14 Twisters
HEAD COACH: Coach Michael Bach
ASSISTANT COACH: Coach Chris Liang, Coach Khely Amenti, Coach Thomas Puckett
PRACTICE LOCATION & SCHEDULE: See tentative practice calendar
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION:
A total of 16 Tournament Days for 14 Twisters Elite Team. ECE Elite Teams will participate in the following tentative multi-day tournaments, CHRVA Regional tournament (April 18 or 19, 2025), and additional local tournaments in the DMV area. (PARTICIPATION DETERMINED BY COACHES AND TOURNAMENT LINEUP IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE DUE TO AVAILABILITY)
- 2026 Mid-Atlantic Opener: January 17-19, 2026 at York Expo Center, York, PA. (This is a STAY TO-PLAY tournament, all players must stay in designated hotel as assigned by ECE Travel Director, travel and hotel costs for players and their accompany family are additional to Club fees).
- Charm City: January 31-February 1, 2026 at Baltimore Convention Center, MD. This is a two-day local DMV tournament.
- Capitol Hill Classic (CHC): February 14-16, 2026 at the Walter E. Convention Center, Washington DC. (This is NOT a STAY TO-PLAY tournament, Players are NOT required to stay in hotels, hotel costs are additional to Club fee).
- Shamrock Showdown: March 14-15, 2026 at Springfield, VA. This is a two-day local DMV tournament. This is an alternate tournament of CharmCity Challenge. Another alternate will be two 1-day local DMV tournaments.
- Northeast Qualifier (NEQ3ˋˋˋˋˋˋˋˋˋ): March 27-29, 2026 for 14 Twiseters on @ Pennsylvania Convention Center in PA. (This is a STAY TO-PLAY tournament, all players must stay in designated hotel as assigned by ECE Travel Director, travel and hotel costs are additional to Club fees).
- East Coast Championships (ECC): May 23-25, 2026 at the David Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, PA. (This is a NOT a STAY-TO-PLAY tournament, travel and hotel costs are additional to Club fee).
**Tournament line up is subject to change due to tournament’s availability. More information about each team’s tournament schedule will be forthcoming as soon as CHRVA releases further information.
| Tournament | Location | Date | Status/Results | |
| 1 | MDJRS 12O, 14M, 15O, 18C(P2) | Jessup, MD | 1/10/2026 | Silver bracket |
| 2 | 2026 Mid-Atlantic Opener | York, PA | 1/17-1/19 | Gold bracket & 5th place overall |
| Charm City Challenge | Baltimore, MD | 1/31-2/1 | waitlisted | |
| 3 | Vienna Elite 14 Mixed | Rockville, MD | 2/7 | Won silver bracket |
| Capitol Hill Classic (CHC) or NEQ3 | Washington, DC | 2/14-2/16 | waitlisted | |
| 4 | FVBC 14 Mixed (Feb 28, P2) | Frederick, MD | 2/28 | Gold bracket & ranked 3rd |
| Shamrock Showdown | Springfield, VA | 3/14-3/15 | waitlisted | |
| 5 | 2026 Grand Prix Maryland | Ocean City, MD | 3/14-3/15 | Gold challenge |
| 6 | NEQ3 | Philadelphia, PA | 3/27-29 | accepted |
| 7 | Vienna Elite 14 Mixed | Rockville, MD | 4/11 | Won 2nd in Silver bracket |
| 8 | 2026 CHRVA Regional non-bid | Springfield, VA | 4/18 | accepted |
| 9 | East Coast Championships (ECC) | Pittsburgh, PA | 5/23-5/25 | accepted |
Roster:
| # | Name | Position | Height | Grad Year | School |
| 10 | Aissa Ticona | S, OPP, L/DS | 5’3 | 2030 | Parkland MS |
| 21 | Amber Zhang | L/DS | 5’2″ | 2031 | Burleigh Manor MS |
| 3 | Ava Turner | OH, OPP | 5’2″ | 2030 | Patuxent Valley MS |
| 17 | Emily Mei | OH, OPP | 5’4″ | 2030 | Clarksville MS |
| 16 | Isabelle (Izzie) Bang | S, L/DS | 5’4″ | 2029 | Marriotts Ridge HS |
| 13 | Mylah Gladden | MB | 5’4” | 2030 | Bonnie Branch MS |
| 24 | Ryan Watson | OH, OPP | 2029 | Paint Branch HS | |
| 9 | Zoey Wang | S | 5’1″ | 2030 | Cabin John MS |
| 22 | Sofia Lintag | S, L/DS | 5’6″ | 2030 | Kingsview MS |