Sorry all but i have been in New Orleans for the past week.  The Breakers only had a 0-0 draw against Sky Blue Fc.  The Breakers dominated against Sky Blue in the first half but just could not get any thing in the net. 

Alli Lipsher got her  thrid shut out and is going a Breakers high 323 minutes with out letting the ball go by.  The Breakers defense   did a great job containing the sky blue defense.

 Great shots came from a lot of different people including Kristine Lilly, Alex Scott and Jennie Nobis.  But none of the shots could hit the back of the net.

"Jenni Branam made some great saves,” said DiCicco. “But our quality in front of the goal just isn’t good enough and it’s kind of plagued us all season long."

Stats:

Total Shots: SBFC 7 BOS 16; Shots on Goal: SBFC 1 BOS 8; Saves: Jenni Branam (SBFC) 8, Alli Lipsher (BOS) 1; Corners: SBFC 6 BOS 1; Fouls: SBFC 6 BOS 5; Offsides: SBFC 4 BOS 2.

"I thought that we played pretty well today," said Breakers head coach Tony DiCicco. "Late in the game I think we just ran ourselves out trying to get a goal, so they had a couple of chances, but I thought we played pretty well. If we go out with that sort of endeavor, we should be fine.”

~Emily

The Breakers move in to second place after their win against FC Gold Pride on Sunday.  It was a great game because the Breakers were missing a few of their players due to National Team obligation.  They Include Heather Mitts, Angela Hucles, Amy LePeilbet and Amy Rodriguez, were Called up to play in a friendly against Canada.  With  That said I would like to give a congratulations to Abby Wambach for scoring her 100th goal.

With The opening line up being changed Some Players had to step up.  Some of these players include Kacey Moore, Erika Sutton, Fabiana, and Kelly Schmedes.  Kelly Schmedes steped up big time, scoring her first goal.  It came in the 13th minute.  Mary-Frances Monroe Gave her a good ball and she placed it perfectly to find the back of the net early.  Allison Lipsher Had earned the shut out to put the Breakers in second.

The Breakers seemed to be on the defense for the second half because the shot ratio was 9-1 so they didn't make many shots. The total shot count was 11-9, Breakers with 9,   Fabiana also got a yellow card in the 59th minute.

Also the All-Star game voting has began.  You can vote at http://www.womensprosoccer.com/AllStars.  So make sure you vote for your favorites.  Kristin Luckenbill,  Sue Weber, Alex Scott, Heather Mitts, Amy LePeilbet Kristine Lilly, Angela Hucles, A- Rod, and Kelly Schmedes are all up for a spot so if you want to see the Breakers on the field for the All-Star game i'd vote now.

~Emily

Yesterday, the Breakers took on the chicago Red Stars.  It was a close game and well fought by both teams.  The win still keeps them in thrid but now only 2 points behind St. Louis and won the series.

It got started in the 35th minute, Kristine Lilly sent a long ball that Angela Hucles picked up, one touched it, and found the back of the net.  This was her second goal for the season with a great assist by Lilly.

After the first half the Breakers seemed to be more focused on preventing the Red Stars from scoring rather then trying for a second goal.  The Red Stars out shot the Breakers 13 to 2 in the second half.    In the 64th minute, There was a very close call.  Mary-Frances Monroe deflected, on the goal line, Jill Oakes' shot.  They Kept the pressure up but, the  Defense did a great job, keeping it 1-0 for the rest of the game.

“I thought we were very good in the first half, and we knew that they would push out a lot more,” said head coach Tony DiCicco.  “We chose to stay with the 4-5-1 and looked for counter attack opportunities. I don’t think we got enough of those. I think we were a little bit too eager, and gave up the ball too much.  They had chances to score.  We bent, but we didn’t break. I’m really proud of the players.” AS you can see Tony DiCicco Was very happy with the outcome of this game.

Here are the stats from the game:

The Breakers Have fallen twice to Sky Blue FC.  In the First game an early goal by Heather O'Reilly put Sky Blue FC ahead.  The Goal came off of a corner in the sixth minute.  The Breakers had plenty of shots, some coming from A-Rod, Angela Hucles, Kelly Smith, and Half time sub Jennie Nobis.  Every Shot they took SBFC's Keeper,  Jenni Branam, was there to make stops on all of them.  No matter where they placed the ball she some how stoped it.  

Stats Are as Followed:

Total Shots: SBFC 13 BOS 12; Shots on Goal: SBFC 8 BOS 6; Saves: Jenni Branam (SBFC) 5, Alli Lipsher (BOS) 6; Corners: SBFC 5 BOS 5; Fouls: SBFC 11 BOS 6; Offsides: SBFC 7 BOS 3.

The Breakers Then Took on Sky Blue FC again and again they lost but this time it was 2-1.  Natasha Kai got SBFC started by scoring a goal in the 24th minute.  Then another goal From SbFC Came from Rosana in the 37th minute.  But then in stoppage time Jennifer Nobis connected and scored a goal but it just wasn't enough when the final whistle blew.  Again the Breakers put up a good fight but just could not connect.

~EMily

Again I apologize for such a delay on this post. BUt the Breakers Did it.  The Breakers are now in Second place by 1 point. This was a great game.  The final score ended up beung just 1-0.

The Goal that was scored was by Christine Latham.  She headed the ball in after a free Kick By Heather Mitts.  It came in the 37th minute of play.  The Free kick came when Kelly Smith was fouled.

Amy Rodriguez and Kelly Smith had many close calls and many shots.

Ali Lipsher had another outstanding game, Blocking all of Washington's shots on goal.  If she keeps this up her and All of the Breakers will be a very tough team.

Tony DiCicco  was very Happy with this result.  He said "I thought the first half was probably our best soccer from both an offensive and defensive standpoint. Washington is a good team and we just didn’t let them play in the first half."  They Put in a great effort all game to keep the lead.

Stats
Shots: WSH 14 BOS 11; Shots on Goal: WSH 5 BOS 4; Saves: Erin McLeod (WSH) 3, Alli Lipsher (BOS) 5; Corners: WSH 7 BOS 1; Fouls: WSH 8 BOS 9; Offsides: WSH 3 BOS 1.

Also, July 10, 2009 marks the 10th of the WNT win in the world cup.  There is a special package for this game including,  4 Category2 tickets and an on the field Photo with tony DiCicco, and Kristine Lilly. So be sure to attend.

~Emily

The Breakers are taking on the Washington Freedom.  If the Breakers win this game they will be in  second place.  It will aslo be their 4th game in just 11 days.  The last time these two teams met they Tied 1-1.  Two players were suspended, Christine Latham(Bos)  and Joanna Lohman(wash), for elbows thrown.  It should be a very physical game, and exciding.  Heres how they both match up:

Also The Breakers are doing a Ball and cleat drive.  There will be drop boxes placed around the Breakerstown next to the stadium.  Be sure to Donate.

~Emily

 Yesterday was a very exciding game.  The Breakers are now back on track.  They picked up three Points from yesterday's 2 - 0 win.  This put the Breakers in to 3rd place.

 The Amy Rodriguez, A-Rod, got the ball rolling by scoring her first of the season in the 22nd minute.  Kristine Lilly sent the ball down the Left side where A-Rod found it and placed it perfectly on the lower left side of goal.  This put the Breakers ahead 1-0 for most of the game, untill Kristine Lilly added a goal of her own, in the first minute of stoppage time.  She was awarded a penalty shot when Nikki Krzysik, Chicago's Defender, fouled Jennie Nobis.  When Lilly went to take a shot, she sent Chicago's keeper to the wrong side of the net, and it put the breakers up 2-0 for the win.

 Alli Lipsher got her first the shutout of the season. One of the saves she made includes a one-on-one with Lindsay Tarpley which is shown in the picture above.  It was a great save that she came up with.

Chicago had a commanding lead in shots, 13 - 4.  The breakers only got 2 of those four on goal, Chicago 5.  This game was also very high with fouls having a total of 26.  Boston had 11 and Chicago 15.  Kelly Smith Had also been given a yellow card in the 16th minute.

This was a great game for the Breakers.  Hopefully they will keep Racking up the Points from now on.

~Emily 4-4-3

sorry i haven't written about wednesday's game yet, been busy with all my testing, ao this is going to be a combined post.

Wednesday's game against FC Gold Pride resulted in a tie.  This left the Breakers and Gold Pride in a 4 way tie for Fourth place. 

The Breakers had a very slow first  half.  Christine Sinclair Scored in the 15th minute.  The Breakers had a few shots in the first half.   The Gold Pride were out shooting the Breakers 7 to 1. It didn't seem like the breakers had much of a chance to come back in this game. 

The Second half every thing changed.  The Breakers  dominated the second half.  Jennifer Nobis and Kelly Smith had come off the bench, and had went to work.  In the 76th minute Kelly Smith had a coror kick and placed it on the far post where Nobis had picked it up and Headed. She placed it prefectly on the botton corner and put it in back of the net.  But the Breakers were not done,placing a lot more pressure on Nicole Barnhart (Gold Pride).  Here are the stats From the game:

Shots: FCGP 11 BOS 13; Shots on Goal: FCGP 5 BOS 9; Saves: Nicole Barnhart (FCGP) 4, Alli Lipsher (BOS) 8; Corners: FCGP 5 BOS 4; Fouls: FCGP 11 BOS 3.

Tomorrow the Breakers Take on The Red Stars.  The last time they played eachother the Breakers lost 4-0.  Each team will be looking for the win to get points.  This game will be Broadcasted on bostonbreakers.com  This is how the teams line up:

The Breakers Will hope fully bounce back, and pick up the win.  Don't Forget to watch this game.

~EMily 3-4-3

Tonight the Breakers are taking on the FC Gold Pride.  They are currently tied for 4th place.  The Breakers could really use a win here to take them out of the the tie for 4th place.  They are also starting to end their 2 game losing streak.  Christine Latham  will be returning after being suspened in the Washinton game.  the Breakers are looking to increase their record.  Here is how the teams match up:

                                               Boston                               FC Gold Pride
Record                                   3-4-2, 11 pts                        3-5-2, 11 pts
League Standing                    T-4th                                   T-4th
Goals Scored                         10                                       10
Goals Against                        12                                       14
Form (prev 5)                         W T T L L                           L W L L T
Latest Result                          L, 0-1 vs. STL                      T, 1-1 at CHI
Fouls Caused/Game               9.3                                      8.9
Fouls Suffered/Game             11.2                                    8.9
Corners Per Game                  9.0                                      8.7
Goals Leader                          Kelly Smith (5)                     Christine Sinclair (4)
Assists Leader                       2 tied with 2                        Tiffany Weimer (3)
Saves Leader                         Kristin Luckenbill (24)           Nicole Barnhart (30

It should be a very exciding game.  You will be able to follow the game on match tracker.  lets hope the breakers come up with the win.

~Emily

The Breakers suffered a tough loss on sunday.  They started pretty strong Taking shots a soon as the game started,  but they just couyldn't put one in the back of the net.  The Breakers had out shot the Athletica 17 to 7, they had the possession for most of the game but just could not score.  The AThletica had Scored in the 43th minute.  This put the breakers behind and just could not bounce back from it.  They Are now in a three- way tie for fourth place.

Line ups for the game were as follows:

SAINT LOUIS: Hope Solo; Stephanie Logterman, Kia Mcneill, Tina Ellertson, Elisa Weber; Amanda Cinalli, Angie Woznuk, Lori Chalupny (Sara Larson, 75th), Kendall Fletcher; Eniola Aluko, Christie Welsh (Ashless Pistorious, 89th min).

BOSTON: Kristin Luckenbill; Alex Scott, Candace Chapman, Amy LePeilbet, Heather Mitts; Kelly Schmedes, Angela Hucles, Kristine Lilly, Kelly Smith (Kasey Moore, 71st); Amy Rodriguez, Jennifer Nobis (Maggie Tomecka, 67th min).

Stats are:

Shots: STL 7 BOS 17; Shots on Goal: STL 2 BOS 4; Saves: Hope Solo (STL) 4, Kristin Luckenbill (BOS) 1; Corners: STL 1 BOS 8; Fouls: STL 5 BOS 1.

The Breakers Look to bounce back from this lost on wenesday against the FC Gold Pride.  Lets hope they can get a win and get back on track.

~Emily