(Photo by Brandon Koodish - Double G Sports) Soccer Sky Blue Struggle Continues this Season by Paola Garcia Cardenas July 9, 2018 Piscataway, NJ (July 7, 2018) – Sky Blue FC (0-11-3, 3 points) struggle continues this season, falling 3-1 against the Chicago Red Stars (6-4-7, 25 points) on Saturday night at Yurcak field during NWSL week 15. The 2,846 fans at the stadium witnessed Chicago’s Sam Kerr first NWSL 50th career goal, and a bittersweet hat-trick with her new Chicago team. Indeed, it was a bittersweet moment for Sam Kerr. This match marked the first time she was back at Yurcak Field since she left the NJ team for the Chicago Red Stars. Although, there were reasons to celebrate for the Red Star’s player, instead, when asked how she felt about being back in New Jersey, Kerr expressed her sadness. “If I’m honest I didn’t enjoy it. I wish things were better here and that I could stay,” Kerr said. “I scored a hat trick, but I wasn’t myself today. I feel sad. I feel sick playing against these girls. They’re my life long friends…” Kerr’s comments have caused a wave of emotions within Sky Blue FC fans. Due to her comments, fans, including Sky Blue’s official supporters’ club, Cloud 9, have taken to Twitter to express their discomfort with the team. 14-Game Winless Streak Sky Blue FC only earned a point after playing three matches on the road during NWLS weeks 12 & 14. After losing against the Orlando Pride (2-3, June 16), the NJ team earned a hard-fought draw against the Portland Thorns (1-1, June 27). However, they lost again against the Utah Royals (1-3, June 30). Losing the match against the Chicago Red Stars at their home field added to their 14-game winless streak. Match Takeaway The first forty minutes of the match seemed promising for Sky Blue. There were back and forth plays for both teams. Although, the NJ team was able to produce good opportunities to score, Alyssa Naeher kept denying Sky Blue. The first of Sam Kerr’s hat-trick goals gave Chicago the advantage at the 40th minute. It was 1-0 at half time. Coming into second half and in less than a minute, Kerr would score the 2-0 for Chicago, leaving her name on the books as the first player to score 50 career goals in the NWSL. Kerr’s third goal would come at the 63rd minute, 3-0. Sky Blue continued to fight and Imani Dorsey would get on the board with her first professional career goal at the 73rd minute to put Sky Blue 3-1. Unfortunately, that is not enough and the NJ team concedes, yet again, another three points. NWSL Week 16 Sky Blue FC hosts No. 1 the North Carolina Courage, July 14 for a 7:00pm ET kickoff. Petpalooza is going to be the theme for the match, as part of Sky Blue’s Theme Nights Series. If unable to attend, the match will be live-streamed on go90. Post Views: 1,346 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Paola Garcia Cardenas Paola is DoubleGSports' Technical Director and a sports fan who enjoys writing about women's soccer. Latest posts by Paola Garcia Cardenas (see all) Sky Blue FC 2019 Season Recap - October 27, 2019 It Has Always Been Carli Lloyd’s Moment to Shine - June 20, 2019 Sky Blue Continues NWSL Season Without a Win - June 18, 2019 Sky Blue FC 2019 Season Begins Today - April 13, 2019 Related TopicsChicago Red StarsImani DorseyNWSLSam KerrSky Blue FC Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 Michael Jordan Could Change the Future of Nascar for the Better by Inesh Chari | posted on March 30, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 106: Newsday’s Neil Best (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 12, 2021 More in Soccer You Know I’m Right, Episode 95: Soccer Commentator Tommy Smyth (Audio/Video) On the 95th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Competition Quickly Rises For Serie A Competition Rises For Serie A: Serie A is a professional Italian Soccer league where... Trinity Rodman Registers for the Womens NWSL Draft Dennis Rodman’s Daughter registers for the NWSL Draft At the age of 18, Trinity... From Inspired to Being an Inspiration: Sports Broadcaster & “The Morning Roast” Host Kate Scott (VIDEO) 95.7 FM “Morning Roast” radio host Kate Scott is a woman of many firsts... Metropolitan Riveters Sign University of Maine Forward Audra Richards Kamiko Williams brings high level experience to Monmouth Women’s Basketball coaching staff