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 Carmel Cyclones (IN) 2, PWSI Cardinals (VA) 0
Cylones bring home the US Youth Soccer National Championship with 2-0 win over PWSI Cardinals. Jessica Boots awarded "Golden Boot" as most valuable player of the U19 Girls!
Sunday, July 29, 2007
The U19 CUSC Cyclones have been crowned the US Youth Soccer National Champions with their 2-0 win over the PWSI Cardinals! The Cyclones rose to the challenge for their 7:30 AM final this morning, led by Jessica Boots who scored both goals for her team (one in the 11th minute and the second in the 90th minute). Boots was named the "Golden Boot" Award winner for being the most valuable player for the U19 Girls age group. Congratulations!
Story Courtesy of US Youth Soccer
After a challenging week of play, the Carmel United Cyclones faced off against PWSI Cardinals to determine the title. They tied their first match after a contested ruling only for both to continue to Sunday morning's final.
Carmel United Cyclones head coach Gene Lindley said, "Today's game was a hard fought effort from both teams. Both had quality teams and a bounce here and there is what it comes down to at this level. It feels fantastic. To represent our state and our club is an honor."
All of the Carmel United players play for Division I schools, including Indiana, UConn, Florida, Kansas and the Navel Academy just to name a few. They have made it to regionals for the past seven years, but this is their first opportunity at nationals. The past few years they have lost against the Eclipse, who went on to win Nationals.
"It is a dream that came though. It is something that we have been working for all these years. Since we were little we have been working towards this," said Jessica Boots of the Carmel United Cyclones and the adidas Golden Boot winner. "This didn't seem real at first. But after we got here we realized all that we had accomplished and all that we had left to accomplish. We got prepared and came mentally focused and were able to get the job done."
In the championship game, Boots scored both goals for the win (12:00) (90:00).
U14 CUSC Academy Girls Bring Home Third Place Medals
The Region II Champion U14 Girls CUSC Academy made their first ever trip to the Nationals this year. Facing three strong teams, the CUSC Academy played well and were rewarded with third place medals and a memorable experience. Congratulations to both teams!
To read a day-by-day summary of the event and excerpts from the US Youth Soccer team blogs, please see the link below.
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