Jordan Angeli: ‘I won’t let an injury determine my fate’
4, 1.5, 2, and 20. These numbers have been running through my mind lately and here is why…
4 – It’s been 4 days since my 25th birthday. Twenty-five, wow what a milestone. A quarter of a century. Halfway through my 20s. Alright, I better stop before I start getting down. I can’t explain why, but after I hit this milestone, I almost had a quarter-life crisis! Luckily for me, I soon realized that you don’t have to have life figured out by 25, just as long as you are trying to find your way. I will be fine, right?!
1.5 – It has been 1.5 weeks since my surgery. Everything went well the day of surgery. I was pumped to get my journey started up until I actually started driving over to the surgery center on May24th. On that rainy Colorado morning, I got very quiet. Something you may not know about me is that is not a very normal thing. (more…)
WPSL Week in Review: Rain score 14 in two games, young FC St. George side tops Utah
By Kaeley McEvoy
As the opening month of the WPSL came to a close this Memorial Day weekend, the league saw competition increase greatly in the Big Sky and East-Mid-Atlantic conferences. Although a majority of the league took a hiatus this past weekend to celebrate the holiday, or more likely to get a few more training sessions in before the opening weekend of June, other teams used this weekend as an opportunity for double headers to get a leg up on the competition. (more…)
Morgan Brian named Gatorade Player of the Year
Morgan Brian of Frederica Academy in Georgia, who also plays club for Ponte Vedra Soccer Club in Jacksonville, Florida, was named as the 2011 Gatorade Player of the Year. The 18-year-old midfielder was a member of the U.S. U-17 Women’s National Team and took part in her first U-20 USWNT camp in January. Atlanta Beat defender Cat Whitehill presented Brian with the award. (more…)
W-League Week in Review: Teams settling in and competition heats up
By Kaeley McEvoy
Memorial Day weekend certainly brought out the best in W-League competition as teams from every conference competed fiercely to conclude the first month of competition in the 2011 season. Now entering its third week of play, the W-League is becoming extremely competitive as teams are beginning to find their legs and learn to work cohesively to enhance the level of play on every coast. (more…)
Interviews with Emma Part 6: A Conversation with Atlanta’s Lauren Sesselmann
Emma with Lauren Sesselmann
By David Bayer
We’re back to the Beat, but not just any Beat player…an original Beat player. In fact, the only original Beat player still with the team. (Lori Chalupny joined mid-season in 2010) As such, we’ve had many occasions to meet Lauren ( Emma must have a couple hundred of her autographs), but this was our first “real” conversation. (more…)
WNY Flash midfielder Caroline Seger named WPS Player of the Week
Caroline Seger in action against magicJack (ISI Photos)
After her two-goal performance led the Western New York Flash to a 3-0 win over magicJack on Sunday, Flash midfielder and captain Caroline Seger earned WPS Player of the Week honors for gameweek 7. The Swedish international becomes the fourth Flash player in a row to win the award.
“I’m very happy to have won this, but I want to say thanks to my teammates because without them I wouldn’t have gotten this,” Seger told Our Game Magazine. “They make me play well and it’s easy to be good when you have 10 others that help you out there.” (more…)
W-League Week in Review: Teams already racing toward playoffs
By Kaeley McEvoy
After the second weekend of W-League competition, each division of the league has begun its own competitive race towards the playoffs. After a sampling of games in its opening the weekend, the league finished the weekend of May 22 and
23 with more than 20 teams taking a progressive step towards or a small leap away from W-League glory. (more…)
U.S. Soccer news: More than $20,000 raised in jersey auction; U-20 roster named for Japan friendlies
The U.S. Women’s National Team auctioned off game-worn autographed jerseys over the past week, and the online auction ended Monday night, and a total of $20, 597.44 was raised for the Shirts Off Their Backs auction. The proceeds will go to the American Red Cross, benefiting tsunami relief efforts in Japan. USWNT keeper Hope Solo’s jersey garnered the most money ($3,050). All jerseys went for more than $500. Also on Tuesday, U.S. Soccer announced the roster for the upcoming U-20 WNT camp in Chula Vista, California. (more…)
WPSL Week in Review: Season debuts and multi-goal games highlight weekend
By Kaeley McEvoy
In the second weekend of WPSL play, more than 25 games were played, which included the debut of some of the season’s newest teams, a few out of conference games, and the openers for Big Sky North and Sunshine Conference, the second week of action left plenty of room for surprises, upsets, and triumphs for all WPSL teams. (more…)
magicJack owner Dan Borislow hit with fine, suspension
Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) announced on its website Sunday that magicJack owner Dan Borislow has been fined 10,000 and has been “suspended from serving in any technical capacity for magicJack for two (2) games, effective immediately.” This is for what WPS states as: “public statements (made by Borislow) that are derogatory and not in the best interests of the league.” This is the third time that magicJack has been penalized this season. (more…)
Soccer greats from around the world praise Kristine Lilly
Today, the Boston Breakers will retire Kristine Lilly’s No. 13, making her the first player in Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) to have her number retired. Players from around the world talked about how much Lilly influenced their lives. (more…)
WPS Roster Report for Week 7
Several teams were without their national team players last week, but for the most part, all of those players return for what could be the next to last WPS game they play prior to heading off to the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Germany. The U.S. Women’s National team beat Japan twice this past week, but lost Lindsay Tarpley to an ACL injury. Tarpley will miss the World Cup and the remainder of the WPS season with magicJack. Other notables on the injured list this week: Heather Mitts (Atlanta) and Christie Rampone (magicJack). (more…)
Boston Breakers to retire Kristine Lilly’s No. 13
Kristine Lilly will become the first female professional athlete in Boston sports history to have her number retired when the Breakers honor the U.S. soccer legend at halftime of Sunday’s Breakers game against the Philadelphia Independence. She is also the first player in Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) history to have her number retired. Lilly played for the Breakers in 2009 and 2010 and for the WUSA Breakers from 2001-2003. She is the most capped player in US Soccer history (men and women) with 352 international appearances for the United States Women’s National Team. (more…)
Former FC Gold Pride midfielder Rosie Tantillo signs with San Diego SeaLions
By Kaeley McEvoy
On Thursday, the San Diego SeaLions of the WPSL Pacific Conference announced the signing of former FC Gold Pride (WPS) midfielder Rosie Tantillo. Tantillo joins the SeaLions after helping lead her former club to the WPS Championship in 2010. Tantillo has also gained experience playing for the Pali Blues and Buffalo Flash in the W-League along with the U-21 and U-23 Women’s National Teams. (more…)
Former Atlanta Beat players Kristina Larsen and Vendula Strnadova find new home
On Tuesday, Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) announced that the Atlanta Beat had released forward Kristina Larsen and midfielder Vendula Strnadova. Late Wednesday night, Orange County Waves General Manager Terry Foley confirmed that the Waves, of the Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL), signed both Larsen and Strnadova. (more…)
McCall Zerboni named WPS Player of the Week
For the third straight week, a member of the Western New York Flash earned WPS Player of the Week honors. This week, it went to forward McCall Zerboni, who scored two goals in a 3-2 win over the Boston Breakers last Friday night. Her goal in the 69th minute proved to be the game-winner for the Flash, who remained in first place in Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS). (more…)
W-League kicks off 17th season
By Kaeley McEvoy
This past weekend, the W-League, the pinnacle of the USL soccer pyramid, kicked off its 17th season of play. With the addition of six new teams, including the Virginia Beach Piranhas, Dayton Dutch Lyons, Fredericksburg Impact, D.C United, Victoria Highlanders, and L.A. Strikers, the league is looking more competitive than ever. The W-League offers fans a unique sense of the globalization of soccer because its players stem from almost every level of elite soccer across the globe. (more…)
WPSL kicks off 15th season
By Kaeley McEvoy
The largest women’s soccer league in the world, the Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL), kicked off its 15th season this weekend. With 65 teams spanning five divisions across the entire United States, the WPSL looks to have one of its most entertaining seasons since its establishment in 1998. The addition of nine extremely competitive teams such as the Bay Area Breeze, West Coast Wildkatz, F.C Bucks, Minnesota Kings, Chicago Red Stars, Albany Alleycats, F.C Dallas, Arkansas Comets and Tampa Bay Hellenic serves to heighten the already narrow race for the championship in each division. (more…)
Women’s Professional Soccer hits magicJack with penalties
On its website this morning, Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) posted that it has handed magicJack a series of penalties, including docking the Florida-based club one point in the WPS standings and losing future draft picks. (more…)
McCall and Emma – The Journey Continues
By David Bayer
As I mentioned at the end of my March 23rd article, our Bayer family and McCall Zerboni have not let a few miles (873 to be exact) get in the way of our relationship. We also won’t let that distance get in the way of teaming up to help others. Breast cancer awareness is very important to McCall, having lost a relative to this terrible disease. Our family has lost two friends, and we have another who has battled through it. Last fall, we participated in a local awareness festival to help raise funds. This year, we are again doing our part, but on a more widespread level. (more…)
Abby Wambach, Heather O’Reilly, Pia Sundhage talk about 2011 World Cup
U.S. Head Coach Pia Sundhage, midfielder Heather O’Reilly, and forward Abby Wambach addressed the media today following the announcement of the U.S. Women’s National Team World Cup roster. Sundhage said it was difficult to narrow down the roster to 21 players, saying, “We have not picked the best 21 players. We picked the 21 players that will do the best together … (We’re) very happy with the 21 we picked and the fact that they are different from each other. Everyone has high expectations.” (more…)
U.S. Coach Pia Sundhage names 21-player World Cup roster
The U.S. Women’s National team roster for the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Germany was announced this morning. Coach Pia Sundhage is taking three keepers, seven defenders, seven midfielders, and four forwards to Germany for the tournament, which takes place from June 26-July 17. Nine of the players were part of the 2007 U.S. Women’s World Cup team that finished in third place in China. (more…)
WPS roster report released
The roster report for week five in Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) was released this morning. The first game of the weekend takes place Friday afternoon in Rochester, New York as visiting Sky Blue FC (0-2-1, 1 point) takes on the first-place Western New York Flash (2-0-1, 7 points). Sky Blue FC is without Kendall Fletcher and Lindsey Johnson, who are both injured. Meanwhile, the Flash will be without Christine Sinclair, who was not rostered for the game, as well as the injured Kaley Fountain and Alex Sahlen. The one other injury to note this week is Allison Falk (Philadelphia). Here is the entire WPS roster report for this week … (more…)
U.S. Women’s National Team World Cup roster to be unveiled live on ESPN
U.S. Soccer announced today that the U.S. Women’s National Team’s World Cup roster will be announced live, Monday, May 9, on ESPN. Pia Sundhage’s 21-player roster will be named live at 10 a.m. ET. ESPN SportsCenter anchors Kevin Negandhi and Sage Steele will host the show, which will feature interviews with U.S. captain Christie Rampone and Abby Wambach. Currently, the U.S. Women’s National Team is wrapping up a three-week training camp in West Palm Beach, Florida. (more…)
