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- ↑ "Patriot League Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Patriot League . PatriotLeague.org. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
- ↑ "2015 Patriot League Women's Soccer Championship Central". Patriot League . PatriotLeague.org. Retrieved August 6, 2016.