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by Samantha Stringfellow

New York University is located in the heart of the most exciting city in America. New York City is home to the widest variety of cultures, businesses, and activities, so naturally Quidditch has a home there. While college Quidditch originated on the East Coast, New York University was out of the Quidditch loop until 2010 when their Quidditch team, the Nundu, became an official team after fighting with the NYU Club Budget Committee. Previously known as the Hipster Horcruxes, NYU changed their name to the Nundu, after the ferocious African leopard, to prove just how competitive they could be. Currently ranked number fifty in the world, the Nundu have only been around for a few years, even though many other Eastern teams have been flying for six years or longer. But if you think these players were going to be intimidated, you’re in for a surprise.

After less than a month of training, the Nundu picked up and headed to World Cup IV in 2010, where they defeated University of Maryland 140-60 and Ringling College 50-40, but were knocked off their brooms by Emerson College 150-10. Though they were defeated, NYU continued striving for victory. They fought hard all through 2011 with many ups and downs, defeating UMass and Stony Brook University but falling to Vassar, UMiami, and Ithaca Community. Their real triumph, however, came at World Cup V in 2012, where they defeated Brandeis, Harvard, UMass, and Syracuse and placed at 38th after being knocked out by UMiami yet again. Regardless, they finished out World Cup V with their aims high for the next year.

(Nundu hunting an elephant. DAMN.) 

In their preparation for the upcoming World Cup VI in Kissimmee, the Nundu have defeated their local New York rivals, the NY Badassilisks, three times: 80-20, 100-60, and 70-20. At the qualifying Northeastern Regional Championships, NYU placed 7th after being knocked out by Hofstra 60-30 in the quarterfinals. Their NY counterparts the Badassilisks will not be meeting the Nundu at the World Cup this year after not qualifying at the NERC. NYU’s players have established themselves as up-and-coming fighters with the ability to take down teams and fight for their victories. Having started as a small group of 20 who just wanted to play Quidditch, the NYU Nundu Quidditch Club has grown to a team of over 100 dedicated players and members who train hard and have their eyes on the prize for this coming World Cup Tournament. Keep up the hard work NYU! Go Nundu!

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Super excited that anyone would write about us, but I would like to point out for readers a few things. Not sure wheeeere you got your information, but we actually beat Ithaca Community at World Cup V, and the Brandeis, Harvard, UMass, and Syracuse games were at NERC (in which we placed 5th). We played UMiami only once (that awful time we were slaughtered in our first game of WCV) and actually didn’t make it to bracket play that time around.

And we have faaaaar from 100 dedicated players hahaha try maybe 30 consistant players.

But I love that you explain what a Nundu is. ^_^