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Captain of the Cayman Islands Women’s Under 20 National Team Brianna Hydes scored the winning goal in a warm up match against a Cayman Select Team on Saturday at the T.E. Mcfield Sports Complex.

Hydes took a break from her studies at Southern Wesleyan University in South Carolina to participate in Coach Joe Supe’s week long training camp, organized to prepare the team for the CONCACAF Women’s Under 20 Championship January 9-19.

The nineteen year old capped off a hectic trip with a goal in the 61st minute which set up Cayman’s 2-1 victory over the select side. Shanelle Frederick opened the scoring for the National team in the 32nd minute, before Hydes doubled the lead sixteen minutes into the second half. Kimberly Pitta pulled one back in the 75th for the select side.

Hydes expressed her desire to lead by example when she takes the field in January.

“To be able to lead these young ladies is an extreme privilege”, Hydes said. “I was once the little girl of the team but being one of the senior players comes with a lot of responsibility. I have to be the role model and set the standards.”

She confessed that playing the last few seasons in the United States first at the Rabun Gap Nacoochee High School and now Southern Wesley has improved her temperament on the pitch.

“Playing in the United States has helped me mature as a player. I control my temper a lot better and the physical nature of the game in the United States is vastly different.”

In January, Cayman opens the tournament against Mexico before matches against Trinidad and Tobago and neighbours Honduras.

The top two teams from the Group advance to face the best of Group A with the top three teams advancing to the Women’s Under 20 World Cup in Canada.

Saturday, 30 November 2013: Cayman Islands Under 20 Women’s National Team 2 X 1 Cayman Islands Women’s Select Team

Goal scorers:

Shanelle Frederick (CI U20),

32’ Brianna Hydes (CI U20),

61’ Kimberly Pitta (CI Select), 75’

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Cayman aims for semifinals at CWU20

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands – The Cayman Islands can reach the semifinals of the 2014 CONCACAF Women’s Under 20 Championship.

That’s the verdict of head coach Joe Supe, who believes his squad possesses the personnel and talent to reach the final four.

Cayman will host the January 9-19 tournament and compete in Group B with Honduras, Trinidad & Tobago and regional power Mexico.

“I am pretty excited about the group,” said Supe.  “Mexico is going to be challenge but on paper we can qualify for the semifinals.”

Despite the fact it will take place early in the competition, a January 10 encounter between Cayman and the Mexicans – the first match for each — could be pivotal.

“If we have a good showing against Mexico and then dominate Honduras and Trinidad, then we will be in a prime position to go into the semifinals and then potentially get into the World Cup,” Supe noted.

Supe resides in the southern California and is also the head coach of the women’s football team at Irvine Valley College.  He was hired by the Cayman Islands Football Association to prepare the U20s for their biggest challenge yet.

After assessing players last week, Supe is pleased with the quality with the quality of those who will ultimately be on the final roster.

“Technically, we have players who can make a difference,” he commented.  “In leadership, players like Brianna Hydes and Jetena Bodden can push the ladies forward into believing that something is doable and achieving our goals.”

The top three teams from the CONCACAF event will qualify for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, which will take place in Canada, August 5-24, 2014.

PHOTO: Joe Supe (Pictured), head coach of the Cayman Islands Women’s Under-20 National Team, answers a question during a recent press conference.