Novato, CA (Sunday August 8, 2010) UC Premier TOPS, a U-9 girls Division I soccer team, began their summer tournament season by dominating the Novato Classic Tournament and capturing 2nd place. The TOPS came out and played disciplined soccer in game 1 leading to a (4-2) win over the Rincon Valley Dragons. In game 2, the TOPS thoroughly controlled the action and efficiently dispatched the host Novato United (7-1). In the quarterfinals, the TOPS took on league rival Livermore Fusion White. The TOPS dominated the action winning (6-1). In the semifinals, the TOPS found themselves facing a determined Mustang Pride team. After a scoreless 1st half, the TOPS used some excellent passing to net the game’s 1st goal. From there the defense took over blanketing the Pride resulting in a (2-0) win. In the championship game, the TOPS met the Livermore Fusion Black. The TOPS netted the game’s 1st goal and led 1-0 at the half. The game turned physical in the 2nd half and the TOPS, who played with only 9 players for most of the weekend, succumbed to fatigue losing (3-1). The TOPS went through the weekend giving up only 7 goals thanks to Annika Kennedy, Logan Bell, Jordan Hong, Kyanna Cruz, and Alex Carpio while scoring 20 goals thanks to Dawson Bell, Natalia Bartolome, Andreea Dan, Jessica McNair, and Marwa Nekrawesh. |