Arizona Sidewinders
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Phoenix, AZ
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The Dr. Chipidelphia “Callahan” Chang is MONEY 🤑🤑
Picture proof
Chip Chang!! $$$
the
@az_sidewinders
continue to be just an absolutely phenomenal watch. love the Snakes love the Snakes
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HAPPY 2024 🎉
Turns out
@JohnCena
is a fan of pro women’s ultimate 👀🐍
Ps. We’re looking for sponsors….
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Maggie O’Connor signs with Arizona for the ‘24 season! 🎉
After leading Astra in assts (19) & throwing yds (1561), ranking top 5 in +/- & goals (10) AND setting the single game record for combined goals/assts, offensive powerhouse O’Connor is bringing her big game to the desert.
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We know ya’ll been waiting to see this one again. Do us a favor and share it everywhere with the hashtag
#SCTOP10
because
@KodyLippincott
deserves to be seen 🤩
@sportscenter
@espnW
@espn
@thegistusa
@goals_sports_
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We didn’t win the Winter Cup, but our player,
@KodyLippincott
, is on Sports Center Top 10 at number 7. Can you say that?
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Alright
@SportsCenter
, we got another one for you.
@HelenEifert46
with the back-to-back layout for an opening break.
@sctop10
@WULeague
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Please welcome our 2024 Assistant Coach, Ross Barker! 🎉
Buckle up because his resume is LONG 🤩👇
Barker built his ultimate foundation over 5 College Nat’ls appearances, a College 2nd-Team All-American title & as a USA U24 Men’s World Champion🇺🇸🥇
His journey continued with…
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she really out here on the sidelines just doing the most
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We know you haven’t seen this play enough. Our very own
@KodyLippincott
, of course, with the insane grab to tie it up into half makes
@SportsCenter
. Are we surprised? Not at all, it was her second of the quarter already. Catch us in 2022 with the
@WULeague
for more of this!
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In addition to returning captains Doyle & Eifert, we’re pleased to announce Chip Chang & Maggie O’Connor to our captain line-up! Both bring positive leadership qualities, knowledge & level-headedness to the team. We’re grateful to have their guidance on & off the field.
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Please welcome our 2024 Strategic Support Staff Leader, Charlie Hoppes!
Yep, THAT
@charleshoppes
. 🤩
Hoppes is a household name in ulti coaching, known for his remarkable accomplishments & dedication to the sport from youth to pro.
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Sidewinders put 🆙 a W in their first
@WULeague
game of the year, motivated by a hype home crowd to beat out the
@OregonOnyx
14-12!
Pictured: AZ rookie
#42
@KezGesell
with a huge layout score for her first point ever as a pro player!
📸:
@NathanBrodie
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Our next 2022 season rookie, joining our Colorado contingent fresh off a Nationals run with Molly Brown,
#20
, Ari Nelson!
#Sidewinders2022
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Let’s get this absolute ATHLETE in the
#SCTop10
again 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Kody is the best lay-outer in Ultimate. You can’t convince me otherwise.
#SCtop10
@az_sidewinders
@WULeague
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🎉New year, new snake! 🎉
With the start of the 2020 season nearing us, we want to really capture the intensity of the sidewinder. Catch our new look and get ready. It's almost game time, and our fangs are out.
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Yep, B.I.G is back babyyyyy!
With 13 goals ✅ 8 blocks ✅ 6 assists ✅ and the highest +/- on the team in 2023 ✅✅ simply put - when Carley Garrett is on the field, the snakes are scoring.
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The 2023 WUL Breakout Player 🌟is BACK and ready to tear up the field with the Snakes in her 2nd season!
#42
Kez Gesell is equally as impactful on both sides of the disc, effortlessly shutting down veteran players on defense before breaking deep for a score.
🧵1/2
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Arizona Sidewinders brought the heat 🔥 and torched previously undefeated
@wuleague
champions
@Seattle_Tempest
17-15 in the final game of Sidewinders Showdown!
If you thought our play was hot this weekend, wait…
We’re just getting started. 😈🏜️
📸:
@DilCrip
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The future is looking very bright in Arizona. So happy to support our next generation of snakes with the Desert Collegiate All-Star Team!
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Ladies and gentlemen… MEG MAXFIELD! 👏🌟
Can’t wait to share the clip of this massive layout block. If you missed watching our win yesterday against Astra, head to the
@wuleague
YouTube for the replay!
Great capture as always, Meg Hofner! 📸
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SNAKE 🐍 IN 🐍 THE 🐍 GRASS 🐍
Didn't think I'd see it happen. Since
@SFFalcons
win over
@LosAngelesAstra
by 6 goals, they punch
@az_sidewinders
' ticket to Championship Weekend. This gave AZ the edge in a goal-diff tie breaker. Wow.
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On today’s
#WinterCupWednesday
, we announce our weekend roster heading to San Diego on December 11-12! See our final reunion of our 2020 players before we announce our new roster for 2022.
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We are excited to announce one more early sign, Paige Applegate! 🤩
A former mainstay handler on Molly Brown who recently relocated to Flagstaff, Applegate is known for staying cool under adverse or windy conditions and for breaking her mark with ease. 😎
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What a crew! Day 1 of our Closed Tryouts just wrapped up and WOW — the level of play was 🤯🤯! So excited to see what this snakey squad brings tomorrow. 🤩💪
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We're thrilled to introduce our 2024 Head Coach, Melissa Huegerich! 🫡
Huegerich brings a wealth of both playing & coaching experience to AZ.🌵
Her dedication to excellence resulted in Truman State University qualifying for USAU Club Nationals 5 yrs straight & earned her…
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🐍 2023 ROSTER 🐍
This 2x Callahan nominee from Molly Brown & Drag’n Thrust has brought her talents to the desert!
When she’s not crushing opponents in pool, she’s crushing defensive dreams with quick handles & dime hucks.
We’re so glad to have
#40
Chip Chang join our ranks!
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Did you notice the snakes on the sleeves? We love an *aesthetic* snek ✨🐍
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🐍 Introducing your 2023 Arizona Sidewinders! 🐍
Looking at this, all we gotta say is... if you can't handle the heat, get outta the desert. 😏🔥
Can't wait to rock your favorite player's number? Mark your calendars for Monday 👀
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Rounding out our LA contingent is
#19
Sophie Havranek! 🚀
Havranek is a textbook glue player. This must be how she has such sticky hands. 🤔 Reliable and adaptable, she brings passion and focus on and off the field.
Havranek got her start with D3’s Occidental WAC…
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REAL TALK: You don’t have to be a multi-million dollar company to make a difference for your local women’s sports teams and leagues! 🧵
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It’s game day baby!! Team Fire & Ice gettin’ ready to ball out tonight at the Showcase!
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Also can we keep talking about Kody Lippincott ‘cause sheeeeesh 🥵
📸:
@UltiPhotos
William ‘Brody’ Brotman
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That wraps up the returners from 2022… Ya’ll ready for the roster rookies to drop today or what?? 😏😏😏
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Just our here celebrating Chip’s Callahan (*the first Callahan in
@wuleague
history* 🧑🍳💋🤌) like we just won a world championship. Or should we say championChip? 🤔🙏
Thanks
@NathanBrodie
for this amazing series of photos! 📸
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You know her, you love her, you wouldn’t want to get into a debate with her…Back for her 3rd season is
#77
Cynthia Thomas!
Simply put, C is badass. 💪 She’s speedy, will bid for anything, and don’t even think about testing her in the air. Her vertical is unmatched and…
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🐍 2023 ROSTER 🐍
We’re excited to welcome back handler
@karli_stein4
! When she’s not ripping hucks to speedy receivers, she likes to play guitar & rock climb🤘
Steiner returns for another yr on the snakes w/ a wealth of experience learning from
@flipsideultimate
this summer☀️
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🐍 2023 ROSTER 🐍
They say everything is bigger in TX, so it’s no surprise that’s where we snagged
#21
Caroline O’Connell from! 🤠
She’s tall, has throws for days & she’s played for Public Enemy, Showdown, Lawless…
Oh AND
@atxtorch
in
@PremierUltimate
!🔥
Welcome to the team!
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Meet
#77
, Cynthia “C” Thomas!
When she’s not busting deep for a score or a block, she’s busting criminals in Arizona! 💪🚨
@CynThomas7
#MeetTheSnakes
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Hot off a club nationals win with
@ultimate_shame
🏆, our team Founder has signed on for her 3rd year with Sidewinders! 🐍
#46
Helen Eifert was an all-around stat leader for snakes in 2023 — finishing the season in the top 5 for +/-, blocks (11), assists (8) and goals (8). 💰
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Not the end we wanted for our season, but wow — what a season it was!
Congrats to
@SFFalcons
for securing the last bid to Championship Weekend for the Southwest Conference. Make us proud! We know you will. 🤝
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Oh lawd, she comin’ 🚂😤
Merrick with HUGE layout block for the the
@DiscraftULT
Play of the Game today!
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Number 1 in blocks, number 5 in our hearts. ✋🧡
Our born-and-bred Arizona hometown hero is clocking in for her 3rd season with the snakes! 🐍🤠
After racking up 14 blocks (1st for AZ & 5th highest in the
@wuleague
), 6 goals (tied for 5th highest for AZ)…
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The woman. The myth. The legend. We are so excited to announce our first early signing of 2023, Kody Lippincott! 🎉
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Introducing our leadership for the 2023 season — you know them; you love them; you’d never wanna mark them….
Helen Eifert and Lindsey Doyle! 🔥
@HelenEifert46
@shortestdoyle
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🐍 2023 ROSTER 🐍
From D1 soccer to ultimate baller,
#42
Kez Gesell is the epitome of athleticism & grit.
Gesell comes from a family of athletes & plastic chasers, crediting her 2 brothers for convincing her to make the switch from soccer.
Don’t know her name yet? You will😤
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In case you missed it…
Sidewinders starts the season with the only 2-0 record 😎
Week 1 is in the books 📚
If you missed any of the action, head over to our YouTube channel to watch all the week 1 games for free!
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ABSOLUTELY UNREAL. We cannot thank our Megafans and community enough for rallying around the 2024 Megafan Jersey sale this year.
We sold 130 jerseys & 22 shirts during the 5 day sale + 1 day extension. These funds go directly to making our season successful — everything from…
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Announcing another 2022 season rookie joining our
@ultimate_shame
contingent,
#48
, Aubree Dietrich!
#Sidewinders2022
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Casual.
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Today would have been our home opener. While this is a sad moment because we're not out on the field as a team, let's take the time to celebrate the amazing work put into the WUL, the play we'll all have in the coming months when this calms down, and all of our slithery fans! 🐍
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Wouldn’t wanna run into these two on the field… or in a dark alley for that matter… 🐍😈
Welcome back to returning 2024 captains, Lindsey Doyle and Helen Eifert!
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The first game in the inaugural season of the
@wuleague
— Sidewinders make history. 🐍
What a great game with our southwestern neighbors
@UTWildUltimate
! 🏜 Catch both teams again tomorrow as they take on
@SFFalcons
and
@Seattle_Tempest
during Day 2 of
#SidewindersShowdown
!
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The Meg lll: Back For Blood hits fields in 2024! 🦈
#12
Meg Maxfield is back for her 3rd season with the snakes and ready to rack up more insane goals and more high-flying blocks than ever before. 🛑
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We’re thrilled to introduce our next Assistant Coach, Jax Salustro! With an ultimate journey spanning over a decade, Jax brings both determination and passion to our team. 💪
Salustro’s experience spans high school, college, club, and professional. Her experience and …
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POV: You’re getting put on a poster by
#77
of the Sidewinders 😳
With monster skies and an unmatched tenacity to chase down every disc, we’re excited to welcome back to the snake squad, Cynthia “C” Thomas!
@CynThomas7
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The future of Sidewinders is bright -- meet our 2023 practice squad! 😎☀️
These up-and-coming 💫 ultimate players are athletic, driven, and ready to grow with (and challenge!) the snakes.
Welcome Alix, Leah, Madi, Hannah, and Maia!
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We are pleased to announce one of our practice player’s stellar play in the pre-season has elevated her onto our roster this season. Congratulations to Madison Speagle! 🎉
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Kicking off our new signs for 2024 is Marti Martinez! 🐍
#2
Martinez joins the snakes following a 5th place Nationals finish with
@flipsideulti
🐟 and Top 10 in +/- and Blocks for
@LosAngelesAstra
🌟 last season.
If you thought the Sidewinders were fast, wait until you see…
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Snakes On A Field: Coming soon to a home game near you!
Our amazing partner
@PhoenixHerp
will show off some sneks during halftime this wknd! 🤩
Come learn about the incredible work they do with 🐍,🐊, 🦦, 🦎, 🐢 & more.
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She said what she said
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HUGE block by the one and only Megan Maxfield. Learn this name if you don’t know it already.
@sctop10
@SportsCenter
#SportsCenterTop10
Megan Maxfield with the insane layout D 🔥
@WULeague
@az_sidewinders
@Ultiworld
@SportsCenter
#SportsCenterTop10
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Welcome to the league!!!! 🏔
We’re excited to announce and welcome our 8th team to the WUL: Colorado Alpenglow!
@colo_alpenglow
is the first professional women’s ultimate team in the state of Colorado.
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Arizona Sidewinders defeats
@OregonOnyx
17-14 for 3rd place in the
@WULeague
!
There was an 8% chance of us making playoffs.
What was the chance of us breaking seed & taking 3rd?
Just out here defying expectations & putting AZ ultimate on the map.
FIRED UP, FANGS UP! 🐍
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If you’re not watching the Sidewinders vs
@SFFalcons
game tomorrow at 5pm PDT, what are you even doing?! 🚩🚩
Winner locks in the last bid to
@WULeague
Championship Weekend for the Southwest Conference. 🏆✔️
😱😱😱😱
Where will you be tuning in from? 👇
📸:
@NathanBrodie
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🐍 2023 ROSTER 🐍
It’s no wonder
#16
Sam Myland’s name starts with an “S”, because she’s both sneaky and speedy — making her an unstoppable defensive handler! 🏃♀️🛑
We’re jazzed to have Myland back again for more run through blocks and snags in 2023! ☑️
📷: Sloth Jackson
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With 14 assists, over 2,000 throwing yards AND a top 5 nomination for 2023 Offensive Player of the Year (plus all that with 2 less games than everyone else 😱), Paige Applegate is a force when she steps on the line.
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Congrats to our 10 players who qualified for
@USAUltimate
Club Nationals and won their respective regions with
@ultimate_shame
and
@ArizonaLawless
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Good morning Snek followers. It is I,
#19
Betsy Basch, here to take you on a magical 🦄🌈✨ 48-hour journey of my life.
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Huge hucks & even bigger heart… Laura “LP” Prelsnik-Aragon will be repping the 🐍s at the Showcase!
With impressive regular szn stats (94% completion & 1800 throwing yds [2nd by only 15 yds] get ready to watch our fearless capt. drop 🪙 to incredible receivers across
@WULeague
!
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🐍 2023 ROSTER 🐍
Last but certainly not least,
#99
Veronica “Kspa” Kolegue-Spalaris has made her way to AZ for 2023!😎
Kspa’s ultimate career is as impressive as her signature forehand pulls, playing in the PUL for
@nygridlock
&
@BentUltimateNYC
for club.🗽
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With 13 goals, 6 assists, and 8 blocks last year in her debut WUL season, Carley Garrett proved herself to be one of the elite hybrid cutters in the league! The definition of good things come in small packages 😎 🐍
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We cannot begin to express how VITAL it is to our season to sell as many Megafan jerseys as possible. They *literally* fund quality fields, flights to games at reasonable times so we can perform our best & investment in other things that can make us $ for years to come.
@WULeague
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Our starting seven hometown heroes would not be complete without our visionary, founder, & returning captain, Helen Eifert! 👑
When she’s not running the show, she’s running the field, making chest high layout scores & playing lockdown defense. 🔒
Welcome back
@HelenEifert46
!
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Amazing final day of closed tryouts for the 2024 roster. 🐍
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Going into club sectionals like…. 💁♀️
Catch our Snakes 🐍 dominating the fields this weekend in the
@USAUltimate
mixed and women’s club divisions! 💪
Who you rootin’ for?? 👇
Ft:
@aubrasaurous
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Facing off against
@SFFalcons
this morning at 11am PT 😤 Focused & ready to strike! 🐍
🌵PHX: Drop into the official watch party at Boulders
🏖️SoCal: Catch all games in-person at Mira Mesa HS in San Diego
📍Everywhere: Watch online FREE on
@WULeague
YouTube
📸
@NathanBrodie
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Tomorrow at 7:30pm PST, you can watch these five snakes join other players from the
@wuleague
against
@seattle_tempest
in Seattle.
In Seattle? Get your tickets here:
Watching from home? A link for the stream will be posted tomorrow before the game.
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