July 23, 2001
Madison Rumba Win Schwan's USA Cup
The Madison Rumba Under-15 girls team defeated the Utah Lightning from Salt Lake City, 2-1 last Saturday morning to win the championship of the 17th Annual Schwan's USA Cup. The USA Cup is the largest soccer tournament in the Western Hemisphere, featuring over 700 teams from around the world in a week long competition at the NSC Sports complex just north of Minneapolis in Blaine, MN.
The Rumba defeated
teams from Minnesota, South Dakota, Illinois and Utah on the way to the
final showdown with the Utah State Champions, including a dramatic semi-final
shoot-out against the St. Paul Blackhawks. Goalie Jess Vetter made a critical
save, and all 5 Rumba shooters converted (Jenna Mitby, Kristin Lackner,
Ruth Pinilla, Kimberly Wiepz and Kelty Carew) to allow them to go through
to the quarter finals where they easily dispatched the Chicago Attack
2-0. Goals in the final came from Emily Walsh and Kimberly Wiepz. Utah
scored late in the game off a free kick, but the Rumba
defense held tight. The week was marked by great defensive play from Dana
Gudel and Mikka Harden as the Rumba went with 5 wins and 1 draw, on 9
goals for and 2 goals against for the tournament.
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