| Columbus Pride | |
| Founded: | 2019 |
| Sport: | Ultimate |
| League: | Premier Ultimate League |
| City: | Columbus, Ohio |
| Coach Label: | Head coach |
| Coach: | Joseph Marmerstein |
| Website: | columbusprideultimate.com |
The Columbus Pride is a professional women's ultimate team based in Columbus, Ohio which competes in the Premier Ultimate League (PUL).[1] The team joined the PUL for the league's inaugural 2019 season.[2] Their stated mission is to "increase the visibility of elite female ultimate players in Columbus and surrounding areas, provide role models to young athletes, and compete at a high, spirited level."[3]
The Pride formed in early 2019, and is one of the original eight teams in the Premier Ultimate League.[4]
The team would have played its second season in 2020 and held tryouts in early 2020,[5] [6] but the PUL cancelled the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] [8]
In 2021, the Pride competed at the Midwest weekend of the PUL's abbreviated competition season, placing second. They fell in overtime to the Milwaukee Monarchs and defeated the Indianapolis Red.[9]
Going into the 2019 season, Ultiworld's power rankings placed the Pride at 6th in the league.[10] In their 2019 regular season, the Pride defeated the Nashville Nightshade[11] 24-13 and the Indianapolis Red 15–12.[12] They fell to the NY Gridlock 10–17,[13] the Medellin Revolution 16–18,[14] and the Raleigh Radiance 13–20.[15] This record gave them a sixth-place finish in the league, which did not qualify them for the playoffs.[16]
In 2021, the Pride lost to the Milwaukee Monarchs 11-12 and defeated the Indianapolis Red 21-7.
The Pride will compete in the PUL's 2022 season, which runs from April through June 2022.[17] [18]
| Year | Reg. Season | Playoffs | Finish | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2-3 (6th) | 0-0 | 6th | |
| 2020 | Season Cancelled | 0-0 | Season Cancelled | |
| 2021 | 1-1 | n/a | 2nd in Midwest | |
| Total | 3-4 | 0-0 |
The team's 2020 roster was as follows:[19]
| 2020 Columbus Pride | |||||
| Name | Pronouns | College | Most Recent Club Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Libby Lehman | Case Western Reserve University | Columbus Rival | ||
| 3 | Domenica Sutherland | University of Texas | Texas Showdown | ||
| 4 | Emily Barrett | Ohio State University | Columbus Cocktails | ||
| 5 | Paige Soper | Ohio State University | Columbus Rival | ||
| 6 | Corinn Pruitt | Ohio State University | Columbus Rival | ||
| 7 | Lucy Bender | Allegheny College | Columbus Rival | ||
| 8 | Lilly Mendoza | Cornell University | Columbus Rival | ||
| 9 | Janine Walker | Ohio State University | Columbus Rival | ||
| 10 | Cara Sieber | Ohio State University | Columbus Cocktails | ||
| 11 | Sadie Jezierski | Ohio State University | Nashville 'Shine | ||
| 14 | Kristen Cherosky | Ohio State University | Columbus Rival | ||
| 16 | Lucia Wei | Case Western Reserve University | EDM (Denver) | ||
| 17 | Caitlin Duffner | Ohio State University | Columbus Cocktails | ||
| 19 | Iris Javersak | University of Akron | Columbus Rival | ||
| 20 | Charlotte Koerner | West Virginia University | Pittsburgh Alloy | ||
| 22 | Mary Turner | Ohio State University | Nashville 'Shine | ||
| 23 | Lauren Boyle | Washington DC Scandal | |||
| 24 | Stevie Miller | Ohio State University | Columbus Rival | ||
| 26 | Chelsea Zhu | Williams College | Notorious C.L.E. | ||
| 29 | Emmy Schroder | Ohio State University | Columbus Rival | ||
| 31 | Sharon Yee | Case Western Reserve University | Columbus Rival | ||
| 39 | Sara Scott | University of Wisconsin | Columbus Rival | ||
| 47 | Penny Wu | Hybrid (Ann Arbor) | |||
| 78 | Tiffany Lim | Ohio State University | Petey's Pirates (Columbus) | ||
| 87 | Molly Moore | University of Pittsburgh | Washington DC Scandal | ||
| 95 | Kristen Behrens | Ohio State University | Petey's Pirates (Columbus) | ||
| 00 | Eileen Duffner | Washington University in St. Louis | Chicago Nemesis | ||
Official website: https://www.nygridlockultimate.com/