 | | | Lisa Bramley, of LMSC United U13, smacks a corner kick towards her teammates Caroline Clark, Katherine Larson and Lindsay Easter during the United 6-0 victory in the first round at SLO Photo Randy Linda
| | | | | | Winning a championship in the NorCal Premier Spring League raised expectations for a talented U13 Girls LMSC United squad. While they were unable to garner a tourney championship, the squad broke even in Modesto, June 12-14, and the North versus South tourney in San Luis Obispo, August 13-14, recording a win, a loss and a tie in both tournaments.
Their best summer performance was at the Pleasanton College Showcase, July 30-31, where they came within one goal of playing in the finals. They rebounded from a tough loss to win the third place game.
Overall, the team finished summer play with a record of 5-3-2, outscoring opponents 20 goals to 11.
Submitted by Benson Chan
The Lamorinda Soccer Club United U17, U16, U14 played a strong summer tournament series, winning key games.
The Lamorinda Soccer Club United '95 girls won their second tournament in two weeks on August 8th, taking the Mustang Stampede.
The championship match pitted Lamorinda against the Burlingame Blitz 95G. Lamorinda scored first and led 1-0 going into halftime. Burlingame countered with an equalizing goal midway through the second half to even the score 1-1. Lamorinda responded on the very next ball possession to go up 2-1, and then proceeded to score two more insurance goals to secure the championship.
Earlier in the summer the teams took two tournament championships and a second place finish in July.
Competing in the 2011 Pleasanton Rage Showcase tournament Juniors on July 30-31, the Lamorinda United '97 U14 girls won two-of-three matches, scoring eight goals, to advance to the U14 Gold Championship game. The LMSC took second place, losing 0-1 to Crescenta Valley SC 97.
In the College Showcase, on July 22-24, the Lamorinda United '94 U17 and the United '95 U16 won their tournaments, going undefeated in four-game brackets.
Submitted by Greg Davis
The U12 girls won the division championship at the San Luis Obispo Soccer Club's 23rd Annual North versus South Summer Classic. The girls recorded two shutouts and outscored their opponents 15-4 in four games at the two day tournament. The team's NorCal Gold Division Fall season begins in September with local games to be played at Bentley High School where the girls are determined to continue their winning ways.
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA