Goald girls U-12 team captures title

The Huntington Beach Goald soccer team brought home the gold as it

battled its way through pool play to win the girls Under-12 Division

championship at the Irvine Cup Championship Tournament held last weekend

at UC Irvine.

The Goald, comprised of all-star players from Huntington Beach,

Fountain Valley, and AYSO Region 117, allowed just two goals during the

two day tournament. Offensively, Lisa Crowley and Sheri Rosen each scored

two goals apiece for the Goald.

Their title run began with goalkeeper Rachel Hays, fronted by the play

of defenders Erin McCarthy, Julia Moreno, and Tetua Toplak, posting a

shutout in a 1-0 victory over Camarillo. Next came a 4-1 win over

Ontario, behind the scoring of Diane Crowley, Britney Koster, and Lisa

Crowley.

Lisa Crowley’s goal off an assist from Melinda Rackliffe was the lone

score in game No. 3, a 1-0 victory over Canyon Country.

In the title game against undefeated Lake Forest, Lisa Crowley scored

once as the two teams battled to a 1-1 tie at the end of regulation play.

The outcome of the match was determined on penalty kicks, and Hays stoped

two Lake Forest shot attempts, while teammates Lisa Crowley, Diane

Crowley, Nicole Edwards, and Britney Koster each found the back of the

net to give the Goald the crown.