Dayton Flyers

University of Dayton women’s soccer player Colleen Williams, the 2010 Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Year and NSCAA All-American, was recently named to the Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL) National Team of The Week.

Williams, who will be a junior on the UD women’s soccer team next fall, dished the game-winning assist in F.C. Bucks’ 1-0 win over Buxmont Torch F.C. on May 28 – marking the first victory in the team’s WPSL history.

F.C. Bucks is a WPSL team based in Newton, Pa. and made up of players from the college and club level, including from Boston University, Dayton, Hartford, Providence, Princeton, Temple, and Villanova. Williams’ Dayton teammate Alysha Mallon is also a member of F.C. Bucks.

The Women's Premier Soccer League is an independent national league whose main focus is on the development of highly competitive amateur women's soccer teams.

The WPSL was formed in 1998. It is sanctioned by the United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA) as an affiliate of the United States Soccer Federation (USSF), the ruling body of soccer in the United States and FIFA the world's ruling body for soccer.