EAST LANSING – IM West:
MSU def GVSU 1-0
MSU def CMU 2-0
CMU def GVSU 2-1 OT
Impact at IM West Preview
Three of the premiere teams of the NCDA meet in East Lansing on Sunday for the Impact at IM West. The Spartans host the two schools that met in the championship game last season for what should be three very competitive games of dodgeball. All three teams open the season with championship aspirations, and probably expectations, with the tremendous amount of talent on their rosters.
Opening Match 2015: Pioneer Classic
PLATTEVILLE – Bo Ryan Court: UWP def DePaul 3-0 in the Pioneer Classic, the Opening Match of the 2016 Season. -zm
The team arrived in Platteville at about two in the afternoon. After warming up, we took our sides. In the first game DePaul lost players quickly, with only a few members holding on until losing. The second game was more evenly matched. Eventually, Bryan Hymel was the last man remaining on the DePaul side, holding them off until half-time. In the second half, DePaul fought hard. Tyler Hamilton was the last man remaining, then making some great catches to bring some teammates back in. After losing that game, DePaul came surging back in the final Point, getting Platteville down to only one player in the last 10 seconds left in play. Despite dropping two games to Platteville, DePaul played well and had fun in the first match of the year. – Jake Binder [DePaul 1st Year]
Previewing the Pioneer Classic
2015 UWP All Star Matt Bautch previews this weekends opening match! -zm
This weekend at the University of Wisconsin Platteville, the Pioneer Classic is taking place to test the abilities of the new 2015-2016 Platteville and DePaul dodgeball teams. Platteville has been thinking about hosting games and/or tournaments for some time now, and this year we made it happen. It’s tough to get teams to come and play when it’s quite an adventure to get here. We’re ecstatic that DePaul is making the trip to come compete with us. It’s going to be an all-out battle between the two Illinois region teams to see who comes out victorious. It will be very interesting to see how both teams are going to strategize this year. All new members of the clubs will now get a taste of how the NCDA tournaments work, and also how an opposing team may play and strategize differently than ourselves. Whenever Platteville and DePaul meet, no matter which team wins or loses, there is so much respect and enthusiasm for each team when playing.
After throwing wrenches at our new freshman recruits to teach them how to dodge, we feel that we are ready for anything, except maybe dodging traffic. When we do start dodging traffic, we will start here in Platteville, hopefully working up to Chicago-level traffic so we will be just as good as DePaul. We will get there eventually. After workouts, we drink our own urine because it is sterile and we like the taste. The nutritional value is still being researched. In addition to the physical game, we have been trying to instill the five D’s of dodgeball into every players mind. We even have them on the backs of our shirts as reminders. After all this hard work and nutritional supplements, we feel that this will be the match of the century.
Season Preview: UWP
Location: Platteville, Wisconsin 
NCDA Region: Wisconsin/Midwest
2014-2015 Record: 5-2 (only losses came to GVSU at Nationals)
2014-2015 Nationals Finish: Lost to GVSU in Quarterfinals
2015-2016 Captains: C – Erik Zander, C – Matt Bautch, A – Brian Hargrove
Returning Varsity Players: 7
Players to Watch: Erik Zander, Matt Bautch, Jeremy Oney, Nick Harding
Overview: Not unlike 1990 Eurodance sensation Snap!, UWP’s certainly got the power. It’s just a matter of them getting enough opportunities to exhibit it.
2016 Rulebook Release
CHICAGO – September 17, 2015. Office of the Director of Officiating.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Rulebook for the 2015-2016 Season is released. We don’t have much new stuff this year, the entirety of “Gameplay” has not been changed. See the Rulebook Vote Results post on what we voted on in the off season. However there are some “timing” events that have been updated. Changes are represented in highlighted text. Continue reading “2016 Rulebook Release”
Season Preview: Ohio State University
Location: Columbus, Oh
NCDA Region: Ohio
2014-15 Record: 10-8
National Tournament Finish: Lost to Towson in 1st Round
2015-16 Captains: Josh Conner – C, Jeff Starr – A, Marshall Winterbotham– A
Returning Varsity Players: 17
Players to Watch: Jacob Hulbert, Brian Peacock, Ben Albert and Nico Wong
Overview:
Ohio State enters the 2015-16 season standing in an interesting place. Or maybe I should say that nobody is really sure where the Buckeyes actually stand. Continue reading “Season Preview: Ohio State University”
Fall 2015 Schedule
| Date | Venue | Event Name | W Team |
| 2015-09-19 | UWP | UWP, UNL, DePaul, CMU | |
| 2015-09-20 | MSU | MSU, CMU, GVSU | |
| 2015-09-26 | GVSU | Grand Valley Gauntlet Part 1 | GVSU, CMU |
| 2015-10-04 | GVSU | Grand Valley Gauntlet Part 2 | GVSU, MSU, CMU, OSU |
| 2015-10-10 | UK | UK, BGSU, OSU | |
| 2015-10-11 | GVSU | Battle of the Valleys | GVSU, SVSU |
| 2015-10-11 | Kent | Kent, open for others | |
| 2015-10-17 | JMU | Pumpkinfest II | JMU, PSU, TU, VCU, UMD, SU |
| 2015-10-25 | GVSU | Grand Valley Gauntlet Part 3 | GVSU, MSU, CMU, UK, DePaul |
| 2015-11-14 | Towson | Towson Open | TU, SU, UNT, VCU, |
| 2015-11-15 | MSU | Spartan Invite | MSU, CMU, GVSU, DePaul, BGSU, SVSU, Kent |
If you are a host and have an event that isn’t listed here, please let us know. If you have an event name that differs, let us know. If you haven’t named your event, name it something cool and let us know.
And remember, our schedules aren’t listed in stone. Event Schedules and matchups should be posted to the League at least one week prior to an event.
Season Preview: WKU
Location: Bowling Green, Kentucky 
NCDA Region: Kentucky/Upper South
2014-2015 Record: 3-24
2014-2015 Nationals Finish: Lost in 1st Round to JMU
2015-2016 Captains: C – Nick Johnson, A – Hunter Dickison, A – Dom Warfield
Returning Varsity Players: 11
Players to Watch: Josh Wynn, Josh Hicks, Everett Taylor, Nick Johnson (out until second semester) Continue reading “Season Preview: WKU”
AJP #38: 2015-16 Season Kickoff
Join Sean Smith, Kevin Bailey, and players from around the league as they get ready for the much anticipated 2015-16 NCDA season!
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Season Preview: Towson University
Location: Towson, MD
NCDA Region: East Coast
2014-15 Record: 7-12
National Tournament Finish: Lost to JMU in Quarterfinals
2015-16 Captains: Jon Shaw – C, Sean Smith – A, Todd “TJ” Givens – A
Returning Starters: 12
Players to Watch: Mike Hinely, Scott Delawder, Josh Grim
Overview:
Towson Dodgeball has had quite the journey as a member of the National Collegiate Dodgeball Association. The Tigers joined the league along with fellow east coast schools James Madison and Maryland back in the fall of 2011. Continue reading “Season Preview: Towson University”
Season Preview: Saginaw Valley State University
Location: Saginaw, Mich.
NCDA Region: Michigan
2014-15 Record: 7-10
National Tournament Finish: Lost to GVSU in the Final Four
2015-16 Captains: Cody Putnam – C, Joe McCumber – C, Andy Miller – A, David Cook – A
Returning Varsity Players: 12
Players to Watch: Kyle Foster, Joe McCumber, Bernabe Salinas
Overview: Saginaw Valley may have only finished with a 7-10 record last year, but that included a return to the Final Four. Although they came up short against Grand Valley, SVSU proved that they are a force to be reckoned with year in and year out. The Cardinals will no doubt have another championship on their minds this season.
Continue reading “Season Preview: Saginaw Valley State University”
Season Preview: BGSU
Location: Bowling Green, Ohio
NCDA Region: Midwest – Ohio
2014-2015 Record: 4-12
2014 Nationals Finish: Lost in first round to Michigan State
2015-2016 Captains: President – Tyrell Smith, C – Tyler Broyles, C – T.J Wickham, C – Jacob Triplet (out until spring)
Returning Varsity Players: 14
Players to Watch: Tyrell Smith, Tyler Broyles, Nick Broyles, T.J Wickham, Marc Ritz Continue reading “Season Preview: BGSU”
Signed Approval of our Constitution
Good people,
We’ve come a long, long way. We now have a set of bylaws under our Constitution, which was indeed a long time coming. I have great pride in how our organization functions, fond memories of past fun, and I’m excited for the future. Check out the Constitution as well as the rest of our Policies.
Signed and Approved September 2nd, 2015:
2015-2016 Executive Board – Felix Perrone, Mike McNicholas, Tyrell Smith, Chris Hess, Kevin Bailey, Zigmas Maloni, Dylan Fettig
Founding Member Teams – DePaul Dodgeball Society, Kent State Dodgeball Family, The Ohio State Dodgeball Syndicate, Michigan State Dodgeball Club
Member Teams – PSU, SVSU, VCU, UWP, BW, UMD, SU, JMU, RIT, BGSU, CMU, UNL, UK, GVSU
Season Preview: Penn State
Location: State College, Pennsylvania
NCDA Region: East Coast
2014-15 Record: 3-8
National Tournament Finish: Lost to SVSU in the first round
2015-16 Captains: William Deutsch – C, Justin Lin – C, Kenny Russ – C
Returning Varsity Players: All
Players to Watch: Justin Lin
Overview: Fun fact number one: Penn State has been to as many regular season tournaments as they have Nationals (2). Fun fact number two: The Nittany Lions have taken a point from Grand Valley before their East Coast counterparts UMD and Towson could. Continue reading “Season Preview: Penn State”