It’s a three-peat.
For the third time in three seasons, ACACIA A captured University Recreation’s men’s all-campus flag football championship Nov. 21.
Quarterback Chris Baer and company outscored Heman Woman Hater Club, 27-20, in a matchup of previously undefeated teams to secure the title.
ACACIA A advanced to the all-campus championship game by defeating Sig Ep A in the men’s Greek A finals. Heman Woman Hater Club coasted through the men’s open A bracket, winning each of its playoff games by more than 20 points before running into ACACIA A.
In the women’s bracket, Barbies won its second consecutive flag football championship in convincing fashion, knocking off Zeta Tau Alpha Left, 40-6.
The inaugural season of Futsal came to an end Nov. 17. Team Kirk emerged victorious, besting Sigma Nu in the all-campus championship game, 17-11.
Futsal, the indoor five-on-five version of soccer, received overwhelmingly positive reviews from all 100 teams. UREC surveyed the players after the season was completed, and Matt Boyer, assistant director for leagues and tournaments, was pleased with the results.
“It went really well,” Boyer said. “The response rate was excellent, and we met and exceeded all expectations with futsal.”
Joey Fell, biochemistry senior and member of Team Kirk, had never played futsal before.
“Futsal was fun,” Fell said. “It was good because we scored more goals than outdoor soccer. The seven-on-seven outdoor soccer wasn’t as fun as 11-on-11, so this was a better alternative.”
The smaller team, playing surface and ball created a much different strategy compared to outdoor soccer for Team Kirk.
“We basically decided that we were just going to just kick the ball to the end of the court every time and put it in,” Fell said. “Once we got it figured out, no one could really stop us.”
Delta Zeta emerged victorious from the women’s futsal championship. After surviving a scare in the semifinals, Delta Zeta dominated the championship game against Pi Beta Phi.
Another UREC event on the calendar for the first time this year was the UREC Open, an 18-hole, two-man scramble golf tournament at the LSU Golf Course.
Twenty-nine golfers teed it up Nov. 12.
“The tournament was very well received,” Boyer said. “As is the case with all of our events, we’ll evaluate the tournament and make some minor changes.”
The UREC Open will be an annual fall event, Boyer said.
As the end of the semester approaches, the UREC staff has turned its attention to the spring calendar.
UREC will offer basketball, softball, outdoor soccer, four-on-four football, ultimate frisbee, badminton, golf, racquetball, tennis, table tennis and volleyball.
 
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