CWU20 Golden Boot: Samarzich, Meehan share honors

Mexico's Tanya Samarzich (left) and McKenzie Meehan of the United States receive the 2014 CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship Golden Boot award from CONCACAF Executive Committee member Sonia Bien-Aime on January 19, 2014, at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex in George Town, Cayman Islands. (Photo: Mexsport) GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands – Mexico’s Tanya Samarzich and McKenzie Meehan of the United States shared the Golden Boot at the 2014 CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Championship (CWU20) after concluding the tournament as joint-top scorers with six goals each. The fantastic forwards achieved their tally totals in two different ways. Samarzich netted hat-tricks in the Tricolor’s first two games, helping her side set a new team record for most goals scored in a single CWU20 with 22, four more than its previous high. Meehan struck in three different matches, getting on the scoresheet once against Jamaica, three times against Guatemala and twice in a 6-0 semifinal victory over Trinidad & Tobago. CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Championship Golden Boot Winners 2002: Kelly Wilson (USA) – 9 2004: Kerri Hanks (USA) – 10 2006: Veronica Charlyn Corral (Mexico) – 8 2008: Shakira Duncan (Jamaica), Michelle Enyeart (USA), Kelley O’Hara (USA) – 6 2010: Sydney Leroux (USA) – 6 2012: Natalia Gomez Junco (Mexico) – 6 2014: McKenzie Meehan (USA), Tanya Samarzich (Mexico) – 6