Day 2 of the Akron Tournament for the Panthers

First off, [b]Happy Mother's Day [/b][b][/b]to all the mom's that were on the sidelines cheering on the girls!

Early start to day 2.  The first game was 8 am and lets face it, the Panthers are not a morning team.  The game started and so did the flakes.  Yes snow flakes were flying in Akron this morning.  The girls played the Spencerport Strikers hard in the first half down 2 to nothing when the Panthers scored a last minutes score to come within 1 point of a tie.  The girls came out strong at the start of the 2nd half but then the sugar wore off and the strikers struck.  The girls took their first lost in the tournament 5 to 1.

After the first game, the girls were still holding the 2nd place spot, with hours to kill before their last game.  Many went to breakfast, drove around seeing the area, and some went back to hotel rooms and took naps and a dip in the pool.

The team, rested from the morning game, took the field to play against the Niagara Pioneer Revolution in the last game of the tournament.  They played strong against Niagara working as a team.  The Panthers struck first and never looked back.  It was an exciting game to watch and the girls did great.  They won 5-0!  Great job to all!

With the win, the Livonia Panthers took 2nd place for the U12 Girls 9v9 East division of the tournament and were awarded medals and a team trophy.

Great job to both the Girls and the Coaches!!!!

Keep up the good work TEAM.