Breakers Begin Training For The 2010 Season

Published on March 1, 2010 under Women's Professional Soccer (WPS)
Boston Breakers News Release


The Breakers welcomed non-contracted players, draftees, and invitees to pre-season training camp today, one week prior to the arrival of contracted players. The team will officially open its 2010 preseason training camp on Monday, March 7 inside the bubble at Harvard Stadium.

The team's preseason roster will feature returning Breakers Ali Lipsher, Kasey Moore, Maggie Tomecka, Fabiana and WPS All-Stars Amy LePeilbet, Kristine Lilly, Alex Scott, and Kelly Smith. Off-season additions include Stephanie Cox (Los Angeles Sol), Leslie Osborne (FC Gold Pride), and Tiffany Weimer (FC Gold Pride) and internationals Laura del Rio (Spain) and Sarah Walsh (Australia). 2010 WPS Draftees include U.S. Women's National Team players Lauren Cheney (UCLA) and Alyssa Naeher (Penn State), along with other talented college seniors including Jordan Angeli (Santa Clara), Casey Brown (BU), Gina DiMartino (BC), Taryn Hemmings (University of Denver), Cynthia Morote-Ariza (Loyola-Chicago), Carly Peetz (Nebraska), and Katherine Reynolds (Santa Clara). An additional group of non-drafted and free agent hopefuls will also attend training camp with an eye towards making the final roster.

Cox, Cheney, LePeilbet, and Naeher, are all expected to join training camp late due to their participation in the Algarve Cup in Portugal with the U.S. Women's National Team. Similarly, Scott and Smith will also be late arrivals due to participation with the England National Team in the Cyprus Cup.

The team will train in the bubble at Harvard Stadium from March 1-14 before traveling to the University of Florida for a 10-day training camp, including four exhibition matches. The Breakers will face the U.S. U-20 Women's National Team on March 17, followed by a match up against current WPS defending Champion, Sky Blue FC on March 20. The team will get their first look at 2010 WPS expansion team, the Atlanta Beat on March 23 when they take part in a friendly match. The trip concludes with a match against host school, the University of Florida on March 24. The Breakers return to Boston and start outdoor training on March 28.

The pre-season roster will be reduced to 24 players on March 10. The final roster will be set on March 31 with 18 roster players and 4 developmental players.

The Breakers will open the team's 12-game regular season home schedule on Sunday, April 18 at 6 PM against the Philadelphia Independence, a 2010 WPS expansion team.

Cheney's Attack Leads U.S. in Algarve Cup

The U.S. Women's National Team advances to Wednesday's Algarve Cup final, led by Boston Breakers 2010 first-round draft pick Lauren Cheney who notched 3 goals and 1 assist in the first three games.

Cheney posted her first goal of the annual Portuguese tournament last Wednesday in the opening round of play against Iceland. She scored the second goal for the U.S. following an own goal by Iceland, to record a 2-0 victory in the first day of action.

The U.S. moved on to face Norway on Friday in an exciting match to the last whistle. U.S. forward Abby Wambach scored two goals, including the game-winner coming off an assist from Cheney in the second minute of stoppage time for a 2-1 U.S. win.

Sitting on top of their group, the U.S. faced defending champion Sweden earlier today. Last year the U.S. fell to Sweden in penalty kicks of final. Today Cheney came on the field in the second half to replace Amy Rodriguez to notch two more goals, making her the leading scorer of the tournament for the U.S., as they advanced to the final with a 2-0 victory, topping their group with 9 points.

The U.S. will advance to their eight consecutive Algarve Cup final on Wednesday, March 3 at 11 a.m. against Germany. The Germans advance to the final after defeating Denmark 4-0, Finland 7-0, and China 5-0.

Breakers Announce Partnership with Cabot Creamery

The Boston Breakers are pleased to announce a new partnership with Cabot Creamery, a dairy farm cooperative based out of Vermont.

Cabot Creamery's emphasis on a healthy, active lifestyle directly aligns with the mission of the Boston Breakers. Cabot Creamery has been in the forefront of educating youth about the importance of calcium for healthy bone development and that exercise must go hand in hand with consuming calcium through dairy to build strong bones. Cabot Creamery believes soccer is one of the most effective impact sports for building bone density, in addition to the sheer enjoyment players get from participating in the game.

The partnership promises a number of great benefits for Breakers fans. Through the season leaders of group outings will be given a copy of the Cabot's Gold Medal Soccer Clinic video. Cabot Creamery will also be present at Harvard Stadium during all Boston Breakers home games providing samples of their dairy products. One night will be designated a Vermont/Farmer's Night where Cabot Creamery will be the Presenting Sponsor providing give-aways to lucky fans.

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