2006/07 Season News
The Heat would like to welcome three new players
for the '07-'08 soccer year; Whitney, Ashleigh and Natalie. These
three girls all had a very strong tryout and will strengthen the team
going forward. Welcome ladies!
May 25
Tryouts for the fall '07 Maitland Heat U15 state
cup team have been completed. If anyone has questions, please
call Coach Iain.
May 18
The Heat completed their spring seasonal play in
3rd place in the GCF U14/15 State Cup league.
The girls finished 3rd among all teams, finished 1st among U14 teams,
and finished with the 2nd best overall goal differential. This
marked a dramatic improvement over their fall seasonal play.
May 12
The Heat capped off their spring '07 season with a
1-0 win against IUS U15. The girls started very strong,
generating many good combinations and scoring chances, but the poorly
maintained field seemed to always have a bad bounce as a Heat player
was about take a shot, or settle a ball inside the attacking 18.
Although the first half ended scoreless, the Heat had the better of
play, and sensed it was just a matter of time. The 2nd half saw
more of the same, although IUS stepped up the physical play, and tried
take the Heat out of their game. Finally, with about 10 minutes
to play, Sarah took matters into her own hands, and made a penetrating
run, dribbling through two defenders and by the keeper to walk the ball
into the goal to give the Heat all the margin they would need.
May 5
Heat
run at State Cup ends in PKs!
The Heat girls faced the Plantation Eagles in the
Sweet 16 round today in Wellington. The first half was very
evenly played, as both teams generated some good chances, but neither
could find the net and the half ended scoreless. Both teams
picked up the intensity in the 2nd half and the Heat struck first, 7
minutes in, as Melody beat the Eagles keeper to the left corner to give
the girls the lead. Both teams had some good chances in the
middle part of the half, but the net was elusive for both.
Finally, with just 4 minutes to play, the Eagles evened the score on a
nice shot into the left corner of the Heat net. 70 minutes of
regulation play ended 1-1, and the teams faced two more 10 minutes
periods. Both teams generated some good shots, but neither was
able to capitalize. After 90 minutes of grueling soccer, the two
teams faced penalty kicks to decide the winner. Plantation proved
to be more accurate with their PK's and converted 4 to the Heat's 3,
and the Eagles took the match and advanced to the quarterfinals,
sending the Heat home disappointed, but proud of their overall showing
in this elite tournament.
April 29
Checkout the new pictures on the photo album page from the 1st round at
State Cup!
April 28
The Heat squared off against Spacecoast Storm
today, a team that had beaten the Heat in their last match back in
November. Today's result would be different, however, as the
girls came back from a 1-nil halftime deficit with "bookend" goals at
the start and finish of the second half to seal a 2-1 victory. A
four
pass combination in the first minute of the 2nd half tied the game as
Gaby rocketed a perfectly placed shot from 25 yards that the Storm
keeper could only watch sail just under the bar. The next 33
minutes saw back and forth play with both teams getting good forward
push, but neither able to generate any really good chances. Then,
in the final minute Gaby was taken down about 30 yards wide right of
the goal. On the free kick, Patricia placed a beautiful ball to
the far post that Robin headed back across goal squarely on to Sarah's
foot, and she beat the keeper with a shot into the back of the net to
give the Heat the win.
April 22
The Heat faced the East Orange Lady Knights in GCF
league play tonight on a cool and windy evening. Going into a
strong breeze in the 1st half, the girls had a number of good chances,
with Melody finally converting from short range to put the Heat up 1-0
at the half. With a helping wind in the 2nd half, the girls
converted for 4 more goals, with Melody getting the hat trick and Sarah
converting twice to put the Heat up 5-0 before East Orange was able to
net a goal, as the Heat cruised to a 5-1 win.
April 14-15
Heat
advance to Sweet 16 at State Cup!
The Maitland Heat girls made a strong showing at
State Cup this weekend in Naples, winning two games and tying one to
move on to the round of 16. The girls barely missed winning their
group, and thus, move on as their group's 2nd place qualifier.
Game 1 - The
girls faced Kendall Hammocks out of Region A, a team the Heat had never
played. The team started strong with Sarah taking a wind-blown
punt to goal and beating the Hammocks keeper. KH came back
to tie the score quickly, and the teams went into the half tied
1-1.
The Heat opened the second half on a perfectly executed set play on the
opening kickoff as Taylor fed Megan who drove home a left-footed shot
to give the Heat the lead in the first 10 seconds. The Heat
controlled play for the remainder of the game with Gaby netting the
final goal with about 10 minutes to play, and the Heat took the game
3-1.
Game 2 - The
girls faced East Lake out of Region C, a team that had beaten the Heat
easily back in October. Today would be a different result. With a
strong wind blowing out of the south, both teams knew that scoring
"with the wind" would be very important. Going with the wind in
the 1st half, the girls controlled much of the play, but couldn't find
the net until the final 2 minutes of the half, when Kaitlyn outmuscled
a
defender and the keeper to give the Heat a 1-0 lead at the half.
East Lake had the wind in the 2nd half and was able to control much of
the play. But, a very strong Heat defense didn't give East Lake
any good chances except a couple of direct free kicks opportunities
that the defense, and big Taylor, easily thwarted, and the Heat took
the
match 1-nil, and thus clinched their trip to the sweet 16.
Game 3 - The
girl's final game was for seeding purposes only as both the Heat, and
their opponent from Sunrise had already clinched their spots in the
next round. The Heat needed a win, and Sunrise needed just a tie
to finish as the group's top seed. This game was played in even
stronger winds than the previous day. Both teams were strong
defensively, with Sunrise generating some good chances, and controlling
play with the wind in the second half. However, after a scoreless
first half, and nearly 20 minutes of scoreless play in the 2nd half,
the lightning sirens went off as weather moved into the area.
After a nearly two hour delay, the game was declared a 0-0 draw.
April 3
The Heat faced local rival CFU in a mid-week GCF
game tonight. In a tale of two halves, the Heat had the better of
play in the first half. After giving up an early goal, the girls
came back to even up the score about 30 minutes into the half, as
Taylor made a nice cross to Gaby who easily punched a ball into an open
net. The failure to find the net a second time after a number of
very
good chances, however, would prove costly. The second half was a
different story as CFU stepped up their play and pressured the Heat
with a number of good chances, finally putting one in the net about 10
minutes into the half to take a 2-1 lead. The Heat had a few good
opportunities to tie, but couldn't find the net for the equalizer, and
CFU took the match by a score of 2-1.
March 31
The Heat faced OCS Strikers U15 today in a very
physical, bruising match for both teams. OCS
opened the scoring about 15 minutes into the first half on a nice cross
that was keenly placed into the net to give OCS a 1-nil lead. The
Heat struck back about 5 minutes later as Taylor, scoring her 3rd goal
in as many games, placed a nice shot into the left corner of the net
that the OCS keeper could only watch. The rest of the game saw
both teams attack and defend well. The Heat had two great chances
in the final minute, but a sure-handed OCS keeper was in good position
to stop both shots, and the game ended in a 1-1 tie.
March 17
The Heat ran into a tough Central Brevard Cyclones
team today, and lost a hard-fought game, 3-1. The Cyclones struck
first and took a 1-nil lead into the half. The Heat struck back
about 10 minutes into the 2nd half as Taylor made a penetrating run up
the center of the Cyclones defense and beat the keeper into the right
corner of the net to tie the score. The Cyclones, however,
stepped up their play and scored two more 2nd half goals as their speed
and stamina (the Heat had only 11 players available) were too much for
the Heat girls.
March 16
Congratulations to big Taylor on being selected for advancement to the
ODP statewide trials! Awesome job Taylor, and good luck in the
next
round of selection.
March 15
Saturday's game time has been changed to 2pm.
March 4
The Heat opened their spring '07 GCF league season
with a solid 3-1 win vs. Ocala U15. The girls started a bit
slowly, giving up an early goal to the physical Ocala team.
However, the team settled down, with Sarah and Taylor netting nice
shots to give the Heat a 2-1 lead at the half. Melody closed out
the game with about 15 minutes to play, converting a nice left-footed
shot into the corner.
Feb 23
Schedules for State Cup Round 1 have been posted.
Feb 17-19
Disney
tournament results...
The Heat had a successful showing at Disney,
battling some tough teams, as well as frigid temperatures. The
girls won 3 straight preliminary round games, outscoring their
opponents 13-0 to advance to the semifinals. Of note was a
convincing 4-0 win against New York East's 2nd ranked Massapequa
Storm.
The semifinal match was against Florida Premier out of Fort
Myers. This team had defeated the Heat 1-nil back in
October. Today's game was played much the same; a very physical
match with neither team generating many good scoring chances. FP
finally netted a goal 15 minutes into the 2nd half to take the
lead. The Heat girls stepped up and applied good offensive
pressure the rest of the way, but a stubborn FP defense held firm till
the end and FP took the match by the same 1-0 score as the October
game.
Feb 11
Lots of new action shots on the Photo Album page. Thanks to Tom and
Paul for these great pix. Check 'em out!
Also, a special welcome to new players Robin and Jasmyne as the newest
additons to the Heat team.
Feb 6
Congratulations to Meagan B. for her selection to the ODP 93/94 State
Pool. For a complete list of these top 50 players in the state, click here. AWESOME job Meagan!
Feb 3
The schedules for Disney are posted here,
and on our schedule page.
Note that we will have games at both Austin Tindall, and at Disney.
Jan 24
A scrimmage vs CFU U15 is now
set for this Sunday at 4pm. Also, the State Cup draw has been posted.
Jan 13/14
Ormond
Beach tournament results...
The Heat girls opened the 2007 spring season by winning 1 and losing 2
at the Ormond Beach Challenge. The team dropped the opening game
0-4 against the always strong and disciplined Tsunami team. The
girls then faced local rival CFU for the first time this year.
After falling behind on a nice CFU goal, Meagan B evened the match on a
beautifully taken direct free kick from about 22 yards. CFU was
able to muster two more goals to win the match, as the Heat saw a
number of good close-in chances fail to find netting. Not to be
discouraged, the team played their best game in their last match of the
tournament against the the Pinellas Raiders. Gaby found the net
twice, and Sarah once, as the Heat dominated from start to finish in a
3-0 win.
Jan 7
Schedules are posted
here and on our schedule page
for Ormond Beach.
Dec
19
December
Birthdays - Happy 14th to Amy, Gaby, and
big Taylor!
State Cup entries are posted here.
28 teams entered in our age group.
Dec 15
The Heat are pleased to announce Iain Hanna as their new Head
Coach. Coach Iain brings a deep knowledge of the game from both
the technical and tactical sides. The girls and Coach Iain are
looking forward to the spring and beyond with a renewed
intensity. Check out more about Coach Iain here.
Nov 24-26
Holiday
Challenge tournament results...
The Heat closed out their fall season traveling to
Melbourne for a "different" tournament experience. Due to a lack
of girls teams entries, the Heat chose to get some experience playing
more physical, much faster boys teams in a combined U13 boys/ U14 girls
division. The Heat were joined in this grouping by one other U14
girls team from Spacecoat.
Game
1 and 4 vs. Spacecoast U14 girls: These two evenly
matched teams battled for over two hours
of scoreless soccer over two full games. Both teams had numerous
scoring chances, but neither could find the back of the net.
Finally, less than 1 minute into the first overtime of the final match,
Spacecoast netted the decisive goal. The Heat battled hard to the
end, but Spacecoast held on for the victory.
Game 2
and 3 vs. IUS and Brevard U13 boys: These games were a great
experience for the girls. Both boys teams possessed speed the
girls were not used to seeing. Although the team failed to score
in both games, the girls had plenty of chances, especially against
Brevard, the stronger of the two teams. Overall, the girls held
their own against these two teams, and look forward to some future
games in this "mixed", developmental format.
Nov 19
Playing their first game in a month, the Heat faced off against the
state's 7th ranked Melbourne Beach Tsunami in a tune-up scrimmage for
next weekend's tournament. The girls started strong, and played
Tsunami to a very close first half scoreless draw, with big Taylor
coming up with a number of great saves in goal. In a game very
similar to their first meeting at the CFU tournament, Tsunami came out
strong in the 2nd half and applied relentless pressure. Tsunami
came up with the go ahead goal with just 3 minutes to play, in a
virtual repeat of the result from the first game. However the
final result would be different this time as the Heat came up huge in
the final minute. Melody took a long pass from Sarah and beat two
Tsunami defenders, and the keeper to tie the score and earn the Heat a
1-1 draw.
Nov 18
Schedules are posted for
Melbourne.
And, Happy
14th Birthday to Kaitlyn and Patricia.
Oct 30
Happy
14th Birthday to Kait, Tori, and Mr.Big Gulp (a few more than
14)!
Oct 28/29
Congratulations to Meagan, Taylor and Noelia for competing this weekend
at the Region B ODP trials. All three girls played very well
against the area's top players. And now, a drum roll please......
Congratulations to Meagan on being selected for advancement to the
statewide trials! Awesome job Meagan, and good luck in the next
round of selection.
Oct 21/22
Largo
Invitional tournament results...
The Heat repeated their result from two weeks ago,
winning two, and losing one at this weekend's Largo tournament.
Unfortunately, this was not good enough to advance to the finals, and
the girls again went home empty handed of trophy hardware.
Game 1
saw
the Heat start very slow as East Lake Arsenal struck for three first
half goals and put the game out of reach before the half.
Although the girl's "woke up" in the 2nd half and outplayed East Lake,
the halftime score held, and East Lake won the game 3-0. As it
turned out, this result effectively ended any chance the Heat had of
advancing beyond group play, as East Lake easily went undefeated to
advance to the finals.
Game 2
saw the Heat matched up against Hernando Beach, a much weaker
opponent. The Heat easily took care of business, striking for 8
goals
in a repeat of the goal-fest from two weeks ago, as the girls coasted
to an 8-0 win. Sarah and Melody had two each, with Megan, Gaby,
Kait, and Haden each adding one to the tally.
Game
3 was only for pride, as the girls faced the Pinellas
Raiders. The team started very strong with Melody finishing a
nice cross from Reagan for the first goal. The Heat had a number
of other good
shots that could have sealed the results early, but finding the net
proved
elusive. Finally, with just few minutes to play in the game, the
Heat sealed the win with a 2nd goal, as Tori finished a ball into an
open net after a blast by Melody was too tough for the Raider's keeper
to handle. The Raiders scored in the final minute to make things
interesting, but the Heat held on for a nice 2-1 victory.
Oct 7/8
Seminole
Fall Festival tournament results...
The Heat won two, and lost one at the Seminole Fall
Festival. Although the girls played well at times, the lack of a
consistent offensive attack proved to be too much for the team to
overcome as the girls were eliminated during group play.
In Game 1,
the Heat piled on the goals against the ACYS Eagles.
The Heat ended up winning 8-0 with goals coming from every direction
against the overmatched comp rec ACYS team. Sarah scored three
times, and Meagan twice, with Reagan, Hayden, and Melody each adding
one to the tally.
Game 2
was a much tougher game for the Heat against West Pines United
from South Florida. Kait opened the scoring late in the 1st half
with a beautiful chip from the right side that sailed out of reach of
the West Pines keeper. Kait added her second goal of the match as
she headed home a nice cross from the left by Reagan. West Pines
got one back in the last few minutes to make things interesting, but
the Heat held on to win, 2-1.
In the pivotal Game
3, the Heat faced Florida Premier out of Fort
Myers, with the winner advancing to the finals. The teams battled
to an even first half scoreless tie. Midway through the 2nd half
Florida Premier got the only goal they would need on a failed clearance
by the Heat. The Heat managed just a single 2nd half shot very
late in the game, as a close range header by Meagan sailed over the
bar, and Florida Premier took the match 1-0.
Sept 30/Oct 1
CFU
Shootout tournament results...
The Heat won one, and lost two very close games at
the CFU Shootout to finish third in their group.
Game 1
saw the Heat meet the Jacksonville Fury, a team the
Heat had never faced. The girls started slow, but came on strong
in the second half, with Melody finishing two very nice goals.
Big Taylor was strong in goal, and the Heat recorded the 2-0 win.
In Game 2,
the girls faced one of the state's top teams in the
Melbourne Beach Tsunami. The Tsunami kept up a relentless attack,
but strong play by the defense, and a phenomenal game by big Taylor
held the Tsunami scoreless for 57 minutes. Finally, with just 3
minutes to play, the Tsunami netted a goal to take the win 1-0.
Game 3
saw the Heat face local rival FCA Kumba for the first time this
season. The girls started strong, putting together a number of
well conceived attacks in the first half, but none of many good chances
could find the net, and the first half ended in a scoreless tie.
The 2nd half saw Kumba attack a little more strongly. About
midway through the 2nd half, Kumba scored when the Heat failed to clear
a Kumba corner kick. The Heat couldn't generate much offense the
rest of the way against a very fast Kumba defense, and Kumba took the
win, 1-0.
Sept 25
The schedules for the CFU Shootout have been posted.
Note that all games will be played at the Seminole Soccer
Complex.
And, the entries are posted
for the Seminole tournament.
Sept 23/24
The Heat concluded their fall league play this
weekend, dropping their Saturday game, 0-3, to the IUS Krush, and then
tieing (once again) the OCS Strikers, 1-1.
Saturday's game proved to be a difficult one for the Heat, as they fell
behind early by two goals, and could not muster much of an attack
against the speedy and skilled Krush. The Krush added another late goal
to finish off the Heat 0-3.
Sunday's game was something of a grudge match following a very physical
game these two teams played two weeks ago. The girls fell behind
0-1 about a minute into the match on a defensive mix up. The Heat
pressed hard the rest of the way, with the tieing goal coming just 3
minutes from the end of the game when Reagan half-volleyed a ball from
20 yards just under the cross bar. The Heat had a couple more
good chances in the waning moments, but couldn't quite finish it off,
and the game ended tied, 1-1.
Sept 16/17
The Heat again found the going tough, in league play
over the weekend. Goal scoring continues to be an issue, and the
girls could manage just one goal in the two games.
Saturday saw the Heat play a very even match against a big, physical
Stetson team. After a scoreless first half, Stetson struck first
10 minutes in the 2nd half to take the lead. The Heat continued
to press for the equalizer, with Reagan finally connecting on a
well-struck free kick from almost 30 yards out. Both teams had
good chances until the end, but neither could convert, and the game
ended tied at 1-1.
Sunday saw the Heat start very strong against CFU, generating many good
chances. However, the back of the net remained elusive for the
Heat. CFU scored on one of their few first half chances to take a
1-0 lead. The 2nd half saw the Heat generate little in the way of
an offensive attack, and CFU closed out a 1-0 victory over the
Heat.
Sept 9/10
Night and day. That best describes the Heat
performance over the weekend in their two league games. The Heat
fell to the IUS Dragons 0-4 on Saturday in a lackluster
performance. Although the score would indicate a one-sided match,
the girls had at least equal possession, and many good
opportunities. However, the Dragons proved to be the better
finishing team, scoring on just about every good chance they had.
As uninspired as the play was on Saturday, the girls turned it
around on Sunday in playing the OCS Strikers to a hard fought 0-0
draw. In a very physical game with some questionable refereeing,
the Heat played perhaps their best full game of the season, narrowly
missing a number of good chances while holding the Strikers to just a
couple weak shots over the entire 80 minutes of play. The girls
should be proud of the quick turnaround from Saturday, and hopefully
will look back at today as a turning point in the season. Go HEAT!
Sept 7
Please check the schedule
page for updates on tournaments, scrimmages and games.
Sept 2/3
Disney
tournament results...
The Heat opened their fall 2006 tourament season in
disappointing fashion, losing all 3 games against stiff competition at
Disney. Although the girls played well in spurts, the consistent
intensity of all three teams we faced was too much for the Heat on this
weekend. The team has a lot of hard work ahead to compete
consistently against the state's top teams, and hopefully the girls
will use this tournament as a motivating factor going forward.
Aug 27
Today's game with OCS-531
was postponed after less than 5 minutes of play due to lightning.
The game will be re-scheduled. Watch the schedule page for details.
Aug 26
The Heat tied local rival IUS-411, 1-1, in a
weather-shortened league game. Tori (with her first goal as a
Heat player!) opened the scoring about 5 minutes into the game by
nicely finishing a ball after an IUS defensive mistake.
IUS immediately turned up the pressure and pressed forward, reeling off
a number of shots looking for the equalizer. The Heat also had a
number of good chances on counter-attacking opportunities. IUS
finally got the tieing goal about midway into the half on a nice
one-touch finish. The half ended tied at a goal a piece.
The 2nd half was evenly played for about 15 minutes when threatening
weather halted the game, and the teams walked away with the 1-1 result.
Aug 18
The Heat girls opened their fall league season with
a disappointing 1-2 loss to CFU-512.
The girls took an early lead on a great cross by Kait that Patricia
finished nicely by beating a defender and the keeper. Kait went down
with a knee injury late in the half, and the half ended with the Heat
up a goal. CFU came back strong in the 2nd half, and tied the game
about midway through on short range header that found the back of the
net. CFU continued to press, and netted the game winner with
about 4 minutes to play, as the girls could not clear a ball from the
box. The girls had a couple good chances in the final few
minutes, but couldn't muster the equalizer.
Aug 7
1993 ODP tryout dates have been set. Check the schedule page for details and
a link to the application which is due in by Sept 7th 14th. Tryout
dates for 1992 should be out soon.
UPDATE --
Note that 1992 tryouts will not be in the Fall. They will be some
time in the early spring, probably in March.
Aug 5
The schedules for Disney have been posted.
Note that this is preliminary and could change as the tournament
approaches.
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