Kansas City, Kan. - Kansas City Shock Head Coach Wendy Louque is making moves during the off-season, off the field and in the office. The NSCAA announced its final candidates for the 2014 Board of Directors election process today. Coach Louque is one of three finalists up for vote in the category … [Read more...]
KC Business Journal: Kansas City Shock unveils new academy concept
Four Kansas City Shock Athletes Given WPSL Honors
Tuesday, August 6 – As announced by the WPSL front office last week, four players from the Kansas City Shock have been recognized for their performance this season with conference and All-WPSL honors. Defender/captain Aliesha Cassie (left) and forward Racheal Quigley (right) were both named to … [Read more...]
W-League: Spirit Reserves finish third in Final Four
For the second year in a row, Washington’s W-League team went to the Final Four, losing the first match and winning the second. This year the Spirit Reserves faced the always-formidable Pali Blues in the first round. The Reserves, like most W-League teams, pick up the best regional … [Read more...]
WPSL: The sun sets on the 2013 Charge
The season's over, and still enough players show up for a full roster and subs It’s hard to believe that on this field this team endured one of the most gut-wrenching defeats imaginable, giving up a goal in the final seconds of stoppage time, then another in overtime, when a trip to … [Read more...]
How Aussie striker Racheal Quigley and WPSL’s Kansas City Shock found each other
W-League: Two MD teams each one win away from their Final Four
W-League leading scorer Shan Jones of the Piranhas (left) battles Spirit Reserves defender Jennifer Skogerboe (right) As we head into the postseason for the elite amateur women’s leagues, two Maryland teams – the Washington Spirit Reserves in the W-League and the ASA Chesapeake … [Read more...]
W-League and WPSL playoff pictures
The craziness in the W-League hasn’t stopped. In the Central Conference, the defending champion Ottawa Fury suffered their third loss of the season to the Laval Comets, who clinched the conference title with the win. Ottawa had to down the Toronto Lady Lynx on Saturday just to come in … [Read more...]
WPSL Playoffs: Charge into East Conference final with decisive 3-1 win
The Charge took one step closer toward their second trophy of 2013 with a win over Tri-State Division champions New York Athletic Club This was the match I was the most concerned about on the “road to California.” On one day’s rest, the 9-0-2 ASA Chesapeake Charge had to … [Read more...]
WPSL Playoffs: Charge down Fury, 1-0, in opening round
Team captain Laura Kane - shown in this photo from preseason practice - would score the only goal for the Charge, but that's all they would need (photo courtesy of Ken Harriford) So what is it with my teams and not scoring? This week I’ve watched 450 minutes of soccer and seen all of … [Read more...]