Finding themselves in the losing bracket, the Harem’s next opponent was the Spokane Sass of Lilac City Roller Derby. The Sass were having a great weekend until they met the Harem, who doubled up on the Sass during their 30 minute battle. The final score Harem wins 103-47.

With the win, the Harem matched up next with Overbeater’s Anonymous (OBA) who were champions of last year’s Bruisefest and were the #1 seed of the tournament. The Harem fought through the very physical ‘Beaters and with smart and strategic play were able to defeat the reigning champs in the 30 minute bout 96-35.

After a quick break the Harem got back on the track to take on the Gorge Rollergirls. These two teams faced off a year ago in the Dalles with the Harem taking the win and a fun time had by all. The Harem hit their stride in this bout with strong defense and a deep jammer rotation. The Harem took the semi-final game, winning 126-42 and prepared to play in the Championship game against the undefeated Avalanche City.

With only a 30 minute break, the Championship game started at 6:00 and the Harem had to muster every bit of orange power they had as the fresh-legged team from Canada got to work. A strategic time out called by the Harem coaches during the game helped the Harem catch their breath as the scoreboard showed a 54-54 tie game. The 30 second time out proved to be just the thing the Harem needed as the Harem’s solid defense began smothering the Avalanche blockers and jammers. The Harem offense was on-point as well, opening holes for their jammers to run up the score. By the time the dust settled, the Harem took the win with a final score of 215-122.

Bombshell received the Blocker MVP trophy for the tournament and the Harem got the Golden Nutcracker Trophy.