ORLANDO, FL (July 22, 2004) -The US Youth Soccer National Championships continued today at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex with evening matches in the Under-15 group. Friday's games will be the last preliminary round matches and will decide the Championship pairings for Sunday, July 25.

The Mustang Blast (California North) advance to the Championship match in the Under-15 Girls division with a 2-0 record on the tournament. The Mustangs rallied from a 2-goal deficit against the Michigan Hawks, courtesy of Lindsay Pierce's go-ahead goal in extra minutes. The Mustang Blast are four-time Far West Regional Champions, but have yet to win a US Youth Soccer National Championship.

"It means a whole lot for everyone," said Pierce. "We've gone this far and we might as well win it."

In the rest of the Girls Under-15 action, the PDA Fury (New Jersey) and Dallas Texans '89 Red (North Texas) played to a 0-0 stalemate.

Entering tonight's matches each Under-15 Boys team had earned one point. Tonight, the Arsenal FC (California South) downed the Chicago Magic (Illinois) 4-2, while Solar '89 shutout Bethesda United (Maryland) 2-0.

Tomorrow's matches begin at 7:30 and 9:00 with action in Under-17 and Under-14 Girls group. The Under-19 division will play at 9:30 am, with an Under-14 Boys match kicking off at 10:30 am. The final matches of the morning, featuring the Under-16 group will begin at 11:30 am.

The evening matches will kick-off at 6:00 pm and 8:00 pm.

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.

About US Youth Soccer - US Youth Soccer-The Game for ALL Kids!® is the largest member of the United States Soccer Federation, the governing body of soccer in the United States. US Youth Soccer registers more than 3.2 million players annually, ages 5 to 19, in 55 member state associations. US Youth Soccer programs provide a fun, safe and healthy environment for players at every level of the game.

US Youth Soccer National Championships
Day 3 Match Results - Preliminary Round

Under-14 Girls
Mt Laurel United Strikers (New Jersey) 2, ESC 90 Black (Oklahoma) 2
Goal Scorers: Angela DeSumma (Mt Laurel) 39:00, Kyndall Treadwell (ESC) 59:00, Megan Crable (Mt Laurel) 61:00, Alexandria Hampton (ESC) 69:00
Eagles (California South) 4, Michigan Hawks (Michigan) 0
Goal Scorers: Emily Cressy (Eagles) 9:00, Sidney Garza (Eagles) 12:00, Nicole Sweetman (Eagles) 17:00, Kelsea Smith (Eagles) 52:00

Under-14 Boys
Rockford Raptors (Illinois) 3, Hockessin Blizzard (Delaware) 2
Goal Scorers: Matthew Margiotta (Hockessin) 5:00, Sam Etim (Rockford) 41:00, Seth Stockley (Rockford) 45:00, Shawn Johnson (Rockford) 48:00, Joe Crowley (Hockessin) 66:00
Celtic Harps (California South) 4, Tampa Bay Kickers (Florida) 1
Goal Scorers: Sergio Alexis (Tampa Bay) 7:00, Peter Fitschen (Celtic) 41:00, Daniel Simonian (Celtic) 52:00, (2) Magdaleno Isiordia (Celtic) 55:00, 63:00

Under-15 Girls
Mustang Blast (California North) 3, Michigan Hawks (Michigan) 2
Goal Scorers: Stephanie Crawford (Michigan) 13:00, Danielle Toney (Michigan) 19:00, Keelin Winters (Mustang) 23:00, Michaela DeJesus (Mustang) 59:00, Lindsay Pierce (Mustang) 80+
Dallas Texans 89 Red (North Texas) 0, PDA Fury (New Jersey) 0

Under-15 Boys
Arsenal FC (California South) 4, Chicago Magic (Illinois) 2
Goal Scorers: Ross Labaucx (Chicago) 12:00, (2) Davis Paul (Arsenal) 24:00, 64:00, Eric Lichaj (Chicago) 25:00, James Gamboa (Arsenal) 61:00, Ryan Peterman (Arsenal) 67:00
Solar 89 (North Texas) 2, Bethesda United (Maryland) 0
Goal Scorers: David Reyes (Solar) 6:00, Casey Herd (Solar) 47:00

Under-19 Girls
Pleasanton Rage (California North) 1, Eclipse Select (Illinois) 0
Goal Scorers: Christina Estrada (Pleasanton) 66:00
GSA 85 Phoenix Red (Georgia) 2, HBC Fury (Eastern New York) 1
Goal Scorers: Bristyn Davis (HBC Fury) 70:00, Elizabeth Guess (GSA) 79:00, Courtney Foster (GSA) 85:00

Under-19 Boys
Scott Gallagher (Missouri) 2, Baltimore Bays (Maryland) 1
Goal Scorers: Michael Knorr (Scott Gallagher) 51:00, David Glaudemans (Baltimore) 60:00, Matthew Budenholzer (Scott Gallagher) 64:00
CASL Elite (North Carolina) 1, HSC Bulls '86 (Hawaii) 0
Goal Scorers: Lee Superville (CASL) 57:00