Our first-ever competition in the Big Apple turned out to be a very fruitful one. For the second consecutive year, Miss Daisy has won her first regional of the season. (This also makes our 4th regional win in 4 years!)
We got off to a great start, only losing one of our qualification matches and racking up seeding points to become the 1st alliance captain. We teamed up with 694 (StuyPulse) and rookie 3204 (The Mary Louis Academy) for the eliminations. However, part-way through 3204 broke, and our back-up bot, 2265 (Fe Maidens), came to the rescue. With their amazing defense, 694’s hanging skills, and our ability to score +/- 8 balls a match, our alliance rose to the top and became the NYC Regional Champions!
In addition to our success on the field, Daisy took home both the Website Award and the Kleiner-Perkins Entrepreneurship Award. We also formed friendships with many of the NYC teams that will surely prove to be invaluable in the future. All in all, our decision to give New York a try was definitely worth it!
The only drawback to our trip was arriving back home at almost 11pm on Sunday and having to go to school the next morning, but it wasn’t too bad since we got to show off our gorgeous gold medals!
Miss Daisy will be competing again this upcoming weekend at our home regional in Philadelphia. Philly is always full of energy and incredible teams. In addition to trying to regain our title as Philadelphia Regional Champions, we are also competing for the Chairman’s, Woodie Flowers, and animation awards. Philadelphia, here we come!
<3 Gina
