October News


Oct 31st
Interesting HEAT Fall '05 factoids:

24 games played to date.
Combined record: 9W - 7T - 8L.
In our 9 wins, the combined score is 21 Goals For, 1 Goal Against.
In our 8 losses, 6 have been by 1 goal, 2 have been by 2 goals.

Oct 30th
HAPPY 13TH BIRTHDAY, KAIT!!!

Also, congratulations to the 8 Heat girls who participated in the Region B ODP Trials in Kissimmee.  Meagan, Kait, Kelsey, Taylor, Natalie, Reagan, Shelby, and Megan all showed well against many of the best players in the state, and gained great experience in this highly competitive environment.

Oct 22/23
The Heat completed a mildly successful Largo tournament with 1 win, 1 tie and 1 loss.  The team missed advancing to the finals after losing their 3rd game, 1-2.

GAME 1 - The team opened against Gulfcoast U14 with a 0-0 tie.  The girls had many good chances, especially in the 2nd half but couldn't convert.  Unfortunately, this would be the theme for the next two games as well.

GAME 2 - The team dominated a weaker Pinellas Park U13 team with a 3-0 win.  Reagan, Kait, and Meagan B (with a header!) tallied goals, and the Heat missed at least 4 or 5 other very good opportunities. 

GAME 3 - This was the crucial game, with the girls needing a win against Wset Pasco U13 to advance to the finals.  Guest player Noelia opened the scoring for the Heat.  A failed defensive clearance about 5 minutes later, led to a West Pasco goal and a 1-1 halftime tie.  The Heat's strong midfield play allowed them to outplay West Pasco for much of the 2nd half.  Again, however, the girls missed at least 3 or 4 very good chances to pull ahead.  West Pasco netted the game winner on a long range shot with less than 1 minute to play, sending the Heat home early.


Oct 16th
The Heat tied 1st place CFU Arantes 3-3.  The game saw the girls start slow once again, giving up the first goal just a few minutes into the game.  The girls quickly turned things around with Meagan B. and Gabrielle converting nice shots to put the Heat up 2-1 at the half.  Gaby put the Heat up 3-1 about 12 minutes into 2nd half with a nice near post shot from a tough angle.  The girls, however, couldn't quite hold on as CFU converted for their 2nd and 3rd goals when the Heat couldn't clear well late in the 2nd half.  The game ended in yet another tie for the Heat (our third of the season).

Oct 15th
The Heat lost a hard fought game to the IUS Dragons 0-1.  After starting very slow, and giving up a  goal in the first few minutes, the girls settled down the rest of the way in a very evenly matched game.  The girls had 4 or 5 good chances to get the equalizer, but couldn't convert.  Of note, the team was missing 3 starters, and played the game with no subs, yet they battled a tough Dragons team hard the entire match.

Oct 9th
After a refreshing week away from soccer, practice begins again Tuesday.  Two tough games this weekend against two of the top teams in our league.

Oct 1st
Largo Tournament update
Schedule are posted on the schedule page. 
Directions to the hotel from Orlando are here. 
Directions to the Pinellas Park fields from the hotel are here.

Oct 1st
The Heat defeated Kumba U14 1-0 this morning.  The girls dominated the game from start to finish, even while missing two starters from the lineup.  However, the girls lacked the killer instinct today to put the game away with a 2nd goal, even with almost countless good opportunities.  Reagan scored the Heat's lone goal on a nice solo effort.

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