Re: What's Happening with the U-20's?

**Stonehouse** · by **Stonehouse** on Mon Feb 18, 2008 12:48 pm

Just following up... they posted an article on US Soccer's official website and Enyeart not only had a goal but two assists as well!:

The half ended with the USA holding just a 1-0 lead, but it didn't take long for the USA to blow the game open, scoring in the first minute of the second half and added three more goals in a 21-minute span. The second goal was scored by Marshall, who shot from 12 yards out after receiving a pass from Michelle Enyeart and making space for herself with a few quick touches.

Enyeart created the third goal as well, dribbling to the end line on the right side in the 57th minute and cutting a pass on the ground that O'Hara finished from the six-yard line. Enyeart then created one for herself just two minutes later, dribbling straight through the middle of the defense before slotting the ball into the right corner.

The USA added the final goal on a header from Keelin Winters off a corner kick by Casey Nogueira. Chile got a consolation goal in stoppage time of the second half as Karen Araya covered in a nice free kick to avoid the shutout.

http://www.ussoccer.com/articles/viewArticle.jsp_5341204.html

Pretty cool!

SoreKnees · by SoreKnees on Tue Feb 19, 2008 1:10 pm

Looks like Elli, Keelin, and Michelle all played the full 90 minutes and that Keelin was selected as captain. Pretty impressive work!

**GUPhantom** · by **GUPhantom** on Wed Feb 20, 2008 12:33 am

This morning's terrestrial event is symbolic of Keelin's "meteoric" rise in the soccer world. I wholeheartedly agree that she's become "a difference maker" . Isn't this her first experience and cap with a U-National Team...and International play? She scored 2 goals in the Four Nations Tournament. I went back to check her 2007 Pilot stats. How many did she put in the net for UP...0!! HUH? affraid

Wow! What a find for the Pilots! What a gem she's turning out to be, eh? Love it! Garrett has to let this newly discovered offensive threat off the leash.

GO PILOTS!!!

Geezaldinho · by Geezaldinho on Wed Feb 20, 2008 1:13 am

I don' think it was a mystery she could score.. she's a converted striker.

Here's from her recruiting bio

She helped Real Colorado to the state title in 2007 and previously helped the Mustang Blast win the 2004 USYS National Championship after claiming state and regional titles. A member of the Region IV ODP team in 2005, Winters was named her high school team’s most valuable offensive player all four years – two at Carondelet HS in Concord, Calif. and two at Regis Jesuit in Englewood, Colo. She was an all-state selection in 2006.

(emphasis mine)

I was frankly a little surprised when she showed up playing holding mid.. although the bio also said she could play anywhere.

If Sophie had been there at the start of the season, I would have expected Sophie at holding mid and Keelin up top.

shows what I know.

**GUPhantom** · by **GUPhantom** on Wed Feb 20, 2008 2:05 am

Yes. That figures. I actually had flirted with using multi-dimensional as an adjective after learning about her offensive capabilities at the Four Nations Tournament. In her collegiate debut with the Pilots...Keelin had made holding-mid seem like its always been her "natural position".

Very Happy

What's not to smile about for her, eh? She goes from ODP to WCC Freshman of the Year to making claims for MVP of the just
completed U-20 international tournament. Quite the accomplishment in just under a year!

Its fantastic and warrants a FANatic...WoooHooo!!!!

Talk about blossoming! Keelin may have been on many team's radar coming out of club and HS. But...her maturing game has been EXPLOSIVE! cherry

Who had even predicted this much success for her! Its great!

GO PILOTS!!!

FANatic · by FANatic on Wed Feb 20, 2008 9:50 am

Phantom - your enthusiasm for all things Keelin is truly inspiring! I am getting excited just reading your posts, especially that last one...

Wow - Keelin is really taking off. It she has to redshirt 2008 to play in the U-20 Women's World Cup, so be it. It will be short term pain for us, but in the long term, she'll have three more years as a Pilot! And she will be a better and more versatile player, and much more confident after her international experience.

It's exciting having our young players develop into international players making a difference on our national teams. Very Happy

UPSoccerFanatic · by UPSoccerFanatic on Wed Feb 20, 2008 11:47 am

I think Keelin demonstrates something about good recruiting. I can't remember where it was, but I remember Garrett talking about her in a public forum somewhere (perhaps at the Pilots' post-season dinner last year?) and making very positive comments and also that he felt she was someone who had maybe had slipped through the cracks in the recruiting process.

And, isn't Lauren an assistant coach for the Region IV ODP team? My impression has been that she has a very significant role in the recruiting process. And, with Lisa Sari working on upping her coaching creds, what a great staff they have put together! Plus, they're obviously going through a transition from recruiting on the West Coast to recruiting throughout the US. Very, very ambitious.

Geezaldinho · by Geezaldinho on Wed Feb 20, 2008 2:42 pm

UPSoccerFanatic wrote:I think Keelin demonstrates something about good recruiting. I can't remember where it was, but I remember Garrett talking about her in a public forum somewhere (perhaps at the Pilots' post-season dinner last year?) and making very positive comments and also that he felt she was someone who had maybe had slipped through the cracks in the recruiting process.

That was in the bio I referenced above. here's the RELEASE