Eastside FC 93 Red Girls: Team History
EFC93RED TEAM HISTORY| U-11 2004 - 2005 |
| EFC93RED first organized in March of 2004 under coach Nancy Turner beginning with the U-11 tryouts held at Issaquah Middle School. After two more tryout sessions, the first "crop" of 11 girls were selected for the team - Alexis, Cassidy, Celina, Eleni, Gwen, Hannah, Jillian, Katie, Kendall, Lauren and Lindsay. Within a few weeks, three more girls were promoted up to the Red team - Audrey, Julia, and Tina. In August, coach Nancy discovered Sydne and she was brought aboard. And finally, in October of 2004, Molly was promoted from the White team to round out the final U-11 roster at 16 players. The girls learned a TON and played great. Although unable to capture a summer tournament championship, they played deep into the State Cup playoffs before being eliminated in the semi-final to the eventual Cup champion. |
| U-12 2005 - 2006 |
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The U-12 season began, as always, with changes. Gwen left the club to play at Crossfire, while Alexis, Hannah and Jillian continued on with the White team. New players included Brittanee who had recently moved to the area from California, and Shannon from the Patriots. The girls had an exciting summer tournament season, getting their first taste of winning it all at the Marysville 6v6 tournament. Chanel was brought up from the White team in August, and in October the final U-12 roster of 16 players was completed with the addition of Nicole from the White team. After a good Fall season, the team said farewell to Eleni who moved to the New York City area. The girls went into State Cup with high hopes but received an unlucky draw into the infamous "bracket of death". They gave it their all but failed to advance out of bracket play. |
| U-13 2006 - 2007 |
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The new season saw Katie and Chanel leaving EFC for other pursuits, while Kendall remained with the White team. Three new players were added after tryouts - Christian (from a local select club), Katinka (from the prior year EFC U-13 B team) and Laura (playing up from the prior year EFC U-11 A team). The team entered the summer tournament season, excited for their first out-of-state travels ( to Boise and Santa Barbara) and began getting closer and closer to bringing home a championship. They were a semi-finalist at the Snohomish Invitational, then a Finalist at the Evergreen International. Finally, at the Rimland Pacific Tournament, the team climbed that last step and won their first major summer tournament - and that was just the start! The following week they travelled to Santa Barbara and captured their second summer tournament championship in a row! The fall season began with the addition of Alexa in September from the White team, and the girls had a successful season in the PDL-A league. State Cup continued to be a source of frustration with the team as they could not advance past the elimination round. |
| U-14 2007 - 2008 |
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The U-14 year began with lots of roster changes. Four girls - Lauren, Lindsay, Molly, and Katinka - played with the White team, while Christian left for other interests and Laura moved back down to age with the EFC U-13 A team. Joining the team after tryouts were Deanna and Alma from Crossfire B, Elise from EFC White, and Emily from EFC White. The roster of 16 was completed with the addition of Dom in September from the EFC White team. The girls continued their run of successful summer tournament results by winning, in succession, the Skagit River Cup, Nike Portland Cup, and Evergreen International tournaments. Their run of 5 championships in a row was interrupted with a semi-finalist showing at the Rimland Pacific Cup. However, the girls got right back on track by venturing down to southern California to successfully defend their championship at the Santa Barbara Summer Cup! The fall season saw many ups and downs but ended with a top tier finish guaranteeing their placement in PDL-A for the U-15 Spring League season. Once again State Cup proved disappointing with a loss in the elimination round. Click here to view our Gu-14 season video as we say goodbye to our coach of 4 years, Nancy Turner |
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U-15 2008 - 2009 The U-15 year started off with changes at both the player level, and for the first time in our team history, with our head coach. Dan Strom took over the reigns of head coach as Nancy Turner focused her attention on her "Devs". Along with Dan, Frank Gallo came aboard as our assistant coach. At the player level, Julia and Sydne continued with the White team, and Alma returned to play with Crossfire. New players to the team included Liz, Kirsten O., Lexi and Jordan. Our tournament season featured semi-finalist finishes at the Starfire Spring Classic and Colorado Rush Open, and finalist showings at the Crossfire Challenge and Mustang Stampede Classic. Our team had a mid-year personnel change with Laura B. joining us from the White team as Jordan left to focus on her studies. The team had a successful run through the PDL season and the Washington State Championships Cup, earning our first birth in the state championship game! Although unable to win the last game, EFC93RED GU-15 achieved many new heights at U-15 and looked forward to the upcoming U-16 season. |
| U-16 2009-2010 |
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With Emily departing from the team, EFC93RED GU-16 picked up two new players, Kirsten A. and Rachel to get our roster to 16. As we had begun to do so in the prior season, the team continueed to challenge itself by entering the most elite tournaments available. After attending our first college showcase tournament, the Texas Shootout, we finished as semi-finalists at the Crossfire Challenge, and then finished as finalists in a heartbreaker shootout finish at the West Coast Futbol Classic. However, that dissapointment was short-lived as the team rose to new heights with an amazing run at the Surf College Cup, winning the championship and propelling the team to a 15th place national ranking. (see the link to the Surf College Cup Slideshow below). Following Surf, the team travelled to Orlando, Florida and the Disney Soccer Showcase where they once again earned a spot in the championship game. Both Surf and Disney included guest player Coryn who decided to join our team on a full-time basis shortly into the PDL season. While completing a high placement in the PDL season, the team travelled to the Las Vegas College Showcase and earned another championship trophy. The season concluded with another great finalist run through the Washington State Championships Cup, a number one state ranking, a top ten region IV ranking, and a top fifteen national ranking!
Click here to view our amazing run to the Championship at the Surf College Cup! . . . and click here for our GU-16 end of season slideshow video |
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U-17 2010 - 2011 The 17's travel to Vegas to defend their Championship! |
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U-18 2011 - 2012 |