Celebration of Women’s Soccer game to take place as part of 10th annual August Cup

By Jimmy LaRoue

As part of the 10th annual August Cup at the Maryland Soccerplex in Germantown, Md. this weekend, there will be a Celebration of Women’s Soccer charity match Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Money raised will go toward DC Scores and Michael Washo’s Art from the Heart Foundation.

Among those scheduled to play include:

• Lori Lindsey (Former Freedom, Current USNT Member)
• Becky Sauerbrunn (Former Freedom; DCU Women, Current US Olympic Team Member; Gold Medalist)
• Allie Long (Former Freedom & Sky Blue FC)
• Nikki Marshall (Former Freedom, Magicjack, Boston Breakers)
• Caitlin Miskel (Former Freedom)
• Cat Whitehill Former USWNT – Freedom Team Captain, Atlanta Beat)
• Joanna Lohman (Former Freedom; DCU Women)
• Lianne Sanderson (Former Philly Independence, England, Espanyol)
• KJ Spiask (Former Freedom)
• Tyler Lussi (Former Freedom Future)

Here’s some more information about the match.

The August Cup will feature 277 boys’ and girls’ teams playing in the Under-9 through U-19 age groups, with games scheduled for Saturday and Sunday. The weather forecast for the weekend calls for temperatures near 80 degrees and a 40 percent chance for scattered or isolated thunderstorms.