Team Name: Pounce
City/State: Pittsburgh
Website: http://www.pittsburgh-ultimate.org/pounce/

Players:
1 – Kara Roggenkamp, 5’5”
2 – Hope Celani, 5’1½”
3 – Tessa Warren, 5’4”
4 – Divya Rao, 5’3”
6 – Marie Norman, 5’5”
8 – Karen Thorne, 5’2”
9 – Rachel Borchardt, 5’6”
10 – Tara Branstad, 5’4”
12 – Chriss O’Lare, 5’9½”
13 – Tracy O’Lare, 5’7½”
14 – Ashley Smith, 5’7”
17- Jax Neilson, 5’7”
18 – Tina Jerzyk, 5’3”
19 – Jessica Bourland, 5’2”
22 – Lisa Curtis, 5’5”
23 – Chrissy Isbister, 5’3”
24 – Erin Steven, 5’6½”
28 – Sarah Aerni, 5’6”
29 – Anne Zacharias, 5’4”
38 – Manon des Groseilliers, 5’9”
42 – Megan Zdancewic, 5’6”
44 – Dara Stern, 5’5”



Team History:
POUNCE is an all-Pittsburgh team, which is making its second trip to Nationals in two years. Pounce evolved from the Lemmings, which grew out of Catshit, a mostly-Pittsburgh combo team which qualified for Nationals in 1998 and 1999. Before Catshit, Pittsburgh had a number of women's club teams (Discgrace, Liquid Joy), which had a lot of fun but didn't win many games. It wasn't until 1994 that we picked up a solid core of players, and in 1996 won our first tournament (Autumn Equinox in Ann Arbor). Since then we've won R.U.B. (2002), T.U.T. (2002 and 2003) and Sectionals (2002). At Nationals in 1998 we came in seeded 14th and left in 8th place. This year we have our strongest roster ever: wily vets, dominating defenders, young speedsters, and two of the juiciest dancing booties you'd ever want to see. Since four of our best players are (alas) moving to other cities next season, and this is our last chance to play together, we plan to play our hearts out in Sarasota, and make this a Nationals to remember.