ECNL – San Diego 2012 Coverage Central

\r\nSan Diego, Sat. March 31, 2012, 7 p.m. PST\u2013<\/strong>Slammers FC and Mustang SC finished in a 3-3 tie in the U-18s to cap off a great day of soccer at the San Diego Polo Club. Slammers went down 2-0 in the first half, only to rally to tie the match at 2-2, and rallied again from a one-goal deficit to tie the match at 3-3.\r\n\r\nJoe Owen<\/strong>, coach of Mustang SC, said it was a match befitting of two of the best U-18 teams in the U.S. He said 15 of his 18 players have committed to college for the fall, and he said he is looking for placements for the other three girls. He said his team is just getting back in the swing of things after a three-and-a-half month layoff for high school season, and hopes to hit its stride in the next couple of months.\r\n\r\nMustang leads the Northwest Conference with a 9-0-2 record and is seventh in National Flight A at 6-2-2, while Slammers is first in the SoCal Conference at 8-1-0 and is 4-2-2 and 10th place in National Flight A.\r\n\r\nHere are the scores for each of the age groups from throughout the day. We’ll see you back here tomorrow for some more great soccer.\r\n\r\nU-15<\/a>\r\n\r\nU-16<\/a>\r\n\r\nU-17<\/a>\r\n\r\nU-18<\/a>\r\n\r\nSan Diego, Sat. March 31, 2012, 1 p.m. PST\u2013<\/strong>Scores are starting to roll in at the ECNL National Showcase event at the San Diego Polo Club. Here’s what’s happened so far:\r\n\r\nU-14 \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0Arsenal FC 4-2 over Eagles SC,\u00a0Real So Cal 4-0 over Heat FC, Irvine Strikers 3-1 over TSC Hurricane, So Cal Blues 2-0 over San Juan SC\r\n\r\nU-15 \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0San Diego Surf 5-1 over Scorpions SC, So Cal Blues 5-1 over Ohio Premier Eagles, Crossfire Premier 2-2 vs. ARsenal FC, Sereno SC 3-0 over Pleasanton Rage, Real So Cal 1-1 with PDA, West Coast FC 2-1 over FC Stars of Massachusetts, Irvine Strikers 1-1 vs Freestate Soccer Alliance\r\n\r\nU-16 \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0Eagles Soccer Club 4-0 over Penn Fusion, Mustang SC 2-1 over Ohio Elite SA, Washington Premier 1-0 over Colorado Storm, Colorado Rush 0-0 with Bethesda SC, Connecticut FC 0-0 with Las Vegas Premier, De Anza Force 1-0 over Challenge SC.\r\n\r\nU-17 \u2013<\/strong> Minnesota Thunder Academy 10-0 over Las Vegas Premier\r\n\r\n–\r\n\r\nSan Diego, Sat. March 31, 2012, 11 a.m. PST<\/strong>\u2013Live from the San Diego Polo Club<\/a>, it’s the Elite Clubs National League National Showcase<\/a> event, the second-to-last one before the 2012 ECNL National Championships that takes place in June in Chicago.\r\n\r\nThe San Diego Polo Club, specifically in the north San Diego suburb of Rancho Santa Fe, has been open since 1982 and from June through September, hosts polo matches. However, until Monday, it is host to the national showcase, with 38 clubs from across the United States coming together not only to fight for National Flight placing, but with college coaches everywhere, it’s a chance to, as they say, showcase their skills before some of the top coaches in the country.\r\n\r\nAction is taking place from U-14 through U-18 age groups on 18 fields throughout today, tomorrow and Monday.\r\n\r\nIt’s already lively, as goals are flowing freely and play is quick on the field on a cool, overcast Saturday morning. Early play is focused on the U-15 and U-16 age groups.\r\n\r\nFreestate Soccer Alliance<\/a> U-16 coach Will Morris<\/strong> laughed as he said he expected warmer temperatures and sunny skies, but with just 13 available players, he has had to make some adjustments, still coming away with a 1-1 tie against Irvine Strikers. Morris said his goal for the team was to get seven points out of the weekend. With the tie, Freestate will have to win its next two matches to reach that goal.\r\n\r\nDuring the U-15 match between De Anza Force<\/a> and Challenge SC<\/a>, more than a dozen college coaches, including ones from Oklahoma, Missouri, Princeton, Hawaii, Nevada and Oregon, were watching. But they’re out in force carrying their chairs around the 18 fields keeping their eyes on the plethora of players.\r\n\r\nLook for more updates here throughout the weekend. For live updates from the fields, follow @theecnl and @thesoccerwire on Twitter.\r\n\r\nECNL San Diego information<\/strong><\/a>“},”name”:”acf\/wysiwyg”,”mode”:”edit”} /–>