Paintball Media Magazine November 2024 | Page 96

hit their spots . Despite their late start , they fought back to a five on two , but the laundry started flying as three penalties were called : a minor , a major , and then another minor that ended the game . After that chaos , the Suricatos never really regained their balance . Belladonna would dominate them the next three quick points , and take the match 5-0 , the win securing them a spot in the quarter-finals .
The second set of the afternoon would see the New Jersey High Rollers face off against Dallas Vibe . The first three games ran more than four minutes each , with Vibe showing a disciplined attack from the outsides of the field . With less than a minute to play , and defeat seeming a foregone conclusion , the High Rollers decided to run a flying-V , not once , but twice , allowing Vibe a 5-0 victory giving them a first seed and bye into the semifinals . Opposite that match on the deck , the Femmes gave a 5-0 shellacking to Tiki ’ s Ohana .
As the sun rose over Sunday , the heat was on for the WNXL quarter finals with a pair of outliers in Belladonna and the Sirens joining the Sunday Club . Belladona faced off against the reigning women ’ s series champions , the Cheetah ’ s . The first two games of this match were slow and methodical with both teams waiting for the other to make a mistake . Each of the three points scored took more than four and
096 paintball . media magazine a half minutes to play , and Belladonna toweled out with only 43 seconds left on the clock , putting his team down 3-0 , it appeared to be out of frustration from the lack of movement . A false start from one of the players from Belladonna would make it a 5 on 4 matchup for the attempt at a rundown that was unsuccessful .
The Sirens came in fast against the Femmes , scoring two points in under 4 minutes despite a unclear penalty in the first game and taking advantage of an intense snake battle to sneak through the doritos for a quick buzzer in the second . The Femmes answered back , quickly picking up two themselves with 8 minutes still remaining in the game . Fireworks in the snake resulted in a major on the Femmes and the Sirens were able to capitalize and retake the lead in the match . Despite a delay to sort out how many bodies should be at the start gates , the Femmes rallied back with daring moves through the heart of the field while two active gun battles played out along the tape lines . Tied at the three , the match would go to overtime where the Femmes would overpower the Sirens for a berth into the Semis .
The Semifinals would be a setup for the usual suspects to take their places at the top of the Division . The Cheetahs would face off against number one seed Heroines and the Femmes saw a rematch against steaming hot Vibe .