{"id":1474,"date":"2021-07-08T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/fctucson\/news\/clinched\/"},"modified":"2022-02-02T01:08:29","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T01:08:29","slug":"clinched","status":"publish","type":"sec_news","link":"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/fctucson\/news\/2021\/07\/08\/clinched\/","title":{"rendered":"CLINCHED"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/fctucson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2022\/02\/Image_from_iOS__1__large-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><p>FC Tucson is officially the 2021 Desert Conference champions for the Women&#39;s Premier Soccer League.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Tucson beat SC del Sol, 3-0, Wednesday night at&nbsp;Reach 11 Soccer Complex in Phoenix. It was the second win over the Phoenix-based club in six days.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>It marks the third time in the last four years that Tucson has won at least a share of an WPSL conference championship. Last season was cancelled by the COVID-19 pandemic; there are no playoffs this season.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Tucson came into the second match with SC del Sol needing just a tie to wrap up this year&#39;s title outright. Haley Harris wasted no time in putting Tucson out front with a volley in the third minute of the game.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In the 20th minute, Luz Duarte continued her barrage of goals with a 20-yard strike that found the top left corner of the net, giving&nbsp;Tucson the 2-0 first-half lead.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FC Tucson is officially the 2021 Desert Conference champions for the Women&#8217;s Premier Soccer League.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tucson beat SC del Sol, 3-0, Wednesday night at\u00a0Reach 11 Soccer Complex in Phoenix. It was the second win over the Phoenix-based club in six days.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It marks the third time in the last four years that Tucson has won at least a share of an WPSL conference championship. Last season was cancelled by the COVID-19 pandemic; there are no playoffs this season.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tucson came into the second match with SC del Sol needing just a tie to wrap up this year&#8217;s title outright. Haley Harris wasted no time in putting Tucson out front with a volley in the third minute of the game.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the 20th minute, Luz Duarte continued her barrage of goals with a 20-yard strike that found the top left corner of the net, giving\u00a0Tucson the 2-0 first-half lead.<\/p><p>The game settled down and both teams traded chances until early in the second half, when Duarte struck again.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>She then dribbled past a defender and smashed the ball over the keeper.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The game settled down and both teams traded chances until early in the second half, when Duarte struck again.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She then dribbled past a defender and smashed the ball over the keeper.<\/p><p>Duarte has a single-season, team-record 10 goals, including six in the last three games.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The win improved Tucson to 6-0-1 (19 points). The team is nine points clear of second-place FC Arizona (3-2-1) and 10 points ahead of third-place Atomic City FC of Las Vegas (3-3-0).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpslsoccer.com\/standings-full\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WPSL Standings<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>FC Tucson will look to finish off their undefeated season on Saturday, July 10 at noon on the road against El Paso Surf (0-6-1).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Duarte has a single-season, team-record 10 goals, including six in the last three games.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The win improved Tucson to 6-0-1 (19 points). The team is nine points clear of second-place FC Arizona (3-2-1) and 10 points ahead of third-place Atomic City FC of Las Vegas (3-3-0).<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpslsoccer.com\/standings-full\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WPSL Standings<\/a><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FC Tucson will look to finish off their undefeated season on Saturday, July 10 at noon on the road against El Paso Surf (0-6-1).\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/fctucson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2022\/02\/Image_from_iOS__3__large.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FC Tucson wraps up WPSL Desert Conference crown with win<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":1475,"template":"","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","sec_enable_news":false},"sec_news_tag":[19,20,23],"sec_sponsor":[],"class_list":["post-1474","sec_news","type-sec_news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","sec_news_tag-home","sec_news_tag-news","sec_news_tag-womens-team","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - 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