Photos: Mesa campus holds Founder’s Day women’s flag football games

Photos: Mesa campus holds Founder's Day women's flag football games

A.T. Still University's Mesa, Arizona, campus kicked off its Founder's Day celebration with three women's flag football games this week, including a championship game held on Wednesday, Oct. 23.

A.T. Still University-Arizona School of Health Sciences (ATSU-ASHS)Physician Assistant students went head-to-head with ATSU-ASHS' Occupational Therapy, Speech-Language Pathology, and Audiology (OSA) students for this year's championship title. In a dramatic finish, the OSA team intercepted a pass from PA on the extra-point attempt and took it all the way down the field for the winning conversion. The final score was 7-6.

The first game played on Monday, Oct. 21, was an exciting match, with the OSA team defeating ATSU-School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (ATSU-SOMA) students 19-12. On Tuesday, Oct. 22, the OSA team defeated ATSU-ASHS' Physical Therapy students 18-14, and ATSU-ASHS' PA students defeated ATSU-Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-ASDOH) with a final score of 28-0.

The OSA team also won the coveted championship game spirit stick, which is awarded to the team that demonstrates the strongest spirit and good sportsmanship.

Check out more photos from the championship game below!