At 20 years old, Uriel Moreno had earned many awards and accolades in his youth soccer career. He played recreation, competition, and high school soccer in Lincoln and during those years gravitated to higher and tougher challenges. Each level of competition was met with open-eyed determination. But nothing foreseen had prepared him for his current honor and distinguishable invitation. Read More
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Seth Casiple Earns U20 National Team Call Up
Former Placer United and California Development Academy stand out, Seth Casiple, was called up into the U.S. National U20 team camp January 2-9 in Florida. Seth was also awarded the “PAC 12 Freshman of the Year” for his outstanding play for Cal Berkeley during the 2011 college season, in addition to being named as “California Gatorade High School Player of the Year” in 2010.
Seth kept his soccer game at a high standard over the Christmas holiday by competing against other Placer United college players in the 7th Annual “Placer United Alumni Game”.
Everyone at Placer United congratulates Seth. Great job!
Placer United U13G Premier State Cup Finalist
Placer U13G Premier competed in U13 Girls Nor Cal White State Cup. When placed in the bracket for Round 2, Placer came out with two wins and one loss to clinch the #4 ranking for the quarterfinals in the Bronze 1 bracket.
The next weekend at Granite Park in Sacramento, Placer beat #5 Galt FC 98G 1-0 to move on to semifinals the next day. Placer played #1 Newark SC Galaxy99 and went down 0-1 a few minutes before halftime. Half way through the second half, Placer was fouled about 25 yards from goal. Lauren Koumelis blasted the set piece above the goalkeeper’s head to tie the game at 1-1. A scoreless overtime ensued which sent the team to penalty kicks. Goalkeeper, Aeris Hammock, came up huge with two saves to give Placer the win to advance to the finals.
The finals took place on Sunday, December 17, in Dublin, against Oakland Phantoms 99G. A scoreless game sent Placer into golden goal overtime. Unfortunately, Oakland scored on one of their first chances on goal throughout the whole game.
“I cannot be more proud of what the girls accomplished to finish out the season,” said Coach Sarah. “The girl’s drive and determination brought us to the finals where we played a fantastic game. Each and every player was a contributing factor to our success in State Cup!”
Congratulations to Placer United U13G Premier, finalists in White Bronze 1 U13 Girls Nor Cal State Cup!
Anna , Jessica Raybe and Erin Barr Make ODP State Team
Anna and Jessica Raybe of the Placer United U15 97 Elite girls team made the California-North State Team for their age group. Erin Barr on the U14G also made it for the ODP 97G team. Barr is on the travel team and particpated in the ODP Championships in Arizona.
After tryouts held September through December, and Raybe made the State teams 30 player roster. Raybe has made the Top 18 and will be travelling to Phoenix for the ODP Championships in January. All three girls will be attending ODP Regional Camp in Idaho next June.
IT’S A BOY!
Kelcey and Crystal Chaidez are the proud parents of Kace Lawrence Chaidez born at 9:20am this morning. Kace weights 7 lbs. 3 oz.
Crystal delivered all natural in 4.5 hours. Great coaching Kelcey!
U17G Premier Place First in Nor Cal Fall League
The U17 Girls Premier team defeated Manteca FC Dynasty this past Sunday, 2-1, to take 1st Place in the 2011 Nor Cal Fall League. The team went undefeated ending with a record of 7-3-0 and 24 points. The team scored 21 goals total and only let in 6 goals in 10 games. The team had a great fall season as they gearing up for their Davis Showcase December 10-11. Congrats U17 G Premier and good luck in Davis!
Coach Cystal
Former Placer Players in D2 National Semi-Final Championship
Chico State Univeristy is in the National Semi-Finals for NCAA Division 2. They play Grand Valley State on December 1st. Chico State boasts two former Placer United players on their roster. Morgan and MacKenzie Edwards (93′ Gold) are freshman red-shirts on the Chico State squad. Good luck girls!
Placer United Girls Have Excellent Run in San Diego Over Thanksgiving
U15G Elite Destiny Butcher and Sydney Talmi against Surf
Five Placer United teams travelled to San Diego over the Thanksgiving weekend to compete against some of the best teams in the country.
Highlighting the weekend was the U16 Elite 96’s. They competed at the November Nights College Showcase hosted by Carlsbad Elite. The girls had three consecutive victories and won their showcase group. They opened up play with a 1-0 win versus West Coast FC, then had a 2-1 win versus Real SoCal Blue and finished the event with a 1-0 win over Bay Oaks.
Placer U14 and U15 Elite girls competed in the Surf Thanksgiving Tournament. The U14 Elite 98’s finished the weekend with 1 win, 1 loss and 1 draw. They opened up with a loss to Arsenal ECNL but bounced back with a 0-0 draw versus LAFC and a 1-0 win versus Players SC from Las Vegas. The U15 Elite 97’s finished the weekend with 1 win, 1 loss and 1 draw. In the first game, the girls came up short in a 1-2 loss to LaRoca out of Utah after a dominating performance. The girls then beat Oranje Vutbol 1-0 to setup a rematch to advance to the semi’s versus the San Diego Surf ECNL. The game ended in a 1-1 draw, barely missing out on the quarter-finals. This is the second time this season the girls have drawn with the Surf.
The U17 and U18 Elite girls competed in the Surf College Cup. The U17 Elite 95’s were pitted against one of the top teams in the country on Day 1, Legends Breakaway. The girls fought hard but came up short. In game 2, the girls became only the second Placer United girls team to beat the SoCal Blues ECNL, 1-0, one of the top girls clubs in the country. The girls finished off the weekend with a 0-0 draw with Toro Booyah from Nebraska. The girls had a relentless attack in the final 10 minutes but couldnt find the back of the net. They finished with a 1-1-1 record barely missing the playoffs. The U18 Elite girls had one win and 2 draws and barely missed out on the semi-finals. The U18’s also made history being the first Placer team to defeat the San Diego Surf ECNL, 1-0. The girls scored early against the two time USYSA National Champion and then held on for the victory. The girls also drew 0-0 with West Coast FC ECNL and drew 1-1 with 811 Creeks Clash, the Florida State Champion.
This was a great weekend for Placer United soccer. We had 7 wins, 3 losses and 5 draws versus some of the top competition in the country. Placer played in front of many college coaches as the Thanksgiving weekend is one of the top college recruiting periods.
Placer U9G Elite and U10B Premier State Cup Results
Placer’s U9G Elite won their Quarter Final game 5-0 versus Mustang Stars of the Gold 1 bracket, while the U10B Premier beat Livermore Fusion 3-0 in the Silver 1 bracket to clinch their places in the next round.
On to the final stages in Manteca for both teams…the U10B Premier came up against Newark Atlas and after a very close game, Newark scored in extra time to win 3-2 via the Golden Goal ruling. It was a tough loss for the boys since they had played well and can look back on a couple of wasted oppurtunities which passed by in regular time.
The U9G Elite had a semi-final game against Inter Rage and after dominating the first half, a final shot let Placer down so it was still 0-0 at halftime. In the second half, Inter scored early to put Placer on the back foot but goals from Camille Garcia and Grettel Sainz got the girls in front and we eventually held out to win 2-1 and set up a final with Grypons SC.
The final was Sunday and unfortunately the girls’ efforts of the previous day took its toll and the team could not replicate the same result, losing 4-0. However, both teams can be extremely proud of getting to the latter stages of the competition and we’re very proud of their hard work in the build up to the games.
Pictured is the U9G Elite with their finalist trophy and medals.
Placer United Alumni News
Alumni News – Men
Seth Casiple Named Pac-12 Freshman of the Year
Former Placer United, CDA, and U18 National Pool member, midfielder Seth Casiple, capped a stellar debut season for Cal Berkley by earning the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year Award, Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott announced on Tuesday. This marks Cal’s first Pac-12 or Pac-10 Freshman of the Year award.
Casiple led Cal and ranked among the conference leaders in assists most of the season, winding up with six assists to go along with one goal, and started all seventeen games. He finished the regular season ranked fourth in total assists and fourth in assists per game (0.35) in the Pac-12. “Seth had a fantastic season both statistically and with his overall impact in games,” Cal Head Coach Kevin Grimes said. “It is a great honor for Seth and the program.”
Connor Hallisey Garners All-Conference Honorable Mention
Alumni Placer United, CDA and U18 National Team member, Connor Hallisey, was another important freshman member of the Cal squad this season. He started eleven games and played in all seventeen games this year. A native of Granite Bay, Hallisey posted one goal, two assists and four assists.
CDA Player Matt Wiesenfarth Named Big West Conference Freshman of the Year
Former CDA player, Matt Wiesenfarth, paced the UC Davis offense throughout the season leading the Aggies in goals (5), points (13) and shots (37). Matt scored his first career goal in a 3-2 double overtime loss to Sacramento, then scored in three straight matches for the Aggies.
He put away the game winners against UC Riverside on October 1 and at Cal Poly on October 5, then scored UC Davis’ only goal in a 2-1 overtime loss against then No. 15 UC Santa Barbara on October 8. Additionally, he assisted on goals in the final three games of the 2011 season.
Placer United Alumni News – Women
Savannah Coiner – Clemson freshman center back started fifteen of eighteen games this season. She logged in 1373 minutes, fifth highest on the team. She also had seven shots on goal.
Erika Garcia – Harvard freshman forward played in many games this season. The team lost in the first round of the BCAA tournament after winning the Ivy League title. Erika scored two goals and had one assist on the season. She also has been attending Mexican National Team U20 camps.
Kellyn Morning – Univeristy of Nevada freshman back played in twelve games this season, starting one.
Lexi Giusti – Lesley Univeristy freshman forward scored eight goals this season. Lesley was upended in the NECC semi-final.
Shea Glaspey – UNC Greensboro freshman back played in every game this season for UNCG. UNCG was defeated in the first round of the SoCon playoffs.
Lindsey Matlock – Houston Baptist freshman back earned 1st Team All Conference honors. HBU lost in the GNC Championship game. Lindsey had sixteen starts out of seventeen games and logged in 1311 minutes. She also scored two goals in the season.
Kim Hernandez – Jackson State freshman forward earned 2nd Team All Conference honors. JSU lost in the quarter-finals of the SWAC tournament. Kim lead the SWAC with two game winning goals.