Sky Blue FC aims to take lead

• by Soccer America , Jun 25, 2013

[NWSL SCHEDULE: Day 12] Sky Blue FC can take the lead in the NWSL with a win or tie against visiting FC Kansas City as it begins the second half of the season Wednesday at Yurcak Field.

Led by goalie Brittany Cameron, the NWSL Player of the Month for May, and the backline of Christie Rampone, Coco Goodson, Kendall Johnson and Caitlin Foord, Sky Blue FC has the second-best defense in the NWSL, but it will be tested by FC Kansas City, winner in three of its last four games.
 
KCFC midfielder Lauren Cheney returned from international duty with a bang, scoring both goals in a 2-0 victory over the Washington Spirit over the weekend.

-- After being off last week, the Boston Breakers return to action with four games in 11 days and hope to end their four-game winless streak, but that's not as bad as Wednesday's opponent, Seattle Reign FC, which has yet to win in 12 matches.

How bad has Reign FC been? Its halftime lead against the Western New York Flash was its first of the season.

NWSL SCHEDULE, Week 12
Wednesday, June 26
Boston vs. Seattle
Sky Blue FC vs. FC Kansas City
Friday, June 28
Western NY vs. Washington
Saturday, June 29
Seattle vs. Chicago
Sunday, June 30
FC Kansas City vs. Portland
Boston vs. Sky Blue FC

NWSL STANDINGS
PTS TEAM W-L-T +/-
26 Sky Blue FC 8-2-2 20/10
26 Portland 8-2-2 18/9
19 FC Kansas City 6-4-1 16/11
18 Western NY 5-2-3 16/10
12 Boston 3-4-3 16/17
11 Chicago 3-5-2 10/15
6 Washington 1-6-3 9/18
2 Seattle 0-9-2 5/20

NWSL LEADING SCORERS
G PLAYER (TEAM)
7 Abby Wambach (Western NY)
6 Lauren Cheney (FC Kansas City)
5 Lisa De Vanna (Sky Blue FC)
5 Sophie Schmidt (Sky Blue FC)
5 Sydney Leroux (Boston)
5 Alex Morgan (Portland)
5 Renae Cuellar (FC Kansas City)

NWSL SCHEDULE, Week 13
Wednesday, July 3
Seattle vs. Boston
Washington vs. FC Kansas City
Thursday, July 4
Chicago vs. Western NY
Saturday, July 6
Sky Blue FC vs. Washington
Portland vs. Boston
Sunday, July 7
FC Kansas City vs. Western NY

NWSL SCHEDULE, Week 14
Wednesday, July 10
Washington vs. Chicago
Thursday, July 11
Seattle vs. Western NY
Saturday, July 13
Sky Blue FC vs. Boston
Yurcak Field Stadium
Sunday, July 14
Portland vs. Western NY
Chicago vs. FC Kansas City
Seattle vs. Washington

NWSL SCHEDULE, Week 15
Saturday, July 20
Chicago vs. Washington
Kansas City vs. Seattle
Sunday, July 21
Western NY vs. Sky Blue FC
Boston vs. Portland

NWSL SCHEDULE, Week 16
Wednesday, July 24
FC Kansas City vs. Boston
Thursday, July 25
Seattle vs. Chicago
Saturday, July 27
Washington vs. Boston
Sunday, July 28
Portland vs. Chicago

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