Lebanon County United Soccer
Games and Tournaments
LebCo U16 Girls claim 1st place at Hempfield Fall Classic with a 3-0-1 record. October 12, 2009 Boyds, MD - The U16 Girls played well in the Discovery Cup at the Maryland Soccerplex in Boyds, MD. The girls played the 2009 Maryland State Cup winner, Thunder Extreme ( ranked #5 in MD ), to a 0-0 tie 10 minutes into into the second half, and then unfortunatly pulled a red card and had to play down a player for the remainder of the game. The Exteme was relentless and the Strike eventually could not keep the attacks in check and gave up 2 late goals. It was the last goal the girls gave up during the weekend, playing McLean Fusion ( ranked #10 in VA ) to a 1-0 win and then finishing up the weekend with a 0-0 tie against LOUDOUN. It was a geat weekend and the soccerplex was a fantastic facility. May 31, Pittsburgh, PA - The U15 Girls earned a spot in the Presidents Cup Region 1 finals after having a successful weekend in the qualifying round played near Pittsburgh. With wins on Saturday against the Western NY qualifier 8-1 and the Western PA qualifier 2-0, the girls locked up at least a wild card berth. On Sunday the team lost a very close match against the Eastern NY (ranked #9) qualifier. Only needing a tie, the team could not capitalize on a PK late in the game and lost 2-1. The girls will play June 20/21 at the Kirkwood Soccer Complex in Delaware. May 17, West Chester, PA - The U15 Girls WIN State Challenge Cup in a tough match against Phoenix Fire. Phoenix scored 7 minutes into the match sending a loose ball into the net after a multi-player collision which prevented Keeper Nikki Harner from trapping the ball. Fifteen minutes later Striker Sam Laicha weaved and faked her way through several defenders to snap a fast shot, cross net, into the corner. Late in the first half, Phoenix attempted a "trap" on a free kick from the midfield but moved too late leaving 2 LebCo strikers and Midfielder Maddi Wagner with nothing but grass between them and the net. Maddi drilled the incoming ball into the back of the net ending the half at 2-1. The second half opened with a few close calls from shots on goal and a late game challenge by Phoenix but LebCo held on in a tight, tough match. All the LebCo girls are to be congratulated on a well played, tough match.
November 22, 2009 Manheim, PA - The U16 Girls finished out the 2009 outdoor season with a convincing win at the Hempfield Classic. The team shut out 3 of the 4 teams they played over the weekend, giving up 2 goals in a tie with the WV 2009 State Cup winner. It was a fantastic year for the girls winning the EPYSA State Challenge Cup, being part of the final 16 teams competing for the USYS President's Cup, and competing in 2 elite premier tournaments.
LebCo U16G go 1-1-1 at the Discovery Cup in Maryland over Columbus Day weekend.
U15G Presidents Cup ends at Region 1 Finals
June 21, Kirkwood, DE - The U15 Girls run to the Presidents Cup nationals ended over the weekend in poor weather and field conditions at the Kirkwood Soccer complex in Delaware. The team lost to a very good New Jersey team ( ranked #6 in NJ ) 4-1. Although the girls played well the first 40 minutes with the game 1-1 at half, NJ Jersey made the best of their opporunties in the second half. Playing NY ( ranked #8 in NY ) tough was not good enough in the second game as the girls lost another match 2-0. The final game on Sunday was canceled due to bad field conditions.
Congrats goes out to all the players on a job well done. They far exceeded their expectations by first winning the EPYSA State Challenge Cup and then winning a place in the Region 1 finals of the US Youth Soccer Presidents Cup. Being part of the final 16 teams in the US was quite an accomplishment!!
LebCo U15G move on to Presidents Cup Region 1 Finals to be played June 20/21.
LebCo United Strike WIN State Cup
LebCo United Strike will advance to the sub-regional playoff bracket for the President's Cup near Pittsburgh on May 30 & 31.
May 10, West Chester, PA - The U15 Strike move on to the finals after defeating Redland 3-1. Team will play the winner of the Phoenix Fire / Willow Grove United match.
April 19, Richboro, PA - The U15 Strike move on to the semi-finals after defeating Council Rock 7-0. After a slow first half, the girls put it together during the second 40 minutes and never looked back.
March 29, Lebanon, PA - The U15 Strike won their first game 3-0 against Upper Makefield. Next game is 4/19 against CRUSA. Hopefully they will have some injured players back playing again before that time.
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CPYSC Columbus Day Tournament
Champions
The U15 Strike win decisively 5-1 at the CPYSC Columbus Day Tournament making the team 3-0 as finalists in tournament play during 2008. Congrats again to the strike during this, their premier year of play!
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Redland Summer Classic Tournament
Champions
The U15 Strike win at the Redland Summer Classic the weekend of August 16/17 making the team 2-0 as finalists in tournament play during 2008. Congrats to the strike during this, their premier year of play!
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29th Annual Lehigh Valley Tournament
Finalists
The U14 team won their first tournament entered as LebCo United in June. Coming back from an early 2-0 deficit in the semi-final, they scored 5 goals to win 5-2 which landed them in the final where they lost 1-0 on a late goal. Congrats on a great weekend!
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Red Rose Tournament
Champions
3-0-0
These U12 players win first tournament entered as LebCo United not allowing a goal in three games. Congrats!
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Hampden Tournament
Champions
4-0-0
The U12 team won second tournament entered as LebCo United during the Memorial Day Weekend.
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