United Quest Blue '85 Athena U-12 Season: 1997-1998

Team Background	Spring 1998 Results	1998 U-13 Athena Blue
Team Roster	Fall 1997 Results

Team Background:

The United Quest Blue '85 Athena youth soccer team consists of girls ages 11 and 12 from Cobb and Cherokee counties. Our team plays in the Georgia U-12 (under 12 in age) Athena "D" division.

Our team was born during the United Soccer Club girls "select team" (Athena) tryouts following the 1996-1997 season. United had fielded two U-11 Athena teams during the 1996-1997 season. The tryouts drew returning United Athena players, along with Athena players from other organizations, and recreational players from United and other area soccer clubs. There were enough talented prospects to form a third team for the 1997-1998 season, which became the United Quest U-12 Athena Blue.

Our "sister" teams are the United Quest Red '85 and the United Quest White '85, both of which play in the Georgia U-12 Athena "A" division.

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Team Roster:

Front row (L-R): Margaret, Jillian, Alicia, Colleen, Elena, Shelby
Back Row (L-R): Nisha, Charlsey, Amelia, Rachael, Jackie, Lee Maree, Karlie, Stacy
Not Pictured: Brittany, Natalie

Team members for the U-12 Athena Blue for the 1997-1998 year include:

• Karlie Bierie (moved up to the U-12 White team before the spring season)
• Colleen Breslin
• Rachael Bridge
• Brittany Davidson (joined before the spring season)
• Alicia Davis
• Nisha Desai
• Shelby Downs
• Lee Maree Fazzio
• Jackie Gabel (moved up to the U-12 White team before the spring season)
• Stacy Jean-Philippe
• Jillian Lammers
• Amelia Marsh
• Elena Phillips
• Margaret Shirley
• Charlsey Thornton
• Natalie Webb (joined before the spring season)

The team is coached by Ward Swain. Team volunteers include Susan Thornton (Manager) and Kathy Phillips (Treasurer).

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Spring 1998 Results:

• We finished the spring 1998 regular season with a record of 8 wins and 2 losses. This put us in a tie for 2nd place in our 11-team division with Metro North. This is quite an achievement for a first-year team ... congratulations, girls! Here's a game-by-game summary:
  
  

  (Spring 1998 Season Results - Georgia U-12 Athena Division "D")

  Date	Location	Home Team	Visiting Team	Result
  Sat, 03/14	Noonday 1	United Quest Blue	WGSC Herricanes Black	Won 3-0
  Sat, 03/21	Canterbury 2	United Quest Blue	Rome Arsenal	Won 4-0
  Sun, 03/22	Mt. Paran	United Quest Blue	NSA Magic White	Won 1-0
  Sat, 03/28	Metro North 3	MNYSA CU Wildfire	United Quest Blue	Lost 2-1
  Sat, 04/18	Lovejoy 1	Clayton Co. Glory	United Quest Blue	Won 1-0
  Sat, 04/25	Frank Jones	DSA Red Hots White	United Quest Blue	Won 5-0
  Fri, 05/01	Johnson HS	Lanier Flash	United Quest Blue	Won 2-1
  Sat, 05/09	Canterbury 6	United Quest Blue	Coweta Cannons	Won 3-1
  Sat, 05/16	Tophat 1	Tophatters-04 Blue	United Quest Blue	Won 4-0
  Wed, 05/20	Harmony Grove	United Quest Blue	Athens United Illusion	Lost 1-0

• We played in the Canterbury Cup tournament over the Memorial Day weekend. We were in the "U-12 Athena - TSI" group with the Cherokee Lady Knights, GSA Phoenix White (both from the "C" division), the NSA Magic White and Rome Arsenal (both from the "D" division). The girls played well in all four matches, but the "luck" goddess didn't shine on us. We ended up with one win and three losses. Here are our game-by-game results:
  

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Fall 1997 Results:

• The Fall 1997 season was the team's very first season. We finished with a record of 3 wins, 4 losses and 3 ties. This gave us 21 points, which placed us in a tie for 6th place in our 11-team division. (5 points are awarded for each win, 2 points for each tie.) Here's a game-by-game summary:
  

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Created: 11/28/97 Revised: 09/16/00