ORLANDO, FL (July 21, 2004) - The US Youth Soccer National Championships continued today at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex with evening action in the Under-16 group.

The Boys Under-16 division continues to excite with two well-contested matches, each ending in 1-1 draws. Defending US Youth Soccer National Champion Casa Mia Bays (Maryland) found the back of the net at the 67-minute mark, with Chicago Magic's Paul Kopec tying the match just nine minutes later.

The other boys match of the night was a defensive stalemate until Mouhamad Assi of the Texans 87/88 (South Texas) opened up scoring at 39:00. FC United's (Washington) Ciaran O'Brien found the back of the net at 66:00. The Texans finish Day 2 with 4 points.

The Slammers FC (California South) downed defending US Youth Soccer National Champion New Jersey's PDA Wildcats 2-0 tonight. The Slammers Brianna Bak found the back of the net twice with goals in the second and 52nd minutes, respectively.

The Eclipse Select (Illinois) also shutout the Renegades, of host state Florida, 2-0. Eclipse's Brittany McCoy scored at the 12- and 24-minute marks to give Illinois the win. The Slammers FC and Eclipse are both undefeated and head into the last day of preliminary play with 4 points each.

Play resumes tomorrow morning in the Under-14 and Under-19 divisions.

The 2004 US Youth Soccer National Championship Series, providing approximately 124,000 players on 7,200 teams from US Youth Soccer's 55 State Associations the opportunity to showcase their soccer skills against the best competition in the nation while emphasizing teamwork, discipline and fair play, is the country's most prestigious national youth soccer tournament. The US Youth Soccer National Championships cap a yearlong series of competitions for boys and girls teams in multiple age brackets.

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US Youth Soccer National Championships
Day 2 Match Results - Preliminary Round

Under-16 Girls
Slammers FC (California South) 2, PDA Wildcats (New Jersey) 0
Goal Scorers: (2) Brianna Bak (Slammers) 2:00, 52:00
Eclipse Select (Illinois) 2, Renegades (Florida) 0
Goal Scorers: (2) Brittany McCoy (Eclipse) 12:00, 24:00

Under-16 Boys
Texans 87/88 (South Texas) 1, FC United '87 (Washington) 1
Goal Scorers: Mouhamad Assi (Texans) 39:00, Ciaran O'Brien (FC United) 66:00
Casa Mia Bays (Maryland) 1, Chicago Magic (Illinois) 1
Goal Scorers: Xavier Rock (Casa Mia) 67:00, Paul Kopec (Chicago) 76:00

Under-17 Girls
Windy City Pride (Illinois) 3, So Cal United (California South) 2
Goal Scorers: OG (Windy City) 6:00, Ashley Jones (So Cal) 29:00, Brittany Bock (Windy City) 70:00, Londone King (So Cal) 70:00, Crysti Howser (Windy City) 90:00

Bethesda Excel (Maryland) 3, Dallas Texans 87 Red (North Texas) 1
Goal Scorers: Natalia Mann (Bethesda) 18:00, Hayley Siegel (Bethesda) 48:00, Brittany Tegeler (Bethesda) 57:00, Madeline Washington (Texans) 64:00

Under-17 Boys
Scott Gallagher (Missouri) 2, ISC Strikers (California South) 0
Goal Scorers: Brandon Barklage (Scott Gallagher) 9:00, Timothy Walters (Scott Gallagher) 84:00
Weston (Florida) 3, Albertson Red Storm Clash (Eastern New York) 1
Goal Scorers: Islam Rashwan (Weston) 28:00, Jordan Katz (Alberston) 53:00, Michael Mattson (Weston) 73:00, Robert Campbell (Weston) 92:00

Under 18-Girls
Michigan Hawks (Michigan) 4, World Class U18 Girls (New Jersey) 1
Goal Scorers: Charlotte Cooke (World Class) 3:00, (3) Melissa Dobbyn (Michigan) 10:00, 20:00, 54:00, Nicole Cauzillo (Michigan) 30:00
United Quest Red 85 (Georgia) 4, San Diego Surf (California South) 2
Goal Scorers: (2) Amy Epsten (San Diego) 5:00, 9:00, (2) KeLeigh Hudson (United Quest) 18:00, 90+, (2) Elizabeth Jobe (United Quest) 62:00, 69:00

Under-18 Boys
FC Greater Boston Bolts (Massachusetts) 7, Texans 85/86 (South Texas) 3
Goal Scorers: Mike Fuciot (Boston Bolts) 12:00, Brian Bell (Texans) 32:00, (3) Jared Curry (Boston Bolts) 45+, 82:00, 90:00, Ryan Poliseno (Boston Bolts) 60:00, Takato Ban (Texans) 65:00, Alex Bury (Boston Bolts) 69:00, Benjamin Maerefat (Texans) 76:00, OG (Boston Bolts) 83:00
Sereno '86 White (Arizona) 2, Busch SC (Missouri) 0
Goal Scorers: Michael Ross (Sereno) 47:00, Joey Vitagliano (Sereno) 90+