The USYS Southern Regionals head to Day 5, the semi-final round and two CASL teams remain. The Under 15 Girls and the Under 16 girls coached by the Nahas brothers, Sean and Damon respectively. Today's winners will advance to Wednesday's Championship games in Murfreesboro, TN. The Champions will then advance to the USYS National Championships in late July in Phoenix, AZ. 184 teams began the Regional and 48 remain! For more information on earlier rounds, read the earlier blogs about the Regionals.
The USYS Southern Regionals are a 6 day event beginning Friday June 17 and will end with championship games on Wednesday June 22. Winners will advance to the USYS National Championships in Phoenix in late July. Three single game days of round robin play where two teams from each 4 team group will advance to the Monday quarterfinals (except in U19 where only 4 of the 12 teams qualify for Tuesday's semi-finals). All games are being played in Murfreesboro, TN near Nashville. I will try to update the blog many times per day to keep folks up to speed.
Charlie Slagle
Day 5 (All times are CDT)
U15 Girls-Coach Sean Nahas; Manager Laurie Rigsbee; qualified by winning NCYSA State Cup
Team members: Dom Babbitt, Maddie Blackwell, McKenzie Blackwell, Cailyn Boch, MacKenzie Dipper, Caroline Duncan, Sydney Frizzelle, Rebecca Kenny, Amanda Lasater, Colleen Markey, Riley Nociti, Gracin Palmer, Alexis Pendergraft, Katrina Pibl, Bayley Rigsbee, Cheyenne Warrick, Maddie West
Fri game v MS JFC Fire Premier (MS) FINAL: 4-2
Sat 8 am v TNFC Impact (TN) FINAL: 3-0
Sun noon v MSC Lakers (LA) FINAL: 1-0
Mon noon v Birmingham United (AL) 1/4 final FINAL 4-0
Tuesday 10 am v the D'Feeters (N-TX) semi-final FINAL: 0-1
Record 4-1-0
Standing in Group: 1st
1/2 time score: 0-1
Goal scorers:
Gk: Caroline Duncan
In a very even 1st half, the D'Feeters scored a goal on a corner kick in the 27th minute. The near post player flicked the ball over her head with her foot and into the back of the net. CASL had two good chances. Early in the half, in a scramble in front of the net, Cailyn Boch and the D'Feeters gk got tangled up and the ball came free and the gk made a big save on the shot after the ball came free. The D'Feeters gk was then replaced due to injury. In stoppage time, CASL missed wide on a corner kick when the ball came free about 8 yds from the goal line.
In the 2nd half, there were many chances both ways but no goals and the D'Feeters held on to a 1-0 victory. CASL Gk Caroline Duncan made some big plays: in the 47th minute, she got a hand on the ball that just was under the cross bar on a free kick, in the 55th minute she made a save on a header from a D'Feeter player streaking down the middle of the box and she made a good play on a hard shot in the 71st minute. CASL had there chances as well: Alexis Pendergraft and MacKenzie Dipper both had shots in the 61st and 65th that were saved by the gk. In the 67th, Cailyn Boch had a ball go just wide off a corner. In stoppage time, Dipper had a ball go just over the bar.
The team had a great 5 days and all of CASL should be proud of the effort and ability that all members of Sean Nahas' team displayed!
U16 Girls-Coach Damon Nahas; Manager Elizabeth Curtis; qualified by winning NCYSA State Cup
Team members: Joanna Boyles, Caroline Brown, Cameron Castleberry, Cady Cone, Sydney Curtis, Alexis Degler, Bria Dixon, Taylor Francis, Christina Gibbons, Kat Palmer, Paige Reckert, Kelsey Reeves, Morgan Reid, Alexis Shaffer, Cameron Sigmon, Erin Tanhauser, Claire Wagner, Maya Worth
Fri game v Ponte Vedra Storm (FL) FINAL 2-0
Sat 2 pm v CESA (SC) FINAL 1-0
Sun 8 am v Lonestars Red (S-TX) FINAL 1-0
Mon 10 am v NWA (AR) FINAL: 4-0 1/4 final
Tuesday 12:30 v the Sting (N-TX) semi-final FINAL: 0-1
Record 4-0-0
Standing in Group: 1st
1/2 time: 0-0
Goal Scorers:
Gk: Taylor Francis
In an innocuous first half that was very evenly played there was no scoring. Sting had a "half" chance when a ball came loose and CASL gk, Taylor Francis, smothered the attempted shot at the feet of the shooter. Most of the play was at midfield. As this is the fifth game in five days for both teams, things should open up in the 2nd half as the players log more and more minutes.
In the 2nd half, a 35 yard shot just under the cross bar by a Sting player was the only goal. It occurred in the 47th minute. CASL had two chances in the 52nd and 53rd minute as the Alexises, First Shaffer and then Degler hit ball just over the goal after crosses were played to them. CASL played the last 16 minutes one person down as Bria Dixon received a red card in what became a very physical game. Another good showing for CASL's Under 16 girls that came up one goal short in the semis. The team and caoch Damon Nahas should be proud of their effort in this very difficult age bracket in the Southern Regionals!
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