West Michigan Firewomen

West Michigan Firewomen is an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2004. The team is 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 Midwest Division of the Central Conference against teams from Chicago, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, Kalamazoo Outrage, Medina and Minneapolis.

West Michigan Firewomen
Full nameWest Michigan Firewomen
Nickname(s)The Firewomen
Founded2004
GroundJenison HS Stadium
Chairman Brock West
Manager Neathan Gibson
LeagueUSL W-League
20088th, Midwest Division

The team plays its home games in the stadium on the campus of Jenison High School in the city of Jenison, Michigan, 9 miles (14 km) south-west of downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan. The club's colors are red and white.

The team is a sister organization of the men's Chicago Fire Premier team, which plays in the USL Premier Development League, and an affiliate of the Chicago Fire Major League Soccer franchise.

Players

Current roster

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK  USA Kristina Nasturzio
1 GK  USA Colleen Doughtery
2 DF  USA Amber Bloem
3 MF  USA Hannah Lankford
5 DF  USA Carly Bykerk
6 MF  USA Mary Koscielniak
7 MF  USA Erin Mruz
8 MF  USA Courtney Nash
9 DF  USA Ellen Phillips
10 MF  USA Molly Gerst
11 FW  USA Irie Dennis
12 MF  USA Tara Wegner
13 MF  USA Lauren King
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF  USA Kourtney Willert
15 FW  USA Erica Rohern
16 MF  USA Erin DeYoung
17 MF  USA Rebecca Reese
18 FW  USA Jill Hayes
19 DF  USA Kristen Pelkki
20 DF  USA Ali Nicoles
21 FW  USA Jacquie Lacek
22 MF  USA Jenna Fagerman
23 FW  USA Jennifer Tafler
25 MF  USA Julie Drummond
26 DF  USA Sarah Kaufman
GK  USA Catherine Howard

Year-by-year

Year Division League Reg. Season Playoffs
2004 1 USL W-League 7th, Midwest
2005 1 USL W-League 7th, Midwest
2006 1 USL W-League 8th, Midwest
2007 1 USL W-League 7th, Midwest
2008 1 USL W-League 8th, Midwest Did not qualify
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