2007 ALL-WPSL TEAMS ANNOUNCED
Leyva, Schofield, Weimer & Zhang highlight the 2007 All-WPSL selections

SACRAMENTO, CA (07/26/07) - The Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) has announced their 2007 All-WPSL Teams, including Conference Player, Goalkeeper & Coach of the Year selections. Of course, on the eve of the WPSL Final Four being played this Saturday-Sunday, July 28 & 29 at Pepin-Rood Stadium (Univ. of Tampa) in Tampa and with the collective eyes of women's soccer fanatics centered on the west coast of Florida, the participants highlight the league honors.

The head coaches and goalkeepers of the No. 2-internationally ranked West champion Ajax America Women (14-0-0) and No. 17 East champion New England Mutiny (7-0-3) each were honored as the tops in their respective conferences, while an international from the Midwest champion & No. 7 F.C. Indiana (7-1-0) side was named Player of the Year. The Final Four host team - 2006 & 2007 South Conference champion Tampa Bay Elite (6-0-2) - swept the conference honors for Player, Goalkeepers (in this case) and Head Coach.

F.C. Indiana will go up against Ajax America (Los Angeles, CA) in the first WPSL National Semifinal at 6:30 p.m. this Saturday, July 28th while Tampa Bay will take on New England in the second WPSL National Semifinal at 8:30 p.m. The 2007 WPSL National Final will be played at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 29th.

Stay tuned to www.wpsl.info for all the news and information on this weekend's action. For the entire list of the 2007 All-WPSL Teams, see below:

FIRST TEAM ALL-WPSL:
F Kandace Wilson (AJAX AMERICA)
F Tiffany Weimer (SOCCERPLUS CT)
F Cindy Schofield (TAMPA BAY ELITE)
MF Ouying Zhang (SAN DIEGO W.F.C. SEALIONS)
MF Fatima Leyva (F.C. INDIANA)
MF Meghan Schnur (NEW ENGLAND MUTINY)
MF Maureen Whitney (CALIFORNIA STORM)
D Elisabetta Tona (F.C. INDIANA)
D Dani Collins (ATLANTIC CITY DIABLOS)
D Sue Weber (LONG ISLAND FURY)
GK Karen Bardsley (AJAX AMERICA)
GK Stephanie Labbe (NEW ENGLAND MUTINY)

SECOND TEAM ALL-WPSL:
F Kelly Freeman (DENVER DIAMONDS)
F Tessa Lennala (SAN DIEGO W.F.C. SEALIONS)
F Kennya Cordner (NORTHAMPTON LAURELS F.C.)
MF Sissi (CALIFORNIA STORM)
MF Brittany Potts (RIVER CITIES F.C.)
MF Brittany Cooper (ALBUQUERQUE LADY ASYLUM)
MF Cami Boswell (AJAX AMERICA)
MF Alicia Hall (ATLANTIC CITY DIABLOS)
D Hannah Cerrone (ADIRONDACK LYNX)
D Danielle Slaton (F.C. TWENTE3 IL)
D Staci Wilson (PALM BEACH UNITED)
GK Dimitra Poulos (RUSH SALT LAKE CITY)
GK Meghann Burke (RIVER CITIES F.C.)

THIRD TEAM ALL-WPSL:
F Erin O'Grady (NEW ENGLAND MUTINY)
F Kelly Waeckerle (F.C. ST. LOUIS)
F Lee Klopschinski (CLAREMONT STARS)
F/MF Gabriela Demoner (BOSTON AZTECS)
MF Crystal Howard (SONOMA COUNTY F.C. SOL)
MF Elena Terekhova (F.C. INDIANA)
MF Kristen Graczyk (SOCCERPLUS CT)
MF Kelly Henderson (LONG ISLAND FURY)
MF Audia Sullivan (CENTRAL FLORIDA STRIKERS)
D Krissa Reinbold (UTAH SPIDERS)
D Amanda Harris (SONOMA COUNTY F.C. SOL)
D Jeannette Dyer (TAMPA BAY ELITE)
GK Krystal Robens (MASSACHUSETTS STINGERS)

HONORABLE MENTION ALL-WPSL:
F Kia McNeill (BAY STATE SELECT)
F Amy Dibb (COLORADO SPRINGS UNITED)
F Lisa Wrightsman (F.C. SACRAMENTO PRIDE)
MF Orly Ripmaster (DENVER DIAMONDS)
MF Shannon Strong (SAN FRANCISCO NIGHTHAWKS)
MF Samantha Faber (LAMORINDA EAST BAY POWER)
MF Mandy Moraca (PHILADELPHIA LIBERTY)
MF Caitlin Fisher (NEW YORK A.C.)
D Deidre Bass (MIAMI KICKERS F.C.)
D Lauren Brown (CDSA FUTURE)
D Rachelle Riley (ORLANDO FALCONS)
D Christy Bush (MARYLAND PRIDE)
GK Alexandra Kapicka (CHICAGO BREEZE UNITED)

EAST PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Tiffany Weimer (SOCCERPLUS CT)
EAST GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR - Stephanie Labbe (NEW ENGLAND MUTINY)
EAST COACH OF THE YEAR - Tony Horta (NEW ENGLAND MUTINY)

SOUTH PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Cindy Schofield (TAMPA BAY ELITE)
SOUTH GOALKEEPERS OF THE YEAR - Mallori Loftin-Malachi/Monica Sanchez (TAMPA BAY ELITE)
SOUTH COACH OF THE YEAR - Jim Cote (TAMPA BAY ELITE)

MIDWEST PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Fatima Leyva (F.C. INDIANA)
MIDWEST GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR - Meghann Burke (RIVER CITIES F.C.)
MIDWEST COACH OF THE YEAR - Richard Drake (F.C. TWENTE3 IL)

SOUTHWEST PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Brittany Cooper (ALBUQUERQUE LADY ASYLUM)
SOUTHWEST GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR - Dimitra Poulos (RUSH SALT LAKE CITY)
SOUTHWEST COACH OF THE YEAR - Scott De Dycker (DENVER DIAMONDS)

WEST PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Ouying Zhang (SAN DIEGO W.F.C. SEALIONS)
WEST GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR - Karen Bardsley (AJAX AMERICA)
WEST COACH OF THE YEAR - Brian Boswell (AJAX AMERICA)

Tentative Final Four information has been released by the Tampa Bay Elite. The Semifinals are played on Saturday night while the WPSL National Final will be played at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday. Ticket prices are as follows: Family Weekend Pass - $15 / family of 5 in advance, $20 at the gate; Individual Weekend Pass - $10 / adult, $5 / youth; Single Game Price - $6 / adult; $4 / youth. For advance ticket ordering, contact Tampa Bay Elite General Manager Sandy Stringfellow by e-mail at tbelite.gm@verizon.net or by phone at 1-800-854-0913 (ext. 708).

The WPSL is a 38-team national women's soccer league with five conferences and is the highest level of women's soccer in the United States while also holding the distinction of being one of the top leagues in the world. The mission is to provide the highest level of women's soccer while simultaneously providing affordable, quality family entertainment and positive role models for our youth.

The WPSL Final Four will be held this July 28-29 at Pepin Stadium (Univ. of Tampa) in Tampa, FL. The host team does not automatically qualify for the championship tournament. Representatives from the re-vamped North, Midwest, South, Southwest & West Conferences will fight it out this post-season for the right to claim themselves as the best of the best in the United States.

The West and Midwest Conference champions receive automatic bids, while the East, South and Southwest Conferences undergo knock-out rounds for the remaining two Final Four berths. For more information on the WPSL, visit our official website at http://www.wpsl.info or email us at media@wpsl.info.