Lady Mustangs sweep regionals, advance to nationals
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The Soccer Club of Oak Ridge Lady Mustangs are (back row, from left) Jazmyn Hattaway, Kate Swish- er, Greer Bowman, Zara Kreon, Mila Mason, Rhett Grubb, Emery Blankenship, Audrey Pate, Mc-Ken- nah Slack, Emma Brown, Aurora Morris and Coach Sean Moua; front row, Leah Nichols, Sophie Benny, Hollins Grubb, Povey Carter, Kinlee Swisher, Kylee Hamm and Madeline Wilburn.
The Soccer Club of Oak Ridge 2011 Lady Mustangs recently made a trip to the regional championships of the President’s Cup in Texas.
The Lady Mustangs posted a dominant performance in the Lone Star State, recording five shutouts in their five matches on their way to the region championship.
Their offensive attack was both potent and balanced, according to Coach Sean Moua.
“When you get into a tournament like this, it has to be about the whole team,” Moua said. “You can’t just be a one-trick pony.
“Our scoring was spread out and the girls worked really hard. They played really well.”
The SCOR side outscored its opponents 10-0 over five games,
Goalkeepers Zara Kreon and Povey Carter combined to record five clean sheets.
The Lady Mustangs, who will advance to the President’s Cup National Championship tournament, which begins July 12 in Wichita, Kansas, opened
region tournament play with a 1-0 victory over Lobos Rush DeSoto.
They then shut out ESC 2011 Elite 3-0.
SCOR also posted wins over KBSC Elite (1-0), SA City Red (2-0) and Union 10 FC (3-0).
Moua said his team faced some tough teams in the region championship tournament.
“It was a great event and it was very well organized,” he said.
“And the competition was good.”