9/29/13: Stampede fight to get two out of three

The locals won two and lost one last weekend at the Davis Legacy Premier Cup.  In game 1 against Elk Grove, the Stampede could not find a way to score despite a few chances, dropping the opener 1-0.  In game 2, they came back fighting with a last minute, come-from-behind, 2-1 win against the  Clovis Amazons.  Late in the second half, Yasmeen Dmeiri whipped in a cross to J Davis who volleyed in it from the 6 to tie it up.  Then, in a frenzied scrum in the final seconds, Lily Byrne was able to stab the ball past the line amid a flurry of ricochets, securing the much needed win.  Sunday morning gave the locals a chance to breathe easy as they pounded the USA Stars '03 team 5-0.  Intercepting balls left and right, Ayotte scored first from the 18.  J Davis continued with a dribble drive to the net to make it 2-0 and followed with another tally at close range off an assist from Ainsley Carrol to make it 3-0  Grace Barger found Allie Belafsky for the 4th goal and Carrol then got her own goal to finish the game 5-0.  Dmeiri's notable defensive play against some very physical players over the weekend was impressive.