MadMouse Polo Wins B-Flight Title
Kat Thomson scores all eight goals in an 8–6 final. Danielle Diamond is named MVP, and Tarzan is named Best Playing Pony.
MadMouse Polo won the B Flight (0–3 goal) of the 2026 USPA Northeast Circuit Arena Women’s Challenge on Thursday, November 5, at Westchester Polo Club in Newport, Rhode Island. Jackie Wein, Mia Funt and Kat Thomson beat Bad Mother Chukkers 8–6 in a final that came down to the last chukker.
The final became a duel between two scorers. Thomson scored every one of MadMouse Polo’s eight goals, and Danielle Diamond answered with all six for Bad Mother Chukkers. Diamond was named Most Valuable Player after a tournament-best 19 goals, and Tarzan was named Best Playing Pony.
In the Consolation, Champagne Campaign placed 3rd overall and Brown U Women finished in 4th Place.
Results at a Glance
| Champion | MadMouse Polo (Jackie Wein, Mia Funt, Kat Thomson) |
| Finalist | Bad Mother Chukkers (Laurajean Lauzen, Danielle Diamond, Amy Wright) |
| Final | MadMouse Polo 8, Bad Mother Chukkers 6 |
| Consolation | Champagne Campaign 17, Brown U Women’s 0 |
| Most Valuable Player | Danielle Diamond, Bad Mother Chukkers |
| Best Playing Pony | Tarzan, played by Kat Thomson, owned by Dan Keating |
| Leading scorer | Danielle Diamond, 19 goals in two games |
MVP: Danielle Diamond
Danielle Diamond earned Most Valuable Player honors after leading every player in the B Flight with 19 goals in two games.
Her semifinal was the standout individual performance of the B Flight matches. Diamond scored 13 of Bad Mother Chukkers’ 26 goals against Brown Women’s, including six in the third chukker alone.
In the final she carried the attack, scoring all six of her team’s goals. She opened the scoring, tied the game early in the second chukker, and twice pulled Bad Mother Chukkers within one goal in the fourth.
Best Playing Pony: Tarzan
Tarzan was named Best Playing Pony of the B Flight. Kat Thomson played Tarzan in the final, and the horse is owned by Dan Keating.
Tarzan is a Chestnut (Alesán) gelding with a white star in the shape of crescent moon on his snout.
The Final: MadMouse Polo 8, Bad Mother Chukkers 6
MadMouse Polo never trailed after the first chukker, but Bad Mother Chukkers kept it to a one-goal game twice in the fourth chukker.
First chukker. Danielle Diamond put Bad Mother Chukkers ahead 1–0. Kat Thomson answered with two goals, and MadMouse Polo led 2–1.
Second chukker. Diamond tied the game 2–2 with the first goal of the period. Thomson then scored three straight for a 5–2 lead.
Third chukker. Thomson stretched the lead to 6–2. Diamond scored twice to cut it to 6–4.
Fourth chukker. The last period went goal for goal. Diamond made it 6–5, Thomson restored the two-goal cushion, Diamond struck again for 7–6, and Thomson sealed it with her eighth goal.
Thomson played No. 3 for MadMouse Polo, with Jackie Wein at No. 1 and Mia Funt at No. 2. Laurajean Lauzen played No. 1 and Amy Wright No. 3 alongside Diamond for Bad Mother Chukkers. Thomson finished the tournament with 15 goals, second only to Diamond.
Road to the Final
Both semifinals were played on Wednesday, November 4, and both finalists won without conceding a goal.
MadMouse Polo 18, Champagne Campaign 0. MadMouse Polo scored six goals in the first chukker and never let up. Kat Thomson led with seven goals, Jackie Wein added four and Mia Funt three. The other four goals were not credited to an individual player.
Bad Mother Chukkers 26, Brown Women’s 0. Bad Mother Chukkers posted the highest score of the tournament. Danielle Diamond scored 13, Amy Wright seven and Laurajean Lauzen five. Their nine-goal third chukker was the biggest single period of the week.
Consolation: Champagne Campaign 17, Brown U Women’s 0
Champagne Campaign bounced back on Thursday, November 5, with a 17–0 win in the consolation. The scoring could not have been more balanced: Mariah Joyce, Abby McElroy and Darlene D’Arezzo scored five goals each.
Brown U Women’s fielded Lanyi Stroud, Anna Wadhwani and Jenny Zhu, with Alexa Vasquez also on the roster for the week.
Tournament Scoring Leaders
Seven more goals across the four games were pony goals, Penalty 1 awards, or not credited to a player on the score sheets.
Full Results
| Game | Date | Result | Goals by chukker (1–2–3–4) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Final | Thu, Nov 5 | MadMouse Polo 8, Bad Mother Chukkers 6 | 2–3–1–2 vs. 1–1–2–2 |
| Consolation | Thu, Nov 5 | Champagne Campaign 17, Brown U Women’s 0 | 5–2–6–4 vs. 0–0–0–0 |
| Semifinal II | Wed, Nov 4 | Bad Mother Chukkers 26, Brown Women’s 0 | 6–7–9–4 vs. 0–0–0–0 |
| Semifinal I | Wed, Nov 4 | MadMouse Polo 18, Champagne Campaign 0 | 6–4–5–3 vs. 0–0–0–0 |
Rosters
| Team | Color | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MadMouse Polo (champion) | Light Pink / Grey | Jackie Wein | Mia Funt | Kat Thomson |
| Bad Mother Chukkers (finalist) | Purple | Laurajean Lauzen | Danielle Diamond | Amy Wright |
| Champagne Campaign (consolation winner) | Green | Mariah Joyce | Abby McElroy | Darlene D’Arezzo |
| Brown U Women’s | Brown | Lanyi Stroud | Alexa Vasquez / Anna Wadhwani | Jenny Zhu |
Officials and Thanks
Rory Torrey umpired both semifinals. J. Wigdahl and D. Keating umpired the consolation and the final, and A. Keating kept scores for all four games.
Newport Polo thanks every player, groom and pony who made the B Flight a success, along with the USPA Northeast Circuit.
The tournament continues with the A Flight (6–9 goal) on November 7–8 at Westchester Polo Club.