Sky Blue Press Release – www.skybluesoccer.com
Tuesday, May 5
BEDMINSTER, NJ - Sky Blue announced today that Lisa Chinn and Sarra Moller will return to its W-League team Jersey Sky Blue for the 2008 season. Both players joined Sky Blue during the team’s first-ever season in the W-League last year and helped the team to a 12-2 mark and a spot in the playoffs.
Chinn and Moller return to Sky Blue after successful college seasons last fall - Chinn at Princeton University and Moller at Loyola University in Maryland.
The two New Jersey natives should be with Jersey Sky Blue when the team opens its second season in the W-League on May 10 on the road against the Boston Renegades. Sky Blue will make its 2008 home debut on Saturday, May 31 when it hosts the Renegades at 7:30 pm at Drew University.
"Both Lisa and Sarra came to us last year during our open tryout," said Jersey Sky Blue Head Coach Denise Reddy. "Right away we saw their potential and we invited them to join the team. Sarra is a very solid 1-v-1 defender with good speed and strength while Lisa is technically strong and strikes a great ball."
Chinn made two regular season appearances last season and also played in Jersey Sky Blue’s 3-1 victory over the Northern Virginia Majestics in the opening round of the W-League playoffs. The East Brunswick, NJ native started all 14 games that she appeared in this past fall at Princeton helping the Tigers to an 8-8-1 mark. Chinn has 45 career appearances for the Tigers over her first three seasons with the team.
Moller made seven regular season appearances with Sky Blue last year and also played in the exhibition match against the China Women’s National Team. Last fall, she started all 21 games for Loyola as the Greyhounds posted a 10-6-5 mark while capturing the MAAC Championship to earn their first NCAA Tournament bid since 2004. The Manalapan, NJ native made her third straight appearance on the All-MAAC first team while also earning MAAC All-Tournament team and MAAC All-Academic honors.
Season tickets and group packages are available now through the Sky Blue Soccer website - www.SkyBlueSoccer.com - for Jersey Sky Blue 2008 W-League season.
SKY BLUE PROFILE: Lisa Chinn
• Hometown: East Brunswick, NJ
• Born: September 21, 1986
• Played for Jersey Sky Blue in the W-League in 2007 appearing in two regular season matches and one playoff game
• Played for the Philadelphia Pirates of the WPSL in 2005
• Has one more year of eligibility remaining at Princeton University
• As a junior in 2007, started all 14 games she appeared in
• As a sophomore in 2005, played in all 16 games making 13 starts and posting one assist
• As a freshman in 2004, played in 15 games with one start
• Played on the scholastic level at East Brunswick High School and led the Bears to the Group IV state championship her sophomore year
• Played for Mt. Laurel United Strikers club team
SKY BLUE PROFILE: Sarra Moller
• Hometown: Manalapan, NJ
• Born: April 4, 1987
• Played for Jersey Sky Blue in the W-League in 2007 appearing in seven regular season matches
• Will be a senior this fall at Loyola University where she has started all 60 games in her first three seasons
• As a junior in 2007, started all 21 games and helped the Greyhounds to a 10-6-5 mark that included the MAAC Championship and the school’s first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 2004
• Named to the All-MAAC first team and also earned MAAC All-Tournament team and MAAC All-Academic honors
• As a sophomore in 2006, started all 19 games helping Loyola to a 10-7-2 mark while earning All-MAAC first team honors
• As a freshman in 2005, started all 20 games as Loyola went 15-5
• Named the MAAC Defensive Player of the Year and earned spots on the All-MAAC first team and the MAAC All-Rookie team
• Named to the SoccerBuzz Freshman All-America third team
• Named to the All-Mid Atlantic Region third team by the NSCAA and SoccerBuzz
• Competed scholastically at St. John Vianney in Holmdel, NJ
• Led the Lancer to the Parochial A South State Championship in her freshman and senior seasons
• Earned AP All-State third team honors as a freshman and a senior
• Played on the club level for the PDA Stampede
Sky Blue Teams Up with "Goals For Life"
Monday, May 5
SOMERSET, NJ – Sky Blue Soccer and Goals for Life have created a partnership to promote their respective organizations. As part of the partnership, Sky Blue will participate in the 8th annual Goals for Life women’s soccer tournament while Goals for Life will have a featured night at a Jersey Sky Blue W-League game.
The Goals for Life tournament will be held on Saturday, June 7 in Brookdale Park in Bloomfield, New Jersey. The Goals for Life night at a Sky Blue game will be held the following Saturday, June 14 when Sky Blue takes on the Connecticut Passion at 7:30 PM at Drew University in Madison, NJ. The partnership will also extend to other avenues of promotion and future event participation.
The pairing of Sky Blue Soccer and Goals for Life is a personal one for Sky Blue Soccer CEO Thomas Hofstetter, who has coached a team at the event in the past. His wife, Chris, has played with her team in the event for a number of years since its inception.
"I am very happy that the two organizations decided to form a partnership," he said. "Sky Blue Soccer is very committed to women’s health. Last year we created the SBS Women’s Health initiative that focuses on the education and promotion of women’s health related topics. We are very happy to support Goals for Life and its cause, and hope to be able to help them raise funds."
According to Goals for Life president Kathleen Lee, the two organizations will work to create a mutually beneficial partnership.
"I am very excited about our new relationship with Sky Blue Soccer," Lee said. "I feel our common goals and philosophies, regarding women’s health and sports, will result in a partnership that is beneficial to not only our respective organizations, but the community at large."
Jersey Sky Blue opens its second season in the W-League on Saturday, May 10 on the road against the Boston Renegades. Sky Blue will make its 2008 home debut on Saturday, May 31 when it hosts the Renegades at 7:30 PM at Drew University. Season tickets and group packages are available now through the Sky Blue Soccer website - www.SkyBlueSoccer.com - for Jersey Sky Blue 2008 W-League season.
About Goals For Life – www.goalforlife.com
Goals for Life is a non-profit organization dedicated to raising funds for women’s health initiatives. In the eight years since its inception, Goals for Life has raised $135,000 for breast cancer related causes in New Jersey. In 2008, GFL will be raising funds for In The Pink and Casting for Recovery. In The Pink is a breast cancer outreach, education and treatment program for the uninsured Essex County population. Casting for Recovery picks up where treatment leaves off. The organization conducts annual retreats for women who had or have breast cancer.
