PISCATAWAY, N.J. (June 13, 2009) - In a matchup of two teams at the opposite ends of the standings, the Los Angeles Sol entered as the top team in Women's Professional Soccer but it was Sky Blue FC that put together a near-dominant performance. Sky Blue FC did everything right but put the ball in the back of the net settling for a 0-0 tie with the league leaders on a rainy night at Yurcak Field.

Sky Blue FC held a 14-5 advantage in shots and controlled the pace for much of the game. Both goalkeepers – Jenni Branam of Sky Blue FC and Karina LeBlanc of the Sol – finished the game with three saves. With the draw, Los Angeles now stands at 7-1-4 and has a seven-match unbeaten streak while Sky Blue FC is 2-5-3.

"We played New Jersey soccer today, getting down and dirty in the mud," said Sky Blue FC interim Head Coach Kelly Lindsey. "Our team was prepared for the conditions tonight – I thought they did very well with the weather. I give our team a lot of credit, there was a ton of passion and energy today and I think that they deserved the result. We would have liked a victory, but today was a moral victory for us."

Natasha Kai provided the home side with a number of close chances including the best opportunity of the game in the 15th minute. Kai ran onto a nice ball through from Kacey White and rolled a tantalizingly slow shot past LeBlanc and off the left post.

Branam was solid in net for Sky Blue FC touching a dangerous cross-turned-shot from Aly Wagner past the right post in the 11th minute and stuffing Wagner one minute after halftime. In the 59th minute, Branam made a nice diving grab at the left post off a long-distance shot from Shannon Boxx.

Sky Blue FC's best chances of the second half came off a header by Natasha Kai in the 55th minute that went just wide left and a delicate chip from substitute Collette McCallum in the 72nd minute that floated just over the bar.

Sky Blue FC has little time to rest with a matchup against the Chicago Red Stars at Yurcak Field on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. Tickets are available by calling 888-SBFC-TIX or by visiting www.skybluestore.com.

June 13, 2009 – Yurcak Field	1	2	-	F
Los Angeles Sol (7-1-4)	0	0	-	0
Sky Blue FC (2-5-3)	0	0	-	0

Lineups:
Sky Blue FC – Branam; Dowling(Captain), Asante, Rampone (Captain), Schnur; O'Reilly(Captain), Averbuch, Rosana (McCallum 60'), Parker; Kai, White.
Los Angeles Sol - Karina LeBlanc; Keri Sanchez, Allison Falk, Martina Franko, Stephanie Cox; Camille Abily, Shannon Boxx ©, Aly Wagner, Aya Miyama, Brittany Bock, Marta.

Scoring Summary:
None

Misconduct Summary:
SBFC – Kai (caution) 51st minute
LA – Bock (caution) 83rd minute

Game Summary:
Referee – Daniel Radford
Sideline Refs – Teresa Miguel, Brian Dunn
4th Official – Dario Urrutia
Attendance – 4,138
Weather – Light rain, 74 degrees

BOXSCORE (All statistics contained in this boxscore are unofficial.)

Sky Blue FC defender Christie Rampone

“When you're playing against the best player in the world, you're always on notice – no matter what minute of the game or what situation you find yourself in. I thought offensively and defensively it was a total effort tonight. We held our own and had a lot of scoring chances – it's very positive going into the game against Chicago on Wednesday.”

Sky Blue FC forward Kacey White

“The ground was very slick and you never knew what to expect. We had to rush the defenders and the goalkeeper, and play off some of the mistakes they were likely to make back there. We wanted to put pressure on them tonight, and I thought we did a good job of executing our gameplan.”

Los Angeles Sol goalkeeper and Rutgers University assistant coach Karina LeBlanc

“We were a bit disappointed with the way we played – we didn't adjust to the conditions in the way we wanted to. You have to give Sky Blue credit – they came out with energy, it was clearly an emotional game for them. We're upset that we didn’t make the adjustments necessary to get the win.”