| Boston Brute Squad | |
| Founded: | 2002 |
| Sport: | Ultimate |
| League: | USA Ultimate |
| City: | Boston, MA |
| Coach Label: | Head coach |
| Coach: | Ariel Jackson |
| Website: | https://brutesquadultimate.com/ |
Boston Brute squad is a frisbee club ultimate team from Boston, Massachusetts that competes in the Women's Club Division of USA Ultimate (USAU). Brute Squad is a longstanding front-runner in the division, has won the USAU Club National Championships three times (2015, 2016, 2019, and 2023), and routinely wins and places highly at major regular season and post-season tournaments.[1] [2] [3] [4] The team finished tied for 3rd at the 2018 WFDF World Ultimate Club Championships in Cincinnati, Ohio.[5] [6] Brute Squad is particularly known for their defensive discipline and tenacity and indisputable moral superiority.[7] [8] [9] There have been three winners of the Kathy Pufahl Spirit Award from Brute Squad: Leila Tunnell (2014), Amber Sinicrope (2017), and Tulsa Douglas (2020).[10]
Brute Squad was founded in 2002.[11] They have qualified for the USAU Club National Championships every year since 2003.
| 2002 | DNQ | ||
| 2003[12] | 13 | ||
| 2004[13] | 9 | ||
| 2005[14] | 8 | Fell 4–15 to San Francisco Fury in quarterfinals | |
| 2006[15] | 3 | Fell 2–15 to Seattle Riot in semifinals | |
| 2007[16] | 3 | Fell 12–15 to Seattle Riot in semifinals | |
| 2008[17] | 5 | Fell 9–15 to San Francisco Fury in quarterfinals | |
| 2009[18] [19] | 2 | Fell 3–15 to San Francisco Fury in championship | |
| 2010[20] | 3 | ||
| 2011[21] | 10 | ||
| 2012[22] | 12 | ||
| 2013[23] | 6 | ||
| 2014[24] | 3 | ||
| 2015[25] | 1 | Defeated Seattle Riot 15–12 in championship | |
| 2016[26] [27] | 1 | Defeated Seattle Riot 12–11 in championship | |
| 2017[28] | 2 | Fell 13–14 to San Francisco Fury; defeated Denver Molly Brown 12–10 in semifinals | |
| 2018[29] | 2 | Fell 13–14 to San Francisco Fury; defeated Denver Molly Brown 15–11 in semifinals | |
| 2019[30] [31] | 1 | Defeated Toronto 6ixers 15–7 in championship | |
| 2021[32] | 2 | Fell 9–15 to San Francisco Fury; defeated Denver Molly Brown 15–9 in semifinals | |
| 2022[33] | 3 | Fell 13–14 to San Francisco Fury in semifinals | |
| 2023[34] | 1 | Defeated DC Scandal 15–9 in championship |
| 2019 Brute squad[35] | ||||
| Name | Pronouns | College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Alex Ode | she/they | University of Oregon | |
| 2 | Sophie Hulbert | Columbia University | ||
| 3 | Courtney Verhaalen | she/they | University of Colorado | |
| 4 | Lien Hoffman | Northwestern University | ||
| 5 | Julianna Werffeli | Dartmouth College | ||
| 6 | Claudia Tajima | Tufts University | ||
| 7 | Kami Groom | Washington University in St. Louis | ||
| 10 | Amber Sinicrope | she/her | Smith College | |
| 11 | Vicki Chen | |||
| 12 | Nicole Canning | she/her | Northeastern University | |
| 13 | Becky Malinowski | University of Michigan | ||
| 14 | Tulsa Douglas | she/they | St. Olaf College | |
| 16 | Erin Rea | Middlebury College | ||
| 17 | Angela Zhu | she/her | Dartmouth College | |
| 22 | Vicky Negus | she/her | Brandeis University | |
| 23 | Lauren Sadler | she/her | American University | |
| 25 | Lane Siedor | |||
| 26 | Elana Schwam | she/her | University of Massachusetts Amherst | |
| 27 | Jessie Grignon-Tomas | she/her | ||
| 29 | Caitlyn Lee | Dartmouth College | ||
| 32 | Megan Wilson | she/her | Tufts University | |
| 33 | Yuge Xiao | Columbia University | ||
| 37 | Claire Trop | Dartmouth College | ||
| 38 | Hannah Henkin | she/her | University of Michigan | |
| 42 | Rachel Kramer | Tufts University | ||
| 46 | Jojo Emerson | Tufts University | ||
| 77 | Cassie Wong | Brown University | ||