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() - The Chicago Red Stars (11-2-0) and Orange County Waves (13-1-0) provided plenty of drama. In the end, it was Tanya Taylor's 101st-minute goal that proved to be the difference as the Waves won, 2-1, in overtime to earn the 2011 Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) National Championship on Sunday at the Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex.

Taylor, who was named the WPSL Championship MVP, got behind the Red Stars' defense, which attempted to put her in an offside position. But the pass from Waves (and former Red Stars) midfielder Brittany Klein was timed perfectly, and Taylor did the rest for the goal and a 2-1 lead at the 101st minute.

Orange County hung on for the rest of the overtime, despite a flurry of Chicago scoring chances, capped off by an Amanda Cinalli shot that went just wide left in stoppage time of the overtime session.

The Waves appeared to have the title wrapped up in regulation with a 1-0 lead. But Red Stars midfielder Julie Ewing scored a dramatic game-tying goal in the 88th minute to send the match into two 15-minute overtime sessions. Michele Weissenhofer had the setup with a flip throw-in from the right side. The ball juggled around in the middle of the box and Ewing converged to tie the match at 1-1.

The Red Stars and Waves had sporadic scoring opportunities in the early going, but Orange County had the game's first tally with a 43rd-minute goal from Kiki Bosio to give her side a 1-0 lead heading into halftime.

In the net, Red Stars goalkeeper Jamie Forbes had five saves - four saves during the 90-minute regulation. Sophia Perez had five saves for Orange County, with three of her saves coming in the overtime sessions. Chicago's offense peppered the Waves goal with eight shot attempts in the overtime, versus eight shots in the 90 minutes of regulation.

STATISTICS
Shots: CHI 16, OC 15
Shots On Goal: CHI 6, OC 7
Saves: CHI 5, OC 5
Corner Kicks: CHI 6, OC 5

SCORING SUMMARY
43' - OC, Kiki Bosio (unassisted)
88' - CHI, Julie Ewing (Michele Weissenhofer)
101' - OC, Tanya Taylor (Brittany Klein)

CHI STARTERS: Jamie Forbes (GK), Carly Samp, Kara Kabellis, Amanda Cinalli, Julie Ewing, Elise Weber (capt.), Sammy Scofield, Michele Weissenhofer, Kecia Morway, Jackie Santacaterina, Vanessa DiBernardo. SUBS - Shayla Mutz, Niki Sebo, Vanessa Laxgang, Shannon McDonnell, Leigh Jakes, Katie Nasenbenny.

OC STARTERS: Sophia Perez (GK), Brittany Klein (co-capt.), Tanya Taylor, Dani Bosio (co-capt.), Kiki Bosio, Kika Toulouse, Katrin Omarsdottir, Laurel Pastor, Vendula Strnadova, Shannon Cross, Meagan Snell. SUBS - Kristina Larsen, Kelly Lawrence, Sabrina DeMonte.

WPSL CHAMPIONS
1998: Silicon Valley Red Devils (runner-up: Auto Trader Women's Select)
1999: California Storm (runner-up: Auto Trader Women's Select)
2000: San Diego WFC (runner-up: California Storm)
2001: Ajax of Southern California (runner-up: San Diego WFC)
2002: California Storm (runner-up: Ajax of Southern California)
2003: Utah Spiders (runner-up: California Storm)
2004: California Storm (runner-up: New England Mutiny)
2005: FC Indiana (runner-up: California Storm)
2006: Long Island Fury (runner-up: River Cities FC)
2007: FC Indiana (runner-up: New England Mutiny)
2008: Ajax America (runner-up: Arizona Rush)
2009: Long Island Fury (runner-up: Ajax America)
2010: Boston Aztecs Breakers Reserves (runner-up: Ajax America)
2011: Orange County Waves (runner-up: Chicago Red Stars)

About the Women's Premier Soccer League: The WPSL is a 60-plus team semi-pro national league for the Summer 2011 season competing in five conferences and is the largest women's soccer league in the world. The league is sanctioned by the United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA) as an affiliate of the United States Soccer Federation (USSF). The WPSL's mission is to provide the highest level of soccer in our effort to: bring affordable & quality family entertainment to the community; display positive role models for our youth; while, being a stepping stone for aspiring professional & international-level players.