These two best buds are so excited to finally be on the same team!!
Marley, Carly, Erin, Ashleigh, Cambria, Olivia, Allison, Reanna, Madison and Sydney were fired up and ready for our first game at 9:00.
Allison and Carly were chosen to be Captains for the first game against La Costa.
Allison helped teach them some of the All-star cheers she remembered from when Taylor played. She is quite the team leader both in warm up and during the game.
Allison seemed a little nervous at the start of the first game...even complaining that she had butterflies! 
She was a little timid about screaming for the ball and some of her punts were off in Game #1, but we won 2-0! 
In Game #2 against Poway, she was a lot more poised and controlled. One goal got by her, but luckily our team scored 3 for the victory!
Sunday morning, we were back bright and early for an 8:00am game against Encinitas. We needed a win or tie to advance to the Semifinal. Our girls came out strong and took a 3-0 lead at half. Allison had some of her best punts yet and a few good saves and Coach Mike rewarded her by letting her play the field 2nd half.
She even got to take a penalty kick and scored, but the referee called it "no goal" for reasons we still don't understand. Unfortunately, this shifted momentum and before we knew it, we were all tied up 3-3. Luckily the whistle blew at 3-3 and the tie was enough to advance.
We faced Escondido in the Semifinal and Allison played keeper the whole game. The girls battled hard, but in the end, lost 2-1 to a pretty tough team. Although we hoped for a championship, it was a good showing by our All-stars and great preparation for our Yucaipa tournament in a few weeks.
I just love seeing these girls making great memories that they will cherish much more than the wins and losses...
