Flat
Out/Equine Law takes 2012 USPA Kay Colee Memorial Cup
By Alex Webbe
Flat Out/Equine Law (Avery Chapman, Paul Knapp, Brandon
Phillips and Nic Roldan) Charged out to an early 3-1 lead on its way to an 11-9
win over Newport (Gene Goldstein, Joaquin Panelo, Esteban Panelo and Mariano Gonzalez)
in the finals of the 2012 USPA Kay Colee Memorial Cup at the Grand Champions
Polo Club in Wellington, Florida Sunday afternoon.
Newport received one goal by handicap as it watched Flat
Out/Equine Law ring up three straight goals for a 3-1 edge. Nic Roldan scored once from the field and
once on a penalty shot. Paul Knapp added
the final goal of the first chukker for the 3-1 score.
Brandon Phillips converted a penalty shot for a goal and
added another from the field Avery Chapman added a goal for Flat Out/Equine Law
before Newport could respond. A penalty
goal from Mariano Gonzalez ended the second period with Flat Out/Equine Law
leading by four goals, 6-2.
Gonzalez added three more goals to the Newport total in
the third (one by penalty shot, two from the field) but Flat Out/Equine Law
fought off the rally with a goal from Phillips and a goal by penalty (Penalty
1). Flat Out/Equine Law had a three goal
advantage at the midway point, 8-5.
Chapman scored the only goal of the fourth period as Flat
Out/Equine Law extended its lead to four goals, 9-5.
Esteban Panelo got Newport on the scoreboard first in the
fifth chukker, but goals from Roldan and Chapman kept them at bay as they led
by five goals, 11-6, with one period to play.
Newport rallied in the final minutes of regulation play,
picking up a pair of goals from Gene Goldstein and a single goal from Esteban
Panelo, but the effort fell short. Flat
Out/Equine Law left the field with an 11-9 victory.
Mariano Gonzalez led all scoring with four goals. Teammates Goldstein and Esteban Panelo scored
two goals apiece and the team received one goal by handicap.
Chapman, Phillips and Roldan scored three goals
apiece. Knapp scored once in the win.
Nic Roldan was named MVP while Gene Goldstein’s
9-year-old brown mare, Mana Mora, received Best Playing Pony honors.
AUDI
WINS CONSOLATION
Audi (Marc Ganzi, Wesley Finalyson, Jeff Hall and Tommy
Biddle) scored wins over Piaget (4-2) and Ruby Q (5-2) to capture the
round-robin consolation match of the Kay Colee Memorial Cup Sunday afternoon.
Finlayson scored four times in the team’s final three
chukkers against Ruby Q after knocking Piaget (with Grant Ganzi playing in
place of Melissa Ganzi) out in the opening three periods of the competition.
Piaget managed a 5-4 win over Ruby Q, but couldn’t handle
the Audi offense in the opening three chukkers.