Santa Clarita Blue Heat
Santa Clarita Blue Heat
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| Full name |
Santa Clarita Blue Heat Soccer Club |
| Nickname(s) |
The Blue Heat |
| Founded |
2008 |
| Chairman |
Ranbir Shergill |
| Manager |
Ranbir Shergill |
| League |
USL W-League |
| 2008 |
7th, Western Conference |
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Santa Clarita Blue Heat is an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2008. The club was known as the Ventura County Fusion for its first two years of existence. 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 Western Conference against the Colorado Force, Colorado Rush, LA Strikers, Pali Blues, Seattle Sounders Women, Vancouver Whitecaps FC (women) and Victoria Highlanders Women.
The team plays its home games at Valencia High School in Santa Clarita, California. During the Fusion days, they played at Bulldog Stadium on the grounds of Buena High School in the city of Ventura, California.
The team had been a sister organization of the men's Ventura County Fusion team, which plays in the USL Premier Development League.
Players
Current Roster 2011
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 |
| 1 |
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GK |
Cynthia Jacobo |
| 32 |
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GK |
Haley Hawes |
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GK |
Anjuli Ladron de Guevara |
| 31 |
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DF |
Laura Dodd |
| 4 |
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DF |
Rachel Gillis |
| 2 |
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DF |
Kayla Kret |
| 5 |
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DF |
Katie Russ |
| 12 |
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DF |
Brielle Slepicoff |
| 13 |
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DF |
Kendall VanDine |
| 14 |
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DF |
Madison VanDine |
| 25 |
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DF |
Francesca Williams |
| 3 |
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MF |
Malin Barrulf |
| 18 |
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MF |
Edite Fernandes |
| 16 |
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MF |
Shasta Fisher |
| 21 |
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MF |
Holly Hein |
| 23 |
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MF |
Tori McDevitt |
| 29 |
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MF |
Stephanie Galarze |
| 29 |
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MF |
Alba Mendez |
| 11 |
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MF |
Nadia Pearl |
| 7 |
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MF |
Stacey Rodwell |
| 31 |
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MF |
Laura Dodd |
| 24 |
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FW |
Hannah Beard |
| 10 |
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FW |
Markysha Boyce |
| 6 |
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FW |
Shannon Brooks |
| 9 |
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FW |
Melissa Fernandez |
| 20 |
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FW |
Liz Franco |
| 26 |
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FW |
Ann Marie Tangorra |
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Notable former players
Year-by-year
External links
| Year |
Division |
League |
Reg. Season |
Playoffs |
| 2008 |
1 |
USL W-League |
3rd, Western |
Did not qualify |
| 2009 |
USL W-League |
6th, Western |
Did not qualify |
| 2010 |
USL W-League |
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| 2011 |
USL W-League |
"1st place,Western Division" |
pending |
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