Our Crowdfunding Groups
Although this project has ended, if you would still like to make a donation to support Pitt Women's Ultimate Frisbee, you may always do so here.
Dear friends, family, alumni, and frisbee enthusiasts,
Thank you so much for your support! As a result of your generosity, we raised $4,025 to help Danger achieve our goals throughout the upcoming series. This has been an extremely successful year, and we are working hard to finish this season out strong.
Unfortunately, due to injury and sickness, we were not able to attend Northwest Challenge. However, this means we are even more pumped and ready for sectionals.
Spring is our favorite time of the year because we reach our full frisbee potential as a team. These recent months we have been working hard during practice, on the track, and in the gym. It makes us proud to see the skills and bonds we are developing as a team. We would not be this successful without your kindness and generosity and are looking forward to making you proud. Representing Pitt is something we all cherish, and it would not be possible without you and your support.
Hail to Pitt and Hail to Danger!
Much Love,
Danger 2022-2023
Hi everyone!
We are about four weeks into our project and already at 80% of our goal. Thank you so much for your support.
We had a busy February and wanted to share how we’ve been doing:
We attended Queen City Tune Up and Commonwealth Cup with 5th place finishes at both! Danger is currently ranked 9th in the DI Women’s Division by USAU and eager to keep improving.
We fly out to Seattle in a week to play some fierce West Coast competition, so keep on the lookout for those scores and outcomes on March 25th and 26th.
Thanks again, and as always H2P!
Love,
Danger ⚠️
Jessie Chan
Year: Senior
Age: 21
Major: Psychology
Bio: Jessie is a senior psychology major with minors in education and linguistics. She is originally from Newton, MA where she first learned to play ultimate at Newton North High School and is now in her 4th year playing for Danger.
Helen Wu
Year: Fifth Year
Age: 22
Major: Finance + Supply Chain
Bio: Helen is a fifth-year student studying finance and supply chain. This is her fifth year on Danger. She is from Brooklyn, NY and was first introduced to frisbee in high school.
Celeste Picone
Year: First Year Grad Student
Age: 23
Major: Biostatistics
Bio: Celeste is a first-year graduate student in the Pitt School of Public Health. She joined Danger her sophomore year at Pitt and is currently on her 5th year with the team. Celeste has competed for club teams Pittsburgh Hot Metal in 2019 and Pittsburgh Parcha 2021-2022. She grew up in Northern California where she played high school soccer and volleyball (no, ultimate wasn’t a sport there!)
The backhand is the first throw you learn. It may seem simple, but it is one of the most important throws a player can master. Your donation of $25 helps fill up cars with gas on the way to our tournaments on the East Coast.
The flick throw is usually the second throw a player learns. Once mastered, it allows players to execute trickier throws, and more successfully play against the defense. Your donation of $50 will cover the cost of a hotel room for one night.
Lefty backhand is a clever way to trip up the mark and get off those quick give-and-goes. Like the lefty backhand, $75 is a great way to give so that a player can go to Nationals.
A scoober is an upside down throw from across the chest. This is used by experienced throwers. Your donation of $100 partially pays for a bid fee for a tournament.
The hammer - a favorite of co-coach Annelise Peters - is an inverted over-the-head-throw. It is a tricky throw, but also one of the most fulfilling feelings upon completion. Your donation of $250 will cover the cost of gas for all of our cars for a tournament.
Though not a type of throw, a layout D is one of the most exciting and important defensive moves a player can make on the field. $500 will pay for the team to attend a tournament like Northwest Challenge in Seattle.
A greatest is THE ultimate play in a game - it is when a player is in the air and catches the disc out of bounds, but manages to throw the disc back in bounds before hitting the grass. Another player is then there in the end zone to catch the disc for the score. A gift of $1,000 pays for two flights for cross country tournaments or an entire team hotel stay.
