University of Massachusets Athletics
Minutewomen To Take On WPSL All Stars
April 12, 2005 | Women's Soccer
April 12, 2005
AMHERST, Mass. - The UMass Minutewomen will take on the WPSL All Stars in a fundraising match on Saturday, April 30 at 4:00 p.m. at Rudd Field. Tickets are $5 (adults) and $3 (students/children) and will be available at the gate. There will be free raffles and prizes for those who attend, including a UMass-WPSL All Star prize package.
The WPSL All-Stars will be comprised of players from the Eastern Division of the Women's Premier Soccer League. For Summer 2005, the WPSL Eastern Division will be made up of the 2004 Eastern Division champion and WPSL National Finalist New England Mutiny, the second-place side Steel City Sparks (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Boston-North Aztecs, Maryland Pride (Baltimore, Md.), Massachusetts Stingers, Philadelphia Pirates, South Shore Select (Boston Area) and the Rhode Island Rays. For more information on the league, visit www.wpsl.info.
Some of the players already committed to play for the WPSL All Stars are former Women's United Soccer Association stars Kerry Connors (San Diego), Erin O'Grady (Boston), 2004 First Team All-WPSL selection Jessica Gjertsen and one of the all-time leading scorers in Minutewoman soccer history, Rachel LeDuc.
Below is the WPSL roster:
POS. - NAME - WPSL TEAM / COLLEGE (LAST TEAM)
GK - Jennifer Molina - New England Mutiny / Mexican National Team
D - Katherine O'Shaughnessy - Massachusetts Stingers / Holy Cross
D - Katie Gardiner - NE Mutiny / Univ. of Hartford
D - Erin Duffy - NE Mutiny / Wheaton College
D - Jennifer Amaral - Rhode Island Rays / Bentley
M - Kerry Connors - NE Mutiny / San Diego Spirit (WUSA)
M - Naomi Stone - NE Mutiny / Boston Breakers (WUSA)
M - Lindsey Fairweather - Bay State Select / UMass
M - Marie Spinelli - NE Mutiny / UConn
M - Allison Vales - Mass. Stingers / Rhode Island College
M - Kelly Tulisiak - Mass. Stingers / Notre Dame
F - Emily Feeney - Mass. Stingers / Duke University
F - Jess Gjertsen - NE Mutiny / UConn
F - Rebekah Splaine - NE Mutiny / Boston Breakers (WUSA)
F - Rachel LeDuc - NE Mutiny / UMass
Coach: Raul Reis (Mass. Stingers)
On Saturday, May 7 at Noon at Rudd Field, the Minutewomen will finish their spring schedule with their annual UMass Alumni game. Come see some of the best players in UMass history take on the current Minutewomen! Admission for the Alumni match is free.