2007 Fall Season News

Sept 29-30
CFU Shootout tournament results...

The Heat finished up the fall season on a positive note by winning the championship at the CFU Shootout.  The girls went undefeated enroute to the title, winning two and tieing two.

Game 1 - The girls faced Spacecoast Storm in a rematch from two weeks ago with the Heat looking to improve on the 3 goal loss from FSL league play.  This game proved to be a much more even battle.  Even so, Spacecoast held a 1-nil lead until late in the 2nd half until Meagan rocketed a free kick from 25 yards out that was too hot for the keeper to handle.  The game ended in a 1-1 draw.

Game 2 - Next up was East Orange.  The team started strong with Melody converting in the first few minutes to give the Heat a 1-0 lead.  However, a number of other good chances were not converted, and that would prove costly, as East Orange held tough and converted a goal in the last 10 minutes of the game to tie score, leaving the team feeling as if they "gave one away".

Game 3 - Needing a win to advance to the finals, the girls next faced the U16 CFU Rage.  Although the girls dominated play in both possession and shots, nothing was on target, and a lone CFU counterattack at the end of the 1st half produced a Heat foul just outside the box, that was miscalled by the ref for a PK.  CFU converted the PK to take a 1-0 lead into the half.  The girls again dominated play in the 2nd half, but still, no one was finishing.  Finally, with 15 minutes to play, a corner by Natalie was "shouldered" into the net by Taylor to tie the score.  Five minutes later, Meagan played a perfect free kick into the box that Taylor headed beautifully past the onrushing keeper for her 2nd goal, which sealed the win, and the Heat's place in the finals.

Finals - The Heat again faced Spaceoast in the finals, after they also advanced with a win and two ties in group play.  Again, the Heat started strong, scoring in the 4th minute, with Noelia sending a nice cross to Melody, who quickly settled the ball, and finished perfectly into the right corner.  The next 60 minutes was an up and down battle with both teams generating some good chances, but neither able to convert.  Finally, with 5 minutes to go, Meagan, playing sweeper, settled a ball at midfield and made a beautiful run (beating three Storm players along the way) which ended with a 20 yard shot that was perfectly placed into the left corner.  Meagan's goal gave the team the cushion they needed, and they coasted the rest of the way for the 2-0 win, and the championship!

Sept 26
FSL game 10
The Heat closed out their FSL season with a 0-3 loss to the IUS Elite Krush.  While the girls played well in spurts, the Krush proved once again why they are the area's top team (and one of the best in the state).  After holding the Krush to a scoreless draw at the half, the Krush were able to up the tempo of play in the 2nd half, and converted three nice goals to take the match.

FSL games 7,8,9
The Heat were inconsistent, losing to Spacecoast and Weston by a combined 0-8 score.  The team had trouble in both these games generating any kind of attack, and both these teams pounced often to convert their chances.

In what would be the only Heat win in FSL play this season, the girls squeaked out a 1-0 win vs CBS Cyclones.  The lone Heat goal came came midway through the second  half as Megan W. played a nice corner that Taylor was able to strongly volley into the back of the net.  CBS failed to convert a late PK that could have tied the game, and Kait had an outstanding game as keeper, making a number of good saves to deny CBS any of their numerous chances.

Sept 23
Schedules for the CFU Shootout have been posted.

Sept 8
FSL games 5 & 6
The Heat opened week 3 of FSL play against Jax Fury and quickly fell behind by 2 goals before Sarah closed the gap just prior to half time.  The girls carried the momentum into the 2nd half and quickly tied the score with a goal by Melody.  However, the Fury struck back with ten minutes to play to take a 3-2 lead.  The Heat hung tough and tied the score with just 3 minutes to play, as Melody scored again.  However, the "final minute woes" that have been plaguing the team this year struck again, as Jax scored in the final minute to take the win, 4-3.  Game 2 saw the Heat come out strong and outplay Gainesville for much of the first half, which ended scoreless as the lightning siren sounded.  After an hour delay the two teams continued the battle with Gainesville controlling much of the second half play.  Gainesville struck first with about 7 minutes to play on a direct free-kick that found the net.  The Heat, however, pressed hard to the the final 5 minutes and a Gainesville foul just outside the 18 gave the Heat their final chance with less than 2 minutes to play.  Meagan struck a perfect ball that found the back of the net, and the Heat finally broke a long winless streak with the 1-1 tie.

Sept 1-2
Disney Showcase Qualifier tournament results...

The Heat came up empty at Disney, as the girls lost 3 straight in group play and failed to advance.  Although the final game results were not good, there were some positives to come from the three tough games.  Namely, an offensive attack that has been missing since the start of this year, started to materialize in games 2 and 3. Although a goal was not produced, opportunities were generated at times through some good combination passing and aggressive play.  However, much more consistency will be needed from ALL individual players in order for the team to accomplish its goals.  For game results, check the schedule page.

Aug 25
FSL games 3 & 4
The Heat girls again found the going tough against Region A teams.  This weekend Plantation and Team Boca Navy visited from South Florida and handed the team two tough losses.  In game 1, Plantation opened the scoring early on by converting on a corner that the Heat could not clear.  The 2nd half saw the girls settle down a bit, and finally Melody tied the score on a nice run at goal, beating a defender and the keeper with a well-composed shot into the corner.  However, Plantation continued to press, and they converted a late goal on any another corner that the Heat could not clear to hand the Heat a 2-1 defeat.  Game 2 saw the Heat open the scoring with Melody getting fouled in the box, and then converting the PK.  However, TBN tied the score on the final play of the 1st half by converting a free kick.  The 2nd half saw TBN add two more goals, as the Heat could not generate any effective attack to keep the TBN pressure off the defenders, and the team fell 3-1.

Aug 11
FSL games 1 & 2
The Heat girls found the going tough in the start of FSL league play, as Sunrise and West Pines outscored, outmuscled, and outplayed the Heat to a combined score of 7-2 over the two games.  Sunrise led off with a 4-1 win over the Heat, as the girls started well, but couldn't hold off the relentlous pressure and movement of a talented Sunrise team.  The girls fell behind 3-0 midway through the second half, until Taylor played a nice through ball to Mel, who played a perfect cross to Natalie, who volleyed the ball into the Sunrise net to close the score to 3-1.  Sunrise quickly stepped up the play and added another goal to close out the win.  In game 2, the Heat gave up two quick goals, and didn't show much in the first half.  The 2nd half saw the team settle down and play West Pines very evenly. The Heat score came as Sarah volleyed a ball past an out-of-position West Pines keeper to narrow the deficit to one goal.  The girls narrowly missed 3 good opportunities to tie the game.  But, West Pines held on, and made the most of their fewer chances, as they added a late goal to close out the 3-1 win.

Aug 4
The Heat girls officially kicked off U15 play today hosting (along with the IUS Krush) a pair of scrimmages to prep for FSL league play, which begins next weekend.  In game 1, the team defeated Spacecoast 2-1 in a very closely matched game, with all goals coming in the 2nd half.  Melody and Ashleigh tallied the goals for the Heat side.  Game 2, played in scorching 95 degree heat, pitted the Heat against Central Brevard.  Both teams had a number of good chances, but, neither could convert, and the teams settled for a 0-0 draw.  Notably, big Taylor came up LARGE in goal the entire game in earning the "clean sheet".

July 30
Schedules for the Disney Showcase Qualifier have been posted.  For a full tournament schedule, you can also check the Disney schedule directly.

July 19
The schedule page has been updated with our 10-game fall league schedule.  We will be playing this year in the Florida State League.  Our first two games are in South Florida on August 11.

July 11-15
Disney International tournament results...

Game 1 - The girls faced the SVSC Storm from Texas South.  After a slow start, which saw the Storm jump out to a 1-nil lead in the first few minutes, the girls settled down and began to dominate play for the rest of the 1st half.  Hayden opened the scoring by converting a PK after a Storm handball in front of the net.  Sarah added two goals to put the Heat up 3-1 at half time.  Although the girls continued to dominate play with over 20 shots, they couldn't find the net for the first 30 minutes of the 2nd half.  And, the Storm made the most of their few opportunities, netting a nice goal, and converting a PK of their own, to tie the score with 10 minutes to play.  The Heat stepped up their play in the final minutes as Taylor made two penetrating runs beating the Storm keeper twice to the right corner to seal a 5-3 win.

Game 2 - The Heat squared off against the SW United Red Devils from Canada in their 2nd game.  This team proved to be much stronger than the first game opponent.  The girls started strongly, pressuring the Red Devils into a defensive takedown of Sarah in the box, resulting in an early Heat PK opportunity that Natalie put solidly in the back of the net to give the Heat the early lead.  The remainder of the first half was evenly played, until, with just a few minutes left, the Red Devils tied it up with a nice goal of their own.  The weather turned stormy, and play was halted for an hour, just as the first half ended.  After the long delay, the 2nd half saw the Red Devils control much of the play, as they generated a number of good chances, and kept the Heat defending much of the half.  But, big Taylor was very solid in goal, including one diving save with 5 minutes remaining to keep the game tied.  The 2nd half ended with neither able to score, and the teams walked away with a 1-1 draw.

Game 3 - In game 3, the Heat played Maryland's 4th ranked MSC Matrix.  The game was played largely in midfield, with both teams getting just a few scoring chances in each half.  The girls generated good possession, and some good scoring chances but couldn't find the net.  The Matrix, however, made the most of their opportunities, netting 1 goal in each half to seal a 2-0 win.  The Matrix advanced to the semifinal as the #1 seed, and the Heat, with their 1-1-1 group play record advanced to the semifinal also, as the #3 seed.

Semifinal - The semifinal pitted the Heat against #2 seed Canada in a rematch of Game 2.  The game started out much the same as the first match, except this time Canada netted an early goal to take a 1-nil lead.  However, the Heat fought back and evened the score about midway through the half as Taylor (netting her 3rd goal of the tournament), took a nice cross from Sarah, drove to her left, then struck a beautiful left-footed shot to the right corner of the goal which the Canada keeper could only watch.  The rest of the half was evenly played, and the half ended 1-1.  Unfortunately, the 2nd half turned out much the same as in the first game between these two teams, as Canada began to physically dominate a tired Heat team, and thus controlled much of the play.  In a span of just 5 minutes, Canada netted 3 quick goals, and the Red Devils cruised to a 4-1 win, leaving the girls disappointed, but looking forward to getting all their players back from vacation (Patricia, Mel, and Joy), ODP camp (Meg B), and injury (Gaby and Noelia).  And, also a special thanks to Maggie for stepping in as a guest player in the first 3 games, helping to shore up the defense and midfield.

July 5
The schedule page has been updated with our complete tournament schedule for the fall '07 and spring '08 seasons.

July 1
Schedules for Disney International have been posted.

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