D1 Playoffs

Richmond, VA

D1 Playoffs: Richmond Recaps

Recaps of bouts from 2013 WFTDA Division 1 Playoffs in Richmond, VA!

GAME 17: (4) PHILLY ROLLER GIRLS V (2) TEXAS ROLLERGIRLS

September 16, 2013

Back-and-forth game ends with Texas beating Philly for championship

By Megan Enemies

The final game of the WFTDA Division 1 Playoffs in Richmond featured – appropriately – black and blue (uniforms) on the track. At least two skaters made a quick trip to see the medics for minor flesh wounds when Philly Roller Girls (#14, seed #4), of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, faced off against Texas Rollergirls (#6, #2 seed), of Austin, Texas.

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GAME 16: ANGEL CITY DERBY GIRLS (1) V NAPTOWN ROLLER GIRLS (3)

September 16, 2013

Angel City takes third place against Naptown

By Megan Enemies

Angel City Derby Girls (#5, seed #1), of Los Angeles, California, defeated Naptown Roller Girls (#13, seed #3), of Indianapolis, Indiana, 222-130, earning third place in 2013 WFTDA Division 1 Playoffs in Richmond, and a spot at the Championships, Nov. 8-10, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This will be Angel City’s first trip to the Championships.

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Game 15: (5) Kansas City Roller Warriors v (8) Jacksonville RollerGirls

September 15, 2013

Kansas City takes fifth, Jacksonville takes sixth in tough battle

By Megan Enemies

Kansas City Roller Warriors (#21, #5 seed), of Kansas City, Missouri, defeated Jacksonville RollerGirls (#30, seed #8), of Jacksonville, Florida, 199-171, to earn fifth place in the 2013 WFTDA Division 1 Playoffs in Richmond. This fast-paced, hard-hitting game could’ve gone either way, with blockers and jammers that seemed to be a near-perfect match for each other.

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GAME 14: (9) NEW HAMPSHIRE ROLLER DERBY V (10) TERMINAL CITY ROLLER GIRLS

September 15, 2013

Terminal City defense leads team to victory over New Hampshire

By Megan Enemies

Terminal City Roller Girls (ranked 38, seed 10) of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, beat New Hampshire Roller Derby (ranked 37, seed 9), of Nashua, New Hampshire, 250-154, to earn seventh place in 2013 WFTDA Division 1 Playoffs in Richmond. Despite a fierce battle on the track, the seventh and eighth place teams did their “victory” lap together at the end of the game.

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GAME 13: (6) NO COAST DERBY GIRLS V (7) TAMPA ROLLER DERBY

September 15, 2013

No Coast gets into early penalty trouble, loses to Tampa

By Megan Enemies

No Coast Derby Girls (#22, seed #6) couldn’t recover from 24 penalties in the first half – six of them against two primary jammers. The team from Lincoln, Nebraska, took tenth place in the 2013 WFTDA D1 Playoffs Richmond, losing to Tampa Roller Derby (#29, #7 seed), of Tampa, Florida, 283-133.

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