(Chittenango, NY – July 2013) Chittenango High School ninth-grader Lauren Billington, a member of The Empire United Soccer Academy Girls U15 team, was a member of the New York State Cup Championship Team.
The NYSCC was held at SUNY Cortland May 31 through June 2.
The Empire Syracuse team beat ERUSA Rochester team in a 2-2 tie and beat the Rochester Football Club 4-0 and the ERUSA Buffalo team 4-0.
The Syracuse team beat the Rochester team by one goal point accumulated from total tournament points scoring one more overall goal than the Rochester team.
Lauren is one of 16 girls from the Syracuse and Cortland area that train and play with Empire Syracuse.
Other team members are from Dryden, Fulton, Marcellus, CNS, Homer, Bishop Grimes, Baldwinsville, Skaneateles and Copenhagen. Lauren and her team traveled to Rhode Island University to play in the United States Regional Tournament June 27 through 30.