Monica Sancho of Menomonee Falls helped the North Shore United U17 girls soccer team to the finals of the US Youth Soccer Region II Championships last week in Saginaw, MI.
The U17 girls team fell just one game short of a coveted Midwest region title, losing 3-0 to a strong Team Chicago Academy Botafogo in the championship match. North Shore United won its bracket by defeating Missouri state champion Harambe Viati 2-1, Ohio-North champion Internationals 3-0, and Minnesota state champion Eden Prairie Showcase 3-0.
North Shore knocked off its fourth state champion — and the defending Region II champion — in the semifinals, beating Michigan Hawks 2-1.Taylor Skorik (Cedarburg) and Hannah Groth (Cedarburg) scored in that match.
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The finals saw North Shore pitted against a team filled with NCAA Division I recruits, fielding a full 22-player rosters. Shorthanded and banged up, North Shore didn't have enough to get through to the USYSA National Championships and lost the regional final.
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