'97 Girls Win Sparta Cup

August 7th-9th, Infinity SC 97 Premier Girls went to the 27th Annual Sparta Cup. They maintained their undefeated record and brought home yet another championship trophy. It was a little tougher road this time, and they had to really work hard to achieve their victories. Their first match was against Wasatch Flash. They won 1-0, with a goal from Anna Davidson. Next was Champions FC. This time Anna had two goals, giving Infinity a 2-0 win. Their final match was against Boise Nationals. Down a goal, Anna put one in to end the game in a 1-1 tie.

They earned a spot in the semi-finals Saturday morning. They played Avalanche AO.Infinity SC 97 Premier Girls came fired up and played hard. Becca Jenson, better known as "Boo", started things off by heading in a goal. Before half, Anna Davidson and Madie Sidoway also put one in. The defense held Avalanche off until minutes before the halftime whistle, when they managed to squeak one in. After half, a temporary goalie injury and later a PK shot on Infinity, tied up the game. Both sides defended strong and fought hard. The last few minutes of the game, Becca G and Kanyan Ward scored to make it a 5-3 win.

This tough fight brought them once again to a championship game against Avalanche RD, whom Infinity conquered two weeks earlier at the LaRoca tournament. Avalanche came prepared and made it known that they didn't want to be defeated a second time. At halftime the score was still 0-0. The second half was just as tight. With no goals, the battle continued into double overtime. Adrenalin was high and both teams were still determined. Again, no goals were scored. This meant a shoot out.

Viridianna Gomez was the goalie and Becca Godfrey, Madie Sidoway, Anna Davidson, Kilee Lamb and Kanyan Ward took the kicks. It was very tense on the sidelines, as everyone watched and anticipated points. The shoot out resulted in a 4-4 tie. The battle came to a close with Sudden Death. Samantha Burton made the goal and Avalanche's player choked. Infinity went wild and once again did their victory dance on the field. Players were awarded nice medals and the team received a very large cup trophy. Infinity now goes into season play with 12 wins and 2 ties. Way to go ladies!