Allison was honored to be invited by the GU10 Black team to play in the first round of State Cup. Unfortunately, Taylor was playing in her 3rd weekend in Pomona, so Matt and I split duties. He took Allison to Saturday's games down in Coronado and texted me the play by play. The first game was a tough one against a very strong Carlsbad Lightning team. Allison sat on the bench for the first half and played in goal for the 2nd...a tough duty as they lost 8-0.
These two didn't seem to care much about the loss as they picnicked and played around the beautiful grounds of the Coronado Cays between games.Game #2 was a much better showing, but they still lost 3-1.
Again, all smiles on the drive home since Matt promised them Vanilla Bean Frappachinos and cookies from Starbucks!Luckily, I was able to see Sunday's game against South Bay Force and the team looked great. Allison didn't play goalie at all, but instead got quite a bit of playing time as right defender. They lost 3-2 but finished strong and it was a great experience for Allison. She is excited to join this team in the Spring and make some strong friendships and memories with this group of girls. A special thank you to Coach Hugo for letting her play!
