We were out of the house at 6:45 hoping to get a closer parking spot and good base camp next to our fields. We achieved both by 7:45 and waited for all of the team to arrive. Our 1st game was at 10:30 against Temecula United. We asked the girls to play their hearts out and try for a shut out which would guarantee a win in our bracket. They certainly delivered. We won 6-0 and advanced to the 2:30 semifinal!
In between games, the girls played in the sand, collected crabs, snacked, watched some professional games in the stadium and just enjoyed being together. The weather was much cooler today so nobody braved the waves.
The girls munched on some of the fresh kettle corn. Yum!
Dynamic Duo
In between games, the girls played in the sand, collected crabs, snacked, watched some professional games in the stadium and just enjoyed being together. The weather was much cooler today so nobody braved the waves.The girls munched on some of the fresh kettle corn. Yum!Dynamic Duo
Bundled up under our tent.
Our official campground. We had two pop ups set up like this and huddled close together to avoid the wind in between games. It was a good way to get the girls to relax. At 2:30, we faced Mission Viejo in the semi-finals. It was a hard fought battle the entire game. Taylor started out as left forward and finished strongly on defense helping the team protect our 2-1 lead. We knew this would not be a high scoring game, so once we took the lead we played very defensively and let the clock run out. Final score of 2-1 and we had 45 minutes until the championship game!
Kimette relaxed the girls with a little yoga before we took the field for the final game of the weekend. 
Warming up
Pep talk
Team cheerWe faced the Chula Vista Pumas in the championship, a team we beat yesterday 7-3. Today they were hungry! They played with much more aggression and battled hard. But our girls battled harder. It was often a 1 goal lead for us, but we pulled out a 5-3 victory at the whistle. The sidelines went crazy and the girls were ecstatic!!!
Taylor was a true leader this weekend and we couldn't have been prouder!
Taylor and Demi
Medal Ceremony
Victory SwimWhat an amazing experience for all of the girls and parents. It was a great way to kickoff our preseason and give the girls a chance to get to know each other both on and off the field. I'm sure they will all wake up with sore bodies, but their smile will be tough to wipe off. Can't wait to do it again next year...
GREAT JOB HAWKS WHITE!!!
