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Boston Aztec women finish 4-4-3 in 2008 - The Boston Aztec WPSL team finished third in what is arguably the toughest division in all of the WPSL, ending the season on a down note with a 5-1 loss to the New England Mutiny.
In postseason news, Aztec forward Rebekah Splaine was named to the WPSL's All-East Second Team. As for the playoffs, while the Aztec women missed out on the playoffs, postseason action is well underway.
The two teams who beat Boston this year, Connecticut and New England, recently faced each other in the WPSL playoffs after the East-North Champion SoccerPlus Connecticut Reds beat the Lancaster Inferno, second in the East-MidAtlantic, by a score of 2-1, while the East-North runner up Mutiny knocked off the East-MidAtlantic champion Long Island Fury, 4-2. In the Eastern Conference Championship, the Mutiny shocked the previously undefeated Reds 1-0. Read the game stories here... .
In other WPSL Regional Playoff action, the Sonoma County Sol (2nd place in the Pacific North) lost to Pacific South Champion West Coast FC 3-2, while Pacific North champ California Storm lost to Pacific South 2nd place Ajax America 2-0. Ajax defeated WCFC 2-0 in the Pacific Championship. For the Big Sky Conference Championship, the second place Arizona Rush shocked the regular season champion Utah Spiders 6-2 in the finals. The last team to reach the final four was the Midwest division champion MYSC Lady Blues, who beat Sunshine Conference champion Brevard County Cocoa Expos 1-0.
The 2008 WPSL Championships Final Four will be August 2nd and 3rd in Sacramento, California. In the semifinals on August 2nd, New England plays Arizona at 5:00 PM while Ajax plays the Lady Blues at 7:30 PM.
The Boston Aztec women's team plays at the highest level of amateur soccer in the United States. The Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) is one of the developmental feeder leagues for professional soccer in the US. Aztec teams have featured high-level current and former collegiate all-stars and former professional players.
| WPSL Roster |
Position |
Jersey # |
School |
| Mae Shamir |
GK |
0 |
BC |
| Jamie Gillis |
GK |
1 |
Umass Lowell |
| Anjuli Demers |
B |
2 |
Middlebury |
| Kerry Connors |
M/F |
3 |
Uconn |
| Brittany Schandelmayer |
M |
4 |
LIU |
| Caitlin Leary |
B |
5 |
Umass Lowell |
| Kellie Oberholtzer |
M |
6 |
Western Carolina |
| Amy Caldwell |
F |
7 |
BC |
| Kelsey Anderson |
B |
8 |
UMASS |
| Rebekah Splaine |
M/F |
9 |
Brown |
| Francieli Bueno |
M |
10 |
Brazil |
| Lauren Ciccone |
M |
11 |
BU |
| Sarah Hourihan |
F |
12 |
UNH |
| Ashley Chassar |
M |
13 |
BU |
| Amy Avitable |
M |
14 |
UNH |
| Kristin Macdonald |
F |
15 |
IPFW |
| Alyssa Visconti |
B |
16 |
UMASS |
| Rebecca Brooke |
B |
17 |
BC |
| Barrie Lindsay |
M |
18 |
Wheaton |
| Colleen Liffers |
B |
19 |
Wheaton |
| Jillian Kinter |
F |
20 |
Newburyport |
| Jillian Macneil |
F |
21 |
BC |
| Natalie Crutchfield |
M/F |
22 |
BC |
| Deanna Maccario |
M/B |
23 |
UNH |
| Lindsay Sheffield |
B |
24 |
Merrimack |
| Eliza Marshall |
F |
25 |
Brooks |
| Christy McHugh |
M |
28 |
Wheaton |
| Adriane Radtke |
F |
TBA |
Oklahoma State |
| Caitlin Whelan |
M |
TBA |
UNH |
| Danielle Tenaglia * |
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Stony Brook |
| Jackie Sousa * |
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CW Post |
| Kerri Nobil * |
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Columbia |
| Jackie Gauthier |
|
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Undecided |
| Erica Leber |
|
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Southern CT |
| Laura Muise |
|
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Newburyport High School |
| Erica Skinner |
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Hamilton College |
| Rikki Sartor |
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Saint Anselm |
| Cassie Wagner |
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Acton Boxboro |
| Lindsey Demont |
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Merrimack College |
| Christine Silva |
|
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Stoneham High School |
| Elana Cockburn * |
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Wheaton College |
| Erin Quinlan * |
|
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Governor's Academy |
| Madeline Bissaillon |
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Umass Lowell |
| Sarah Riggert |
|
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Lawrence Academy |
| Alex Bengston |
|
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Andover High School |
| Katie Weinstein * |
|
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Union College |
| Taylor Bresnahan |
|
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Newburyport High School |
| Shayla Bergeron |
|
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Alvirne High School (NH) |
| Cara Connors |
|
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Masconomet High School |
| Kirsten Lundquist |
|
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Middlebury |
| Carolyn Mahoney * |
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Southern New Hampshire College |
| Alaina Iannazzi |
|
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Bryant College |
| Kelly Cox |
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Saint Anselm |
| Melissa Arn |
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North Andover HS |
| Marielle Elie |
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Central Catholic HS |
| Bianca Gallo |
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Bishop Fenwick HS |
| Casey Schulze |
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Chelmsford HS |
Players without numbers are part of the Reserve Team.
* - indicates a member of the senior team player pool
2008 BOSTON AZTEC WPSL SCHEDULE
| DATE |
DAY |
TIME |
OPPONENT / Result |
HOME/AWAY |
| 5/22 |
Thursday |
8:00 PM
|
Mass. Stingers - 5-0 Win |
H |
| 5/30 |
Friday |
7:30 PM
|
Soccer Plus CT Reds - 3-0 Loss |
H |
| 6/6 |
Friday |
7:30 PM |
Soccer Plus CT Reds - 5-0 Loss |
A |
| 6/7 |
Saturday |
6:30 PM
|
New England Mutiny - 1-0 Loss |
H |
| 6/15 |
Sunday |
TBD |
New York Athletic Club - 2-2 Tie |
A |
| 6/22 |
Sunday |
3:30 PM |
New York Athletic Club - 2-0 Win |
H |
| 6/27 |
Friday |
7:15 PM
|
Maine Tide - 1-1 Tie |
A |
| 6/29 |
Sunday |
7:00 PM
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Adirondack Lynx - 1-1 Tie |
A |
| 7/6 |
Sunday |
2:00 PM |
Adirondack Lynx - 6-0 win |
H |
| 7/12 |
Saturday |
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Maine Tide - 1-0 win |
A |
| 7/20 |
Sunday |
7:30 PM
|
New England Mutiny - 5-1 loss |
A |
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