When I was a little girl, I had male role models. It was 1991, I distinctly remember watching, for the first time, women on the TV who were playing soccer during?? Women???s World Cup in China. By 1994, I remember going to a Santa Clara University women???s soccer game and Brandi Chastain was there. … [Read more...]
Tiffany Weimer: Go Ahead, Jump
+ACY-ldquo+ADs-All you+ACY-rsquo+ADs-re gonna do is jump up on this little step.+ACY-rdquo+ADs +ACY-ldquo+ADs-Okay, no problem+ACY-rdquo+ADs +ACY-ldquo+ADs-Whenever you+ACY-rsquo+ADs-re ready, go ahead.+ACY-rdquo+ADs +ACY-ldquo+ADs-Okay.+ACY-rdquo+ADs As I stood an inch away from the step, loaded in the jumping position, I couldn+ACY-rsquo+ADs-t help but think of all the things … [Read more...]
World on Fire (Women’s Soccer Podcast) via @WWFShow
AWK: Lori Lindsey retires 12 years after turning professional
Someday there should be a DC Women+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s Soccer Hall of Fame, and Lori Lindsey should be in it. The Washington Freedom had a laudable tradition that I hope the Spirit eventually decide to emulate: they created a +ACY-ldquo+ADs-Hall of Freedom+ACY-rdquo+ADs, an honor bestowed on former players and personnel … [Read more...]
WPSL: ASA Charge fall in tough match with CFC Passion
Central defender Jennifer Gillette had a terrific performance in her final game, but it wasn+ACY-rsquo+ADs-t enough. (file photo courtesy of Ken L. Harriford) The ASA Chesapeake Charge, top seeds in the WPSL+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s Northeast Conference, were unable to muster enough offense to overcome the +ACM-4 CFC Passion, … [Read more...]
W-League: Spirit Reserves claim Northeastern Conference Championship
Ashley Herndon would tally a goal and three assists in the conference championship. (Photo by Larry J. Clark) A Braddock Road Stars Elite team missing four of its best players was no match for a Washington Spirit Reserves team nearly at full strength and intent on returning to the W-League Final … [Read more...]
DC-Area AmWoSo: Three Teams in the Playoffs; Youth Championships Coming to Town
Ashley Herndon in her fourth year with the Spirit Reserves helped them to their first undefeated season. (Photo by Larry J. Clark) You couldn+ACY-rsquo+ADs-t ask for much more from the local teams this year: with three playoff spots available in the WPSL and the W-League, all three were filled by teams in … [Read more...]
W-League: Braddock Road stays in playoff hunt with late comeback win
While some of you were sitting at home Saturday afternoon watching no one score for 120 minutes, a few of us were out watching a barn-burner of a W-League match in a glorious weather. Two lead changes, multiple momentum shifts, and, finally, a critical 4-3 win for the Braddock Road Stars Elite over … [Read more...]
WPSL: Charge stay hot and undefeated - plus other midweek updates
Katie Watson sends a ball in while Sarah Bonney looks on. (photo by Ken L. Harriford) What was hotter, the ASA Chesapeake Charge or the weather? It was well into the nineties and humid, but the Charge demolished the middle-of-the-pack LVU Lady Sonic, 8-0. I think it was the second-hottest … [Read more...]
Washington AmWoSo Weekend June 21-22
The Washington Spirit Reserves were recognized at halftime of the NWSL match for winning the US Women+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s Amateur Championship. Even though the DC-area amateur teams went undefeated over the weekend, there were still highs and lows. The high was the first-ever victory for the first-year Braddock … [Read more...]