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Candace Edwards Head to University of Arizona

In her own words…

After playing soccer for thirteen years and overcoming a torn ACL last year, my dream of playing Division 1 soccer in college has come true! I have recently committed to playing at the University of Arizona and couldn’t be happier with my decision. Being out of the game for almost all of last season, I was afraid I may not even be given the opportunity to play soccer in college. Once I found out that Arizona was interested in me I was ecstatic and we went to visit the school and I immediately loved everything about it. The atmosphere seemed perfect for me and all of their facilities were super nice. The coaches were all so nice and helpful and made sure we really felt comfortable there.

I’m excited to begin my college soccer career, but there’s no way I could have done this without my coach, Ron Benjamin, who has helped me so much through the last four years and has helped me grow as a player and a person. My family has also been so supportive through my injury and my whole soccer career and stood by me no matter what my decisions. I’m so thankful for this opportunity I’ve been given and am excited to continue to grow as a player at the University of Arizona. Once again, thank you so much Ron Benjamin, my family, and everyone on Placer United ’93 Gold, who has been such a huge part of my life. I couldn’t have done it without you guys!

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Becky Duncan To Attend UC Davis

Becky Duncan will be attending UC Davis under the Biological Sciences Cellular Biology Degree Program with the hopes of pursuing a graduate degree in Medicine. She has been offered the opportunity under Aggie Coach Mary Claire Roberson to try out for the Woman’s Soccer Team this August.

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Erika Garcia Headed to Mexico For National Camp

Erika Garcia, U18 ’93 Girls Gold team, is getting the respect she deserves. Erika, who will be attending Harvard Univeristy next fall to study and play soccer, has the Mexican Soccer Federation interested in her.

Erika accepted an invitation to the Mexican National Team Combine which was held April 20-24 in Los Angeles. The event consisted mostly of friendly games and a number of scouts from the Mexican Soccer Federation were in attendance. A Mexican National Team Scout was also at the Las Vegas College Showcase in March to source potential players and had the chance to watch Erika play.

The purpose of the combine is to identify players who can compete within the Mexican National pools. With the 2011 Women’s World Cup approaching this summer in Germany, the Federation may be adding a few of the players from this combine to compete for roster spots at the World Cup.

The head coach for the Women’s U20 Team and the assistant coach to the Women’s National Team were both at the combine. They invited Erika to come to Mexico City, all expenses paid, to their National Camp in mid-May.

While this is exciting news, there’s more! There were coaches from Mexican American Soccer Association (MASA) at the combine as well. They were scouting for players for the Mexican National Olympics to be held in Metepec, Mexico, from May 30th to June 5th. MASA takes a team down and competes as another state in these Olympics.  Erika made the roster of eighteen women for the event and will be attending.

Congratulations and Good Luck Erika! Placer United is rooting for you!

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Kendall Boshart Accepts Offer from Point Loma

In her own words…

“Point Loma has been my top choice from day one. I fell in love with the school and connected with the coach the first time I visited in my sophomore year. Once I got the offer from the coach, I knew that’s where I wanted to go.

Point Loma is a small private school right on the ocean in San Diego. I will be studying English/Journalism and also Fashion Merchandising with the hopes of traveling abroad and working in the fashion industry as a journalist. The soccer program is a great fit for me and one where I’ll be able to play and make a difference.

After the Las Vegas College Showcase, I heard from three schools, but found that Point Loma was still my first choice. I want to thank my parents and my little brother for all their love and support. I also want to thank the many coaches that helped me improve my game: My Placer coaches, Gene, Bart and Ron, my Cal Rush coaches John and Jaimy, Coach Ron Sanchez and especially my trainer, Simon Sheppard. Thanks for helping make my college dream a reality!”

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Great CDA Line Up This Weekend!

Soccer Fans!

A huge weekend of soccer is coming up for CDA teams this weekend. Just as the weather begins to heat up, so does the race for USSF Academy playoffs spots.

Saturday, at Del Oro High School, the CDA teams host Cal Odyssey. The Odyssey have reached the USSF Academy National Finals the last two years and on both occasions lost the Final by a single goal. They will be bringing all that play-off experience to Loomis as they hope to return to the prestigious USSF Academy playoffs for the 3rd straight time.

Sunday sees the MLS San Jose Earthquakes Academy teams travel up to play CDA at Sacramento State’s Hornet field. The Quakes have an abundance of talent in their squads and will be looking to shake up CDA who have put together some impressive results over the last few weeks.

Kick off times for all games are 1:00pm and 3:30pm, so bring some sunscreen, water and plenty of noise to Del Oro on Saturday and Hornet Field on Sunday.

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Placer United ’94 Girls Place 2nd at State Cup

This past weekend, the Placer United ’94 Girls Gold soccer team took second place at the California Youth Soccer Association (CYSA) State Cup held in Elk Grove. The girls played against the Mustang Rampage out of Danville who have won this event six of the last seven years.

Placer took an early lead scoring a goal in the first three minutes of the match but gave up two goals late in the first half, followed by an additional goal late in second half to lose 3-1. During the course of the State Cup, Placer outscored their opponents 24 and only conceded four goals in route to playing for the Northern California state championship in the under 17 age group.

Placer United beat last years semi-finalist and finalist in making their way through round robin play and later the knock out stages to qualify for the finals. By qualifying for the championship game the girls secured a spot in the US Youth Soccer Far West Regional tournament held in Boise, Idaho in June. The Far West Regional tournament consists of the state champions from the fourteen western states plus two wild card teams (Northern California and Colorado ) and two additional first place teams from the Far West Regional League.

The champion of the Far West Regional’s will qualify for National Championship in July. The girls are high school juniors and seniors and are from Roseville (Kelsey DeCarlo, Kellyn Morning, Rachel Dortch, Marissa Griffin), Rocklin (Jessica Santo, Megan Hansen, Emily Huska), Loomis (Rachel Sloss, Lauren Gollnick, Miranda Bailey), Granite Bay (Kayla Karlsson, Erin Pellerin, Maria Dela Cruz, Christy Cooper), Orangevale (Aliska Berry), Folsom (Caitlyn Kretzschmar), Truckee (Mikael Arnstein), and Novato (Shelby Brown).

The Placer United girls had a tremendous year taking first place in the Pleasanton College Showcase, Placer United Cup, President’s Day Tournament (Phoenix , AZ), and Las Vegas College Showcase (Las Vegas , NV) tournaments. The team is currently ranked #2 in Northern California and #35 in the United States by GotSoccer. Many of the girls on the team will continue playing soccer in college on scholarships.

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Casey McCavitt, ’93 Commits to Univeristy of North Carolina, Greensboro

In her own words…

“I recently verbally committed to the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. When I visited the school, I instantly fell in love with its beautiful campus. The soccer girls and the coaches were very friendly and I got along with them all really well. I felt so comfortable there and knew that it was where I belong for college. This gives me a great opportunity to experience Division 1 soccer and also receive a good education at the same time.

I am so thankful to have the love and support of my family and coaches throughout the years; they have committed so much of their time in helping me to achieve my goals. My dream was always to play Division 1 college soccer on the East Coast, and UNCG will not only fulfill this dream of mine, but provide me with much, much more.

I would also like to personally thank Ron Benjamin who was always my biggest supporter. He has been with me every step of the way in the college process and has supported me through it all. He is an amazing coach and friend to me and without him, I don’t think any of this would be possible.”

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Kevin Unsworth Placer United’s 2010/2011 Coach of the Year

Kevin Unsworth was named Placer United’s Coach of the Year for the 2010/2011 soccer season by Coaching Directors Ron Benjamin and Paul O’Brien.

Since joining the club in 2008, Kevin has worked his way up the coaching ladder and just recently received his USSF National “B” license. He is also on the Cal North ODP coaching staff.

“Kevin is a very hard-working guy and has done an exceptional job with all the teams he has coached over the last four years,” said Girls DOC Ron Benjamin.

“Kevin is a huge asset to the club. He is the type of coach we like at Placer United — a true Club guy who has earned the respect of all our coaches and board members by going the extra yard for his teams and the Club.” said Boys DOC Paul O’Brien.

Congratulations Kevin!