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Tuesday, November 17

Eagles Ranked #3 in MD, #17 in Region, and #65 Nationally

Sunday's win over the New York #2 ranked Massapequa Stars was enough to give the Eagles 4th place overall in the Bethesda Thanksgiving Tournament. This was worth 1330 GotSoccer.com ranking points. In addition, the Eagles netted 300 points for point differential and 40 points for defeating the 2009 state semifinalist Stars. Altogether this boosted the Eagles state ranking points to 3994, 430 points ahead of the #4 ranked Baltimore Bays.

Sunday, November 15

Sarah slices through Stars, feeds Brooke for second goal of day

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Despite a soggy field on Saturday, and cancellation of one of their three scheduled games, the Eagles played well, finishing the Bethesda Tournament with a win over New York East #2 and Region 1 #10 ranked Massapequa.

The tournament started on schedule despite a few days of drenching rains brought by the remnants tropical storm Ida. In Saturday's opener against the MD #1 Bethesday Freedom, the Eagles opened with a goal in the first 10 minutes as Julia sent a ball through to Anna who buried it in the net. The Freedom came back with two goals before the half on balls that bounced around in the box on a soggy field and eventually found their way into the goal. In the second half, Brooke took a ball to the endline and sent across a trademark cross as Anna charged hard toward the goal. The ball curved and went into the goal unaided, evening the score at 2-2. With 15 minutes remaining, Bethesda's ODP striker took a ball in the corner, beat two Eagle defenders with some beautiful moves and snuck the ball in the near post, giving Bethesda a 3-2 lead. The Eagles chased hard to counter Bethesda's delaying tactics and had a number of good opportunities, but couldn't put the ball past the Freedom keeper and the game ended a in a 3-2 Eagle loss. Despite the loss, the Eagles worked the ball well and gave Bethesda all they could handle.

 The Eagle's opener was the last game of the day as action for the remainder of the day was cancelled due to soggy field conditions.

 On Sunday the Eagles faced the Massapequa Stars, the 2008 New York East and Region 1 champions, and currently #2 ranked in New York East. The Stars demonstrated their technical skill on the opening kickoff as they worked the ball around the backfield. However, the Eagles used their speed and hustle to continuously put pressure on the ball and force the Stars into turnovers. The Stars had one ball hit the crossbar and the Eagles put a few on frame that were saved, leaving the score knotted 0-0 at halftime. In the second half the Eagles' speed, power, and passing started to pay dividends. Brooke took a ball from Leah to the endline and sent across one of many crosses for the day. It went over the box and Sarah gathered it in on the left side inside the 18. She unleashed a left-footed shot toward the upper part of the goal. The Massapequa keeper made the save, but couldn't hold on and Brooke, who hustled into the box after her cross, put the ball into the net, giving the Eagles a 1-0 lead. It was all they needed, but not all they would get. Just a few minutes later Sarah took the ball on the left side of the field on a feed from Christina. She dribbled parallel to the 18, beating two defenders, and sent a  pass across the box to Brooke who rifled the ball into side net giving the Eagles a 2-0 lead. More was still to come. With five minutes in the game, Brianna gathered a loose ball at the 18 and fired a second touch missle. Again, the keeper made the save but couldn't hold onto the ball. Amaya found the loose ball and put it into the net for her first goal as an Eagle. Overall, the Eagles played one of their best games ever. They found feet, demonstrated teamwork, hustled, showed composure, and found net to end the fall outdoor season on a very positive note.

The performance was good enough for 4th place overall in the tournament.

Overall the fall campaign was very successful. The Eagles ended it ranked #4 in Maryland, claimed the August Cup with a win over SAC, and won their bracket and made the quarterfinals of the WAGS Tournament. They ended their first season back in WAGS Division 1 in a very respectable sixth place where they recorded ties with Bethesda and SAC and could have finished much higher if not for one bad weekend and a couple of questionable calls. Their overall record was 9 wins, 8 losses, and 4 ties. They scored 33 goals and allowed 25 while recording 7 shutouts. Perhaps even more important, the hard work in practice on fitness, skills and possession and the program of coaches Sam and Laurie have started to pay dividends. All of this bodes well for an even more successful spring campaign.

 

Bri's Missle leads to Amaya's first Eagle goal and 3-0 lead

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Monday, November 9

The Eagles offense had an off weekend at the CASL Shootout in Raleigh, and two questionable calls resulted in PK goals for opponents that doomed the Eagles chances.

In the first game, against the Cape Fear Wave, the ball spent most of the time in the Eagles' offensive end and and many balls were sent just off-target. The game ended in a 0-0 draw and went to a shootout. Tori saved the 3rd and 4th chances for the Wave, while Julia, Ange, Emily and Brianna connected to give the Eagles the win.

In the second game the Eagles faced CFC East Gold. The defense continued to play well and the ball spent most of the time in the Eagles' offensive end. Again, the Eagles couldn't seem to find net on offense, sending many balls just off target. With 10 minutes left the Eagles were whistled for a foul just inside the box on what seemed to be a questionable call. Unfortunately for the Eagles, the Gold connected on the PK. The Eagles continued to pressure the Gold, but with 5 minutes left Sarah went down with a twisted ankle. The referree seemed more intent on getting home from the game than seeing than seeing the game played fairly and the ball was never put into play again as the score remained 0-1. The Gold ended up winning the wild card game and claiming the tournament Bronze.

 In the third game the Eagles needed a 2-0 win against the Kendal SC White and some help in order to advance. Unfortunately the game looked like a repeat of the previous game. The Eagles had plenty of chances, but just couldn't find net. With about 15 remaining in the second half the Eagles were whistled for an inadvertant hand ball inside the box, resulting in a PK. The White connected, giving them a 1-0 lead. The Eagles continued to put pressure on the White, gaining two FKs just outside the box that could have easily been ruled inside the box. Unfortunately, their offensive struggles continued and they again fell 0-1. The White ended up advancing to the Final where they lost 2-0 to the Acadmey United SC 2-0.

While the result may have been disappointing, the Eagles played hard, as they always do, allowed no goals during live play, were 4-for-4 on PKs, and never gave up. They ended up losing to the 2nd and 3rd place teams in the tournament on a couple of questionable PKs. Hopefully the fickle soccer gods will be on the Eagles' side this weekend in Bethesda.

Sunday, November 1

The Eagles closed out their return to WAGS Division 1 with a loss to the Virginia #2 BRYC 95 Elite. The game was tied at 0-0 for more than 60 minutes and was played on a wet St. Timothy's field with intermitent rain. With less than 10 minutes there was a loose ball in the box that BRYC eventually put in the net. A few minutes later, BRYC scored again on a long shot that found upper net, giving them a 2-0 win. The Eagles are currenly tied at #3 with BRYC (which has 1 game levft) at 14 points, 1 ahead of NVSC and 3 ahead of Bethesda, both of which have 2 games left. The Eagles can finish no worse than 6th and will definitely be back in Division 1 for the spring season. Despite closing on a sour note, it was a great return to Division 1 with 4 wins and ties against the #1 and #2 teams in MD, Bethesda and SAC.

Samara heads corner kick clear.

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Sunday, October 25

	Anna scores off beautiful cross from Julia.
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Despite playing with a short bench and several players at less than full strength, the Eagles prevailed over the Freestate Strikers 1-0 in Sunday afternoon WAGS action. Ange was sick and not at the game, Sarah was sick, Taylor was recovering from strep throat, Leah was still suffering from a sprained ankle, and Coach Sam was at home with a bum knee. Laurie got lost on the way to the field, but arrived in time to take over coaching duties. She moved Brooke to sweeper to cover for Ange, and used a 4-4-2. In the first half, the Strikers dominated possession, but were never able to penetrate into the last third of the field due to stingy defense by the Eagles and the half ended in a 0-0 tie. In the second half, the Eagles began to find feet and control the game. With less than 10 minutes left, Julia made a nice run to the endline, squared and sent a beautiful cross over the keeper and onto the head of a hard-charging Anna  for a 1-0 lead. With only a few minutes left, a tough hand ball call went against the Eagles inside the box, giving the Strikers a P.K. Tori concentrated, dove, and knocked the ball away. After a short scramble for the loose ball, Sarah cleared it out of bounds and the game ended, giving the Eagles a big 1-0 win and 3 important points. After the game the Eagles celebrated Samara's birthday (and the big win) with cake brought by her parents. The win moves the Eagles to 4-2-2 and gives them 14 points with 1 game remaining. They currently are in second place, but most other teams have two or more games left. Next Sunday, November 1, they face BRYC at St. Tim's at 10:30. Remember that 11/1 is the end of daylight savings time so be sure to set your clocks back before you go to bed.

Tori saves second P.K. of fall campaign

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Saturday, October 24

Indoor practices start this week.

Monday practices are at Beachmont, 6433 Mt. Vista Rd, Kingsville, MD 21087.

Wednesday practices are 7:00-8:30 at Notre Dame Prep at 815 Hampton Ln, Towson, MD 21286. For all days except Dec 9, please enter through the main entrance to the shool. Continue through the foyer and turn right. The gym is on the left a little way down the hall. Smoking is not allowed on the NDP Campus. We will not have Wednesday practices on 11/25 (the day before Thanksgiving), 12/23, and 12/30. The last Wednesday practice is 2/24/2010.

 We are guests at both facilities, so please clean up all water bottles, trash, etc., before leaving. 

 

Sarah breaks free in box, scores first goal.

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Sunday, October 18

	Ange clears ball off line to preserve halftime lead.
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It was a cool day, but the Eagles were on fire as they hosted MD #1 Bethesda Freedom this Sunday on a wet field at St Timothy's. The Eagles served notice that this wasn't the same team that lost to the Freedom in the opening round of the 2008 State Cup by sending in several crosses and shots and dominating the first 15 minutes of the game. The Eagles struck first when Sarah found the ball in the clear inside the 18 after some nifty close action by the midfielders and forwards. She slotted it near post to give the Eagles a 1-0 lead. Thanks to some good defense and a ball cleared off the line by Ange, the Eagles carried the lead into the half. About 10 minutes into the second half, Anna broke free of several defenders and took the ball to the endline. There she sent a beautiful cross to the far post where hard-charging Shannon connected and found net. The Freedom attacked patiently while the Eagles went into prevent mode. The Freedom drew within a goal on a corner kick to make the score 2-1. Anna and Julia had several more nice runs, but couldn't quite find net. With less than 5 minutes left Bethesda got the equalizer on a high shot that hit the crossbar but came down with just enough forward momentum to cross the line. The last 5 minutes were back and forth and the final remained 2-2. The Eagles are now in 4th place at 3-2-2, one point ahead of BRYC and 3 points ahead of the Freedom, who have each played one fewer game. The Eagle's visit the Freedom Strikers next Sunday, 10/25, at 2:00 p.m.

Shannon finds net on cross from Anna.

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Anna beats keeper and scores.

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Sunday, October 11

Eagles fall in Quarterfinals of WAGS Tournament to Richmond Strikers 2-0.

Julia heads ball to green to start scoring run.

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The Eagles opened up with two strong wins in Saturday group play in the B Bracket of the WAGS tournament. In the morning game they beat FC Patriots from New York 3-0, their fourth straight shutout victory, on two goals by Anna and a third by Sarah. In the second game their shutout string ended, but they won handily beating the Blast FC from Ohio 4-1 on two goals by Anna, one by Julia, and another  by Brooke. On Sunday morning they finished group play with a 2-2 tie of Loudon 95 Red after being up 2-0 on goals by Emmjay and Sarah. A little over an hour later they faced a tough Richmod Strikers team that went through group with 3 wins. The game was tied 0-0 at half, with the Eagles having several opportunities. Unfortunately, they ran out of gas in the second half and fell 2-0, ending their undefeated streak at 6 games and being shutout for the first time in 7 games. WAGS league action resumes next Sunday, 10/18, at home against the MD # 1 ranked Bethesda Freedom.

Brooke finds net.

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Samara clears

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Saturday, October 10

Emily connects on pass
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Bri defends

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Samara clears it out

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Sunday, October 4

	Brooke shadows Sparks' star
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The Eagles defense notched their third straight shutout in WAGS action at the Maryland SoccerPlex Sunday morning. Brooke played tenacious 1-v-1 defense against the Sparks' star midfielder, and Julia scored on a beautiful free kick by Ange in the final ten minutes of the game. The defense fended off a last minute charge, with Tori making a trademark save to gain the victory and the three points. The Eagles have three wins and one tie against two losses for 10 points and are in a two-way tie for fourth place, 3 points back of the league leaders, with three games remaining.

Julia scores on Ange's FK

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Julia finds net

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Saturday, October 3

	Impenetrable wall of Eagles
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The Eagles posted their second straight victory by beating the Severna Park Kickers 6-0. Tori and the defense recorded their second straight shutout while the offense unleashed a barrage of shots and goals. Julia recorded a hat trick and Brooke, Anna, and Emily each added a goal.

Emily scores from the eighteen

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Sunday, September 27

The Eagles recored a 1-0 win over the Virginia #5 MPS Green Fury in a light rain in Saturday WAGS action. The goal came on a header by Anna from a corner by Ange. Laurie served as Coach while Sam and the rest of the Eagle parents were toiling away at the Crabfeast. The win moves the Eagles to 1-2-1 for the season.

Thanks to Shelly for arranging for the van and hosting the girls, and to Mark for driving the team van!

Friday, September 25

Eagles ranked #4 in MD, #26 in Region 1, and #101 in nation

Points from the August Cup win boosted the Eagles' GotSoccer points total into  four digits. As a result, the Eagles moved into fourth place in the MD rankings, just 198 points behind the #3 Baltimore Bays. Awesome job, Eagles!

Wednesday, September 23

Game schedules now available for 2009 WAGS Rael Vodicka Memorial Tournament

The Eagles were accepted into the B bracket. You can find the game schedule by clicking the title or on the calendar. Click here to make your hotel reservations. When available, results will be posted here.

Monday, September 21

This past weekend the Eagles dropped two games to tough teams in WAGS. On Saturday, following a 2 hour drive, the Eagles played a 10:30 game to Virginia #1 and Virginia State Cup Semifinalist NVSC Junior Majestics Gold. The Eagles fell 4-0 including 1 goal from a penalty kick.

On Sunday, the Eagles had another 2 hour drive to a 11:00 game against the Virginia #4, SYC Extreme White. The Eagles played a close game and were down 2-1 until a late penalty kick resulted in a goal and a 3-1 final tally.

 Unfortunately the team photographer was AWOL so no photos of the weekend games are available.

 This weekend the Eagles have another long drive to face Virginia #5 and Virginia State Cup Semifinalist the MPS Green Fury at 5:00 p.m. On Sunday they square off against the Maryland #4 and Maryland State Finalist Severna Park Kickers in a 9:00 a.m. home game at St. Tims. Division 1 WAGS is certainly no picnic.

 

Friday, August 28

2009 Fall WAGSL Schedule

Friday, August 28

Congratulations to the following Eagles who made their varsity high school teams as freshmen.

• Brianna: Joppatowne High School
• EmJay: Kenwood High School
• Sarah: Notre Dame Preparatory School

Julia beams in header off corner kick by Ange.

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Saturday, September 12

	Tori saves PK.
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The day was grey and misty as the Eagles took on the Spring Division 1 champs and MD #1, SAC United Premier, in early season WAGS action at St. Tim's. The Eagles took an early lead on a header beamed in by Julia  off a beautiful corner kick by Ange.Tori recorded a great fingertip save on a  PK to preserve the lead at the half. Action went up and down the field for most of the second half with both teams having a their chances. In the last 10 minutes SAC unleashed a furious hail of shots as the Eagles hunkered down on defense. Thanks to several finger tip saves by Tori and great play by the defense, the lead held. Unfortunately, in the last minute, a free kick resulted in a final chance for SAC. SAC put the ball in the box on the kick. After the ball bounced around a bit, Tori got her hands on it, but SAC eventually scored.The whistle blew shortly after the ensuing kickoff. The Eagles played a great game on both ends of the field in a hard fought game that was  a great way to start the WAGS season and served notice that the Eagles belong in D1. Congratulations Eagle!

Anna hauled down in box.

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Was it a foul? 1) Was this a foul?    Yes    No    Maybe    SAC never commits fouls

Ange D's up Cyclones

Sunday, August 30

Eagles win top division of U14 August Cup

	Ashley stalks the Strikers

The Eagles started with a 1-1 tie against the OBGC Cyclones White. They then won a  well-played and hard-fought game against SAC United Premier, 2-1. They finished with a 3-0 victory over TSC Strikers to get 7 points in the A flight. No final was played due to rain, and the Eagles claimed the championship over the Damascus Sparks based on a better record in their flight. Awesome job, Eagles!

Julia scores on SAC

Hershey Champs

Sunday, June 21

	Breakaway Goal

Eagles win with 4-0-0 record, outscore opponents 12-1

Point Blank Save

Tuesday, June 9

Eagles win WAGS Division 2 with undefeated season.

Sunday, March 22


Monday, February 23


Saturday, January 24

Eagles defeat the Baltimore Bays (chelsea) 3-1 in finals to win the championship

"Eagle" eyes on the ball

	Looking to take flight

Keeping a clean sheet

Joe Flacco has nothing on Shannon

Thursday, May 14

Leah surveying the situation

Emily closing down the field

Wednesday, June 10

• 2004 Overlea Cup Silver Champions

• 2004 Fallston Cup Champions

• 2004 BGMSL Champions

• 2005 CMSA Champions

• 2005 BGMSL Champions

• 2005 Chesapeake Cup U-9A Champions

• 2005 Overlea Cup u-10A Champions 

• 2005 August Cup U-10A Champions

• 2005 Bethesda U-10A Finalist

• 2006  WAGS Spring Champion

• 2006 Crabknocker U-10A Champions

• 2007 Valentines Day tournament Champions

• 2007 Battlefield Classic Finalist

• 2007 EASL OPEN U-12 GOLD Champions

• 2008 St Patrick indoor semi-finalist

• 2008 Jefferson Cup Premier Champions

• 2008 Pro Soccer Kicks Champions

• 2008 Freestate Indoor Premier Champions

• 2008 Hershey Division 1 Finalists

• 2009 Maryland Sports Arena Premier League Champions

• 2009 MSA Valentines Tournament Champion

• 2009 Baltimore March Madness Finalist

• 2009 WAGS Division 2 Spring Champions

• 2009 Hershey Division 1 Champions

• 2009 August Cup A Flight Champions

• 2009 WAGS Tournament B Flight Quarterfinalist
  

Thursday, July 9

The Eagles are trained by collegiate and professional soccer player and trainer Laurie Schwoy. Laurie has played and trained all over the globe. She has brought a tough and professional work ethic to the team that has taken the Eagles to the next level. For more information on Laurie, please go into the links section on our website and check out the  Schwoy Soccer School.

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