Elgin, Illinois: 6/15/2009

Ohio Premier Women traveled to Chicago for two games against Chicago United Breeze Senior and Youth teams. On Saturday evening OP defeated Chicago's senior team 2-0 on goals by Jordan Hilbrands and Sara Vaughan. Jordan a Junior at Illinois redirected a blistering shot from left back Megan Minnix. Vaughan a U16 player making her WPSL debut scored off a goal mouth scramble and buried a left footed shot from 15 yds out. "Taz" Robertson recorded her first shutout of the season. She came up with a huge save diving to her left and deflecting a sure goal away with her left hand. 

On Sunday morning OP went up top in the 43rd minute when University of Dayton standout Kelly Blumenschein at the back post touched home her first career goal. Amanda Olszewski a Pickerington native and plays collegiately at Memphis provided her signature flip throw to the near post. Kellen Shields a n OPU18 standout flicked the ball to the back post for Blumenschein to tap home. In the 58th minute Allie Fries former OP youth player and UVA alum scored off a corner. The final tally of the game came in the 69th minute when University of Dayton's Allison Giner scored from 16 yds with a right footed volley that eluded the Chicago keeper. Taz and the entire dense led by Katies Davies a former OP youth player and Junior at UNC Charlotte recorded the second shutout of the season.

OP will play again at Carmel High School on July 5th.