 The Blizzard girls won their first Bull Run Tournament on May 28th/29th 2011 in Haymarket, VA. Blizzard was one of ten teams competing for this year's title. The tournament began with a 4-1 win over always competitive CYA Freedom. Callista Clairmont scored 13 seconds into the game to set the tone for the weekend competition. EPIC Blizzard followed that game with a convincing 6-0 win over the LMVS Patriots. Scoring was led by Callista with two of her five goals for the weekend.
Day 2 marked a difficult match between the girls and fellow Division 1 opponent VYS Thunder. Previously beaten by the Thunder in league play, Blizzard came out firing again to an early 3-0 lead and managed to hang on for an exciting 4-3 victory. Great play on both sides made for an unbelievable match. Having secured the championship match, Blizzard let down in the next contest losing to Mclean 2-1 with a lone goal from guest player Atley Fortney.
The championship game featured on turf pitted the ODFC Twisters against the girls in blue. A tough opponent, the girls were finding it difficult to pentrate the Twister defense until two minutes left in the first half when Atley Fortney intercepted a goal kick out of mid-air and turned it into a 1-0 halftime lead with a beautiful left-footed finish. The second half was equally tough as both teams wanted the title. Halfway through, Blizzard's captain, Olivia Dominiski got control of a loose ball in the box and knew exactly where to put it. Our girls on defense stiffened up with a 2-0 lead and brought home the trophy.
Congratulations to all the players who perservered in the heat and took home the hardware. Job well done!
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Blizzard Girls win Bull Run Tournamentposted Jun 1, 2011 7:41 PM by Aric Canonico [ updated Jun 1, 2011 11:30 PM ] |