Mariah Meuse signed a letter of intent to play soccer at Belmont Abbey College in North Carolina on National Signing Day.  Mariah plays for the SCA 95 girls currently coached by Vinnie Cortezzo.  She is also an All-League standout player for Rancho Cotate High School.  High School seniors from all over the country made their college athletic commitments official on Wednesday, February 6.  More of the SCA 95 Girls will be ready to commit to schools in the coming weeks!

SCA is very proud of the fact that many of its players move on to play at the college level.  This fall, we had several alumni playing for colleges all over the country.

Alyssa Benjamin (90 Girls) was an All-Conference player for UC Santa Barbara (2008-2011) and is now an assistant coach for UCSB.

Michelle Garrone (94 Girls) is a freshman midfielder at Cal State Monterey Bay.

Phoebe Hendry (94 Girls) is a freshman at Cal State Monterey Bay.   

Lindsay Gehring (94 Girls) is a freshman starting defender at UC Riverside.   

Noelle LaPrevotte* (94 Girls) is a freshman at University of Portland where she is a starting midfielder.  Noelle was selected by Topdrawer Soccer as one of the top 100 freshmen in the country (#61).  She was also selected to the 2012 All-West Coast Conference Freshman Team.

Kayley Evans (92 Girls) plays for Cal State Dominguez Hills as a junior midfielder.

Kiera Woerner*  (90 Girls) is a senior starting defender for Belmont Abbey College in North Carolina. She is a 3-time All-Tournament selection.

Theresa Mateo* (95 Girls) is a freshman midfielder at Belmont Abbey College.   

Danielle Stave (92 Girls) is a junior starting defender at Southern Oregon University .  She achieved All-Conference honors in 2011. 

Lizzie Mitchell (92 Girls) is a junior starting midfielder at Humboldt State. 

Rebecca Yim (94 Girls) is a sophomore starting defender and scholar athlete at Notre Dame de Namur . 

Emily Wilbur (94 Girls) plays goalie for the University of Mississippi.  

Casey Parisi* (92 Girls) is a junior at UC San Diego.

Taylor Gehring (92 Girls) is a junior defender at UC Santa Barbara.

Kirsten Holmberg (92 Girls) is a junior defender at UC Davis. 

Melissa Madrid is a senior at Barry University in Florida.  She earned All- Conference and All-South Region First team honors in 2011.

Rika Goto  (94 Girls) is a freshman defender at UC Santa Cruz.

*Playoffs News 

Four SCA Alumni went with their teams to the NCAA playoffs!

The University of Portland made it to the first round of the NCAA Regionals for Division 1 schools.  They beat Washington State in pks in the first round.  They lost to University of Michigan 0-3 in the second round.  Congratulations to Noelle LaPrevotte.

Belmont Abbey won an automatic berth to the first round of the NCAA Division II Southeastern Regionals after winning their conference tournament.  They defeated Lenoire-Rhyne 1-0 in overtime in the first round and then lost to Columbus State 1-2 in the second round. Congratulations to Kiera Woerner and Theresa Mateo.

UC San Diego played in all rounds of the NCAA Division II playoffs.  They defeated Seattle Pacific 2-1, Western Washington 2-1, Colorado Mines in pks, and Grand Valley State 2-1.  They faced Western Florida in the NCAA Championship game and lost by a close 1-0, taking 2nd place in the nation!  Congratulations to Casey Parisi.

 Six players from the Sonoma County Alliance Soccer Club - Noelle LaPrevotte, Theresa Mateo, Michelle Garrone, Phoebe Hendry, Lyndsay Gehring and Emily Wilbur - will be signing letters of intent to play college soccer on National Signing Day 2012.   

Noelle LaPrevotte will be playing for the University of Portland Pilots.  Noelle currently plays for the SCA 94 Girls and was a standout player for Casa Grande High School earning SCL league MVP for the 2011 season.  Noelle has been playing with the SCA club for 9 years.

Theresa Mateo will be playing for the Belmont Abbey Crusaders in North Carolina.  She has played on the SCA 95 Girls for 8 years as well as 3 years for Ursuline High School and one year for Cardinal Newman High School.

Michelle Garrone will be playing for the Cal State Monterey Otters.  She currently plays for the SCA 94 Girls and was an All-League player for Petaluma High School.  Michelle has played in the SCA club for 6 years.

Phoebe Hendry will be joining Michelle at Cal State Monterey Bay.  Phoebe has been an SCA player for the last 2 seasons.  She attends Ukiah High School where she was an All-League player this past season.

Lyndsay Gehring will be playing for the University of California Riverside Highlanders.  Lyndsay currently plays for the SCA 94 girls and was an All-League player for Petaluma High School.  Lyndsay has played for SCA for 9 years.

Emily Wilbur will be travelling to the University of Mississippi to become a member of the Ole Miss Rebels.  Emily is the goalie for the 94 Girls team and has competed in the SCA program for 3 years.  She attends Sonoma Valley High School where she earned All-League honors.

"Signing a National Letter of Intent is exciting for everyone involved - Noelle, Theresa, Michelle, Phoebe, Lyndsay and Emily as well as their families, their coaches and the SCA club," said Director of College Guidance Chris Ziemer.   These six girls, as well as a few others who are in the final stages of making a decision on colleges, have worked hard to have the chance to compete at the college level.  Special thanks to their current SCA coaches, Vinnie Cortezzo and Mark Carr, as well as their former coaches over the years who have helped them develop and achieve their soccer goals," added Ziemer.