The Pali Blues are set to begin the 2013 W-League season taking on rival LA Strikers at 10 p.m. ET on Saturday, May 18, at Palisades High School. After reaching the 2012 championship game the Blues have their eyes set on winning the title this season.

In the final tune-up of the preseason, the Sounders Women and the Vancouver Whitecaps played to a 0-0 draw. Despite two point blank chances in the final four minutes, the Sounders were unable to capitalize on a dominant performance.

The Fredericksburg Impact will complete a three-game road trip to start their W-League season this weekend when they travel to New York to take on the Long Island Rough Riders Saturday and the New York Magic Sunday. Fredericksburg opened the season last Saturday in Virginia Beach, Va., falling 2-1 to the Piranhas.

The end of preseason for the Sounders Women brings with it the return of five University of Washington players: Allie Beahan, Annie Sittauer, Lindsay Elston, Megan Kufeld and Isabel (Izzie) Farell. After facing off in last Friday’s college exhibition match, the group returns to Starfire this week to join the Sounders Women in their final preseason game against the Vancouver Whitecaps.