Scorned 2017

Coach K

Kevin Seiler

Captains

Jessie Mazzio (#7)

Year: Senior (4th with Scorned)
Hometown: Northfield, MN
Position: Handler
Favorite tournament: MLC, even though it's in the fall semester. Good weather, good competition, and St. Louis Bread Co. bagels <3
One thing I must have at tournaments: Bear socks
The food I look forward to at tournaments: Bananas or clementines
The most useless skill I have: I can do the Star Trek thing with both of my hands
The best thing about Scorned: So many hilarious ladies on one team. What's not to love?

Rachel "Rachel Bates" Bates (#52)

Year: Junior (3rd with Scorned)
Hometown: Estherville, IA
Position: Handler
Favorite tournament: MLC -- It was LIT
One thing I must have at tournaments: Snickers
The food I look forward to at tournaments: CARBS
The most useless skill I have: Breaking out in a random mixture of accents at any given moment.
The best thing about Scorned: They are all weird and I don't know how society deals with them.

Sarah "Leichty" Leichty (#18)

Year: Senior (4th with Scorned)

Hometown: Rochester, MN

Position: Cutter
Favorite tournament: Lei-Out because getting sand in your mouth is worth it when you end up with a score.
One thing I must have at tournaments: Bagels
The food I look forward to at tournaments: Bagels
The most useless skill I have: Can eat old hot-dogs before doing sprints and survive.
The best thing about Scorned: The women are supportive, studious, and know how to have fun.

Freshmen

Abby Nissen (#21)

Year with Scorned: 1st
Hometown: Sergeant Bluff, IA
Position: Cutter/Handler
Favorite tournament: MLC
One thing I must have at tournaments: Gatorade
The food I look forward to at tournaments: Pasta
The most useless skill I have: My knowledge of all the basketball players at Iowa State and in the NBA.
The best thing about Scorned: The constant support and positivity. 

Nicole "Wolfey" Wolf (#22)

Year with Scorned: 1st
Hometown: Lancaster, WI
Position: Cutter
Favorite tournament: Well, the only one I've been to so far is the one in Ames. So I like that one the best! The setting up part wasn't as fun, but the rest of it was.
One thing I must have at tournaments: Chocolate for energy
The food I look forward to at tournaments: CHOCOLATE!!!
The most useless skill I have: National days!!! The 23rd of January, is national handwriting day! The 24th of January, is national peanut butter day, national compliment day, and national "just do it" day. Also, February 18th is national battery day.
The best thing about Scorned: I have friends! It's also really satisfying when we win or catch a frisbee or make a good throw. It's probably the best part of my day.

Sophomores

Kait Christiansen (#73)
Year with Scorned: 2nd
Hometown: Grayslake, IL
Position: Cutter/Handler
Favorite tournament: ATP because I get to take the extra peanut butter home.
One thing I must have at tournaments: A jar of peanut butter
The food I look forward to at tournaments: Peanut butter
The most useless skill I have: I once ate a whole jar of peanut butter in under 45 minutes!
The best thing about Scorned: Everyone kindly accepts my slight addiction to peanut butter. 

Lauren "Lawn" Meyer (#23)


Year with Scorned: 1st
Hometown: Cedar Rapids, IA
Position: Cutter
Favorite tournament: I've only been to MLC so probably that one. 
One thing I must have at tournaments: M&Ms
The food I look forward to at tournaments: Team dinner after tournaments.
The most useless skill I have: One time I ate an entire large bag of M&Ms in one day.
The best thing about Scorned: The people:)

Megan "Meggo" Halverson (#5)

Year with Scorned: 2nd
Hometown: Naperville, IL
Position: Handler
Favorite tournament: Grinnell
One thing I must have at tournaments: Athletic trainer
The food I look forward to at tournaments: Goldfish
The most useless skill I have: Injury prone no matter where I am.
The best thing about Scorned: We are all weird, but mesh super well together.

Taylor Reth (#14)

Year with Scorned: 2nd
Hometown: Hopkinton, IA
Position: Cutter/Handler
Favorite tournament: Centex because we play teams that we don't play all of the time. Plus, it's Texas.
One thing I must have at tournaments: Tswift / Miley Cyrus music on the way to tournaments.
The food I look forward to at tournaments: Anything but Chinese buffet!
The most useless skill I have: I know all the words to the first Tswift album.
The best thing about Scorned: Everyone is a little crazy/different, but it makes everything that much more fun. 

Sarah "ST" Tallman (#33)
Year with Scorned: 2nd
Hometown: Essex, VT
Position: Cutter
Favorite tournament: All of them because I love everything
One thing I must have at tournaments: FOOOOOD
The food I look forward to at tournaments: Chinese Buffet (yummy in my tummy)
The most useless skill I have: I can almost put my leg over my head
The best thing about Scorned: How much fun we have on and off the field! 

Juniors

Megan "MJ" Jameson (#24)
Year with Scorned: 3rd
Hometown: Algonquin, IL
Position: Cutter
Favorite tournament: Midwest Throwdown - It's exciting to get outside for the first tournament of the season and see our potential from all of our hard work indoors!
One thing I must have at tournaments: Food
The food I look forward to at tournaments: Fruit Snacks
The most useless skill I have: I can flare my nostrils.
The best thing about Scorned: Scorned is family!

Natalie "NASDAQ" Bidner (#41)

Year with Scorned: 3rd
Hometown: Champaign, IL
Position: Cutter
Favorite tournament: Regionals! We get to put to use everything we have learned and worked hard for all year!
One thing I must have at tournaments: FUN
The food I look forward to at tournaments: Green Beans - Thanks Jean!
The most useless skill I have: Being able to accurately determine the amount of wheel barrels it will take to clean out a horse stall!
The best thing about Scorned: The family atmosphere!

Samantha Kokjohn (#9)
Year with Scorned: 2nd
Hometown: Wilton, IA
Position: Cutter
Favorite tournament: Regionals 2016 when Kevin started calling crazy lines like blonde line, brunette line, short line, etc.
One thing I must have at tournaments: BUBBLES
The food I look forward to at tournaments: Any food as long as it's edible.
The most useless skill I have: I can do the worm.
The best thing about Scorned: Friends :)

Seniors

Caitlin "McDurston" Durston (#20)
Year with Scorned: 4th
Hometown: Littleton, CO
Position: Cutter
Favorite tournament: Centex because I like playing very competitive teams from all across the nation.
One thing I must have at tournaments: Cheese its
The food I look forward to at tournaments: Faziolis - whoever invented to-go Italian is a genius.
The most useless skill I have: I am taller than 2/3 of the ISUC Captains. PRANKED!
The best thing about Scorned: Being surrounded by a group of inspiring and empowering women who push you to do your best every day.

Jean Colangelo (#2)

Year with Scorned: 4th
Hometown: Northfield, MN
Position: Handler
Favorite tournament: This year it was Iowa City Indoor - Super energized. But nothing compares to the mud-bath of Centex 2015. Legendary. 
One thing I must have at tournaments: Chapstick and Kevin
The food I look forward to at tournaments: Chinese Buffet obviously.
The most useless skill I have: I can probably eat the most sushi out of anyone on the team. Or Kraft Mac and Cheese. 
The best thing about Scorned: The best friends and hardworking teammates in the world.

Maddi True (#19)
Year with Scorned: 1st
Hometown: Lincoln, NE
Position: Cutter
Favorite tournament: All of them?
One thing I must have at tournaments: Snacks
The food I look forward to at tournaments: Peanut butter and bananas.
The most useless skill I have: I am really good at tying balloons quickly because I worked at a party store in high school.
The best thing about Scorned: The people! Everyone makes playing ultimate so much fun.

5th Years

Emily Fung (#8)

Year with Scorned: 3rd
Hometown: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Position: Cutter/Handler
Favorite tournament: ATP because most of the alumni are back and we get to play them.
One thing I must have at tournaments: After all the countless sunburns, sunscreen!
The food I look forward to at tournaments: Anywhere as long as the team is together.
The most useless skill I have: Sleeping. I once slept for a straight 17 hours.
The best thing about Scorned: We all have so different characters and personalities but we get along well.

Britnee Grimshaw (#4)
Year with Scorned: 5th
Hometown: Burlington, IA
Position: Cutter/Handler
Favorite tournament: Fools Fest
One thing I must have at tournaments: Visor/headband combo
The food I look forward to at tournaments: Chinese Buffet after tournaments.
The most useless skill I have: Whistling. You name the tune and I will make it happen.
The best thing about Scorned: Halftime Dance Parties with T-Swifty, bubbles, hula-hoops, and mustaches.

Linda Behrer (#12)
Year with Scorned: 5th
Hometown: Urbandale, IA
Position: Cutter
Favorite tournament: Regionals! It is the most intense and competitive tournament of the year and is always a good representation of how far the team has come in one season.
One thing I must have at tournaments: Bubbles!
The food I look forward to at tournaments: Chinese Buffet
The most useless skill I have: An accomplishment with little value that I am immensely proud of is beating Joel Morton (a stud basketball player) at a game of "HORSE".
The best thing about Scorned: I just never know what is around the corner! Being apart of the Scorned family means constant surprises, endless support, and great people!