Lander Strikers

Congratulations girls! The U-12 girls placed third at the Wyoming State Cup, playing an amazing 6 games in the rain, sleet and snow. In the first game the girls beat Buffalo 3-1. In the Second game on Saturday, the girls found themselves down 5-1 to Casper at the half. During the second half the Striker Warrior girls battled back with 3 goals, losing 5-4. If the girls would have had 2 more minutes, there is no doubt in my mind that they would have tied the score if not pulled ahead by one. In the third game, Sunday at 8am, the girls beat Gillette 1-0, at 11:30 they beat Cody 1-0 and at 6:30 they played Jackson to a 1-1 tie in regulation. In overtime the girls let one weak misplaced ball roll by and lost to Jackson 2-1 in a hard fought well played game. This was the girls third game of the day and Jackson’s first. The girls showed an unbelievable amount of character playing their third game against guest players from Utah and Idaho playing more agressively than the hometown Jackson girls. The loss to Jackson moved the Striker girls into the consolation finals where they would meet the Casper team, yet again. During regulation the score was tied 1-1. During overtime, Keisha scored one goal and Taylor scored two, pushing the Strikers to a 4-1 victory over Casper. Overall the girls were 4-2 on the weekend, beating Casper who had previously beaten them. Great season girls. Next Fall will find, Ashlyn, Alicia, Taylor, Emily and Kaitlyn playing on the Girls U-14 team. The U-12 girls, Audrey, Keisha, Morgan, Ella, Makayla, Mickell, Anna, Codi will welcome Jenna, Alyssa and Rachael back into their ranks. Good season Girls,  you played 18 games in the Fall and 22 games in the Spring for a total of 40 games during the season. Your growth and love for the “great game” is evident by the increased level of play you have exhibited.  Have a great summer and we will see you at the MLS team camp the first week of August.