Tracy Leone coached her U.S. under-19 girls team to the championship of the U.S. Youth Soccer Cup in Houston with a 3-0 win over the USYSA All-Stars last Saturday. The United States, playing as an under-18 team in the under-18 tournament, advanced to the final after posting back-to-back shutouts last week over China, 4-0, on Thursday (May 31) and Finland, 7-0, on Tuesday (May 29). Ashlyn Harris (Satellite Beach, Fla.) was named the top goalkeeper of the tournament after posting shutouts in all three matches. The tournament results follow: U.S. Youth Soccer Cup May 29 in Houston China 3, Canada 0 USA 7 Finland 0 USYSA ODP All Stars 1 Japan 0 May 31 in Houston USYSA ODP All Stars 3 Finland 1 Canada 2 Japan 1 USA 4 China 0 June 2 in Houston Fifth Place: Finland 3 Canada 2 Third Place: China 5 Japan 3 Championship: USA 3 USYSA ODP All Stars 0

U-16s win at Texas Shootout

Elsewhere in Houston, the U.S. under-16 girls national team put on three impressive performances at the Texas Shootout, outscoring their opponents 9-1 in the tournament, including an impressive 5-0 win against the SoCal Blues, the under-18 national champions. The United States opened against the Houston Challenge with a 2-1 win on May 30. The U.S. followed with a 2-0 win against CRSC Infiniti on June 1, before topping the SoCal Blues behind two goals and an assist from Amy Burlingham. Burlingham was replaced at halftime, and then re-entered the match in the 71st minute. She promptly assisted on a goal in the 71st minute, before scoring in the 72nd and again in the 73rd minute. Katherine Mahoney had two goals and two assists in the three matches, including both goals in the win against CRSC Infiniti.