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Four Mustang Soccer Teams Set to Begin Far West Regionals
Teams open up play Monday in Albuquerque, N.M.
For Mustang Soccer Club girls coaching director Patrick Uriz, having four Mustang teams at this week's United States Youth Soccer Far West Regional soccer tournament in Albuquerque, N.M., is an accomplishment in itself.
But for a club as successful as Mustang has been over the years, Regionals can sometimes serve as just a step toward Nationals.
All four squads who won state cup titles — U-13 Mavericks, U-14 Fury, U-15 Blast and U-16 Rampage — have qualified for Regionals before.
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"For the club it means we're continuing to move in the right direction," Uriz said. "It takes a lot for a club to get here."
Each age group features three groups of four teams. Similar to the World Cup, each group has a round-robin phase which will be completed by Wednesday.
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The top-two teams from each group automatically advances to the single-elimination portion of the tournament and the third-place team from two of the three groups advances as well.
The quarterfinals will take place on Thursday, the semifinals on Friday and the championship games will be on Sunday.
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Under-13 — Mustang Mavericks
Coach: Pat Uriz
Schedule
Monday: vs San Diego Surf White (So. California) 11 am
Tuesday: vs THUSC - United Mercury (Oregon), 12:30
Wednesday: vs Coeur d'Alene Sting (Idaho), 11 am
Monday: vs Magic City (Montana), 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday: vs Arsenal FC-WCS (So. California), 4 p.m.
Wednesday: vs Sereno 96 White (Arizona), 2 p.m.
The skinny: The Fury advanced to the Regionals on this penalty kick by Allie Dutto.
Roster (Name/height/position)
Chelsea Arnold, 5-3, Midfield
Madison Castele, 5-5, Defense
Ashley Christensen, 5-5, Midfield
Erin Donnelly, 5-2, Midfield
Allie Dutto, 5-4, Midfield/Forward
Haylie Grant, 5-6, Defense/Midfield
Taygan Grundy, 5-8, Goalie
Alyssa Herwatt, 5-5, Midfield
Makenna Kummer, 5-7, Forward/Central Defense
Melissa Lewis, 5-0, Midfield/Forward
Erika Perez, 5-5, Forward
Remi White, 5-3, Goalie
Alex Weltz, 5-3, Midfield
Haley Lukas, 5-8, Midfield/Defense
Dana Outcalt, 5-9, Defense
Sarah Petersen, 5-4, Defense
Jessica Gillespie, 5-7, Midfield
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Under-15 — Mustang Blast
Head coach: Neil McGuire
Schedule:
Monday: vs So Cal Blues - WCS (So. California), 8 a.m.
Tuesday: vs Leahi 95 Premier (Hawaii), 2 p.m.
Wednesday: vs Arsenal FC (So. California), 10 a.m.
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Under-16 — Mustang Rampage
Head coach: Joe Owen
Schedule
Monday: vs Sereno 94 White (Arizona), 2 p.m.
Tuesday: vs Neusport FC 94 Green (Nevada), 8 a.m.
Wednesday: vs NM Rush Nike 94G (New Mexico), noon
The skinny: Expectations are high for the Rampage as they return the the Western Regionals after getting knocked out in group play last year.
"I'd be wrong if I said we were here not to win the whole thing," Owen said. "Our first goal is to win our bracket, it's pretty competitive but we feel we're playing a good style of soccer right now."
The Rampage relies heavily on a pair of talented forwards in Briana Gaines and Celeste Boureille.
"(Gaines) is a force to be reckoned with," Owen said. "She's a strong, physical player who does a good job with the ball."
Bourielle provides a little different look up top.
"She's just a real smart, savy player with a good soccer IQ," Owen said. "Techincally, she's very clean and can breaks opponents down on the dribbles and get get behind the defense.
The Ramage open up group play with a game against Sereno (Ariz) — a team it is familiar with being in the same national league.
Owen said Sereno probably holds a small edge lifetime, but expects his team to play well tomorrow.
Roster
00 Dorsa Ansari GK
2 Madi Bickel DEF
3 Celeste Boureille FWD
8 Mandy Davis DEF
9 Cori Davis MID
25 Briana Gaines FWD
5 Shannon Hennessy MID
14 Kylie Hill MID
1 Quinn McLaughlin MID
9 Jasmine Nickelberry DEF
13 Cassidy Nicks MID
4 Sami Schrakamp MID
7 Abby Steele GK
11 Allie Torru MID
34 Tiffany Geer DEF
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