By Alex Webbe
CT Energia (Marc Ganzi, Jared Zenni, Nic Roldan and Carlitos
Gracida) inched out to a 4-3 halftime lead before running all over Flight
Options (Melissa Ganzi, Guille Aguero, Juan Bollini and Wes Finlayson) in a
10-5 win in the final of the 2014 Pedro Morrison Memorial Cup at the Grand
Champions Polo Club Sunday afternoon.
Flight Options received one goal by handicap from the
14-goal CT Energia lineup, but a goal from Melissa Ganzi at 4:54 of the opening
chukker had flight Options on top, 2-0.
Marc Ganzi responded with a penalty conversion with just 46 seconds left
in the chukker. Flight Options took the
early lead, 2-1.
The second chukker belonged to CT Energia. Consecutive goals from Nic Roldan, Jared
Zenni and Marc Ganzi went unanswered as CT Energia galloped past Flight
Options, 4-2.
Both defenses took control of the game in the third. Guille Aguero scored the only goal of the
period on a 30-yard penalty conversion.
The first half ended with CT Energia defending a one goal, 4-3
advantage.
Marc Ganzi opened up the second half with a goal from the field
and a penalty goal, 6-3. Melissa Ganzi
responded for Flight Options with her second goal of the game. CT Energia continued to lead, 6-4.
Goals from Roldan and Zenni in the fifth were supported by
shutout defense by CT Energia. Flight
Options was unable to score and fell behind by five goals, 9-4.
Roldan blistered a shot from nearly 130 yards out to put CT
Energia in the lead, 10-4. Juan Bollini
accounted for the final goal of the game with 1:33 left as CT Energia rode off
the field with the 10-5 win.
Marc Ganzi led all scoring with four goals. Roldan added three goals; Zenni scored twice
and Carlitos Gracida was credited with a goal in the win. Melissa Ganzi scored two goals for Flight
Options. Aguero and Bollini added single
goals and the team received one goal by handicap.
Roldan was named MVP with Halo Polo’s stallion, Marco Polo picking up Best Playing Pony
honors.