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Diamonds Win Thriller in Overtime
BEDFORD, TEXAS— The Dallas Diamonds overcame an early deficit and won a teeth-clenching overtime win 23-20 Saturday night as the #1 Defense stifled the #1 Offense of Jenny Schmidt and the Kansas City Tribe. You could tell it was going to be a wild one from the start.
The Tribe won the toss and deferred but a punt to the Diamonds got away and the Tribe recovered. Later in the series, Janice Mitchell picked Schmidt’s pocket for the first INT of the contest but the Diamonds couldn’t convert. KC ran hurry up on their 2nd possession and Schmidt scrambled in from the 6 to make it 7-0. Dallas was unable to produce on their 2nd series and KC didn’t waste any time on their 3rd using Liz and Katie Sowers in tandem, pushing the ball down the field in large chunks, finally landing a 15 yard strike for the 2nd score. With :30 to go in the first it was Kansas City 14, Dallas 0. Dallas came right back on the very next possession with RB Tiffany Hill and FB Rachel May working the ball up-field. Hill finished it off by outrunning Tribe defenders from 20 yards out. But the snap on the extra point was muffed leaving the score 14-6 Tribe.
The defenses took over from there. Dallas turned the ball over on downs twice while KC punted and was sacked for loss. On the final Dallas possession of the first half, Rachel May muscled in from a yard out with :42 left but the 2 pt conversion was no good. 14-12 Tribe at the half.
KC took possession in the 2nd but an INT right off the bat from Dallas defender Katie Davis gave it right back to the Diamonds. The offense pushed the ground game most of the way but a pass from QB Monica Foster to Hill from 16 yards out put the Diamonds on top. A 2 pt conversion from Foster to May and the Diamonds led 20-14.
The Diamond Assassins Defense took over on the next series. A combined sack by Tiffany Bunton and KB Bowman on a 3rd down dropped Schmidt for a loss of 10 and made it 4th & 16. Bunton and Angellica Grayson teamed up for a second sack on the same drive shutting down KC. But after holding Dallas on the next series, a Schmidt to Sowers bomb for 43 yards evened out the score. However, a tremendous block by Grayson on the extra point brought down the house. 20-20 with 6:04 left in the game. Dallas’ next series ended with a turnover on downs.
A Bunton pass deflection on 4th & 8 seemed give the ball back to Dallas but the Diamonds were flagged for interference giving the Tribe new life. KC mixed it up running a handoff and screen and slant pass routes successfully to move to the Dallas 4 yard line with :01 on the clock. But the play of the Diamonds special teams blocked the field goal attempt leaving the score locked at 20 and heading into overtime.
The WFA overtime rules are similar to NCAA so each team gets a possession starting on the 25. KC went first. A short run and three straight incomplete pass attempts left them with a 4th & 7. Following the blocked extra point and field goal attempts, the Tribe elected not to bring out the kicker and instead rely on the gun of Schmidt. But the final pass attempt was broken up in the end zone by Diamond veteran DB Alberta Fitcheard-Brydson. The Diamonds then took their possession at the 25. A couple of Rachel May strong arm runs and a Foster QB keeper moved the Diamonds to the 6 on 4th & goal. Emily Williams, the Diamonds veteran kicker and LB, All-star, All-American and Team USA’er, stepped up and kicked it through from 23 to seal the deal and empty the sidelines. Diamonds 23-Tribe 20.
The Diamonds now continue their quest for a 5th Championship in San Diego California versus the San Diego Surge. This game will pit the top two offenses and defenses in a battle for the American Conference Championship and the winner moves on to the title game on July 30th to be played in Bedford. The Diamonds are respectfully soliciting any donations, airline miles or travel assistance in order to meet our goal and get to San Diego. A PayPal account has been set up on the Diamonds website at www.dallasdiamondsfootball.com and donations can be rendered in any amount at all. Please support these local women in their quest for that Championship ring!
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