UBC vs. Carleton Santa Barbara Invite Final Game Recap
Watch the thrilling Santa Barbara invite women's final between UBC and Carleton as they face off in a rematch of the 2025 Nationals. The highly anticipated matchup lives up to its promise, with both teams displaying exceptional skill and determination. Naomi Fina sets the tone for UBC with a impressive grab on defense, but it's Gelfound who steals the show with a stunning forehand that gives her team an early lead. Carleton responds with a patient red zone attack, exploiting every UBC mistake to score two breaks in quick succession. The game becomes a back-and-forth affair, with both teams trading points and showcasing their expertise in tight person defense and microscopic windows. Highlights from Mika's incredible hero workout, including a massive bomb block and under layout block, are sure to leave you on the edge of your seat.
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Santa Barbara invite women's final. We've got UBC versus Carlton. Yes, that matchup. The 2025 Nationals final rematch where UBC broke to win on Universe. UBC starting on D as Naomi Fina has a nice grab to set up the Kylie McRoy point with a nice I've got it in the corner of the end zone. Now it's UBC's O line's turn to take the field and immediately they give up an errant pass despite Kurashi's best efforts to keep it alive. Grace Leo plays some nice reset defense, gets a block, but UBC ends up handing it right back again. Gelfound puts out a stunner forehand and shocks UBC fans by getting a early break on this team to go up two nothing. On the next UBC offensive possession after 16 passes, couple contested and then some super patient red zone. UBC is finally able to punch in their first hole of the game. And that will be the theme for much of this first half. tight person defense, microscopic windows, and Carlton punishing every UBC mistake instantly. Carlton works through a pressured red zone for a clean hold, even through a huge bid from rookie Lisa Ing on the goal line. On the next UBC point, an overthrow to a bidding Kurashi trying to save it for the second time already in this game. Mika is doing the absolute hero workout here and Carlton punches in their second break of the game. [cheering] Then with Gelfen continuing to put off throwing clinic, drops a dime hammer for another score. On the next UBC possession, Wings pass gets picked off by Hakeime, who goes up big with three UBC defenders hunting in the area. Like, can anyone stop this freshman? After another UBC era, Gale launches a massive bomb deep, but Kurahashi reads it, heels off to help, and somehow gets the layout block. Unreal effort from both players, but Mika comes up injured and won't return for the rest of the game. Her block was not completely in vain as UBC was able to eventually punch in the hold. The next point gives us the LSF patented under layout block, but UBC ends up turning it back right away. We do end up [music] seeing Fina with a beautiful touch fade flick to Gelfin to take half 73 over UBC. Fina was dealing. Hakee was reading lanes like...
