LANCASTER, Mass. - Junior defender Erin Smith and sophomore midfielder Annabelle Allen helped lead their U19 club team Colorado Rush to its second consecutive U.S. Youth Soccer National Championship.
The Rush beat Eclipse Select of Chicago 4-2 in overtime of the championship game on July 26. With the back-to-back national championships the Rush became the first club in U.S. Youth Soccer history to have two different teams repeat as champions.
The Rush was also awarded with the U.S. Youth Soccer Fair Play Award within their division.
Smith and Allen also played on the Rush's 2008 National Championship team in which their U18 Colorado Rush team beat Sting 90 (North Texas) 3-0 for the title in Little Rock, Ark.
For more information on the Rush and the National Championship game visit:
http://coloradocommunitynewspapers.com/articles/2009/08/13/parker_chronicle/sports/06_spts_rush_pk.txt
http://www.rushsoccer.com/home.php?layout=1460
