Ajax learns foe; unbeatens in W-League final
July, 30, 2010
7/30/10
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By Scott French | ESPNLosAngeles.com
Ajax America will face Oklahoma Alliance FC in the Women's Premier Soccer League semifinals Saturday night in Richardson, Texas.
The Edmond, Okla.-based Alliance (8-1-0) won the WPSL's Big Sky Conference championship Thursday night with a 3-0 romp over visiting Phoenix Del Sol.
Ajax (8-3-0), based in the South Bay-based club, is seeking its third WPSL title this weekend at UT Dallas. Boston Aztec Breakers Reserves (10-1-1) meet FC Milwaukee Nationals (9-1-1) in the other semifinal, with the title game slated for Sunday.
W-LEAGUE: Unbeaten Buffalo Flash and Vancouver Whitecaps advanced to the W-League final with 3-1 victories Thursday in Canyon Country. The Flash (13-0-2) topped the Atlanta Silverbacks as Canadian national-teamer Kelly Parker scored twice in the second half, her league-best 14th and 15th goals of the season.
Vancouver (8-0-4) beat top-seeded Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues after taking a 2-0 lead by the 13th minute on two Kaylyn Kyle free kicks. Kyle scored in the fourth minute and set up former L.A. Sol defender Martina Franko's header in the 13th.
The Flash and Whitecaps will meet Saturday night at 7 at Canyon High School. The game will be televised by Fox Soccer Channel. Atlanta and Hudson Valley will play in the 3:30 p.m. third-place game.
The Edmond, Okla.-based Alliance (8-1-0) won the WPSL's Big Sky Conference championship Thursday night with a 3-0 romp over visiting Phoenix Del Sol.
Ajax (8-3-0), based in the South Bay-based club, is seeking its third WPSL title this weekend at UT Dallas. Boston Aztec Breakers Reserves (10-1-1) meet FC Milwaukee Nationals (9-1-1) in the other semifinal, with the title game slated for Sunday.
W-LEAGUE: Unbeaten Buffalo Flash and Vancouver Whitecaps advanced to the W-League final with 3-1 victories Thursday in Canyon Country. The Flash (13-0-2) topped the Atlanta Silverbacks as Canadian national-teamer Kelly Parker scored twice in the second half, her league-best 14th and 15th goals of the season.
Vancouver (8-0-4) beat top-seeded Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues after taking a 2-0 lead by the 13th minute on two Kaylyn Kyle free kicks. Kyle scored in the fourth minute and set up former L.A. Sol defender Martina Franko's header in the 13th.
The Flash and Whitecaps will meet Saturday night at 7 at Canyon High School. The game will be televised by Fox Soccer Channel. Atlanta and Hudson Valley will play in the 3:30 p.m. third-place game.
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Scott French
Orange County native Scott French has been writing about soccer for more than 30 years for dozens of publications and Web sites. He was senior editor at Soccer America and was managing editor of MajorLeagueSoccer Magazine from April 2007 until summer 2009. He has covered three World Cups for the Long Beach Press-Telegram and Los Angeles Daily News, two Women's World Cups for Soccer America, the Olympic Games, European Championship, nine MLS Cups and all five professional women's championships.
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