The Rochester Ravens are an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2009 . 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 Great Lakes Division of the Central Conference against teams from Hamilton, Laval, London, Ottawa, Quebec City and Toronto.
The team plays its home games at Wegmans Stadium at the Aquinas Institute of Rochester in the city of Rochester, New York.
The team is the successor to the Rochester Rhinos Women , which was affiliated with the USL First Division team Rochester Rhinos for three years from 2006 through 2008. The original team was founded (as the Ravens) in 1996, and was owned by Jill McCabe, until it was sold to the former Rochester Rhinos ownership of Frank DuRoss, Steve Donner, Chris Economides, Peter Bourne, and Chris Wilmot in late 2005. In 2008, the Rhinos' new owner, Rob Clark, sold the women's USL W-League soccer franchise. The new team was announced on May 1, 2009 by the new owner Doug Miller, former star Rochester Rhinos player. [1]
[edit] Players
[edit] Current Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. |
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Position |
Player |
| 00 |
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GK |
Allie Weiser |
| 1 |
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GK |
Jessica Dulski |
| 2 |
|
GK |
Jessica Sexton |
| 3 |
|
MF |
Ashley Hughes |
| 4 |
|
MF |
Kathryn Potter |
| 5 |
|
MF |
Cary Rivett |
| 6 |
|
DF |
Leah Emaus |
| 7 |
|
DF |
Liesel Toth |
| 8 |
|
MF |
Briana Tata |
| 9 |
|
FW |
Eileen Coyle |
| 10 |
|
FW |
Mandi Hochheimer |
| 11 |
|
FW |
Ashley Grove |
| 13 |
|
MF |
Annemarie Farone |
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| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 15 |
|
FW |
Haley Marks |
| 16 |
|
FW |
Jamie Raepple |
| 17 |
|
DF |
Erica Henderson |
| 18 |
|
DF |
Brittany Godin |
| 20 |
|
FW |
Chelsea Kuss |
| 22 |
|
FW |
Brittany Kinmond |
| 23 |
|
MF |
Amanda Wisotzke |
| 24 |
|
DF |
Bethany Allport |
| 25 |
|
DF |
Amanda Sudore |
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- Doug Miller Owner
- Adam Schwartz Head Coach
- John Berardicurti Assistant Coach
[edit] Year-by-year
| Year |
League |
Division |
Regular Season |
Playoffs |
| 2003 |
USL W-League |
Northern Division |
5th |
no participation to playoff |
| 2004 |
USL W-League |
North Central Division |
3rd |
lost in first round |
| 2005 |
USL W-League |
Northern Division |
5th |
no participation to playoff |
| 2006 |
USL W-League |
Northern Division |
6th |
no participation to playoff |
| 2007 |
USL W-League |
Northern Division |
4th |
no participation to playoff |
| 2008 |
USL W-League |
Northern Division |
4th |
no participation to playoff |
| 2009 |
USL W-League |
Great Lakes Division |
8th |
no participation to playoff |
| 2010 |
USL W-League |
Great Lakes Division |
5th |
no participation to playoff |
| 2011 |
USL W-League |
Great Lakes Division |
6th |
no participation to playoff |
[edit] External links
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