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 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

12/14/11…This coming weekend the boys teams at Shattuck St. Mary’s will be competing in the 2011 SSM Adidas College Showcase, in Faribault, MN. The BU18DA team will play a friendly game against MTA on Friday night as the featured game. Both the U18YS and U16DA teams will play three games total. U18 Division (#1-8)/U17 Division (#9-16) 1 SSM U18YS (MN) 9 SSM U16DA (MN) 2 Chicago Sockers U18 (IL) 10 Valley United (MN) 3 Nebraska F.C. (NE) 11 West Des Moines SC (IA) 4 Rockford Raptors (IL) 12 Fury Futbol Club (IL) 5 Madison 56′ers (WI) 13 Bravarians SC (WI) 6 St. Croix (MN) 14 Madison FC Gold (WI) 7 MYSC Rush (WI) 15 Chicago Sockers (IL)  8 Elm Grove (WI) 16 Elm Grove (WI) Friday, December 16th Kick-Off Time 1 U17 Valley United vs Bavarians 7:30am-9:00am 2 U17 West Des Moines vs Fury Futbol Club 9:00am-10:30am 3 U18 Nebraska FC vs Elm Grove U18 10:30am-12:00pm 4 U17 Elm Grove U17 vs Madison FC 12:00-1:30pm 5 U18 Madison 56′ers vs MYSC 1:30pm-3:00pm 6 U17 Valley United vs Fury Futbol Club 3:00pm-4:30pm 7 U18 Sockers U18 vs Rockford Raptors 4:30-6:00pm 8 U18 SSM 93/94 vs St. Croix 6:00pm-7:30pm 9 U17 Sockers U17 vs SSM 95/96 7:30-9:00pm 10 U18 SSM U18 DA vs Minnesota Thunder U18 DA 9:00-11:00pm Saturday, December 17th Kick-Off Time 11 U18 Nebraska FC vs St. Croix 7:30am-9:00am 12 U17 Bavarians vs West Des Moines 9:00am-10:30am 13 U17 Sockers U17 vs Madison FC 10:30am-12:00pm 14 U17 SSM 95/96 vs Elm Grove U17 12:00-1:30pm 15 U18 Elm Grove U18 vs SSM 93/94 1:30pm-3:00pm 16 U17 Bavarians vs Fury Futbol Club 3:00pm-4:30pm 17 U17 West Des Moines vs Valley United 4:30-6:00pm 18 U18 MYSC vs Rockford Raptors 6:00pm-7:30pm 19 U18 Sockers U18 vs Madison 56′ers 7:30-9:00pm 20 U17 Sockers U17 vs Elm Grove U17 9:00-10:30pm Sunday, December 18th Kick-Off Time 21 U17 SSM 95/96 vs Madison FC 7:30am-9:00am 22 U18 SSM 93/94 vs Nebraska FC 9:00am-10:30am 23 U18 Sockers U18 vs MYSC 10:30am-12:00pm 24 U18 St. Croix vs Elm Grove U18 12:00-1:30pm 25 U18 Rockford Raptors vs Madison 56′ers 1:30-3:00pm

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2011 SSM Adidas College Showcase

Over the Thanksgiving holiday, the U18 Girls traveled to San Diego, California to participate in the 2011 Surf Cup.  The girls meet back on campus a few days before Thanksgiving Day to fly out together. The girls played one game on Friday against New Mexico Rush, and two games on Saturday against OSSA (OR) and San Diego Surf. In the first game of the tournament sabres took on the New Mexico Rush squad. After going down 0-1 in the 10 th minute, Darian Powell came on as a sub in the last 5 minutes of the first half to play a perfect through ball to Kennedy Ulrich  who equalized just before half-time. The sabres dominated the second half, hitting the post and having multiple shots on goal, but couldn’t find a winner. In the second game of the tournament agaisnt OSSA the sabres went down 0-1 in the 4 th minute. Hope Lundberg equalized on a looping header just before half-time.  The squad gave up another goal at the beginning of the second half that ended up being the game-winner. The sabres played well the rest of the game, but were unable to find the back of the net. In the third and final game for the sabres, they went out on a good note beating the San Diego Surf 6-0. The team had goals from Kennedy Ulrich (2); Mackenzie Graybill (2); Darian Powell ; Karina Fredette .

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GU18 Surf Cup Results

Both Developmental Academy teams had a good start to there 2011-2012 seasons. The club went 3-0-1, with the U18 team winning both games and the U16 teams finished with a win and a tie. The teams competed against the Chicago Magic and the Chicago Fire. Next up for the two teams is the DA Showcase in Sarasota, Florida the first weekend in December.

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First Developmental Academy Weekend a Big Success

10/3/10…On Sunday afternoon the U18 Girls finished their fourth game in less than two days, scored 19 goals while only allowing 1, and won the Challenger Sports Invitational Championship. The U18 Girls are repeat champs, having also won the tournament in 2010. Going into Sunday’s final in Overland Park, Kansas, the girls were scoring at will, winning 12-0 and 5-0 on Saturday. They drew their third game 1-1, but were already in the championship match. Kaelyn Korte was the hero on the day, scoring the game-winner in the 85th minute of the championship match to give Shattuck the 1-0 lead, and the victory. The Sabres had been knocking on the door the whole game, hitting the crossbar on three different occasions.  The goalkeeper Stos Behle made a few keys saves to keep the shutout for the Sabres.  In addition to Korte, Darian Powell,Civanni Moss, Lily Jilk, Karina Fredette, Kennedy Ulrich, and Hope Lundberg also scored during the weekend for SSM . The U18 Girls now have a few days off for recovery before preparing to play their sixth MRL game on Sunday at 3 PM in Steven’s Point, Wisconsin.

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9/26/11…Coming out of halftime locked at 1-1, the Shattuck-St. Mary’s U16 boys team put 5 goals past the Des Moines Menace goal keeper.  On a clear afternoon in Des Moines, Iowa, the U16DA found their way in the second half of their first game of the season. With a lot of possession, SSM conceded an early goal to the Des Moines Menace, but quickly tied the game off a Karl Frisk goal before the half.  Early in the second half, midfielder Pascal Rathle put SSM ahead with his strike in the ’41 minute. The third goal came from defender Robby Sagel who came forward on a corner kick in the ’57 minute. Finishing up the day with a hat-trick, Steve Eneme converted all three of his goals within eight minutes of each other.  The second game of the day saw the SSM U18YS team tie 2-2 against the U18 Des Moines Menace. After coming out strong in the first 15 minutes, the U18YS squad went into halftime down 2-0. Coach Steve Cornish asked the boys to respond in the second half. Respond they did, coming out in the second half and putting the Menace under pressure from the start. Neal Usry came off the bench to score his first goal of the season in the ’62 minute. SSM kept pressing, which led to Will Smith slotting in his first goal in the ’78 minute. Forward Josh Parris was a handful for the Menace defenders in the second half, getting in behind their back four and earning his side multiple corners.  Back in Minnesota, the U18DA traveled to Minneapolis to take on the University of Minnesota Gold. In a tough match, where they were without a few key players, the U18DA team dropped their first match 1-0. This is the first game for a team that is a mixture of two squads from the 2010-2011 season. Next up for the Boys Soccer Teams: U18DA @ Dakota County Technical College (September 30th, 7:00PM)                                                           U18YS vs. U16DA (October 1st, 3:00PM)                                                           U18DA vs. Iowa Central Community College (October 2nd, 3:00PM)

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U16 Boys Score 5 in Second Half

9/8/11…This coming Saturday the girls U18 team travels to Rockford, IL to start their 2011 Fall MRL season.  The girls will be taking on the Palatine Celtics on Saturday afternoon and Fox Valley Strikers on Sunday morning.  The Shattuck-St.Mary’s U18 girls have won the Fall MRL title the past two years and are looking to make it a three-peat. The team has been training everyday for the past two weeks, and are looking forward to getting on the field for their first competitive games of the season. The U18 team has four returning players from last years squad, Kaelyn Korte , Lily Jilk , Amanda Goulet , and Dani Patterson . Along with the four returning players, the team is made up of a quality group that played on the U17 squad last season. Head coach David Linenberger feels that his side is ready for the weekend games, stating, “I feel that we have a quality squad this year. A hard working group with good team camaraderie.” SSM will kick-off with Palatine Celtics Saturday @ 5pm, and have a quick turn around for their kick-off with Fox Valley Strikers the next morning @ 8am. Good Luck to the U18 Girls this weekend!

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