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Topical Gear Gives Female Athletes a Competitive Advantage on the Field in Preventing ACL Injuries
by Michelle Meier
posted May 18, 2013 at 9:12am

ACL injuries are one of the most devastating and long-term injuries athletes can endure and females specifically are eight times more likely to sustain ACL tears due to anatomical and hormonal differences than males....more

NWSL – SoccerMeter Stats – Portland Thorns FC 0 – 1 Sky Blue FC
by All White Kit
posted May 18, 2013 at 8:49am

  Sky Blue FC Game Total Portland Thorns FC 1 Goals 0 10 Shots 7 31:23 Time of Possession 39:01 45% Time of Possession % 55% 493 First Touches 693 267 Passes 468 54% Pass Completion % 68% 31 Number of Pass Strings 61 4.8 Average Pass...more

NWSL – SoccerMeter Stats – WNY Flash 2 – 1 FC Kansas City
by All White Kit
posted May 17, 2013 at 8:44am

    FC Kansas City Game Total WNY Flash 1 Goals 2 14 Shots 15 37:08 Time of Possession 37:00 50% Time of Possession % 50% 632 First Touches 646 388 Passes 402 61% Pass Completion % 62% 63 Number of Pass Strings 57 4.6 Average P...more

NWSL – SoccerMeter Stats – Chicago Red Stars 0 – 2 Portland Thorns FC
by All White Kit
posted May 16, 2013 at 9:55pm

  Portland Thorns FC Game Total Chicago Red Stars 2 Goals 0 15 Shots 9 44:01 Time of Possession 29:36 60% Time of Possession % 40% 727 First Touches 544 446 Passes 263 61% Pass Completion % 48% 58 Number of Pass Strings 28 5.6 Averag...more

NWSL – SoccerMeter Stats – Sky Blue FC 2 – 0 Seattle Reign FC
by All White Kit
posted May 16, 2013 at 9:10am

  Seattle Reign FC Game Total Sky Blue FC 0 Goals 2 4 Shots 22 38:09 Time of Possession 37:23 51% Time of Possession % 49% 650 First Touches 595 430 Passes 375 66% Pass Completion % 63% 71 Number of Pass Strings 57 4.9 Average Pass S...more

NWSL – SoccerMeter Stats – Washington Spirit 1 – 1 Boston Breakers
by All White Kit
posted May 13, 2013 at 9:09pm

  Boston Breakers Game Total Washington Spirit 1 Goals 1 8 Shots 9 32:16 Time of Possession 41:45 44% Time of Possession % 56% 555 First Touches 674 319 Passes 437 57% Pass Completion % 65% 50 Number of Pass Strings 65 4.2 Average Pa...more

NWSL: Spirit end homestand still winless after 1-1 draw with Breakers
by All White Kit
posted May 13, 2013 at 9:13am

  Lindsey (left) and Lohman (right) were the two goal-scorers on the evening, while Sanderson (center) contributed an assist The Washington Spirit tried a new formation and started their top free agent signing for the first time. The result was t...more

NWSL – Fantasy Preview – Round Five
by All White Kit
posted May 11, 2013 at 8:56am

  After what can only be described as an indifferent start to the fantasy season, my squad kicked it into high gear last week, only held back by all the clubs who captained Sydney Leroux and my own unfortunate decision to captain Lori Chalupny over ...more

NWSL – SoccerMeter Stats – Sky Blue FC 1 – 1 Chicago Red Stars (See Note)
by All White Kit
posted May 10, 2013 at 11:04pm

  (Note: Roughly twenty minutes are missing from the archived version of the game on YouTube, so take second half stats with a grain of salt. I’m not including full game or second half stats in summaries this week either.) Chicago Red Stars ...more

NWSL – Round Four SoccerMeter Stats Comparisons
by All White Kit
posted May 10, 2013 at 11:00pm

  (Note: SBFC-CHI isn’t included in full game section and only with the first half in the half-by-half comparisons because of the missing footage.) Full Match Possession 55% – FC Kansas City 53% – Boston 53% – Washington 4...more

NWSL – SoccerMeter Stats – League/Team Highs/Lows (Through Round 4)
by All White Kit
posted May 10, 2013 at 10:57pm

  (Average stats coming in a week or two. Marks set this round italicized.) League Highs Game Possession 57% – Boston (Round 1) Passes 516 – FC Kansas City (Round 4) Pass Completion % 67% – FC Kansas City (Round 4) 3+ Pass ...more

Season preview: Washington Spirit Reserves
by All White Kit
posted May 9, 2013 at 8:56am

  Washington Spirit Reserves players during their second training session of 2013 - DC United Women fans should recognize at least three familiar faces So what do Lori Lindsey, Ali Krieger, and Tiffany McCarty have in common? Okay, they all play ...more

NWSL Week in Review: It’s Alex Morgan’s World…
by All White Kit
posted May 8, 2013 at 8:19pm

  The line on a perfect sunny Monday afternoon in southern Connecticut snaked around the block, girls of all ages and jersey colors grasping the same baby blue object in their hands. Many of them were skipping their youth soccer practice, ...more

NWSL – SoccerMeter Stats – Seattle Reign FC 0 – 1 FC Kansas City
by All White Kit
posted May 8, 2013 at 11:54am

  FC Kansas City Game Total Seattle Reign FC 1 Goals 0 15 Shots 8 41:09 Time of Possession 33:50 55% Time of Possession % 45% 767 First Touches 626 516 Passes 374 67% Pass Completion % 60% 69 Number of Pass Strings 54 5.8 Average Pas...more

NWSL – Round Three SoccerMeter Stats Comparisons
by All White Kit
posted May 7, 2013 at 9:19am

  (Note: Much of the second half of WNY-Boston was missing, so the full match stats and second half stats for that match are not included in this list.) Full Match Possession 53% – FC Kansas City 53% – Sky Blue FC (vs WNY) 52% –...more

NWSL – SoccerMeter Stats – Washington Spirit 1 – 2 Portland Thorns FC
by All White Kit
posted May 7, 2013 at 9:04am

  (Note: Full match stats don’t really tell the story. Take a look at the first/second half splits for Portland. Jarring, huh?) Portland Thorns FC Game Total Washington Spirit 2 Goals 1 10 Shots 9 33:03 Time of Possession 36:44 47% Time...more

NWSL – SoccerMeter Stats – WNY Flash 2 – 1 Sky Blue FC
by All White Kit
posted May 6, 2013 at 8:56am

  Sky Blue FC Game Total WNY Flash 1 Goals 2 16 Shots 8 38:09 Time of Possession 33:54 53% Time of Possession % 47% 596 First Touches 572 351 Passes 327 59% Pass Completion % 57% 53 Number of Pass Strings 53 4.4 Average Pass String L...more

NWSL – SoccerMeter Stats – WNY Flash 1 – 2 Boston Breakers (See Note)
by All White Kit
posted May 5, 2013 at 9:43pm

  (Note: The archived feed for this game only included the last eleven minutes of the second half, so that half in these stats has been severely truncated, with the whole match stats also reflecting that missing time.) Boston Breakers Game Total WN...more

NWSL – Fantasy Preview – Round Four
by All White Kit
posted May 4, 2013 at 9:28am

  So, if you listened to my advice to stock up on double gamers…you probably ended up somewhere in the middle of the pack, unless you had the foresight to ignore my advice on Abby Wambach (played one game and killed it) and Sophie Schmidt (di...more

NWSL – SoccerMeter Stats – Chicago Red Stars 0 – 2 Portland Thorns FC
by All White Kit
posted May 2, 2013 at 9:37pm

  Portland Thorns FC Game Total Chicago Red Stars 2 Goals 0 13 Shots 7 39:54 Time of Possession 36:56 52% Time of Possession % 48% 721 First Touches 666 445 Passes 389 62% Pass Completion % 58% 61 Number of Pass Strings 62 5.0 Averag...more

NWSL – SoccerMeter Stats – Washington Spirit 1 – 2 Sky Blue FC
by All White Kit
posted May 1, 2013 at 10:40pm

  Sky Blue FC Game Total Washington Spirit 2 Goals 1 19 Shots 10 37:35 Time of Possession 36:39 51% Time of Possession % 49% 598 First Touches 621 359 Passes 383 60% Pass Completion % 62% 54 Number of Pass Strings 50 4.9 Average Pass...more

NWSL – SoccerMeter Stats – FC Kansas City 2 – 0 Seattle Reign FC
by All White Kit
posted May 1, 2013 at 9:22am

  Seattle Reign FC Game Total FC Kansas City 0 Goals 2 4 Shots 12 35:17 Time of Possession 39:02 47% Time of Possession % 53% 595 First Touches 656 341 Passes 401 57% Pass Completion % 61% 45 Number of Pass Strings 59 4.8 Average Pas...more

Spirit suffer first loss, 2-1, to Sky Blue
by All White Kit
posted April 29, 2013 at 9:14pm

  Robyn Gayle has her hands full with Lisa De Vanna, who would assist on the game-winning goal and give the Spirit defense fits all evening If the Washington Spirit had a mantra going into today’s match, it might well have been “Don&r...more

NWSL Week in Review: Concussions Are No Fun
by All White Kit
posted April 29, 2013 at 9:07pm

  It was 10 minutes into one of the final games of the high school season last fall, and our tall center back – perhaps the biggest key to anything we did in keeping from conceding goals – went up for a lofted ball into our box, somethin...more

NWSL – Fantasy Preview – Round Three
by All White Kit
posted April 27, 2013 at 10:30am

  (As always, Fantasy NWSL is free to play with great prizes for weekly winners, at nwslfl.com) It’s been a bit harrowing these opening weeks in fantasy as we’ve tried to figure out what stats are going to be kept and getting a feel for...more

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