Utah Celtic FC 00 (19U Girls) To Play in National Championship Final
To Be Aired on ESPN 3 and Live Streamed at championships.usyouthsoccer.org/live
Overland Park, KS – 07/27/19
Utah Youth Soccer Association, the leader in promoting, developing and governing youth soccer in Utah, is pleased to announced that Utah Celtic FC 00 (Girl’s 19U team) is headed to the Final’s of US Youth Soccer’s National Championship Series Tournament. The match will be aired on ESPN 3 at 9 am MT and Streamed Live at championships.usyouthsoccer.org/live.
The Utah State Cup Champions went undefeated in every match they played to this point through Utah’s State Cup, Far West Regional Championships and National Championships. At Far West Regional Championships they kept a clean sheet and their goal differential was an outstanding 22-0. In 14 matches the only match they did not win was during Game 2 at National Championships where they tied Lou Fusz Elam from Missouri, 0-0, who they will meet again in the Championship Final.
Utah Youth Soccer Association would like to encourage all soccer fans in the state to rally behind Utah Celtic FC, wish them luck and watch the match tomorrow (Sunday) 9 am on ESPN 3 or at championships.usyouthsoccer.org/live. This would be the first National Championship for Utah in its 40 years.
About Utah Celtic FC OO: Utah Celtic FC 00 is coached by Steve Magleby. They are Five-Time State Cup Champions, Two-Time Region IV Champions, Two-Time Desert Premier League Champions and The 2017 US Youth Soccer National Champion Finalists.
About National Championship Series: The US Youth Soccer National Championship Series is the country’s most prestigious national youth soccer tournament, providing approximately 185,000 players on over 10,000 teams from US Youth Soccer State Associations the opportunity to showcase their soccer skills against the best competition in the nation while emphasizing teamwork, discipline and fair play. The US Youth Soccer National Championships cap a yearlong series of competitions for boys and girls teams in multiple age brackets as teams earn their way from the top teams in their state to the regional championship tournaments. US Youth Soccer State Champions and selected wildcard teams through US Youth Soccer Regional Leagues in most age groups are eligible to compete in one of four US Youth Soccer Regional Championships. The champions in the 13U through 19U age brackets from each regional event will converge in July for the US Youth Soccer National Championships.
Utah Celtic FC Roster:
#7 Tara Warner - 2020 graduate - committed to BYU
#20 Jordan Crockett - 2020 graduate - committed to Denver - Utah ODP team, Region IV ODP team
#18 Katie Haskins - 2018 graduate - attending Utah Valley University- Utah ODP team - Region IV ODP team
#4 Kathryn Wynn - 2019 graduate - committed to Utah State University- Utah ODP team
#23 Sydney Bushman - 2019 graduate - committed to Snow College
#12 Kennedy Jex - 2018 graduate - attending Southern Utah University
#5 Megan Unbedacht- 2019 graduate - committed to Utah State University
#19 Hailee Atwater - 2018 graduate - attending Utah Valley University - Utah ODP Team
#22 Jamie Shepherd - 2019 graduate - committed to BYU - Utah ODP team - Region IV ODP Team
#3 Megan Astle - 2019 graduate - committed to Utah State University
#9 Samantha Brady - 2019 graduate - committed to University of Minnesota
#10 Rebecca Olsen - 2019 graduate - committed to Salt Lake Community College
#8 Gabriella Jensen - 2019 graduate - committed to Dixie State University
#11 Abbigail Graham - 2019 graduate - committed to Utah Valley University
#33 Kate Schirmer - 2019 graduate - committed to Snow College
#2 Anna Pickering - 2019 graduate - committed to University of Utah - Utah ODP Team
#26 Alaina Pestana - 2019 graduate - committed to Snow College
#13 Brecken Mozingo - 2019 graduate - committed to UCLA - Utah ODP Team - Region IV ODP Team - U17 National Team
#0 Chelsea Peterson - 2019 graduate - committed to University of Utah - Utah ODP Team - Region IV ODP Team
Utah Celtic FC vs. Competition During National Championship Series:
From Utah State Cup to Far West Regional Championships, Through National Championships:
Utah State Cup
Game 1: W (5-0) vs. Utah Celtic East DD
Game 2: W (4-1) vs. Blue Knights 00 Premier
Semifinal: W (4-1) vs. Wasatch SC 00/01
Final: W (6-0) vs. Blue Knights
Far West Regional Championship
Game 1: W (8-0) vs. Players Elite (NV)
Game 2: W (2-0) vs. Rio Rapids 00 Girls (NM)
Game 3: W (4-0) vs. CDA Slammers FC HB 00 Elite (CA-S)
Quarterfinal: W (3-0) vs. FC Boulder 00 Girls Elite (CO)
Semifinal: W (1-0) vs. 00 Boise Thorns Elite, 2-0-1, (ID)
Final: W (4-0) vs. CDA Slammers FC HB 00 Elite (CA-S)
National Championships
Game 1: W (3-2) vs. Sunrise Sting 2000 (FL)
Game 2: T (0-0) vs. Lou Fusz Elam (MO)
Game 3: W (5-0) vs. Legends FC South (CA-S)
Semifinal: W (4-3 PK) (3-3) vs. MapleBrook Fury (MN)