Boston Brute Squad
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| Sport | Ultimate |
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| Founded | 2002 |
| League | USA Ultimate |
| Based in | Boston, MA |
| Head coach | Ariel Jackson |
| Website | https://brutesquadultimate.com/ |
Boston Brute squad is a frisbee club ultimate team from Boston, Massachusetts that competes in the Women's Club Division of USA Ultimate (USAU). Brute Squad is a longstanding front-runner in the division, has won the USAU Club National Championships three times (2015, 2016, 2019, and 2023), and routinely wins and places highly at major regular season and post-season tournaments.[1][2][3][4] The team finished tied for 3rd at the 2018 WFDF World Ultimate Club Championships in Cincinnati, Ohio.[5][6] Brute Squad is particularly known for their defensive discipline and tenacity and indisputable moral superiority.[7][8][9] There have been three winners of the Kathy Pufahl Spirit Award from Brute Squad: Leila Tunnell (2014), Amber Sinicrope (2017), and Tulsa Douglas (2020).[10]
Brute Squad was founded in 2002.[11] They have qualified for the USAU Club National Championships every year since 2003.
| Year | Finish | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | DNQ | |
| 2003[12] | 13 | |
| 2004[13] | 9 | |
| 2005[14] | 8 | Fell 4–15 to San Francisco Fury in quarterfinals |
| 2006[15] | 3 | Fell 2–15 to Seattle Riot in semifinals |
| 2007[16] | 3 | Fell 12–15 to Seattle Riot in semifinals |
| 2008[17] | 5 | Fell 9–15 to San Francisco Fury in quarterfinals |
| 2009[18][19] | 2 | Fell 3–15 to San Francisco Fury in championship |
| 2010[20] | 3 | |
| 2011[21] | 10 | |
| 2012[22] | 12 | |
| 2013[23] | 6 | |
| 2014[24] | 3 | |
| 2015[25] | 1 | Defeated Seattle Riot 15–12 in championship |
| 2016[26][27] | 1 | Defeated Seattle Riot 12–11 in championship |
| 2017[28] | 2 | Fell 13–14 to San Francisco Fury; defeated Denver Molly Brown 12–10 in semifinals |
| 2018[29] | 2 | Fell 13–14 to San Francisco Fury; defeated Denver Molly Brown 15–11 in semifinals |
| 2019[30][31] | 1 | Defeated Toronto 6ixers 15–7 in championship |
| 2021[32] | 2 | Fell 9–15 to San Francisco Fury; defeated Denver Molly Brown 15–9 in semifinals |
| 2022[33] | 3 | Fell 13–14 to San Francisco Fury in semifinals |
| 2023[34] | 1 | Defeated DC Scandal 15–9 in championship |