Profile and Game Reports for Lori

Match #1 vs Mulligan's, 06/12/05, Gold-Cup (Secaucus), '04-'05
Lori (SL3) won 2 - 0 against Hans P. (SL4)

Match #17 vs Rascals, 05/04/05, Wednesday League, Spring '05
Lori (SL3) won 2 - 1 against Mike W. (SL3)

Match #15 vs Stone Shooters, 04/20/05, Wednesday League, Spring '05
Lori (SL3) won 2 - 0 against Kevin G. (SL3)

Match #18 vs Crazy 8's, 04/11/05, Wednesday League, Spring '05
Lori (SL3) won 2 - 2 against Dan R. (SL5)

Match #13 vs Iron Pickle, 04/06/05, Wednesday League, Spring '05
Lori (SL3) won 2 - 0 against Edward B. (SL3)

Match #9 vs Mulligan's, 03/09/05, Wednesday League, Spring '05
Lori (SL3) lost 1 - 2 against Lynette E. (SL3)

Match #6 vs 2's and 3's, 02/16/05, Wednesday League, Spring '05
Lori (SL3) won 3 - 1 against Meredith Z. (SL2)

Match #5 vs Mulligan's 2, 02/09/05, Wednesday League, Spring '05
Lori (SL3) won 2 - 1 against John T. (SL3)

Match #3 vs Rascals, 01/26/05, Wednesday League, Spring '05
Lori (SL3) won 2 - 1 against Michael W. (SL4)

Match #1 vs Be Rude Not 2, 01/12/05, Wednesday League, Spring '05
Lori (SL3) lost 0 - 3 against Sam A. (SL4)

Match #18 vs Mulligan's, 01/05/05, Wednesday League, Fall '04
Lori (SL3) lost 1 - 2 against (SL3)
This was oh so close a match and ultimately, the curse of the Mulligans 8 ball scratch came back to haunt Lori again. Hats off to Lori though for making a real fight of it by clinching rack two after the unfortunate events in rack one. It went to hill-hill and we all thought the momentum may have shifted permanently to our girl but her opponent managed to suppress her very obvious nerves to run out a clear winner in rack 3.

Match #16 vs Mulligan's, 12/15/04, Wednesday League, Fall '04
Lori (SL3) lost 1 - 2 against (SL3)
Quite honestly one of the most one sided losses you will ever see. Lori was clearly the better player in every rack but two 8 scratches cost us what looked like a sure thing.

Match #15 vs Stone Shooters, 12/08/04, Wednesday League, Fall '04
Lori (SL3) won 2 - 0 against (SL3)

Match #14 vs Be Rude Not 2, 12/01/04, Wednesday League, Fall '04
Lori (SL3) lost 0 - 3 against (SL4)

Match #13 vs Iron Pickle, 11/24/04, Wednesday League, Fall '04
Lori (SL4) lost 2 - 2 against (SL3)
The more I think about it, the more I struggle to see how Lori lost. Having won the opening rack with a memorable three ball clearance Lori then played an excellent long final solid to leave what appeared a 'banker' 8 ball for a 2-0 lead. Unfortunately the bridge proved to be an obstacle too far and the rack went the other way. Lori, not to give up, then sealed the third rack with an amazing bank on her final stripe having called it on a timeout to leave herself another easy 8 ball for her second lead of the night. In the hill / hill rack though, the luck ran entirely against our fighter and her opponent was able to post his match clinching rack to the board.

Shot Of The Night: Lori's amazing bank on her final stripe in rack 3 to leave herself an easy 8 ball - having called it on a timeout.

Match #11 vs Kellys, 11/10/04, Wednesday League, Fall '04
Lori (SL4) won 3 - 2 against (SL4)
Another great match. After storming into a 2-0 lead by playing solid pool and capitalizing on any mistakes, Lori suddenly found herself on the receiving end of a very different opponent. The match came back to 2-2 and set up another of the night's astonishing shots with Lori making a fantastic long bank of the 8 ball to seal the game. An absolutely vital victory!

Shot Of The Night: For her length of table bank on the final 8 ball.

Match #6 vs 2's and 3's, 10/06/04, Wednesday League, Fall '04
Lori (SL4) lost 2 - 2 against (SL3)
From the second rack on I don't think I've ever seen Lori so focused and she was very unlucky not to win the match. In the end, a very fortunate leave with the black over the pocket and a very tough, length of table, off the cushion 5 ball as the only option proved a bridge too far for Lori. Shot of the night candidate has to be the 3 ball bank in the side pocket. This wasn't actually the shot that Lori went for and it's not the reason it gets shot of the night. The real shot was hitting the 3 ball with enough angle to pot her opponents ball in the jaws of the bottom corner pocket and bring the white ball out into a snooker on her opponents last stripe. The fact that the 3 ball went in was a bonus!

Shot Of The Night: Lori's 3 ball bank in the side pocket. This wasn't actually the shot that Lori went for and it's not the reason it gets shot of the night. The real shot was hitting the 3 ball with enough angle to pot her opponents ball in the jaws of the bottom corner pocket and bring the white ball out into a snooker on her opponents last stripe. The fact that the 3 ball went in was a bonus!

Match #2 vs Bondy's Chippers, 09/25/04, Tri-Cup (Secaucus), Summer '04
Lori (SL4) lost 0 - 3 against (SL4)

Match #4 vs Louise and Jerry's, 09/22/04, Wednesday League, Fall '04
Lori (SL4) lost 0 - 2 against (SL3)
A bandit SL3 to be fair. Lori made a good start in rack 1 and looked on course to continue her early season form until her opponent ran the table! From that moment on he never seemed to miss and although Lori had a chance on the 8 ball in rack 2 it was always going to be a tough call given the SL ratings.

Match #3 vs Rascals, 09/15/04, Wednesday League, Fall '04
Lori (SL4) won 3 - 0 against (SL3)
We won the toss and The Rascals put up Lynette (3). Lori has a fantastic record against Lynette so I couldn't resist putting Lori in to try and get the first point. Lori played a good match and despite a couple of nervy misses on the black in the first two racks brought home a 3-0 win with a classy final black the length of the table. One of the shots of the night was the length of the table double in rack one for a good leave on the black. Did I mention Lori had a couple of nervy shots on the black though in the first two racks? Didn't matter though as Lori had a bit too much in the end for a former league MVP.

Match #1 vs Be Rude Not 2, 09/01/04, Wednesday League, Fall '04
Lori (SL4) won 4 - 1 against (SL2)
A war of attrition where experience definitely told in the end. The whole match was very even but worth mentioning the shot of night in rack 5 when with the 8 ball frozen against her opponents ball, Lori managed to sink her last solid and free the 8 ball... ...in the process moving it close to the pocket. Although the resulting leave on the 8 ball was missed, Lori did close out the match.

Shot Of The Night: Lori's shot in rack 5 when with the 8 ball frozen against her opponents ball, Lori managed to sink her last solid and free the 8 ball.

Match #10 vs 8th Street Tavern, 07/21/04, Wednesday League, Summer '04
Lori (SL4) lost 1 - 2 against (SL2)
With the amount of SL2s on the team, there was always the possibility of one or two of us slipping up against under ranked players and unfortunately in this match the dubious honor fell on Lori's shoulders. Still, some very strong long potting showed that Lori was in good nick and more than able to make a fight of it. Either of the two racks lost could just have easily gone the other way. When it gets to the play-off's however, we may look back at this as one of the key results.... ......if the SL3 rating comes along :-)

Match #7 vs Nice Rack, 06/30/04, Wednesday League, Summer '04
Lori (SL3) won 2 - 0 against (SL3)
Strange one this. The early visits suggested that Lori's opponent was going to be a challenge, but two 8 scratches later Lori had a 2-0 win in the bag without taking a shot at a black! Now that's the way to win a match.

Match #5 vs Ramrod, 06/16/04, Wednesday League, Summer '04
Lori (SL3) won 3 - 0 against (SL2)
Lori's opponent looked like he might be able to cause some problems. He played a few decent shots early on but Lori stuck to her task superbly playing one of the most assured matches I've seen her play. There was a really nice pace to Lori's play but she didn't miss out on the opportunity for the spectacular with a superb combo shot up all the way up the side rail. Quality.

Match #4 vs Any Given Wednesday, 06/09/04, Wednesday League, Summer '04
Lori (SL3) lost 2 - 2 against (SL2)
A very good 2 but who can remember that shot. The previous green was awesome and with the match seemingly won the realization that the bar didn't have a bridge hit us hard. Next time I'm in the city I'm going to buy bridge attachments!

Shot Of The Night: Have to say, Lori's green solid in the final rack as the last ball on the table except the black has to be the shot of the night.

Match #3 vs Bar None, 06/02/04, Wednesday League, Summer '04
Lori (SL3) lost 1 - 2 against (SL3)
A close match with very little between the two, it was always going to come down to the deciding rack and our opponent was away from the starting blocks very quickly. Also, I have to remember not to mention Lori's miscue! On the plus side, this will hopefully keep Lori as a SL3 for a few more weeks at least ;-). Full respect to Lori's opponent who made an excellent league debut but my money's on our girl to take her out next time!

Match #2 vs Severe Arthritis, 05/26/04, Wednesday League, Summer '04
Lori (SL3) won 3 - 0 against (SL2)
The void in class was immense. Lori told me before the match that whoever played their two handicap would win and I have to say I absolutely believe her. Lori remained patient and never missed a black when given the opportunity.

Match #1 vs Be Rude Not 2, 05/19/04, Wednesday League, Summer '04
Lori (SL3) won 2 - 1 against (SL4)
In truth, the outcome was never in doubt. A great cut on the black in the top left pocket saw Lori deservedly win the first rack and one of the shots of the night with a seven ball / two ball combo in the second. Incredibly, Sam got out of jail in that second rack but Lori had already won the psychological battle and Sam didn't get near her in rack 3. Bandit!

Shot Of The Night: Lori's fantastically executed thin seven ball / two ball combo in rack 2.