Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Eclipse Select's Zoe Redei called in for U.S. U-20 WNT trip to Spain

Eclipse Select forward Zoe Redei
Eclipse Select Soccer Club forward Zoe Redei (Highland Park, Ill.) has been named to the U.S. U-20 Women’s National Team for a three-game tournament in La Manga, Spain.

Redei is one of 22 players called in by USA head coach Michelle French for a 10-team competition that includes games against Norway (March 5), the Netherlands (March 7) and Sweden (March 9).

This is Redei’s second call-up with the U-20s after featuring for this age group during an October camp to start the new cycle.

For more, visit EclipseSelect.org.

Monday, February 16, 2015

Thirteen Eclipse Select players earn invite to ECNL PDP event

A large contingent of Eclipse Select Soccer Club players traveled to the University of Wisconsin Madison over the Feb. 7-8 weekend to earn the right to take part in the 2015 Elite Clubs National League Players Development Program. A total of 13 players represented Eclipse Select as the club touted the largest group among the ECNL’s Midwest Conference teams.

Team 1 included Eclipse Select Elite ECNL 2018 (U-15) goalkeeper Haley Leanna (Grayslake, Ill.); Elite Pool 2017 (U-16) defender Camryn Biegalski (Lombard, Ill.) and Elite ECNL 2016 (U-17) defender Emily Hess (Batavia, Ill.); and Elite ECNL 2018 midfielders Jessica Denney (Naperville, Ill.) and Brynn Miller (St. Charles, Ill.).

Team 2 consisted of Eclipse Select Elite ECNL 2016 defender Courtney Coleman (Antioch, Ill.) and Elite ECNL 2018 defender Caitlin Haislip (Munster, Ind.); Elite ECNL 2016 midfielder Ena Sabanagic (Hanover Park, Ill.); and Elite ECNL 2017 forward Emma Cooper (Coralville, Iowa).

On Team 3, Elite ECNL 2017 defender Lydia Brosnahan (Highland Park, Ill.) and Elite Pool 2017 midfielder Samantha Salay (Glenview, Ill.) represented Eclipse Select.

Team 4 included Elite ECNL 2016 midfielders Nicki Hernandez (Naperville, Ill.) and Cassandra Rohan (Palatine, Ill.).

For more, visit EclipseSelect.org.

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Eclipse Select midfielder Amanda Rapaduski called into U.S. U-16 camp

Eclipse Select Soccer Club midfielder Amanda Rapaduski (Algonquin, Ill.) has been called into a U.S. U-16 Girls’ National Team camp.

Rapaduski will be part of a 24-player group at a Feb. 15-22 camp at U.S. Soccer’s National Training Center in Carson, Calif. This is the USA’s first U-16 programming since 2007. Women’s development coach Tricia Taliaferro is heading the camp.

For more, visit EclipseSelect.org.

UPDATE:
Amanda Rapaduski and Eclipse Select President Rory Dames caught up with the Northwest Herald before Rapaduski went into camp:

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

National Signing Day: Eclipse Select Class of 2015

Eclipse Select Soccer Club is proud to announce its Class of 2015, currently featuring featuring 27 players headed to their respective NCAA women’s soccer teams starting this fall.

“We are very proud of the Class of 2015, which is our largest class since 2009,” Mike Nesci said. “The players will represent the club at some of the top institutions in the country. It is a credit to their commitment and dedication to soccer and academics.”

Below are breakdowns of the Eclipse Select Class of 2015 on National Signing Day:

  • Chelsea Burns (Jacksonville, Fla.), midfielder - Duke 
  • Hannah Davison (Geneva, Ill.), defender - Northwestern
  • Caroline Dempsey (Lincolnshire, Ill.), midfielder - Washington (St. Louis)
  • Morgan Egan (Naperville, Ill.), defender - Pittsburgh
  • Sydney Griffin (Hinsdale, Ill.), forward - New Hampshire
  • Kate Hennessy (Plainfield, Ill.), forward - Belmont Abbey College
  • Sophia Jendrzejczyk (St. Charles, Ill.), forward - Wingate
  • Megan Kalkofen (Naperville, Ill.), defender - Wisconsin 
  • Reilly Martin (Carmel, Ind.), midfielder - Michigan
  • Maeve McLaughlin (Hinsdale, Ill.), defender - Indiana
  • Hannah Mussallem (Palos Heights, Ill.), midfielder - Purdue
  • Drew Moulton (Sycamore, Ill.), goalkeeper - Valparaiso
  • Maya Neal (Naperville, Ill.), forward - Tennessee
  • Ann Marie Niro (Barrington, Ill.), midfielder - Notre Dame
  • Aspyn Repp (Lake Bluff, Ill.), midfielder - Northwestern
  • Jessica Ritchie (Glencoe, Ill.), midfielder - Cornell
  • McKenzie Runyan (Lake Villa, Ill.), midfielder - Rochester
  • Megan Runyan (Lake Villa, Ill.), midfielder - Rochester
  • Kelli Santo Paulo (West Chicago, Ill.), midfielder - St. Cloud State
  • Kayla Sharples (Naperville, Ill.), defender - Northwestern
  • Riley Sykes (Gurnee, Ill.), midfielder - Wisconsin
  • Juliet Torres (Oak Lawn, Ill.), midfielder - Grinnell College
  • Samantha Villwock (Lake Villa, Ill.), midfielder - South Dakota
  • Emily Whitcomb (Elmhurst, Ill.), midfielder - Belmont
  • Katie Wilson (Frankfort, Ill.), goalkeeper - Toledo
  • Sydney Witham (Crown Point, Ind.), defender - Army
  • Elizabeth Woerner (Bloomington, Ill.), forward - Memphis
For more, visit EclipseSelect.org.