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FCV Alum Meghan Lenczyk earns second career ACC Player of the Week

University of Virginia senior forward and FC Virginia alumni Meghan Lenczyk was named the ACC Player of the Week for the second time in her college career Tuesday, August 24, 2010. Lenczyk recorded four goals and an assist in the Cavaliers' wins over Liberty and Colgate last week.

In the 4-0 win over Liberty in Friday's season opener, Lenczyk had two goals and an assist. She followed that with another two-goal performance in the Cavaliers' 6-0 win over Colgate on Sunday. She became the first Cavalier to have consecutive multi-goal games since Angela Hucles in 1997.

"Having coached and personally trained Meghan for many years I am happy to see all her hard work pay off. We talk on a regular basis about her continuing to work hard and get herself in positions to score goals," said FC Virginia Founder and President Terry Foley, who also serves in the role of General Manager for the Philadelphia Independence of Women's Professional Soccer. "In her four years at Virginia Meghan has done herself and FC Virginia proud."

The honor is the second of Lenczyk's career. She was also named ACC Player of the Week on Sept. 30, 2008.

FC Virginia Goalkeeper named to ECNL National Championships All-Event Team

Congratulations to Hannah Winner for being named to the ECNL All-Event Team for the recently concluded 2009-2010 ECNL National Championship event in Seattle, WA. Hannah, was selected to the U15 team after leading her team to an undefeated weekend, moving the squad up to 9th overall in the Final ECNL U15 Challenge A Standings.

All-event teams are chosen after each ECNL event after tabulating reports submitted through the ECNL Scouting Network system employed at each event, as well as nominations submitted by coach for their own Players of the Match.

FC Virginia finishes 18th in National Club Rankings for ECNL

FC Virginia finished 18th out of 40 founding clubs in the final Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) Club Standings. The final club standings were arrived at by awarding of pre-determined points per final league position to each of the three teams competing for member clubs during the 2009-2010 season.
[+ Final ECNL Club Rankings]

FC Virginia teams compete well at ECNL National Championships

All three FC Virginia ECNL teams competed this past weekend at the inaugural ECNL National Championships, which where held in Seattle, Washington. The under-17s were the team with the most on the line for the weekend, with two opportunities to earn promotion to play their under-18 ECNL season in the top "Challenge A" flight of what has quickly become the top national youth league for girls in the world.
[+ read full story]

FC Virginia 2010 Tryouts

All FC Virginia teams are holding tryouts for the 2010-11 season. For more information, please click the team on your left that fits your age group. Please note the ages next to the team names are still the current seasonal year, not the "rising" ages.

Three FC Virginia players named to ECNL All-Event Team at PDA

Three FC Virginia Players have been named to the ECNL All-Event Team for the PDA Showcase. Brittany Basinger from U15s, Elizabeth Casey from U16s, and Caitlyn McLaughlin from U17s

[+ Complete List of All-Event Teams]

FC Virginia and SYA Soccer Join Forces For Elite Play

The Football Club of Virginia (FC Virginia) and Southwestern Youth Association (SYA) have reached an agreement that will see the two northern Virginia area youth soccer clubs join forces to offer one of the most comprehensive youth development programs in the United States.

[+ read full story in our news section]

FC Virginia Memorial Day Weekend 2010 Tournament Wrap-up

FC Virginia teams had a successful Memorial Day weekend of tournament and ECNL league play. All three ECNL teams finished the regular season on a winning note, with identical 2-1-0 records, the Under-17 Courage in the Cup flight at Columbia, and four more teams in the top flights of PDA, FC Delco Players Cup, and the Virginian. The overall club record on the weekend was 9-8-6, with 47 goals scored and 32 allowed.

[+ see full results here]

Murielle Tiernan named to ECNL All-Event Team

FC Virginia is very pleased to congratulate Murielle Tiernan for being selected to the ECNL U15 Las Vegas All-Event Team. Murielle, who plays for FCV Hotspur at forward was selected based upon the ECNL Player Identification Program scouting and through nominations by game coaches. "I am really pleased Murielle was recognized with the award. She worked incredibly hard over the course of three tough games; in very difficult weather conditions to help the Hotspur succeed. The goal she scored against Solar, showed great composure in front of goal under a lot of pressure, truly a class piece of finishing" said coach Paul Ellis. The All-Event Team consists of 11 players in each of the U-15, U-16 and U-17 age groups. Murielle has helped her team maintain the high standard of soccer at the local, state and national levels.

FC Virginia Explosion player Kim named to ECNL All Event team for Disney

FC Virginia under-17 midfielder Courtney Kim has been named to the ECNL All-Event team by the Elite Clubs National League for her recent performance at the Disney Soccer Showcase in Orlando Florida.
[+ read full story]

FCV Explosion win Disney, Cardinals take 3rd

FC Virginia opened their inaugural Elite Clubs National League season with an overall 3-team record of 7 wins and 4 losses, with the u16 Cardinals bringing home 3rd place, and the u17 Explosion winning the shock championship of the whole event after beating JFA Academy of Japan - a team most coaches in attendance at the event said was the "best youth team they had ever seen."

[+ more on the u17 Explosion championship]

Under-17 Explosion advance to VA State Cup final over BRYC Azul

The under-17 FC Virginia Explosion became the first team to ever defeat the Braddock Road Azul in Virginia Sate Cup play with a dramatic eight-round penalty kick shootout Saturday at soggy West Creek Park complex in Richmond. 120 minutes of scoreless, but pulsating soccer were simply not enough for the two rivals, but FC Virginia chose to go first in the penalty rounds, with Goalkeeper Jane Aman making three stops to deliver the win.
[+ full story here]

FC Virginia sends three teams to State Cup final four weekend

The Fall 2009 Virginia Youth Soccer State Cup is down to the final four teams for boys and girls under-15 through under-18 age groups, and thanks to impressive quarterfinal performances this past weekend, FC Virginia will be represented in Richmond within every age group that they entered a team.
[+ full story and match previews]

FC Virginia Fall Season Begins in Boston

Three FC Virginia girls teams participated this past weekend in the FC Stars of Massachusetts Cup. The U12 Independence, U13 Harkes United, and U14 Freedom each got an early look at the teams they'll likely be facing for many years to come.

[+ Check out the results]

Three FCV players attending U14 National ID camp

Three FC Virginia "94s" are among eight local players to have been invited to the annual U.S. Soccer Under-14 Girls’ Identification Camp, which has kicked off at Cal Poly Pomona in Pomona, Calif. Brittany Basinger and Alexandra Myers of the FCV Hotspur and Haley Roberson of FCV Cardinals are among 101 of the top Under-14 girls in the nation to have gathered for a week of training and games. No other club from the DC region sent more players, while five of the eight represent clubs in the new Elite Club National League.

[+ read full story on Potomac Soccer Wire]

FC Virginia alum named to Washington Freedom W-League team for 2009

Former FC Virginia players Meghan Lenczyk and Aly Pont will join the Washington Freedom W-League team for the 2009 season. Lenczyk currently plays for the University of Virginia, while Pont minds the nets for Princeton.

See full story in our news section.

FC Virginia accepts invitation to improved Elite Clubs National League

The Football Club of Virginia has accepted an invitation to participate in the Elite Clubs National League (formerly Red Bull National League). The ECNL replaces the two-year-old “Red Bull National League for Girls”, within which FC Virginia also participated for the 2008/09 season.

[+ read full news release]

Virginia State Cup Champion Chantilly Hotspur joining FC Virginia

The Football Club of Virginia announced today that the reigning girls Virginia State Cup Champion Chantilly Hotspur have agreed to join the FC Virginia family, effective for the Spring 2009 season.

The team will remain a member of the Chantilly Soccer Club, but will now change their name to “Chantilly FCV Hotspur”, and will represent FC Virginia in the prestigious Red Bull National Girls League. Veteran youth coach Carolyn Rice will remain as Head Coach.

[+ check out the full story under our news section]

FC Virginia 2008 college commitments

Congratulations to the following FC Virginia ladies on their recent college commitments!

Lauren Allen, NJTI
Cortlyn Bristol, College of William and Mary
Annie Case, Stanford
Amayla Clayton, James Madison University
Hannah Cooper, Amherst
Elise Davidson, James Madison University
Zita Depetris, Bowdion University
Brittany Fruin, University of Arkansas
Amber Haling, Naval Academy
Suzie Landsman, Marist University
Alycia Lee, George Washington University
Anna Lenzcyk, University of Delaware
Sarah McMillan, University of Delaware
Kaite Menzie, James Madison University
Jasmine Mohandesi, American University
Teresa Naquin, James Madison University
Taryn O'Shea, Western Kentucky
Valerie Powell, University of Arkansas
Fara Shahrady, University of Arkansas
Gabby Wilson, VCU

FC Virginia Alumni shine in 2008 college soccer season

With many former FC Virginia players seeing plenty of playing time during their 2008 college soccer season, three in particular were major fixtures on Division I teams, earning conference and national recognition in the process. Read about Megan Lenczyk (University of Virginia), Laurel Pastor (Virginia Commonwealth University), and Kelly O’Connor (University of Arkansas) at http://www.fcvirginia.com/news/30/1421

Cardinals win Bethesda with 1-0 win over Burn

The FC Virginia Cardinals defeated the United States Youth Soccer Region 1 Finalist, and 3-time Virginia State Cup Champion Chantilly Burn 1-0 Sunday to win the Bethesda Thanksgiving Tournament. In the 8th minute, Alana Mackey scored the game winning goal. In group play the Synergy defeated the Region 1 Semi-finalist Quickstrike NY 1-0 with a goal by Katie Robertson. In the other group game, they defeated West Chester 2-1 with goals by Lindsey Heigh and Katie Robertson. In the semi final, the Synergy defeated Lower Dauphin 1-0 in sudden death overtime with a goal by Alex Gogolin. The defense did an excellent job conceding only 1 goal the whole tournament. The team returns to action in December in their first Red Bull matches in Raleigh, NC.

FCV Rockets alum Laurel Pastor named CAA Co-Player of the week for VCU

Former FC Virginia Rockets standout Laurel Pastor is lighting up the scoresheets for Virginia Commonwealth, recently earning CAA Co-Player of the Week! She scored all three goals in VCU's recent 2-1 and 1-0 wins. Keep it up Laurel!

FC Virginia girls teams on a roll in Virginia State Cup

Four out of five FC Virginia teams participating in the Fall 2008 Virginia Youth Soccer Association (VYSA) State Cup competition won their games this past weekend; with the only losing team falling to four-time defending girls champion BRYC Azul.

[+ read story]

FCV Alum Meghan Lenczyk named ACC and Soccer America Player of the Week

Former FC Virginia star Meghan Lenczyk is having quite a year for the Virginia Cavaliers. The sophomore forward from McLean, Va. received a pair of honors on Tuesday as she was named the ACC Player of the Week and the Soccer America National Player of the Week.

FCV Cardinals win US Club Soccer National Cup

The Cardinals won the US Club Soccer National Cup at Virginia Beach 7/26-29. The girls defeated the West Pine United, FL 5-0 in the finals. In group play, the Cardinals played teams from California, Florida, and North Carolina going undefeated.

Cardinals win US Club Soccer B Regionals and will now play for National Championship

FCV Cardinals won the Premier bracket at the US Club Soccer National Championship, Region B, this weekend in Pittsgrove, New Jersey. The team will now advance to the USCS National Finals being held in Virginia Beach, VA July 26-28.

FCV U19 Cardinals win Virginia State Cup

A stellar groups of returning college freshmen ladies from the former FCV Rockets and other top area club teams took home the U19 Virginia State Cup Sunday. They defeated the SYC Galaxy by a score of 2-1, a team also coached by FCV staff coach Tung Nyugen. As finalists at the state level, both teams will represent Virginia at the Region I Championships in late June, hoping to earn a chance at a national title later this summer.

FC Virginia teams win Memorial Day tournaments

Four FC Virginia teams won tournament championships this past weekend, going undefeated and scoring a combined 41 goals while allowing just four against in competition from U9 through U19 age groups. Read the full story here. Register to tryout for any FCV team here.