The Thunderbird Spirit U16 girl’s soccer team won the Lily Nisen Memorial Soccer Tournament in Davis this weekend. The Spirit opened the tournament with a 1-0 win over the Davis Legacy and followed it up with a 3-0 win over the Capital FC Invasion. After losing 1-0 to the Danville Mustang Eagles in group play they avenged the loss with a 3-0 win over the Mustangs in the championship game. The Spirit had 2 goals each from Mia Horn and Amit Dhillon while Haylee Pedro, Colleen Turpen and Rebecca Lehman each added one. Spirit goalkeeper Madison Kelly allowed only one goal while the defense was led by Sarah Case, Makayla Modin, Haley St. George and Alaina Casazza. The Spirit controlled possession with strong midfield play from Lala Zabat, Sophia Ordonez, Joanna Chenaille and Megan Frizzie.
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