PDA GIRLS WIN RED BULL NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS

May 26, 2009

The PDA U15 Charge, U16 Tsunami, and U17 Fire girls teams competed in the final Red Bull Girls National League event at the 2009 PDA College Showcase over Memorial Day Weekend. Placed in the Championship flight based on their standings in the league, the teams played three bracket matches over the weekend, and the winners of each bracket advanced to the finals on Monday afternoon.

The U15 PDA Charge team won all three preliminary matches, defeating Real Colorado (1-0), Solar Red (2-1), and FC Stars of Massachusetts (2-1), and then defeated Crossfire Premier (2-1) in overtime of the final match to win the championship. The U16 PDA Tsunami team defeated the Mustang Earthquakes (1-0), lost to the Slammers (2-3), and beat Ohio Premier Green (2-0), advancing to the final to defeat FC Stars of Massachusetts Dewhurst (3-1).  The U17 PDA Fire team concluded the weekend with a 1-1-1 record, defeating Mustang Spirit (4-0), tying Sereno White (1-1), and losing to FC DELCO Sting (0-2). FC DELCO won the U17 championship, with a 2-1 victory over Sting (TX).

More details of the games and the overall competition can be found by clicking on this Top Drawer Soccer link.

The Red Bull Girls National League wrapped up competition with the PDA Showcase. Designed as the league for the top 32 clubs in the country in the U15, U16 and U17 age groups, the league was very successful at putting top talent on the field in front of college coaches from across the country. Effective in the summer of 2009, the newly-formed Elite Clubs National League (ECNL), takes over for the Red Bull National League as the premier girls’ league in the country with U-15, U-16 and U-17 divisions. With 40 inaugural clubs, including PDA, the new league kicks off with the Eclipse Select Challenge Cup in Chicago, August 14-16.

Click here for information about the ECNL