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posted 07/27/2010 Eight girls from this year's NVYLL Champion U15A girls team competed in the 2010 US Lacrosse Championship as part of the Stars Gold team. Stars Gold is a team of 7th and 8th graders from the Northern Virginia area.
Kathryn Cavallo (#77), Kendall Cunningham (#4), Sophie Davidson (#11), Avery Donahoe (#6), Maggie Jackson (#3), Olivia Mikkelsen (#42), Kelly Myers (#12), and Charlotte Sofield (#5) helped Stars Gold reach the National Championship game before falling to a team of 9th graders from the LI Yellow Jackets.
One of the Fort Hunt players, Avery Donahoe, earned a spot on the US Lacrosse All-Tournament team!!!!
Stars Gold finished the three-day tournament with a 6-1 record:
Stars Gold 16 Team Stickhead (TN) 3
Stars Gold 10 Norcal Elite (CA) 9
Stars Gold 13 RC Elite (FL) 7
Stars Gold 17 OC Fusion (CA) 6 -- Sweet 16
Stars Gold 12 Norcal Elite (CA) 10(ot) -- Quarterfinal
Stars Gold 11 Cardinal (VA) 8 -- Semifinal
Stars Gold 5 Yellow Jackets (NY) 12 -- Final
To see ESPN highlights from the Stars Gold Victory over OC Fusion, check-out the following link:
http://rise.espn.go.com/all-sports/media/Media-Center.aspx#/flicks/69e94a74-1162-475a-a24e-08c358ee955d
