Placer United Girls Teams Have Strong Showing at President's Day Tournament in Phoenix

February 23, 2010

The U15, U16 and U17 Placer United Gold Teams travelled to Phoenix, AZ. for the President`s Day Tournament.

The U15 gold girls had 3 wins and 1 loss and just missed the quarter-finals. The had wins of 1-0, 4-1, 1-0 and a 2-0 loss. Their 1 loss was to the eventual finalist, Toro Brovah, out of Nebraska.

The U16 gold girls finished group play with a 0-0 draw with the eventual champion and wins of 1-0 and 5-0. The team lost in the quarter-finals to KCFC out of Kansas City 2-0.

The U17 gold girls had a stellar run through the tournament and won the championship. In group play they had two 1-0 wins and a 0-0 draw. In the quarter-finals, they beat LaRoca Premier 2-1. In the semi-finals, they beat SC Del Sol 1-0 on penalty kicks. In the final, they beat Sparta from Utah 1-0.

As a club, the girls had 10 wins, 2 losses and 2 draws.

Congratulations to all teams on a successful weekend !