All D.C. United Women needed tonight was a win. With the news before the game that the Atlanta Silverbacks had tied their match earlier in the day, all that stood between United and home field advantage were the Dayton Dutch Lions. Yet despite a tough first half, it wasn’t enough. It was a performance that embodied what United have been all about this season, teamwork. Winning 4-1 over an outmatched Dayton squad, United also clinched the top spot in the Eastern Division,
Another match, another 3 points for the D.C. United Women who beat the Fredricksburg Impact 4-1 on Sunday. After dropping their first points of the season in a 1-1 tie with Virginia Beach last week the United have won 2 straight and clinched a first place finish in the Atlantic Division. With the race for the division now over the squad can start looking at clinching home field advantage for the playoffs. Things started off quickly on a 7th minute throw
Coming into tonight there were some questions as to who the best team was in the W-League’s Eastern division. It took the D.C. United Women less than a half to put a stop to them. Matched up against the Fredericksburg Impact the game was never really in question as the United won 5-0 with all of their goals scored in the first half. It all started in the 8th minute when defender Jerica DeWolfe controlled a deflected corner and drilled the
You could tell in tonight’s match for the D.C. United Women that the focus lied somewhere else. In a friendly match against Paul Riley’s Women’s Pro SUPERGROUP, a team comprised of top level veterans, United lost 1-0 on a 64th minute goal by Meghan Lenczyk. With an unlimited number of substitutes tonight’s match had more of a scrimmage feel than a competitive match. On a night in which it was about preservation and not celebration the United Women suffered a relentless
Vancouver Whitecaps FC women (8W-1L-4D) saw their bid for a third United Soccer Leagues W-League championship title fall short, as they lost 3-1 to Buffalo Flash (14W-0L-2D) in the 2010 W-League Championship Final at Harry Welch Stadium in Santa Clarita, California, on Saturday night. Amy Vermeulen opened the scoring in the second half for the Whitecaps, but Buffalo struck back with two quick goals to take a decisive lead. Spanish international Veronica Boquete then added her second goal of the game
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