Y League Teams Successful in Vegas Feb 19th to 21st, 2011
The Thompson Okanagan Football Club U15 and U16 Girls travelled to Las Vegas this past weekend to compete in the Mayor’s Cup. Congratulations to both of these teams! Well done ladies as well as coaches, managers and supporting volunteers!
TOFC U15 Girls strike Gold in Vegas
The U15 girls returned this past weekend victorious from the Mayor's Cup in Las Vegas. The team had a solid record of 3 wins and a tie in round robin play with victories over teams from Las Vegas, Utah and Idaho and a tie against an aggressive squad from Chicago, Illinois. This record qualified the Y team to play in the final, meeting the Bracket 1 top seed team from Oregon. During the tournament the Okanagan girls racked up 13 goals for and gave up just one in five matches. It was a great team effort with balanced scoring and strong team defence. The team was able to get off to strong starts scoring the opening goals early on, making it difficult for their opposition to mount an attack. When the opposition did push forward TOFC's defence was able to win back possession of the ball leading to quick counter-attacks on offense. In the final match the team was again able to get off to a quick start and were up by 3 goals at the half. Oregon came out hard in the second half but could not get anything past the team's stoic defence. A fourth goal in the second half deflated the Oregon team and rallied TOFC to finish strong. In the final game, the team was inspired by parents, players and coaches from other visiting Kelowna teams whose attendance was greatly appreciated by the girls and their coaching staff.
Results details are available at:
http://www.gotsport.com/events/resultsgrid.aspx?EventID=9745&GroupID=113313
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TOFC U16 Girls Results - Las Vegas Mayor's Cup Soccer Tournament
The Thompson Okanagan FC U16 Girls soccer team produced some tremendous results in their inaugural competition of the 2011 season. Competing in the prestigious Las Vegas Mayor's Cup Soccer Tournament February 19 & 20, the girls won three games while losing one. In their first game, Thompson Okanagan definitely showed the effects of the long winter falling 3-1 to the Colorado Storm. The girls rebounded in their second game to defeat Yuma Arizona 4-0. Breanna Anderson (West Kelowna) lead the way with a natural hat-trick and Taylor Lowenberg (West Kelowna) added a single. The third game was a hard fought affair against Lincolnshire Illinois Lightning. A second half goal by Jordan Tassone (West Kelowna) proved to be the difference. The victory set up an all Canadian affair in the consolation final against the Nepean Ontario Hotspurs. On the strength of goals by Jordan Tassone and Taylor Lowenberg, Thompson Okanagan prevailed 2-0
Coached by Leslie Park and Sian Flanagan and managed by Sue Mapson, Thompson Okanagan is comprised of girls from Kelowna, West Kelowna, Lake Country, Summerland, Vernon, Kamloops, Salmon Arm and Nakusp. The team members are Breanna Anderson, McKenna Pearce, Elenna Sweet, Erin Day, Amber-Lee Watson, Chrissy MacDonald, Kaileigh Mapson, Devon Weaden, Kyra-Rae Horvath, Taylor Lowenberg, Paige Arduini, Jamie Park, Savannah Gellner, Nicole Case, Jordan Tassone, Brittany Nenasheff and Sarah Holden.
Results details are available at:
http://www.gotsport.com/events/resultsgrid.aspx?EventID=9745&GroupID=113315
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