Pateadores Irvine Blue GU14 ended their season by winning Cal Cup 2016 GU14. The team played an exhausting 4-game pool last week in the San Bernardino heat, went undefeated, and was the 1st place team in the round-robin format (Game 1 vs. Wolfpack White, 2-1; Game 2 vs. Santa Anita Stampede, 1-1; Game 3 vs. Riverside MGFM Ronin, 5-0; and Game 4 vs. VC Fusion YSA ME, 4-0). In the finals on March 26, the team played the 2nd place team in the bracket, VC Fusion YSA ME. In true Pateadores fashion representing the club's swan logo, the team's quickness, intensity, and style of play were too much for VC Fusion. The final score in the championship game was 2-1. In this tournament, the team scored 14 goals and only let in 3.
The team would like to thank Coach Mike Ickes for loaning us the following players: Lauren Delgado (goalie), Hailey Burgett, Caroline Mumm, and Marissa Dell. The team would also like to thank Coach Trevor Ickes for loaning Emily Vu. The team considered these five players more than just guest players but as integral, professional players on the roster. Although they played with us for this tournament, the way that these players handled themselves on the field with the core GU14 players, you would think that they had played with the GU14 team last season. The core GU14 members are Makenna Armedilla, Lauren Jernigan, Savannah Kirk, Izzy Lindstrom, Sydney Mendel (IR), Madison Ortega, Ava Pompay, Chloe Savard, Sara Sussman, and Ashley Zanelli. The Irvine Blue GU14 Championship team was coached by Chris Hardy.