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Breakers Beat Atlanta, Extend Unbeaten Streak to Four

July 11, 2011 - Women's Professional Soccer (WPS)
Boston Breakers News Release


The Breakers got a goal each from rookie Keelin Winters and first-year Breaker Katie Schoepfer, and keeper Alyssa Naeher made three saves to record her league-leading fourth shutout of the season in Boston's 2-0 win Sunday night over the Atlanta Beat.

The Breakers improve to 4-5-3 on the season and move into a third-place tie with magicJack in the WPS standings.

"We said, 'Go at them, let's dictate the tempo of it, and when we get chances, let's make sure we put them away,'" said Associate Head Coach Lisa Cole. "I felt like it was good for us to get this win because we've got a long road to go to make sure we finish where we want to finish."

The Breakers opened the scoring in the 5th minute. It started with a corner kick from Schoepfer, who hit it to Kasey Moore far post. Moore headed it to Winters, who headed it past Atlanta keeper Allison Whitworth for the 1-0 lead. The goal was Winters' second of the season. Her first came against Atlanta in the opening game of the season.

The score remained the same until Schoepfer scored her second goal of the season. It came in the 81st minute and began when Meghan Klingenberg sent a ball out wide to Schoepfer. With some space to move, Schoepfer took the ball into the top right corner of the box before striking it into the far post to put Boston ahead, 2-0.

The Breakers are off until Sunday, July 24, when they host the Western New York Flash, featuring Brazil's Marta and Maurine, Canadian captain Christine Sinclair, and U.S. Women's National Team forward Alex Morgan. To purchase tickets, visit www.breakerstickets.com.



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