How unpredictable has the NWSL been in recent weeks? Only the top two teams have more than nine points in their past six matches, indicating enormous volatility throughout the rest of the table. As you might expect, it’s also proving to be a nightmare for fantasy owners. I still managed to … [Read more...]

Again, with the official totals on the site not being updated yet, here are my point counts for round thirteen from official league box scores: Portland Match One 5.0 – Angerer -0.5 – Catley 0.5 – Farrelly 5.5 – Heath 6.0 – Huffman 3.0 – Long -0.5 – Marshall … [Read more...]

I had Carli Lloyd in my side this past round (Good). I also captained Kim Little and picked Hope Solo and Sydney Leroux (Not So Good). I finished (probably) with just above a hundred points and behind many of you if your gloating is to be trusted. This round? No Spirit and two games for Portland … [Read more...]

Official point totals are going to be a little slow in getting entered into the system for rounds twelve and thirteen, so here are my unofficial counts based off box scores posted on the official NWSL website: WNY Flash Match One 3.0 – Adriana 5.5 – Kerr 26.0 – Lloyd 0.5 – … [Read more...]

Sam Lofton and Ashley Herndon of the Spirit Reserves battle Braddock Road’s Allie Wisner for the ball while Marisa Park looks on. (Photo by Larry J. Clark) It was a good week for local women’s soccer fans. The professional Spirit got back on a winning track. The flagship Washington … [Read more...]

If you captained Alex Morgan, you probably enjoyed a very good round. I still managed a decent week to rise closer to the Top 100, but the decision to captain Vero over Morgan turned out to be a rather poor one. Sticking with Morgan, Sinclair, and Vero did end up fueling my side forward, extra … [Read more...]

In a pivotal game with significant playoff implications and revised lineups for both teams, the Washington Spirit fell badly, 6-1, to the Portland Thorns. From being in playoff position for several weeks, after losing three straight Washington dropped to fifth, while Portland slipped past them to … [Read more...]

The less said about Round Nine, the better. I went in like a mad man on Portland and Washington, looking at matchups, while avoiding WNY, despite their two match round. And I, along with many others, paid the price, as the Thorns were humiliated by the Flash at home, while Washington put in a … [Read more...]