05/23/2026
11 years later... the trophy is finally back home 🏆❤️💙
Undefeated throughout the tournament, our girls stayed locked it and delivered great games and brought the USATH Nationals 2026 trophy home to Chicago!
We would like to congratulate and recognize:
• Leonida Gichevska 88 — USATH Nationals 2026 MVP
• Sofia Broadhead 12 — USATH Nationals 2026 MVG
• Iryna Stelmakh 93 — undoubtedly the best pivot in the USA, delivering an outstanding performance while also stepping into backcourt roles
• Elizaveta Danilova 11 — with an incredible shooting percentage from the left wing, scoring crucial goals
• Debanhy Arriaga 10 — as always, a great performance
• Tindra Lohf 24 — our Viking who always delivered top defense and play
• Thais Kriegermeier 7 — only 16 and already incredible; one of our youngest talents
• Thalia Kriegermeier 9 — only 14 and a warrior; our youngest player
• Jany Mailloux 1 — another great goalkeeper who delivered an outstanding performance
• Maria Urbaneja 15 — our right wing with an impressive goal percentage throughout the tournament
• Milica Vukovic 14 — graduated and won Nationals, 2-in-1!
• Marissa Faulkner 17 — great performance and dedication throughout the tournament
Special thanks to:
• Natalia Achim 8 — our captain, who brought together this amazing group of girls
• Irina Nedeljkovic 6 — our VP for organizing our stay, travel, support, and outstanding defense throughout the tournament
• Aljaz Supovec and Justas Dambrauskas - our coaches, for guiding us and leading us to victory
• Chloe Witter - for taking care of our needs and supporting us every step of the way
• Prosport Express and Constantin Gavrila - for supporting our team throughout this journey and cheering us on every step of the way
Also, thanks to everyone who supported us and helped throught this journey.
Most importantly thank you to every single player who traveled and contributed to this triumph - you were all incredible and played your hearts out.
We did it together! ❤️💙
One Team. One Club. Goal Accomplished!
