6/23/14: Stampede Win US Club West Regionals

The Stampede dealt their opponents four straight shutouts over the weekend to win the US Club West Regionals. Matched against the Cal Blues in the first round, winger Niya Allen got a ball past the keeper early to make it 1-0. Anne Ayotte then chased down and knocked in a ricochet in the box to end the game 2-0. The locals managed the same outcome in round two against Sac United. Grace Barger began with a long shot that spun through the keeper's hands and Jordan Davis sealed the shutout with a penalty to the upper right corner after forward Ainsley Carroll was tripped up in the box. Modesto's Cal Cougars turned out to fare no better against the locals in the third round as Ayotte assisted Davis for the first goal. Midfielder Lily Byrne then got by the back line to score the second. The championship game matched the Stampede once again against Sac United, but the outcome was the same. Ayotte scored both goals, first off a beautiful cross from Davis and then on a free kick just outside the box. Notable defending from Yasmeen Dmeiri, Leah Eccles, Skye Shaffer, Julyana Lara, Sydney Moore and Grace Carlson, and a flurry of great saves from keeper McKenna Lutzker ensured that no goals would come from any opponent the entire weekend.