Congratulations to Placer United alumni Seth Casiple and Connor Hallisey who were selected on Major League Soccer’s list of 55 NCAA Division I college seniors invited to showcase their talents at the 2015 adidas MLS Player Combine January 8-13 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

The coaching staffs from all 20 MLS teams will be on hand to scout talent for the 2015 MLS SuperDraft, scheduled to take place on Thursday, January 15, in Philadelphia.The invite list includes seven players who will be competing at this weekend’s College Cup in Cary, North Carolina: four from UCLA and one each from Providence, UMBC and Virginia.The 55 seniors were selected by a committee consisting of NCAA Division I coaches from every conference and MLS representatives. They will be joined at the adidas MLS Player Combine by other seniors, including those from lower NCAA divisions, underclassmen who sign Generation adidas contracts and other international invitees, all of whom will be announced at a later date.

Placer United ’94 Alumni, Ashleigh Nelin, reached the NAIA National Championship with Menlo College.

Menlo College women’s soccer beat out Embry-Riddle of Arizona 2-1 in the NAIA Cal Pac Conference Championship to advance for the first time to Nationals.

Defending champions Concordia Cavaliers of Oregon hosted the first round game to whom Menlo’s Lady Oaks fell in a 3-0 defeat.

Ashleigh started all 21 games and was instrumental in the Cal Pac Conference Championship.

Great job Ashleigh!

The 2014 US Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program Girls Thanksgiving Inter-Regional took place November 21-26 at Spanish River Athletic Park in Boca Raton, Florida. Participating teams were comprised of elite players in the 1997-2000 age groups, from each of the four US Youth Soccer Regions.  Maggie Bell of ’97 Gold and Emily Talmi of ’00 Gold competed at the event and played in front of college coaches and the US Soccer National Team coaches.  Nice work ladies!

Emily Talmi

Maggie Bell

After a long fall season, three Placer United girls teams were crowned National Premier League Champions this weekend in Davis, California.

U15G 00 Gold, 2014 NPL Champions League Champions

The U15G 00 Gold and the U16G 99 Gold were crowned champions in the Champions League division of Norcal NPL and receive an automatic bid to play for the NPL National Championship, July 9-13, 2015 in Westfield, Indiana. The winner of each National Premier League across the country come together and compete for the National Championship.

The U15G Gold finished the season with a record of 6 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw with 15 goals for and 5 goals against.

U16G Gold, 2014 NPL Champions League Champions

The U16G Gold finished the season with a record of 7 wins and 1 draw with 22 goals for and only one goal against!

U18G 98 Gold, NPL Champions League Champions

The U18G 98 Gold won the State Premier 1 Division of the NPL. They finished with a record of 5 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw with 13 goals for and 9 goals against.

Placer United Soccer currently has two National Championships. The ’93 Gold girls in 2008 at the US Club Soccer National Cup and most recently, the ’97 Gold boys in 2014 at the National Premier League Finals in North Carolina.

Good luck to the ’99 and ’00 girls on their quest to claim more National Titles for their team and Placer United.

Three Placer United girls teams are in the hunt for the NPL Champions League title to be decided this weekend at the NPL Showcase in Davis.

The U15G Gold are currently tied for 2nd place and have a chance of winning the title after they knocked off first place Santa Clara Sporting.

The U16G Gold are sitting at the top of the standings after beating FC Elk Grove Navy.  If the girls win, they will be the Norcal NPL Champions.

The U18G 97 Gold are tied for 3rd place with a game in hand. If they win this weekend, they are likely to bring home the title.

The winner of the Champions League will receive an automatic bid to play for the NPL National Championship in Westfield, Indiana July 9-13, 2015.  The NPL Finals features the champions of all 19 NPLs across the United States in the U13 through U18 boys and girls age groups. Teams will play several group games before advancing to knock-out rounds to determine the NPL National Champion in every age group.

One of the most prestigious championships in the country, the NPL finals is the target destination for all NPL teams throughout the year-long, league-based competition each season.

Additionally, there will be a large number of college coaches at the event for recruiting purposes.   This is a very exciting time for our program.

The Placer United U18 97 Gold boys team won the National Championship earlier this year!

Good luck ladies! Go Placer!

The Olympic Development Program girls state team pool was announced this week. The boys announcement will follow in two weeks.

The Olympic Development Program is a national process for identifying and developing the best youth soccer players. The process promotes players to the U.S. National Teams, which represent the United States in international competition, such as the Youth World Cup and the Olympics. The main ODP objective is to identify, evaluate and train highly talented male and female youth soccer players. As part of this national effort, Cal North ODP is dedicated to developing the highest level of youth soccer. This objective must be achieved in an atmosphere of integrity, fairness and impartiality. The player’s physical and cognitive skills and attitude must be the only criteria for the program. The procedure to achieve this objective must be approved by the Cal North Board of Directors and must not conflict with any US Youth Soccer or United States Soccer Federation (USSF) policies. Learn More

Placer United Players Selected for Cal-North Olympic Development Program (ODP):

• Nicolette Lewis ’99
• Abena Aidoo ’00
• Clare Murphy ’00
• Isabella Perez ’00
• Emily Talmi ’00
• Tanya Bills ’01
• Taylor Ramos ’02

The players will now go through training sessions. Travelling teams will be formed to compete in the ODP Championships in Arizona in January.

Congratulations girls! Go Placer!

Placer United U10B Black reach State Cup Final Four

The Placer United U10B Black team has made it to the FINAL FOUR of the Norcal State Cup! In the second round, the boys had two wins and one draw to secure a spot in the quarter-finals. They defeated the Gryphons 1-0 and Manteca 3-1. Then they had a 0-0 draw with Livermore to advance to the quarters. In the quarter-finals, the boys ran up against a very solid Fresno Chaos team. Fresno was up 1-0 and then the boys equalized. The game went to golden goal overtime and our boys scored the winner to move onto the State Cup semi-finals! The semi-final match is scheduled for November 15th, 9:20am at Woodward Park in Manteca.

Aaron Lopez, #11, Scores the Golden Goal for the U10B Black

The U10G Black opened up the 2nd round with a 2-1 loss to Mill Valley. The girls quickly rebounded to win the next two games, 5-1 against Barcelona Bay Area and 3-0 over Folsom. They then advanced to the Red Premier 3 quarter-final and were up-ended by CCSA Black 4-0.

The U10B Gold started off the 2nd round in great fashion winning their first two games. They defeated San Jose 5-2 and Burlingame 6-1. In Game 3, the boys had an outright battle with Briceno Soccer Club and came up a bit short, losing 3-2. In the Red Diamond 2 quarter-final, the boys lost 5-2 to Santa Rosa United.

The U10G Gold opened up with two wins as they defeated Burlingame 10-1 and Clovis 3-2. In Game 3, the girls had a tough match-up with Mustang and lost 3-1. They did qualify for the Red Diamond 1 quarter-final and defeated Pleasanton White 2-0. The girls now play in the semi-final on November 15th, 12:00 p.m. at Woodward Park in Manteca.

The U10B White had a very difficult 2nd round draw and faced Mustang, Stockton and SMC Star. The boys battled but came up on the short end.  In the White Platinum 3 quarter-finals, the boys lost to Vacaville United.

The U9G Gold won all three of their second round games. They defeated San Carlos 5-0, Livermore 3-0 and Force Black 1-0. They then played the Red Premier 2 quarter-final against Sac United Red and were defeated 2-1 in a tight battle.

The U9B Gold opened up the second round with two victories. They defeated Livermore 5-0 and Napa Olympico 5-1.  In Game 3, the boys lost a hard fought battle with San Ramon. The boys did advance to the Red Premier 3 quarter-final and lost 3-2 to Castro Valley Green in a back and forth affair.

The U9B Black had one win and two losses in the 2nd round of the Cup. They were defeated by Castro Valley and Madera. They did have an impressive 3-1 victory over Ajax United. In the quarter-final, the boys lost a tightly contested battle versus Rocklin.

Congratulations to all of our U9 and U10 teams on a great State Cup run. Good luck to the U10 boys black as they look to capture the Norcal State Cup Championship and the U10G Gold as they try and secure the Red Diamond 1 Championship!