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Placer United Finishes Strong In Norcal Regional Academy Winter League

The Placer United Elite girls teams finished the Winter Regional Academy League with TWO Champions out of FIVE age groups/divisions.

The U14 98′ Elite won the championship with a 2-0 win over Juventus and a 2-2 draw with DeAnza Force.  Their final record was 4 wins, 2 losses and 4 draws.

The U17 95′ Elite won the championship on Sunday defeating the Sonoma County Alliance 2-1 in penatly kicks.  They finished the league with 7 wins, 0 losses and 1 draw.

The U15 97′ Elite finsihed in 3rd place after a 1-1 draw with the league champion Sonoma County Alliance.  The girls didnt have the shot to jump into second as Sundays game was cancelled due to weather.  Their final record was 3 wins, 0 losses and 6 draws.

The U16 96′ Elite finished in 6th place and they also didn’t get to play the final game on Sunday, with which a win, could have propelled them into 4th place.  Their final season record was  3 wins, 2 losses and 3 draws.

The U18 94′ Elite finished in second place after a grueling 1-0 loss in which they dominated in scoring chances.  The girls finished the season with 4 wins, 2 losses and 4 draws.

Congrats to all the girls teams on a terrific league season!

College Bound

Anna Goddi Commits to University of Chicago

“I am happy to announce that I have verbally committed to the University of Chicago to play on their women’s soccer team. This is the perfect opportunity for me academically and athletically, for I could not hope to get into a more competitive and distinguished college, especially to play soccer for their team. The campus is absolutely beautiful, the academics are extremely challenging, and the coaching staff is wonderful. I am really looking forward to working with them next year. I am anticipating studying Neuroscience there, and also helping the UChicago women’s team win the league next year!

I would like to thank my family, my friends, and my teammates for helping me get this far and for pushing me in soccer to achieve all that I have on the team. I have been with Placer for my whole competitive soccer career, beginning in U10, and have developed so much from their support and coaching staff. Thank you so much to my coaches, Gene DuChateau and Ron Benjamin, and all of my other coaches from when I was younger, for helping me become the player I am now. I am so excited to attend UChicago next year and couldn’t have achieved this without their support.”

—Anna Goddi

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Placer United and Blues Girls Continue to Excel on the Road

The Placer United U14 Elite, U15 and U17 Premier and the Blues U15 girls teams travelled down to the Bay Area this past weekend to attend the Juventus College Showcase.

The U14 Placer Elite team started off the weekend with a grueling 3-2 loss to Mustang Explosion in the Premier Division.  In the second game they lost to Juventus and finished up the event with a 1-1 draw with Elk Grove Everton.

The U15 Blues team had a great weekend against some very tough competition in the Premier Division.  They opened up with a 1-0 loss to Bay Oaks and then drew 2-2 with Santa Rosa.  They responded with a 3-0 win over the ACC Mavericks and then won the consolation game 1-0 over the CV Arsenal.  The girls ended up with a 3rd place finish.

The U15 Placer Premier team opened up with a convincing 6-0 win over Legacy FC (NV) in the Gold Division.  They then were upended by  MVLA Blue 2-0.  The girls then bounced back with a 2-0 win over Boise Nationals (ID) who were leading the group at the time.  In the final, the girls had a rematch with MVLA Blue and were downed 3-1.  The girls ended up with a 2nd place finish.

The U17 Placer Premier team opened up with a 2-0 win over Sagebrush (NV).  They then lost a thriller 3-2 to DeAnza Freedom.  The third game was a tightly contested battle against Peninsula and came up short 1-0.  In the final match the girls beat Los Gatos 3-1.  They ended up as a semi-finalist in points in the college showcase format.

Congrats to all teams on a great weekend!

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Placer United Girls Elite Teams Travel to Las Vegas for College Showcase

The Placer United U15, U16, U17 and U18 Elite teams travelled to Las Vegas last weekend for the Heat FC College Invitational. The event was held at the Bettye Wilson Soccer Complex and the girls played in front of college coaches who were recruiting from the event. Some of the top colleges were represented, including: University of Portland, USC, University of Oregon, Washington State, Arizona State, UNLV, amongst others.

The U15 girls had four wins on the weekend, defeating THUSC Mercury (OR) 2-0, Northwest Nationals (WA) 2-0, Players SC (NV) 1-0 and Forza SC (UT) 3-0. The girls ended up in second place in points.

The U16 girls started off the tournament with a 1-1 draw with Eugene Metro Magic (OR). They then played the eventual champion THUSC Sodium and lost a very competitive game 0-2. The next game they saw the Tennessee powerhouse, Brentwood. They lost 0-1 in a nail-biting contest which saw Placer miss numerous chances in the closing minutes. The final game was a 2-0 win over a very strong team, FC Portland. The girls had a very difficult bracket and THUSC and Brentwood finished the event in 1st and 2nd place.

The U17 girls had 3 wins and 1 loss at the event. They started off the weekend with a 5-0 win over LV Premier ECNL (NV). They then beat the Boise Nationals 1-0. The girls suffered a 1-3 loss to the Heat FC 94’s. The girls rebounded and beat the Northwest Nationals (NW) 3-0. They won their group in points and won the championship.

The U18 girls took second in the championship by points. 1-0 win over Pride Predators (CO), 1-0 win over Northwest Nationals (WA), 0-0 draw with THUSC Ireland and a 2-0 win over Heat FC.

This was a great weekend of competition for the program. Congrats to all teams and families who made the trip.

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Placer United and Blues Girls Teams Show Strength in the Desert

Placer United Premier U15 and U17 Girls and Blues U15 Girls travelled to Las Vegas last weekend and had very strong showings.  All three teams made it out of the group stage and competed in the playoffs.  A number of college coaches were also in attendance for this event.

The Blues U15 girls won the Championsip in the Telemundo Division weaving their way through six games to bring home the Cup.  They opened up with a 0-0 draw with Washington Premier (WA) then went on a five game winning streak to claim the championship.  They defeated Oomega Select (KS) 4-1, FC United (IL) 3-2, LV Sports Academy (NV) 4-0, Cook Inlet Velocity (AK) 4-0 and in the final they defeated FC United Select again, 1-0.

The Placer United Premier U15 girls made it all the way to the Championship game in the Adidas Division before falling 1-0 to Dowtown Las Vegas SC (NV).  The girls had a great run including a 1-1 draw with Impact Utd (UT), a 3-0 win over the Alaska Rush, a 3-2 win over Semaihoo from Canada and a 1-0 win over Boca (CA-N).

The Placer United Premier U17 girls made it to the quarter-finals of the Telemundo Division and were up ended in penalty kicks by the NV Wonders out of Nevada.  The shootout went ten grueling rounds.  The girls made it to the playoffs with a 1-0 win over Twin Cities (MN), a 1-1 draw with Omega Select (KS) and a 0-0 draw with Colorado United.

All three of our teams won their groups before advancing to the knockout rounds.  This was a fantastic weekend for the soccer club.  Great job ladies!

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Former Placer United and CDA Player Gets Recall to U20 National Team Camp

Seth Casiple (Placer United and CDA), joins his former teammate  Daniel Cuevas (CDA) in Florida

CHICAGO (Feb. 17, 2012) – U.S. Under-20 Men’s National Team head coach Tab Ramos has named a 26-player roster for a domestic training camp from Feb. 20-March 1 in Clermont, Fla.

As part of the camp, the U.S. U-20 MNT will face the reserve teams from FC Dallas on Sunday, Feb. 26, at 4 p.m. ET and Montreal Impact on Wednesday, Feb. 29, at 10:30 a.m. ET. Both matches will take place at the Disney Wide World of Sports complex.

The squad is composed of six players born in 1994, with the rest born in 1993. The roster features four Development Academy players – Daniel Garcia, Alfred Koroma, Collin Martin and Andrew Oliver. A total of 19 total players having gone through the Development Academy during their career. Ten players are college players, with Seth Casiple and Christian Dean coming from California and Mikey Lopez and Boyd Okwuonu hailing from North Carolina.

Ten are signed to professional teams. Mexican side Santos Laguna was the only club to send more than one player, with Daniel Cuevas, Jesus Guzman and Benji Joya all representing the Guerreros. Juan Pablo Ocegueda comes from fellow Mexican Primera Division club UANL Tigres, and Victor Pineda and Omar Salgado come from MLS teams Chicago Fire and Vancouver Whitecaps, respectively. Villyan Bijev, Sean Cunningham, Matt Dunn and Kamil Kaminski all play in Europe.

Fourteen players are returning from the U-20 MNT’s January camp in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., including Cunningham and Salgado, who were both also on the roster for Ramos’s first camp in Duisberg, Germany. The other 12 players are Bijev, AJ Cochran, Daniel Cuevas, Garcia, Guzman, Koroma, Martin, Eric Miller, Ocegueda, Sean Okoli, Okwuono and Walker Zimmerman.

Ramos is preparing the U-20s for the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, which will likely take place in early 2013. The tournament will determine the region’s qualifiers for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup being held in Turkey from June 21-July 13. Every player on the roster is age-eligible for the upcoming U-20 World Cup.

U.S. U-20 Men’s National Team Roster By Position:
GOALKEEPERS (3): Tomas Gomez (Georgetown; Webster Groves, Mo.), Jesus Guzman (Santos Laguna; San Jose, Calif.), Kamil Kaminski (Legia Warszawa; Berlin, Conn.)
DEFENDERS (8): AJ Cochran (Wisconsin; St. Louis, Mo.), Sean Cunningham (Molde FK; Troy, Mich.), Christian Dean (California; East Palo Alto, Calif.), Mobi Fehr (Unattached; Tokyo, Japan), Eric Miller (Creighton; Woodbury, Minn.), Juan Pablo Ocegueda (UANL Tigres; Riverside, Calif.), Boyd Okwuonu (North Carolina; Edmund, Okla.), Walker Zimmerman (Furman; Lawrenceville, Ga.).
MIDFIELDERS (10): Seth Casiple (California; Rocklin, Calif.), Daniel Cuevas (Santos Laguna; Sacramento, Calif.), Matt Dunn (OFK Beograd; Dallas, Texas), Daniel Garcia (FC Dallas Academy; Dallas, Texas), Alejandro Guido (Unattached; Chula Vista, Calif.), Benji Joya (Santos Laguna; San Jose, Calif.), Mikey Lopez (North Carolina; Mission, Texas), Collin Martin (D.C. United Academy; Chevy Chase, Md.), Daniel Metzger (Maryland; Staten Island, N.Y.), Victor Pineda (Chicago Fire; Bollingbrook, Ill.)
FORWARDS (5): Villyan Bijev (Fortuna Düsseldorf; Fresno, Calif.), Alfred Koroma (Solar Chelsea SC; Southlake, Texas), Sean Okoli (Wake Forest; Federal Way, Wash.), Andrew Oliver (Chicago Fire Academy; Indianapolis, Ind.), Omar Salgado (Vancouver Whitecaps; El Paso, Texas)

College Bound

Ashley Sweeting Chooses Chapman University

 “I’m very excited to play soccer for Chapman University next year. Chapman is in sunny southern California and offers a pre-physical therapy and athletic training program that I am interested in.

I owe a huge thank you to Leo Marin and Ron Benjamin for giving me the opportunity to play for Placer United.  Placer has been an unbelievable experience with great training, talented and supportive teammates, and great families.  I also need to thank my family who believed in me and supported me. Go Panthers!”

—Ashley

College Bound

Kaitlyn Kassis Sets Her Sights on UCSD

“I am very excited to commit to play for the University of California, San Diego. UCSD is my dream school for both academics and soccer. I cannot believe how quickly 13 years of playing soccer has gone by. It seems like just yesterday I was playing for the Rancho Cordova Stars, coached by my Mom and Papa. Now I am going to be a UC San Diego Triton!

After all of the ups and downs I have had throughout my soccer career, this is truly a dream come true. Soccer has been the single greatest aspect of my life that has shaped me into the individual I am today. It has made me stronger, both physically and mentally. Soccer has taught me the importance of capitalizing, and making the most of every opportunity, or minute, I am given. I feel so blessed to be given this opportunity to continue playing the sport I love, and cannot wait to begin this new chapter in my life.

There are several people who deserve special recognition for their impact on my soccer career. First, I want to thank my coach, Gene DuChateau. He is the world’s most kindhearted individual who has always had confidence in me. I am so fortunate to have been able to play for him (and be his “energizer bunny”) for three wonderful years. Secondly, I want to thank Coach Ron for his dedication to the Placer United program. I would also like to recognize my team for their friendship and constant support. The camaraderie of a team is a special relationship that cannot be replicated anywhere else. These girls are truly my second family.

Finally I would like to thank my family. I have the most supportive family in the entire world! At each and every game I know that there is always my little section of fans to cheer me on. Whether it be my Meme, Papa, Nana, T.T., sister, brother, dad or mom, I sincerely appreciate all you have sacrificed for me. I know that spending weekends at Cherry Island, or spending Thanksgivings at Surf Cup, is not always ideal, but it has meant so much to me. I love you all so much, and would not be in the position I am today if I weren’t for you. Thank you for everything!

GO TRITONS!”

—Kaitlyn

College Bound

Emily Huska Chooses Humboldt State University

“I have recently verbally committed to wonderful Humboldt State University because to me, it was the perfect place to go. At HSU I can fulfill a dream to play soccer in college, get an education that can that build stepping stones for my future, and be somewhere I know I love. What really got me to choose HSU was that the beautiful campus stood out from all of the others I visited along with the people who were so down to earth. I can do the same things I love to do such as hiking, trail running, kayaking, and climbing, and most of all I could truly see myself living there and feeling at home. I’m extremely excited to go and play for head coach Christian Johnson.

I can’t explain how thankful I am for the support I have gotten from my team and families! We have all grown up so much and the strong bonds and cherished memories I have with all of them will last forever. Thank you Jason Gantt, Gene DuChateau, Todd DeCarlo, and Ron Benjamin for their dedication, time and effort that has pushed me to be the player I am today. And most of all thank you Mom and Dad for helping make my dreams come true and being there on the side lines cheering me on, you mean the world to me and I can’t thank you enough for everything! Thank you all so much in the Placer Club for the memorable years. Go Lumberjacks!”

—Emily

College Bound

Devon Hamersley Will Head to Kansas Wesleyan University

“I’m headed to Kansas! I’m excited to play for Coach Dibbini on one of the top women’s soccer teams in the country (2011 record – 16-2-2, first in their conference) while studying Exercise Science / Kinesiology.  Kansas (K-Dub) offers immediate, hands-on training in this program, all in a small, classroom environment – something that should be perfect for me.  Thanks so much to coaches Gene DuChateau, Ron Benjamin and Bart Morefield for allowing me to play for Placer United. I have learned so much and Placer United has been like my family, opening up opportunities to speak to and be seen by MANY quality college coaches and programs.  Thanks to my parents for their encouragement and never letting me quit! Thanks to all my fellow players along the way who’ve challenged me to do better. And thanks to Coach Dibbini (and the rest of KWU’s women’s soccer coaching staff) for their investment in my abilities.  I’m excited and scared at the same time but looking forward to what comes next.  I wish my fellow teammates and their parents all the best. I will miss you all!”

—Devon

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