Short-handed CyberRays face New York in rematch

June 13, 2003 - Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA)
San Jose CyberRays News Release


GAME: CyberRays (4-5-0, 12 points, sixth place) vs. New York Power (4-5-1, 13 points, fifth place).

SITE: Mitchel Athletic Complex, Uniondale, N.Y.

TIME: 4 p.m. PDT.

GAME NOTES: Complete game notes are posted in PDF form at http://www.sjcyberrays.com/news/gnotes_ny030614.pdf.

Missing from action: LaKeysia Beene, Thori Bryan, Brandi Chastain and Sissi -- that's the makings of a pretty good soccer team. And it's also the list of CyberRays who won't be in New York tomorrow when to play the Power. Beene, Bryan and Brandi are all with the U.S. Women's National Team this week, which plays Ireland at 6 p.m. tomorrow in Salt Lake City on ESPN2. Sissi has a dislocated rib.

No offense: Sunday's 2-0 shutout of the CyberRays was the second consecutive game in which the CyberRays have been held scoreless – the first time the CyberRays have ever failed to score in consecutive matches. The last CyberRays goal was scored in the 61st minute of a 2-0 victory over Philadelphia on May 24. The CyberRays have played 219 scoreless minutes since. The CyberRays' eight goals this season are the fewest of any team in the WUSA. The next lowest-scoring teams, the San Diego Spirit and Philadelphia Charge, have scored 12 goals each, half again as many as the CyberRays. Katia's struggle: Last season she led the WUSA with 15 goals, but this season Katia has only one goal through nine games. Katia also had only one goal through the CyberRays' first nine games of 2001, their championship season. In 2001, Katia finished with seven goals, second to now-retired Julie Murray's nine. Katia's second goal of 2001 came in the 10th game. Last season Katia had six goals through nine games. Sunday's game against New York was the second time this season she did not start. She replaced Sissi at the beginning of the second half.

Boof's back: Defender Kelly Lindsey, better known to her teammates and CyberRays fans as ``Boof,'' started her first game of 2003 Sunday against New York. Boof was a fixture at central defender during the CyberRays' first two seasons, but she was slow in coming back from off-season knee surgery this year. Her only previous appearance this season was April 27 in San Diego when she subbed in for Thori Bryan in the 78th minute, ending Bryan's consecutive minutes-played streak at 4,232 minutes. Boof played right back against New York and went 82 minutes before the CyberRays' need for offense prompted coach Ian Sawyers to put in Keri Sanchez for her.

Game change reminder

The CyberRays-San Diego Spirit game originally scheduled for July 13 in Spartan Stadium has been rescheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 2. The original date conflicts with the USA-Brazil game which is expected to take 11 players from the combined CyberRays-San Diego lineups. Please note this change on your office schedules.



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