D2 Playoffs

Detroit, MI

Aug 28-30

Game Recaps

Recaps of games at the 2015 International WFTDA D2 Playoffs in Detroit, MI.

Game 17: Nashville Rollergirls (#1) vs Sacred City Derby Girls (#2)

August 30, 2015

By The Oxford Commakaze

For most of the first half of the 1st Place game at the 2015 International WFTDA Division 2 Playoffs Detroit, it looked like the Nashville Rollergirls of Nashville, Tennessee, had a clear handle on the path to the top seed at the Division 2 Championships in November. Not to be discounted, however, the Sacred City Derby Girls of Sacramento, California, kept things interesting with a two-point gap at halftime, seven lead changes in the second half and a narrow five-point lead with just seconds on the clock for the last jam. In a last-second power jam to flip the score, Nashville gathered just enough points to flip the lead and end the game in first place.

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Game 16: Naptown Roller Girls (#4) vs Chicago Outfit Roller Derby (#6)

August 30, 2015

By Vile Love It

The game for the WFDTA D2 Playoffs Detroit bronze metal between the #4 Seed Naptown Roller Girls (#48) and #6 Seed Chicago Outfit Roller Derby (#52) was a tale of two periods. The first period was a low-scoring defensive battle. After halftime though, Naptown pulled away from The Outfit and ran away with third place in the tournament.

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Game 15: Wasatch Roller Derby (#5) vs Bear City Roller Derby (#10)

August 30, 2015

By The Oxford Commakaze

Wasatch Roller Derby of Salt Lake City, Utah, held on to its #5 seeding at the 2015 International WFTDA Division 2 Playoffs Detroit by holding back Bear City Roller Derby of Berlin, Germany, relying on both skilled skaters and a savvy bench that won three of four official reviews -- a rarity.

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Game 14: Emerald City Roller Girls (#3) vs Sac City Rollers (#8)

August 30, 2015

By Vile Love It

The battle for 7th place in the WFTDA Playoffs Detroit between the #3 Seed Emerald City Roller Girls (#47) and the #8 Seed Sac City Rollers (#56) was typical of many of the games in this D2 Playoffs with tight packs, star passes and stashes and a late-stage come back.

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Game 13: Boulder County Bombers (#7) vs Brewcity Bruisers (#9)

August 30, 2015

By The Oxford Commakaze

The Boulder County Bombers (#7) of Longmont, Colorado, found their first win of the weekend as they toppled the Brewcity Bruisers (#9) of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to claim 9th Place at the 2015 International WFTDA Division 2 Playoffs Detroit.

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