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Former SCU players win national championship with EFSC
Six former Space Coast United players were a part of the Eastern Florida State College women’s soccer team that won the National Junior College Athletics Associations (NJCAA) National Championship in November. Kailey Dunne, Jessica DeBiasse, Lydia Carroll, Jessica Martin, Claudia Nieves and Logan Humbert will forever be able to call themselves national champions after EFSC…
Read MoreSCU receives $1,000 grant from Walmart
Space Coast United has received a $1,000 grant thanks to The Walmart Community Grants Team and Facility #3538, located at The Shoppes at Lake Andrew at 8500 N. Wickham Rd. in Viera. “Whenever Space Coast United receives a donation of any kind, we are always very appreciative as this supports our ability to provide more…
Read MoreRefereeing a fun, rewarding experience
Space Coast United is seeking out new members of the community who would like to serve as referees. “It’s really important that we continue to not only support referees but it’s really important that parents understand that we are at an all-time low for referees then we’re going to be really struggling as we move…
Read MoreSCU alum Savannah Oxley continuing success at Florida Tech
Savannah Oxley, who played with Space Coast United from 2009-2020, is in the midst of continuing her academic and playing career at the Florida Institute of Technology. Oxley, an 18-year-old freshman at the school, is currently studying ocean engineering at the school as she seeks to excel both on the pitch and in the classroom.…
Read MoreCoach Gary Miracle Inspires Space Coast United players
Merriam-Webster provides a definition for the word inspiration as “a person, place, experience, etc., that makes someone want to do or create something.” By that definition, there can be no doubt that 40-year-old Gary Miracle is an inspiration. Miracle, a father of four children, said he started feeling ill between Christmas and New Year’s Day…
Read MoreSpace Coast United U-16 girls soccer team wins National Cup XX Premier Division championship
Space Coast United’s U-16 girls soccer team pulled off the incredible in July, capturing the 2021 National Cup XX Premier Division championship in Commerce City, CO following a string of tremendous victories. “It was one of the best feelings in the world,” said forward Bree Ehmer of the experience. The team captured the title after…
Read MoreTwo Space Coast United coaches earn impressive accreditation
Two Space Coast United coaches have earned National Youth Licenses through U.S. Soccer. Scott Armstrong, SCU’s executive director of coaching and Willie Daffron, who coaches the club’s U-15 Boys team, both earned the accreditation after what both described as a rigorous process. “It was a really, really good process that takes you through the entire…
Read MoreSpace Coast United Alum Daniel Lynch excels at college level
Daniel Lynch, a Space Coast United alum who played with the organization from 2017-2019, is experiencing continued success at the collegiate level. Following his graduation from Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy in 2019, Lynch, a midfielder, signed to play soccer at Holy Cross College in Notre Dame, IN. There, he made an impact right away as…
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