Quidditch tournament rained out

The Utah State quidditch club team held its first-ever tournament Saturday at 9 a.m. on the Legacy Fields in Logan, Utah. Four teams, Utah State, Boise State A, Boise State B and the University of Utah, planned to compete but left early due to cold temperatures and snow.

“If it wasn’t for the rain there would have been some great competition,” said junior Dakota Briggs, one of the Utah State team captains. “I think if the tournament wasn’t called off we had a huge chance of winning the whole thing.”

Two games were played before the event was officially cancelled. Utah State shut out the Boise State B team 220-0 and the University of Utah beat Boise State A 120-10.

“I am extremely proud of how our kids played,” Briggs said. “We came out a little slow, but everyone really stepped up and pulled off a dominating win.”

This was the only tournament planned for the season, but according to Averianne Ward, a freshman on the team, the club hopes to hold another event.

“As short as the tournament was, it was still a success,” Ward said. “Hopefully we host another tournament this year to prove our ability and our success to our community.”

— kalen.s.taylor@aggiemail.usu.edu

Twitter: @kalen_taylor