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WPSL Playoffs: Charge into East Conference final with decisive 3-1 win
by All White Kit
posted July 15, 2013 at 9:07am

  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...more

WPSL Playoffs: Charge down Fury, 1-0, in opening round
by All White Kit
posted July 14, 2013 at 9:20am

  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’v...more

Washington Spirit doubleheader: 180 minutes of frustration
by All White Kit
posted July 13, 2013 at 10:35am

  Ashley Herndon would score the Spirit Reserves' one goal of the game I went to the Soccerplex Wednesday evening hoping for some sort of success. The W-League Washington Spirit Reserves were taking on the Fredericksburg Impact, a must-win game f...more

WPSL: ACF Torino USA bows out
by All White Kit
posted July 10, 2013 at 9:13am

  It seems somehow appropriate that ACF Torino USA’s disappointing season should end in a 0-0 draw with the Lancaster Inferno. Not that that was particularly representative of either team: Torino head coach David Jones focused on a lineup tha...more

WPSL: Torino out, Chesapeake on top
by All White Kit
posted July 9, 2013 at 8:22am

  A season that began with hopes of the WPSL Final Four ended with disappointment as ACF Torino USA lost on the road to division rivals the Lancaster Inferno, 2-1, and were eliminated from playoff contention as a result. The two teams were vying f...more

W-League Update: The difference a week makes
by All White Kit
posted July 9, 2013 at 8:13am

  Less than a week ago – as of my previous update – there were 18 teams vying for 9 playoff spots, and pretty much nothing had been decided. But we’ve very quickly gotten down to 8 teams vying for 4 playoff spots. And there’...more

W-League: Spirit Reserves win 2-1, clinch playoff spot with help
by All White Kit
posted July 8, 2013 at 9:40pm

  Team captain Hayley Siegel has led the Spirit Reserves to a playoff spot despite a change in coaches It was a searingly hot day after a long bus ride. They’d brought only two subs. Their coach for the season so far had been promoted, and ...more

WPSL: Charge clinch division, home playoff match with win
by All White Kit
posted July 6, 2013 at 8:11am

  Charge players were at least this happy after clinching a playoff spot The ASA Chesapeake Charge continue to earn honors. Last week they clinched a playoff spot. Then they flew out to Kansas City to participate in the USASA’s Women’...more

W-League Overview: The times they are a-changin’
by All White Kit
posted July 3, 2013 at 9:34pm

  Once upon a time in the W-League there were a few big mean teams that would beat up on all the little teams over and over again. The 2007 Washington Freedom lost just one match on their way to the championship, sometimes scoring six or seven goa...more

WPSL/USASA: Charge clinch playoff spot, win National Women’s Championship
by All White Kit
posted July 1, 2013 at 9:11am

  The Chesapeake Charge, Arundel Soccer Association’s elite women’s team, couldn’t have done much better this week. On Wednesday night, a 5-0 win over the Tidewater Sharks gave them a 6-0-2 record on the season, good enough to ...more

WPSL: Torino back on winning track, eyeing the playoffs
by All White Kit
posted June 30, 2013 at 9:57pm

  Veteran Ali Andrzejewski - here in a vintage photo showing her warming up for the 2007 Washington Freedom (note Lori Lindsey in lower-right-hand corner) - scored the game-winner for ACF Torino USA With the ASA Chesapeake Charge clinching one of...more

USASA Cup: Houston Aces Defeat Kansas City Shock for the Title
by anngaff
posted June 27, 2013 at 7:43pm

Photo by Daniel Russell http://danielrussell.zenfolio.com/ Thursday, June 27 - In the third and final match of the USASA National Women's Open Cup, the Houston Aces defeated the Kansas City Shock 3-0 in 65 minutes of play, solidifying the Ace...more

USASA Open Cup: Kansas City Shock fall to Kansas City Dynamos 3-1
by anngaff
posted June 27, 2013 at 10:00am

Photo by Daniel Russell http://danielrussell.zenfolio.com/  Wednesday, June 26 - In game two of the USASA National Women's Open Cup, the Kansas City Shock went down to the Kansas City Dynamos 3-1.  Two early goals from the Dynamos ...more

USASA Cup: Kansas City Shock and Des Moines Menace Go Toe-to-Toe
by anngaff
posted June 26, 2013 at 10:33am

Photo by Daniel Russell http://danielrussell.zenfolio.com/ Tuesday, June 25 - In the first match of the three-day USASA National Women's Open Cup, the Shock took on the Des Moines Menace, tying 1-1. The match featured consistently even play with ...more

WPSL: Charge down Torino, 1-0, to win the battle for Maryland
by All White Kit
posted June 24, 2013 at 1:26pm

  The second round of “WPSL’s Clash of the Titans” did not live up to the billing. Though the ASA Chesapeake Charge only won, 1-0, they controlled possession throughout, and according to my notes ACF Torino USA only got a single ...more

Washington Spirit Reserves win 2-0 to take control in W-League
by All White Kit
posted June 22, 2013 at 10:11am

  Katie Yensen would assist on the Spirit Reserves' first goal, which for a long while seemed as if it would be the only one At 7 pm this evening just two of the twenty-five teams in the W-League still had but one blemish on their record. By 9 pm...more

WPSL: “Clash of the Titans I” ends in 2-2 draw
by All White Kit
posted June 19, 2013 at 9:28pm

  Jen Gillette (right) scored for the Charge and made key defensive plays (file photo courtesy of Ken L. Harriford) The first round of the home-and-home between the South Atlantic Division leaders ASA Chesapeake Charge and ACF Torino USA lived u...more

Spirit doubleheader: amateurs win, pros lose
by All White Kit
posted June 17, 2013 at 10:33pm

  Despite the best efforts of captain Lori Lindsey, the Washington Spirit would be shut out yet again Do the Spirit professionals need to take some lessons from the amateurs? The Reserve team, playing against W-League rivals the New Jersey Wildca...more

WPSL Update: Charge, Torino continue winning ways
by All White Kit
posted June 13, 2013 at 8:36am

  If bookies took bets on WPSL matches, the over/under on the total number of goals scored in tonight’s match between the ASA Chesapeake Charge and the Lions Swarm would probably have been close to double-digits. And when the Charge scored thr...more

WPSL: ASA Chesapeake Charge squeak past Lancaster Inferno, 2-1, on stoppage-time goal
by All White Kit
posted June 3, 2013 at 9:46pm

  Jess Hnatiuk (right) got the game-winning goal for the Charge (file photo courtesy of Ken L. Harriford) I started attending ASA Chesapeake Charge games with their second season in 2011. My lingering memory is of sitting in the stands at Arundel...more

W-League: Spirit Reserves demolish North Jersey Valkyries, 7-0
by All White Kit
posted June 2, 2013 at 7:18pm

  Your Woman of the Match, Amber Stobbs, with a goal and four assists I thought long and hard about attending this match. Despite being on paper a home game, it was a longer trip for me than last week’s away game against Fredericksburg. But...more

WPSL: ASA Chesapeake Charge dispatch Lions Swarm Maryland easily, 7-1
by All White Kit
posted May 30, 2013 at 8:56am

  Sofia Read prepares to throw the ball in to Melissa Lookingland while Asia Fort defends - on the ugliest field I've ever seen an official match played on The Lions Swarm didn’t look much better in their second-ever outing, losing to the A...more

W-League: Washington Spirit Reserves get by Fredericksburg Impact, 2-0
by All White Kit
posted May 29, 2013 at 9:06am

  Ashley Herndon (left) scored the opening goal and was dangerous the whole time she was out there In their first road match of the 2013 season, the Washington Spirit’s top amateur team easily shut out the Fredericksburg Impact, their local...more

Torino, Chesapeake look strong in opening WPSL matches
by All White Kit
posted May 21, 2013 at 7:58am

On paper, it seemed that ACF Torino USA and the ASA Chesapeake Charge were the teams to look out for in the South Atlantic Division of WPSL’s Eastern Conference. But that doesn’t mean much if you can’t make it happen on the field. This past weeke...more

Topical Gear Gives Female Athletes a Competitive Advantage on the Field in Preventing ACL Injuries
by Michelle Meier
posted May 18, 2013 at 9:12am

ACL injuries are one of the most devastating and long-term injuries athletes can endure and females specifically are eight times more likely to sustain ACL tears due to anatomical and hormonal differences than males....more

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