Four players from the ISU women’s soccer team are playing in a semi-professional league this summer.

Jennifer Dominguez, Emily Hejlik, Amanda Woelfel and Megan Long are a part of the Iowa Rush, a nonprofit club that has a number of youth teams for both girls and boys.

The Rush, which is based in Ankeny, is made up of players from schools in the area. No more than five players can come from any school.

“Otherwise it would look just like you’re playing with your college team for the summer,” said Hejlik.

Not all players have to be from a school, however. Anyone at any age is accepted as long as she has a tryout with the team

The Rush have an affiliation with the Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL) and play in the North division of the Midwest region. The regular season consists of ten games, playing all five of the teams in their division twice. All of their home games are played at the Prairie Ridge Soccer Complex in Ankeny.

Most regions consist of two to three divisions, with the top team advancing to a regional playoff. Wild card teams are then selected, consisting of the top teams that did not make the playoffs automatically.

A league championship game then takes place in either the last weekend of July or the first weekend in August.

The season just began for the Rush, with their first game against FC Milwaukee June 5. While the game ended in a 4-0 defeat, the team was short-handed at the time.

“Half of our team is U-19, so they had to play [Iowa Soccer Association] State Cup with their clubs,” Hejlik said. “None of them could play [Sunday].”

Hejlik added that the team was ready for situations like their last game. “A lot of people are able to play a lot of different positions. You’re not selected to just one position, usually.”

The Rush will play its next two games on the road against FC Milwaukee and the Madison 56ers on consecutive days June 11 and 12.

The team will return home June 14 to play the Chicago Eclipse Select June 15 at 5:00 p.m.