Colorado College quieted a few doubters by beating perennial power UBC, 13-8 in the Centex Championship. The game was played to thirteen instead of fifteen because UBC had to catch their flights home.

The first few points were traded back and forth between the two teams to 3-3. Wasabi was able to put three points together in a row and open the game up to 6-3. The Thunderbirds answered by scoring the next two, including a Callahan, but Wasabi scored the next one to take half 7-5.

“The first half was closer than the second,” said Wasabi captain Ezra Seigel. “We just had to keep pushing — especially downwind.”

In the second half, Colorado College went on a 4-1 run, to make the game 11-6, and then traded the next four points with UBC to finish out the game.

“UBC had a couple of bad turnovers and we didn’t turn it over that much, especially on offense,” Seigel said.

After the game Seigel confirmed the speculation that Colorado College is looking to move up to Division I.

“We always wanted to be playing Division I but [the USAU] told us we have to go to Division III South Central Sectionals, which is in Tulsa Oklahoma. We feel like we give some of the best competition in our Region and we would like to be in Division I. If we win Division III Sectionals, we would get an automatic bid to Division I Regionals and we would accept it,” Seigel said.

Kansas State had their chances to win but lost to Texas, 15-14 on ultimate point in the 3 vs. 4 consolation game at Centex.

Texas TUFF, which led by as much as three in the first half, took a 8-7 lead into half. In the second half, Kansas State got up by a couple before Texas came roaring back to win the game.

“We have a history of digging deeper when our backs hit the wall,” Texas coach Calvin Lin said. “We lost a lot of focus during the game and under estimated K-State a bit — which we shouldn’t have.  When we needed to, we tightened up the lines a bit and ended up winning the game.”

Kansas State captains Kyle Welch and Pat Shriwise were injured and did not play, but were proud of how their team played.

“Honestly, we are proud of the way our younger guys played,” Shriwise said. They just step up so well against teams like Texas. ”

“It sucks to lose a close one like that, but we know what we need to work on and that we can make a push at Regionals,” Welch said.