August 01, 2007
Former Texas A&M soccer greats, Kati Jo Spisak and Melanie Wilson will start in goal in the semi-final matches of the 2007 W-League Championship on Friday at PAETEC Park in Rochester, N.Y.
Spisak and the Washington Freedom earned a trip to the semi-finals by knocking off the regular season champion Ottawa Fury, 1-0, to capture the Eastern Conference title. Wilson and the Atlanta Silverbacks secured their spot in the semis by claiming the Central Conference championship with a 5-2 routing of the Minnesota Lightening.
Spisak, who lifted A&M to five Big 12 titles while in goal, leads the league in games played (14), wins (12) and minutes in goal (1,233). The Missouri-native is tied with Wilson, who earned two Big 12 trophies of her own, for the league lead in shutouts (7). Wilson?â„¢s 0.25 goals against average is the best in the league. In eight games played, Wilson has only allowed two goals.
The first semi-final match is at 4:30 p.m. (CST) on Friday and will pit the Silverbacks against the winner of the Western Conference, Seattle Sounders. The nightcap will begin at 7 p.m. (CST) and has the No. 1-seed Freedom taking on the Rochester Rhinos, who received an automatic bid for hosting the tournament. Both matches can be viewed via www.uslsoccer.com on USL LIVE.
The winners of the two semi-finals will meet Sunday for the W-League Championship at 4:30 p.m. (CST). The game can be viewed live on Fox Soccer Channel.