Cajun Field is a football stadium located on the South Campus of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the city of Lafayette, Louisiana. Nicknamed The Swamp, it is the home field of Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns athletics. Cajun Field is primarily used for its American football team. Cajun Field has an official capacity of 41,426 with 2,577 chairback seats.
The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns are the athletic teams of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The college has been competing athletically since 1901. The Ragin' Cajuns compete in NCAA Division I, fielding 16 varsity teams.
Sting Soccer Club, also known as the Dallas Sting, Sting SC, Sting North Texas, or simply Sting, is an American-based international youth soccer club headquartered in the metropolitan area of Dallas, Texas. Established for competitive amateur girl soccer players, it currently competes in the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL), among others. Founded in 1973, it is the first and oldest all-girls soccer club in the United States.
Crystal Alyssia Soubrier is an American professional soccer player for National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) club Gotham FC and the United States national team. She can play a variety of positions at forward, midfield, or defense.
Samantha June Mewis is an American former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder. Mewis is the editor-in-chief and podcast host of The Women's Game from Men in Blazers.
Kadeisha Buchanan is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a centre-back for English Women's Super League club Chelsea and the Canada women's national team. Born in Toronto and raised in Brampton, Ontario, she is the youngest of seven girls in a single-parent home. Buchanan was only 17 when she made her debut for the national team on January 13, 2013.
Jessie Alexandra Fleming is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for National Women's Soccer League club Portland Thorns and captains the Canadian national team.
Ashley Elizabeth Marie Lawrence is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a full-back or a midfielder for Women's Super League club Chelsea and the Canada national team. She has been described as "one of the best attacking full-backs in the world."
Chioma Grace Ubogagu is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for USL Super League club Dallas Trinity. A former United States youth international, she represented England at senior level.
Russell T. Whitt is the head strength and conditioning coach for the Tulane Green Wave football team in New Orleans, LA. He previously served as the head S&C coach with the Troy Trojans football team in Troy, AL from 2020 to 2023. He previously served as an assistant S&C coach with the Army Black Knights football team at the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY in 2019 and as the head S&C coach for the Texas Tech Red Raiders football team in Lubbock, TX from 2016 to 2018 and the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team in Lafayette, LA from 2010 to 2016.
Margaret Melinda "Midge" Williams-Purce is an American soccer player who plays as a forward for NJ/NY Gotham FC in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the United States women's national soccer team. She previously played for Portland Thorns FC and the Boston Breakers. A 2023 NWSL Champion and Championship MVP, she is known for her strength on the ball and her willingness to defend from the attack.
Julia Angela Grosso is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) club Chicago Red Stars and the Canada women's national team. She attained international prominence after scoring the title-winning penalty kick at the 2020 Summer Olympics, leading Canada to its first gold medal.
Olufolasade "Sade" Ayomide Danielle Adamolekun is a professional footballer who plays as a forward or a midfielder for Heart of Midlothian. Born in the United States, she represents Jamaica internationally.
The 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship was the fifth edition of the CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying, the quadrennial international football tournament organized by CONCACAF to determine which women's national teams from the North, Central American and Caribbean region qualify for the Olympic football tournament. CONCACAF announced on 5 November 2019 that the United States would host the tournament between 28 January to 9 February 2020.
Danielle Monique Etienne is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Southern Conference team The Citadel Bulldogs. Born in the United States, she represents Haiti at international level.
Melchie Daëlle Dumornay, also known as Corventina, is a Haitian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Première Ligue club Lyon and the Haiti national team.
Ruthny Mathurin is a Haitian footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for the Mississippi State Bulldogs in the NCAA Division I and for the Haiti women's national team.
Gabriela Elizabeth Villagrand Leonards is a footballer who plays as a midfielder. Born and raised in the United States to a Panamanian father and an American mother, she caps for the Panama women's national team. She is nicknamed Gabby.
Mia Renee Fishel is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Chelsea and United States national team.
Kennedy Linh Fuller is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Angel City FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She was named the national Gatorade Player of the Year in 2023. She signed with Angel City at the age of 16 in 2024. She won bronze with the United States at the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
