National titles are a rarity, but for junior Lady ‘Cats soccer players Brinkley Field and Glory Williams, they come in pairs.

Even for the most dedicated players, the US Youth National Soccer Championship Series is a grueling year round venture.

The annual national series consist of state and regional qualifiers from all over the United States in six age divisions, Under 14 through Under 19.

Glory Williams plays midfield for Sting 95 in the U15 age division, while Brinkley Field plays forward for Solar Red 94 in the U16 age division.

After qualifying through league, state, then regionals in Baton Rouge, Brinkley and Glory traveled to Overland, Kansas, last week with their respective teams in hopes of bringing the national titles back to Dallas.

For Glory and Sting 95, it was a matter of complete domination.

In their four games at nationals, Sting 95 scored 15 goals while holding each of their opponents scoreless. Glory and her teammates hoisted the championship trophy after a 1-0 victory in the finals against Scorpions Elite, who hail from Massachusetts.

“It was an amazing experience,” Glory said. “It was a long year, but also very rewarding. To compete at this level, against girls from all over the country, really gives you a lot of confidence and makes you want to keep playing the game.”

For Brinkley and Solar 94, giving up just one goal in their four wins at nationals qualifies as a dominate performance as well.

Solar 94 defeated the MPS Strikers from Mclean, Virginia, 1-0 to claim their national championship.

“This was my team’s first appearance at Nationals and we were focused, dedicated and committed to reaching our ultimate goal of becoming national champions,” Brinkley said.

“This is as big as it gets. We were fortunate to win, but we earned it.”

Congratulations to Brinkley and Glory!