West Michigan Firewomen

West Michigan Firewomen
Full name West Michigan Firewomen
Nickname(s) The Firewomen
Founded 2004
Ground Jenison HS Stadium
Chairman Brock West
Manager Neathan Gibson
League USL W-League
2008 8th, Midwest Division
Home colours
Away colours

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.

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.

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Players

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