Mark sits down with All-Everything Mankato star Jenny Vetter to talk about signing her first pro contract in Portugal, the mindset shift from star college player to tryout player in NWSL camp, the process of finding an agent, exploring her opportunities overseas, her historic NSIC career, and more!
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The weather cannot stop summer soccer from happening. Whether thats 90 degrees with humidity on turf, or an air quality crisis from Wild Fires in the north, the game apparently finds a way to play on. MN Aurora relocated a game mid day to the Stillwater Rec Bubble and kept it rolling with a 5-0 win over Green Bay. In the new UPSL Midwest West, Superior City is earning shine with early results and a place at the top of the table. In the WPSL, the Minnesota Thunder would like to remind you that they score goals and if the vibe is right, that could mean 5, 7 or 9 that they put past you. We're basically halfway through our Summer Leagues and most of the teams have plenty of playoff hopes to play for. Equal Time has been on the ground for a ton of games already and this Sunday we will make the drive west to cover Sioux Falls City vs Rochester United FC. Stay tuned for content on Sunday and watch the high quality stream that they produce. Dig into the past 2 weeks results and we'll give you the games to watch for the coming weeks in the North! Paige Peltier has 7 goals and 2 assists for MN Thunder as they’ve torched the early half of their schedule aside from a draw with Salvo. 7-2 to St Croix, 5-1 against Mankato and 9-1 at Joy AC stand out, but not to be totally outdone, both Maplebrook and Salvo wanted to remind you they are also in the top echelon of squads each year with 6-0 hits of their own. Even though the Thunder have a +19 goal difference in 5 games, they’re still just ahead of Salvo, Manitou and Sioux Falls City with Maplebrook sure to make a jump in the standings as well. Stay tuned for the brutal race for 1 playoff spot among 10 teams in the Northern Conference, starting with Sioux Falls visiting MN Thunder on Saturday, June 16.
WPSL Games to Watch
MN Aurora sit comfortable atop the USLW Heartland Division with a 7-0 record and eye popping +32 goal difference, but at least 4 teams other than Aurora could still find a playoff bid. Chicago City and Bavarian United are in especially good footing to contend for a Wild Card bid (which goes to the 2nd place team with the best points per game between Heartland and Great Lakes Divisions), with Green Bay and Chicago Dutch Lions still showing potential. As of Now Chicago City would earn that Wild Card. For City, Bavarian and Green Bay, their games on the 16th, 17th and 21st seen below will make the playoff picture that much clearer.
USL W League Games to Watch |
Chicago City SC vs Green Bay Glory Saturday, June 17th, 6pm STREAM: Eleven Sports &YouTube | Chicago City vs Bavarian United SC Wednesday, June 21, 6pm STREAM: Eleven Sports & YouTube |
June 3 Northern Tide FC 1-1 Tonka Fusion Elite Granite City FC 1-2 Vlora FC June 4 Superior City FC 1-1 St Croix SC | June 10 Northern Tide FC 1-0 Vlora FC Granite City FC 0-4 Superior City FC June 11 Tonka Fusion Elite 4-0 St Croix SC |
UPSL Games to Watch
Tonka Fusion Elite vs Vlora FC Sunday, June 18, 5pm Minnetonka High School | Vlora FC vs Tonka Fusion Elite Saturday, June 24, 7pm STREAM: YouTube |
Lis Schendel of Protagonist Soccer and California Storm also dropped by a Pregame to chat West Coast W League expansion, playoff potential and MORE! Click image to watch on YouTube!
Sunburns are happening to parents and Equal Time correspondents and that can only mean one thing, Summer League is in full form. Last night Minnesota Aurora put up 10 (TEN) goals on W League debutant RKC Third Coast, yet somehow that isn’t the biggest win yet this year. In the UPSL Midwest West, Tonka Fusion Elite started their year with a modest 2-0 win over Superior City FC, but when they played Granite City FC 5 days later, they put up 11 on the team from St Cloud. Salvo played Sioux Falls to a hard fought and dramatic 1-1 draw at home to avoid an early bump, while Sioux Falls take confidence in battling the champs of last year in an early away game. The Summer League Recap is your way to dig into the past weeks results, find your games to watch this week, and get connected to our gameday content from the week that was!
May 19
Bavarian United SC 4-0 RKC Third Coast May 21 Rochester FC 0-1 Bavarian United SC Chicago Dutch Lions FC 2-1 RKC Third Coast May 24 Chicago Dutch Lions FC 0-1 Chicago City SC Minnesota Aurora FC 5-0 Rochester FC |
May 27
Chicago City 7-0 RKC Third Coast Chicago Dutch Lions 0-4 Minnesota Aurora FC Bavarian United SC 1-2 Green Bay Glory May 31 Rochester FC 0-2 Green Bay Glory Minnesota Aurora FC 10-0 RKC Third Coast |
Games to Watch
Rochester FC vs Minnesota Aurora FC Sunday, June 4, 3:30pm RCTC Stadium, Rochester Stream: YouTube.com |
The Loons of Rochester FC will be excited to host their neighbors to the north for the first time. Aurora won the first matchup 5-0, but that was with the help of 5000 fans at TCO Stadium, and with Rochester missing some key pieces. The W League Loons will hope for a closer fight with the 2022 Runners Up. Rochester FC provides a high quality stream and we applaud them for that! See highlights from past games on their youtube channel as well.
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GOOOOOAAAAL @MNAuroraFC @morganstone_ with a GOLAZO on the bounce out (@SportsCenter Top 10 hello)
— Equal Time Soccer (@EqualTimeSoccer) June 1, 2023
Aurora are just rolling over RKC at this point
Crosses in, deep shots, runs through the channels
6-0 near half time@USLWLeague @MNRevontulet pic.twitter.com/J2J3tNJPqq
Green Bay Glory vs Chicago City SC Wednesday, June 7, 6pm Capital Credit Union Park, Green Bay Stream: Eleven Sports |
It is very early in the season, but we could already predict a potential battle for 2nd in the Division between Green Bay Glory (2nd last year) and Chicago City (3rd last year). To make the playoffs, you have to either win the Heartland, or earn a wild card by having a better record than the 2nd place team from the Great Lakes Division. This may be a game that sets the standards for that race! |
May 20
Joy AC 3-0 Manitou FC May 21 St Croix SC 0-1 Maplebrook Fury May 26 Salvo SC 1-1 Sioux Falls City FC St Croix SC 3-0 Joy AC |
May 30
Rochester 0-3 Joy AC May 31 Manitou FC 2-4 Minnesota Thunder |
GOAL!!!@khyahharper_43 with the header off the Buekle cross to level things at 1-1 with just minutes to go.
— Equal Time Soccer (@EqualTimeSoccer) May 27, 2023
Salvo 1-1 Sioux Falls. 88 min. pic.twitter.com/YPOeioZR9u
Game to Watch
Minnesota Thunder vs Salvo SC
Academy of Holy Angels Dome Sunday, June 4, 7pm Stream: Eleven Sports |
Two perennial contenders of the Northern Conference face off in their annual battle for WPSL bragging rights. The bulk of these players have been teammates or opponents in close proximity for years, and the matchup usually doesn’t disappoint. The Thunder stream on Eleven sports!
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May 12
Superior City FC 2-0 Vlora FC May 20 Tonka Fusion Elite 2-0 Superior City FC May 21 Vlora 2-1 St Croix SC |
May 25
Tonka Fusion Elite 11-0 Granite City FC May 28 Vlora FC 0-2 Superior City FC St Croix SC 0-0 Northern Tide FC |
Game to Watch
Superior City FC vs St Croix SC NBC Spartan Sports Complex, Superior, WI Sunday, June 4, 3pm Stream: ifan.tv |
Superior City has come out with a strong start with a heavily local Twin Ports roster, and they’ll face an opponent hungry for their first win. St Croix tied Northern Tide and lost a tough 2-1 match at Vlora to start their year. Superior City provides a stream and we applaud that!
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