonnellXavierMaxstadtKevenMoldenhauerBrettMatzukaKyleKhalifaAaronRobertsMatthewRadhe
CharlieMcCutcheonRowanMcDonnellAnthonyMcLeanTylerMonroeAnthonyMcLeanRowanMcDonnellTylerMonroeRowanMcDonnellNicoLakeT.J.RyanCarlosRodriguez
RowanMcDonnellColinMcLaughlinRayMendozaJacquesNissenRayMendozaEricMinerRyanNamTylerMonroePeterManciniBradScottLiamShramko
ColinMcLaughlinAJMerrimanJosephMerrillZachNorrbomAJMerrimanMattNeeleyJonathanNeeleyJonathanNeeleyAnthonyMcleanDanielSelwynJustinSolis
JoeMerrillTylerMonroeAJMerrimanHoustonParksMattNeeleyZachNorrbomZachNorrbomJonPressimoneMichaelMosesLiamShramkoJonPressimone
AJMerrimanJacquesNissenJacquesNissenLeoPiersonZachNorrbomHoustonParksNathanPriorJordanQueckboernerLeoPepperJustinSolisTimRyan
TylerMonroeZachNorrbomGusNorrbomJoeRichardsHoustonParksLeoPiersonJoeRichardsMattRadheGlennPooleJonStoneDanielSelwyn
JacquesNissenLeoPiersonZachNorrbomZacSchaknerLeoPiersonBenjaminPriessBradScottBenScharadinJonPressimoneAlexThorneTimSpiridonov
GusNorrbomLukeRehfussHoustonParksDavidShieldsNathanPriorNathanPriorDavidSheildsBradScottMattRadheSamTrachtmanBradleyTinney
ZachNorrbomJoeRichardsLeoPiersonJasperTomJoeRichardsJoeRichardsMarkhamShofnerMarkhamShofnerBradScottOwenWilliams
BenjaminOortDavidShieldsLukeRehfussKevinVersteegDavidShieldsBradScottJustinSolisNickySpivaDanSelwynCharlesYu
RamiPaustTedSitherJoeRichardsKyleVezinaColeSullivanDavidShieldsRyanSwiftJeffWodatchDavidZurbuchen
LukeRehfussMarcusThawDavidShieldsDaneWarnerKevinVersteegRyanSwiftAlexanderTaylor
AndrewRoyJasperTomJasperTomStevenWartinbeeKyleVezinaMarcusThawMarcusThaw
XavierSchaferKevinVersteegKevinVersteegGabeWebsterJohnWaldenJohnWaldenJohnWalden
MarcusThawKyleVezinaKyleVezinaJeffWodatchDaneWarnerGabeWebsterJeffWodatch
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DaneWarnerStevenWartinbeeStevenWartinbee
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