Wisconsin Soccer Central

FC Wisconsin Eclipse had a successful run at the Elite Clubs National League Texas Showcase a few weeks ago in Fort Worth, with its three teams picking up results in six of a combined nine matches.

The Under-16 side went unbeaten on the weekend to improve to 11-9-4 overall. Emily Valentine scored twice in a 3-0 win over the Utah Avalanche, while Kate Del Fava (Kenosha St. Joseph) had both goals in a 2-2 draw with the VSI West Florida Flames.

They tipped Georgia's Atlanta Fire 2-1 in their finale Feb. 23 thanks to goals from Mary DeWalt (Slinger) and Molly Riebau (Mequon Homestead), with Emma Langer (Waukesha West) setting up both goals.

FCWE's Under-17 team won two of three, topping the Virginia Rush 3-0 in its opener and getting a long-range goal from Gaby Dorsey (Milwaukee DSHA) – who has verbally committed to UW-Green Bay for 2015 – to tip the Utah Avalanche 1-0. They lost to North Carolina's CASL 2-0 to close out the tournament, leaving them 10-12-3 overall.

It was a rough weekend for the Under-15 side. Lindsey Weiss (Cedarburg) went down with a torn ACL in her knee days before the event, and then goalkeeper Jen Wandt (Brookfield East) was forced to the sidelines in the first half of the first game – a 1-0 loss to Georgia's Concorde Fire – because of a head injury.

Mikaela Hoard (Mequon Homestead) scored to help the team earn a 1-1 draw with VSI West Florida Flames, and Wandt returned for a 3-0 loss to the Texas Rush that left the team with a 6-13-3 overall record.

While the FC Wisconsin Eclipse Under-14 team will continue play in the Midwest Conference Great Lakes Division this spring, the four older teams won't be back in action until the ECNL playoffs in late June in Seattle. The top 32 teams in each age group qualify for the Champions League, with the next 32 in the North American Cup competition. Results, schedules, rosters

• Nine FC Wisconsin Eclipse players were part of an  ECNL Player Development Program event held Feb. 1 and 2 at the University of Wisconsin's McClain Athletic Facility in Madison. Keepers Wandt and Jordyn Bloomer (Hartland Arrowhead), defenders Jessica Cooley, Bri Jaeger (Milwaukee DSHA), Chloe Knudtson (Oshkosh West) and Payton Wesley (Hartland Arrowhead), midfielder Langer and forwards Weiss and Steph Fabry (Milwaukee DSHA) were among the 50 players selected for the event, which included players from five other ECNL Midwest Conference clubs. Former U.S. women's national team standout Lindsay Tarpley (Madison) was one of the staff coaches for the event.
• The SC Waukesha Under-18 boys team learned its schedule for the final round of U.S. Youth Soccer National League play, which is March 14 to 16 in Henderson, Nev. SC Waukesha will face Arizona's Scottsdale Blackhawks Burke at 11 a.m. March 14, California's West Coast FC at 9 a.m. March 15 and close out Blue Division competition against Michigan's Alliance Academy Black at 12:10 p.m. March 16. SC Waukesha (3-0-1) is tied with the OBGC Rangers (2-1-4) atop the standings with 10 points, but the Maryland side has completed its schedule. West Coast (2-0-2) and Scottsdale Blackhawks Burke (2-0-2) are tied for third on eight points. The top two finishers in the division will earn berths in the USYS National Championships, which are July 22 to 27 in Germantown, Md.
• The FC Wisconsin Nationals' three teams kick off the spring portion of their season in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy on March 15 against Sockers FC in Schaumburg, Ill. Their first home matches are set for March 29 against Chicago Magic PSG at the FC Wisconsin Complex in Germantown. Results, schedules, rosters