VSL Game 8 - Monarchs Clinch League Championship

May 22, 2011
Monarchs 4, Richmond Strikers 2

Monarchs win in Richmond to finish the season 8-0-0, and alone in first place in the standings with 24 points.

VSL Game 7

May 15, 2011
Monarchs 5, Rush Academy Royal 0

Monarchs notched their fourth shut-out of the eason (7 matches) to remain in a first place tie with Richmond Strikers Premier. The Monarchs face the Strikers next Sunday in Richmond in the season finale. The Monarch defense allowed just one shot on goal, which was saved. The victory was the team's 15th straight in Va. Soccer League play, over two seasons.

Shots For: 13 (38%)
Shots Against: 1
Saves: 1
Assists: 2

Monarchs in Memorial Day Bash

The Monarchs will compete in the Virginia Legacy Memorial Day Bash May 28 - 29 in Williamsburg. The team will play "up" in the U-13/14 division, which offers their first competition in the 11 players-per-side format. See the full schedule here (click).

VSL Game 6

May 8, 2011
Monarchs 4, Beach FC Black 1

The Monarchs set each other up all afternoon, with all four goals coming off of assists, including two headers off lobs. Monarchs move to 6-0-0 in league play with two games remaining, and remain in a tie with Richmond Strikers for first place. Monarchs have outscored opponents 36-4 on the season, while the Strikers have outscored opponents 28-7. The Monarchs face the Strikers in Richmond in the season's final game. See full standings here (click).

VSL Games 4 & 5

April 30, 2011
Monarchs 8, OBX Storm 0

May 1, 2011
Monarchs 5, Dynamo Navy 2

Monarchs move to 5-0-0 in league play. With 15 points in the league standings, they are tied with Richmond Strikers for 1st place with three matches remaining.

VSL Game 3

April 17, 2011

Monarchs 4, United FC Puma 0

Shots For: 18 (22%)

Shots Against: 4 (0%)

Assists: 2

Saves: 2

Monarchs get their second straight shut-out and improved to 3-0-0 in league play. The Monarchs have been clicking on offense and defense in league play, outscoring their opponents 19-1. With nine points in the standings, the Monarchs moved into a first-place tie with Richmond Strikers Premier. United FC Puma came into the match undefeated in league play, and had not given up a goal on the season until the Monarchs scored in the 14th minute. The Monarchs converted a corner kick and a penalty kick for goals.

Weekend Recap

Monarchs dropped their State Cup match Saturday, 8-4, in Charlottesville. On Sunday, they defeated NNFC Revolution 11-0 in a VSL game, to improve to 2-0 in league play.

State Cup This Weekend

MONARCHS TO PLAY IN FIRST STATE CUP MATCH

The Monarchs will head to Charlottesville Saturday to compete in their firt Virginia State Cup match, against SOC Express. The State Cup features 35 teams from across the state, competing in a single-elimination format over several weeks. Winners advance each week, until a State Cup Champion is crowned. Monarchs are competing in the U-12 division. Click here for more State Cup information, including brackets and weekly schedule. The Monarchs also have a regular season Va. Soccer League match on Sunday at noon, at the Centerville complex in Chesapeake against Newport News Revolution. Monarchs enter the match 1-0-0 in league play.

Spring VSL Game 1

April 3, 20115

Monarchs 4, VIP United Vipers 1

Shots For: 17 (24%)

Shots Against: 13 (8%)

Assist: 1

Saves: 4

Goals by minute: 4, 7, 18, 52

Monarchs open the Va. Soccer League Spring season with a 4-1 victory. They never trailed, scoring two goals by the eighth minute, before giving up their only goal in the 12th minute. The defense drew six offsides on the Vipers.

This Week's Schedule

This week's Monarchs schedule: Wednesday (3/30): 5:00 CUSC technical training at Centerville. Thursday (3/31): 5:30 short team practice and 6:00 scrimmage with CUSC Impact Friday (4/1): 6:00 practice at Georgetown Sunday (4/3): 1:15 match at Centerville (Field 11A). Wear white socks and white jersey (have blue jersey available). Please be at the field, ready to warm-up in gray practice jersey at 12:30.

This Week's Schedule

Wednesday: CUSC Technical Training: 5 p.m. at Centerville Complex

Friday: Practice: 6 p.m. at Georgetown Primary School

2011 Va. Beach Spring Classic Champions

The Monarchs won two matches on Sunday and claimed the championship of the Va. Beach Spring Classic. They wrapped up round-robin play wth a hard-fought 2-1 victory over SVU Blue, out of Harrisonburg. That result locked-in a first place finish in round-robin play, and a championship match with the same SVU team. The teams battled to a 0-0 tie until the 59:20 mark of the 60-minute match, when the Monarchs scored the go-ahead and championship-clinching goal. They finished the tournament with four wins and no losses. For the tournament, they scored eight goals, while allowing two. Sunday's first victory was the Monarchs 100th all-time (The team now stands at 101-15-11 all-time)

Game 1
Monarchs 2, SVU Blue 1

Game 2
Monarchs 1, SVU Blue 0

Spring Classic Day 1

Monarchs are in 1st place, and picked up 6 points in the standings, at the end of day one of the Va. Beach Spring Classic:

March 19, 2011
Monarchs 5, Beach FC 0
Monarchs 4, AC Norfolk Reyna 1

The victories brought the Monarchs to 99 all-time wins, and they have a chance to reach the 100-win mark in the final day of tournament.

They finish round-robin play at 8 a.m. Sunday morning, and have already secured a spot in the championship game at 1:30 p.m.



See the full group standings here (click).

Va. Beach Spring Classic

The schedule for the Virginia Beach Spring Classic is out: click here to view

Winter Catch-Up

Our site was a bit slow in updating during the Winter, but the Monarchs have been busy over the last several months. Some highlights:

CHESAPEAKE INDOOR CLASSIC
In December, they went undefeated and came out champions in the Chesapeake United indoor tournament. They notched a Monarch-record 19 goals in the tournament's first game and went on to outscore their opponents 31-12 for the tournament, which was decided in a thrilling multiple-overtime match with CUSC Vipers. See full results here: CLICK

BEACH FIELDHOUSE WINTER SEASON
The team participated in the Beach Fieldhouse indoor league over the winter, went undefeated in their division, and won the post-season championship game 5-3 over the CSL Revolution. They notched an impressive goal differential of +47 for the season! See the full standings and results here: CLICK

EAST COAST INDOOR CHAMPIONSHP
The team participated in the East Coast Indoor Championships, and finished with a 1-2-1 record. See full standings \ results here: CLICK

CHESAPEAKE ICEBREAKER
The Monarchs returned outdoors to compete in the Chesapeake Icebreaker Invitational, and came away champions and undefeated. They outscored their opponents 21-6 during the tournament. See full standings \ results here: CLICK

SPRING PRACTICES START

Practice for the Spring Season has begun:

Sundays, 2:30 - 4:30, at Parkway Christian Center