AYSO All-Stars girls: CdM and Newport standstill

Steve Virgen

COSTA MESA - She chose simple words to describe a Back Bay rivalry

game against Corona del Mar. But, Newport Beach’s Lauren Crites said it

best.

“We had to run back and forth, back and forth,” Crites said. Perhaps

fittingly, the Newport Beach Black Attack of Region 97 and the Corona del

Mar Icebreakers of Region 57 played to a, 0-0, tie, Saturday morning, in

Area 11Q All-stars girls 10-and-under soccer action at the Farm Complex

in Costa Mesa.

Both team’s entered Saturday’s matchup also tied in the standings at

21 points apiece in the Flight 2 Pool B division.

Crites was involved in most of the action as she said she increased

her intensity because of the CdM opponent and also because it was the

last day of the All-Stars tournament. She started the Black Attack’s

first offensive threat on a breakaway in the sixth minute.

The Icebreakers (1-3-4), however, controlled the first eight minutes

and most of the second quarter. CdM’s Alexandra Reinach fired the first

shot in the third minute and moments later Alexa Rome kicked her first of

six shots that were either saved or sailed wide of the net.

“I can’t believe I missed,” Rome said of her thoughts after shooting.

“I just kept telling myself, I’m going to keep trying to shoot until I

make it.”

Rome’s attempts were difficult because of the Newport Beach defense,

including Mackenzie Campbell, Carly Cotton and Roxanna Vivanco who

protected the back line, clearing out several CdM attacks.

Newport (1-4-3), coached by Judith Brown, was also supported by its

goalies Courtney Francis, who played in the first half and turned back

three shots. In the third quarter Shelby King recorded one save and Shay

Brown had two saves in the fourth.

CdM, led by Coaches George Eadington and Rochelle Belove, also

displayed a solid defense with its goalies. Megan Otterbein, who played

in the first half, finished with two saves, Lauren Belove stopped one

shot in the third quarter, and Taylor Rhodes caught two shots in the

fourth.

Newport Beach 10 & under girls All-Stars

The Black Attack

Shay Brown

Mackenzie Campbell

Carly Cotton

Lauren Crites

Elizabeth Eddy

Melissa Fitzsimons

Courtney Francis

Melissa Hancock

Megan Hosseini

Marianne Jones

Shelby King

Roxanna Vivanco

Coach: Judith Brown

Corona del Mar 10 & under girls All-Stars

The Icebreakers

Lauren Belove

Rebecca Beyer

Jackie Dion

Claire Eadington

Laura Fleming

Kelly Matthews

Annalise Moore

Megan Otterbein

Alexandra Reinach

Taylor Rhodes

Alexa Rome

Sydney Sweeny

Coaches: George Eadington and Rochelle Belove