Posted On November 22, 2012 by PUSC

Erika Garcia Named to All-Ivy Division I Second Team

Erika Garcia, sophomore defender for Harvard University, collected All-Ivy second team honors this season.  Garcia, a member of Mexico’s U20 National team pool, moved from playing a forward position to anchor the defense for the Crimson.  Harvard posted seven  shutouts in the season. Garcia is a former Placer United player from the ’93 team.Continue reading..

Posted On November 22, 2012 by PUSC

Lexi Giusti Named to First Team All NEC Division III

Sophomore forward, Lexi Giusti of Lesley University, was named to the All NECC Division III first team all conference.  Giusti tallied 9 goals and 7 assists in the season for the Lynx.  By winning the NECC Championship, the Lynx received an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III tournament. Giusti is a ’93 alumni player […]Continue reading..

Posted On November 22, 2012 by PUSC

Placer Alumni Gollnick and Mitnick Named PacWest Players of the Week

Lauren Gollnick      SAN RAFAEL, CA — Dominican University of California men’s and women’s soccer players collected weekly Pacific West Conference honors. Freshman LaurenGollnick has been named the women’s Player of the Week while sophomore Kolby Mitnick has been named the men’s Player of the Week. Gollnick, who earns the honor for the second time this season, led […]Continue reading..

Posted On November 16, 2012 by PUSC

Placer United Alumni Pick Up College Awards

Ryan Hollingshead, UCLA – Pac-12 Player of the Year The Granite Bay native and former Placer United Player is the fifth UCLA player to earn Conference Player of the Year honors. Hollingshead joins fellow Bruins Matt Taylor (2003), Patrick Ianni (2004), Michael Stephens (2008) and last year’s winner Kelyn Rowe (2011) to win this award. Hollingshead was […]Continue reading..

Posted On November 16, 2012 by PUSC

Former Placer United Player, Lauren Gollnick, Named 2012 Pacific West Conference Women’s Soccer Freshman of the Year

November 11, 2012 SAN RAFAEL, CA — Lauren Gollnick, Dominican University, has been named the 2012 Pacific West Conference Women’s Soccer Freshman of the Year. In addition, Gollnick was named to the All-PacWest First Team as a forward. Senior forward Julianna Bratsberg and junior goalkeeper Megan Herringboth earned Second Team honors while sophomore midfielder Mckenna Kimball earned an honorable mention. […]Continue reading..

Posted On November 14, 2012 by PUSC

Placer United’s Niko Hansen Comes Up Huge in High School Division 1 Final

The High School soccer final everybody has waited years to see, Jesuit versus Granite Bay, was just the platform Placer United dazzling senior midfielder, Niko Hansen, needed as he scored three of his team’s five goals to help Jesuit High School win its10th D-I section championship and third in four years. It was also Niko’s 2nd hat trick in two games as he […]Continue reading..

Posted On November 13, 2012 by PUSC

Placer United Alumni Kick Off NCAA Division One Playoffs

The NCAA Division One Playoffs are ready to begin this week and we wish the following former Placer United players all the best as they strive to become NCAA Division One Champions: Austin Dunn, University of San Diego Joey Haug, U.S. Airforce Academy Ryan Hollingshead, University of California Los Angeles Gabe Padilla, Georgetown University. Grant Silvestre, University Of […]Continue reading..

Posted On November 13, 2012 by PUSC

Ryan Hollingshead Named to College Soccer News Team of the Week

November 12, 2012 Los Angeles, CA – Senior captain Ryan Hollingshead has been named to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week for the week of November 5-11, as announced by the publication today. The Granite Bay, California, native and former Placer United player helped UCLA win its fourth Pac-12 title in five years on Friday as the […]Continue reading..

Posted On November 13, 2012 by PUSC

Eight Placer United Alumni in the Women’s NCAA Tournaments

The NCAA Women’s Division 1, 2 and 3 National Championships began this past weekend and Placer United has EIGHT alumni participating! Division 1 Maria De La Cruz – Idaho State Mikaela Arnstein – UCLA Miranda Bailey – BYU Division 2 Caitlin Jones – Sonoma State Univ Morgan Garcia – Barry University Division 3 Ashley Sweeting […]Continue reading..

Posted On November 1, 2012 by PUSC

Lauren Stafford Commits to Montana State University

“I am happy to announce that I have verbally committed to Montana State University at Billings! Never in a million years did I believe I would be playing college soccer. I have visited the campus and can honestly say I am in love with not only the location, but the coaching staff, players, and academic […]Continue reading..