Portland Rising

The Portland Rising is a professional womxn's ultimate team based in Portland, Maine which competes in the Premier Ultimate League (PUL).[1] It players at Fitzpatrick Stadium. Their stated mission is to "showcase womxn performing at the highest level, inspire greatness, and create a world-class sports experience...in Maine."[2]

Portland Rising
Sportultimate (sport)
Founded2020
LeaguePremier Ultimate League
Based inPortland, Maine
CoachesAnne Lightbody & Courtney “Coug” Verhaalen
Websiteportlandrising.me/

Franchise history

Portland Rising formed for the 2020 season as part of an 4 team expansion to the PUL.[3][4][5] The team is co-owned by Maddie Purcell and Chloe Rowse and is the first women's professional sports team in Maine.[3] The team held tryouts with over 100 attendees in January 2020[6][7] and announced its roster for the inaugural season in March 2020.[8][9][10]

The team would have played its second season in 2020, but the PUL cancelled the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11][12] Of the cancellation, Rowse stated, "Regardless of what happens here in Portland and around the world over the next weeks and months, Rising is already so much more than this season’s schedule. The Rising community and Rising energy that has been created over the past three months aren’t going anywhere."[13]

Current coaching staff
  • Coach - Anne Lightbody (she/her/hers)
  • Coach - Courtney "Coug" Verhaalen (she/her/hers)

Roster

The team's 2020 roster was as follows:[14]

2020 Portland Rising
# Name Pronouns College Most Recent Club Team
1 Mohdis Baker Bates College Sunken Circus
2 Reba Havis Wild Card
3 Kate Powers Bowdoin College Frolic
5 Katherine Cole The Feminists
6 Chloe Rowse Colorado College Siege
7 Alex Ode University of Oregon Brute Squad
8 Kelley Kirwin
9 Lisa Liu MIT Chaotic Good
10 Lauren Baecher University of Vermont Slow White
11 Josie Gillett Bates College Sunken Circus
12 Evie Clement University of Maine Frolic
14 Hannah Baranes Slow White
15 Caitlin Fitzgerald University of Kansas Slow White
16 Erin Rea Middlebury College Brute Squad
19 Olivia Hampton Boston College Slow White
24 Rachel Kramer Tufts University Brute Squad
26 Rachael Westgate University of Wisconsin Slow White
27 Sarah Judd Harvard University Wild Card
28 Nicole Canning Northeastern University Brute Squad
32 Megan Wilson Tufts University Brute Squad
33 Yuge Xiao Columbia University Brute Squad
37 Hannah Henkin University of Michigan Brute Squad
42 Lisi Lohre Colorado College Molly Brown
44 Adelle Pitsas Hampshire College
52 Caitlin O'Connell University of Vermont Frolic
76 Emma Palacio Northeastern University Green Means Go
88 Emilia Scheemaker Slow White

References
  1. Zagoria, Adam (2019-06-28). "Born of a Boycott, a Women's Ultimate Frisbee League Charts Its Own Path". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  2. "Mission". PORTLAND RISING. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  3. Writer, Glenn JordanStaff (2019-12-03). "Women's pro Ultimate team coming to Portland". Press Herald. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  4. Cordes, Renee (December 3, 2019). "With the 'Tacko Fall effect,' women's pro sports team launches in Portland". Mainebiz.
  5. Zagoria, Adam. "Women's Professional Ultimate Frisbee League Announces Expansion". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  6. Writer, Glenn JordanStaff (2020-01-25). "More than 100 women try out for Maine's new pro Ultimate team". Press Herald. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  7. comments, Kelsey Hayden in News with 0 (2020-02-28). "Inside The Premier Ultimate League, Western Ultimate League Tryouts". Ultiworld. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  8. "Portland Rising, new professional ultimate Frisbee team announces roster". Press Herald. 2020-03-16. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  9. WGME (2020-03-07). "Portland Rising announces roster for first ultimate frisbee season". WGME. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  10. Jordan, Glenn (2020-03-05). "Portland Rising making strides toward inaugural Ultimate season". Press Herald. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  11. comments, Charlie Eisenhood in News with 0 (2020-03-12). "Western Ultimate League Postpones Start of Season Due to Coronavirus Outbreak". Ultiworld. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  12. comments, Charlie Eisenhood in News with 0 (2020-04-14). "Premier Ultimate League 2020 Season Has Been Canceled". Ultiworld. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  13. Forecaster, Michael KelleyThe (2020-03-25). "Women's pro Ultimate team takes season suspension in stride". Press Herald. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  14. Raynor, Keith; Opinion, Daniel Prentice in; comments, Preview with 0 (2020-03-05). "PUL 2020: A Look At The New Rosters". Ultiworld. Retrieved 2020-05-26.

Official website: https://www.portlandrising.me/

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