Both Surrey United girls soccer teams battled to bronze medals at nationals over the Thanksgiving long weekend.
The club’s U17 squad took third place at the 2019 Toyota National Championships tournament in Charlottetown, while the U15 girls equaled the accomplishment in Edmonton.
The U17s also earned a Fair Play Team award in P.E.I., after scoring a 4-0 win over Halifax Country United in the bronze-medal game on Monday.
The Ari Adams-coached team scored nine goals and allowed three in five games, for a record of three wins, a loss and a tie for the tournament. Midfielder Amy Connorton led the way with three goals, with two apiece from Joanna Gemmell and Tiana Couper, and single markers from Sophia Kramer and Rhema Maria Batchondo.
Bronze medal #u17cup game underway for our @SU2002BCSPL in #Charlottetown2019 Let’s go Girls! #SurreyUnitednationals2019 pic.twitter.com/2ojmQcE6zr
— Surrey United (@SurreyUnitedSC) October 14, 2019
#FairPlay Award also presented to @SU2002BCSPL at #u17cup #Charlottetown2019 @CanadaSoccerEN Proud of you ladies for your week of hard work and fantastic display of #sportsmanship. pic.twitter.com/cSWYN24lmS
— Surrey United (@SurreyUnitedSC) October 14, 2019
@SurreyUnitedSC and @OttawaTFC 2002’s post talent show. This is the greatest part of this competition and sport. pic.twitter.com/6QiVFvK1Yl
— Spiro Pegios (@hall4ashift) October 15, 2019
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In Edmonton, Surrey United’s U15 girls earned third place after a 1-0 win over New Brunwick reps CS Dieppe.
In the tourney, the Rob Giesbrecht-coached U15s won four games and lost just once, 2-1, to eventual championship winners Calgary Foothills, playing as Team Alberta. Hannah Bains scored twice for United during the tournament, with singles from Ishana Sandhu, Olyvia Hleucka, Bailey Doerksen and Danielle Cooper.
“The girls battled hard all week,” coach Giesbrecht tweeted. So proud of them.… the journey to U17 (nationals) in 2021 in Montreal starts now!”
Coming home with @CanadaSoccerEN U15 bronze with @SurreyUnitedSC 04 @BCSPL1 Girls. The girls battled hard all week. So proud of them. Congrats to @tucks78 and @FoothillsSoccer on winning gold. The Journey to U17 Nat’s in 2021 in Montreal starts now! pic.twitter.com/G01VitqTA7
— Rob Giesbrecht (@RobGiesbrecht) October 15, 2019
Pre-game pump up music en route to the field and warmup complete. Time to kick this medal game off! #SurreyUnitednationals2019 #U15Cup #Edmonton2019 pic.twitter.com/aXd0Mi22JJ
— Surrey United (@SurreyUnitedSC) October 14, 2019
Also at nationals, Surrey’s Central City Breakers won the Challenge trophy in the men’s competition in St. John’s, after a 2-0 win over Ontario’s Ottawa St. Anthony. The team was playing for teammate Brandon Bassi, who was killed in a single-vehicle crash last May, just a couple weeks after CCB won the provincial title and qualified for nationals.
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