Lancaster Inferno (UWS)

Lancaster Inferno
Full name	Lancaster Inferno
Nickname(s)	Inferno
Founded	2008
Stadium	Pucillo Field, Millersville University
Head Coach	Francisco Cleaves
League	United Women's Soccer
Website	Club website
Home colors	Away colors

Last updated August 10, 2019

Lancaster Inferno is a top level amateur women's soccer team based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Founded in 2008, the team plays in United Women's Soccer (UWS), a national pro-am league at the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid.

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Lancaster is a city located in South Central Pennsylvania which serves as the seat of Pennsylvania's Lancaster County and one of the oldest inland towns in the United States. With a population of 59,322, it ranks eighth in population among Pennsylvania's cities. The Lancaster metropolitan area population is 507,766, making it the 101st largest metropolitan area in the U.S. and second largest in the South Central Pennsylvania area.

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Timeline

2008: PA Classics starts Lancaster Inferno, a women's team playing in the WPSL (Women's Premier Soccer League),^[1] along with a men's team playing in the National Premier Soccer League, also called the Lancaster Inferno.^[2] The women are coached by Doug Harris.^[3] The home field is Hempfield High School's athletic stadium in Landisville.^[3]
2009: The men's team folds, but the women continue to compete.^[4]
2011: Inferno is no longer under the PA Classics umbrella, and plays under the sponsorship of the Penn Legacy Soccer Club. The team's name is changed to "Penn Legacy Inferno".^[5]
2013: Inferno becomes independent, no longer associated with PA Classics or Penn Legacy. The team's name reverts to its former name, "Lancaster Inferno".
2014: Lancaster Inferno is sold to Francisco Cleaves, who also begins operations as Head Coach.
2015: Inferno changes its home field to Millersville University's Pucillo Field in the Lancaster suburb of Millersville.
2016: Lancaster Inferno leaves WPSL and joins United Women's Soccer (UWS).^[6]
2018: The team enters an agreement with Rush Soccer, to be recognized as the club's top level women's team.^[7] The team's name was changed to Inferno Rush, branding under the Rush Soccer brand, along with the USL's Penn FC. The Inferno became both the UWS East Conference Regular Season Champions, as well as beating the Connecticut Fusion to become the East Conference Playoff Champions.^[8] The Inferno went to the UWS National Championship held in Grand Rapids, Michigan and defeated Grand Rapids FC in the semi-final match.^[9] In the final match, Inferno faced the Houston Aces and lost 1-0 in extra time.^[9]^[10]
2019: The agreement with Rush Soccer was terminated and the team reverted to its former name, "Lancaster Inferno".

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Players

2019 roster

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

As the governing body of association football, FIFA is responsible for maintaining and implementing the rules that determine whether an association football player is eligible to represent a particular country in officially recognised international competitions and friendly matches. In the 20th century, FIFA allowed a player to represent any national team, as long as the player held citizenship of that country. In 2004, in reaction to the growing trend towards naturalisation of foreign players in some countries, FIFA implemented a significant new ruling that requires a player to demonstrate a "clear connection" to any country they wish to represent. FIFA has used its authority to overturn results of competitive international matches that feature ineligible players.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Sydney Bruckner
2	MF	Kendra Jones
3	DF	Kara Keim
4	MF	Megan Carroll
5	MF	Tesa McKibben
7	DF	Haley Peachey
8	FW	Brianna Kropinack
9	MF	Kay Liebl
10	MF	Ryelle Shuey
11	DF	Marissa DiGenova
12	FW	Alexis Rostucher
14	DF	Sam Lofton

No.	Position	Player
15	MF	Maura Holst
16	FW	Haley Crawford
17	MF	Kara Weller
18	GK	Kelly O'Brien
19	DF	Sonia Rada
21	FW	Maddie Carper
22	MF	Kendal Ream
23	MF	Abby Erlemeier
24	DF	Ashley Chilcoat
25	MF	Teresa Rook (Rynier)
29	DF	Adalee Broadbent

2019 Inferno Reserves

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

No.	Position	Player
	FW	Emily Bidelspach
	MF	Allie Camp
6	DF	Emily Clapper
27	GK	Erin Davidson
13	FW	Jaela House
7	MF	Emma Hudson

No.	Position	Player
	MF	Traci Mohl
20	MF	Kylah Morales
	MF	Tatum Omlor
26	MF	Annie Slovak
	MF	Jessica Weinholdt
	FW	Annabelle Wunderlich

Notable former and present players

Emily Armstrong: Sundsvalls DFF (Sundsvalls damfotbollsförening), Sweden (present); IBV, in league Úrvalsdeild Kvenna, Iceland (2018); Medkila IL, Norway (2017); Lancaster Inferno (2016)
Sydney Blomquist: Lancaster Inferno (2014 & 2016)
Emily Dolan: Real Betis Balompié (Liga Iberdrola), Spain (2018–present); KKPK Medyk Konin (Champions League & Ekstraliga), Poland (2017–2018); USD San Zaccaria/Ravenna Woman (Serie A), Italy (2016–2017); Lancaster Inferno (2016)^[11]
Jade Flory: Lancaster Inferno (2013–2014)
Tesa McKibben: Lancaster Inferno (2012–2014, 2017–present^[12]); Germany's FC Saarbrücken (2014–2016); Germany's ETSV Wurzburg (2014)
Teresa Rynier: Lancaster Inferno (2007–2010, 2016, 2018–present); Ottawa Fury (2011 & 2014); FH Hafnafjördur, Iceland (2013); Kvarnsvedens IK, Sweden (2012)
Kendra Jones: Lancaster Inferno (2010–2012, 2018–present^[13]); Women's National Premier Leagues's FC Bulleen Lions & Bayside United FC in Melbourne Australia (2016–2017); Czech Republic's Zeny 1 Liga team AC Sparta Praha (2015); Victorian Premier League of Australia: Heidelberg United (2013–2014)

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Team standings and statistics

Year	Division	League	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Reg. Season	Playoffs	Championship
2019	2	UWS	4	3	1	0	6	3	3	9
2018	2	UWS	10	7	3	0	22	10	12	21	East Conference Champions	East Conference Champions	National Semi-Finalists
2017	2	UWS	10	4	6	0	18	23	–5	12	6th of 8, East Conference	Did Not Qualify	Did Not Qualify
2016	2	UWS	10	4	5	1	16	15	1	13	4th of 6, East Conference	Did Not Qualify	Did Not Qualify
2015	3	WPSL	8	1	6	1	12	23	–11	4	5th of 5, Power 5	Did Not Qualify	Did Not Qualify
2014	3	WPSL	8	6	1	1	20	8	12	0	Provisional Season	Provisional Season	Provisional Season
2013	3	WPSL	11	6	2	3	41	13	28	21	2nd of 6, Northeast Atlantic - South	1st Round, Conference Playoffs	Did Not Qualify
2012	3	WPSL	10	5	4	1	17	13	4	16	3rd of 5, Northeast Atlantic - South	Did Not Qualify	Did Not Qualify
2011	3	WPSL	10	3	4	3	12	9	3	12	7th of 9, East Mid-Atlantic	Did Not Qualify	Did Not Qualify
2010	3	WPSL	10	6	1	3	20	8	12	21	1st of 5, East Mid-Atlantic	2nd Round, Regional Playoffs	Did Not Qualify
2009	3	WPSL	10	7	1	2	23	9	14	23	3rd of 14, East	Conference Finals	Did Not Qualify
2008	3	WPSL	14	8	2	2	25	9	16	26	2nd of 7, East Mid-Atlantic	Conference Semi Finals	Did Not Qualify

Coaching staff

Francisco Cleaves, Head Coach (2014–present)
Stephanie Cleaves, Associate Head Coach (2017–present)
Jamie Kuntz, Goalkeeper Coach (2019–present)
Chris Weibel, Strength & Conditioning Coach (2014–present)

Home stadiums

Pucillo Field, Millersville University (2015–present)
Hempfield High School (2008–2014)

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References

↑ Caldwell, Greg (June 11, 2008). "Inferno gives local elite women a place to play soccer" . Lancaster Online . LNP Media Group . Retrieved July 8, 2019.
↑ Caldwell, Greg (June 8, 2008). "Inferno men play to tie; women test bench in exhibition" . Lancaster Online. LNP Media Group. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
1 2 Caldwell, Greg (May 13, 2012). "Inferno raises sights for 2012" . Lancaster Online. LNP Media Group. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
↑ Caldwell, Greg (June 17, 2009). "Inferno heats up circuit in second season" . Lancster Online. LNP Media Group. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
↑ Caldwell, Greg (June 27, 2011). "Women's soccer: Inferno intends to finish strong" . Lancaster Online. LNP Media Group. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
↑ Kassouf, Jeff (December 24, 2015). "United Women's Soccer (UWS) to begin play in 2016". The Equalizer. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
↑ Aniwyo, Dike (May 10, 2018). "Lancaster Inferno Joins The RUSH Soccer Family". Soccernation.com. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
↑ Navaroli, Steve (July 17, 2018). "Lancaster Inferno Rush win East Conference, earn trip to Michigan" . Lancaster Online. LNP Media Group. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
1 2 Navaroli, Steve (July 24, 2018). "Second-place finish at nationals thrilling for Lancaster Inferno Rush" . Lancaster Online. LNP Media Group. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
↑ "Aces top Inferno Rush, 1-0 in extra time, for UWS title" . Lancaster Online. LNP Media Group. July 22, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
↑ Greene, Sean (June 27, 2019). "Ex-Wilmington Charter keeper living her soccer dream in Spain". WDEL (AM) . Retrieved July 2, 2019.
↑ Rael, Chris (April 19, 2019). "Ready To Kick Off – UWS Teams Sign College Standouts". SoccerToday. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
↑ Huggins, Pat (July 20, 2018). "Elco's Ryelle Shuey having soccer summer to remember with Inferno Rush". Lebanon Daily News . Retrieved July 2, 2019.

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[1] Caldwell, Greg (June 11, 2008). "Inferno gives local elite women a place to play soccer" . Lancaster Online . LNP Media Group . Retrieved July 8, 2019.

[2] Caldwell, Greg (June 8, 2008). "Inferno men play to tie; women test bench in exhibition" . Lancaster Online. LNP Media Group. Retrieved July 8, 2019.

[LO-3] 1 2 Caldwell, Greg (May 13, 2012). "Inferno raises sights for 2012" . Lancaster Online. LNP Media Group. Retrieved July 2, 2019.

[4] Caldwell, Greg (June 17, 2009). "Inferno heats up circuit in second season" . Lancster Online. LNP Media Group. Retrieved July 8, 2019.

[5] Caldwell, Greg (June 27, 2011). "Women's soccer: Inferno intends to finish strong" . Lancaster Online. LNP Media Group. Retrieved July 2, 2019.

[6] Kassouf, Jeff (December 24, 2015). "United Women's Soccer (UWS) to begin play in 2016". The Equalizer. Retrieved July 1, 2019.

[7] Aniwyo, Dike (May 10, 2018). "Lancaster Inferno Joins The RUSH Soccer Family". Soccernation.com. Retrieved July 1, 2019.

[8] Navaroli, Steve (July 17, 2018). "Lancaster Inferno Rush win East Conference, earn trip to Michigan" . Lancaster Online. LNP Media Group. Retrieved July 2, 2019.

[LOUWSNC-9] 1 2 Navaroli, Steve (July 24, 2018). "Second-place finish at nationals thrilling for Lancaster Inferno Rush" . Lancaster Online. LNP Media Group. Retrieved July 2, 2019.

[10] "Aces top Inferno Rush, 1-0 in extra time, for UWS title" . Lancaster Online. LNP Media Group. July 22, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2019.

[11] Greene, Sean (June 27, 2019). "Ex-Wilmington Charter keeper living her soccer dream in Spain". WDEL (AM) . Retrieved July 2, 2019.

[12] Rael, Chris (April 19, 2019). "Ready To Kick Off – UWS Teams Sign College Standouts". SoccerToday. Retrieved July 2, 2019.

[13] Huggins, Pat (July 20, 2018). "Elco's Ryelle Shuey having soccer summer to remember with Inferno Rush". Lebanon Daily News . Retrieved July 2, 2019.

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