
Heading to the 1st Annual St. Louis Scott Gallager SC Nike Cup, the girls were ready to conquer the big city teams. Arriving at the field, the girls were welcomed to a turf field and the best U10 girls team on the St. Louis Scott Gallager SC Missouri side, SLSG-Porto . Taking some time adjusting to the new surface, the Elite 2000 girls made it out of the first game with a 1-1 tie, with Sydney Hazelrigg scoring our lone goal. After a lunch break celebrating Alysan Burgbacher’s last coaching stint before college, the girls headed back to the fields with their sights set on a commanding win; and that is exactly what they did, with goals coming from Rheaghan Lesh, Julia Snider and Brinnae Cooper, stomping SLSG- Illinois Blue, the best team in Illinois in that age group by a score of 3-0. With a good night’s rest and Sunday morning smiles, the girls took on yet another SLSG team. Tied 0-0 at half, the scoring was opened in the second half by Elite player, Julia Snider. The SLSG Redstar team countered quickly with an open breakaway goal to even the score at 1-1. But Brinnae Cooper added the winning goal for Elite in the final minutes to give Elite a 2-1 victory. After showing their dominance in the U10 round robin bracket, the Missouri Elite 2000 Girls’ team were rewarded with the first place trophy. The best part….ice cream afterwards courtesy of SLSG club!
A special congrats and thanks to Coach Alysan Burgbacher! We sure will miss you next year!