Seth Casiple Earns U20 National Team Call Up

Former Placer United and California Development Academy stand out, Seth Casiple, was called up into the U.S. National U20 team camp January 2-9 in Florida. Seth was also awarded the “PAC 12 Freshman of the Year” for his outstanding play for Cal Berkeley during the 2011 college season, in addition to being named as “California Gatorade High School Player of the Year” in 2010.

Seth kept his soccer game at a high standard over the Christmas holiday by competing against other Placer United college players in the 7th Annual “Placer United Alumni Game”.

Everyone at Placer United congratulates Seth. Great job!

Placer United U13G Premier State Cup Finalist

Placer U13G Premier competed in U13 Girls Nor Cal White State Cup. When placed in the bracket for Round 2, Placer came out with two wins and one loss to clinch the #4 ranking for the quarterfinals in the Bronze 1 bracket.

The next weekend at Granite Park in Sacramento, Placer beat #5 Galt FC 98G 1-0 to move on to semifinals the next day. Placer played #1 Newark SC Galaxy99 and went down 0-1 a few minutes before halftime. Half way through the second half, Placer was fouled about 25 yards from goal. Lauren Koumelis blasted the set piece above the goalkeeper’s head to tie the game at 1-1. A scoreless overtime ensued which sent the team to penalty kicks. Goalkeeper, Aeris Hammock, came up huge with two saves to give Placer the win to advance to the finals.

The finals took place on Sunday, December 17, in Dublin, against Oakland Phantoms 99G. A scoreless game sent Placer into golden goal overtime. Unfortunately, Oakland scored on one of their first chances on goal throughout the whole game.

“I cannot be more proud of what the girls accomplished to finish out the season,” said Coach Sarah. “The girl’s drive and determination brought us to the finals where we played a fantastic game. Each and every player was a contributing factor to our success in State Cup!”

Congratulations to Placer United U13G Premier, finalists in White Bronze 1 U13 Girls Nor Cal State Cup!

Lauren Hayano ’95 Elite Commits to San Francisco State University

In Her Own Words…

“Recently, I verbally committed to San Francisco State University. SFSU has always been one of my top schools, and I feel extremely honored to be able to study and play soccer there. They have an excellent soccer program and a challenging psychology curriculum, which makes SFSU a perfect school for me. SFSU allows me to stay close to home, as well as being able to explore an amazing and diverse city.

I would like to thank my parents for all of their support. They have always pushed me to become better and to work harder; they never stopped believing in me. I would also like to thank all of my coaches throughout the years: Gene DuChateau, Bart Morefield, Ron Benjamin, John Love, and Ron Sanchez. They all invested a huge amount of time and effort into me, which helped me grow as a player. I am extremely grateful for all that they have done for me.

Go Gators!”

Anna , Jessica Raybe and Erin Barr Make ODP State Team

Anna and Jessica Raybe of the Placer United U15 97 Elite girls team made the California-North State Team for their age group. Erin Barr on the U14G also made it for the ODP 97G team. Barr is on the travel team and particpated in the ODP Championships in Arizona.

After tryouts held September through December, and Raybe made the State teams 30 player roster. Raybe has made the Top 18 and will be travelling to Phoenix for the ODP Championships in January. All three girls will be attending ODP Regional Camp in Idaho next June.

IT’S A BOY!

Kelcey and Crystal Chaidez are the proud parents of Kace Lawrence Chaidez born at 9:20am this morning. Kace weights 7 lbs. 3 oz.

Crystal delivered all natural in 4.5 hours. Great coaching Kelcey!

 

 

 

 

U18 Elite ’94 Rachel Dortch Commits to Sonoma State University

In her own words…

“I recently committed verbally to Sonoma State University. This summer I was able to attend a soccer camp at the university where I fell in love with the beautiful campus and excellent coaching. Sonoma has offered me a great opportunity to pursue a career in nursing while also playing soccer and staying near my family. I am extremely excited to attend Sonoma next year and truly believe that it is the perfect school for me.

I would like to thank my parents for their guidance and huge amount of support they have given me throughout the years; Ron Benjamin, Gene DuChateau and Todd DeCarlo who have turned me into the player I am today; and my teamates who have been great supporters and friends through the years.”

U17G Premier Place First in Nor Cal Fall League

The U17 Girls Premier team defeated Manteca FC Dynasty this past Sunday, 2-1, to take 1st Place in the 2011 Nor Cal Fall League. The team went undefeated ending with a record of 7-3-0 and 24 points. The team scored 21 goals total and only let in 6 goals in 10 games. The team had a great fall season as they gearing up for their Davis Showcase December 10-11. Congrats U17 G Premier and good luck in Davis!

Coach Cystal

Placer United Girls Have Excellent Run in San Diego Over Thanksgiving

U15G Elite Destiny Butcher and Sydney Talmi against Surf

Five Placer United teams travelled to San Diego over the Thanksgiving weekend to compete against some of the best teams in the country.

Highlighting the weekend was the U16 Elite 96’s. They competed at the November Nights College Showcase hosted by Carlsbad Elite. The girls had three consecutive victories and won their showcase group. They opened up play with a 1-0 win versus West Coast FC, then had a 2-1 win versus Real SoCal Blue and finished the event with a 1-0 win over Bay Oaks.

Placer U14 and U15 Elite girls competed in the Surf Thanksgiving Tournament. The U14 Elite 98’s finished the weekend with 1 win, 1 loss and 1 draw. They opened up with a loss to Arsenal ECNL but bounced back with a 0-0 draw versus LAFC and a 1-0 win versus Players SC from Las Vegas. The U15 Elite 97’s finished the weekend with 1 win, 1 loss and 1 draw. In the first game, the girls came up short in a 1-2 loss to LaRoca out of Utah after a dominating performance. The girls then beat Oranje Vutbol 1-0 to setup a rematch to advance to the semi’s versus the San Diego Surf ECNL. The game ended in a 1-1 draw, barely missing out on the quarter-finals. This is the second time this season the girls have drawn with the Surf.

The U17 and U18 Elite girls competed in the Surf College Cup. The U17 Elite 95’s were pitted against one of the top teams in the country on Day 1, Legends Breakaway. The girls fought hard but came up short. In game 2, the girls became only the second Placer United girls team to beat the SoCal Blues ECNL, 1-0, one of the top girls clubs in the country. The girls finished off the weekend with a 0-0 draw with Toro Booyah from Nebraska. The girls had a relentless attack in the final 10 minutes but couldnt find the back of the net. They finished with a 1-1-1 record barely missing the playoffs. The U18 Elite girls had one win and 2 draws and barely missed out on the semi-finals. The U18’s also made history being the first Placer team to defeat the San Diego Surf ECNL, 1-0. The girls scored early against the two time USYSA National Champion and then held on for the victory. The girls also drew 0-0 with West Coast FC ECNL and drew 1-1 with 811 Creeks Clash, the Florida State Champion.

This was a great weekend for Placer United soccer. We had 7 wins, 3 losses and 5 draws versus some of the top competition in the country. Placer played in front of many college coaches as the Thanksgiving weekend is one of the top college recruiting periods.

Placer U9G Elite and U10B Premier State Cup Results

Placer’s U9G Elite won their Quarter Final game 5-0 versus Mustang Stars of the Gold 1 bracket, while the U10B Premier beat Livermore Fusion 3-0 in the Silver 1 bracket to clinch their places in the next round.

On to the final stages in Manteca for both teams…the U10B Premier came up against Newark Atlas and after a very close game, Newark scored in extra time to win 3-2 via the Golden Goal ruling. It was a tough loss for the boys since they had played well and can look back on a couple of wasted oppurtunities which passed by in regular time.

The U9G Elite had a semi-final game against Inter Rage and after dominating the first half, a final shot let Placer down so it was still 0-0 at halftime. In the second half, Inter scored early to put Placer on the back foot but goals from Camille Garcia and Grettel Sainz got the girls in front and we eventually held out to win 2-1 and set up a final with Grypons SC.

The final was Sunday and unfortunately the girls’ efforts of the previous day took its toll and the team could not replicate the same result, losing 4-0. However, both teams can be extremely proud of getting to the latter stages of the competition and we’re very proud of their hard work in the build up to the games.

Pictured is the U9G Elite with their finalist trophy and medals.