UWS Week 9: Recap

Monday:

Ladies Steel City FC 0 vs Corktown AFC 4 : DuPage Medical Group Field - YouTube

The league's only Monday clash did not end well for the home side. Corktown AFC came from Detroit to Chicago and ran through Ladies Steel City FC by a score of 4-0. Ladies Steel City have just two wins so far this season after their loss to Corktown.

Tuesday:

Springfield Demize 0 vs St. Louis Scott Gallagher 1 : Cooper Stadium at Lake Country Soccer, Springfield, MO - Eleven Sports

In what proved to be the Demize's final match of 2021 the hosted visiting St. Louis Scott Gallagher at home in Springfield. It would be the visiting side from Eastern Missouri who would win with a single goal on the night. This dropped Springfield down to 0-0-8 with zero points on the entire season. SLSG is 5-1-1 with 16 points and one match left to play.

Wednesday:

Gretna Elite 2 vs FC Wichita 0 : Papillion Landing Community Recreation Center, Papillion, NE - Eleven Sports

The first meeting of the two side in 2021 went off well for Gretna Elite who sent Wichita back home with no points. Gretna's Skylar Heinrich and Regan Zimmers would be the goalscorers with Rylan Childers and Lindsey Prokop also getting assists in Gretna's 2-0 clean sheet win. Gretna's upset win gets them to 3-1-2 (10 points) and sets Wichita to 4-1-2 (13 points).

Friday:

Midwest United 2  vs Detroit City FC 1 : Midwest United Soccer Complex, Grand Rapids, MI - Eleven Sports

A cross state battle of Michigan had two of the top teams in the Midwest-North face each other. Midwest United playing at the MUFC Soccer Complex defeated Detroit City for the second time this season sending Le Rouge home with a 2-1 loss.

Chicago KICS vs Indiana Elite: De La Salle Institute, Chicago, IL - Eleven Sports

This match was originally on the league schedule, however has since been removed. The KICS next match will be on July 11th as home against MSC Peoria at home in Chicago, IL. Indiana Elite will play their final match of the season on Monday, July 5th against Steel City FC at DuPage Medical Group Field in Joliet, IL.

Saturday:

FC Wichita vs Springfield Demize: Stryker Sports Complex, Wichita, KS - Eleven Sports

MSC Peoria vs Indiana Elite: Eastside Centre, Peoria, IL - No Stream Announced

This match was also initially scheduled however has been pulled off the league schedule. Indiana Elite will play their final match of the season on Monday, July 5th against Steel City FC at DuPage Medical Group Field in Joliet, IL. MSC Peoria will play two more matches, one on July 10th at home against the Chicago Mustangs and their final match of the season on July 11th against the Chicago KICS in Chicago, IL.


UWS Week 9: Preview

Monday:

Ladies Steel City FC vs Corktown AFC: 8 PM - DuPage Medical Group Field - YouTube

A Monday night match to open the 9th week of UWS play in 2021 as Ladies Steel City from the Midwest-South meet the Midwest-North's Corktown AFC. Ladies Steel City looks to right the ship coming in with a 1-0-6 (W-D-L) record and just three points in 2021. On the other hand Corktown is sitting in 2nd place in the Midwest-North just behind Midwest United, Corktown AFC is 4-0-2 with 12 points and comes into this match off a win over Lansing United on June 19th.

Tuesday:

Springfield Demize vs St. Louis Scott Gallagher: 7 PM - Cooper Stadium at Lake Country Soccer, Springfield, MO - Eleven Sports

Two total opposites take the pitch on Tuesday night for a showdown in the Show-Me State. SLSG heads to Springfield sitting 4-1-1 with 13 points, a tie for first in the Central Conference with KC Courage. Springfield meanwhile sit at a recorded 0-0-5 with 0 points on the season and two matches to play so the Demize will be hunting for their first points and win of 2021 at Cooper Stadium.

Wednesday:

Gretna Elite vs FC Wichita: 5 PM - Papillion Landing Community Recreation Center, Papillion, NE - Eleven Sports

Wednesday night has a battle of the Sunflower State and the Cornhusker State as Gretna Elite and FC Wichita meet in suburban Omaha. The hosting Gretna Elite are 2-1-2 with 7 points so far with their last two matches being a 7-2 victory over the Springfield Demize followed by a 4-2 loss to St. Louis Scott Gallagher. Visiting FC Wichita has a record of 2-1-1 also with 7 point with 3 matches to play. The two sides have not met yet in 2020.

Friday:

Midwest United vs Detroit City FC: 5 PM - Midwest United Soccer Complex, Grand Rapids, MI - Eleven Sports

Currently these are the top two teams in the Midwest-North. While both sides have two games left to play Midwest United has already wrapped up the title for the Midwest-North with a 7-1-0 record and 22 points. Detroit City (5-0-3, 15 points) will look for revenge after losing 3-2 to MWUFC in the last outing against the side.

Chicago KICS vs Indiana Elite: 7 PM - De La Salle Institute, Chicago, IL - Eleven Sports

This match was originally on the league schedule, however has since been removed. The KICS next match will be on July 11th as home against MSC Peoria at home in Chicago, IL. Indiana Elite will play their final match of the season on Monday, July 5th against Steel City FC at DuPage Medical Group Field in Joliet, IL.

Saturday:

FC Wichita vs Springfield Demize: 7 PM - Stryker Sports Complex, Wichita, KS - Eleven Sports

MSC Peoria vs Indiana Elite: TBD - Eastside Centre, Peoria, IL - No Stream Announced

This match was also initially scheduled however has been pulled off the league schedule. Indiana Elite will play their final match of the season on Monday, July 5th against Steel City FC at DuPage Medical Group Field in Joliet, IL. MSC Peoria will play two more matches, one on July 10th at home against the Chicago Mustangs and their final match of the season on July 11th against the Chicago KICS in Chicago, IL.


UWS Week 7: Preview

Wednesday:

Corktown AFC vs Midwest United - 6:30pm - The Corner Ballpark, Detroit, MI - Eleven Sports

Facing the leaders of the division in 4-0-1 MUFC, Corktown would join Detroit City on points with a win but they will face a difficult match against a squad who scored 12 last time out. 

Thursday:

FC Wichita vs KC Courage - 7pm - Stryker Sports Complex, Wichita, KS - Eleven Sports

Central division leading KCC make the trip to 1-1-0 Wichita. 

Saturday:

Gretna Elite vs Springfield Demize - 3pm - Papillion Landing, Papillion, NE - No Announced Stream

The 1-1-1 hosts face a team at 0-3-0 trying to avoid another demise. 

St Louis Scott Gallagher vs KC Courage - 4pm - World Wide Technology Soccer Park - Fenton, MO - Eleven Sports 

SLSG will be hoping to put pressure on KCC with a win. 

Lansing United vs Corktown AFC - 7pm - East Lansing Soccer Complex, East Lansing, MI - Eleven Sports

The hosts are 2-4-1 heading into this match, with a Corktown club which played on Thursday but which has a deep roster. 

Detroit City FC vs Midwest United - 7:30pm - Keyworth Stadium, Hamtramck, MI - YouTube

Trips to Keyworth are never easy but Midwest United make the short trip on red hot form.

Indiana Elite vs Ladies Steel City - 4pm - Trinity Sports Park, Noblesville, IN - No Stream Announced

The 1-6-0 Steel City team could be reeling after giving up 6 last week but they had strong moments against MSC Peoria to build on when they face their fellow strugglers in Indiana. 

Chicago Mustangs vs Chicago KICS - 6pm - Commissioner's Park, Naperville, IL - No Stream Announced

This Chicago derby sees the Mustangs rolling along with a perfect 6 from 6 matches played and it will be a tough match up, although KICS present an ever-present goal threat through Barnes. 

MSC Peoria vs Muskegon Risers - 7pm - Eastside Centre, East Peoria, IL - Eleven Sports

This interdivisional match sees an MSC side which won 6-2 in the last week meeting a Muskegon squad with a goal difference of -22, rooted to the base of their division. 

Sunday:

Indiana Elite vs Chicago Mustangs - 4pm - Trinity Sports Park, Noblesville, IN - No Stream Announced

This match could be another blowout win for the dominant Mustangs, facing a winless Elite side in Indiana. 


UWS Week 6: Recap

Saturday:

Springfield Demize 0 vs Gretna Elite 7 4pm - Lake Country Soccer Cooper Stadium, Springfield, MO - No Stream Announced

Four goals by Lindsey Prokop highlighted this offensive explosion, Raabe, Stoneburner and Childers also tallied goals. The result vaults the Elite into second place with a record of 1-1-1. Demize falls to 0-3 on the season. 

Chicago Mustangs 10 vs Indiana Elite 0 6pm - Knoch Park, Naperville, IL - No Stream Announced

The perfect Mustangs put ten past the Elite to continue their respective starts to the season. Chicago is now 5-0-0 and Indiana is now 0-4.

FC Wichita 0 vs St Louis Scott Gallagher 2 7pm - Stryker Sports Complex, Wichita, KS - Eleven Sports

In a highly unusual occurrence, SLSG took the away win with their only goals coming through two penalties. One just before half time and another just before the conclusion of the match. Lynn and Klein were the players to finish off the PKs. 

Muskegon Risers 1 vs Lansing United 5 7pm - Kehren Stadium, Muskegon, MI - Eleven Sports

Risers continued their wretched defensive season, conceding 5 to Lansing United, whose goals came from Buck, Evans, Telemaque and Stinson. Muskegon's sole goal was scored by Selvius. 

Detroit City FC 1 vs Corktown AFC 2 7pm - Keyworth Stadium, Hamtramck, MI - YouTube

Corktown gained a measure of revenge for their defeat at The Corner Ballpark when they made the short trip to Keyworth Stadium and left with all three points. Forbes tallied for DCFC. Schupbach had the decisive two goals for the visitors. The season series is now tied, but Detroit City are still ahead in the standings.

MSC Peoria 0 vs Chicago KICS 1 7pm - Eastside Centre, East Peoria, IL - Eleven Sports

A Barnes winner took Chicago KICS over MSC Peoria in stoppage time at the end of the game, in what were MSC's first dropped points of the season.  

Sunday:

KC Courage 1 vs Gretna Elite 0 2pm - Kansas City Kansas Community College, Kansas City, KS - No Stream Announced

A surprisingly tight game was decided by an Emily Key goal in the first half. Courage move to 3-1-1 on the season. 

Midwest United 12 vs Indiana Elite 0 7pm - Aquinas College, E Grand Rapids, MI - Eleven Sports

Midwest United burnt a path through Indiana, with goals from Bennett, Corby, Dziuba, Hollingsworth, Labadie, Shenk and doubles from Crum, Currie and Dean.

Chicago KICS 1 vs Chicago Mustangs 2 7pm - De La Salle Institute, Chicago, IL - Eleven Sports

KICS kept it close and tied the game through Barnes after a defensive slip had allowed Mustangs to take the lead, but in the end the Mustangs stay perfect.

Monday: 

Ladies Steel City 2 vs MSC Peoria 6 7:30pm - DuPage Medical Group Field, Joliet, IL - First half YouTube and Second half YouTube 

The hosts took the lead in the 11th minute after a floated free kick by Stepniak from the left wing went over everyone, including the MSC goalkeeper, and into the net. The MSC equalizer came in the 16th minute, off the rebound on a quick counter right through the heart of the home defense. The go ahead goal by MSC's Gomez came in the same fashion in the 32nd minute. Steel City team equalized in the 49th through Knutte, with a shot swept across the goalkeeper from close range. The 3-2 lead for MSC came from a flicked header over the goalkeeper on a throw in in the 63rd minute. The margin increased to 4-2 on a left wing cross, headed with authority into the net. The score became 5-2 on a Stephens finish from another incisive cross in the 82nd minute, with a sixth goal within a minute after pinball in the box the coup de grace. 


UWS, Week 6: Preview

Saturday:

Springfield Demize vs Gretna Elite 4pm - Lake Country Soccer Cooper Stadium, Springfield, MO - No Stream Announced

A Springfield team which is 0-2 on the young season looks to defend home field against a fellow struggler in Gretna Elite. 

Chicago Mustangs vs Indiana Elite 6pm - Knoch Park, Naperville, IL - No Stream Announced

An unbeaten, division leading Mustangs squad plays host to a win-less Indiana Elite team, in what should be an easy win for the home team.

FC Wichita vs St Louis Scott Gallagher 7pm - Stryker Sports Complex, Wichita, KS - Eleven Sports

With 3 points each, this looks to be an even matchup in the midsection of the Central Conference as these two teams try to put some pressure on the KC Courage. 

Muskegon Risers vs Lansing United 7pm - Kehren Stadium, Muskegon, MI - Eleven Sports

Defence will be the aim for Muskegon, who enter this match with a -18 goal difference, and they may have a chance to sneak some points against a LanU side which only has 1 point more. 

Detroit City FC vs Corktown AFC 7pm - Keyworth Stadium, Hamtramck, MI - YouTube

In what is already becoming a spicy rivalry, Corktown AFC make the short trip to Keyworth to face the division leading Rouge and Gold - who are 4-1 on the season, with a goal difference of +17, compared to the Corktown record of 2-2 with a goal difference of +4. 

MSC Peoria vs Chicago KICS 7pm - Eastside Centre, East Peoria, IL - Eleven Sports

Two pretenders to the throne meet in East Peoria with hopes of making a run for the division's top spot. MSC is undefeated at 2-0-0, whereas the visitors have dropped two games. 

Sunday:

KC Courage vs Gretna Elite 2pm - Kansas City Kansas Community College, Kansas City, KS - No Stream Announced

Central Division leaders KC Courage match up against a struggling Gretna side. The Courage are 2-1-1 on the season, without running away at the top of the division, but should have enough quality to get past Gretna.

Midwest United vs Indiana Elite 7pm - Aquinas College, E Grand Rapids, MI - Eleven Sports

A Midwest United team pushing Detroit City in the Midwest North play host to an Indiana Elite side struggling in the Midwest South standings. 

Monday: 

Ladies Steel City vs MSC Peoria 7:30pm - DuPage Medical Group Field, Joliet, IL - No Stream Announced

An MSC team contending for top spot in their division faces a 1-4 Steel City squad.

 

*Note – All Times CDT


United Women's Soccer, Week 5: Recap

Thursday:

Springfield Demize, 0 vs KC Courage, 3 : 7 PM - Cooper Stadium at Lake Country Soccer, Springfield, MO - Eleven Sports

The first of two games on the week for both sides, KC Courage headed down to Southern Missouri to face the rechristened Springfield Demize (formerly Lady Demize). The trip from Kansas City to Springfield did nothing to dissuade the Courage as they took a three goal away victory with all three goals scored by different players.

Friday:

Chicago Mustangs, 2 vs Lansing United, 0 : 5 PM - Commissioners Park, Naperville, IL - No Stream Announced

Another match with the teams both playing their first of two on the weekend, the outdoor Women's side of the Chicago Mustangs hosted Lansing United in a Midwest North vs South match. The trip for Lansing didn't prove to be worth much in points as Chicago took a two goal win to secure another three points.

Midwest United, 4 vs Corktown AFC, 2 : 6 PM - Aquinas College Athletic Field, Grand Rapids, MI - Eleven Sports

Detroit's "only women's club" headed west across the state to do battle in the all-Michigan, Midwest-North. Corktown looked to be running away with the match, scoring two unanswered goals inside the first half hour. Midwest United answered back with two goals before the end of the half and two more in the second 45' to earn a nice comeback victory at home.

Saturday:

KC Courage, 1 vs St. Louis Scott Gallagher, 0 : 4 PM - Bourke Field at Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO - Eleven Sports

The second match of the week for KC Courage and first of two in a row for SLSG. Both sides needed to have the utmost fitness to get through the full 90 minutes with KC having already played this week and SLSG having a match the next day. What we got was a banger of a match with Courage's Caroline Kelly scoring the lone and game winning goal in the 89th minute.

Chicago Mustangs, 4 vs Ladies Steel City, 0 : 6 PM - Nike Sports Complex, Naperville, IL - No Stream Announced

Ladies Steel City looked to spoil Chicago's second match of the week and the Mustangs perfect opportunity to take a total of six points on the week. That was not to be for the visitors from Joliet as the Mustangs ran away with a four goals all by different scorers in a route of their Chicagoland rivals. The Mustangs now have 9 points through 3 matches and sit atop the Midwest-South.

Indiana Elite, 1 vs Chicago Kics, 2 : 6 PM - Trinity Sports Park, Noblesville, IN - No Stream Announced

Taking the place of Indiana Union for the 2021 UWS season, Indiana Elite played their first match in United Women's Soccer against the Chicago Kics, another UWS expansion side. The Kics managed a one goal away victory to give them their second win of the season and hand Elite a loss in their first ever match in the league.

Muskegon Risers, 0 vs Detroit City FC, 10 : 6 PM - Kehren Stadium, Muskegon, MI - Eleven Sports

Detroit came back from last weeks 3-1 away loss to the Chicago Mustangs in dominating fashion. Le Rouge took a large 7-0 lead into the half-time break, scoring so many in such quick succession their matchday Twitter had a hard time keeping up. DCFC added another three goals in the second half including a brace from Melanie Forbes.

Sunday:

Lansing United, 5 vs Chicago Kics, 1 : 1 PM - Eastern High School Stadium, Lansing, MI - Eleven Sports

After a big win in Indiana on Saturday night, the Kics trekked north to face Lansing United for both teams second match of the weekend. The Kics jumped out to an early 1-0 lead with a sixth minute goal> Lansing drew even in the 27th before taking the lead just two minutes later en route to a big 5-1 win at home.

Indiana Elite, 1 vs MSC Peoria, 2 : 6 PM - Trinity Sports Park, Noblesville, IN - No Stream Announced

Indiana Elite hosted MSC Peoria for Elite's second of two home matches on the weekend. Though a valiant effort was made by the hosts, it would be MSC Peoria winning 2-1 at the final whistle.

St. Louis Scott Gallagher, 4 vs Springfield Demize, 0 : 7 PM - World Wide Technology Soccer Park, Fenton, MO - Eleven Sports

The final match of the weekend for the UWS Central, the two Missouri sides took to the pitch in the final of a triangular week which also saw them both face KC Courage. After a loss for each side they both looked to take their first three points of 2021. Those three points would go to St. Louis after they defeated Springfield 4-0 in their first of two clashes in 2021.

*Note – All Times CDT


United Women's Soccer Week 4, Where to Watch

Friday:

Springfield Demize vs KC Courage: 4 PM - Cooper Stadium, Springfield, MO - MyCujoo

Lansing United vs Midwest United: 6 PM - East Lansing Soccer Complex, East Lansing, MI - MyCujoo

Saturday:

Muskegon Risers vs Ladies Steel City FC: 6 PM - Monsignor Kehren Stadium, Muskegon, MI - MyCujoo

Detroit City FC vs Chicago Mustangs: 6 PM - Keyworth Stadium, Hamtramck, MI - MyCujoo

Sunday:

MSC Peoria vs Indiana Elite: 7 PM - EastSide Centre, Peoria, IL - MyCujoo

*Note – All Times CDT


Where to Watch: UWS Week 3

UWS Week 3:

Saturday:

KC Courage vs FC Wichita: 4 PM - Zarda Multisport Complex at Avila University, Kansas City, MO - MyCujoo

Muskegon Risers vs Midwest United: 6 PM - Kehren Stadium, Muskegon, MN - MyCujoo

Sunday:

Lansing United vs Detroit City:1 PM - East Lansing Soccer Complex, East Lansing, MI  - MyCujoo

Corktown AFC vs MSC Peoria: 4:45 PM - The Corner Ballpark, Detroit, MI - MyCujoo

Chicago Kics vs Ladies Steel City FC: 7 PM - De La Salle Institute, Chicago, IL - MyCujoo