GARDEN CITY, NY (08/01/09) - The Long Island Fury's undefeated season continues as they stopped another undefeated team, Dallas Premier, by a 3-0 score in the Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) Semifinal tonight in front of an enthusiastic crowd at Adelphi University's Competition Field. All three Fury goals were scored in the first half and with the win, the Fury move on to the 2009 WPSL National Championship match to take on defending 2008 champion Ajax America on Sunday, August 2nd.

Molly Bruh of East Williston put the Fury on the board in the 28th minute when her tackle of a Dallas defensive clear eight yards from the goal wound up deflecting into the net. Four minutes later, Syosset's Kari Quinn sent a floating 30-yard cross that Kelly Henderson of Baldwin ran onto and kicked into the net from four yards. Vicki DiMartino of Massapequa Park scored her 14th goal of the season when she stole the ball near the halfway line, dribbled past one defender and slotted the ball past Dallas keeper Tina Rincon from 14 yards.

"I thought that we took our chances and Dallas did not," commented Long Island Fury head coach Paul Riley. "Alyssa Pember and Tara Mendoza were great on defense, Madison Haller was great in midfield all night and I thought that Jaz (Jasmyne Spencer), Vicki (DiMartino) and Molly (Bruh) were terrific as well... We have a very tough game tomorrow for the national championship."

The statistics prove that this was an even match as the Fury took 11 shots to Dallas' eight and had three corner kicks while Dallas had five. Haller was named Offensive MVP while the Co-Defensive MVPs were Pember and Mendoza. Dallas goalkeeper Rincon had two saves while Fury keeper Jillian Mastroianni made three saves. The Fury has shut out five of their last six opponents.

The WPSL national championship game at 2:30 p.m. features the 13-0-1 Fury against the 15-1-1 Ajax America - the league's defending champion - in an intriguing match-up of the Fury's youthful exuberance and Ajax's experience - who will benefit from their relationship as an official affiliate of the first-place Los Angeles Sol of Women's Professional Soccer (WPS). Sunday's first game at noon will be for third place between Dallas Premier (10-1-1) and the Miami Kickers (8-2-2).

About the Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL): The WPSL is a 50-plus team national women's soccer league with five conferences and is considered one of the top amateur women's soccer leagues in the world. You can now also keep up with our league on our social networking sites on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com) and LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com)!

The Long Island Fury have been selected to host the 2009 WPSL Final Four which will be held at Adelphi University on August 1-2 (Garden City, NY) - alongside the Youth Premier Soccer League (YPSL) National Championship the same weekend. National Semifinal matches will be played at 5:00 & 7:30 p.m. on Sat., August 1st, while the WPSL National Final is set for a 2:30 p.m. kick-off on Sun., August 2nd. Check back to the official WPSL website in the coming days for all the info on the Final Four!

The WPSL's mission is to provide the highest level of women's soccer while simultaneously providing affordable, quality family entertainment and positive role models for our youth. For more information, visit our official website at http://www.wpsl.info, phone us at 1-800-854-0913 or contact us via email at media@wpslsoccer.com.