Ruby Q rallies to capture US
Trust Cup
By Alex Webbe
YP (David
Krantz, Melissa Ganzi, Juan Bollini and Juan Badiola) received one goal by
handicap and scored the first goal of the game as they raced out to a 6-2
halftime lead before Ruby Q (Wes Finlayson, Brian Street, Tommy Biddle and
Diego Cossio) stormed back with shutout second half defense and seven goals to
take the 2012 US Trust Cup with a 9-6 win.
Melissa
Ganzi scored the first goal of the game for the only score in the opening
chukker for the 2-0 start (one goal by handicap).
Second
chukker goals from David Krantz and Juan Bollini were answered by a goal from
the field from Tommy Biddle as YP extended their lead to three goals, 4-1.
Bollini and
Melissa Ganzi added single goals for YP in the third with Ruby Q limited to a
single penalty conversion by Biddle. At
the end of a first half dominated by YP, Ruby Q trailed by four goals, 6-2.
A determined
Ruby Q team returned to the field in the second half and took control of the
game. Single goals from Biddle and Diego
Cossio went unanswered in the fourth as Ruby Q cut into the YP lead. YP maintained the lead, but Ruby Q was within
striking distance, 6-4.
Biddle tore
them up in the third, scoring three consecutive goals while YP couldn’t muster
any offense and got shutout for the second consecutive chukker. For the first time all day, Ruby Q took the
lead, 7-6.
Biddle’s
seventh and eighth goals of the day came on penalty shots while YP found themselves
shut out for third straight period. Ruby
Q was on the winning end of a 9-6 final score as they captured the 2012 US
Trust Cup.
Tommy Biddle
led all scorers with eight on the day and was named MVP for his efforts. Cossio added a goal in the win.
YP received
one goal by handicap and picked up a single goal from David Krantz. Melissa Ganzi and Juan Bollini scored two
goals apiece.
Posh, a five-year-old Bay thoroughbred
played by Juan Badiola received Best Playing Pony honors. Posh
also received BPP honors in the USPA President’s Cup.
EQUINE LAW 10, NEWPORT 9
Earlier in
the day Equine Law (Avery Chapman, Jeff Hall, Joey Casey and Jocelyn Grouix) won
a back-and-forth battle with Newport (Kris Kampsen, Paul Knapp, Marc Ganzi and
Brandon Phillips) with a closing penalty conversion from Avery Chapman for the
win.
Newport had
to spot Equine Law two goals by handicap but evened it up, 2-2, with single
goals from Paul Knapp and Marc Ganzi in the opening chukker.
Joey Casey
scored a pair of goals from the field for Equine Law in the second and teammate
Jeff Hall converted a penalty shot. Marc
Ganzi scored a penalty goal for Newport but Equine Law took the lead 5-3.
A penalty goal
from Chapman in the third was answered by two goals from Marc Ganzi (one from
the field and one on a penalty shot).
Equine Law held a narrow 6-5 halftime advantage.
Neither team
could score from the field in the fourth chukker, and Newport shut down the
Equine Law attack. Marc Ganzi added two
penalty goals to give the lead to Newport, 7-6.
The Equine
Law attack came alive in the fifth, scoring four straight goals (there from
Jeff Hall and one from Jocelyn Grouix).
A penalty goal from Marc Ganzi was all the offense Newport could offer
as they fell behind, 10-8.
Newport
continued to press the attack in the sixth with Paul Knapp and Kris Kampsen
scoring to tie it up at 10-10. With
seconds on the game clock Chapman converted a penalty goal for the 11-10 Equine
Law win.
Jeff Hall
led the Equine Law attack with four goals.
Avery Chapman and Joey Casey scored two goals apiece and Jocelyn Grouix
added a goal for the win. Equine Law
also received two goals by handicap.
Marc Ganzi set
the pace for the Newport offense with seven goals. Paul Knapp added two goals and Kris Kampsen
scored once in a losing cause.