Top-flight soccer returns to Stark County with the 2012 ISN Cup at Plain Township’s Diamond Sports Complex on July 14-15. The highlight of the event is an exhibition match between Ohio Galaxies FC of the Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL) and a select All-Star team of college and high school players. The match will take place on Saturday, July 14th at 4:00 pm. Parking and admission is free. Matches between premier club and high school teams will take place all weekend. Teams
The Central California HEAT had been smokin’ hot for the past month. Since starting Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL) season 0 – 2, the team had reeled off four victories in five matches, including a season sweep over the formidable California Storm. The hot streak had moved them into first place in the Pacific – North Division going into the weekend. But the North Bay FC Wave have been rolling lately as well, only losing once the entire season. On Friday,
The Ohio Galaxies WPSL team played Fort Wayne at Wright State University on Saturday, July 7th. After some initial pressure from Fort Wayne, the Galaxies were able to dominate with a successful 7-1 finish. The goals were scored by Madison Melnick (2) and Juliana Libertin (2) with Sarah Senyouit, Erin Gill, Lauren Patterson each with single goals. The Galaxies would then face Ohio Premier Elite for the second time of the season. Their first meeting resulted in a 2-2 tie. On Sunday evening,
On Saturday afternoon, Aztec MA (7-1-1) of the Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL) secured first place in the WPSL Northeast division with a 4-0 win over the Seacoast United Phantoms (4-2-3.) The two teams played to a 1-1 draw earlier in season in Portsmouth, NH. Aztec got goals from Dana Bergstrom, Brittany Russo, Jenna Roncararti and Maddie Evans. Aztec got on the board in the 11th minute when Bergstrom (Hofstra/Billerica, MA) collected the ball at the corner on the Phantom’s 18
During a rare break from the recent heat-wave, the Chicago Red Stars capitalized on their one goal of the match to take their ninth Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL) Elite League victory, defeating the visiting Philadelphia Fever 1-0 at Northwestern’s Lakefront Field Saturday night. On a cool, breezy night the lone goal was scored off a great Chicago team effort that saw several players get a touch on the ball before Lauren Fowlkes put it away in the 66th minute.
In perhaps the biggest upset of the Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL) Elite League season, the New England Mutiny shocked the Boston Breakers with two stoppage-time goals at the end of the match to turn a 1-0 loss into a 2-1 victory. The win keeps New England’s hope of a playoff berth alive, while the loss drops Boston out of the top spot as the Chicago Red Stars defeat Philadelphia Fever. In the first meeting between the two teams, Boston came
Meghan Lenczyk scored two goals as the New York Fury dominated the New England Mutiny 4-0 in Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL) Elite League action on Tuesday, July 2, at Hofstra Stadium. Fury goalkeeper Michelle Betos made two saves to preserve her seventh clean sheet of the year. The victory improves the Fury’s record to 7-3-1, 22 pts, moving them ahead of the Western New York Flash by one point. The win also puts the Fury 11 points clear of the
The Ohio Galaxies Women’s team has an exciting weekend of top-flight soccer coming up. The Ohio Galaxies Women’s team will be playing Saturday July 7th, 7:00 pm at Wright State University-Alumni Stadium against Fort Wayne Soccer Club followed by a Sunday game on the 8th at 7:30 pm at Wright State University-Alumni Stadium against the team they tied 2-2 earlier this season, the Ohio Premier Women’s Soccer Club. The Ohio Galaxies Women’s team moves into the weekend having played 3 games. They
FC Indiana has finally begun to show the results of their hard work under head coach Shek Borkowski, earning a second straight undefeated result in Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL) Elite League action. Manouchka Pierre-Louis set up 2 goals, the first in 17th minute by Nadia Valentine and second in 20th minute by Sophia Batard as FC Indiana drew 2-2 with ASA Chesapeake Charge Sunday afternoon in Baltimore. The tie moves FC Indiana (1-7-2) to sixth place in the WPSL Elite, ahead