Westwood, Mass. (April 25, 2010) – The Boston Breakers picked up a key point on the road amidst wet and windy conditions when they drew against Saint Louis Athletica 1-1 in Women’s Professional Soccer action at the Anheuser-Busch Soccer Park in Fenton, MO on Sunday, April 25.

With this result, both teams remain undefeated with a record of 1-0-2.  In what would have been a battle for first place, both teams came up short, and now sit in a three-way tie with the Philadelphia Independence for second place in the standings.

“Another hard fought match between two even teams,” said Breakers head coach Tony DiCicco. “I again was very proud of our team.  We defended very well, created chances and played some attractive soccer in very difficult field conditions, in fairness, both teams did.”

Coming out strong, Boston got on the board first, when Kristine Lilly stepped up to take a corner in the 21st minute, sending a driven ball to the top of the box.  Defender Kasey Moore ran onto the ball sending a long shot into the back of the net for her first goal with the Breakers.  This was Lilly’s second assist in 2010, both coming off corner kicks.

Yet reminiscent of last weeks match against Philadelphia, Saint Louis evened the score just six minutes later when Aya Miyama was fouled and rewarded a free kick. Tina Ellertson headed the ball to Carolyn Blank who then headed it past goalkeeper Ashley Phillips, making it 1-1 heading into the second half.

Controlling much of the first half, Boston forced U.S. Women’s National Team goalkeeper Hope Solo to give up just her second goal of the season, after outshooting Saint Louis 11-4 before the second half of play.  Solo came up big in the 39th minute, making a diving save on a shot from Lilly, and then another when Kelly Smith attacked on the rebound.

However, the second half was quiet in comparison, as Boston found three opportunities on goal to Athletica’s five. Neither team was able to find the final push to bring home the necessary win to secure first place at the end of week three.

“Overall, I am pleased with the performance and if our players continue to invest that much into our matches we will earn points,” said DiCicco.  “There were a lot of good performances today on both sides of the ball, a good team effort.”

Sunday, April 25, 2010
Anheuser-Busch Soccer Park - Fenton, MO

GOALS	1	2	F
Boston (1-0-2)	1	0	1
Saint Louis (1-0-2)	1	0	1

Scoring Summary
First Half:
BOS: Kasey Moore 1 (Kristine Lilly 2) 21’
STL: Carolyn Blank 1 (Tine Ellertson) 27’
     
Second Half: None 

Stats
Total Shots:
BOS 14
STL 9

Shots on Goal:
BOS 6
STL 5

Saves:
BOS Ashley Phillips 4
STL Hope Solo 5

Corners:
BOS 4
STL 4

Offsides:
BOS 2
STL 8

Fouls:

BOS 2

STL 7

Lineups
BOSTON: Ashley Phillips; Alex Scott, Amy LePeilbet, Stephanie Cox, Kasey Moore; Chioma Igwe (Jordan Angeli, 64’), Leslie Osborne, Kristine Lilly, Fabiana (Laura del Rio, 74'); Kelly Smith (Tiffany Weimer,79'), Lauren Cheney

SAINT LOUIS: Hope Solo; Elise Weber, Tina Ellertson, Kendall Fletcher, Carolyn Blank; Lori Chalupny, Shannon Boxx, Tina DiMartino (Lindsay Tarpley, 74’), Aya Miyama; Madelaine Edlund (Niki Cross, 26’), Eniola Aluko (India Trotter, 87’)

Misconduct Summary                                                                                               
Cautions:
BOS: Lauren Cheney 47+
STL: None

Ejections: None

Officials – R: Felisha Mariscal;  A1: Shelley Finger, A2: Doug Wolff; FO: Shane Butler.