The U16 Boys coached by Scott Armstrong come back from a long trip to North Carolina as tournament victors. see CASL results

1. STORM 5 Virginia Rush 1
2. STORM 3 SOUTH CAROLINA UNITED FC 94 ELITE 2
3. STORM 1 NC FUSION 94 BOYS ELITE 1

Some very good results  against very good teams.

Great weekend for the U15 Premier Storm squad, Coached by Shawn Starrs, Ted Farmer, and Gordon Wight, as they won their division at the Brevard Fall Challenge. The team battled back from a 1 nil deficit at halftime to win 4-2 against a very good Creeks Clash team. A special thanks to Keyon Zakeri, who stepped up to help out a shorthanded defense as a guest player. GO STORM!

The U13 Girls Premier team coached by James Phillips and Thornton Hinshaw finished as runner ups in the Brevard Fall Challenge.
The team turned in a strong defensive performance and allowed only 2 goals
in 4 games. In the championship game, the team took a 1-0 lead into the
second half, but Ponte Vedra tied the score late in the game. The team
eventually lost a tough one in sudden death penalty kicks.
Congratulations to the Storm.

Florida State Women won on a penalty kick by SCU’s own, Toni Pressley, over South Florida to advance to the Sweet 16.  Congrats to Toni and fellow SCU Alum, Ella Stephen.

Also, Wake Forest women lost 2-0 to UC Irvine in the NCAA 2nd round after beating San Diego 1-0 on a goal by SCU Alum, Katie Stengel. Their season has unfortunately come to an end.  Congratulations to Katie and fellow SCU Alum, Shareen Southerland, on another fantastic season.

Sophomore Striker at UCF, Tishia Jewell, 2009 SCUSC Graduate, was honored yesterday as the Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year, as voted by each of the school’s Head Coaches, joining current SCU Coach, Coutney Baines-Lundy, who was also honored with Defensive Player of the Year honors in her playing days.

Additionally, Freshman striker at Wake Forest University, Katie Stengel, a 2010 SCUSC Graduate, was honored yesterday as the ACC (Atlantic Coast Conference) Freshman of the Year, as voted by the league’s Head Coaches.

Both Tish and Katie were also named to their respective All Conference First Teams.

Joining Tish on the Conference-USA All-Conference First Team is UCF teammate Katie Jackson, a 2008 SCUSC graduate.

Joining Stengel on the All-ACC First Team is Toni Pressley, of Florida State University, also a 2008 SCUSC Graduate.

At one point or another, Tish, Katie Jackson, Katie Stengel and Toni all played together at Space Coast under Head Coach, Fidgi Haig.

Mollie Valencia who played for Fidgi Haig, John Feronti and James “Squirty” Phillips with SCUSC (U-16 through U18) is playing soccer in college @ Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Indiana.  She was just named to the all-conference team. Way to go, Girls!

For Details see each school’s athletic departments: UCF Wake Forest Saint Mary

Recently, 25 players from our club born in either 1997 or 1998 attended the Region B-South Olympic Development Program (ODP) Trials.  As the name suggests, the primary goal of the ODP is to identify players for the US National Teams through a series of regional, state, and national trials.  Each year, Florida is placing players on both the boys and girls US Youth National Teams and this year should be no exception.  The benefit to the players is to train and compete against the best players in their age group, and receive instruction and training from top level national coaches.

The following players attended the trials:

98 Girls Jackie Ayers, Madison Dininny* ,Cori Fisher*, Erica Lobmeyer*

98 Boys Kieran Jones, John Schneider*, Dylan White*, Mikey White*, Aidan Wixted*, Adam Griffen* 

97 Girls Carmen Araujo, Stephanie Arrington*, Olivia Bergau*, Ashley Calcagno*, Brittany Etrick*, Hope Leonard*, Emily Plotz*, Kasey Snow*, Maleia Storum*, Allison Summers*, Monica Vega*, Kianna Zanganeh 

97 Boys Ryan Larsen*, Ben Tutera, Liam Tyler
*denotes player was selected through the trial.

Congratulations to all of these players!!!

The U15 Elite Girls, coached by Mike Martin, were victorious in the FSA Girls Fall Challenge where they played in the top flight!  The first game was a 1:1 tie against FSA Freedom-White.  The girls were able to step it up and defeat Golden Isles Lady United (from Georgia) with a score of 2:0.  The next game continued with a win over FSA Freedom-Blue 4:1.  Advancing to the championship game, the girls faced the FSA Freedom-Blue one more time.  The game ended in a 1:1 tie, was still tied after double overtime, and ended with a WIN of 2:1 in penalty kicks!  Congratulations to the U15 Girls and Coach Mike Martin!

Both of our U11 Boys competitive teams were in tournament action over Columbus Day weekend, with both teams earning spots in their respective tournament finals.

Our U11 Boys Elite team (coaches Devin Dean and Nick Inganna, trainer Vlade Campo) journeyed to Tampa to participate in the Adidas Columbus Day Classic.  The boys started off the tournament with a 4:0 win over ASG Florida, and followed that up with a 6:0 decision over host Hillsborough County United White.  Still needing a win to advance to the final, the Storm defeated the Brandon Flames 6:0 to set up a rematch against ASG Florida in the final.  Typical of the weekend, a total team effort with everyone contributing led to a 6:0 tournament final victory.

Our U11 Boys Premier team (coach Vlade Campo) competed in the Brevard Fall Challenge.  Pool play consisted of a 5:1 victory over Mako Sharks and a 1:1 draw against Ponte Vedra.  Elimination round play on Sunday saw the Storm prevail 2:1 over First Coast Academy Red.  In the tournament final however, the Storm Premier ran into a talented Florida Blue Inter team, losing a 8:0 decision.

Congratulations to both of our U11 Boys competitive squads on their tournament runs this weekend!

Former Space Coast Player, Eddie Rodriguez,was named CUNYAC league rookie of the week for the second time. He has now scored 9 goals in 5 games (including 2 hat tricks) and is one of the leading scorers nationally in D3. Eddie is currently attending John Jay College of Criminal Justice is in New York City, and plays in the D3 CUNYAC.