Montreal roller derby

Montreal 187, Arizona 83

Originally posted on Derby News Network, written by Julius Plaesar

Montreal 187, Arizona 83—It was refs, skaters and superfans only at Castle Sports Complex for Sunday morning, WFTDA-sanctioned action between the Tent City Terrors of AZRD and the New Skids on the Block of Montreal. Coming off a narrow loss to Tucson the night before, Montreal was still looking for its first win of 2010. They got what they came for, outskating and outrunning the locals on their way to a 187-83 victory. The Terrors were held to 7 in the first quarter and 18 in the first half, but came out much stronger in the second, scoring a more-respectable 65.

After a 4-4 wash in the first jam, Montreal would go up by 4 in the second jam and never look back. Georgia W. Tush impressed with 60 points, but it was Lyndah Kicks who proved the most consistent and powerful, with a differential of 63-20 and taking lead on 10 of her 12 jams. Of note on defense was Ewan Wotarmy, who is easily Montreal’s best hitter despite an unimposing frame. She can execute the sort of sweeping hip checks that scoop up her opponents and flop them straight to the ground. She did it several times against Tucson and virtually at will against AZRD.

Rayna Rage of AZRD was her team’s most productive jammer at 39 points. Hacker, Messy Missy, and Domiskatrix all proved effective on defense but Montreal’s superior pack control was able to consistently pull them out past 20 feet rather than deal with them directly.

With the win, Montreal improves to 1-2 on the year while AZRD start their year at 0-1.—Julius Plaesar