Quarterfinal results!

The quarterfinal match between the Dairyland Dolls and Tucson Roller Derby's Saddletramps was filled to capacity. The crowd had just seen an intense battle between Minnesota and Kansas City, so the air was electric as the home team skated onto the rink. In fact, the crowd was so hostile the Minnesota skaters had to be escorted off the rink by security.

The first period was filled with intense, hard hitting action and lots of penalties. The Dairyland Dolls started and ended the period strong with jams by Crackerjack and Dolly Pardon Me. In between the score went back and forth every jam. The crowd was very much in support of the Saddletramps and downright hostile to the Dairyland Dolls. Riding the home town wave, Tucson went into the locker room with a 26-23 lead over the Dolls.

The second period was a hard one for the Dairyland Dolls as strong jamming by Tucson's Flo on the Range and Fisti the Kid built on their lead. None of the Dairyland Dolls jammers had a lot of success, due mostly to the Saddletramps' speed and experience. The Tucson skaters were able to catch up to the Dolls on the corners, making it difficult to escape the pack. In one of the most bizarre moments of the tournament, the period ended on a jam with no jammers. Both team's jammers were called out on penalties before the jam started and, amazingly, the refs decided to make the pack skate it out anyway. On the bright side, this gave the blockers a chance to get to know each other pretty well. When it was over the Dairyland Dolls were behind 58-31.

The frustrations continued for most of the third period, but near the end the Dolls' jammers found a little daylight with Jewels of Denile and Crackerjack picking up critical points. Unfortunately it seemed like the Tucson jammers were able to stay on their feet when hit, which proved to be the difference. Even though the Dairyland Dolls hope for a national championship ended with their 82-52 defeat, they gained valuable experience and hope to come back strong next year.