Saratoga Mustangs Girls Land One Starter, Two Alternates on NRU Girls All-Star Team

A selection camp was held this past Sunday to compile the Northeast Regional Union's Girls U-19 All-Star team for competition in Fort Lauderdale, FL for November 22-23. The NRU All-Stars will play against other regional squads from all over the country. The selection camp featured over sixty players from six states at the high school and college level.

The Saratoga Mustangs Girls U-19 Team is proud to announce that it secured a starting spot and two alternates out of the 22 girls and 7 alternates selected. Fullback and Scotia-Glenville's Joya Clark, a junior, was selected as a starter, while flanker Jordan Scacchetti, a senior from Burnt Hills, and senior center Quennah Holt, from Shenendahowa, were selected as alternates for the squad.

All-star selector Jenna Bussman praised the quality of young talent that attended the camp and looked forward to some of the younger players who were not selected trying out again next year as high school seniors or college freshman. In an understandably college heavy selection, collegiate players made up 22 of the 29 total selected as starters and alternates. For the Saratoga Mustangs to have three of the seven high school players selected is quite an accomplishment for the second year club.

Clark, a rookie this past spring, is known for her aggressiveness on the pitch. Gifted with great speed, good hands, a good foot, and passion for crushing tackles, she joins Niskayuna and Mustang alumnae Maddy Cocca, who was a member of the NRU All-Stars in 2007 and who currently plays eight man for the College of Saint Benedict.