The Kansas City Tribe women's football team won the 2009 Independent Women's Football League championship. After beating the D.C. Divas 21-18 in a squeaker on Saturday in Austin, the team is bringing home the league's glass trophy.
"It hasn't quite sunk in yet," said Mindy White, the Tribe's co-owner, general manager and linebacker, from the airport on Monday afternoon. "It's starting to, and now that I'm sobering up a little bit, the soreness is starting to settle in. It's the best pain ever."
Two full days after the win, the team has been celebrating non-stop, White said, her voice hoarse. White credited some outstanding defense -- including a fumble recovery on the Divas' 1-yard line, which the offense converted for a touchdown -- and a consistently good offense with the victory.
The Divas brought a physical game, and White called the game "a
flag-filled debacle," but after four lead changes, the Tribe sealed
victory with a 2-yard touchdown run with 4:32 left in the fourth
quarter that put them ahead 21-10. Two minutes later, the Divas
answered with a TD and a two-point conversion, but it wasn't enough.
White thanked the fans, about 150 of whom traveled to Austin, and
promised a Tribe-style party once the team finishes shopping for a
venue. Stay tuned for more details.
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