USC girls eye Thirsty sweep

By Cheska D. Geli

Friday, February 10, 2012

THE University of San Carlos girls football team will gun for a sweep in three divisions as the 9th Thirsty Football Cup opens its ninth edition on its home court at
the USC-TC football field.

The USC girls teams swept the Girls 17, Girls 19 and Women�s Open titles last year, using almost the same group of players.


�We still want to defend the title and we will rely on basically the same players from last year,� said head coach Gary Panagsagan.

The USC Girls team will field 18 players in the three divisions and will be led by last year�s MVPS Samantha Su and Maritoni Trebol.

�Yung mga players sanay na yan sa bakbakan so okay lang sa kanila maglaro sa tatlong divisions,� said Panagsagan.

The team has been practicing every day and expects stiff challenges from Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu and Saint Theresa�s College in the Girls 17 and 19 divisions.

They may have missed some players in the women�s division but they will be beefed up by seven players from San Roque Football Club.

The team failed to play in the University Games last year due to a conflict of schedule so they are looking at the Thirsty Cup as a chance to add to their silverware.

�We basically have the same lineup from last year. Our chances are okay,� said Panagsagan.


Published in the Sun.Star Cebu newspaper on February 11, 2012.