Eclipse Select Alumni Report: Downers Grove's Dees blanks UNC

Erin Dees - Photo provided

Eclipse Select Soccer Club Communications

CHICAGO -- Eclipse Select Soccer Club alumna and Portland junior goalkeeper Erin Dees (Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove North) started off the 2012 campaign in stellar fashion as the Pilots defeated the fourth-ranked University of North Carolina, 1-0, on Friday, Aug. 17, in Portland, Ore.

Dees made four saves to help Portland earn its first-ever victory against the Tar Heels.
Entering the match, Portland was 0-7-1 all-time against North Carolina. Dees' efforts also received recognition by Top Drawer Soccer for Goalkeeper of the Week honors.

Among some of the other Eclipse Select alumni standout performances, Northwestern sophomore Georgia Waddle (Lake Forest, Ill./Lake Forest) scored a game-winner to beat Kansas. Wisconsin-Milwaukee goalkeeper Jamie Forbes (St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles North) earned Horizon League Defensive Player of the Week, while Illinois State sophomore goalkeeper Aryn Newsom was named Missouri Valley Conference Goalkeeper of the Week.

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Eclipse's Dalton earns Big Ten GK of Year; Forbes takes Horizon GK honor

Wisconsin's Michele Dalton (left) and
UW-Milwaukee's Jamie Forbes

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CHICAGO -- Two Eclipse Select Soccer Club alumni earned top goalkeeper accolades in their respective conferences this week.

On Tuesday, Wisconsin senior Michele Dalton (Mount Prospect, Ill./John Hersey) was named Big Ten Conference Goalkeeper of the Year. And on Monday, Wisconsin-Milwaukee junior Jamie Forbes (St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles North) earned Horizon League Goalkeeper of the Year and was named Co-Defensive Player of the Year, sharing that honor with Detroit's Alexandra Suschak.

Dalton also was included on the All-Big Ten First Team, becoming only the third Badger in the program's history to accomplish the feat, joining Julie Johnson (1996) and Ursula McKnight (1994). Dalton has played every minute in goal for Wisconsin this year. She is tied for second in the Big Ten with six shutouts, and is fourth in goals against average (0.91), save percentage (.825) and saves (85).

Forbes, an All-Horizon League First Team goalkeeper, has started in 17 of the Panthers' 18 games this season. Forbes has posted a 0.64 goals against average, a .851 save percentage and nine shutouts -- all top marks among Horizon League goalkeepers. During conference play, Forbes allowed only two goals in approximately 620 minutes for a 0.29 goals allowed average.

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Eclipse Select alumna Forbes nets Horizon League Player of the Week

Eclipse Select alumna Jamie Forbes

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CHICAGO -- Eclipse Select Soccer Club alumna and junior goalkeeper Jamie Forbes (St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles North High School) made a whopping 11 saves as the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee defeated the University of Minnesota, 1-0, on Sunday at the Minnesota Gold Classic at Lyle Robbie Stadium in St. Paul, Minn.

For her efforts, which included a four-save performance in a 2-0 win against Iowa State on Friday, Forbes was named Horizon League Player of the Week on Monday. Forbes also was named to the TopDrawerSoccer.com National Team of the Week for Week 3.

Forbes has played in every minute of the 2011 season, posting a 6-0 record, four shutouts and a 0.67 goals against average. Forbes' 11-save effort ties for 14th among the Wisconsin-Milwaukee record books for most saves in a match.

"I thought Jamie Forbes was up to the task when she was called on," Milwaukee head coach Michael Moynihan said following Sunday's match. "She played fantastic. She was a real force back there with a great presence and made some big stops."

The Panthers' 6-0 start ties a program-best record, and they will be in the national spotlight this Wednesday when they host Marquette University at Engelmann Stadium. The match kicks off at 7 p.m. and is televised on Fox Soccer's NSCAA Game of the Week. Forbes is expected to make her seventh start.

Read about Eclipse Select's other alumni news, including Libertyville native Jessica Price's ACC Player of the Week performance for Florida State, at EclipseSelect.org.

Red Stars oust 2-time WPSL champion FC Indiana from playoffs

Amanda Cinalli -- Chicago Red Stars

Chicago Red Stars Communications

DUBLIN, Ohio -- The Chicago Red Stars opened their first Women's Premier Soccer League postseason match in style with a 4-0 victory over two-time WPSL champion FC Indiana on Saturday at Dublin Jerome High School.

Midfielder Amanda Cinalli (Cleveland, Ohio), the Red Stars' goals leader during the regular season, scored two goals in her home state to lead Chicago on Saturday. Forward Michele Weissenhofer (Naperville, Ill.) and midfielder Julie Ewing (Batavia, Ill.) also added goals, and goalkeeper Jamie Forbes (Batavia, Ill.) posted two saves for the clean sheet.

The Red Stars topped an FC Indiana organization that had won the WPSL during the 2005 and 2007 seasons.

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Four more join Red Stars for 2011; team's WPSL schedule finalized

The 2011 Red Stars huddle up Wednesday.

CHICAGO (May 27, 2011) -- The Chicago Red Stars of the Women's Premier Soccer League announce the additions of goalkeeper Jamie Forbes (St. Charles, Ill.) and defenders Shannon McDonnell (Orland Park, Ill.), Kecia Morway (Lake Villa, Ill.) and Sammy Scofield (Geneva, Ill.) to the team's roster for the 2011 season. A few final roster additions are forthcoming.

The team also announced its finalized 10-game schedule. Chicago's first WPSL match kicks off at 6 p.m. this Wednesday, June 1, at Minnesota Kings FC in St. Michael, Minn. The Red Stars host two matches open to the public on July 2 and 10 at the Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex, 5700 College Road, in west suburban Lisle, Ill. Chicago hosts the Iowa Rush at 5:15 p.m. Saturday, July 2, and the Red Stars host Minnesota Kings FC at 6 p.m. Sunday, July 10.

All game action will be tweeted live at www.twitter.com/chicagoredstars.

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