More misery for the Atlanta Beat

The first national television audience to view the Atlanta Beat at its new home at Kennesaw State University witnessed the same old result for the expansion club.

The Washington Freedom downed the still-winless Beat 2-0 before a crowd of 3,112, less than half for last weekend’s home opener.

Women’s Professional Soccer does have a better television presence than the Women’s United Soccer Association. But the weekly WPS game on Fox Soccer Channel on Sunday evenings isn’t conducive to a good home draw, especially with school still in session.

The Beat is off this week and will entertain St. Louis Athletica on May 29 in the first Saturday night home game of the season.

On Saturday night, the Atlanta Silverbacks women opened their 2010 season with a 1-0 win over Hampton Roads as Kay Harbrueger got the game’s only goal in the first half.

The Silverbacks remain at home this week and will play host to the Tampa Bay Hellenic on Saturday.