Sunday's game against the Vancouver Whitecaps was not the test that we expected. It was a tough match to be sure, but Vancouver is struggling to gel as a team. I'm sure that they will recover their stride, and climb back up from their current location near the bottom of the division. Our home opener will be against the division leader.

Brittany BockOur Game Magazine took the time to interview L.A. Vikings President and head coach Robert Kleinberger. This winter the team has incorporated a heavily Women's Professional Soccer-based roster to face the U.S., Canadian and Mexican national teams.
Former Eclipse Select Soccer Club players Brittany Bock (Western New York Flash) and Jen Buczkowski (WPS free agent, played for Philadelphia Independence in 2010 and 2011) are on the squad.

Brittany BockOur Game Magazine took the time to interview L.A. Vikings President and head coach Robert Kleinberger. This winter the team has incorporated a heavily Women's Professional Soccer-based roster to face the U.S., Canadian and Mexican national teams.
Former Eclipse Select Soccer Club players Brittany Bock (Western New York Flash) and Jen Buczkowski (WPS free agent, played for Philadelphia Independence in 2010 and 2011) are on the squad.

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For a little more than three weeks, the possibilities seemed endless for the U.S. Women's National Team. On Oct. 27, Pia Sundhage named the 30 players headed into a two-week training camp in Arizona, to prepare for their upcoming match against Sweden.

Kelley O'Hara seems to levitate above the jump pad. She's magical.
As the U.S. team often does at the beginning of training camps, there was a battery of fitness tests on the second day of the Arizona camp and while the players, most coming off a six-week break, are not at optimal fitness, they aren't supposed to be.

U.S. WNT defender Ali Krieger played the full 90 minutes in FFC Frankfurt's 3-0 victory over Paris Saint-Germain in the Round of 16 for the UEFA Women's Champions League this morning and now takes a commanding lead back to France for the second leg on Nov. 9, so Krieger will be a bit delayed coming into training camp in Arizona.

Brittany Bock -- Getty ImagesEclipse Select and W.N.Y. Flash Communications
Eclipse Select Soccer Club alumna, University of Notre Dame product and Naperville, Ill., native Brittany Bock is returning to the Western New York Flash for their 2012 Women's Professional Soccer season. Bock and the Flash won the 2011 WPS Championship on Aug.

Brittany Bock -- Getty ImagesEclipse Select and W.N.Y. Flash Communications
Eclipse Select Soccer Club alumna, University of Notre Dame product and Naperville, Ill., native Brittany Bock is returning to the Western New York Flash for their 2012 Women's Professional Soccer season. Bock and the Flash won the 2011 WPS Championship on Aug.

Sinead Farrelly moving the ball out Megan Rapinoe's breakaway leading to her goal Celebrating Rapinoe's brilliant strike Tina DiMartino boxed out by McCall Zerboni Lianne Sanderson leaps for a header that makes it to Brittany Bock Amy Rodriguez nearly kicked in the face WNY celebrates their first goal Nicole Barnhart guesses wrong on Marta's penalty kick Independence frustration as the Flash rejoices Sanderson settles Rodriguez nearly takes another hit Marta streaks past Jen Buczkowski toward goal Zerboni and Farrelly fight for control of the ball Lori Lindsey sends in a cross Rodriguez WILL beat you to that ball Tasha Kai and Megan Rapinoe signing autographs Buczkowski does the same.

Two games were played over the weekend, and new players got a chance to show what they're made of in Week 6 of Women's Professional Soccer. The Flash played yet another game at home on Friday night and handed the Boston Breakers a 3-2 loss. The Atlanta Beat was also at home this week, and the visiting Philadelphia Independence made a huge comeback to win the match 2-1 playing most of the match a man down on Sunday evening.