GPS Omens is an American amateur soccer team from

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. It plays in the Bay State Soccer League, part of the

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History

Formerly known as Mass Premier Soccer, the team qualified for the

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for the first time in 2013, losing 2–0 in the first round away to

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of the

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. The team returned to the cup the following year, losing 4–1 in the first round to

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. Renamed GPS Massachusetts, the team played host in the first round in

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, and lost 2–1 to

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after leading 2–1 at half time. After missing the 2016 cup, GPS Omens recorded the first undefeated season in the history of the Bay State Soccer League (16 wins, 2 ties) and qualified for the

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, still featuring 15 of the players who took part in 2013. On May 10, they won a game in the cup for the first time, 2–0 at GPS Portland Phoenix, and followed it a week later with a 2–1 victory at Boston City FC of the

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. In the third round on May 31, the team traveled to

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team

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, losing 2–1 with the decisive goal in time added onto the end of extra time.

References

{{reflist Soccer clubs in Massachusetts Amateur soccer teams in the United States Sports in Cambridge, Massachusetts Sports clubs and teams in Middlesex County, Massachusetts