Dallas Cup Girls’ Invitational 2024 champions crowned in U15-U19 age groups

DALLAS, Texas – The 2024 Dallas Cup Girls’ Invitational wrapped up Friday at Toyota Stadium with a quartet of title matches.

Champions were crowned in the girls’ U-15, U-6, U-17, and U-19 divisions to wrap up the fourth edition of the Dallas Cup Girls Invitational.

Dallas Cup Girls Invitational 2024 Champions

• U-19: Australian School Girls (AUS)
• U-17: FC Dallas ECNL 07 (TX)
• U-16: Solar SC ECNL 08 (TX)
• U-15: FC Dallas ECNL 09 (TX)

Dallas Cup Girls Invitational 2024 – Match Recaps

The first match of the day featured FC Dallas ECNL 09 squaring off against Solar SC ECNL RL 09 Angelone for the U15 Dallas Cup Girls Invitational title. FC Dallas’ Catelyn De Moor was the star early on, as the forward secured her brace with two first-half goals in the 4th and 37th minute. Teammate Brynlie Ward added a goal of her own in the 42nd minute to put FC Dallas ahead, 3-0. Solar pulled a goal back, but FC Dallas’ Layla Iglesias tacked on a fourth goal in the 66th minute to put the game on ice. The match ended 4-1 in favor of FC Dallas ECNL 09, who hoisted the first “Boot & Ball” championship trophy of 2024.

The second final of the day was the U-16 Girls final between familiar foes, FC Dallas ECNL 08 and Solar SC ECNL 08. Solar, who was crowned U-15 Girls Invitational champion in 2023, once again showed their prowess on the Toyota Stadium pitch. Kamiya Beck was electric throughout the match, as she found the back of the net four times, including a stunning goal from outside the box in the 56th minute. Brynnlee Bohannon also scored in the match as Solar SC ECNL G08 cruised to a 5-0 win and the U-16 Dallas Cup Girls Invitational title.

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At noon, the U-17 final kicked off from Toyota Stadium with Germany’s Eintracht Frankfurt taking on FC Dallas ECNL 07. The FC Dallas team entered the match as back-to-back Dallas Cup Girls Invitational champions, winning the U15 division in 2022 and the U16 division in 2023, and they showed their continued class throughout the match. Holly Storer bagged a hat-trick with goals in the 23rd, 52nd, and 64th minute, and teammate Natalie Wagner collected two first-half goals of her own. Rylee McLanahan and Isabelle Traub also scored in the match for the local side, as FC Dallas ECNL 07 won the match, 8-0, and completed their Dallas Cup Girls Invitational three-peat.

The U-19 final between last year’s U19 finalist, the Australian School Girls, and FC Dallas ECNL 05/06 kicked off at 2:30pm and put a cap on the 2024 Dallas Cup Girls Invitational. In just the 4th minute, FC Dallas forward Jaden Thomas opened up the scoring with a lovely long-range strike that put the local side in front, 1-0. In the 22nd minute, Australia School Girls’ Aimee Longhurst equalized the match with a splendid individual effort, as she diced through the back line and converted her one-on-one with the keeper to level the match at 1-1.

The highly competitive match remained locked until the 76th minute when Samantha Mathers tucked away what proved to be the winning goal in the match. The Australian School Girls were crowned the new U-9 Dallas Cup Girls Invitational champion, the first international team to win since the girls brackets returned to Dallas Cup in 2021. Aimee Longhurst was the recipient of the Toyota MVP award following the match.

On Saturday, the 2024 Dallas Cup U-13 through U-16 boys championships will be played. On Sunday, the action continues with the Under 17 through U-19 boys’ finals, including the Gordon Jago Super Group final.