USM QUIDDITCH

- University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg

A mystical game flies off the pages of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series and lands on the intramural field at the University of Southern Mississippi.

In 2011 Nicolas Kubicki decided that he wanted USM to have a quidditch team. He says that getting the team up and running was tough, initially, but once he got the ball rolling, the team seemed to blossom. The co-ed team now has over 30 consistent members, and USM is the only university in the state of Mississippi to have a team registered with the International Quidditch Association.

To play the game:
     Each team has seven players on the field. Three members are the chasers who throw quaffles through the opposite team's hoops to score points; each team has a goalie who protects their team's hoops. Two members from each team are beaters who use bluggers to protect team members. One player from each team is a seeker who tries to catch the snitch to not only end but also win the game!

The USM Quidditch team has yet to host an official match on the University of Southern Mississippi's campus, but they hope to host a game in the near future.


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