USYS Nationals: Philly Area Girls Standouts Day 3

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Thursday was decision day at the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships in Orlando. Philadelphia SC Coppa Rage secured their spot in Saturday's semifinal with a 7-0 win over KC Athletics to go 3-0-0 in group play, Penn FC Youth 2004 Lightning won 1-0 to make it three wins out of three. While Real Jersey FC's 2006 girls booked a spot in the semifinal, their 2007 girls came up short despite an impressive 3-2 win in a game that was streamed. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Below are some players that stood out in the games that were streamed.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='41028' first='Isabella' last='Brown'], Midfielder, Philadelphia SC Coppa Rage 2005</strong><br>On a day when Philadelphia SC was hitting on all cylinders, Brown's brace over a three-minute span perhaps stood out the most in a 7-0 win. Brown stepped up and buried a free kick in the upper right hand corner of the net and then ran onto a long ball from [player_tooltip player_id='49599' first='Mercedez' last='Paino'] and calmly slotted it home. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"align":"left","id":45037,"width":422,"height":281,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized"><img src="https://prepsoccer.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2022/05/7Z3A5134-1024x683.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-45037" width="422" height="281"/><figcaption><em>[player_tooltip player_id='45394' first='Gianna' last='Rivera']</em></figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='45394' first='Gianna' last='Rivera'], Forward, Philadelphia SC Coppa Rage 2005</strong><br>Rivera was one of six goal-scorers on the day, but it wasn't just her finish on the goal that impressed. Rivera works so hard off the ball and has a knack for getting into spots to be dangerous. She drew the foul that led to Brown's pretty free kick goal and started the play that led to Brown's second goal near midfield. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="45395" first="Emma" last="Levin"], Midfielder, Philadelphia SC Coppa Rage 2005</strong><br>Levin had a goal, was involved in the build-up to Rivera's goal - her cross deflected to Rivera's feet and put her stamp on the game throughout on a day when little went wrong. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jamie Swartz, Midfielder, Penn FC Youth Lightning 2004</strong><br>Swartz continued her impressive play in Orlando with another convincing run forward that led to the lone goal of the game in a 1-0 win. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='45348' first='Liza' last='Suydam'], Midfielder, Penn FC Youth Lightning 2004</strong><br>Penn FC's magician in the midfield pulled out a rabbit when she scored the lone goal in a 1-0 win on Thursday. She snuck the finish over the head of the FC Evolution keeper. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"align":"right","id":51524,"width":453,"height":302,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized"><img src="https://prepsoccer.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2022/07/6N4A3918-1024x683.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-51524" width="453" height="302"/><figcaption><em>Kayla Proch</em></figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kayla Proch, Goalkeeper, Penn FC Youth Lightning 2004</strong><br>So much of the attention this week has been on Penn FC's many attacking weapons, but Kayla is more than deserving of a mention for her role in recording three straight clean sheets. Her distribution has been strong and she's stepped up when called upon to make saves, including an early chance against FC Evolution. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='43633' first='Allison' last='Tighe'], Forward, Real Jersey FC 2005</strong><br>Tighe opened up the scoring for Real Jersey early when she picked the pocket of a Patriots FC defender after she collected a short pass in the box from the goalkeeper. Tighe also scored a goal from distance that hit woodwork and off the back of the keeper before going in.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Faith Quinn, Midfielder, Real Jersey FC 2005</strong><br>Quinn was wheeling and dealing in the middle of the park for Real Jersey, showing off her skills on the ball, spin moves and passing vision in the final third playing as a deeper lying playmaker.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Lily McBride, Midfielder, Real Jersey FC 2005</strong><br>Lily had a lot of success with the ball making Patriots FC defenders miss. Her run into the box set up Olivia McMaster to tie the game up in the second half at 2-2.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->