Washington Freedom Futures

Washington Freedom Futures was an American women’s soccer team and the top-level amateur team in the Washington Freedom Soccer Club hierarchy. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues W-League, the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada. The team plays in the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference. The W-League team folded after the 2010 season.

Washington Freedom Futures
Nickname(s)Freedom
Founded2009
GroundMaryland SoccerPlex
Capacity5,126
Owner John Hendricks
Manager Win Puffer[1]
LeagueW-League

The team played its home games in the stadium at Maryland SoccerPlex in Germantown, Maryland. The club's colors were blue, red and white.

The team was part of the official development system of the Washington Freedom Women's Professional Soccer franchise, one of the most successful women's soccer teams in America. The senior Freedom team originally competed in the professional Women's United Soccer Association from 2001 to 2003, then joined the W-League in 2006. Once play began in WPS, however, the senior team competed in that league, and the Freedom's reserves took their place in the second tier. In November 2009, the team name was changed from the Washington Freedom (W-League) to the Washington Freedom Futures, and Joanna Lohman was named the team's general manager.[2]

Players

Squad 2010
As of 27 July 2009.[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  USA Alyssa Pont
2 MF  CAN Jennifer Parsons
3 MF  USA Kimmie Germain
4 DF  USA Mara Osher
5 DF  USA Jordon Grant
6 MF  USA Jesstine Wolfe
7 FW  USA Caitlin Miskel
8 FW  USA Brittany Tegeler
9 FW  USA Katie Watson
10 MF  USA Christine Nairn
11 MF  USA Sandra Matute
12 FW  USA Katie Schoepfer
13 DF  USA Madison Keller
14 FW  USA Tiffany McCarty
15 FW  USA Kara Mirarchi
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF  USA Julia Lancos
17 DF  CAN Molly Allen
18 GK  GUY Chanté Sandiford
19 MF  USA Becky Edwards
20 DF  USA Kika Toulouse
21 FW  USA Meghan Lenczyk
22 FW  USA Molly Menchel
23 DF  USA Angelina N. Cords
24 DF  USA Jayme Cargnoni
25 MF  USA Kristin Bowers
26 DF  USA Caitlin Collins
30 MF  USA Brook Chang
32 DF  USA Toni Pressley
40 FW  USA Yvonne Latour
55 GK  USA Eliza Bennett Hattan

2010 coaching staff
As of 06 April 2010.[4]
Position Name Nationality
Coach Win Puffer  American
Coach Jim Gabarra  American
Assistant coach Clyde Watson  American
Assistant coach Kris Ward  American
Goalkeeper coach Nicci Wright  Canadian

Year-by-year

The following sections give a history of the Freedom in the W-League, including those years when the W-League team was the senior team to provide historical background and comparison.

Year Division Reg. Season Playoffs
2006 1 exhibition season
2007 1 1st, Northeast Champions
2008 1 1st, Northeast Semifinalists (3rd Place)
2009 2 2nd, Northeast Finalists (2nd Place)
2010 2 2nd, Northeast Conference Semifinalists

Annual Performance Record
Year W L T Pts GF GA Home Away
2007 12 1 1 37 48 10 6-1-0 6-0-1
2008 11 1 2 35 32 7 5-1-1 6-0-1
2009 12 1 1 37 49 9 6-0-1 6-1-0
2010 10 1 1 31 39 7 6-0-0 4-1-1

Honors
  • USL W-League Eastern Conference Champions 2009
  • USL W-League Eastern Conference Champions 2008
  • USL W-League Northeast Division Champions 2008
  • USL W-League Champions 2007
  • USL W-League Eastern Conference Champions 2007
  • USL W-League Northeast Division Champions 2007

References
  1. "Contact Information". washingtonfreedom.com. Archived from the original on January 5, 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
  2. Plumb, Tierney (24 November 2009). "Washington Freedom taps GM for amateur team". Washington Business Journal. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
  3. "Washington Freedom W-League Roster". WashingtonFreedom.com. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
  4. "Coaching Staff". washingtonfreedom.com. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
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