Carolina Courage Week in Review
June 15, 2003 - Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA)
Carolina Courage News Release
Courage Extends Unbeaten Streak To Four Games: The Carolina Courage earned a valuable point, drawing 0-0 against the Atlanta Beat at SAS Stadium on Saturday. The Courage has gone 2-0-2 in its last four matches.
Luckenbill Shines In 0-0 Stalemate: Courage netminder Kristin Luckenbill is showing the form that earned her the 2002 WUSA Goalkeeper of the Year award last season. Lucks made five saves to register her second consecutive shutout.
The Week Ahead:
WUSA All Star Game Coming To Town: The 2003 Hyundai WUSA All Star Game takes place this week. Below is a summary of the events: All-Star Youth Clinic
Select players and coaches from both of the WUSA All-Star squads will take part in the All-Star Youth Clinic on Tuesday, June 17 at 3:30 p.m. ET at SAS Stadium. 200 local-area kids will participate in the hour-long clinic and be introduced to the WUSA Soccer Starz program.
2003 Time-Warner Cable WUSA All-Star Skills Competition
WUSA soccer fans will receive a special treat on Wednesday, June 18 at 7:30 p.m. ET when league stars test their skills against each other as they compete in the 2003 Time-Warner Cable WUSA All-Star Skills Competition. Top players from around the league will have the opportunity to showcase their amazing skills and dazzle the crowd at SAS Stadium. The competition will consist of three events: 1) Time-Warner Cable All-Star Shootout Challenge (Score as many goals as possible within one minute); 2) Time-Warner Cable Hot Shot (Hardest shot miles/hour [radar gun]); 3) Time-Warner Cable "Bend it like"...Freekick Competition (Player to try to score over a wall into open goal with targets). There are 2 ways to get tickets for the 2003 Time-Warner Cable WUSA All-Star Skills Competition:
1. You get a free ticket to the Skills Competition with every ticket purchased for the All-Star Game.
2. You can buy Skills Competition tickets at the Courage Box Office at SAS Stadium. Current box office hours are Wed-Fri 10a - 3PM. Ticket prices are $5 for adults; $3 for Kids (12 and under). Kids under 2 are free if they sit on the parents lap.
2003 WUSA All-Star Fan Fest
Fun, interactive Fan Fest for all ages inside SAS Stadium before and during the All-Star Game. Gates open at 6:00 PM and admission is free to all fans with a game day ticket.
2003 Hyundai WUSA All-Star Game
The world's best female soccer players will descend upon the Triangle area for the ultimate showcase of soccer when the 2003 Hyundai WUSA All-Star Game is held at SAS Stadium in Cary, NC on Thursday, June 19 at 7:30 pm ET. Featuring an American Stars vs. World Stars format, the Hyundai WUSA All-Star Game is expected to be a World Cup preview, as all of the top players who are expected to compete in the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup will be in Cary for the event. Courage Heads To Beantown: The Carolina Courage will travel to Boston to take on the first place Breakers on Saturday at Nickerson Field. The Courage will look to avenge a loss from earlier in the season that tilted the all-time series in Boston favor. Carolina is 2-3-2 all-time against the Breakers.
COURAGE IN THE COMMUNITY:
Tuesday, June 17:
* YMCA Day Camp: Danielle Slaton and Birgit Prinz will be attending the Southwest Wake YMCA day camp in Apex from 1:30 - 3:30 pm to put on a demonstration for the children, to be followed by a question and answer and autograph session.
* UNC Health Care Children's Hospital Visit: Danielle Borgman, Breanna Boyd and Tiffany Roberts will be visiting the UNC Health Care Children's Hospital from 2:00 - 3:30 pm to meet and spend time with children at the hospital.
* All-Star Youth Soccer Clinic: The WUSA All-Stars will be hosting a special soccer clinic for kids at SAS Stadium from 3-5 pm. The WUSA will introduce the WUSA Soccer Starz program. Like Punt, Pass & Kick, the competition is broken up into to three tests of important fundamental skills: The Dribble and Shoot Frenzy, The Overhead Throw and The Long Kick.
Wednesday, June 18:
* All-Star Hospital Visit: A group of WUSA All-Stars, including Tiffeny Milbrett, Cindy Parlow, Joy Fawcett, and Briana Scurry will be visiting the UNC Health Care Children's Hospital from 10:00 - 11:00 pm to meet and spend time with children at the hospital.
Thursday, June 19:
* Girls Leadership Camp 2003 At Exploris and Meredith College: Hege Riise will speak and sign autographs for participants in the Girls Leadership Camp at Exploris.
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