CVU White G95 traveled to Anaheim this past weekend to participate in the 2009 California Spring Cup hosted by Anaheim Soccer Club. CVU began the tournament with a hard fought 2-0 win over South Coast Bayern, the first goal coming late in the 1st half off a shot by Kylee that rocketed inside the far post. The second goal came late in the 2nd half with Courtney beating three defenders in the corner and carrying the ball into the penalty area where she blast a shot that was far too hot for the keeper to hang on to. The ball escaped her hands and found it’s way across the goal line.
CVU’s second game came against a classy Fireballs team from Oregon City, Oregon. CVU started out a bit slow but before the half Courtney was able to find the back of the net with her head off of a corner kick and shortly after that Haley was able to find the back of the net with a header of her own off of a free kick. The 2nd half found CVU dominating the game with Courtney once again scoring on a header from another corner kick. Meagan had all three assists, two on corners and one on a free kick.
After the first two games CVU had assured themselves a spot in the Championship game. They used their first game on Sunday to experiment with a few players in different positions and to rest the legs of a few players.
The Championship game was no experiment though. The girls came to play. Once again CVU was facing South Coast Bayern. This would be the third time the two teams had met this season, with the two previous meetings ending in 2-0 wins for CVU. No doubt that Bayern was out to settle a grudge. CVU started somewhat lethargic but the first half was pretty back and forth, both teams advancing and attacking and having to play solid defense. Bayern made the decision to switch from a 4-4-2 to a 4-3-3 in the middle of the first half which threw the CVU girls off and caused some problems. Adjustments on how to play were made at halftime and CVU responded greatly. The girls dominated the majority of the 2nd half, with Courtney scoring a goal off a corner kick. Things got a bit scary in the last 10 minutes as Bayern was pressing hard but the deal was sealed with less than a minute to go when Courtney found herself on a breakaway. From an angle she shot low and to the far post, the keeper did really well to get down and get a hand on the ball but Julia was there to clean it up and finish it off.
CVU finished with a 2-0 win in the Championship game. All the girls played well. Way to go CVU!
Top Row: Trainer Clay Cameron, Haley Agapiou, Meagan Easton, Mackenna Kelleher, Maddie Gurewitz, Taylor Masket, Courtney Appleford, Madeline Norling-Christensen, Kylee Poling, Bottom Row: Anna Quinn, Julianne Rodriguez, Jessica Moss, Carly Pierson, Kendall Englehardt, Julia Kantor, Front: Bridget Flynn (Not pictured: Coach Tracy Pierson and Sophie Friedl)
