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Eclipse Select Soccer Club midfielder Celeste Carlson (Park Ridge, Ill.) relishes the responsibilities that come with her defensive center midfield role, and she is excited to be taking her game to the Atlantic 10's Xavier University for her 2013 freshman season.
"Like a lot of the girls, I came here to Eclipse wanting to play in college, and through years of hard practices and big games, to finally get that feeling that you've done it and accomplished that goal, it's undefinable," Carlson said.
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Check out the 2011 Eclipse Select Yearbook, complete with the past year's accomplishments, action
and team photos, alumni updates and much more!
FC Wisconsin Eclipse claimed one win in the inaugural round of the "Eclipse Derby."
Lindsey Weiss, Taylor Kerwin and Celina Nummerdor scored as the first-year Wisconsin club's Under-14 girls team beat their rivals from parent club Eclipse Select 3-1 in Elite Clubs National League play Sunday in Oak Brook, Ill.
The first "Eclipse Derby" will have to wait a few weeks.
FC Wisconsin Eclipse's Elite Clubs National League matches against Eclipse Select scheduled for last Sunday at the FC Milwaukee Complex in Germantown were postponed due to inclement weather and rescheduled for Nov. 4.
The Wisconsin club, in its first year of existence, is an independent affiliate of the Illinois club.
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CHICAGO -- The Eclipse Select Soccer Club announces the addition of St. Charles, Ill., native Trae
Manny to its staff as the club's Director of Senior Goalkeeping. Manny also will serve as the head
of Eclipse Select's College Assistance Program.
"Trae Manny will be an excellent addition to our already strong staff," Eclipse Select Director of
Soccer Mike Nesci said.
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CHICAGO -- Eclipse Select Soccer Club defender Kara Morway announced her commitment to play for the
Illinois State women's soccer team beginning in 2013. The Lake Villa, Ill., native and Lakes
Community High School junior had narrowed down her search to Illinois State and
Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
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CHICAGO -- Eclipse Select Soccer Club defender Fiona McKenna has had quite a bit on her plate in
both athletics and academics. The Hinsdale Central High School junior will continue to do so in
college as she has made her verbal commitment to play for Princeton's women's soccer team, as well
as its hockey team.
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CHICAGO -- Eclipse Select Soccer Club forward Paige Jarsombeck has announced her commitment to play
for Creighton University's women's soccer team. The Tinley Park, Ill., native and Andrew High
School junior will join head coach Bruce Erickson's Bluejays in 2013.
David TiemstraEclipse Select Communications
CHICAGO -- Eclipse Select Soccer Club alum and Clarendon Hills, Ill., native David Tiemstra is
headed to Major League Soccer's San Jose Earthquakes.
Tiemstra, a graduate of Hinsdale Central and a two-time Big Ten Conference Defensive Player of the
Year out of Ohio State, was selected by San Jose during Tuesday's 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft.
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CHICAGO -- Eclipse Select Soccer Club alumna and Notre Dame freshman defender/midfielder Sammy
Scofield (Geneva, Ill./Geneva) was one of 24 players named to the U.S. U-23 Women's National Team
for a Jan. 15-22 training camp in Sarasota, Fla.
Scofield unites with newly-named U.
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CHICAGO -- Eclipse Select Soccer Club alumna and former Notre Dame midfielder Jen Buczkowski (Elk
Grove Village, Ill./Elk Grove) re-signed with Women's Professional Soccer's Philadelphia
Independence, the team announced Friday. Buczkowski was named to the 2011 WPS Best XI and was named
the team's 2011 Ironwoman after logging every minute of the 18-game regular season last year.
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CHICAGO -- Eclipse Select Soccer Club forward/midfielder and Downers Grove North High School junior
Summer Schafer announces her commitment to play for Memphis University's women's soccer team in
2013.
"I think it will be a really exciting experience going to a college that not a lot of people from
around here go to," Schafer said.
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CHICAGO -- Eclipse Select Soccer Club defender and Hinsdale South High School junior Jessica
Mutters announced her commitment to play for Creighton University's women's soccer program starting
in 2013.
The Darien, Ill., native's older sister Danielle played for Missouri Valley Conference rival
Illinois State, and her parents also attended ISU.
By Charlie Corr
Eclipse Select staff
Eclipse Select Soccer Club alumna and former Notre Dame midfielder Jen Buczkowski is coming off a
successful third season within Women's Professional Soccer.
The 26-year-old Elk Grove, Ill., native was named to the 2011 WPS Best XI as voted by select media,
and her Philadelphia Independence advanced to the WPS title match, eventually falling to the
champion Western New York Flash.
Brittany BockOur Game Magazine took the time to interview L.A. Vikings President and head coach
Robert Kleinberger. This winter the team has incorporated a heavily Women's Professional
Soccer-based roster to face the U.S., Canadian and Mexican national teams.
Former Eclipse Select Soccer Club players Brittany Bock (Western New York Flash) and Jen Buczkowski
(WPS free agent, played for Philadelphia Independence in 2010 and 2011) are on the squad.
Gordy Gurson --
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CHICAGO -- Eclipse Select Soccer Club alum and Robert Morris sophomore forward Gordy Gurson
(Buffalo Grove, Ill./Stevenson) was named to the 2011 NAIA Men's All-Mideast Team, the NSCAA
recently announced.
Earlier this month, Gurson also was named an NAIA All-America Honorable Mention as he made an
immediate impact for the Eagles after transferring from Memphis.
By Charlie Corr
Eclipse Select staff
CHICAGO -- Former Eclipse Select Soccer Club player and coach Leslie Osborne was one of many
Women's Professional Soccer players waiting to hear about the league's future this week. And for
the past several months, Osborne's WPS franchise, the Boston Breakers, has been trying to secure
additional ownership after majority owner Gary Loveman put his share of the organization on the
market.
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CHICAGO -- The Eclipse Select Soccer Club was ranked No. 2 in the country in Soccer America's 2011
Best Girls Clubs list, which was released Wednesday. Eclipse Select's girls finished runner-up for
a fourth straight year, as the New Jersey-based Players Development Academy was awarded the top
position.
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CHICAGO -- Eclipse Select Soccer Club alumna and Lee University sophomore midfielder Leah Fortune
(West Chicago, Ill./Wheaton Academy) was named to the NAIA Women's All-America First Team, which
was announced last week by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.
Rachel Quon -- ISI PhotosEclipse Select Communications
CHICAGO -- The third time was the charm for Eclipse Select Soccer Club alumna and Stanford junior
defender Rachel Quon (Lake Forest, Ill./Lake Forest). Quon and the Stanford defense posted its 18th
shutout of the season, none bigger than Sunday's 1-0 win over Duke to win the NCAA Women's College
Cup in Kennesaw, Ga.
Stanford defender and Eclipse Select
alumna Rachel Quon (left) -- AP photoEclipse Select Communications
CHICAGO - It is guaranteed that a former Eclipse Select Soccer Club player and a Lake Forest, Ill.,
native will win Sunday's NCAA Women's College Cup.
Stanford junior defender Rachel Quon (Lake Forest, Ill.
(L-R) Rachel Quon, Nicole Lipp, Jessica PriceEclipse Select Communications
CHICAGO -- The NCAA Women's College Cup is all the buzz heading into the weekend in Kennesaw, Ga.
Locally, there are Eclipse Select Soccer Club alumni playing for three of the remaining four teams
as Stanford faces Florida State and Duke takes on Wake Forest in Friday's semifinal matches for the
right to play for a national championship on Sunday.
Eclipse Select's Sarah RivichEclipse Select Communications
CHICAGO -- Eclipse Select Soccer Club midfielder and Crown Point High School junior Sarah Rivich is
coming off a stellar girls soccer campaign that included her recently being named The Times of
Northwest Indiana 2011 Girls Player of the Year.
Taylor SchisslerEclipse Select and U.S. Soccer Communications
CHICAGO -- Eclipse Select Soccer Club defender and New Lenox, Ill., resident Taylor Schissler is
one of 26 players who were called in to participate in the U.S. U-18 Women's National Team's final
training camp of 2011.
The Lincoln-Way Central junior will take part in a Dec.
Bridget HillsmanEclipse Select Communications
CHICAGO -- Eclipse Select Soccer Club U-17 midfielder and Elmhurst, Ill., native Bridget Hillsman
has made a verbal commitment to play for St. Louis University. The Fenwick High School junior will
join the Billikens for their 2013 campaign.
"It's a huge relief.
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CHICAGO -- Eclipse Select Soccer Club alumna and Duke junior midfielder Nicole Lipp (Lake Forest,
Ill./Lake Forest) assisted both of her team's goals as the Blue Devils defeated Ohio State, 2-1, on
Sunday to advance to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament.
Duke had to overcome a 1-0 halftime deficit, and Lipp stepped up in the 54th minute as she took a
free kick from the right side and found the feet of freshman Kelly Cobb to tie the score at 1-1.
Taylor SchisslerEclipse Select Communications
CHICAGO -- Eclipse Select Soccer Club U-17 defender Taylor Schissler found everything she wanted in
Ohio State University's women's soccer program.
The New Lenox, Ill., resident and Lincoln-Way Central junior announced her commitment to play for
the Buckeyes starting in 2013, and she joins a Big Ten Conference program that created some
national attention last year in advancing to the NCAA Tournament's Final Four.
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CHICAGO -- Eclipse Select Soccer Club alum and Ohio State senior defender David Tiemstra (Clarendon
Hills, Ill./Hinsdale Central) was named the Big Ten Conference Defensive Player of the Year, the
conference announced Thursday.
Tiemstra, who also was included on this year's All-Big Ten First Team, led an Ohio State defensive
group that allowed only 20 goals in 18 regular-season matches, and only seven goals in six Big Ten
games.
Erin HollandEclipse Select Communications
CHICAGO -- Eclipse Select Soccer Club U-17 defender and Cary, Ill., native Erin Holland has made a
verbal commitment to play for Marquette University's women's soccer team. The Cary-Grove High
School junior is competing in her seventh year with Eclipse Select and will take her game to the
college level heading into the Golden Eagles' 2013 season.
The Rest
CHICAGO (May 17, 2013) – Eclipse Select Soccer Club NWI forward Paige Aguilera (Crown Point, Ind.) has thrived as a predominantly left-footed player on the pitch, and Wright State is looking to take advantage of that element.
Aguilera is committed to play for the Horizon League squad starting this fall, and she certainly hopes to make an immediate impact.
CHICAGO (May 10, 2013) – Eclipse Select Soccer Club goalkeeper Rachel Gerhardt (Valparaiso, Ind.) has reaped the benefits of her hard work both on and off the field, and at just 17 years old she will take her game to the college level with Valparaiso starting this fall.
After three full school years, the Eclipse Select U-18 NWI net minder will graduate from Boone Grove High School and compete for the Crusaders in the Horizon League.
CHICAGO (May 4, 2013) – Eclipse Select Soccer Club forward Sydney McGinnis was recognized by Wisconsin women's soccer coach Paula Wilkins when she was 9 years old.
The combination of that familiarity and McGinnis' drive to return from a year and a half injury are just two reasons why the Park Ridge native and Maine South junior stayed on the radar will be playing for the Badgers starting in the fall of 2014.
CHICAGO (April 30, 2013) – Eclipse Select Soccer Club midfielder Marissa Bosco (St. Charles, Ill.) and defender Tatumn Milazzo (Orland Park, Ill.) were named to a 30-player roster for the U.S. U-15 Girls' National Team.
They are teammates on Eclipse Select's U-15 Elite Clubs National League team, which has won 13 straight games since early October of 2012.
| Nicole Niro / Eclipse Select |
CHICAGO (April 18, 2013) – Eclipse Select Soccer Club defender Nicole Niro (Barrington, Ill.) had made up her mind that she wanted a change away from the Midwest to experience an education and college soccer career in the south.
CHICAGO (April 5, 2013) –Eclipse Select Soccer Club midfielder Karly Stuenkel (St. Charles, Ill.) wanted to find a strong college program, big college setting and a hometown feel. That destination proved to be Iowa City as she committed to play for the University of Iowa beginning in the fall of 2014.
L-R: Boston M/D Casey Short, Chicago D Rachel Quon,
Chicago GK Taylor Vancil, Seattle GK Haley Kopmeyer |
CHICAGO -- Reflective of their high-caliber club and collegiate careers, four Eclipse Select Soccer Club alumni were chosen among the 32 players at the 2013 National Women's Soccer League College Draft held on Friday at the NSCAA Convention in Indianapolis.
CHICAGO -- The perfect symmetry between athletics and schooling is something that every college hopeful looks for, and Eclipse Select U-18 defender Samantha Powers (Gurnee, Ill.) says she found that blend with Bucknell.
Powers committed to Bucknell's women's soccer program in September and will be kicking off her first season with the Bison later this fall under head coach Ben Landis.
The Eclipse Select U-15 USYSA Black Girls team stamped its ticket to the 2013 US Youth Soccer National Championships as the club performed exceptionally during its recent trip to Florida in both USYSA National League and Elite Clubs National League play over the past week and a half.
The U-15 USYSA Black team went 2-0-1 during its final three games of USYSA National League play from Dec.
| Valparaiso goalkeeper Kristen Manski |
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Eclipse Select Soccer Club alumna and Valparaiso junior goalkeeper Kristen Manski (St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles North) was named the Horizon League Defensive Player of the Week after posting two shutout victories and eight saves.
Check out coach Scott Fonfara and Kristen Janicki chatting with ESPN Wide World of Sports following
Saturday's 2-1 win over PWSI.
