Congratulations to American National on winning the 2023 USPA Women's Challenge!
MVP: Audry Persano, presented by Todd Riemenschneider from QR Jets
BPP for a Professional: Silver Bullet, played by Audry Persano, pictured with owner Chino Payan, presented by Brooks Ballard from Engel & Volkers Houston
BPP for an Amateur: Pandora, played by Tiffany Orthwein, pictured with Ian Kosky and presented by Todd Riemenschneider from Grand Craft
Final Score:
American National (3.5) def Bearsden (3)
MVP: Audry Persano, presented by Todd Riemenschneider from QR Jets
BPP for a Professional: Silver Bullet, played by Audry Persano, pictured with owner Chino Payan, presented by Brooks Ballard from Engel & Volkers Houston
BPP for an Amateur: Pandora, played by Tiffany Orthwein, pictured with Ian Kosky and presented by Todd Riemenschneider from Grand Craft
Final Score:
American National (3.5) def Bearsden (3)
Winning Team: American National
(L to R) Audry Persano, Tiffany Orthwein, Karson Bizzell, Winnie Branscum
presented by Todd Riemenschneider from QR Jets, and
Shannon Galvin & Ashley Aguilar from American National
(L to R) Audry Persano, Tiffany Orthwein, Karson Bizzell, Winnie Branscum
presented by Todd Riemenschneider from QR Jets, and
Shannon Galvin & Ashley Aguilar from American National
Welcome to the 2023 USPA Women's Challenge! We have 8 teams playing in this year's tournament. Please see the draw & schedule below:
Tournament Format:
We will play a knockout tournament format with a subsidiary tournament beginning after first round games.
Wednesday November 15 - Round 1:
Bracket 1
Game 1: A vs B
Game 2: C vs D
Bracket 2
Game 3: E vs F
Game 4: G vs H
Friday November 17 - Round 2:
Semifinals
Game 5: WG1 vs WG2
Game 6: WG3 vs WG4
Subsidiary Bracket Semis
Game 7: LG1 vs LG2
Game 8: LG3 vs LG4
Saturday Nov 18:
- Challenge Final – G9: WG5 vs WG6
- Subsidiary Final – G10: WG7 vs WG8
Optional Tournament Conditions:
Buzzer Beater
Substitution
Fair Play Throw-in
**Reminders**
- Teams higher in the draw will choose jersey color
- Games will be played on handicaps
- Spare changes at end lines only
- All players are required to wear a helmet that passes the NOCSAE ND050 Standard Performance Specification
- All players must have USPA Dues paid
https://www.uspolo.org/association/membership
- All players must have signed a HPC release form for this year
://houstonpoloclub.com/hpc-release-form/
- Anyone on horseback must wear a helmet (spareholders, grooms, etc)
- Both teams need to mount 1 umpire each game
Note: The Host Tournament Committee will schedule and assign fields for all tournament games. The HTC will do their best to uphold the draw but reserves the right to modify the draw and schedule in the case of inclement weather or where deemed in the best interest of the tournament by the HTC. Teams may be required to travel to alternate fields in the case of inclement weather.
**Please see the bottom of the page for our Arena scenario outline in case we cannot get on the fields on Wednesday.**
Tournament Format:
We will play a knockout tournament format with a subsidiary tournament beginning after first round games.
Wednesday November 15 - Round 1:
Bracket 1
Game 1: A vs B
Game 2: C vs D
Bracket 2
Game 3: E vs F
Game 4: G vs H
Friday November 17 - Round 2:
Semifinals
Game 5: WG1 vs WG2
Game 6: WG3 vs WG4
Subsidiary Bracket Semis
Game 7: LG1 vs LG2
Game 8: LG3 vs LG4
Saturday Nov 18:
- Challenge Final – G9: WG5 vs WG6
- Subsidiary Final – G10: WG7 vs WG8
Optional Tournament Conditions:
Buzzer Beater
Substitution
Fair Play Throw-in
**Reminders**
- Teams higher in the draw will choose jersey color
- Games will be played on handicaps
- Spare changes at end lines only
- All players are required to wear a helmet that passes the NOCSAE ND050 Standard Performance Specification
- All players must have USPA Dues paid
https://www.uspolo.org/association/membership
- All players must have signed a HPC release form for this year
://houstonpoloclub.com/hpc-release-form/
- Anyone on horseback must wear a helmet (spareholders, grooms, etc)
- Both teams need to mount 1 umpire each game
Note: The Host Tournament Committee will schedule and assign fields for all tournament games. The HTC will do their best to uphold the draw but reserves the right to modify the draw and schedule in the case of inclement weather or where deemed in the best interest of the tournament by the HTC. Teams may be required to travel to alternate fields in the case of inclement weather.
**Please see the bottom of the page for our Arena scenario outline in case we cannot get on the fields on Wednesday.**
Bracket 1
A. Frank's Friendly Firearms (0,2)
B. Bailey Law Firm (1,1)
C. BTA (1,1)
D. Bearsden (2,0)
Bracket 2
E. Chandler Ranch (0,2)
F. American National (2,0)
G. Round Top Vineyards (1,1)
H. Island Time Polo (1,1)
A. Frank's Friendly Firearms (0,2)
B. Bailey Law Firm (1,1)
C. BTA (1,1)
D. Bearsden (2,0)
Bracket 2
E. Chandler Ranch (0,2)
F. American National (2,0)
G. Round Top Vineyards (1,1)
H. Island Time Polo (1,1)
SCHEDULE
Wednesday November 15
Game 4
*Round Top Vineyards (7) def *Island Time Polo (3)
2:30pm @ Coushatta
Umps: E. Ezcurra / K. Huddleston
3rd Man/Timer: E. Markell
*Please bring 1 ump horse
Game 2
*Bearsden (7) def *BTA (4.5)
4:00pm @ Coushatta
Umps: E. Ezcurra / K. Huddleston
3rd Man: M. Bryan
Timer: E. Markell
*Please bring 1 ump horse
Game 3
*American National (5.5) def *Chandler Ranch (2)l
2:30pm @ Traveller's Rest - Main
Umps: P. Blake / M. Pascual
3rd Man: L. Lamacraft
Timer: C. Williams
*Please bring 1 ump horse
Game 1
*Bailey Law Firm (6) def *Frank's Friendly Firearms (4)
4:00pm @ Traveller's Rest - Main
Umps: P. Blake / M. Pascual
3rd Man: J. Tasdemir
Timer: C. Williams
*Please bring 1 ump horse
Friday November 17
Challenge Semifinal
Winner Gm3 vs Winner Gm4
*American National (5.5) def *Round Top Vineyards (3)
11:15am @ Fulshear
Umps: M. Pascual / P. Blake
3rd Man/Timer: E. Tooth
*Please bring 1 ump horse
Subsidiary Semifinal
Loser Gm1 vs Loser Gm2
*BTA (6.5) def *Franks Friendly Firearms (5)
12:30pm @ Fulshear
Umps: M. Pascual / P. Blake
3rd Man/Timer: E. Tooth
*Please bring 1 ump horse
Challenge Semifinal
Winner Gm1 vs Winner Gm2
*Bearsden (4) def *Bailey Law Firm (3)
2:30pm @ BPC - #1
Umps: K. Huddleston / E. Ezcurra
3rd Man/Timer: E. Tooth
*Please bring 1 ump horse
Subsidiary Semifinal
Loser Gm3 vs Loser Gm4
*Island Time Polo (3) def *Chandler Ranch (2) OT
3:45pm @ BPC - #1
Umps: K. Huddleston / E. Ezcurra
3rd Man/Timer: E. Tooth
*Please bring 1 ump horse
Saturday November 18
Subsidiary Finals (trailers park on S&B field)
*BTA (3.5) def *Island Time Polo (3)
2:30pm @ HPC - Flanders
Umps: P. Blake / K. Huddleston
3rd Man/Timer: E. Markell
*Please bring 1 ump horse
Challenge Finals (trailers park in Farish Field trailer parking area)
*American National (3.5) def *Bearsden (3)
4:00pm @ HPC - Flanders
Umps: P. Blake / K. Huddleston
3rd Man/Timer: E. Markell
*Please bring 1 ump horse
USPA Women's Challenge Trophy Presentation
For ALL Teams!!
| TEAMS (outdoor hdcps) American National Tiffany Orthwein 2 Karson Bizzell 2 Winnie Branscum 2 Audry Persano 5 Handicap -- 11 Bailey Law Firm Brandey Heckeroth 0 Debbie Shelton 2 Sheila Lequerica 4 Maddie Grant 6 Handicap -- 12 Bearsden Carol Farnsworth 2 Josie Dorsey 2 Stephanie Colburn 3 Tiamo Hudspeth 5 Handicap -- 12 BTA Chrys Beal 1 Katie George 3 KC Krueger 6 Uma Villanueva 1 Handicap -- 11 Chandler Ranch Roxy Mounter 1 Megan Flynn 3 Sarah Wiseman 7 Lori Summers 1 Handicap -- 12 Franks Friendly Firearms (F3) Lisa Yanskey 1 Kate Howe 2T Hannah Reynolds 4 Kayley Smith 5T Handicap -- 12 Island Time Polo Michelle Agrons 1 Erica Gandomcar-Sachs 5 Kendall Plank 3 Joanie Jackson 3 Handicap -- 12 Round Top Vineyards Chloe Torres 3T Brinkley Erb 2 Connell Erb 3 Carin Middleton 4 Handicap -- 12 | TEAMS (arena hdcps) (top 3 handicaps added for total team handicap) American National Tiffany Orthwein 3 Karson Bizzell 3 Winnie Branscum 2 Audry Persano 6 Handicap -- 12 Bailey Law Firm Brandey Heckeroth 2 Debbie Shelton 2 Sheila Lequerica 5 Maddie Grant 8 Handicap -- 15 Bearsden Carol Farnsworth 2 Josie Dorsey 5 Stephanie Colburn 5 Tiamo Hudspeth 6 Handicap -- 16 BTA Chrys Beal 2 Katie George 4 KC Krueger 8 Uma Villanueva 2 Handicap -- 14 Chandler Ranch Roxy Mounter 1 Megan Flynn 5 Sarah Wiseman 9 Lori Summers 1 Handicap -- 15 Franks Friendly Firearms (F3) Lisa Yanskey 2 Kate Howe 2T Hannah Reynolds 4 Kayley Smith 5T Handicap -- 11 Island Time Polo Michelle Agrons 2 Erica Gandomcar-Sachs 7 Kendall Plank 5 Joanie Jackson 4 Handicap -- 16 Round Top Vineyards Chloe Torres 6T Brinkley Erb 2 Connell Erb 4 Carin Middleton 5 Handicap -- 15 |
OUTDOOR RULE 2a: Substitutions
(i) If during bracket a game of a tournament, a player is hurt DURING a game, a player (with equal or lesser handicap) in the same tournament can finish the game. BUT for all games following, only eligible substitutes (players not in the tournament) can sub. This will apply to players with handicaps from B to 10 goals to help teams when they are playing on remote fields.
(ii) After bracket play, so either in Quarterfinals, Semifinals or Finals, if a player is injured or ill and can't start or becomes injured during game, an eliminated player of equal or lesser handicap may substitute for that game and/or the remainder of the tournament. An eliminated player is someone who has completed their final game in that tournament.
OUTDOOR RULE 14.b (the Buzzer Beater)
b.(i) A ball hit prior to the second bell or horn, and prior to the Umpires’ whistle(s) officially ending the period, may count as a goal if it is not touched by an opponent or a teammate of the player hitting the ball and it rolls or flies between the goal posts (a “Buzzer-Beater)”.
(ii) If any player on either team touches a potential "Buzzer-Beater" with their mallet, body, or horse, the whistle is blown and the ball is dead at the spot of the whistle
(iii) If a foul occurs after a potential "Buzzer Beater" is hit, a whistle will be blown, and if a penalty is called, it will be played out at the beginning of the next period
(iv) In the final period or OT period, if a foul occurs while a "Buzzer-Beater" shot is live, and a penalty is called, then the penalty will be played out immediately, and 5 seconds will be added to the clock.
IX. OPTIONAL TOURNAMENT CONDITION FOR FAIR PLAY THROW-IN
Notwithstanding USPA Outdoor Rules 21.l, 22.e, and 22.e(4), which remain in force, if the Umpire or Umpires stop play due to an inadvertent whistle, a damaged or buried ball, a fallen or injured Umpire, player or horse, or some other perceived emergency or unexpected event, and the team in possession of the ball is significantly disadvantaged by the interruption of play, to be determined by the Umpires in their discretion, that team will be awarded possession in an “undefended throw-in” from the point where the ball was considered dead toward the nearer side boards or side lines. In the event this point does not allow sufficient room for the teams to line up on the field, the Umpire shall throw the ball in, in the same manner, from the nearest point that allows it.
In an undefended throw-in, the Umpire shall announce “fair play throw-in to the [color] team” and line the teams up with the team not getting possession at least one horselength wide of the line along which the ball will be thrown. When the ball is thrown in, only the team awarded possession may play the ball, but it must do so immediately, and no member of the other team shall affect that play. As used in the prior sentence, the word “immediately” means within 5 seconds of the throw-in, and the phrase “affect that play” describes conduct that includes but is not limited to being within a one horse-length radius of the first play by the team awarded possession. If a member of the team awarded possession does not play the ball immediately or a member of the other team affects the first play by the team awarded possession, the Umpire(s) may award an appropriate penalty
(i) If during bracket a game of a tournament, a player is hurt DURING a game, a player (with equal or lesser handicap) in the same tournament can finish the game. BUT for all games following, only eligible substitutes (players not in the tournament) can sub. This will apply to players with handicaps from B to 10 goals to help teams when they are playing on remote fields.
(ii) After bracket play, so either in Quarterfinals, Semifinals or Finals, if a player is injured or ill and can't start or becomes injured during game, an eliminated player of equal or lesser handicap may substitute for that game and/or the remainder of the tournament. An eliminated player is someone who has completed their final game in that tournament.
OUTDOOR RULE 14.b (the Buzzer Beater)
b.(i) A ball hit prior to the second bell or horn, and prior to the Umpires’ whistle(s) officially ending the period, may count as a goal if it is not touched by an opponent or a teammate of the player hitting the ball and it rolls or flies between the goal posts (a “Buzzer-Beater)”.
(ii) If any player on either team touches a potential "Buzzer-Beater" with their mallet, body, or horse, the whistle is blown and the ball is dead at the spot of the whistle
(iii) If a foul occurs after a potential "Buzzer Beater" is hit, a whistle will be blown, and if a penalty is called, it will be played out at the beginning of the next period
(iv) In the final period or OT period, if a foul occurs while a "Buzzer-Beater" shot is live, and a penalty is called, then the penalty will be played out immediately, and 5 seconds will be added to the clock.
IX. OPTIONAL TOURNAMENT CONDITION FOR FAIR PLAY THROW-IN
Notwithstanding USPA Outdoor Rules 21.l, 22.e, and 22.e(4), which remain in force, if the Umpire or Umpires stop play due to an inadvertent whistle, a damaged or buried ball, a fallen or injured Umpire, player or horse, or some other perceived emergency or unexpected event, and the team in possession of the ball is significantly disadvantaged by the interruption of play, to be determined by the Umpires in their discretion, that team will be awarded possession in an “undefended throw-in” from the point where the ball was considered dead toward the nearer side boards or side lines. In the event this point does not allow sufficient room for the teams to line up on the field, the Umpire shall throw the ball in, in the same manner, from the nearest point that allows it.
In an undefended throw-in, the Umpire shall announce “fair play throw-in to the [color] team” and line the teams up with the team not getting possession at least one horselength wide of the line along which the ball will be thrown. When the ball is thrown in, only the team awarded possession may play the ball, but it must do so immediately, and no member of the other team shall affect that play. As used in the prior sentence, the word “immediately” means within 5 seconds of the throw-in, and the phrase “affect that play” describes conduct that includes but is not limited to being within a one horse-length radius of the first play by the team awarded possession. If a member of the team awarded possession does not play the ball immediately or a member of the other team affects the first play by the team awarded possession, the Umpire(s) may award an appropriate penalty
Arena Scenario Outline:
1) Games will be 4 chukkers, each player per team plays 3 chukkers.
2) Women's arena handicaps will be used
- If players do not have a women's arena handicap then their women's outdoor handicap rating will be used with a "T" on it.
3) Highest rated player sits first chukker
- To help maintain organization and fairness, the highest rated player on each team will sit the first chukker, the rest of the game is up to the teams.
4) Teams will play on the handicap
- Teams will play by the total handicap of the highest rated 3 players on their team, this is because those 3 players will represent the highest handicap possible for that team in a game
1) Games will be 4 chukkers, each player per team plays 3 chukkers.
2) Women's arena handicaps will be used
- If players do not have a women's arena handicap then their women's outdoor handicap rating will be used with a "T" on it.
3) Highest rated player sits first chukker
- To help maintain organization and fairness, the highest rated player on each team will sit the first chukker, the rest of the game is up to the teams.
4) Teams will play on the handicap
- Teams will play by the total handicap of the highest rated 3 players on their team, this is because those 3 players will represent the highest handicap possible for that team in a game
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