2010: Erin Dees GK, Eclipse Select

You guys will need to fill in the hype, plaudits and remaining particulars, but apparently she has commited to Portland for the fall of 2010.

Good catch, wrv! Indeed, Erin Dees, GK, from Illinois, is on the Big Master Database!

She has big-time international experience and looks like she could be an elite national recruit. By 2010, Kelsey will gone, and Hailee will either be a redshirt junior, if she doesn't play a lick this year, or a senior. The right time to add a Keeper.

So now let the sleuthing begin. The database has been right on this year, hasn't it? A confirming article or quote from a separate publication wouldn't hurt, but at first take, I'd say it looks like we've got another great GK in the fold.

Let the discussion begin, and thanks again, wrv.

Thanks Fanatic . . .I am just a little disappointed to see that the usual suspects have yet to post the scoop on the Pilot's latest commitment. I do recall that Loren Orlando/Hanson made a recruiting trip to Chicago--was that to recruit our goalie?

Hmmm maybe she was just in the neighborhood.

She was in the U-16 Youth Championship game with her club team. Although they lost 4-2 to the Dallas Texans, I am sure she is topflight recruit just to reach the finals in that series.

I guess I have been remiss. The thing is, I don't have a lot to add about Erin. When there were reports that Lisa Sari went to the Chicago area (not Lauren), I put all the ODP players in the area on the list to search, it's just that nothing linking her to Portland came up until now. Whatever information that came up on BS is the first I've ben able to confirm that it was her who committed.

There's no doubt she's a great catch. She's tall (5'9", about the same size as Hailee and still growing), and from the reports I read a difference maker. She's ODP, US u15 YNT, played for club National Youth championships, all the stuff you want in the resumé for a good keeper. There's no question she's passed the youth tests.

Much beyond that, I can't really say, because there haven't been That many reports on her in the National scene.

I guess part of the issue is that kids are committing so young, I haven't figured out how to properly research them. Often clubs keep information on younger players more private, for obvious reasons.

I just have confidence that the coaches have landed another great one, and just sit here with a smile on my face.

http://www.ussoccer.com/articles/viewArticle.jsp_2326535.html

She was in the squad for the national U15 team last fall. She started one of the three games in the Nike tournament with that team.

wrv,
i was also going to say that it was lisa sari who was on the recruiting trip to the heartland. an at the time i posted that detail, geez came up with 3-4 names of players the pilots might be recruiting. i beleive that a couple of those players were gk.
i have tried mightily to find the original article that stated lisa was in chicago on a recruiting trip, but alas, i cannot find it.

The Oregonian did the article, which Stoney put up on the board in this post. I'm not sure I actually named names. I just said there were four ODP players in the area that needed watching, (with perhaps a link) and it was in a post I did on how to sleuth recruits (which of course I can't find).

She was one of those.


This was the article. Don't bother looking at it unless you want to pay the O's archive fees.

The information I gave back then was in this post.


Next Year

PG, FW, MJ: well, thanks for the info and the correction. I too "googled" her name but nothing came up that was not already posted or known. I am sure her name will crop up from time to time in the next year. Not too bad a sign that she played with the national team for her age group.

wrv, I think its an outstanding sign that she is playing for the youth national team. If you want to see what that kind of experience that can do for a player just look at Keelin, Elli and Michelle. Their international experience put them at a different level this year. To have a player coming in with that same experience is such a blessing because she should be able to step right in as a freshman.

Right on Auto. We're definitely seeing it this year with the "three amigas".

And it just reinforces that the Pilots are doing a tremendous job selling the program to these very select players.

And remember, Kelsey is a YNT player. And she's pretty darned good.

TopDrawerSoccer released it list of top 100 recruits 2010 today. Before I continue, I should preface that I consider TopDrawer's list too be at best incomplete. There are tons of great players who never make the list for the simple reason that TopDrawer doesn't really get around that much. He appears to get most of his info from the "big Name" camps and showcases, or at Youth National Championships which are heavy with "name" clubs. Players who don't go there for various reasons, don't get on the list. Also, it's a list that is heavy on three or four soccer "hot spots". Keep in mind that Keelin and Kassi never made this list.


Having said that, two of our three Known recruits are on the list. Ellen Parker (39) and Eris Dees (53) both garnered four star ratings, Which puts them comfortably in the 100 list. For comparison, Courtney Verloo also had a four star rating. The coaches went after these players quite a while ago, so it at least shows they have an eye for talent, and as the success of our players who haven't made the list demonstrates, I think it shows the recruiting staff might be doing better than TopDrawer.


Top 100 list

Garrett and Bill's recruiting is probably the best in the country. Which is why we get recruiting classes that look on paper only to be 5 or ten best when in fact they perform like the Number ones year after year. Garrett gets players that are right for the school and right for the team and he trumps coaches that rely soley on marquee players. UP's Canada connection doesn't hurt as Coach Ellis figured out with Kara Lang.

Which leads me to another subject. UCLA got Lang because she was able to make a deal to live off campus and get reimbursed for living expenses (rent, utilities and food etc.) The policy at UP is you can only get tuition scholarship if the player wants to live off campus. I think this policy puts UP at a disadvantage in recruitiing. Does anyone know the reason why?