2021 U.S Open Women’s Championship

Brilliant BTA / The Villages 2021 U.S Open Women’s Championship

10MAR

FINAL 20

MAR

Where: International Polo Club, Palm Beach

Following on from their loss in the postponed 2020 U.S. Open Women’s Polo Championship Final, BTA/The Villages made history on Saturday 20 March as the first all-American team to win the title, with a 6-5 win against defending champions, Hawaii Polo Life, at International Polo Club Palm Beach.

Going into the Final both teams looked impressively strong, with 3-0 undefeated records apiece and this evenness was reflected in the several tied scores throughout the Final. 10 goaler Hazel Jackson-Gaona flew out of the starting blocks and secured the first goal for Hawaii Polo Life, immediately applying pressure on the opposition, however her card was marked by BTA/The Villages coach Tommy Biddle who urged his team to keep her away from the ball and to try make Jackson-Gaona work for every bit of action. Each attack was returned with a counter attack and going into half-time, the scores sat on an even score of 3-3.

Hawaii Polo Life began the second chukka with a great display of teamwork resulting in their fourth goal of the match and Mia Cambiaso’s first goal of the day. However, Hawaii Polo Life ultimately let themselves down with the number of fouls committed, with their tally 18 versus just two misdemeanours for BTA/ The Villages, although BTA/The Villages weren’t able to capitalise on every penalty opportunity with just three out of five penalty conversions overall. These penalty conversions were particularly important in the third and fourth chukkas as they allowed KC Krueger to add to BTA/The Villages scoresheet, while Hawaii Polo Life had to work hard to level the scores.

5

Hawaii Polo Life

6

American BTA/ The Villages

U.S. Open Women’s Polo Championship Final Teams:

BTA/The Villages (21)

Kylie Sheehan (5) Paige Boone (5) KC Krueger (5) Tiffany Busch (6)

Hawaii Polo Life (22)

Dolores Onetto (0) Pamela Flanagan (4) Mia Cambiaso (8) Hazel Jackson-Gaona (10)

“Going into the Final both teams looked impressively strong, with 3-0 undefeated records apiece”

With only a few minutes left in the Final, the scores were tied at 5-5, with the pressure mounting it was Paige Boone who scored the winning neckshot in the last minute of action, securing BTA/the Villages a 6-5 win; Boone commented, “Tommy [Biddle] told us before we went into the final chukka ‘you worked really hard to get here, you’re tied and this is your time. So, if you want it bad enough, go and get it.’ And we did!” The win was even more impressive as each of the winning players were playing their own horses, Most Valuable Player Kylie Sheehan commented, “Having a team of four local players made the win that much more special because we showed them what we can do. We’re all playing our own horses and run our own organizations. I think it’s very exciting for American polo going forward and I know a ton of amazing up-and-coming American players, so I’m hoping to see more all-American teams.”

BPP

El Pico, owned by Adolfo Cambiaso and played by Mia Cambiaso

MVP

Kylie Sheehan

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