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2011 Warriors weekend champions

By West Coast, 08/17/22, 1:00PM PDT

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Over the weekend West Coast 2011 Warriors played in the Shamrock Tournament in Dublin. On the first day of the tournament the Warriors dominated play with outstanding defensive play from defenders Olivia Vanbuskirk and Shelby Ford, mid-fielders Bryssa Rodriguez, Leah Inouye, Daniela Cervantes, Emma Gomez, Francesca Romagna, Addison Benjamin leading to two shutouts and only allowing five shots on goal the entire first day. In game one of the tournament, the Warriors took on the host team 2011 Dublin United. The Warriors started fast with 3 goals in the first 10 minutes. Madison Bolduc scored the first two goals, the first was assisted by Olivia Rodriquez. The Warriors newest member Shayli Reese joined in and scored her first goal of the tournament a minute and a half later to go into half at 3-0. Yuktha Raghupathy continued to create chances with her strength and speed at the striker position. Rodriguez scored the warriors 4th goal halfway through the second half. The Warriors ultimately were led by their strong defensive play from Olivia Vanbuskirk and Shelby Ford along with midfielders Bryssa Rodriguez, Leah Inouye, Daniela Cervantes, Emma Gomez, Fran Romagna, Addison Benjamin. Who only allowed 2 shots on goal. The game ended with a 4-0 victory over Dublin United. 

The Warriors finished out the first day with another convincing victory against the Diablo Valley Wolves.  The team had a slow start offensively but held strong defensively ending the first half 0-0. The Warriors started the second half with a bang with a quick goal by Daniela Cervantes assisted by Olivia Rodriquez 20 seconds into the half and Shayli Reese got her second goal of the day with a beautiful mid air volley from a perfect cross from the right wing, Daniela Cervantes. Four minutes later, Francesca Romagna had her first goal with a left footed blast from outside the box and Bryssa Rodriquez followed up with her first goal of the tournament off a great pass from Madison Bolduc in front of the goal. Madison Bolduc scored the last goal assisted by Francesca Romagna with just under one minute left in regulation giving the team a 5-0 win.  Shutout victories in both games locked the Warriors into a championship appearance on Sunday. On Sunday the Warriors played against a tough 2011 MVLA Madrid Black team. MVLA capitalized with three early goals and finished the half up 3-0. The Warriors bounced back with relentless pressure in the second half with multiple shots but could only cash in one time with a goal by Emma Gomez midway through the half. MVLA matched the warriors goal in the waning minutes to win 4-1. 

The Warriors found themselves still in first place after round robin play and had a rematch against the the same MVLA Madrid team.  The first half was a nail biter with both teams unable to capitalize off of multiple shots and excellent goalie play by both teams.  Both teams started the second half 0-0 and the Warriors pressure finally paid off with a goal by Daniela Cervantes to go up 1-0 at the beginning of the second half. The Warriors dominated time of possession but MVLA did have a few opportunities to tie the game but came up short with two huge saves by goalkeeper Leilani Kukahiko and multiple stops by defenders Olivia Vanbuskirk and Shelby Ford. Madison Bolduc sealed the game with a goal with just under two minutes to cap the Warriors Championship 2-0 victory and third shutout of the tournament. West Coast Warriors are now looking forward to their first weekend of soccer playing Pre-NPL in the next couple weeks.