The Carolina RailHawks U-23’s won the USASA U-23 National Cup Championship after a 4 – 0 victory over Scott Gallagher of St. Louis on Sunday morning in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The RailHawks were victorious in the semifinal round on Friday night with a 6 – 2 result against Lazio of Utah.
TJ Beaulieu and Billy Schuler led the RailHawks U-23’s with four and three goals, respectively. Beailieu scored two in each match and Schuler recorded a hat-trick in the semifinal game. Adrian Ortiz, Gabe Latigue, and Ferrety Sousa each tallied one goal as the RailHawks U-23’s finished the tournament with a +8 goal differential.
The RailHawks are led by Head Coach Dewan Bader and assistants Henry Gutierrez and Rick King. The RailHawks U-23’s program is sponsored JRW Associates (www.jrwassoc.com), a United Benefit Advisors firm that covers over 10 million members.
| TEAM | PTS | GP | W | T | L | GD |
| Carolina RailHawks | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Tampa Bay Rowdies | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Atlanta Silverbacks | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Minnesota United FC | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| FC Edmonton | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| San Antonio Scorpions | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 |
| Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -6 |
