The No. 1-ranked UMass men’s ultimate team hit a speed bump right away at the Division I College Championships in Raleigh, North Carolina.
UMass fell to No. 8 seed Georgia, 15-11, in its opener despite two goals and two assists by Ben Sadok.
Zoo Disc rebounded in its second game to beat No. 17 Cal Poly, 15-8.
Jeff Babbitt had six goals and two assists.
UMass will complete pool play Saturday with games against No. 12 Texas A&M (8:30 a.m.) and No. 13 Washington (12:30 p.m.).
The top three teams in each of the four pools advance to the championship round.
Amherst Regional graduate Angela Zhu led Dartmouth to two victories Friday.
Princess Layout beat British Columbia, 14-13, and Pittsburgh, 15-3.
Zhu had six assists and two defensed passes against B.C. She had one goal and three assists against Pittsburgh.
Dartmouth closes pool play with Western Washington (12:30 p.m.) and UCLA (2:30) on Saturday. Both teams are 1-1.
