Breakers Agree to Terms with Free Agents Weimer and Sutton

The Boston Breakers have agreed to terms with free agents Tiffany Weimer and Erika Sutton for the 2010 season. Neither are strangers to the Breakers’ coaching staff. Weimer played for Head Coach Tony DiCicco and Assistant Coach Lisa Cole at SoccerPlus FC in Connecticut and Sutton signed a short-term contract with the Breakers this past season and played one game with the team. Terms of the deals were not disclosed per team policy. 

Goal scoring was the main culprit of the Breakers falling short of the WPS playoffs in the 2009 season.  The Breakers hope Weimer, a forward, is one of the answers they are looking for in the second season of WPS, as she is expected to contribute as a goal-scorer for the Breakers.

“Tiffany Weimer is a proven scorer and one of the most creative and entertaining players I have ever coached,” said DiCicco.  “I am delighted that Tiffany will be on this squad and I look forward to getting her fully familiar with the Breakers attacking scheme and teammates.”

The Connecticut native makes a return to the East Coast after spending the last season with FC Gold Pride in California.  The 25-year-old was selected by FC Gold Pride in the third round (17th overall) of the WPS Draft in January 2009.  Weimer started in 10 of the 15 matches she appeared in for the Pride, notching one goal and three assists.

“I am really excited and honored to be a part of the Boston Breakers organization, especially to play for Tony again,” said Weimer.  “Being back in New England, playing in front of my family and friends makes this an incredible opportunity that I am truly thankful for.”

Weimer has been a member of the Women’s US National team pool since 2006.  The formidable attacker was a two-time Hermann Trophy runner-up at Penn State, notched 91 goals and 32 assists in her collegiate career with the Nittany Lions.  Weimer helped lead Penn State to four Big 10 conference titles from 2002 to 2005 and two Division I NCAA College Cup Semi-Final appearances.

She led the Big 10 in single-season goals with 31 in 2005. In 2004, she was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year and was named as an NSCAA First-Team All-American for the second time.  She was honored as the Big Ten Freshman of the year in 2002. Weimer is also a former Connecticut youth star.  

Sutton returns to the Breakers after signing a short-term contract with the team to fill the void of seven missing players due to national team call-ups in late July.  The Florida State University graduate appeared in the July 19th match at FC Gold Pride, playing all 90 minutes for the Breakers.

“Erika Sutton is a young talented player who can play flank defender, flank midfielder or winger and has a wonderful balance of defending effort and attacking abilities,” said DiCicco.  “I remain excited about the direction our roster is taking and there will be announcements of new signings in the near future.”

About Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS)

Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) is the premier women’s soccer league in the world and the global standard by which women’s professional sports are measured.  The Inaugural Season kicked off in March 2009 with seven WPS teams based in the Bay Area, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New Jersey/New York, St. Louis, and Washington, D.C.  The league’s eighth and nine franchises, Philadelphia and Atlanta, will begin play in the 2010 WPS Season, which kicks-off March 2010. For more information and tickets, visit www.womensprosoccer.com.

The previous story used excerpts from a press release by the Boston Breakers. Todd Civin is a freelance writer for the Bleacher Report, Seamheads and Sports Then and Now. He is also a supporter of A Glove of Their Own, the award winning children's story that teaches paying it forward through baseball. Visit the site and purchase under today's donor code  BER137 Berkshire Baseball.