SOMERSET, NJ (March 16, 2009) – Sky Blue FC announced its trimmed preseason roster today as it prepares for the start of the first season of Women’s Professional Soccer. The current roster for the NJ/NY franchise now stands at a league-mandated 24 players.
In accordance with the WPS guidelines, Sky Blue FC will determine a final roster of 22 players to start the season on March 25th. Sky Blue FC will kick off its inaugural season on April 5th when it hosts the Los Angeles Sol at 4 p.m. at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, NJ.
Sky Blue Soccer announced today that the Somerset, NJ-based organization will be conducting a free ACL Injury Prevention Clinic in conjunction with South Brunswick Soccer Club. The clinic will be held on March 28th from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at the South Brunswick YMCA. The event will be open to the public.
Sky Blue Soccer is the parent company of Sky Blue FC – the NJ/NY entry into Women’s Professional Soccer.
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Sky Blue Soccer ACL Injury Prevention Clinic March 28, 2009 | 12:30 - 2:30 PM South Brunswick YMCA 326 Culver Road | Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852 |
The clinic is the start of a partnership between South Brunswick Soccer Club and Sky Blue Soccer. The club has also purchased 250 tickets for the 2009 Sky Blue FC season, which kicks off with Opening Day on April 5th at 4 p.m. against the Los Angeles Sol at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, NJ.
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BOYDS, MD (March 14, 2009) - Sky Blue FC made its first-ever public appearance today and the team’s debut was a successful one. The NJ/NY team knocked off fellow Women’s Professional Soccer side Washington Freedom 1-0 in a preseason exhibition match at the Maryland Soccerplex in Boyds, MD.
Natasha Kai provided the game-winning goal by finishing a breakaway off a feed from Heather O’Reilly in the 86th minute. Karen Bardsley and Jenni Branam split the shutout in goal for Sky Blue FC, which opens the inaugural WPS season on April 5th against the Los Angeles Sol at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, NJ. (888-SBFC-TIX | www.SkyBlueStore.com)
Sky Blue FC has spent the past two weeks preparing for the preseason in Greensboro, NC and today’s match against the Freedom was the team’s first official contest. The team will take on the University of North Carolina on March 20th in Greensboro before returning to New Jersey to prepare for the opener.
Sky Blue FC soccer announced today the addition of a mid-season exhibition match to its 2009 schedule. The NJ/NY franchise of Women's Professional Soccer will travel to face the Colorado Force of the W-League on June 24th at 4:30 p.m. at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.
The game will be part of the Force's 3rd Annual Women’s Soccer Celebration and will be part of a doubleheader with the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. The Rapids will face FC Dallas at 7:30 p.m. in a regular season MLS match.
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SOMERSET, NJ (Feb. 27, 2009) - Sky Blue FC announced today the team's roster for its first preseason camp ever. The NJ/NY franchise of Women's Professional Soccer will start its camp on Sunday in Greensboro, NC and will remain there for 3 1/2 weeks in preparation for the league's inaugural season.
On the initial preseason roster, there are 30 hopefuls trying to stake their claim for a place on the Sky Blue FC squad for the season. Sky Blue FC will be missing six players during the early parts of the preseason due to national team commitments. Christie Rampone, Heather O'Reilly, Natasha Kai, and Kacey White are all currently in Portugal with the United States Women's National Team. Anita Asante (England) and Kelly Parker (Canada) are both slated to play in the Cyprus Cup. All six are expected to join their Sky Blue FC teammates by mid-March.
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NEW YORK, NY (February 24, 2009) – Global sportlifestyle brand PUMA® and the stars of Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS), including three-time FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year, Marta, number one WPS draft pick and Olympic Gold Medalist, Amy Rodriguez, and US National Team midfielder and Women’s World Cup bronze medalist, Leslie Osborne, unveiled the home and away uniforms in New York today at a high-profile fashion presentation.
TV personality and two-time Olympic Gold Medalist, Summer Sanders hosted the event, while fashion designer and winner of TV’s Project Runway Season 4, Christian Siriano added to the excitement by designing his own fashion interpretation of a home and away uniforms inspired by the colors and materials from of the league’s uniforms. The WPS uniforms will be put to the test in the WPS Inaugural Match on March 29th in Los Angeles, California when the Los Angeles Sol takes on the Washington Freedom.
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SOMERSET, NJ (Feb. 24, 2009) - Sky Blue FC added three highly talented Americans to its roster today with the announcement that Heather O’Reilly, Kacey White and Yael Averbuch have agreed to terms. The three United States internationals join the NJ/NY franchise of Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) for the league’s inaugural season.
O’Reilly will “officially” sign her contract tonight at the PUMA team uniform unveiling event in New York City. Sky Blue FC will hold a contract signing ceremony for Averbuch tomorrow morning when the team holds its open tryouts at the GoodSports USA facility in Wall Township, NJ.
WPS UNIFORMS SET TO BE UNVEILED
All three players have experience with the United States Women’s National Team and all three also starred on the collegiate level at the University of North Carolina. O’Reilly is a mainstay with the USWNT appearing in two Olympics and one FIFA World Cup while White was an alternate for the 2008 Olympics. Both O’Reilly and White are on the current USWNT roster for the Algarve Cup in March. Averbuch has two caps with the full USWNT and has starred on multiple youth levels from U-16 to U-23.
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SOMERSET, NJ (Feb. 23, 2009) - Sky Blue FC announced today that the NJ/NY franchise of Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) has secured the services of another international player by reaching an agreement with Anita Asante. The England National Team defender will join Sky Blue FC for the inaugural season of WPS.
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Anita Asante in action with England. Asante reached an agreement to join Sky Blue FC.Sky Blue FC opens its season on April 5th at 4 p.m. when it hosts three-time FIFA Player of the Year Marta and the Los Angeles Sol at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, NJ. (888-SBFC-TIX - www.SkyBlueStore.com) Sky Blue FC previously announced agreements with Australians Sarah Walsh and Collette McCallum and Brazilian Rosana.
Asante joins Sky Blue FC from Chelsea Ladies FC in the England Women's Premier League. Sky Blue FC obtained her rights by selecting her as a post-draft discovery player on October 3, 2008. She will join her new team in mid-March following England's participation in the Cypress Cup, which runs from March 5-12.
BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent
Youth soccer players from East Brunswick will learn firsthand what it takes to be a professional this spring.
That's because the East Brunswick Soccer Club has launched a partnership with Sky Blue FC, a women's professional soccer team that this year celebrates its inaugural season.
"We really felt this was an opportunity to support [the new team]," said Ron Brandsdorfer, president of EBSC, a travel and recreational soccer organization open primarily to township youths ages 4 to 19. "We wanted to put our money where our mouth was."
It's also a chance for the EBSC to celebrate its famous alumna, Heather O'Reilly, a player for Sky Blue FC, who secured an Olympic gold medal in Beijing last summer. O'Reilly started playing in the EBSC from the age of 4 or 5, Brandsdorfer said, and also played for East Brunswick High School before going on to the U.S. National Team. She will now play forward for New Jersey-based Sky Blue FC.
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Sky Blue FC – the NJ/NY franchise in Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) – announced today that the team has finalized contracts with six players for the 2009 season. The officially signed players are Brazilian Rosana, Australians Sarah Walsh and Collette McCallum, and Americans Cori Alexander, Keeley Dowling, and Jenny Hammond.
All six are expected to be in uniform when Sky Blue FC opens the season on April 5th against three-time FIFA World Player of the Year Marta and the Los Angeles Sol. Sky Blue FC will host the Sol at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, NJ with a kickoff time of 4 p.m. (888-SBFC-TIX – www.SkyBlueStore.com)
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