Back row, from left: Coach Akeem Rashidi, Margaux Clarke, Alison Whipple, Cate Combi, Rachel Brickman, Sydney Yuen, Maddy Kolin; front row: Angeline Liu, Claire Gallagher, Isabel Fine, Julia Colombini, Ashley Holbrook, Lindsay Kornguth. Photo Bill Clarke
The Lamorinda United Navy U11 girls won the NorCal State Cup Gold on Sunday, January 29 by beating Santa Rosa 4-2. The win capped a remarkable run that saw Lamorinda United open with a big upset over a top ranked NorCal team from Los Gatos. The game ended with a 1-0 sudden death overtime victory on Jan 21 in Woodland. In the semi-final round, the LMSC U11 girls also pulled off an upset against another premier team, beating Novato 3-0.
Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA