SAN DIEGO SEALIONS

SeaLions Head to NorCal for Preseason Exhibition Matches

The SeaLions will travel to Sacramento on Friday for two preseason exhibition matches against two teams in the WPSL's Pac-North Conference. On Saturday, May 19 at 5:00 PM the SeaLions will face WPSL commissioner Jerry Zanelli's California Storm. The Storm feature several notable players, including former U.S. Women's National Team members Brandi Chastain and Aly Wagner. Joining Wagner and Chastain are Stanford standouts Teresa Noyola and Lindsay Taylor. Noyola was named NCAA Player of the Year and is currently a member of the Mexican Women's National Team. Taylor was named a Stanford All-American player and is now on the U.S. U-23 Women's National Team.

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SeaLions Attend Liver Life Walk

The SeaLions attended the American Liver Foundation's Annual Liver Life Walk on Saturday, May 12 at the San Diego Zoo. The Liver Life Walk® is the national fundraising walk of the American Liver Foundation®. More more than 15,000 people from coast-to-coast participated in the event that aims to change the face of liver health! Participation brings much needed awareness and financial support to the needs of millions of Americans who are battling more than 100 different types of liver disease. Money raised by Liver Life Walk participants provides critical funding for medical research, public education, patient support services, and advocacy.

The SeaLions greeted hundreds of walkers as they crossed the finish line on the War Memorial Building's lawn. The SeaLions are proud sponosrs of the walk and have been attending the event for several years.

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CoCo Goodson Returns for 2012 Season

Central defender, CoCo Goodson will return to San Diego for the upcoming 2012 WPSL season. Goodson was drafted by the Philadelphia Independence in the 2012 Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) Draft back in January, but just days later the league announced it was ceasing operations. Now, with several former WPS teams joining the WPSL’s new Elite League this season, and plans of expansion to the West Coast in 2013, Goodson made the decision to return to the SeaLions. The SeaLions have plans to join the WPSL Elite League next season, which would give players like Goodson a chance to play at a professional level in their back yard, rather than relocating to another state or playing outside the United States.

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SEALIONS AND RED BULL TO HOST STREET TOURNAMENT IN OLD OWN ON CINCO DE MAYO

The SeaLions have partnered with Red Bull to host the 2^nd Annual Red Bull Fiesta De Futbol invitational soccer tournament. This year’s event will be a 3v3 format and will be featured as part of Old Town’s 29^th Annual Fiesta Old Town Cinco De Mayo Festival on Saturday, May 5. The free, three-day festival is the largest event of its kind in Southern California, and includes an incredible variety of festivities and entertainment for the whole family to enjoy. For more information the festival visit fiestaoldtown.com.

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WPSL ANNOUNCES EXPANSION PLANS

In a move to support women’s soccer in America, and as a prelude to planned growth of a professional league in 2013, the Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL) has announced the creation of a special WPSL Elite League for the 2012 season. The league will be based in the East Coast and Midwest and will include squads from Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) teams the Boston Breakers and the Western New York Flash. The move will allow professional female soccer players from the WPS teams to remain in top form as the WPS moves toward resuming play in 2013. Current WPSL teams, Aztec MA (formerly Boston Aztec), ASA Chesapeake Charge, Chicago Red Stars, FC Indiana, New England Mutiny along with newly formed Philadelphia Fever, will participate in the WPSL Elite League.

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