Champions Crowned at ECNL Girls Finals
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Shannon Davidson
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 2025
MF
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Beach FC (CA)
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Mechal Green
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 2026
F
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Beach FC (CA)
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Kate Kemmerley
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 2026
F
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Penn Fusion
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Avery Oder
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 2025
F
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Beach FC (CA)
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Southern California squads were the story on Saturday's ECNL Girls National Finals.
Of the five age groups to contest a championship game, four were won by teams from the Southern California Conference.
Beach FC (CA) captured the Under-17 age group with a 5-1 win against regional counterparts Legends FC. After a tense 20 minutes, Player of the Match winner Avery Oder scored in the 21st minute. That opened up the scoring, and by the half, Beach led 3-0. Mechal Green and Skyla Wilkins tacked on goals. Oder added another in the second half, before a second goals from Wilkins made it 5-0 60 minutes into the match. Shannon Davidson had three assists for Beach as well. Legends pulled a goal back from an own goal.
Moments like these make ๐๐ฑ๐ช๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ธ๐ท๐ผ #ECNLfinals pic.twitter.com/QbbJQS768z
— ECNL Girls (@ECNLgirls) July 13, 2024
Locking horns with Pacific Northwest powerhouse Crossfire Premier, Penn Fusion 08s won a wild matchup by a 3-2 score. Kate Kemmerley nabbed Player of the Match nod for the age group, as the impressive PA side backed up a strong run in Seattle by beating Real Colorado and De Anza Force prior to the title matchup.
Are you not entertained?? ๐คทโ๏ธ #ECNLfinals pic.twitter.com/NcNpemkRJU
— ECNL Girls (@ECNLgirls) July 13, 2024
Appearing as one of the Under-15 contenders at the national playoffs, San Diego Surf won the age group with a 2-0 win over KC Athletics in the final. They opened up the competition with a 2-0 defeat of Penn Fusion before securing a 2-1 semifinal victory against Solar.
Entering with a team in all five age groups, Slammers FC HB Koge won the Under-14 title in another all-Southern California matchup. Taking on a talented Legends FC squad, Slammers edged the encounter by a 1-0 score.
Rounding out the quartet of title winners was a second championship for San Diego Surf. It was a 2-1 win against another SoCal foe, beating So Cal Blues in the title game.
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