San Diego Sunwaves

San Diego Sunwaves

Full name	San Diego Sunwaves
Nickname(s)	The Sunwaves
Founded	2005
Stadium	Torero Stadium
Chairman	T.J. LaFlam
Manager	Elio Bello
League	USL W-League
2007	1st, Western Conference Conference Finals
Home colours Away colours

San Diego Sunwaves were an American women's soccer team, founded in 2005, which played in the USL W-League for three years, until 2007, when they left the league and the franchise was terminated.

Prior to the 2007 season the team was known as the San Diego Gauchos Women, and was associated with the now-defunct men's USL Premier Development League franchise, the San Diego Gauchos.

The Sunwaves played their home games at Torero Stadium on the grounds of the University of San Diego in the city of San Diego, California. The team's colors were blue, red and white.

Final Squad

vs Seattle Sounders Women, 27 July 2007 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 2 DF Lisa Gomez 3 MF Jayme Cargnoni 4 MF Laura Cooper 5 MF Elaine Fontes 6 DF Kaitlin Miyake 7 MF Leigh Ann Robinson 8 DF Ana Gutierrez 9 FW Maribel Casteian-Dominguez

No. Position Player 10 FW Amy Epsten 11 MF Deborah Brereton 14 DF Elizabeth Remy 16 MF Holly Grogan 17 DF Beth McNamara 18 MF Rebekah Patrick 22 GK Sophia Perez

Year-by-year

Honors

• USL W-League Western Conference Champions 2007

Coaches

• Daniel Sinohui,Charlie Cleaves 2005-06
• Elio Bello 2007

General Manager Charlie Cleaves 2006

Stadia

• Stadium at Sweetwater High School, National City, California 2005
• Stadium at Steele Canyon High School, Spring Valley, California 2005 (1 game)
• Torero Stadium, San Diego, California 2006-07
• Stadium at Southwestern College, Chula Vista, California 2006-07 (2 games)
• Balboa Stadium, San Diego, California 2006 (2 games)
• Stadium at Otay Ranch High School, Chula Vista, California 2006 (1 game)

External links

• Page at USL Soccer