Sep 4, 2009
Functions of the League
I really enjoyed Chicago Red Stars' CEO Peter Wilt's post on Pitch Invasion the other day, Grading WPS in Year One. In it, he takes a hard look at 8 aspects of the just-finished inaugural season of Women's Professional Soccer. These include attendance, fan experience, marketing and operations, and quality of play. He also has an overall summary grade for "sustainability":
Then I realized: that's the kind of stuff I want USL to pay attention to, but it doesn't seem to me like they've done nearly as well.
There are some significant differences between WPS and USL-1, to be sure. WPS is a brand-new league, with international superstars on every team, etc. But the attendance figures are similar, and from the standpoint that both leagues are laboring somewhat in the shadow of MLS (and EPL, FMF, et al.), there are surely some parallels.
Maybe the current USL-1 league and teams are all over these same issues, and I just don't know it. If nothing else, from my viewpoint as a fan, I don't feel like the marketing, the league-level branding, if you will, gets much attention at all.
All of which is simply to say, I hope that when the dust settles from the current USL/NuRock/TOA drama, somebody makes sure to address these kinds of issues at a league level.
WPS will not “make it” in 2009, 2010 or 2011. “Making it” in this case is about sustainability and that merely requires keeping enough teams in existence for the League to be around for future generations. The League has not yet proven its business model operationally, but it has set a base line that allows adjustments to be made in order to work toward profitability much like MLS did in its early years.I find this kind of analysis fascinating, because I'm interested in the business side of the American game as well as the play on the field. I was impressed by the thoroughness of Wilt (and presumably others at WPS) in analyzing their season.
Then I realized: that's the kind of stuff I want USL to pay attention to, but it doesn't seem to me like they've done nearly as well.
There are some significant differences between WPS and USL-1, to be sure. WPS is a brand-new league, with international superstars on every team, etc. But the attendance figures are similar, and from the standpoint that both leagues are laboring somewhat in the shadow of MLS (and EPL, FMF, et al.), there are surely some parallels.
Maybe the current USL-1 league and teams are all over these same issues, and I just don't know it. If nothing else, from my viewpoint as a fan, I don't feel like the marketing, the league-level branding, if you will, gets much attention at all.
All of which is simply to say, I hope that when the dust settles from the current USL/NuRock/TOA drama, somebody makes sure to address these kinds of issues at a league level.
Labels: deep thoughts, The League, USL-1, WPS
Aug 19, 2009
Women's Soccer in the U.S. in 2009
This hasn't been the best season for my MLS and USL-1 club teams: FC Dallas and the Austin Aztex have both struggled mightily, and short of a miracle or two, will both wind up at or near the bottom of their respective tables.
St. Louis Athletica, however, are a different story. Despite a slow start, my team in the brand-new Women's Professional Soccer league has had an excellent season. They recently clinched 2nd place, just behind the Marta-led Los Angeles Sol. That position puts them directly into the semifinals, hosted at Anheuser-Busch Soccer Park in St. Louis, without having to get past a quarterfinal playoff game. (Similarly, under WPS' unique system, regular-season champions Sol place directly into the final, also with home field advantage.)
Athletica have pulled off this record even after Daniela was sidelined by injury (an injury "so painful she lost consciousness", and for which Abby Wambach was ultimately suspended by the WPS Commissioner). Although it's not like their roster is weak without their star Brazilian player; it features such players as Lori Chalupny, England's Eniola Aluko, Australia's Sarah Walsh and of course, Hope Solo in goal.
A national team regular, Solo is widely considered to be among the top goalkeepers in the world today.
She's also a great player for WPS off the field, garnering extra publicity in articles like this one in The Atlantic: The Bad Girl of Women's Soccer.
The league in general has had a pretty rough first year, to nobody's surprise. Starting a professional sports league from scratch would be challenging in the best of times, let alone during the kind of economy WPS was dealt for its first year.
Wed. 8/19 — Super Semifinal: St. Louis Athletica vs Sky Blue FC
Sat. 8/22 — Championship: semifinal winner vs Los Angeles Sol
Sun. 8/30 — All-Star Game: WPS All-Stars vs. Umeå IK
Also on the field for Athletica during their playoff run will be former University of Texas defender Stephanie Logterman. She's one of several Longhorn alumnae making their mark on the new league. Another is Boston Breakers defender Kasey Moore, who was featured in a recent CBS News segment on WPS.
Speaking of UT soccer, their season starts this Friday, August 21 at 7:00 PM, hosting TCU here at Mike A. Myers stadium:
This has been called the "Summer of Soccer" for U.S. fans, from the Confederations and Gold Cups to friendlies featuring high-profile foreign clubs, many drawing record crowds and TV audiences across the country. Though not as headline-grabbing as Azteca, Beckham or Chelsea, our country's new pro women's league is off to an auspicious start. If you haven't checked it out yet, I recommend it. Go Athletica!
St. Louis Athletica, however, are a different story. Despite a slow start, my team in the brand-new Women's Professional Soccer league has had an excellent season. They recently clinched 2nd place, just behind the Marta-led Los Angeles Sol. That position puts them directly into the semifinals, hosted at Anheuser-Busch Soccer Park in St. Louis, without having to get past a quarterfinal playoff game. (Similarly, under WPS' unique system, regular-season champions Sol place directly into the final, also with home field advantage.)
Athletica have pulled off this record even after Daniela was sidelined by injury (an injury "so painful she lost consciousness", and for which Abby Wambach was ultimately suspended by the WPS Commissioner). Although it's not like their roster is weak without their star Brazilian player; it features such players as Lori Chalupny, England's Eniola Aluko, Australia's Sarah Walsh and of course, Hope Solo in goal.
A national team regular, Solo is widely considered to be among the top goalkeepers in the world today.
She's also a great player for WPS off the field, garnering extra publicity in articles like this one in The Atlantic: The Bad Girl of Women's Soccer.Solo, who plays goalie for the St. Louis Athletica, wasn’t impressed [by Puma's new WPS uniforms]. “They go and make this padded goalkeeper jersey and it’s hot pink—it just looks girly, it looks juvenile, it doesn’t look professional,” she told me one afternoon as we sat on a bench in an empty Harvard Stadium, where her team had just finished practicing for its game the next day against the Boston Breakers. “And so I said, ‘There’s no way in hell I’m wearing this.’”The Athletica will face new Jersey's Sky Blue FC in the semifinal game tonight, Wednesday, August 19. Sky Blue backed into these playoffs, suffering more than their fair share of first-season drama.
The league in general has had a pretty rough first year, to nobody's surprise. Starting a professional sports league from scratch would be challenging in the best of times, let alone during the kind of economy WPS was dealt for its first year.
"We knew there was going to be some choppy water with respect to the launch," [Commissioner Tonya] Antonucci said. "Some are losing twice as much as projected, and that's not an easy thing to experience. … We're taking it seriously, though I don't think it will have serious effects. I think the owners are just as committed as when they started.The league has had about one game per week on national television, broadcast on Fox Soccer Channel. The level of play has been outstanding, no surprise given the caliber of talent drawn from around the world. The playoff games, as well as an MLS-style all-star game against Umeå IK of Sweden, will also be televised.
"What it means is it will take longer to get to break even. Should the economic conditions of this year continue and if these losses were to continue for three years, then we'd have a serious issue on our hands, just like many businesses. Let's talk in three years."
Wed. 8/19 — Super Semifinal: St. Louis Athletica vs Sky Blue FC
Sat. 8/22 — Championship: semifinal winner vs Los Angeles Sol
Sun. 8/30 — All-Star Game: WPS All-Stars vs. Umeå IK
Also on the field for Athletica during their playoff run will be former University of Texas defender Stephanie Logterman. She's one of several Longhorn alumnae making their mark on the new league. Another is Boston Breakers defender Kasey Moore, who was featured in a recent CBS News segment on WPS.Speaking of UT soccer, their season starts this Friday, August 21 at 7:00 PM, hosting TCU here at Mike A. Myers stadium:
The UT Longhorns will start the season ranked 15th in the country, one of four ranked Big 12 teams, along with Texas A&M (7), Oklahoma State (11), and Missouri (24). The Horns play an exhibition game at LSU this Friday [which they lost 2-1], and start the regular season next Friday, Aug. 21, 7pm, hosting TCU. A very young defense will be a concern, as the Horns graduated four four-year starters on the back line.At just $7, tickets to see these matches on the beautiful grass at Myers are a steal. In fact, tickets to the opening game are even cheaper: $3 gets you into the game, plus free popcorn.
This has been called the "Summer of Soccer" for U.S. fans, from the Confederations and Gold Cups to friendlies featuring high-profile foreign clubs, many drawing record crowds and TV audiences across the country. Though not as headline-grabbing as Azteca, Beckham or Chelsea, our country's new pro women's league is off to an auspicious start. If you haven't checked it out yet, I recommend it. Go Athletica!
May 6, 2009
Quick Hits - USLLive, Open Cup, U23s & More
Coming off a bye week, the Aztex have a big home game this Friday night against Puerto Rico. This will be Austin's premiere national TV appearance on Fox Soccer Channel (FSC). More on that later this week; for now, here are some quick hits.
- Last Thursday's Timbers Match on USLLive
I've been watching a good number of other teams' matches on USLLive.com (it's free, in case you haven't heard ;-). As mentioned here and elsewhere, the video and audio production quality varies a lot from game to game. And I'm not going to pretend that my own team has it all figured out quite yet, either.
But this game last week, Portland's home opener against the Carolina Railhawks, showed how good it could be. It was produced by FSN, a Fox Sports affiliate, and the professional quality was fantastic. I don't know what kind of money and effort it takes to achieve that level, but if the USL and the teams could get anywhere near it on a consistent basis, it would be a huge win for improving the image of the league. It was the April 30th game, if you want to check it out on USLLive.com (I'd link it directly, but their web UI is a fancy Flash control that makes that impossible).
I also couldn't help but notice the Portland MLS 2011 banners all around the field. Apparently, despite what the Atlanta Silverbacks claimed when they folded last year, the specter of impending MLS doom doesn't instantly kill the USL-1 franchise. Portland's attendance at that game — a Thursday night — was over 8,500. - Swine Flu non-cancellation
Just a quick note, in case you're wondering: despite cancellations of some events in Texas and Mexico, Friday night's 7:00 PM match with the Puerto Rico Islanders is very much still on. - 2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Structure Finalized — ussoccer.com
Want to see a bad case of schedule congestion? Check out what June looks like for the Aztex (and other USL-1 teams, presumably). This assumes, of course, that they'll advance through qualifying. Which they will.- 5th (Fri.) vs. Charleston Battery @ home
- 7th (Sun.) vs. Charleston Battery @ home
- 9th (Tue.) Open Cup First Round
- 12th (Fri.) vs. Puerto Rico Islanders @ Puerto Rico
- 14th (Sun.) vs. Miami FC @ Miami
- 16th (Tue.) Open Cup Second Round
- 19th (Fri.) vs. Carolina Railhawks @ home
- 21st (Sun.) vs. Rochester Rhinos @ Rochester
- 27th (Sat.) vs. Cleveland City Stars @ Cleveland
- 30th (Tue.) Open Cup Third Round
- July 3rd (Fri.) vs. Cleveland City Stars @ Cleveland
- Electronic Arts FIFA petition for USL-1
If you've ever played one of Electronic Arts' annual FIFA soccer video games, you'll know that the teams you play with in the game are real teams from leagues across the world, all the way down to the players on the roster. This petition seeks to have Electronic Arts include USL-1 teams in future editions. - Aztex U23 schedule — AustinAztex.com
The PDL season is getting underway, and starts for the Aztex U23s this Thursday against rivals Laredo Heat, in Laredo.
The first home game, technically, is against the DFW Tornados on Wednesday, May 13. But it will be played at Baylor University in Waco, so the first home game that will actually be here in town will be against the El Paso Patriots on Friday, May 22. Note that the U23 home games will be played at Dragon Stadium in Round Rock, not at Nelson Field, like the USL-1 games.
It's clear that the Aztex club will be focussing their promotion efforts on the USL-1 team, so you may not hear as much about this team. If you're confused about these 2 different Aztex teams and how they relate to each other, this post explains it in detail. - Women's Pro Soccer
The WPS season is also well underway, and if you haven't been following any of the action, you're missing out. This is shaping up as the place to be for all the best women players in the world. The attendance numbers I've seen have been in the solid 5,000+ neighborhood. Between the economy and this being a brand new league, that seems pretty good to me. Unfortunately my team, St. Louis Athletica, is not doing too well. Already tied for last place, they just lost their Brazilian star Daniela "indefinitely" to a knee injury.
The next televised game is Sunday, May 10 on Fox Soccer Channel: Chicago Red Stars host New Jersey's Sky Blue FC; kickoff is 5:00 PM CT.
Labels: media, U-23, U.S. Open Cup, USL-1, WPS
Mar 28, 2009
Quick Hits - WPS, Aztex Signings, USLLive
Women's Professional Soccer
Women's Professional Soccer kicks off with their first game on Sunday, with the Los Angeles Sol hosting the Washington Freedom. Maybe we'll see former Longhorn Jill Gilbeau take the field with the Freedom against the Sol's Brazilian superstar, Marta.
I had more or less randomly picked the Chicago Red Stars as "my team", but I've switched to support St. Louis Athletica instead. St. Louis is such a hotbed of soccer, and they're still getting the cold shoulder from MLS (though some are making the case for a USL-1 team there). Plus, they have one of the coolest crests around, hands down. And they have a Brazilian national team star, too: Daniela.
If you haven't seen the WPS commercials, they're pretty good. Here's the one featuring the Freedom's Abby Wambach.- Aztex announce four additions — USLSoccer.com
The Austin Aztex have announced the signing of four players for their inaugural USL First Division season, inking local Aztex PDL product Josh Alcala as well as Mike Callahan, Ryan Caugherty and David Sias.
Nothing against any of the other guys, but I'm especially glad to see fan favorite from last year's U23 squad (and fellow blogger) Josh Alcala be officially added to the roster. - USL partners with NeuLion for exclusive online video service — USLSoccer.com
Powered by NeuLion, USL Live will carry all USL-1 matches in 2009, both live and on demand, that are not part of the USL Fox Soccer Channel television broadcast schedule. The upcoming season will be the first year the service will be available for free. The NeuLion platform will also increase video availability for other USL clubs in addition to providing match highlights and other special video content such as press conferences, interviews and features.
The company that provided online video of USL-1 games last year went out of business, and there was doubt whether a similar service would be available this year. With just one USL-1 game per week on Fox Soccer Channel (2009 FSC schedule), that leaves very little chance to see your team on the road.
This is a real masterstroke by USL (how often do we get to say that?). I've subscribed to MLS' similar service, now called Match Center, for a couple of seasons now. I originally signed up so I could see more FC Dallas matches, but with access to so many other games, I found myself having those on frequently, too. Watching other teams, seeing other action, hearing more names - it all deepened my fandom for MLS. I expect that will happen even more in this case, where the barrier to entry is even lower.
Now Chantico's Army just needs to find a local pub to watch away matches, one that can hook up the computer video to a big screen... USL Week In Review — Inside Minnesota Soccer
Brian Quarstad of the blog Inside Minnesota Soccer, which covers our USL-1 rivals Minnesota Thunder, among other things, has started writing a periodic roundup of news around the league. Excellent & highly recommended.
Labels: media, players, USL-1, WPS
Jan 17, 2009
Longhorns Drafted by WPS
The brand-new Women's Professional Soccer league held their first draft yesterday, and four UT Longhorn players were selected.University of Texas senior Kasey Moore led a group of four Longhorn soccer players picked in the inaugural Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) league draft as the three-time National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-American was selected as the 15th overall pick Friday morning.The 4 draft picks in summary:
Seniors Stephanie Logterman and Jill Gilbeau were picked 20th and 22nd respectively, giving UT the second-most picks from a Division I school in the top 25 (three). Former UT standout Kelly (Wilson) Schmedes was the 44th selection, rounding out the Texas players in the draft.
- Kasey Moore (pick #15) & Kelly Schmedes (UT alumna; pick #44) — Boston Breakers (with Angela Hucles & Kristine Lilly)
- Stephanie Logterman (pick #20) — St. Louis Athletica (with Hope Solo)
- Jill Gilbeau (pick #22) — Washington Freedom (with Abby Wambach & Cat Whitehill)
Oct 16, 2008
More Women's Soccer
A quick follow-up to my recent post:
First, I went to the Longhorns game I mentioned in that post. It was a pretty good time. I can't really call the crowd anything more than "sparse", unfortunately. And I'm probably just showing off my ignorance of the college game, but some of their rules are crazy. No stoppage time, for one thing. Plus, the clock counts down, rather than up, even to the point of the announcer counting down the last 10 seconds of each half.
But the field at Myers sure is nice, there's no denying that. And they beat Iowa State 2-1, so I got a coupon for 5 free wings at Pluckers! Bottom line: there are worse ways to pass the time than watching athletic college girls play your favorite sport.
But if you want to check it out this season, you better act fast: there are only 3 home games left. Friday, Oct. 17 at 7 PM against Oklahoma (see UT beat OU again!), Sunday, Oct. 19 vs. Oklahoma State at 1 PM (tickets just $3 with this PDF coupon), and Friday, Oct. 31 vs. Baylor at 7 PM (trick? or treat?).
I also discovered that these games can be watched live online for free: look for "TexasSports.tv" on TexasSports.com for that.
The Women's Professional Soccer league (WPS) continues its preparations for next year. An article on the USL site sheds some light on the questions I had about if there would be crossover from W-League to WPS:
First, I went to the Longhorns game I mentioned in that post. It was a pretty good time. I can't really call the crowd anything more than "sparse", unfortunately. And I'm probably just showing off my ignorance of the college game, but some of their rules are crazy. No stoppage time, for one thing. Plus, the clock counts down, rather than up, even to the point of the announcer counting down the last 10 seconds of each half.
But the field at Myers sure is nice, there's no denying that. And they beat Iowa State 2-1, so I got a coupon for 5 free wings at Pluckers! Bottom line: there are worse ways to pass the time than watching athletic college girls play your favorite sport.
But if you want to check it out this season, you better act fast: there are only 3 home games left. Friday, Oct. 17 at 7 PM against Oklahoma (see UT beat OU again!), Sunday, Oct. 19 vs. Oklahoma State at 1 PM (tickets just $3 with this PDF coupon), and Friday, Oct. 31 vs. Baylor at 7 PM (trick? or treat?).
I also discovered that these games can be watched live online for free: look for "TexasSports.tv" on TexasSports.com for that.
The Women's Professional Soccer league (WPS) continues its preparations for next year. An article on the USL site sheds some light on the questions I had about if there would be crossover from W-League to WPS:USL W-League players represented 24 of the 28 picks made in Monday’s Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) General Draft, which consisted of four rounds of selections between the seven WPS clubs. Moreover, 18 of those 24 selections competed as recently as the 2008 W-League season. Six players taken in the draft, including the number two overall selection Jill Oakes, were part of the recent USL W-League Combine held in Tampa, Florida.One big standout seems to be the W-League team Pali Blues. They won the W-League championship this year — their first year in the league. And they've had no less than 9 players drafted into WPS so far, with more expected.
Oct 4, 2008
Women's Professional Soccer
My fifth-grade daughter volunteered to be a reporter on her school's closed-circuit TV news this year. The other day she was interviewing a classmate, and asked her that quintessential kid's question: "what do you want to be when you grow up?" The girl's answer: a professional soccer player.
Since the WUSA folded five years ago, there hasn't been a top-level pro league for women soccer players in the U.S. That league, created on the excitement of the national team's 1st place win in the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup and the star power of players like Brandi Chastain, Julie Foudy and Austin's own Mia Hamm, lasted just 3 seasons.
Now a new league, Women's Professional Soccer (WPS), is gearing up to take a second shot at the big time. They'll begin play next April, though of course preparations are well underway now.
This incarnation of women's pro soccer is also riding the momentum of the national team, though this time it's with gold medals from the Beijing Olympics. And it's a new generation of stars, too: Hope Solo, Christie Rampone, Natasha Kai and Shannon Boxx, to name but a few.
The league will start with just 7 teams in 2009, plus 3 more already announced for 2010. Dallas was on the original list of 2009 teams, but apparently they couldn't secure a place to play. The team in St. Louis not only has a very nice looking logo/crest, they also have an interesting name: "St. Louis". That's it. Just, St. Louis. No mascot, no club name, not so much as an "FC", from what I can tell.
The league is forming their teams now. They've already divvied up the 21 national team players, with three going to each team. And they held an "international draft", too. If I understand it right, that draft was just for the right to try to buy particular international stars, which I thought was pretty interesting. Marta, Daniela, Christiane and the rest of Brazil's single-named, silver-medalled Olympic squad will be the most sought-after, it seems.
Next up is the league's general draft, to be held this Monday, Oct. 6. This draft will include any players who signed up for it, whether domestic or international. I presume a good number of players will come from the USL's W-League. That's one aspect of WPS I'm looking forward to seeing: what its relationship to the W-League will be like. Hopefully more cooperative than what seems to exist between USL and MLS, anyway. And someday this could become of great interest to Aztex fans, if the club adds the W-League team they already own the franchise for.
Meanwhile, with no team in Texas yet, I've been following the Chicago Red Stars. And even though she's not listed in the international draft, if Germany's Fatmire Bajramaj ever comes to play in the WPS, I'll immediately switch allegiance to whatever team she goes to. Just because.
As I've said before, part of what I find fascinating about soccer in the U.S. is watching the business, promotion and marketing aspects of the sport. I think MLS has done a pretty good job so far in growing the league in a sustainable way. It's not perfect, and there's still criticism about the level of play compared to other leagues around the world. But at least they've avoided the flame-out of the NASL. So, I'm interested to see how WPS does, too. I understand their teams will be partnering with MLS teams in some cases, to take advantage of similarities and synergies (if you'll pardon the buzzword). As with MLS, the question boils down to: can this work?
On a related note, Austin's current women's team — the UT Longhorns, ranked 7th in the nation &mdash just lost the first game of the season last night, 2-1 to Nebraska. They play again at noon tomorrow (Sunday, Oct. 5), taking on Iowa State here at the Mike A. Myers stadium.
Since the WUSA folded five years ago, there hasn't been a top-level pro league for women soccer players in the U.S. That league, created on the excitement of the national team's 1st place win in the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup and the star power of players like Brandi Chastain, Julie Foudy and Austin's own Mia Hamm, lasted just 3 seasons.
Now a new league, Women's Professional Soccer (WPS), is gearing up to take a second shot at the big time. They'll begin play next April, though of course preparations are well underway now.This incarnation of women's pro soccer is also riding the momentum of the national team, though this time it's with gold medals from the Beijing Olympics. And it's a new generation of stars, too: Hope Solo, Christie Rampone, Natasha Kai and Shannon Boxx, to name but a few.
The league will start with just 7 teams in 2009, plus 3 more already announced for 2010. Dallas was on the original list of 2009 teams, but apparently they couldn't secure a place to play. The team in St. Louis not only has a very nice looking logo/crest, they also have an interesting name: "St. Louis". That's it. Just, St. Louis. No mascot, no club name, not so much as an "FC", from what I can tell.The league is forming their teams now. They've already divvied up the 21 national team players, with three going to each team. And they held an "international draft", too. If I understand it right, that draft was just for the right to try to buy particular international stars, which I thought was pretty interesting. Marta, Daniela, Christiane and the rest of Brazil's single-named, silver-medalled Olympic squad will be the most sought-after, it seems.
Next up is the league's general draft, to be held this Monday, Oct. 6. This draft will include any players who signed up for it, whether domestic or international. I presume a good number of players will come from the USL's W-League. That's one aspect of WPS I'm looking forward to seeing: what its relationship to the W-League will be like. Hopefully more cooperative than what seems to exist between USL and MLS, anyway. And someday this could become of great interest to Aztex fans, if the club adds the W-League team they already own the franchise for.
Meanwhile, with no team in Texas yet, I've been following the Chicago Red Stars. And even though she's not listed in the international draft, if Germany's Fatmire Bajramaj ever comes to play in the WPS, I'll immediately switch allegiance to whatever team she goes to. Just because.As I've said before, part of what I find fascinating about soccer in the U.S. is watching the business, promotion and marketing aspects of the sport. I think MLS has done a pretty good job so far in growing the league in a sustainable way. It's not perfect, and there's still criticism about the level of play compared to other leagues around the world. But at least they've avoided the flame-out of the NASL. So, I'm interested to see how WPS does, too. I understand their teams will be partnering with MLS teams in some cases, to take advantage of similarities and synergies (if you'll pardon the buzzword). As with MLS, the question boils down to: can this work?
On a related note, Austin's current women's team — the UT Longhorns, ranked 7th in the nation &mdash just lost the first game of the season last night, 2-1 to Nebraska. They play again at noon tomorrow (Sunday, Oct. 5), taking on Iowa State here at the Mike A. Myers stadium.
Labels: MLS, UT, W-League, WPS
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