Terminus 2000
By Bryan Paradise

After a relaxing spring break in South Carolina the Hodags traveled to Atlanta, which was windy, rainy, and right around forty degrees. The Hodags opened the tournament with two games against Wesleyan College and Duke University. These teams were sorely overmatched by a confident Hodag team and concentrated Hodag effort, which led to finals of 15-3 and 15-5 respectively. The two wins propelled the Hodags to the winner's pool, which consisted of NC State and Carleton College.

The Hodags lined up first against NC State first, a team that wanted revenge for an earlier loss at Mardi Gras. The Hodags matched their intensity, refusing to allow the JINX revenge. Eric Moore torched State with constant deep throws, enticing their frustration, and the UW's ferocious team defense finished them off, 15-7.

The final game of the day was a highly anticipated match-up against National Semi-finalist, Central Region powerhouse Carleton College. The game was tight as expected as the wind helped already good defenses limit upwind attacks. The Hodags, despite many wind-aided turnovers, were in the game at half. Behind some amazing grabs from Matt Bruss and Zach Morrison the Hodags found themselves tied 12-12 in a game to thirteen. Time for defense. Nate Franz went into a group of CUT boys, including 6'7" monstrosity Alex Nord, and got the D. Going the other way, where Erich Wolff flew into the end zone and stabbed the disc out of the air for the final point and an undefeated Saturday. It was the first time the UW had beaten Carleton since 1997.

Day two saw more blustering, cold weather. The Hodags started quickly with a layout defensive block by Matt Bruss and an immediate score, but Michigan answered with a quick long goal. Facing tough, big, Michigan marks, the Hodags found themselves fighting to get a lead at 13-12. The Hodags would continue to scratch and claw, but were overcome by a veteran-led Michigan team 15-13, ending their 12 game winning streak.

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