U18G Take Home the Title After Six Placer United Girls Team Advance to Semi-Finals of Davis College Showcase
Posted On July 18, 2013 by PUSC
Placer United U18G ’96 Red
Nine Placer United girls teams travelled down to Davis this past weekend to compete in the Davis College Showcase. Coming off of the club-wide break, the teams had to prepare quickly to get ready for the event. Six of our teams made it out of group play and into the semi-finals, two of which made it to the championship game and one was crowned champion. There were many colleges represented at the event as they were recruiting in the U15-U18 age groups.
The U13G Red had two wins and one loss in group play getting them through to the semi-finals. The lone loss in group play came to the eventual champion, FCA Storm. In the semi-finals, the girls lost a hard fought battle to Mustang.
The U15G Red had two wins and one draw in group play. The draw came against FC Elk Grove who ended up losing in overtime in the final. In the semi’s, the team came up on the short end against Davis.
The U16G Red had two wins and one loss in group play. In the semi’s, the girls were upset by Diablo FC in a hotly contested battle, 2-1.
Davis College Showcase Champions 2013
The U16G White went 1-1-1 in group play and made it through to the semi-finals. In the semi’s, the girls beat Folsom 1-0, a team they lost to 3-2 in the opening match of the tournament. In the final, the girls battled to a 0-0 draw through regulation and overtime. The game went to penalty kicks and the girls came up on the short end.
The U18G White won all three of their preliminary games to reach the semi-finals. The semi-final game went scoreless through regulation time and the girls lost in penalty kicks.
The U18G Red won all three of their preliminary games and moved into the semi-finals versus LaRoca from Utah. The game ended 1-1 after regulation and the girls were victorius in penalty kicks which moved them into the final versus Lamorinda. The girls beat them in pool play 2-1 and then 1-0 in the final to take home the championship.
It was a great weekend for all of the Placer United teams. Congrats!