| | Published September 14th, 2011
| LaMorinda United Honored at WPS Championship
| | Submitted by John Fuller |  | | From left: Sam Zarling, Val Margerum, Jessica Tuan, Sophie Fuller, Natalia Pedder, Darian Correy, Mikaela Maes, Kaitlin McGee, Sophia Leksan, Becca Bostwick, Rachel Hamilton, Megan Turner, Hilary Buchanan, Shannon Stabler, CoCo Pearce, Allie Turner, Nina Gerson, Claire Winter, Katie Tao.
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LaMorinda United '94 (LMSC) received red carpet treatment compliments of Puma as a reward for winning the U.S.A. Cup in Blaine, Minnesota. Puma sponsored the international soccer tournament. As champions, the girls were treated to an all-expenses- paid trip to Rochester, New York to watch the Women's Professional Championship (WPS) soccer match between the Philadelphia Independence and the Western New York Flash on August 26-27.
First day highlights included watching training sessions, practicing with the coaches and players, and a shopping spree at a Puma retail store. On game day, the LaMorinda squad escorted players from the Philadelphia Independence onto the field for the pre-game festivities. Once the contest began, United sat in a luxury box and met with U.S World Cup hero Abby Wambach.
After the match the girls had an opportunity to meet the players, take pictures, and hear first hand about playing professional soccer. They met with World Cup players including Alex Morgan, Amy Rodriguez and Brazilian super star Marta Vieira de Silva.
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 | | Front to Back: Allie Turner, Hilary Buchanan, Mikaela Maes, Katie Tao, Claire Winter, Darian Correy, Val Margerum, Becca Bostwick, Kaitlin McGee, Sophia Leksan, Rachel Hamilton, Shannon Stabler, CoCo Pearce, Nina Gerson, Jessica Tuan, U.S World Cup Player Abby Wambach, Natalia Pedder, Megan Turner, Sophie Fuller, Sam Zarling.
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA