Hampton Roads Piranhas

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Hampton Roads Piranhas
Full name	Hampton Roads Piranhas
Nickname(s)	The Piranhas
Founded	1995
Ground	Foster Field (Capacity ????)
Chairman	Marcie Laumann
Manager	Wendy Kotwas Waddell
League	USL W-League
2008	in progress
Home colours 　 Away colours

Hampton Roads Piranhas is a professional American women’s soccer team, founded in 1995, which is a member of the United Soccer Leagues W-League, the premier women’s soccer league in the United States. The Piranhas play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.

The Piranhas play their home games at Foster Field on the campus of Virginia Wesleyan College in the city of Virginia Beach, Virginia. The team's colors are red and white.

The team is a sister organization of the men's Hampton Roads Piranhas team, which plays in the USL Premier Development League.

Contents 1 2008 Roster 2 Year-by-year 3 Team Honors 4 Players of note 4.1 United Soccer Leagues Hall of Fame members 4.2 Retired numbers 5 Head Coaches 6 Stadiums 7 Average Attendance 8 See also 9 External links

[edit] 2008 Roster

as at June 5, 2008

No. Position Player 0 GK Victoria Johnson 1 GK Lauren Hollandsworth 2 DF Kelly Lawrence 5 FW Joy Nsubuga 6 MF Emily Kittleson 7 DF Kim McMullen 9 MF Melanie Cobb 10 MF Laura Jackson 11 DF Katy Winsper 12 MF Kimberly Francis

No. Position Player 13 DF Laura Beeman 14 MF Nkechinyere Nweke 18 MF Heidi Best 20 DF Florence Omagbemi-Onuja 22 FW Mercy Akide-Udoh 23 MF Jamie Clarke 24 MF Wendy Kotwas Waddell 27 FW Lisa McKenzie MF Tracy Donachie

[edit] Year-by-year

Year	League	W	L	T	Pts	Reg. Season	Playoffs	Result
1995	W	0	6	0	7	7th, Eastern Division	Did not qualify
1996	W	5	5	0	15	5th, East Region	Did not qualify
1997	W	7	3	0	21	2nd, Central Atlantic Division	0-1	Lost in division final
1998	W-2	5	7	0	13	2nd, South Division	0-1	Lost in final
1999	W-2	8	4	0	39	2nd, South Division	1-2	Lost in Third Place Game
2000	W-1	7	6	1	35	2nd, South Division	Did not qualify
2001	W-1	10	2	2	49	2nd, Eastern Conference	0-1	Lost in semifinal
2002	W	8	5	1	42	3rd, Atlantic Division	2-1	Lost in conference final
2003	W	12	0	0	36	1st, Atlantic Division	2-0	Won W-League
2004	W	12	1	1	37	1st, Atlantic Division	0-1	Lost in division final
2005	W	5	6	3	18	T-4th, Atlantic Division	Did not qualify
2006	W	5	8	1	16	6th, Atlantic Division	Did not qualify

[edit] Team Honors

• 1998 W-2 Runner-Ups
• 2003 W-League Champions
• 2000 Archie Moylan Courage Award: Marcie Laumann
• 2001 Marketing Excellence Award
• 2002 Executive of the year
• 2003 Organization of the year

[edit] Players of note

[edit] United Soccer Leagues Hall of Fame members

• Doc Laumann (executive): 2004
• Marcie Laumann (executive): 2004

[edit] Retired numbers

• 8 Sandy McQuerry, Midfielder, 1995-98 (2001)
• 15 Carrie Proost, Defender, 1995-2004, 2006 (2005)

[edit] Head Coaches

• Joanie Murphy (1995)
• Patrick McStay (1996-1998)
• Terry Kelly and Sandy McQuerry (1999)
• Ken Johnson (soccer) (2000)
• John Germanos (2001–2003)
• Jeffrey Bowers (2004–2005)
• Anthony Nweke (2006–present)

[edit] Stadiums

• Lake Taylor High School Stadium 1995-1997
• Great Neck Middle School Stadium 1998–1999
• Frank W. Cox High School Stadium 1995, 1999
• Virginia Beach Sportsplex 2000–2002, 2006
• Landstown High School Stadium 2003
• The Trinder Center/Foster Field at Virginia Wesleyan College 2004–2005, 2008

[edit] Average Attendance

• 1995: 572
• 1996: 502
• 1997: 532
• 1998: 617
• 1999: 955
• 2000: 835
• 2001: 793
• 2002: 841
• 2003: 698
• 2004: 705
• 2005: 1,023
• 2006:
• All-Time:

[edit] See also

• Hampton Roads Piranhas (PDL)

[edit] External links

• Hampton Roads Piranhas