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January 16, 2012, Chino, CA - It was a great weekend of soccer for the Santa Rosa United U14G Freeze side as they won their first Southern California tournament. The championship was especially satisfying as the Freeze overcame a 2-1 halftime deficit with two second half goals to take the title against a very strong Legends FC side. Taylor Ziemer scored Santa Rosa first half goal and she also netted the tying goal in the second half. Maddi Gonzalez scored the go ahead goal off a rebound shot when Taylor’s attempt hit the post.

The Freeze started the weekend strong on Saturday with a 3-0 victory over Legends FC South and a 10-0 win over Matrix. Santa Rosa followed Sunday with sound victories over FC Golden State, 4-1, and Legends FC Black in the semi-final, 2-0.

Congratulations to Amara Ortiz, Alison King, Bri Parsona, Bria Varnbuhler, Brooke Dunbar, Claire Howard, Chloe Colbert, Faith Deas, Isabelle Lilly, Maddi Gonzalez, Megan Moore, Samantha Zepponi, Savannah Stoughton, Sydney Rickert, Taylor Ziemer and Yvette Perez and Coach Trisha Ziemer for a great job! The entire squad played well!

#7 Santa Rosa United Freeze - Santa Rosa, CA

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The Santa Rosa United Freeze are the defending California North State Cup 2011 (G13) champions and their continued dominance allows them to crack our list at No. 7. The Freeze swept six games and beat the No. 10 Orchard Valley YSL CSCVS Heat 97G 2-1 in the semifinals to take the State crown last spring.

The club just won the Juventus Coppa d’Oro 2011 (G14 Premier) event in December, sweeping four games with an impressive 15-0 goal differential for the tournament. In October, the team won the Placer United Prestige Cup (G14 Super) tournament, blowing through four more games. The team also finished first in the Fall Season - NorCal RAL 2011/2012 (G14 State Premier I) league.

Led by Trisha Ziemer, the team includes Maria Sosa-Alfaro, Taylor Ziemer, Mayaka Barton, Valerie Perez, Yvette Perez, Chloe Colbert, Isabelle Lilly, Samantha Zepponi, Madison Gonzalez, Brianne Parsons, Savannah Stoughton, Alison King, Amara Ortiz, Megan Moore, Bria VarnBuhler, Faith Deas, Brooke Dunbar, Sydney Rickert and Claire Howard.

Congratulations Girls!

Way to go Bria, Brooke, Claire, Isabelle, Maddy, Megan, Samantha, Savannah & Yvette!

Team was coached by Santa Claus and a couple of snowmen

November 19, 2011 Redwood City, CA - On the hallowed grounds of the San Francisco 49er’s former practice facility, the Santa Rosa United Freeze earned its own title with a 6-0 victory over the West Coast Wild of Livermore. With the match win, the Freeze captured the Regional Academy League Fall Title with a record of 9-1-0.

Taylor Ziemer, Samantha Zepponi, Isabelle Lilly, Megan Moore and Brooke Dunbar scored goals for the Freeze, but all the girls played well in the game.

Claire Howard made some stellar saves to earn the shutout.

The Freeze will be on a break from games until a mid-December tournament. Enjoy your Thanksgiving Holiday!

November 12th and 13th, 2011 - Trione Field, Santa Rosa

Goals came fast and furious for the Freeze this weekend as it wrapped up the qualifying round of the Norcal State Cup with easy victories over Cap FC, 8-0, and SCA North, 10-1.

In Saturday’s win over Cap FC, Santa Rosa received goals from Chloe Colbert, Samantha Zepponi, Brooke Dunbar, Megan Moore, Isabelle Lilly and Bria Varnbuhler. Cap also had an own goal.

Among the goal scorers on Sunday were Chloe Colbert, Ali King, Savannah Stoughton, Faith Deas, Isabelle Lilly and Megan Moore.

The next round of Norcal State Cup should begin in February 2012.

See you on the pitch!

Nov. 11, 2011 - Trione Field

Santa Rosa United beat East Diablo Konfusion 6-2 on a Veteran’s Day afternoon. Among the goal scorers were Isabelle Lilly and Samantha Zepponi.

With the win Santa Rosa took over first place in the Premier Division of Norcal’s Regional Academy League. Santa Rosa is tied with De Anza Force 98 at 19 points, but the Freeze is ahead due to goal differential. The Freeze has a + 14 while De Anza has a + 10. 

The final two RAL games for both teams will come next weekend during the College Showcase in Redwood City. Santa Rosa takes on West Coast Wild and Manteca FC Pride while De Anza matches up with Marin FC and East Diablo Konfusion.

Good luck Freeze! 

Nov. 6 Alameda, CA

- Santa Rosa had no problem getting a win in the first game of its Norcal State cup Qualifying Round, beating East Bay United 10-0 on Sunday in Alameda, CA

Nov. 5, 2011 - Elk Grove, C

Santa Rosa United didn't feel like traveling 2 hours to the Southern part of Sacramento to tie. They also didn't feel like playing the entire game with no subs just to tie. Fortunately, the Freeze got its wish by squeaking out a 2-1 victory on Maddy Gonzalez' last second goal.

With one player out due to injury and four others out for their varsity soccer playoff games, Santa Rosa only dressed 11 players. There are no excuses though, and Elk Grove played a great game.

On the game-winning goal, Gonzalez was assisted by Megan Moore. The ball crossed the goal line as the referree was blowing the whistle.

Gonzalez scored her team's first goal as well for an early 1-0 lead.

Oct. 30 Cherry Island, Sacramento - The Santa Rosa United Freeze U14 Girls side had an impressive run over the weekend that culminated in a 2-1 victory over host Placer United in the final on Sunday afternoon. The game-winning goal was scored by Savannah Stoughton at approximately the 65th minute mark on a left-footed shot from about 10 yards out in a packed penalty box. The Freeze dominated the play against Placer, outshooting the opponent by a large margin. Santa Rosa scored first on a header by Maddy Gonzalez. The goal game midway through the first half after the Freeze missed the net on numerous scoring chances. Placer tied it up on a Freeze own goal in the second frame at the 45 minute mark.

Santa Rosa cruised through its qualifying matches on Saturday and Sunday to make it to the final. The Freeze beat Elk Grove 3-0 and West Coast 7-2 on Saturday, then handled East Diablo 4-0 on Sunday morning. Maddy Gonzalez had a hat trick in the first half of the first game and led Santa Rosa with five goals in the tournament.

Congratulations to Coach Trisha Ziemer and the entire Freeze team: Brooke Dunbar, Chloe Colbert, Amara Ortiz, Isabelle Lilly, Maddy Gonzalez, Taylor Ziemer, Faith Deas, Alison King, Sydney Rickert, Yvette Perez, Brianne Parsons, Bria Varnbuhler, Samantha Zepponi, Savannah Stoughton, Megan Moore and goalkeeper Claire Howard!

Oct. 22 Trione Field, Santa Rosa - The first half was okay, but the second half was tremendous. That's what most of the spectators, players and even the coach will tell you after yesterday's victory over Marin FC, 4-0. Santa Rosa took a 1-0 lead into intermission, but came out smoking in the second frame, scoring three more times in a match that wasn't as close as the score indicated.

Maddy Gonzalez started the scoring for Santa Rosa with a put in off a nice cross to the back post. The goal came at the 33rd minute. The Freeze came out fired up to start the second and it showed as the girls scored quickly on a powerful strike by Samantha Zepponi. A few minutes later Bria Varnbuhler scored near right post off a beautiful assist by Gonzalez. Maddy slotted the ball from the left side of the box to find a wide open Varnbuhler. A few minutes later Savannah Stoughton scored the final goal from the top of the six. Brianne Parsons had the assist.

The win improves Santa Rosa's Norcal Fall League record to 4 wins and 1 draw.

Next up for the girls is the Placer United Prestige Tournament at Cherry Island, October 29th and 30th. See you there!

Oct. 16, 2011 - Sacramento, CA

Notes from Coach Trisha:

Oct. 1, 2011 - Trione Field, Santa Rosa

It was a nice birthday present for Savannah Stoughton on Saturday as her Freeze team used two first half goals to beat the Mustang Outlaws, 2-0. Santa Rosa improved its RAL record to 2 wins and 1 tie with the victory.

The Freeze benefitted from goals by Yvette Perez and Maddy Gonzalez. Perez started the scoring with a far back corner strike from the left side of the goal box. A few minutes later Gonzalez shaked off a defender on the right side of the penalty box and launched a powerful far post strike that found a home in the back corner of the net.

Bria Varnbuhler just missed a goal with a shot off the crossbar late in the first frame.

Next up for the Freeze is an away game on Saturday, 10/15 at Cherry Island to take on the Placer United Prestige.

NOTE: The home match originally scheduled for Saturday, 10/8 at Trione against East Diablo Konfusion HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR VETERAN'S DAY, MONDAY NOVEMBER 11 @ TRIONE.

September 18 in Santa Rosa

The Freeze got its first RAL victory with a dominating 5-0 win over Juventus SC Zebre. Santa Rosa led just 1-0 at half but poured it on with four goals in the second stanza.

September 17t in San Mateo

It took a while . . . 3 1/2 months to be exact . . . but Santa Rosa finally got its Norcal Spring League Championship last Saturday with a hard fought 3-2 victory that wasn't in the books until the penalties were taken.  Santa Rosa got goals from Chloe Colbert and Maddy Gonzalez to take a 2-0 lead in the first half. DeAnza, who has been ranked #1 in the nation in its age group for a few years now, scored right before the break on a PK after their forward was brought down in the box. The Force then tied it up in the second half on a free kick to send the match into overtime.

The game also counted as the first Regional Academy League match for both teams. That result will go down as a 2-2 tie, however, because regular league games don't go to extra periods.

The Spring League Championship was originally scheduled for the first weekend in June, but weather, field availability and tournament schedules delayed the final.

Brianna Parsons and Yvette Perez - Maria Carillo High School

Isabelle Lilly - Analy High School

Savannah Stoughton - Sonoma Academy

Let's support our soccer stars at their high school games these next few months!

Freeze Accomplishments

1^st place Santa Clara Sporting Tournament

Semi-finalist Far West Regionals

1^st place Davis Legacy Tournament

Semi-finalist Surf Cup

Semi-finalists Danville Stampede

San Diego Polo Club - The Santa Rosa United Girls U14 Soccer Team had another very successful tournament at the 29th Annual Surf Cup. Unfortunately, the Freeze lost another heartbreaker to Arsenal FC, the unofficial #1 team in the country. Just like the Far West Regional Tournament a month ago, the club from Southern California beat Santa Rosa 3-2 in a semi-final. The girls played well and very hard, going ahead 2-1 in the second half. However, Arsenal scored on three set pieces during the match to pull out the victory. The last goal came on a corner kick with just five minutes left. Santa Rosa scored first on a breakaway goal from striker Taylor Ziemer. Then, Arsenal tied it up on a corner kick and that’s how the first half ended. In the second half, Taylor again had an opportunity and got fouled in the box. The ensuing PK was blocked by the Arsenal goalie she could not hold on and Taylor was there to put the rebound in the back of the net. A few minutes later Arsenal scored in an indirect kick in the box to tie it again. Then the game went to OT and Arsenal scored the only goal.

The Freeze are having a wonderful year and we are all very proud of them! Next up for the girls is the Mustang Stampede August 5, 6 and 7. Come on out to Danville to cheer the girls on!

7/23/2011
Girls U14 Girls U14
Game	Time	Home Team		Away Team		Location
Bracket D
#256	11:15 AM	SANTA ROSA UNITED FREEZE (CAN)	3	PLACER UNITED ELITE 98 (CAN)	0	Field #07
#266	5:05 PM	SANTA ROSA UNITED FREEZE (CAN)	2	STRIKERS FC (CAS)	1	Field #08
7/24/2011
Girls U14 Girls U14
Game	Time	Home Team		Away Team		Location
Bracket D
#278	12:40 PM	SANTA ROSA UNITED FREEZE (CAN)	2	SAN DIEGO SURF SC PREMIER (CAS)	0	Field #07
Game	Time	Home Team		Away Team		Location
#356  Playoffs Quarter-Finals	5:30 PM	MUSTANG SC XPLOSION (CAN)	1	SANTA ROSA UNITED FREEZE (CAN)	2	Field #07
7/25/2011
Girls U14 Girls U14
Game	Time	Home Team		Away Team		Location
#359  Playoffs Semi-Finals	11:00 AM	ARSENAL FC (CAS)		SANTA ROSA UNITED FREEZE (CAN)		Field #14

  

 

Boise, Idaho; June 24, 2011 - The Santa Rosa United Freeze put together a great run at the Far West Regionals this week, making it to the semi-final match against Arsenal FC, who most consider the #1 team in the nation. The defending champions from Southern California pulled out the victory, however, 3-2, with a last minute goal.

It was a back and forth game with Arsenal striking first midway through the initial frame. It remained 1-0 at half. Santa Rosa came back to tie it five minutes into the second frame on a strike by Samantha "Zip" Zepponi. The Freeze almost took the lead a few minutes later when Maddy Gonzalez used some nifty footwork in the box to get through three defenders leaving her one on one with the goalie. The long Arsenal netminder guessed right though and when Maddy tried slotting the ball near post it was denied and the score remained tied.

Arsenal then showed the kind of moxy it has by coming right back a few possessions later giving them a 2-1 lead. Santa Rosa fought hard for nearly 20 minutes though and it paid off as a header goal by Maddy of a free kick by Megan Moore sent the Santa Rosa sidelines into euphoria. Extra time was just a minute away . . . we thought.

Arsenal doesn’t give up it just gets stronger. The following kick off produced a furious rush by the opposition. A cross from the left side was defended and headed out of the box by the Freeze, but Arsenal’s tall midfielder kept it in. A few headers back and forth and the ball was right at the foot of an Arsenal forward who made a nice move at the right side of the six to get clear from our defense. The resulting strike was too good for Claire Howard to save although she made a tremendous effort on the ball before it found its way inside the far left post.

Santa Rosa played very well in this game, which most felt was the final match. The Freeze stormed through its preliminary round games and the quarter-final match against Las Vegas Premier, scoring 20 goals and only allowing 2 in the four contests.

Arsenal went on to beat Sereno from Arizona, 2-1, for its second straight Regional title.

INTRODUCING THE CYSA NORTH STATE CUP CHAMPION SANTA ROSA UNITED FREEZE

FREEZE WIN CYSA NORTH STATE CUP!

SANTA ROSA BEATS MUSTANG 2-1 IN FINAL!

Far West Regionals in Boise is Next for Freeze! Congratulations Girls!

February 13, 2011 Elk Grove, CA - The Santa Rosa United Freeze U13 Girls won the California Youth Soccer Association North State Cup yesterday with a convincing 2-1 victory over one of the top teams in the nation, the Mustang Xplosion from Danville. Santa Rosa got an early goal in the 12th meeting of the match on a beautiful volley from the top of the box by midfielder Bria Varnbuhler. Bria’s goal came off of a perfectly placed corner kick by forward Megan Moore.

Santa Rosa continued to put pressure on the Mustang throughout the first half and it paid off again when Samantha Zepponi blazed through the middle of the Danville defense and scored on a powerful shot in the left corner of the net.

The Freeze managed to control most of the game with a strong midfield that won the 50/50 balls in the air and played their possession game on the ground. Maddy Gonzalez, Bria, Isabelle Lilly, Brooke Dunbar, Allison King, Megan Bertolone and Megan Moore all had strong games. They also fed forwards Zepponi, Brianne Parsons and Faith Deas with well placed passes.

Defensively, Santa Rosa played its strongest game of the year against one of the state’s best offenses. Led by keeper Claire Howard, the back line of Chloe Colbert, Amara Ortiz, Savannah Stoughton, Sydney Rickert, Isabelle and Brianne turned away the pressure by Mustang and helped the offense with quick transitions.

Congratulations to all the girls for a great tournament! The next stop for the Freeze is the United States Youth Soccer Association Far West Regionals in Boise, Idaho June 20th-26th. See you there!