Girls Team Had Great Weekend at Norcal State Cup

Posted On January 31, 2013 by PUSC

The Placer United U11-U13 girls teams had a very successful weekend in the Norcal State Cup at various locations across the state. Two teams made it to the TOP 8 in the State! Quarter-finals and semi-finals will be played the weekend of February 9-10, 2013.

The U12G Red won two games in the second round to advance to the Top 8. The girls earned an early draw to North Bay Elite in December. They then went on to defeat Juventus 7-0 and then a hard fought 2-1 victory over the Central Valley Magic. They now move on to the quarter-finals versus San Juan Holmes.

The U13G Red also advanced to the Top 8.  They had a 1-0 victory over 49er United in December. The girls were upended on Saturday 1-0 by Diablo FC after having numerous scoring chances. The girls showed their resiliency and came back to win 3-0 over Santa Clara Sporting to advance to the quarter-finals.

The U11G Red had a draw and a loss in the second round. They moved on to the Premier 2 Cup quarter-finals and beat Sacramento United Red 2-0 to advance to the Premier 2 semi-final versus the Santa Rosa Waves.

The U11G White played some great soccer on the weekend but came up a bit short.  They had a draw and a loss in the second round and then fell 5-2 to Manteca in the Silver 1 quarter-final.

The U12G White had a convincing 4-0 win versus Argentina and then a tough 1-0 loss to Ceres. The girls move on to the Silver 1 quarter-finals and face Los Gatos.

The U13G White had an impressive 1-0 win over Cal Northstars and then were upended 1-0 by Central Marin. The girls will move on to the Silver 1 quarter-finals versus Burlingame.

Congratulations to all of the girls teams on a great weekend in State Cup!