Beza plays for the 2010 MD United RL team, and when I caught their match they were playing a tough Ohio Premier team on night one. Beza stood out with her solid, physical play in the middle, holding her own against some big, quick girls on the OH team. She showed patience under pressure and made some good passes, showing vision and IQ, and a good first touch, maintaining the ball in pressure situations and on the run, which is where a lot of things go wrong for players at this age. She led her school to a conference championship this past year as a sophomore, and that leadership and poise was on display tonight as well. She was unflappable when pressured and consistently made the right play through traffic and adjusting to the game pace, which was high against a skilled Premier team. I saw a lot of the building blocks you want out of your up the middle players from her, and I think she will be successful there at the next level.

Beza plays for the 2010 MD United RL team, and when I caught their match they were playing a tough Ohio Premier team on night one. Beza stood out with her solid, physical play in the middle, holding her own against some big, quick girls on the OH team. She showed patience under pressure and made some good passes, showing vision and IQ, and a good first touch, maintaining the ball in pressure situations and on the run, which is where a lot of things go wrong for players at this age. She led her school to a conference championship this past year as a sophomore, and that leadership and poise was on display tonight as well. She was unflappable when pressured and consistently made the right play through traffic and adjusting to the game pace, which was high against a skilled Premier team. I saw a lot of the building blocks you want out of your up the middle players from her, and I think she will be successful there at the next level.