Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues

Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues

Full name	Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues
Nickname(s)	The Blues
Founded	2006
Stadium	Newburgh Free Academy HS Stadium
Chairman	Thomas Hofstetter
Manager	Denise Reddy
League	USL W-League
2008	4th, Northeast Division
Home colors Away colors

Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues was an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2006. 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 Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference. The team folded after the 2010 season

The team played its home games in the stadium on the campus of Newburgh Free Academy High School in the city of Newburgh, New York, 65 miles north of New York City. The club's colors was sky blue, dark blue, black and white.

The Lady Blues was part of the larger Sky Blue Soccer organization, based in Bedminster, New Jersey, an integrated program that allows players to progress in soccer from a young age with an opportunity for long-term growth. Prior to the 2009 season they were known as the Jersey Sky Blues.

Following the formation of Women's Professional Soccer in 2009, the team served as a feeder program for the New York/New Jersey franchise Sky Blue FC. The Sky Blue FC play at Yurcak Field on the campus of Rutgers University.^[1]

Players

Squad 2009

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 2 FW Marisa Brown 3 DF Kim Brandão 4 MF Erica Stewart 5 DF Sarra Moller 6 DF Bonnie Young 7 MF Gina DiMaio 8 DF Stephanie Peel 9 MF Stacey Stocco 10 MF Leah Robinson 11 DF Jaime Komar 12 FW Amélie Mercier 13 DF Lauren Ebert 14 MF Taylor Walsh 15 FW Aubrey Aiden-Buie

No. Position Player 16 MF Ashlyn Brantley 17 MF Tricia DiPaolo 20 DF Kelly Eagan 21 MF Domenique Esposito 22 MF Lisa Chinn 23 FW Christy Zwolski 25 GK Dimitra Poulos 26 MF Michele O'Brien 27 DF Alexandra Hambleton 28 FW Daniela Molina 29 FW Kim Bonilla 31 MF Carolyn Blank 99 MF Yolanda Odenyo

Notable former players

The following former players have played at the senior international and/or professional level:

• Kimberly Brandão
• Formiga
• Tobin Heath
• Nikki Krzysik
• Jillian Loyden
• Melissa Tancredi
• Lara Dickenmann

Year-by-year

Coaches

• Jesse Kolmel 2008–present

Stadia

• Ranger Stadium, Madison, New Jersey 2008-date

References

1. ↑ Giase, Frank (2008-01-20). "Sky's the limit as new league takes off". The Star-Ledger. 

External links

• Official Site

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