United Soccer Leagues (USL) announced today the Super Y-League (SYL) First and Second-11 Club rankings for the 2009 regular season, recognizing the league’s top clubs on a competitive and administrative basis. Northern Virginia FC, comprised of the Royals (boys) and Majestics (girls) youth soccer teams, garnered the prestigious number one spot, finishing as the top Super Y-league club in North America. 

 

The top overall club in the SYL this season, the Northern Virginia Majestics/Royals scored an 81.80 to edge out the second-best club in the league, the MPS Bulldogs/Renegades (Massachusetts), by less than a tenth of a percent.

 

The Northern Virginia Royals were an impressive 41-3-14 during the SYL Regular season. They finished fourth in the boys rankings with a score of 78.11. Their U14, U15 and U17 boys went undefeated, while their U13, U16 and Super-20 League teams each had just a single loss. All five of the club’s SYL teams will be present at the SYL North American Finals.

Northern Virginia’s girls, the Majestics were 36-10-4 this season, finishing fourth in the girls rankings with a score of 79.27. The Majestic’s U13, U14 and U16 girls will all compete for a North American Championship in Tampa.

2009 Super Y-League Regular Season First 11 Club Rankings [+]

United Soccer Leagues released today both the U15 Boys and U16 Girls All-Tournament Teams following the 11th Annual Super Y-League North American Finals, hosted at Ed Radice Soccer Complex in northwest Tampa, Florida from Friday, November 20-24. Northern Virginia Royal Aaron Etienne and Northern Virginia Majestic Dominique Evans each grabbed spots on their respective lists for their performance over the five-day tournament.

 

Royal U15 midfielder Etienne, who also plays for the NVSC Jr. Royals 92, anchored a Northern Virginia side that finished the tournament at 1-1-2. Etienne’s top performances came in a 3-2 victory over Ironbound SC (New Jersey) and a 3-3 draw with the Cape Cod Crusaders (Massachusetts). In addition to votes from these clubs, Etienne garnered a third nomination following an early scoreless draw with eventual semifinalist Westchester Flames (New York).

 

Northern Virginia Majestics U16 forward Evans was one of only four players to earn three votes at the North American Finals. The others were forwards Shelby Beck (Surrey WFC), defender Nicole Smith (Quickstrike SC), and defender Taryn Hatcher (South Jersey Banshees). Evans received votes from opposing coaches representing the Boston Renegades, Surrey WFC (British Columbia), and Blackwatch SC (Rhode Island).

 

Northern Virginia Majestics forward Stephanie Gerow had space to work with Monday afternoon.

That meant nothing but trouble for NOVA FC.

Give Gerow an opening, or even one extra step to turn anywhere near the net, and it’s basically an invitation to shoot.

And that’s what the 19-year-old does better than anyone on the Majestics Super Y U-20 squad. She finds open space to work with and uses it to create goals.

“I know I play on top and I’m supposed to score but I also look for assists,” she said. “I look for the open player and look for the best opportunity.”

On the final day of the regular season at Hellwig Memorial Park, Gerow was most often the open player. She scored two goals — one in each half — in a 4-0 victory that clinched second place in the South Atlantic Division.