Follow the link to check out the great article on Shattuck St. Mary’s, U16DA center midfielder, Luke Stauffer and his participation with the United States National Futsal Team. http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Development-Academy/2012/05/Lucas-Stauffer-Making-Impression-for-US-Futsal-Team.aspx

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U.S. Soccer’s article on Luke Stauffer

After finishing the fall 2011 MRL season in second place, the U18 SSM girls set a goal to win the spring 2012 MRL season.  As a team this meant to finish undefeated and untied.  So over the course of four weekends playing 9 games the U18 girls accomplished their goal of finishing the MRL season 9-0-0 and Champions. The first weekend (March 24-25) was a long bus ride to Lexington, KY to play three games in less than 24 hours.  Game 1 SSM 4:1 Lexington with 4 goals from Darian Powell.  Game 2 SSM 4:0 Indiana Fever with goals from Darian Powell (2) and Karina Fredette (2).  The shutout was earned by Skyllar Hughes.  Game 3 SSM 2:0 Greater Toledo with goals from Darian Powell and Karina Fredette.  Stos Behle and Skyllar Hughes shared the shutout.  Game 4 was a rare single game weekend at home (March 31) with SSM defeating Pacesetters of Ohio 3:0.  Goals were scored by Amanda Goulet, Karina Fredette and Kaelyn Korte.  Stos Behle and Skyllar Hughes again shared the shutout. The second weekend of (April 13-14) was another rare weekend of home MRL games.  Game 5 on Friday the 13 th SSM defeated Dakota Rev 4-1.  After going down 0-1 in the 16 th minute of the game, the Sabres fought back scoring four unanswered goals – Powell on the stroke of half-time and Civanni Moss, Powell and Patterson finished in the second half.  In game 6 SSM then defeated Eagan Wave 3:0 with three second half goals from Fredette, Patterson and Powell. The final weekend (April 21-22) of the season was a trip to Hebron, IN.  On a cool breezy Saturday morning Game 7 was SSM 3:1 Ohio Elite.  All goals were scored in the first half by Darian Powell, Kennedy Ulrich and Ashley Boitz.  Game 8 which was the second game of the day SSM 6:0 Evansville SC saw another 4 goal performance this time from Kennedy Ulrich.  Moss and Powell rounded out the scoring.  Game 9 was a very early 7:30 am start on a cold and breezy morning.  SSM’s opponent St. Francis Fusion (IN) came into the game fresh not having played the day before.  St. Francis proved to be the strongest opponent during the spring campaign.  SSM went up 1:0 in the 22 nd minute on a Justy Linton header from a Civanni Moss corner kick.  The joy was short lived though as St. Francis equalized 3 minutes later from an indirect free kick from 12 yards out.  Karina Fredette scored the winning goal from a solo run in the 68 th minute.  For the last 20 minutes of the game SSM’s superior play and fitness proved too much as they created several additional chances to put the game out of reach. “It was great to finish the spring MRL season as undefeated champions” exclaimed Head Coach David Linenberger.  “The girls really rose to the occasion in this last game and showed we are a class above the rest.  Their attitude and play was outstanding this whole campaign!” “This is the momentum we need to carry us into our State Cup run” said an excited captain Dani Patterson.  “We’re going all the way this year!”

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U18 Girls 2012 Spring MRL Champs

After a strong weekend in the Development Academy, the U16DA team placed two players on the Team of the Week. Defender, Robby Sagel, and goal-keeper, Joseph Melong were honored for their outstanding play in their teams two home wins this past weekend. Both players played massive roles in earning the SSM U16DA team two shutouts on the weekend. Sagel and Melong had to come up big on different occasions as neither game saw an overabundance of goals, both ended 1-0 in favor of Shattuck. With the two wins the U16DA team improved to 9-2-1 on the season, and 5-0 in their division, where they sit in first place halfway through their Development Academy season. Click on the link to see the full Team of the Week… http://www.topdrawersoccer.com/club-soccer-articles/development-academy-rewind:-april-21-22_aid24196

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Sagel and Melong On Team of the Week

This past weekend all of the Shattuck teams were in league play against tough competition and all came out feeling good about the results that they picked up. Both the girls U18 and the boys U16DA went 2-0 on the weekend, the boys U18DA went 1-1, and the boys U18YS went 1-1-1 in their MRL games . Girls U18 The girls U18 team went into the weekend with many players unavailable – everything from illness, college visits, and concussions slowed the squad on the weekend. The rest of the team had to pick up the slack, which allowed for other players to step up and produce for the team. Friday night the girls U18 team went down 0-1 to Dakota Rev in the 16 th minute from a corner.  They battled back and controlled the game, but didn’t equalize until just before half-time.  The coaching staff made several changes at half-time and the team came out playing very well.  Shattuck scored three unanswered goals to win 4-1. Goals from: (2) Powell, Moss, Patterson . Saturday, 4/14 with only about 17 hours to recover the Shattuck squad played a fresh Eagan team.  The teams went in at half-time 0-0. Again the coaching staff made a few substitutions at halftime, which seemed to pay off as the Shattuck girls came out in the second half to win 3-0. Goals from: Fredette, Patterson, Powell .   Boys U16DA 1-0 win vs. Sporting KC Steve Eneme scored in the 20 th minute off a cross from Corey Sauerwine. The U16 boys controlled much of the first half. The second half was a grind with the Sporting KC squad pressing to score the equalizing goal. The Shattuck boys fought hard and defended well to finish the game with the 1-0 win. 1-0 win vs. Colorado Rapids A repeat of the day before, Steve Eneme scored in the 24 th minute off a corner. Rapids played low pressure allowing the U16 team possession for most of the match. The play of the game came from Corey Cadeau’s goal line bicycle kick clearence that landed him tangled in the net and saving a goal for his team. The U16DA team sits in 1st place in their division with the St. Louis team’s coming to Faribault this coming weekend.   Boys U18DA 2-0 win vs. Sporting KC The 1 st goal came from a cross  by Pat Barnes which Mike Bajza scored in the 43 rd minute…Shattuck gained momentum from that goal going into halftime.  Eddosa Muhammad came on as a sub in the 63 rd minute and provided a spark off the bench for the U18DA team… Muhammad took a shot from a tough angle which ricocheted off a defender and Francisco Narbon  first timed a shot back on goal from the far place. Narbon’s goal gave Shattuck a 2-0 lead which is how the game ended. Christian Foust recorded the shutout on the day. 1-1 tie vs. Colorado Rapids The Rapids came into the game 7-0-3 and atop the league standings.  They were a tough opponent and the game was scoreless in the 1 st half.  The Rapids got on the board first with a goal in the 58 th minute.  Andrew Moullin was fouled from 25 yards out and John Lujano curled a cross into the area which Blake Jones  was able to get his header on goal to tie the game in the 75 th minute.  For the last 15 minutes Shattuck put the Rapids back line under a lot of pressure, but unfortunate  they Shattuck was unable to get the go ahead goal. The U18DA team will play the same schedule as the U16DA team this coming weekend. Boys U18YS 1-1 tie vs. Blast (MRL game) In an evening game in Indianapolis, Indiana the boys U18YS team played their first MRL game of the spring season. After going down 0-1 early in the first half, the team showed grit and determination as they fought back in the second half to tie the game on an Emil Gonsalvez goal. 4-3 win vs. CUP (MRL game) Without much rest the U18YS team came back the next morning to explode with four goals in the first half. With a formation change to deal with CUP’s pace and size, the Shattuck squad possessed the ball for long periods in the first half and attacked as a group. Nate Dauphin (2), Neal Usry, and Emil Gonsalvez got on the scorers sheet for the day and led Shattuck into the half up 4-2. The second half was a different story as the U18YS squad played in their defensive half for long stretches. A few big saves from Adam Prevost and a little help from the crossbar saw the Shattuck team finish the game with a 4-3 victory. 1-3 loss vs. Ajax (MRL game) After rainy conditions the previous night and wind gust up to 35mph, the field and weather conditions played a large role in the outcome of the game.  On the third game of the weekend, many of the players were running on heavy legs after playing long minutes. Controlling a lot possession in the first half, Shattuck finally got on the board from another goal from Emil Gonsalvez late in the first half. Coming out of halftime up 1-0 and playing against the wind, the U18YS team struggled to defend Ajax coming at them with pace. With a steady dose of crosses and long balls, Ajax found the back of the next on three different occasions to win the game 1-3. Next up for the U18YS team is their trip to Rockford, IL to take on three other MRL opponents in two weekends.

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Weekend Review: April 13th-15th

It was a successful weekend back for both the boys and girls soccer programs at Shattuck-St. Mary’s. Two of the boy’s teams traveled to Milwaukee and Chicago to play in two Development Academy games, while the U18YS team had two friendly home games. The girls competed in the Jefferson Cup in Richmond, VA over the weekend.

Girls Review: Jefferson Cup In their opening game of the 2012 Jefferson Cup, the U18 girls took down Jersey United in convincing fashion, winning 5-1. After a three week spring break and four weeks since their last game, Coach Linenberger was very pleased with his teams performance. “We did well keeping possession and created numerous goal scoring chances.  We could have easily scored 10-12 goals” said Linenberger. In their second game of the tournament, SSM came out against the Arundel Vipers and won another convincing game 4-0. According to Linenberger, “The second game of a three game weekend is always the most difficult and we were slow to start. We kept the ball and scored on the chances we created.  We did well to get a shutout.” Playing a third game in three days, for the time since January, the Shattuck girls came out against Oakwood a bit tired and heavy legged. Oakwood, a strong team who won both of their first two games, put the pressure on Shattuck in the first half. “We had a good talk at half-time and really responded to play a very good second half.  Though we lost 0-2, we played well, kept care of the ball, showed good fight, spirit and intensity” said Linenberger. Game #1 : 1-0 Powell (22. Graybill, M.); 2-0 Fredette (30. Moss); 3-0 Ulrich (49. Sparrman)3-1 (60.); 4-1 Powell (69. Lundberg); 5-1 Powell (79. Goulet) Game #2:  1-0 Powell (20. Ulrich); 2-0 Powell (37. Graybill, S.); 3-0 Patterson (62.); 4-0 Powell (80. Moss) Game #3:  0-1 (42.); 0-2 (50)

Boys Review Saturday: The U18DA and the U16DA teams traveled to Milwaukee on Saturday to take on FC Milwaukee in their first Development Academy games of 2012. In the U18 game, Shattuck went down 0-1 early on, but soon responded with a goal from sophomore  standout Ricky Lopez . Shattuck put the game out of reach at the end of the first half, with two goals coming in three minutes for Patrick Barnes and John Lujano . The game finished 3-1. In the U16 game, the trend continued with Shattuck going down 0-1 to FC Milwaukee, but storming back to finish the game 6-2. Three players doubled their goal tallies in this game. Heath Honold , Steve Eneme , and Neal Usry all netted a pair of goals. In the U18YS game, Shattuck took on Valley United from Minneapolis in a friendly game at home. The game started off with much of the possession going to the home team, although Valley United put loads of pressure on Shattuck two outside-backs. The teams went into halftime tied at 0-0. Substitute, Karl Frisk scored a back-post header ten minutes into the second half. That was the game winner, as Shattuck won 1-0. Sunday: The U18DA traveled to Chicago to take on the Chicago Sockers in their second DA game of the weekend. Not much to tell from this game as it was even across the board, with Shattuck edging the Sockers in scoring opportunities, but never converting. The game finished 0-0 with Dary Dewalt getting the shutout for Shattuck. The U16DA team was not as lucky to come out of Chicago with a point, as they lost to the Sockers 0-1. In a well played game, Shattuck gave up a goal about halfway through the second half. Shattuck had their fair share of scoring opportunities, but failed to convert. The best two chances came from Jose Ojeda in the 30th minute, who saw his shot sail over from close range, and in stoppage time of the second half Corey Cadeau just missed a diving header at the back post. Back in Minnesota it was a different story for the U18YS team who took on a weaker opponent in CC United, in their second friendly of the weekend. The scoring was opened up halfway through the first have and didn’t stop until the final whistle at 7-0. Next up for the the U18YS squad is a friendly this weekend against Minneapolis United, and then it is on to the 2012 Dallas Cup.

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Weekend Review: March 17th-18th

Both the U18 and the U17 Shattuck St. Mary’s Girls teams departed school earlier this week for their participation in the Jefferson Cup in Richmond, Virginia. The players and coaches came back early from their spring break to have a few training sessions before their 24 hour bus ride. The teams departed on Tuesday evening in order to get to Virginia with enough time to recover before their first game on Friday afternoon. Coach David Linenberger said “Traditionally we are a bit rusty coming off of our schools three week long spring break, but we always improve with each game at the Jefferson Cup.” The Jefferson Cup is a great event for the girls program, “last year we did very well as U17’s, so I hope that it will be the same this year.” This tournament holds even more importance because it is the first step in the preparation for State Cup in May. Despite the long bus ride, traveling to the Jefferson Cup gives the Shattuck teams the opportunity to face opponents outside of Minnesota and the surrounding area. According to Coach Linenberger, it is always a plus for the players to see the level of play through out the country from teams in different states. The coaching staff is excited to see where they are at this point in the year and how they stack up against the teams in the Jefferson Cup.   Jefferson Cup U18 schedule: Group A 3/16/12: (4:20pm)   SSM vs. Jersey United Spartans White (NJ) 3/17/12: (1:00pm) SSM vs. Arundel Vipers (MD) 3/18/12: (11:20am) SSM vs. Oakwood (CT)   Jefferson Cup U17 schedule: Group B 3/16/12: (12:40pm) Ashburn SC Premier Gold (VA) vs. SSM 3/17/12: (2:40pm) Bethesda SC Storm (MD) vs. SSM  3/18/12: (9:30am) South Central Premier Select (CT) vs. SSM

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Girls Travel to Virginia for Jefferson Cup

Shattuck-St. Mary’s Announces National Signing Day for Soccer Student-Athletes Faribault, MN (January, 2012) –- 18 members of the Shattuck-St. Mary’s (SSM) Soccer Center of Excellence will make their college decision final by signing National Letters of Intent or signing an Institutional Letter of Commitment on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. in the Dane Family Field House at the SSM Sports Complex.

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2012 National Signing Day

After starting out the weekend with two impressive results, the Shattuck St. Mary’s girls capped off the weekend with a 1-0 win against the Iowa Rush in the SSM Girls Adidas College Showcase on the campus of Shattuck St. Mary’s in Faribault, MN. The U18 girls played their first game on friday night against the Chicago Sockers. They controlled most of the game through the strong play of the central midfield. Goals on the day came from Darian Powell, Kaelyn Korte, and Civanni Moss. The team followed up their impressive form on Saturday afternoon with another 3-0 win against the Fox Valley Strikers from Illinois. The pace and possession of the game was completely dictated by the SSM midfield. Goals on the day came from Darian Powell, Civanni Moss, and Karina Fredette . The last game on the weekend was a true test for the U18 team. With heavy legs, the girls slowed the game down with possession and picked their times to go forward to goal. With her third goal of the tournament, leading scorer Darian Powell netted the only goal in the 1-0 win against the Iowa Rush. This coming Wednesday (2/1) the senior soccer players who have committed to college will sign their National Letter of Intent. A ceremony will be held for the signings on the campus of Shattuck St. Mary’s.

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U18′s Shine at 2012 Girls Adidas College Showcase