CAMBRIDGE, Mass. –\u00a0\u00a0Veronica Boquete’s\u00a083rd minute strike\u00a0snapped a scoreless tie and\u00a0delivered the\u00a0Independence\u00a0to a 1-0 win over the Breakers at Harvard Stadium on\u00a0Wednesday night.<\/p>\n
Boquete’s\u00a0goal was her fourth of the season\u00a0while\u00a0keeper\u00a0Nicole Barnhart, who stopped all three shots she faced,\u00a0picked up her second clean sheet of the season. Breakers keeper Alyssa Naeher made five saves on the night, but it wasn’t enough to keep her club from the loss column.<\/p>\n
With the loss, the Breakers fall to 4-6-4 (16 pts.) and lose valuable ground in the WPS playoff hunt. Phildelphia’s win ups their record to 9-3-3 (30 pts.) and puts them three points clear of Western New York for the first spot in the standings.<\/p>\n
The Breakers will hit the road\u00a0for a crucial match against\u00a0on magicJack (5-6-2, 16 pts.) on Saturday. Both teams are currently tied for fourth place in the standings, and a win would propel either team toward the security of third place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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