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Reserves Add to World Cup Roster

June 9, 2003 - Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) News Release


ATLANTA (Monday, June 9, 2003) - The list of WUSA All-Stars who are expected to play in the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup increased with today's announcement of the reserve players for the WUSA American Stars and the WUSA World Stars. U.S. national team veterans Cindy Parlow (Atlanta Beat) and Danielle Slaton (Carolina Courage) head the list of reserves named to the American squad. Canadian national team striker Charmaine Hooper (Atlanta Beat) and Norwegian national team standout Dagny Mellgren (Boston Breakers) highlight an explosive WUSA World Stars roster. The Hyundai WUSA All-Star Game will take place June 19 in Cary, NC and will be televised live on ESPN2 at 7:30 pm ET.

In conjunction with WUSA Commissioner Tony DiCicco, the reserves for each team were selected by WUSA American Stars Head Coach Jim Gabarra and WUSA World Stars manager Tom Stone. Each team will feature 16 players. Since World Stars midfielder Homare Sawa will be competing for Japan in Asian World Cup qualifying during the All-Star Game, Hooper will replace her in the starting lineup. In addition to Hooper and Mellgren, Stone named San Jose's Diane Alagich, San Diego's Julie Fleeting, Washington's Kelly Golebiowski and San Jose's LaKeysia Beene to the World Stars. Beene was named to the World Stars due to the limited number of international goalkeepers in the WUSA. In addition to Parlow and Slaton, Gabarra named Washington's Siri Mullinix, Philadelphia's Heather Mitts and New York's Shannon Boxx to the American Stars. A brief look at the All-Star reserves follows:

WUSA AMERICAN STARS RESERVES

GK Siri Mullinix Washington Holds the WUSA record for saves in a match (13)
DEF Heather Mitts Philadelphia A member of the U.S. national team since 1999
DEF Danielle Slaton Carolina 2002 WUSA Defensive Player of the Year
MID Shannon Boxx New York Leads the New York Power in assists (3)
F Cindy Parlow Atlanta youngest player to ever win an Olympic Gold Medal and a WWC title

WUSA WORLD STARS RESERVES

GK LaKeysia Benne San Jose The WUSA's all-time leader in victories (23)
DEF Dianne Alagich San Jose A member of the Australian national team since age 15
MID Kelly Golebiowski Washington Freedom newcomer was a member of the 1999 Australian WWC squad
F Charmaine Hooper Atlanta Replacing Homare Sawa as All-Star starter
F Dagny Mellgren Boston Boston Breakers' all-time leading goal scorer (28)
F Julie Fleeting San Diego Captain of the Scottish national team

For more information on the 2003 Hyundai WUSA All-Star Game visit the WUSA's official All-Star Game site at http://www.wusa.com/allstargame/

MILBRETT TO BE ON ESPN.COM CHAT NEXT WEEK: New York forward Tiffeny Milbrett will be the featured guest on next week's ESPN.com live web chat on Monday, June 16. The chat will begin at 6:00 p.m. (ET)/3:00 p.m. (PT) and will last approximately 30 minutes. Milbrett will be on hand to answer fan questions and promote the upcoming 2003 Hyundai WUSA All-Star Game in Cary, NC. Fans can submit questions before and during the chat. For more information, log on to www.ESPN.com.

DON'T MISS THE 2003 HYUNDAI WUSA POSTGAME AUDIO SHOW: Fans can log onto www.WUSA.com listen to the 2003 Hyundai WUSA All-Star Game Postgame Show following the All-Star Game on Thursday, June 19. Hosted by Beth Mowins, The postgame show will last approximately 30 minutes and will feature interviews with WUSA players, coaches and executive.

FOUNDERS CUP III LOGO UNVEILED; TICKETS GO ON SALE JUNE 15: The Women's United Soccer Association unveiled the Founders Cup III logo today and announced that tickets to the league's Championship match will go on sale to the public on June 15. Founders Cup III will take place on Sunday, August 24 at 4:00 p.m. ET at Torero Stadium in San Diego, CA, home of the WUSA's San Diego Spirit. The match will be broadcast live nationally on ESPN2. WUSA President/CEO Lynn Morgan joined Shannon MacMillan and Dave Presher of the San Diego Spirit at today's news conference in San Diego to discuss details surrounding Founders Cup III.

Game tickets go on sale June 15 -- at 1:00 p.m. ET/10:00 p.m. PT. Tickets can be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at (619) 220-8497 or by going online at www.ticketmaster.com. Groups of 15 or more will be sold through the San Diego Spirit ticket office (1-877-4SOCCER). Individual ticket prices range from $23-$150.

The primary logo for the WUSA's annual championship game features the elegance of the Founders Cup trophy. In addition, a sun sits atop the Founders Cup signifying the City of San Diego. The logo will be used on all marketing, promotional and merchandising campaigns associated with the event. 9Myles Inc. created the logo in conjunction with WUSA Marketing. Founded by Myles McGuinness, 9Myles is a brand communications company based in San Diego. For more information, please visit www.9Myles.com.

EARLY GOALS DOOM SAN DIEGO: The San Diego Spirit now has surrendered six goals a WUSA-high six goals in the first 15 (actually 10 for the Spirit) minutes of their games. The Spirit is 0-2-3 in those games where they allow a goal during the first 10 minutes. San Diego is 3-0-1 when it does not give up the early score. San Diego allowed two goals in the first 10 minutes of Saturday's 2-1 loss to Philadelphia.

MACMILLAN TO BE ON WUSA.COM CHAT THIS WEEK: San Diego forward Shannon MacMillan will be the featured guest on this week's WUSA.com live web chat on Tuesday, June 10. The chat will begin at 4:00 p.m. (ET)/1:00 p.m. (PT) and will last approximately 30 minutes. MacMillan will be on hand to answer fan questions. Fans can submit questions before and during the chat. For more information, log on to www.WUSA.com.

WUSA Game Previews (Week Eleven)

Wednesday, June 11, 2003 - Carolina Courage at Washington Freedom - 7:00 p.m. (ET) - Fox Sports (Carolina); CSN-DC (Washington); (Season Series: Series tied 1-1-0) (All-time Series History: Washington leads 4-2-2)

Carolina extended its unbeaten streak to two games with a 2-1 victory over the Atlanta Beat on Saturday, June 7 at Herndon Stadium. Washington dropped its second straight home match with a 3-1 loss to Boston on Sunday, June 8 at RFK Stadium. The last meeting between these two teams resulted in a 5-2 victory for the Courage on May 17, 2003 at RFK Stadium. Forward Danielle Fotopoulos registered two goals and three assists to lead the Courage to its first victory of the 2003 season.

Key Players to Watch: Carolina's Fotopoulos (6g, 5a, 17 pts. - tied for 3rd among WUSA scoring leaders) notched her sixth goal of the 2003 season after converting a penalty kick versus Atlanta on June 7. "Fotop" has recorded three goals and seven assists for 13 points versus the Freedom all-time (eight matches). Forward Birgit Prinz (5g, 2a, 12 pts. - 8th among WUSA scoring leaders) scored the game-winning goal to propel the Courage past the Beat on June 7. In four matches versus the Freedom (all-time), Prinz has tallied four goals and two assists for 10 points. Midfielder Unni Lehn (5a, 5 pts.) registered her fifth assists of the 2003 season on June 7. Lehn is tied for the team lead in assist with Fotopoulos. Washington's Mia Hamm (6g, 5a, 17 pts. - tied for 3rd among WUSA scoring leaders) registered her fifth assist of the season on June 8. Hamm has now recorded an assist in three consecutive matches. Forward Jacqui Little (2g, 3a, 7 pts.) will look to fill the void left by the suspension of Abby Wambach. J. Little has recorded three assists all-time versus Carolina (seven matches). Goalkeeper Siri Mullinix (5-1-1, 1.00 GAA) dropped her first match of the 2003 season on June 8. Mullinix is 3-1-2 with a 1.67 goals against average versus Carolina all-time (six matches).

Key Matchup: (Carolina forwards Birgit Prinz and Danielle Fotopoulos versus Washington defenders Carrie Moore and Jennifer Grubb) Prinz and Fotopoulos each found the back of the net in their last two matches to lead the Courage resulting in four points for the Courage. The duo has combined for 23 points (seven goals, nine assists) versus Washington all-time. Moore, Grubb and the fourth rated defense in the WUSA (1.50 goals per game allowed) will face the third ranked offense (1.75 goals per game).

The "Inside Scoop": Carolina extended its unbeaten streak to two games on Saturday, June 7. Washington, which dropped its second straight home match on Sunday, June 8 is unbeaten on the road in 2003 (3-0-0). Carolina has never beaten Washington in Cary (0-2-1). Washington will be without the services of Wambach and Skylar Little to red card ejections on June 8.

They Said it: "For the first year and a half, we had the upper hand in results. Our games have been traditionally high scoring. I think they have a lot of diverse attacking personalities that have given us problems. I don't think anyone in the league has found a way to stop (Birgit) Prinz." - Washington Freedom Head Coach Jim Gabarra on Carolina.

Referee: Todd Perry. Assistant Referees: Andrew Chapin; Abbas Piran. 4th Official: Daniel Burak.

Wednesday, June 11, 2003 - Philadelphia Charge at New York Power - 7:00 p.m. (ET) - Metro Channel (New York); (Season Series: Series tied 1-1-0) (All-time Series History: Philadelphia leads 4-3-1)

Philadelphia won its second consecutive road match with a 2-1 victory over San Diego on Saturday, June 7 at Torero Stadium. New York blanked San Jose 2-0 on Sunday, June 8 at Spartan Stadium to record its first-ever victory over the CyberRays. The last meeting between these two teams resulted in a 2-1 win for the Charge on May 17, 2003 at Mitchel Athletic Complex. Philadelphia's Marinette Pichon notched two goals to lead the Charge to its first victory of the 2003 season.

Key Players to Watch: Philadelphia's Pichon (6g, 1a, 13 pts. - tied for 6th among WUSA scoring leaders) registered her sixth goal of the season on Saturday, June 7. In six previous meetings with New York, Pichon has notched six goals and one assist for 13 points. Midfielder Melanie Hoffmann (2g, 2a, 6 pts.) registered her second goal of 2003 season on June 7. Hoffmann has registered one assist in two meetings all-time versus the Power. Goalkeeper Melissa Moore (1-4-1, 1.50 GAA) recorded her first win of the 2003 season on June 7. Moore holds a 3-2-0 record with a 2.20 goals against average all-time versus New York (five matches). New York's Tiffeny Milbrett (3g, 2a, 8 pts.) will be looking to record her first goal at home since July 26, 2001. In six matches all-time versus Philadelphia, Milbrett has tallied seven goals for 14 points. Midfielder Emily Janss (1g, 1a, 3 pts.) notched her first goal of the 2003 season on June 8. Janss has recorded two goals and an assist all-time versus Philadelphia (six matches). Goalkeeper Saskia Webber (1-0-0, 0.00 GAA) made her first appearance of the 2003 season, shutting out San Jose on June 8. Webber holds a 1-1-0 record with a 2.01 goals against average all-time versus Philadelphia (three matches).

Key Matchup: (Philadelphia forward Marinette Pichon versus New York defender Christie Pearce) Pearce will have her hands full with the speedy French striker. Pearce and her defensive mates will look to keep Pichon in check. In the second match-up last season, Pichon recorded a hat trick against the Power. In the third meeting, Pearce was assigned to man-mark Pichon and held her scoreless as the Power came back from a two-goal deficit, to win 3-2. Pichon has recorded six goals against the Power, including both the last time these two clubs played, a 2-1 win for Philadelphia

The "Inside Scoop": The season series between these two teams is tied at 1-1-0. Each team has been victorious on the road during the season series. New York earned its 12th point with a 2-0 victory over San Jose on Sunday, June 8, surpassing last season's total of 10 points. Both teams have combined for 12 goals during the first two meetings this season. Milbrett will be looking for her first goal at home since July 26, 2001.

They Said it: "Philadelphia is a very good club, with a great striker in (Marinette) Pichon and a very good defense. In the past, this has been a great, close matchup." - New York Power Head Coach Tom Sermanni on Philadelphia.

Referee: Sandra Hunt. Assistant Referees: Mark Gorak, Christopher Price. 4th Official: John Konstantinidis.

Saturday, June 14, 2003 - San Diego Spirit at Philadelphia Charge - 4:00 p.m. (ET) - PAX TV (National Broadcast); (Season Series: Philadelphia leads 1-0-0) (All-time Series History: Philadelphia leads 4-1-2)

San Diego had its seven-game unbeaten streak snapped with a 2-1 loss to Philadelphia on Saturday, June 7. Philadelphia will be coming off a mid-week match with the New York Power at Mitchel Athletic Complex on Wednesday, June 11. During the last meeting between these two teams (June 7, 2003), Marinette Pichon and Melanie Hoffmann extended Philadelphia's unbeaten streak to two games.

Key Players to Watch: San Diego's Christine Latham (1g, 1a, 3 pts.) will be the attacking force for the Spirit up top with the absence Shannon MacMillan (right ACL tear). Latham will be looking for her first-ever goal versus the Charge. Forward Julie Fleeting (4g, 1a, 9 pts. - 10th among WUSA scoring leaders) will return to the team's lineup after serving national team duty last week. Fleeting leads the Spirit in scoring. Goalkeeper Jenni Branam (0-0-1, 1.00 GAA) could see action this weekend with Jaime Pagliarulo being called to U.S. national team duty. Branam would be the fifth goalkeeper to start for San Diego versus the Charge all-time. Philadelphia's Pichon (6g, 1a, 13 pts. - as of June 9, 2003) has recorded two goals all-time versus San Diego (four matches). Pichon reached the 20-gaol plateau faster than any other player in WUSA history (25 games). Midfielder Stacey Tullock (1g, 4a, 6 pts. - as of June 9, 2003) leads the Charge is assists for the 2003 season. Tullock has registered a goal versus San Diego all-time (four matches). Midfielder Melanie Hoffmann (2g, 2a, 6 pts. - as of June 9, 2003) scored her second goal of the 2003 season versus San Diego on June 7. Hoffmann is the only Charge player (other than Pichon) to have recorded two or more goals this season.

Key Matchup: (San Diego defender Kim Pickup versus Philadelphia forward Marinette Pichon) Pichon, Philadelphia's all-time leading goals scorer (20), have accounted for nearly 25 percent of the team's goals all-time. Two of those 20 goals have been scored against the Spirit. Pickup anchors the third ranked defense in the WUSA (1.11 goals per game allowed).

The "Inside Scoop": This will be the second meeting in seven days between these two clubs. Philadelphia leads the series 4-1-2 and has never lost to the Spirit at Villanova Stadium (2-0-1). Five players for both Philadelphia and San Diego have been called to U.S. national team duty (Lorrie Fair - Philadelphia; Aly Wagner - San Diego; Julie Foudy - San Diego; Joy Fawcett - San Diego; Jaime Pagliarulo - San Diego).

Referee: Rachel Woo. Assistant Referees: Brenda Wright, Adam Smeltz. 4th Official: Edward Marco.

Saturday, June 14, 2003 - Atlanta Beat at Carolina Courage - 7:00 p.m. (ET) - Comcast Sports Southeast (Atlanta); (Season Series: Carolina leads 1-0-0) (All-time Series History: Carolina leads 5-1-1)

Atlanta had a four-game unbeaten streak snapped with a 2-1 loss to Carolina on Saturday, June 7 at Herndon Stadium. Carolina will enter this match after facing Washington in a mid-week match on Wednesday, June 11 at SAS Stadium. During the last meeting between these two clubs (June 7, 2003), forwards Birgit Prinz and Danielle Fotopoulos each found the back of the net to lead Carolina its fifth victory all-time over the Beat.

Key Players to Watch: Atlanta's Maribel Dominguez (7g, 4a, 18 pts. - 2nd among WUSA scoring leaders) notched her seventh goal of the 2003 season versus Carolina on June 7. The Mexican international had a chance to tie the match during the second half but, missed a penalty kick opportunity, striking the ball high of the intended target. Forward Conny Pohlers (1g, 2a, 4 pts.) will likely fill the void left by Charmaine Hooper (Canadian national team duty). Pohlers will be looking for her first goal versus Carolina. Goalkeeper Melanie Wilson will like make her first start of the 2003 season, filling in of Briana Scurry (U.S. national team duty). Wilson holds a 0-0-1 record with a 1.00 goals against average versus Carolina all-time. Carolina's Fotopoulos (6g, 5a, 17 pts. - as of June 9, 2003) is tied with Boston's Maren Meinert as the WUSA's all-time leading scorer (73 points - 26 goals, 21 assists). "Fotop" has registered four goals and two assists all-time versus Atlanta (seven matches). Forward Birgit Prinz (5g, 2a, 12 pts. - as of June 9, 2003) scored the game-winning goal versus the Beat on June 7. Prinz has tallied two goals for four points all-time versus Atlanta (three matches). Goalkeeper Kristin Luckenbill (2-2-1, 2.00 GAA - as of June 9, 2003) recorded three saves versus Atlanta on June 7. Luckenbill holds a 4-1-1 record with a 1.00 goals against average versus Atlanta all-time (six matches).

Key Matchup: (Atlanta defender Nancy Augustyniak versus Carolina forward Birgit Prinz) While both Prinz and Fotopoulos lead the Courage attack, Prinz finds open spaces very well and is one of the best players in the WUSA at going directly to goal. After sitting out this past weekend's match due to a red card suspension, Augustyniak will slide back into the central marking back position, where her speed and knack for finding the open player will be a welcomed return to the lineup.

The "Inside Scoop": Carolina has won four of the last five meeting with Atlanta, including a 2-1 victory on June 7, 2003. The Courage holds a 2-1-0 record versus the Beat at SAS Stadium. Atlanta's last trip to Cary, NC resulted in a 2-1 overtime loss in the WUSA Playoffs on August 17, 2002. Five players from both teams will not be available for this match due to U.S. national team duty (Briana Scurry - Atlanta; Tiffany Roberts - Carolina; Cindy Parlow - Atlanta; Danielle Slaton - Carolina; Kylie Bivens - Atlanta).

They Said it: "My hope is that we can create as many chances in this game, as we did in the first match. Hooper, Pohlers, Dominguez and Bivens all had chances that they normally would finish. We have many concerns this week. We will be without Bri, Cindy and Sawa, and three other starters will be flying in from Mexico the night before (Hooper, Dominguez, Nonen). We will have many unanswered questions when we take the field on Saturday night that we will most likely have to solve as the game progresses." - Atlanta Beat Head Coach Tom Stone on the Saturday, June 14 match versus Carolina.

Referee: Michelle Tubre. Assistant Referees: Sandra Serafini, Mike Stutt. 4th Official: Kim Oberle.

Saturday, June 14, 2003 - San Jose CyberRays at New York Power - 7:00 p.m. (ET) - MSG (New York); (Season Series: New York leads 1-0-0) (All-time Series History: San Jose leads 5-1-1).

San Jose dropped its first-ever match to New York on Sunday, June 8 at Spartan Stadium. The Power be coming off a mid-week match with the Philadelphia Charge on Wednesday, June 11 at Mitchel Athletic Complex. During the last meeting between these two teams New York's Emily Janss and Margaret Tietjen each scored a goal to lead the Power to its first-ever victory over San Jose.

Key Players to Watch: San Jose's Pretinha (3g, 1a, 7 pts.) leads the CyberRays in scoring in 2003. The Brazilian forward has registered two goals and two assists for six points all-time versus the Power (seven matches). Midfielder Sissi (1g, 4a, 6 pts.) leads the CyberRays in assists during the 2003 season. In seven previous meetings with New York, Sissi has registered one assist. Forward Katia (1g, 2a, 4 pts.) is the team's all-time leading scorer versus New York. The Brazilian striker has tallied four goals and two assists for 10 points versus the Power all-time (seven matches). New York's Christie Welsh (4g, 8 pts. - as of June 9, 2003) will look to carry the team offensively with the absence of Tiffeny Milbrett (U.S. national team duty). The rookie forward will be looking for her first career goal versus the Power. Midfielder Margaret Tietjen (1g, 3a, 5 pts. - as of June 9, 2003) scored her first career WUSA goal on Sunday, June 8 versus the CyberRays. Tietjen is tied for the team lead in assists with Shannon Boxx. Goalkeeper Saskia Webber (1-0-0, 0.00 GAA - as of June 9, 2003) shut out San Jose during the teams last meeting. Webber holds a 2-2-0 record with a 2.25 goals against average versus San Jose all-time (four matches).

Key Matchup: (San Jose forward Katia versus New York defender Jaclyn Raveia) Katia is off to a slow start in the 2003 WUSA season. The top goal scorer during the 2002 season has been able to muster only one soccer this season. Katia is the CyberRays all-time leading scorer versus New York. The Power has the eight ranked defense in the WUSA and will be without the services of Christie Welsh (U.S. national team duty). Raveia will need to fill the void and try to keep the Brazilian striker off the scoreboard.

The "Inside Scoop": New York snapped a six-game winless streak versus the CyberRays on June 8. The Power will be playing its third match in seven days after a mid-week game versus Philadelphia on Wednesday, June 11. Five players for both teams have been called to U.S. national team duty for June 14 (Christie Pearce - New York; Brandi Chastain - San Jose; Tiffeny Milbrett - New York; Thori Bryan - San Jose; LaKeysia Beene - San Jose).

They Said it: "We've got to play much better. They didn't do anything tactically to beat us (Sunday). We handed them the game." - San Jose CyberRays Head Coach Ian Sawyers on New York.

Referee: Misail Tsapos. Assistant Referees: Karalee Sutton, Melanie Johnson. 4th Official: Steve Karaduzovic.

TEAM INJURY REPORTS AS OF 06/09/03

ATLANTA BEAT: None.
BOSTON BREAKERS: No league matches this week (Bye Week)
CAROLINA COURAGE: OUT - M Hege Riise (R ACL tear); QUESTIONABLE - M Unni Lehn (R hamstring strain); D Carla Overbeck (R calf strain); PROBABLE - D Danielle Slaton (R knee effusion).
NEW YORK POWER: OUT - D Sara Whalen (R ACL tear); D Kristy Whelchel (R ACL tear); M Krista Davey (R ankle sprain).
PHILADELPHIA CHARGE: OUT - F Kelly Smith (R meniscus tear); M Pavlina Scasna (L foot tendonitis); F Deliah Arrington (R ACL tear).
SAN DIEGO SPIRIT: OUT - F Shannon MacMillan (R ACL tear).
SAN JOSE CYBERRAYS: OUT - D Dianne Alagich (L knee sprain).
WASHINGTON FREEDOM: PROBABLE - D Steffi Jones (R foot sprain).

NATIONAL TEAM DUTY AS OF 06/09/03

ATLANTA BEAT: M Homare Sawa (Japan); F Charmaine Hooper (Canada); D Sharolta Nonen (Canada); GK Briana Scurry (USA); F Cindy Parlow (USA); D Kylie Bivens (USA).
BOSTON BREAKERS: No league matches this week (Bye Week)
CAROLINA COURAGE: M Tiffany Roberts (USA); D Danielle Slaton (USA) Note: U.S. Players are not traveling to national team camp until Thursday.
NEW YORK POWER: F Tiffeny Milbrett (USA); D Christie Pearce (USA) Note: U.S. Players are not traveling to national team camp until Thursday.
PHILADELPHIA CHARGE: M Lorrie Fair (USA) Note: USA Players are not traveling to national team camp until Thursday.
SAN DIEGO SPIRIT: D Joy Fawcett (USA); M Julie Foudy (USA); M Aly Wagner (USA); GK Jaime Pagliarulo.
SAN JOSE CYBERRAYS: D Thori Bryan (USA); D Brandi Chastain (USA); GK LaKeysia Beene (USA).
WASHINGTON FREEDOM: F Abby Wambach (USA); F Mia Hamm (USA) Note: USA Players are not traveling to national team camp until Thursday.

suspension Summary 06/09/03

Player Team Suspension Reason

Angela Hucles Boston Breakers 6/21 vs. Carolina Red Card (6/8 at Washington)

Skylar Little Washington Freedom 6/11 at Carolina Red Card (6/8 vs. Boston)

Abby Wambach Washington Freedom 6/11 at Carolina Red Card (6/8 vs. Boston)

Warning Summary 06/09/03

Player Team Reason

Katia San Jose CyberRays 3 Non - Consecutive Yellow Cards Accumulated; A caution in the next game will result in a 1 game suspension =4 non- consecutive cards accumulated.

Daniela San Diego Spirit 3 Non - Consecutive Yellow Cards Accumulated; A caution in the next game will result in a 1 game suspension =4 non- consecutive cards accumulated.

Melanie Hoffmann Philadelphia Charge 2 Consecutive Yellow Cards Accumulated; A caution in the next game will result in a 1 game suspension =3 consecutive cards accumulated.

TEAM-BY-TEAM NOTES

atlanta beat: The Atlanta Beat had a four-game unbeaten streak snapped with a 2-1 loss to Carolina on Saturday, June 7 at Herndon Stadium... Maribel Dominguez scored her seventh goal of the season during the match but, missed a penalty kick attempt during the second half that would have tied the match at 2-2... Charmaine Hooper and Cindy Parlow were each credited with assists on Dominguez' goal... Hopper's six assists lead the WUSA... Dominguez leads the WUSA in total shots (36)... Despite allowing two goals versus the Courage, goalkeeper Briana Scurry leads the league in goals against average (0.78)and save percentage (82.1)... The Beat will be without the services of Scurry, Parlow, and Bivens due to U.S. national team duty on June 14... Atlanta holds the league's best all-time road winning percentage (11-8-5, .563)... Atlanta ranks second in team offense (2.11 goals per game) and first in team defense (0.78 goals per game).

boston breakers: Boston moved into first place in the WUSA standings with a 3-1 victory over the Washington Freedom on Sunday, June 8 at RFK Stadium... Maren Meinert tallied two goals to lead the Breakers to their 17th point of the season... Meinert is tied with Carolina's Danielle Fotopoulos as the WUSA's all-time leading scorer (73 pts.)... Midfielder Stephanie Mugneret-Beghe was credited with second assist of the season on Meinert's first goal of the match... Midfielder Mary-Frances Monroe recorded her first career WUSA goal on June 8... Meinert leads the WUSA in shots on goal (23)... Goalkeeper Karina LeBlanc leads the WUSA in saves (42)... Boston ranks fourth in team offense (1.70 goals per game) and fifth in team defense (1.80 goals per game).

carolina courage Carolina extended its unbeaten streak to two games with a 2-1 victory over the Atlanta Beat on Saturday, June 7 at Herndon Stadium... Forward Birgit Prinz scored her fifth goal of the 2003 season to lead the Courage to the road win... Midfiedler Unni Lehn was credited with an assist on Prinz' goal... Len has registered an assist in four consecutive games... Forward Danielle Fotopoulos recorded her sixth goal of the 2003 season after converting a penalty kick attempt early in the match... "Fotop" is tied with Boston's Maren Meinert as the WUSA's all-time leading scorer (73 pts.)... Fotopoulos leads the Courage in both goals (6) and assists (5)... Carolina has won four of its last five meetings with the Beat... The Courage ranks third in team offense (1.75 goals per game) and sixth in team defesne (2.25 goals per game).

new york power: New York earned its first-ever victory over the San Jose CyberRays with a 2-0 win at Spartan Stadium on Sunday, June 8... Midfielder Margaret Tietjen netted her first-career WUSA goal, scoring the game-winner in the 63rd minute... Emily Janss add to the Power lead with her first goal of the 2003 season in the 76th minute... The victory snapped a six-game winless streak versus San Jose... Forward Tiffeny Milbrett will be looking for her first goal at home since July 26, 2001... Midfielder Krista Davey is tied for second in the WUSA in game-winning goals (2)... Goalkeeper Saskia Webber registered her first shutout of the 2003 season on June 8.... Webber has tallied four shutouts during her WUSA career... New York ranks fifth in team offense (1.67 goals per game) and eighth in team defense (2.56 goals per game).

philadelphia charge: The Philadelphia Charge extended its road winning streak to two games with a 2-1 victory over the San Diego Spirit on Saturday, June 7 at Torero Stadium... Midfielder Melanie Hoffmann registered the game-winning goal in 10th minute... Marinette Pichon got the Charge on the board with her sixth goal of the season... Pichon is Philadelphia's all-time goal scoring leader with 20... Pichon became the fastest player to reach 20 goals in WUSA history (25 matches)... Pichon leads the WUSA in offside infractions with 22... Goalkeeper Melissa Moore earned her first victory of the season on June 7... Philadelphia ranks sixth in team offense (1.50 goals per game) and seventh in team defense (2.38 goals per game).

san diego spirit: San Diego's seven-game unbeaten streak was snapped after falling to the Philadelphia Charge 2-1 on Saturday, June 7 at Torero Stadium... The loss also ended the Spirit's three-game home unbeaten streak... Midfielder Julie Foudy scored San Diego's only goal after converting a penalty kick attempt in the 20th minute... Foudy has now scored a PK goal in three consecutive matches... The Spirit will be without Aly Wagner, Foudy, and Joy Fawcett due to U.S. national team duty... Goalkeeper Jaime Pagliarulo has also been called into national team camp... Forward Julie Fleeting will rejoin the Spirit after serving Scottish national team duty last week... San Diego ranks seventh in team offense (1.33 goals per game) and third in team defense (1.11 goals per game).

san jose cyberrays: San Jose fell to the New York Power for the first time in team history with a 2-0 loss on Sunday, June 8 at Spartan Stadium... The 2-0 shutout was the second consecutive game in which the CyberRays have been held scoreless... Last season Katia led the WUSA with 15 goals; however, in 2003 the Brazilian striker has netted only one goal during the San Jose's first nine games... Defender Kelly Lindsey made her first start of the 2003 season on Sunday, June 8... San Jose is the only WUSA team to average less than one goal a game (0.89)... Brandi Chastain, Thori Bryan and LaKeysia Beene have been called to U.S. national team duty on June 14... The CyberRays rank eighth in team offense (0.89 goals per game) and second in team defense (1.00 goal per game).

Washington freedom: Washington dropped its second straight home match with a 3-1 loss to Boston on Sunday, June 8 at RFK Stadium... Steffi Jones notched the Freedom's only goal of the match... The goal was the German defenders first of her WUSA career... Mia Hamm was credited with an assist on Jones' goal... Hamm is tied for third among the WUSA scoring leaders with 17 points... Hamm leads the WUSA in points per game (2.43), goals per game (0.86) and assists per game (0.71)... Goalkeeper Siri Mullinix dropped her first match of the 2003 season on June 8... Three red cards were issued during Sunday's match (two for Washington, one for Boston), the most in WUSA history... Washington became the first team in WUSA history to have had two player receive red cards in the same match (Skylar Little and Abby Wambach)... Washington ranks first in team offense (2.38 goals per game) and fourth in team defense (1.50 goals per game).

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