ECNL San Diego: Four U15 Texas teams in action
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The ECNL is set to host its second event in the season this weekend in San Diego and some of the best girls teams from the U12 to the U15 age groups will get to compete and showcase their skills…
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Continue ReadingThe ECNL is set to host its second event in the season this weekend in San Diego and some of the best girls teams from the U12 to the U15 age groups will get to compete and showcase their skills from Saturday to Sunday in California.
The U15 division will feature 30 teams and four of these will make the trip all the way from Texas to compete. Here’s a quick profile of these sides:
Albion Hurricanes FC G09
The team from Houston has five wins, one loss and one tie in their ECNL matches so far in the season and makes the trip to San Diego on a four-match winning streak that includes big victories against Challenge SC and FC Dallas. Zoie Trevino Zoie Trevino GK McAllen | 2027 TX is Albion’s main goalkeeper and is very solid between the posts. On the backline, center backs Julia Cleary and Audrey Brendel Audrey Brendel 5'3" | D Stratford | 2027 State TX and outside back Olivia Reddick Olivia Reddick 5'3" | D Ridge Point | 2027 State TX are the standouts, anchoring the team’s defensive system. Albion have plenty of option in midfield, including Brooke Mansour Brooke Mansour M State TX , Nina Piazza Nina Piazza M TX and Jillian Hutchison Jillian Hutchison 5'6" | M Bay Area Christian School | 2027 State TX . Up top, winger Baylee Corcoran Baylee Corcoran 5'6" | F Katy | 2027 State TX is a threat in wider positions while Theodora Popovic Theodora Popovic M TX is a clinical finisher.
Classics Elite G09
The side from San Antonio started their ECNL season with back-to-back wins, but then had a tie and three losses, heading to San Diego on a four-match winless streak. Classics Elite’s Carolina Flores Carolina Flores 5'4" | GK Non-Traditional | 2027 State TX is among the best goalkeepers in Texas and continues to impress with her acrobatic saves. In front of her, Peyton Cox Peyton Cox 5'9" | D Smithson Valley | 2027 TX and Reagan Freitag Reagan Freitag 5'7" | D O’Connor | 2027 TX give the team’s backline a lot of strength and consistency. Kinley Smith Kinley Smith M TX and Grace Chavez Grace Chavez M TX form a strong partnership in midfield, creating chances and playing with energy. Up top, Classics Elite can be lethal with Lilly Ludeke Lilly Ludeke 5'3" | F Ronald Reagan | 2027 State TX and Jordin Trimble Jordin Trimble F State TX on the wings and Reagan Mecke up top.
Dallas Texans G09
The team from Dallas has five wins and one loss in six ECNL matches prior to the San Diego event and started the season with four straight wins. The team is strong from the start as goalkeeper Demi Arnolds Demi Arnolds 5'8" | GK Newman Smith | 2027 TX is among the best in the state and provides great stability to the team. On defense, Ryleigh Albin Ryleigh Albin 5'8" | D Marcus | 2027 State #93 Nation TX is one of the best defenders in Texas while Makayla Wilson Makayla Wilson D Guyer | 2027 TX is a solid option at outside back. Addysen Cox Addysen Cox M Prosper | 2027 State TX does a great job shielding the Texans’ backline while Maddie Cervantes and Olivia Puente Olivia Puente F TX bring the intensity and creativity. Offensively, Audrey Gandanou has the pace and the physical impact to make an impact up top, with Arianna Villarreal Arianna Villarreal 5'10" | F Duncanville | 2027 TX and Amira Kamara Amira Kamara F TX being other options to create chances.
FC Dallas G09
The team from Dallas has seven wins and one loss in ECNL matches this season and rebounded from their only upset in the season, to Albion, with a victory over Challenge SC last weekend. Lola-Iris Ta Lola-Iris Ta 5'7" | GK Lake Highlands | 2028 TX is a solid goalkeeper, who can make plays in key moments of matches. Trinity Morrow Trinity Morrow D State #137 Nation TX and Gray Rideaux Gray Rideaux D TX form a very strong center back duo while captain Charlie Tuzzolino Charlie Tuzzolino 5'6" | D Prosper | 2027 State #87 Nation TX can play anywhere across the backline. In midfield, there’s no shortage of intensity or quality with Sophie Preston Sophie Preston F State #139 Nation TX , Brynlie Ward and Zoe Puente Zoe Puente F State TX . FC Dallas also have plenty of firepower up top with Layla Iglesias Layla Iglesias F State TX and Grace Wetzel Grace Wetzel M TX appearing as interesting options on the wings and Bridget Gooch Bridget Gooch F State TX and Catelyn de Moor Catelyn de Moor F Legacy Christian Academy Frisco | 2027 State TX playing the striker role.