Buchan Under 19's impress American Coaches

Chesterfield 0  Buchan Ladies 4

Buchan Ladies Under 19 players travelled to Nottingham in midweek to take part in a showcase tournament in front of top American coaches with the purpose of earning a life changing scholarship at one of the many top colleges in USA.   

After a long bus journey Buchan were in a buoyant mood as they prepared to take on the best in England.  Wins against Chesterfield, Lincoln and 2 English select sides took Buchan to the semifinals but after some outstanding hard fought performances in the qualifiers there was unfortunately little left in the tank as a tired side lost out 3-0 to the eventual winners.

The main purpose of the tournament, run by consultants Sports-Ed, was for the girls to showcase their talents and all the players did extremely well.  Striker Aliesha Cassie, who has a years start on her team-mates after attending the tournament last year, has had several offers of placements and is soon to travel to Virginia on the first part of her Scholarship journey.

Buchan's management intend to make this an annual trip in order to give their conveyor belt of talented girls every opportunity to succeed in their football careers.

Buchan Ladies:  Lamb, Taylor, Reid, Calder, Lawrence, Adamson, Cassie, Bodiam, Paterson, Strachan, Dolman.

Any league players requiring information on Scholarship opportunities can contact the League Chairman at iain.mcpherson@tiscali.co.uk who will gladly give you the relevant details.