Intramural regular season games wrapped up November 28 as teams jostled for playoff positioning. One such team, the Groovy Warriors, was able to pull off a feat that no other team has been able to do: beat Meecah.

Meecah came into Monday night’s Co-ed Basketball having beaten the likes of highly touted teams, Victorious Secret and Team Melstrom. Most people figured that Meecah was an unstoppable force, considering they are the two-time defending Co-ed Basketball Champions from a year ago.

The game started off really strong for the Groovy Warriors as they took an early lead off a three-pointer by Pete Vukelich. Dwight Hill and Micah Kantonen kept it close for Meecah in the first half with a few tough shots of their own. A couple of baskets by Ryan “Wigs” Wigman and Terressa Leinon would help set up a 30-23 lead for the Groovy Warriors at halftime.

Coming out of intermission, Hill went on a tear that sparked a 10-0 run for Meecah to start the half. Vukelich made another key basket for the Groovy Warriors to help end the run.

The Groovy Warriors and Meecah saw a lot of lead changes and ties throughout most of the second half, which helped entertain the fans due to all of the excitement and crucial points being scored by each team. The game came right down to the wire as Aleesha Geier made a huge runner from the baseline to bring the Groovy Warriors within one point with less than a minute to play.

The Groovy Warriors were able to get a steal with 15 seconds left in the game, down 60-61. Wigman drove the lane on Kantonen with five seconds left and hit the game-winning shot with two seconds left to seal the huge upset victory for the underdog Groovy Warriors. “We had nothing to lose so we just went out there and played,” exclaimed Wigman.

The loss would be the first of the season for Meecah. Hill led Meecah in scoring with 25 points, while Kantonen added 19.

Vukelich was the leading scorer for the Groovy Warriors with 23 points. Wigman finished with 14 while Leinon had 11.

“They were the better team so we just put up good shots and they fell for us. It felt good beating a good team like that,” said Vukelich. “Gave us hope and proved that anyone can get beat on any given night.”