Spokane Black Widows
Encyclopedia
Spokane Black Widows were an American soccer team based in Spokane, Washington
, United States
. Founded in 2010, the team played in the Women's Premier Soccer League
(WPSL), the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid
, in the North Division of the Pacific Conference.
The team played its home games at Joe Albi Stadium
. The team's colors were blue, black and white.
Spokane, Washington
Spokane is a city located in the Northwestern United States in the state of Washington. It is the largest city of Spokane County of which it is also the county seat, and the metropolitan center of the Inland Northwest region...
, United States
United States
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. Founded in 2010, the team played in the Women's Premier Soccer League
Women's Premier Soccer League
The Women's Premier Soccer League is a national women's soccer league in the United States and Puerto Rico, and is on the 2nd level of women's soccer in the United States soccer pyramid, alongside the W-League and below Women's Professional Soccer....
(WPSL), the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid
American Soccer Pyramid
The United States soccer pyramid is a term used in soccer to describe the structure of the league system in the United States. The country's governing body for the sport, the United States Soccer Federation , oversees the system but does not operate any of its component leagues—with one temporary...
, in the North Division of the Pacific Conference.
The team played its home games at Joe Albi Stadium
Joe Albi Stadium
Joe Albi Stadium is an outdoor athletic stadium in Spokane, Washington. Primarily used for football, it is located in the northwest part of the city, just east of the Spokane River. It opened in 1950 as "Memorial Stadium," with a natural grass field, cinder running track, and a seating capacity of...
. The team's colors were blue, black and white.
History
The Spokane Black Widows began the 2010 season with two exhibition matches in place of their inaugural home opener that was supposed to be against the now defunct Central Valley Heat SC, from Stockton, CA. The Widows lost in the first exhibition match to the Men's River City team, but won the second match a day later against SSC Elite, with a final score of 6-1. Spokane's inaugural match and home opener against the California Storm on May 30, 2010 ended 3:0 in favor of the Storm. The Black Widows second game of the season resulted in a loss against BSC Portland Rain ending 2:1. Kara Tisthammer netted the first goal in team history. A night after the team's first goal, came their first win. In the rematch against BSC Portland Rain, in Portland, OR., the Black Widows walked away with a 1:0 victory. The Widow's second straight win came against North Bay FC Wave at Joe Albi Stadium. After taking an early 1:0 lead it appeared the Wave had leveled, but the goal was pulled back. In the second half the Wave did get level, only to concede a goal in stoppage time and hand Spokane the 2:1 victory. During the game, head coach Jason Quintero was sent off for not cooperating with the officials, and the officials failed to award a PK to Spokane. A day after defeating North Bay FC Wave the Black Widows lost 1:0 to the wave on rain soaked fields at Joe Albi Stadium. On the team's first away campaign to California they lost to Clovis Sidekicks 2:4, and destroyed Sacramento Pride 6:0. In their first match home the Widows played the Sidekicks again in a very physical match-up, only this time they came away with a 2:1 victory. The final home match of the team's inaugural season, played on July 10th 2010, ended 4:2 in favor of the widows. One of the Black Widows goals came off the left foot of Alyshia Madison from over 40 yards out. The originally scheduled final home match against the Sacramento Pride resulted in a 3:0 forfeit. For the final two matches of the season the Widows traveled to California to play the California Storm and San Francisco Nighthawks, which resulted in a 3:0 loss and 2:2 draw respectively. The draw in the final match gave the Widows a needed point to move into 3rd position in the table standings (19 PTS from 12 GP) and capped a well fought season for the first year squad.Current roster
as at July 19, 2010WPSL Honorable Mention for Player of the Week
Tiara Pittman 6/21/10 Kellie Zakrzewski 6/28/10Year-by-year
| Year | Division | League | Regular Season | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2 | WPSL | 3rd, Pacific-North |
Pacific Conference - North Division
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California Storm California Storm California Storm is an American women’s soccer team, founded in 1995 as the Sacramento Storm, dropping the city name in favor of California the following season. The team is a member of the Women's Premier Soccer League, the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States. The team plays in the... |
12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 9 | +29 | 33 |
| 2 | North Bay FC Wave | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 9 | +19 | 27 |
| 3 | Spokane Black Widows | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 19 |
| 4 | BSC Portland Rain | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 18 |
| 5 | Clovis Sidekicks | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 18 |
| 6 | San Francisco Nighthawks San Francisco Nighthawks San Francisco Nighthawks is an American women’s soccer team, founded in 1995. The team is a member of the Women's Premier Soccer League, the third tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada. The team plays in the North Division of the Pacific Conference.The team plays its home games at... |
12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 10 |
| 7 | FC Sacramento Pride | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 66 | -61 | 0 |
Average attendance
| Year | Attendance | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | ||
| All Time |