Three of Bermuda's most talented female soccer players have helped spearhead Darton College Cavaliers to an impressive second place at the NJCAA regional state tournament in Georgia.

The trio of Stacy Babb, Waynesha Bean and Catherine Clarke are among just a few young Bermudian women playing soccer at collegiate level in the US.

Babb, Bean and Clarke, who are also members of the Bermuda national women's soccer team, took advantage of the opportunity to receive full soccer scholarships at Darton College with the help of local football veteran Michael Corday.

And since their arrival, the threesome have flourished under the direction of head coach Ken Veilands who has led the Cavaliers to a winning season.

At the end of last season, Bean and Clarke were the nation's two leading goalscorers, while Babb scored the first goal in the inaugural match against Shelton State College.

Each of the three Bermudians have been honoured as All-American, All-tournament and All-region All-Stars.

Residing in Albany, Georgia, the three are all room-mates. This season the Cavaliers took second place in the NJCAA regional tournament for the second year in a row after going down to rivals Young Harris. They were beaten on penalty kicks after two 15-minute golden halves. Overall, the Cavaliers placed 16th in the nation among community colleges.

Bean was the region's leading goalscorer with 20 goals and five assists, making the all-region and all-tournament team.

Clarke placed sixth overall with a contribution of eight goals and 15 assists, and was also among those who made the all-tournament and all-region teams.

Babb finished 13th in the region, contributing four goals and five assists, making the all-region team as well. Her season ended on a low, however, when she suffered concussion in the final game against Young Harris, which prevented her from making the all-tournament team.

Said Babb: "The team were a lot better than last year's. We had better skills and we were able to spread the goals around this year. We didn't have to rely on only three people to score."