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Cincinnati United Teams at Regional Championships
 Five CUP teams attended the USYSA Regional Championship at Ankenney Park in Beavercreek, Ohio. The Boys U-14, U-16, U-17, and U-18 Gold squads, along with the Girls U-16 Gold. The Boys U-14 and U-18 Gold both advanced to the semi-finals, but came up short in tough matches. Congratulations to all of our teams, players, coaches, and trainers!
A sixth CUP squad, the Boys
U-14 Silver, qualified for the Region II President's Cup held in
Wisconsin. After going undefeated in group play, they met SC Waukesha
from Wisconsin in the Final, where they came up just short, losing 2-1
in a tough match. The CUP team qualified for the National Presidents
Cup in Tennessee where they ran into some tough competition and made the
consolation match. Congratulations boys!
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CUP Girls
Add Outstanding Coaches
Cincinnati United is excited to announce
the addition of John Mers, Neil Bradford, and Woody Sherwood to the CUP
Girls coaching staff. “These coaches bring a wealth of knowledge and
experience to our club,” said Scott Rodgers, Executive Director for Cincinnati
United.
John Mers will be the new Head Coach for the U-17 Girls CUP
Gold team for 2010-11. John brings the following resume to CUP:
- USSF
B License
- USSF
National Youth License
- CUP
Head Girls Coach 2005 and 2006 (State Cup Champion 2006)
- Former
Director of Coaching CUSA
- Past
Region II ODP Girls Staff Coach
- Past
Ohio South State ODP Staff Coach
- Past
Cincinnati District ODP Staff Coach
- Past
Ohio South Coaching Education Program Instructor
- Former
Assistant Coach Wright State University Men and Women
- 1999
and 2004 Ohio South Boys Coach of the Year
- Former
U-20 National Team Goalkeeper
- Former
Professional Player
- Played
collegiately at Clemson and Wright State University
- B.S.
in Education/Exercise Physiology
Neil
Bradford will be joining the club as a coach for the U-17 Girls CUP
Black team for 2010-11. Neal brings the following resume to the club:
- National
Director of Coaching, SAY Soccer
- NSCAA
Premier Diploma
- NSCAA
National Youth Diploma
- UEFA
"C" License
- FA
Goalkeepers Leaders Award
- Graduate,
University of Wales & College of Newport
- Player,
Bristol City FC
Woody
Sherwood will be joining the Girls U-16 CUP Gold staff with Scott
Rodgers and Woody co-managing the team for 2010-11. Woody brings the
following resume to CUP:
- Head
Coach Xavier Women’s Soccer
- Former
assistant Head Coach Indiana University
- Former
Assistant Coach University of Louisville.
- Former
Head Coach for Butler University and Towson.
- Former
Head Coach Carmel United Soccer Club.
- ODP
Regional Staff
- USSF
“A” License
Other
staff changes include the following.
The 2010-11 Girls
U-15 CUP Crew Juniors Black team will be coached by Bob
Muro. Bob is the
former Head Men's Coach for the University of Cincinnati,
has won
multiple OSYSA State Cups with the current CUP Gold U-18
girls team, and
holds a USSF 'C' license. For full bio information |click
here|.
The 2010-11 Girls U-11 CUP Crew Juniors teams will be
coached by Andy Szucs, Adam Dobrozsi, and Jenn Johannigman.
Andy is
currently a Director with Cincinnati United, and holds
numerous licenses
and playing accolades. Adam has been a staff coach with
Cincinnati
United for a number of years, is USSF licensed and has won
numerous
OSYSA State Cups. Jenn will serve as an assistant coach in
the age
group, and is returning to our organization as a coach after
a very
successful playing career with us, and with the University
of
Cincinnati. For full bio information regarding the U-11 age
group staff
and the U-11 program |click
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CUP Teams Enjoy Spring Success
 Adidas Warrior Classic: More than
500 teams from 3 different regions and Canada participated in this
year's Adidas Warrior Classic tournament this past Memorial Day weekend
in Dayton. More than 40 teams (CUP and CU) from Cincinnati
United Soccer Club took part in the event. After preliminary play,
27 teams from Cincinnati United advanced out of their group to
play in semi-finals on Sunday afternoon. 17 teams won their respective
semi-finals to advance to the finals of the tournament on Memorial Day.
At the end, 12 teams from Cincinnati United took home top honors
while 5 finished as runner-ups. Congratulations to all players,
coaches, and trainers on a very successful weekend at the Adidas Warrior
Classic.
 The
Boys U-15 CUP Crew Juniors - Gold, coached by John McGinlay and
assisted by Bobby Puppione, were Champions of the Gold division at the
2010 Adidas Warrior Classic. The squad went undefeated on the weekend,
outscoring their five opponents by the tally of 22-2. After a
surprising opening draw with Metro FC at 2-2, they would not yield
another goal, besting Cutters 95 at 9-0, Warren County United Blue at
8-0, Worthington Crew Jrs Gold at 1-0, and then earning an impressive
2-0 victory over Arsenal FC, the Pennsylvania West State Cup Runner-up
the last two years and Champion in 2008.The
Boys U-14 CUP Crew Juniors - Silver team continued their winning
success with capturing the President's CUP champion title. They
allowed no goals scored on them throughout the tournament. The team is
traveling to Madison, Wisconsin to participate in the Midwest Regional
Presidents Cup at Reddan Soccer Park. Earlier in the season, the team
was Champions of the KSA Elite Spring Thaw. The team went 3-0 in group
play and won the final with penalty kicks. Andrew Belleman coaches and
trains the team. Congratulations team!
The Girls U-11 CUP Crew Juniors - FC Gold Pride team finished
off their first season with CUP by winning the gold division of the
Adidas Warrior Classic. In group play, the girls defeated Hilliard FC
4-0, OP Black 4-1, and tied TFA 1-1 to advance to the semi-finals. In
the semi-finals, FC Gold Pride beat Ohio Elite Academy 4-1 to make the
finals. In the finals, the girls defeated CSA Elite 4-0 to lift the
cup. The team is trained and coached by CU-Sycamore-Mason DOC Bobby
Puppione.
 The Girls U-13 CUP Crew Juniors - Black
team participated in the Kolping Seth Stevens Memorial Tournament the
weekend of May 21-22 playing in the top U14 division and came away with a
tournament win. The girls played a shortened game against Warren County
White on Friday evening in the rain and mud escaping with a 0-0 tie in a
game that saw most of the possession on the offensive side of the
field. On Saturday the girls played SCSA, a team from South East
Cincinnati. The girls got going early and often with a victorious final
score of 7-0. Later that afternoon CUP Black tied Kolping Elite 1-1 and,
because of goal differential, the girls advanced on to the final game
on Sunday. The goal given up against Kolping, the host team, would prove
to be the only goal given up by the team all weekend. Their stout
defense and opportunistic offense paved the way to a 3-0 Win against TFA
in the tournament finals. Additionally this week the team finished its
Buckeye Premier season, narrowly missing out on the league title. CUP
Black finished second in the Premier 1 division by one point earning a
5-2 record and a 14-5 goal differential. The team is made up of girls
from Hamilton, Butler and Warren Counties and consists of Mikaela
Berger, Melea Casey, Emily Calvani, Caitlin Connell, Holly Denny, Elise
Discher, Colleen Heusman, Hannah Julian, Courtney Kelleher, Jordyn
Martin, Katherine Meyer, Angelina Nelson, Katie Oh, Allison Oh, LeAnn
Starr, Courtney Thierauf, Clare Volpenhein, and Jordan Wuest. Sean Smith
coaches and trains the team.
 The Boys U-13 CUP Crew Juniors - Gold
team coached by Wes Schulte won the Nike Challenge Cup in Columbus. The
first game was against Tennessee State Champ Brentwood SC winning 7-0,
The second game ended in a 5-1 victory. In the semi finals it was a big
rivalry game against Carmel. In a tough hard fought battle CUP scored
with about 10 minutes to play to pull out a 1-0 victory to advance to a
final against Century United the defending Penn West champions and ran
out 4-0 winners to take the Nike Challenge Cup Championship. The win
moved the boys up the Got Soccer rankings as they are now #3 in Region 2
and #14 in the USA. The boys have now beaten 4 defending state
championship teams this Spring by a combined score of 23-0!
 The Girls
U-11 CUP Crew Juniors - FC Gold Pride team started the season
off with a runner-up finish in the top flight of the Knoxville Crush
Classic in Tennessee this past weekend. In group play, the girls
defeated Galaxy Elite 9-2, Harpeth FC 5-2, and Knoxville Crush 6-1 to
advance to the finals. In the finals, FC Gold Pride battled with one of
the top teams from TN, CFC Lady Flames 99, through 60 minutes of
scoreless regular time and 20 minutes of overtime, before heading to
penalty kicks. From the spot, CFC beat CUP in the 8th kicker of sudden
death penalty kicks. The team is trained and coached by CU
Sycamore-Mason DOC Bobby Puppione.
The Girls U-13 CUP Crew Juniors - Silver
team opened up their spring 2010 season with a tournament championship
this past weekend in Knoxville, TN. In group play, the girls went 2-1
to advance to the finals to play Lexington FC. In the finals, Silver
came from behind to tie the game and take it to overtime. In OT, the
girls got the game winner to win 3-2. The team is coached by Tami
Fukuchi.
The Girls U-11 CUP Crew Juniors - Freedom
took part in the Knoxville, TN tournament. Participating in the top
flight of the event, the Freedom team went 1-2, finishing the weekend
with a solid 2-0 win over the Knoxville Crush. In their Saturday game,
the Freedom team battled tough with eventual tournament champion CFC
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 The Boys U-13 CUP Crew Juniors - Gold were Champions at the 2010 Alliance Cup. They were placed in a group with Elite Clubs such as Boston Bolts and CASL Elite. By beating Boston Bolts 3-2 and tying CASL 2-2, they won their group and advanced to the semi-finals, were they beat the Ohio North State Champion Maumee Express 4-0. They then beat the Tennessee State Champion Brentwood in PK’s. The win is their 9th tournament victory in their last 12 tournaments. Congratulations to Coach Wes Schulte and his squad!
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On the weekend of
March 13th and 14th - Girls U-12 CUP Crew Juniors - Manchester
United, Girls U-13 CUP Crew Juniors - Gold and CUP Crew Juniors - Black
each participated in the Vulcan Cup, one of the top youth events in the
country. All three girls’ teams kicked off their spring season with
great success in their respective brackets.
The U-12 CUP Crew
Juniors - Manchester United were finalists in Alabama's Vulcan Cup in the Gold Bracket. CUP had great competition in this bracket from other premier clubs from Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, Kentucky & Indiana. CUP was undefeated through pool play going 3-0-0 scoring eight goals and conceding zero. CUP beat FC Alliance 2-0, ESC Premier 5-0 and BUSA North 1-0 on route to the final losing a tough forte, physical game 2-1 against TNFC Azzurri (ranked 6th Nationally). This rounded off a great preseason tournament for CUP Manchester to help prepare for the TPL season. Congratulations to all the girls on a great weekend against great competition! CUP Manchester U12 Vulcan Cup Squad: Ashley Adams (U11 CUP), Hima Devgan, Sydney Gloster, Charlotte Jackson, Taylor Kupneski, Lauren Buczek, Grace Manwaring, Anika Markulike, Sam Rogers, Alyssa Wilson & Ameilia Wimmers. CUP Manchester United Coached and trained by Chris Hopkins.
The Girls U-13 CUP Crew Juniors - Black
were finalists at Vulcan Cup in the Bronze division, which consisted of
premier level teams from South Carolina, Mississippi, Tennessee,
Georgia, and Indiana. Through the pool play the team used some stout
defense and some opportunistic offense to outscore their opponents 9-0
en route to a 3-0 record and a first place finish in their side of the
bracket. In cool and, at times, rainy conditions, the team defeated TFC
United from Mississippi 6-0, ESC of Indiana 1-0 and Atlanta Fire Gold
2-0. Their success matched them up with GA-SC Bulls (a large club from
the border of Georgia and South Carolina) in the finals. Unfortunately
the girls came out on the losing end, surrendering their first goals of
the tournament in a hard fought and physical 2-1 loss. With only a few
weeks of practice though, it was a great weekend for the girls to
achieve success against such high level of competition so early in the
season. The team consists of Mikaela Berger, Melea Casey, Emily Calvani,
Caitlin Connell, Holly Denny, Elise Discher, Colleen Heusman, Hannah
Julian, Courtney Kelleher, Jordyn Martin, Katherine Meyer, Angelina
Nelson, Katie Oh, Allison Oh, LeAnn Starr, Courtney Thierauf, Clare
Volpenhein, and Jordan Wuest. Sean Smith coaches and trains the team.
 The U-13 CUP Crew Juniors -
Gold team went 2-0-1 in group play, failing
to advance to the final of the highest flight on the 5th tie-breaker. FC
Alliance, who CUP Gold drew with ultimately beat GSA Phoenix Red in the
finals 4-1.
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CUP Crew
Juniors Impressive at Disney Soccer Showcase!
The CUP Boys sent 4 squads to
Orlando, Florida for the top tournament in the country; the Disney
Soccer Showcase presented by Chelsea Football Club. After very
impressive performances in their preliminary matches, all 4 teams would
make their respective finals without a loss among them.
 The Boys U-18 CUP
Crew Juniors - Gold would take top honors in the Predator
division with a 5-1 win over Atlanta Fire United.
The Boys
U-17 CUP Crew Juniors - Gold II would go to fulltime and
overtime at 1-1, but lose a heartbreaker 4-3 on PK's to Lexington FC
Premier in the Predator division.
 The Boys
U-16 CUP Crew Juniors - Gold would go to fulltime and overtime
at 1-1 in a match that saw them truly dominate the play and see a
tremendous number of chances in the Showcase division final. They would
be shocked 3-1 in PK's to Penn Fusion Celtic, as the opposing keeper
made three saves.
 The Boys
U-15 CUP Crew Juniors - Gold faced a very talented FC Dallas
Juniors squad in the final of the Predator division, where they were
defeated, after very impressive performances on their path there.
Cincinnati
United sent three of our CUP Girls teams to the number
one ranked tournament in the country, the Disney Soccer Showcase
presented by Chelsea Football Club. The event, as always, was
outstanding and the competition was very challenging. The CUP Girls were
up to the challenge as the U-15 Girls advanced to the finals, the U-17
Girls tied for second in their group and the U-16 Girls played three
hard fought matches.
 The Girls U-15 CUP Crew
Juniors - Gold advanced to the finals by first beating the West
Pines United FC 94/95 Explosion (FL) 3-2. In game two they beat the
Soccer of Columbia United Premier (MD) team 1-0. The third match placed
the CUP girls against the Empire USA - Rochester Blue (NYW). Because of
their early results the girls only needed a draw to advance to the
finals. Both teams played some great soccer but the CUP Girls were able
to score two late goals to secure the draw and advance to the finals.
The championship game placed the CUP girls against the ECLIPSE SELECT
SOUTH 94-95 (IL). The match was played by both teams with great energy
and desire but ended with CUP on the wrong side of 3-1 score.
- The
Girls U-16 CUP Crew Juniors- Gold played the
Massapequa Force (NYE) in their first game of tournament. The girls
played hard but found themselves down early and were forced to chase the
match. The game ended with the Cup girls losing 4-2. Game two placed
the U-16 girls against the UTAH Avalanche 94 Black (UT). The CUP Girls
fell 2-1 as they mounted a late surge but were unable to find the
necessary second goal. Their final match placed the U-16’s against the
Florida Rush Nike Premier 93/94 (FL). Several of our CUP players were
banged up and one player was unable to play due to a concussion.
Against these odds, the CUP Girls pulled out a complete match and
secured a victory with a score of 3-2.
- The
Girls U-17 CUP Crew Juniors - Gold found themselves in
a very challenging group at Disney. The first match placed them against
the Kendall Soccer Coalition 92/93 White (FL). The game was played at
the amazing Disney complex and ended in a 2-2 tie. Game two placed the
CUP Girls against our Region II rivals Carmel United Elite 93 (IN). The
game was played by both teams with great passion and ended in a draw
1-1. At the end of day two the entire group found themselves in a four
way tie. On day three because of an earlier group game the CUP Girls
found themselves needing a win to advance to the finals. They were
matched up against the FC Frederick (MD). This exciting match ended in a
2-2 tie which unfortunately prevented the U-17’s from advancing.
The
Disney Soccer Showcase once again lived up to its reputation as the
number one tournament in the country. The facilities were amazing and
the competition was outstanding. The CUP players represented our club
and their families extremely well with their great play and good
sportsmanship. We are looking forward to another great spring.
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CUP Crew
Juniors Boys Dominate at CASL NSS College Showcase!
The CUP boys sent 7 teams to Raleigh, NC over the weekend
for the CASL National Soccer Series College Showcase. The U16 Gold and
Black, the U17 Gold I, Gold II, and Black, the U18 Gold and Black teams
all were in attendance to take on some of the top teams from inside and
outside the U.S. 4 of those squads took top honors as the top teams in
their respective groups.
The U16 CUP Crew Juniors - Gold took the
title in the top division, the Elite Predator, at their age, going 4-0-0
and beating the #1 ranked teams from West Virginia (WVSC Elite Titans)
3-1 and Virginia (Annandale United FC) 2-1, and the #3 team in Georgia
(North Atlanta SA 1 Elite) 2-0, leading up to a convincing 3-0 win over
the #1 team from New Mexico (Rush Nike 94 Argonauts) in the championship
match.
The U17
CUP Crew Juniors - Gold I finished top of their group with a
1-0 win over Lower Merion SC Mustangs, and draws with Atlanta Fire
United Elite 1-1 and Orlando FC Queens Park Rangers Academy 0-0.
The U17
CUP Crew Juniors - Gold II finished top of their group with a
1-0 win over Baltimore Bays United 93, a 1-1 draw with Dixie Super Nova,
and a win over Yardley Makefield Soccer Thunder.
The U18
CUP Crew Juniors - Gold finished top of their group with a 3-0
win over Atlanta Fire United 92 Gold, a dominating 6-1 win over
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 Boys U-11 CUP Players Runners-up at 3v3 World Championships
Congratulations to players from the Boys U-11 CUP Program that formed the U-11 Cincinnati United Attack team and placed second at the Kick It 3v3 World Soccer Championship, held January 16-18 in Orlando, Florida at the Disney Wide World of Sports. They beat five top 10 ranked teams on their way to being runners-up. |read more| |
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CUP Player Chooses Notre Dame
 Alex Priede commits to Notre Dame, coached by former Scottish National team player, Bobby Clark. Alex is a striker for the boys CUP Crew Juniors - Gold U-18 squad and plays for Summitt Country Day High School. "Alex is a talented, hard-working player and will be a fine addition to Coach Clark's program," said John McGinlay, CUP Boys Director of Coaching. Congratulations and best wishes Alex! |
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Former CUP Player Enjoying College Success
Congratulations to former CUP player Julie Dean, who earned First Team All Great Lakes honors at Denison University. Read more about Julie’s tremendous season online. |read more| |
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 CUP Crew Juniors - Black U-13 Boys team traveled to Memphis, TN on November 14-15 to compete in the prestigious Germantown Invitational Tournament. The boys came away with the title in the Gold division. They fought through to the semi-finals with a 3-0 win against SASA of Illinois and 3-1 win against Lou Fusz of Missouri. In the semi-finals the boys beat a tough Solar White team from Texas, 3-1. The finals matched them up against the host Club, the Memphis Falcons. After a tough battle to 1-1 at the end of the first half, the boys took control in the 2nd half to win it 3-1. Team members: Caleb Adcock, Matt Mcfarland, Chris Duncan, Nate Gibson, Luke Treadway, Logan Wiedmann, Austin Schaefer, Andrew Rolfes, Christian Lytle, David Jeffries, Justin Lefevre, Jordan El Naggar, Brennan Shanks, Thomas Suter, Ross Lidman, Eric Jaun, Ty Larson. |
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 The Girls U-11 CUP Crew Juniors - FC Gold Pride team finished off their first season under the CUP umbrella with a strong showing at the Cleveland International Season Finale. The girls lost a heartbreaking semi-final to last year’s Ohio South State Champions, KSA Elite, in sudden death penalty kicks. Before the semi-final, the team defeated Cleveland Internationals 8-0 and NEO Soccer Club 9-0 to win their group. For the Fall, the FC Gold Pride team made it to the semi-finals of the top flight of 3 tournaments, while making the finals of the Cincinnati United Cup. They also finished in the top half of The Premier League’s u11 division. Team players include Ashley Adams, Rachel Armstrong, Maggie Boughner, Abby Brauning, Olivia Brown, Emi Carlo, Gabbie Fleming, Jayde Hoffmann, Sydney Leshnak, Abigail Mathews, Sydney Pinder, Stephanie Wiles, and guest player Kristin Dean (CUP U11 Freedom). The team is coached and trained by Director of Coaching Bobby Puppione.
The Girls U-11 CUP Crew Juniors - Freedom team enjoyed success in their final tournament this Fall season, by winning the top division of the CUSL In-Season Tournament. Over the course of 4 games, Freedom failed to surrender a goal. On their way to the title, the team defeated Beechmont 3-0, CU Bengals 6-0, and TUMFC Green 1-0. In the final, CUP Freedom scored with three minutes left to play to defeat Middletown Fluid Futbol Academy 1-0. Team members include: Kristin Dean, Juliana Discher, Devin Duhme, Cassia Jervier, Lily Lance, Liz Murphy, Annie Notton, Grace Schuppe, Kaitlyn Vogele, Brooke Yeager, and Madison Young. The team is coached by Tami Fukuchi and assisted by Bobby Puppione.
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CUP Teams at the FC Pride Tournament:
The Girls U-13 CUP Crew Juniors - Gold traveled the first weekend of Oct. to the FC Pride Tournament in Indianapolis, IN to defend last year’s tournament championship. The team spent the weekend dominating possession, not allowing a goal on the weekend. CUP ultimately won in the Finals, going 4-0 on the weekend. CUP Gold has had a terrific season, going 3-1-1 so far in The Premier League. Back row: Coach Brian Page, Mikaela McGee, Kim Adams, Marisa Matthias, Kacy Eckley, Colleen Heusman, Grace Krammer, Kelsey Zimmer, Maddie Locke. Front Row: Allison Mathis, Cara Schuppe, Ali Oh, Kaitlin Harden, Tiffany Huber, Anna Pierce, Megan Grable, and Katie Oh.
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CUP Teams at the HiFive Cincy Challenge:
The Girls U-13 CUP Crew Juniors - Black team won the top division of the Hi Five Cincy Challenge in Lebanon this past weekend. Over the course of the weekend the team defeated KSA Elite Simpson, Warren County United Blue, both in pool play, and Thunder United Metro in the finals. Though the team scored only 8 goals, they had numerous opportunities set up by a dominating time of possession, and their stingy defense yielded only three scores. CUP Black, which consists of girls from Butler, Warren and Hamilton Counties won a hard fought final contest against Thunder United 2-1 to earn the championship. Members of the team coached by Sean Smith are Mikaela Berger, Emily Calvani, Caitlin Connell, Holly Denny, Hannah Julian, Courtney Kelleher, Jordyn Martin, Katherine Meyer, Angelina Nelson, Katie and Allison Oh, LeeAnn Star, Cara Schuppe, Courtney Thierauf, Clare Volpenhein, and Jordan Wuest . The girls hope to continue their momentum this upcoming weekend in the Fisher's Halloween Classic.
The Boys U-12 CUP Crew Juniors - Barcelona were the Champions of Warren County's HiFive Cincy Challange on October 10th & 11th. The boys had a great tournament, winning all three preliminary games in the top division of the tournament, outscoring opponents 18-4. They won a hard fought final against Warren County Blue, 2-1. The squad is trained and coached by Christopher Jones. Assistant coach is Mike Cope. Team members are: Jacob Beardslee, Evan Burig, Zach Cope,Jonathan Dendinger, Dan Dieringer,Alex English, Cameron Foy, Diego Fuentes, Brendan Jones, Jake Josselyn, and Matt Zwilling.
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CUP Teams at the Mead CUSA Cup:
Cincinnati United continues to show great success at high-level events.
Eight teams advanced out of group play at the Mead Cup which is widely
recognized as one of the Elite tournaments in the Midwest in the fall
season.
- Boys U-11 CUP Boca Jrs also went 2-0-1 while the CUP Boca Jrs Gold
went 3-0-0 in group play advancing to win the semi final 5-0 and then
put in a great showing, coming up short in a 3-4 defeat in the final.
- Boys U-12 CUP Madrid and CUP Barcelona both competed in the top
bracket with both going 2-1-0. Madrid advanced to the semi's. only to
go down 0-1 in a hard fought match.
- Boys U-13 CUP Gold went 2-1-0, while CUP Black went 1-1-1 and CUP
Silver went 1-0-2. All put up a strong showing in extremely
competitive brackets.
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Boys U-14 CUP Black came out victorious in the 14 Gold bracket coming
away with an impressive 4-0-1 record in the tournament. The boys
played fantastically well over the weekend and thoroughly deserved
their championship with some great performances. CUP Silver lost out
on a PK shootout in the semi final after going 2-1-0 in group play and
CUP Gold had a tough weekend going 2-1-0 in group play.
- Girls U-12 CUP had an especially impressive showing following their
championship at the Cincinnati United Cup advancing to the finals of
the Five Star division. The championship game was hard fought, and the
result could have gone either way. Ultimately, CUP walked away losing
1-0.
- Girls U-14 CUP continued their string of success in the Five Star
division after winning the Cincinnati United Cup. Their greatest result
in group play was a 2-0 win over last year’s finalists (TNFC Impact).
In a weather-shortened game that could have gone either way, Michigan
scored from a set piece and was able to hold on. The two teams will
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CUP Teams at the OP Eagles Invitational:
 The Girls U-11 CUP Crew Juniors - FC Gold Pride team finished as semi-finalists in the OP Eagles Invitational this past weekend in Columbus, OH. Playing in the top flight of the U11 girls division, CUP FC Gold Pride started the tournament against Joga Bonito Explosion, one of the top teams out of Pennsylvania. CUP came out firing on all cylinders, cruising to a 6-0 victory. In the second game, CUP FC Gold Pride downed one of the top teams out of Kentucky, Lexington FC, 3-2. The two wins secured them a spot in the semi-finals against OP Eagles Green Dublin. The two teams played some quality soccer, with each team creating some good opportunities. OP came out on top by a 2-0 score. CUP team members are: Ashley Adams, Rachel Armstrong, Maggie Boughner, Abby Brauning, Olivia Brown, Emi Carlo, Gabbie Fleming, Jayde Hoffmann, Sydney Leshnak, Abigail Mathews, Sydney Pinder, Stephanie Wiles. The team is coached and trained by Director of Coaching, Bobby Puppione.
CUP Teams at the Cincinnati United Cup:
 The Girls U-11 CUP Crew Juniors - FC Gold Pride team had a very successful weekend, finishing as runner-ups in the U11 girls gold divison at the club's CU Cup tournament. The girls beat KSA Select Krebs 9-0, OP Eagles Black Dublin 6-0, and tied Warren County Blue 0-0 to win their group and advance to the finals. In the finals, CUP FC Gold Pride and OP Eagles Green battled it out to a 2-2 tie after regulation and overtime. In penalty kicks, OP came out on top. For the weekend, CUP FC Gold Pride scored 17 goals, while only conceding two. Team members are: Ashley Adams, Rachel Armstrong, Maggie Boughner, Abby Brauning, Olivia Brown, Emi Carlo, Gabbie Fleming, Jayde Hoffmann, Sydney Leshnak, Abigail Mathews, Sydney Pinder, Stephanie Wiles. The team is coached by Bobby Puppione.
 The Boys U-13 CUP Crew Juniors - Gold team extended their tournament winning streak by defending their Cincinnati United Cup Championship this past weekend. The team started playing 11v11 this year and added 6 quality players to what was an already strong roster. In game #1 the team knocked off Alliance FC from Tennessee in convincing fashion 7-0. Then that afternoon played the Worthington Crew Jrs to a 3-0 victory. Sunday morning was the big game as they took on the #2 team from Ohio North, Concordia Soccer Club. Up 2-0 and cruising with under 15 minutes to play Concordia struck for 2 goals in 3 minutes to tie the game, but CUP bounced back with a quick goal of their own and held on for a 3-2 victory and a berth in the championship game. The opponent was Dynamo FC, the defending Indiana State Champions. At half the game was 1-1, but from there CUP took over and won going away 5-1 to win the title. The team was coached by John McGinlay as the teams head coach, Wes Schulte, was out of town with family. The kids played hard while their coach was gone and gutted out their 6th straight title including the Ohio State Championship last spring. The team is now ranked #11 in the USA and #1 in Ohio South. The team consists of Lucas Andrew, Alex Besl, Charlie Byars, Will Cohen, Evan Couchot, Brady Daulton, Luke Deimer, Adam Dieball, Drew Eagan, Mohamed Elmardi, Brienno Illari, JJ Iroh, Kyle Kraichley, Dan Schleitweiler, Luke Thomas and Brandin Ward.
 The Girls U-14 CUP Crew Juniors - Gold team started the 2009 fall season strong winning the gold division of the Cincinnati United Cup Tournament. The team scored 10 goals and conceded none in preliminary games and defeated current State Cup Champions KSA Elite 3-2 in a penalty kick shootout in the finals. The team is coached by CUP Girls DoC Brian Page. Team players are back row: Sydney Zinser, Kaeli Studebaker, Rachel Gary, Mariah Combs, Amy Dean, Ashlyn Jemison, Lauren Hoover, Avalee Haggerty and Coach Brian Page. Front row: Monica Hodapp, Beth Smith, Heather McNutt, Crystal Rains, Sarah Colvin, Morgan Brown and Page Flory. |
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CUP Players Train with MLS Champion Crew
 The
Girls U11-U14 CUP Crew Juniors players experienced a full day at the
MLS Champion Columbus Crew training facility. The event was designed to
help prepare all of the teams for the upcoming season on the best
training grounds in Ohio, working with the Columbus Crew coaches. Each
team trained and played a game, some of which were TPL
games. “This was a perfect way to begin the season. The weather was
perfect, the facilities are the class of the state, and the experience
of working with MLS coaches is always special.” – Brian Page, CUP Girls
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CUP Mens U-20 in Super-20 League North American Finals
 The CUP Mens U-20 squad, coached by Terry Nicholl, was in Chicago for the Super-20 League North American Finals. The top teams in North America were on hand for some top notch matches. The CUP squad opened with Red Bull New York and after going to the half scoreless, they got in control of the match after a red card reduced the Red Bulls to 10 men, only to find themselves down 1-0 a short time later. Jordan Grant's goal would draw things level once again, but a late breakaway would see them fall 2-1. Next up was Poway Vaqueros in a spirited match that saw the CUP squad in control. A goal from Steven Schaeffer was all they would need to take this one 1-0. Their third prelim had them in the hunt for the semi-finals, facing Alpharetta United. This one was never in doubt as they took it 3-1 on goals by Schaeffer, Grant, and Brandon Stegmeier. They found themselves at 2-1-0 overall, tied with the squad that bettered them, but just short on points and goal differential to advance to the semi-finals over Red Bull New York, Chivas USA, DC United, and Chicago Fire. Regardless, it was a great display by the CUP Men and we can all be very proud of their performance. Congratulations to Coach Nicholl and the entire CUP squad!
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