Cary Lady Clarets

Cary Lady Clarets was an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2007. 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 played in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.

Cary Lady Clarets
Full nameCary Lady Clarets
Nickname(s)Lady Clarets
Founded2007
StadiumWakeMed Soccer Park
Capacity7,130
ChairmanUnited States Chris Economides
ManagerUnited States Jay Howell
LeagueUSL W-League
20085th, Atlantic Division

The team played its home games at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina. The club's colors was claret, blue and white.

The team was a sister organization of the men's Carolina RailHawks team, which plays in the USL First Division. The formation of the women's team was announced on November 30, 2007 at a press conference at WakeMed Soccer Park.[1] The team was originally named Carolina RailHawks Women; in November 2008, Next Level Academy, which owns the club, announced a partnership with Burnley Football Club of the English Championship in order to jointly develop professional footballers; as part of the agreement, the team was renamed the Cary Lady Clarets.[2]

The team folded after the 2009 season.

The team was coached by Jay Howell, Director of Coaching at the Capital Area Soccer League in Raleigh, North Carolina, and features many players with local amateur or collegiate affiliations from Triangle area high schools and universities such as the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Duke University, and North Carolina State University.

Players

Squad 2009

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 United States USA Anna Rodenbough
1 GK United States USA Molly Baird
2 DF United States USA Sarah Jackyra
3 MF United States USA Casey Godwin
4 MF United States USA Kendall Bradley
5 MF United States USA Lindsey Jackson
6 MF United States USA Kelly Hathorn
7 MF United States USA Jane Alukonis
8 MF United States USA Morven Ross
9 FW United States USA Carrie Patterson
11 DF United States USA Thori Bryan
12 MF United States USA Sarah Winslow
14 MF United States USA Jennifer Bronson
15 FW United States USA Allie Wilkerson
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF United States USA Betsy Frederick
17 FW United States USA Sterling Smith
21 MF United States USA Alison Baker
22 MF United States USA Bess Harrington
23 FW United States USA Kelly Attayek
24 DF United States USA Nicole Danford
25 DF United States USA Tara Knauss
26 FW United States USA McKenzie Burman
27 FW United States USA Casey Nogueira
28 DF United States USA Kimberly Crowe
29 MF United States USA Amanda Mueller
34 MF United States USA Mandy Moraca
— MF United States USA CJ Ludemann

Year-by-year
Year Division League Reg. Season Playoffs
2008 1 USL W-League 5th, Atlantic Did not qualify
2009 2 USL W-League 5th, Atlantic Did not qualify

References
  1. "Carolina RailHawks Announce USL W-League Team for 2008". Archived from the original on 2007-11-09. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
  2. "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
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