Crushers, Shipyard to Play for First in Week 12

Crushers, Shipyard to Play for First in Week 12

Guam Shipyard and the Doosan Lady Crushers will face off in one of the most anticipated matches of the Bud Light Women’s Soccer League at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the Guam Football Association National Training Center.

The Lady Crushers (7-2) will be gunning for a win in its Week 12 match against the current league leaders for the No. 1 spot, while Shipyard (8-1) will need at least a draw to stay in its spot on top of the leaderboard. In the teams’ first meeting this season, Shipyard eked out a 3-2 victory against a short-handed Lady Crushers team in Week 3 of the league.

Shipyard officially took the No. 1-ranked position in Week 7 and has since held its place, topping the Lady Crushers in the standings solely based on the two teams’ head-to-head result.

The Lady Crushers’ Week 11 loss to Quality Distributors (6-2-2) put additional distance between them and Shipyard, but not enough breathing room with three more weeks left in the league. Quality, also still in the hunt for the top spot in the league, defeated the Lady Crushers 4-1 in a Week 11 match. Sabrina Wiegand scored twice for Quality and teammates April Talledo and Paige Surber also scored. Skyylerblu Johnson scored the lone goal for the Lady Crushers.

Surber currently leads the race for the Golden Boot, scoring 21 goals in 10 matches. Of Surber’s 21 goals, 12 came in Quality’s last four matches.

In other Week 11 matches, a late goal from Hyundai’s Ashley Besagar forced a 1-1 draw with the Lady Rovers. Kyung Shipman scored for the Lady Rovers.

The Paintco Lady Strykers defeated Pika Soccer Club 3-0 with two goals from Francesa Pangelinan and one from Kimberly Sherman.

The Lady Strykers will next play the Lady Rovers at 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Quality will take on Pika at 5:30 p.m., following the Shipyard-Lady Crushers’ 3:30 p.m. match. The community is invited to watch the upcoming Bud Light Women’s Soccer League matches, all played on GFA’s upper turf pitch. There is no admission fee to watch the matches.

Pika Soccer Club’s Lyka Ogo (in white jersey with red flames) tries to prevent the Paintco Lady Strykers’ Alexy Barbe from turning to the goal in a Week 11 match of the Bud Light Women’s Soccer League at the Guam Football Association National Training Center. The Lady Strykers defeated Pika 3-0.

The Doosan Lady Crushers’ Hinako Ito sprints to the ball to clear it away from Quality Distributors’ April Talledo in a Week 11 match of the Bud Light Women’s Soccer League at the Guam Football Association National Training Center. Quality defeated the Lady Crushers 4-1.

Quality Distributors’ Paige Surber runs to get the ball around the defense of Doosan Lady Crushers’ Ariya Cruz in a Week 11 match of the Bud Light Women’s Soccer League at the Guam Football Association National Training Center. Quality defeated the Lady Crushers 4-1.

Hyundai’s Levana Terlaje and the Lady Rovers’ Maggie Phillips battle for possession of the ball in a Week 11 match of the Bud Light Women’s Soccer League at the Guam Football Association National Training Center. Hyundai forced a 1-1 draw with the Lady Rovers.

The Lady Rovers’ Kyung Shipman controls the ball as she carries it through the midfield against Hyundai in a Week 11 match of the Bud Light Women’s Soccer League at the Guam Football Association National Training Center. Hyundai forced a 1-1 draw with the Lady Rovers.