Lancaster Inferno FC

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Lancaster Inferno
Lancinfernologo.png
Full nameLancaster Inferno
Nickname(s)Inferno
Founded2008
StadiumMillersville University Pucillo Field
Head Coach Flag of Honduras.svg Francisco Cleaves
League United Women's Soccer
Website Club website

Lancaster Inferno is a top level amateur women's soccer club based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Founded in 2008, the club fields a first team that plays in United Women's Soccer (UWS), a national pro-am league at the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, and a U23 team that competes in UWS League Two.

Contents

Timeline

Players

2021 First Team

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kayla DeTreux
2 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Raegan Dunwoodie
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kendra Jones
4 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Elizabeth Wenger
5 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jessica Weinoldt
7 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Clarissa Kirsch-Downs
8 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Grace George
9 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Megan Carroll
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ryelle Shuey
11 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Marissa DiGenova
12 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Rachel Ludwick
14 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Madison Root
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Michaela Kasparcova
16 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mikayla Mustard
17 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sonia Rada
18 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Gianna Yurchak
19 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kylie Cahill
21 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ashley Hushon (Chilcoat)
22 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Teresa Rook (Rynier)
23 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jackie Richards
24 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Adalee Broadbent
25 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Annie Slovak
29 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kayla Mesaros

2021 U23 Team

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cheyenne McCloud
MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Emma Sweitzer
6 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ashley Hollinger
27 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lindsay Kline
13 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Courtney Stinger
7 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Annabelle Wunderlich
MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Colleen O'Brien
20 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Shayna Polsky
MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Julia Raybold
26 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Maddie Carper
No.Pos.NationPlayer
MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brynn Rathsam
FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Abby Aughe
FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Elliott Breech
FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Gabrielle Hollinger
FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Carly Cavanaugh
FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Gabriela Encarnacion
FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jordan Rosengrant
FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jane Bowen
FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Emily Bidelspach
FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Olivia Tobias

Notable former and present players

Team standings and statistics

YearDivisionLeagueGPWLTGFGAGDPtsReg. SeasonPlayoffsChampionship
20192UWS1074015141213rd of 8East Conference ChampionsNational Semi-Finalist
20182UWS1073022101221East Conference ChampionsEast Conference ChampionsNational Runners-up
20172UWS104601823–5126th of 8, East ConferenceDid not qualifyDid not qualify
20162UWS1045116151134th of 6, East ConferenceDid not qualifyDid not qualify
20153WPSL81611223–1145th of 5, Power 5Did not qualifyDid not qualify
20143WPSL8611208120Provisional SeasonProvisional SeasonProvisional Season
20133WPSL11623411328212nd of 6, Northeast Atlantic - South1st round, Conference PlayoffsDid not qualify
20123WPSL1054117134163rd of 5, Northeast Atlantic - SouthDid not qualifyDid not qualify
20113WPSL103431293127th of 9, East Mid-AtlanticDid not qualifyDid not qualify
20103WPSL1061320812211st of 5, East Mid-Atlantic2nd round, Regional PlayoffsDid not qualify
20093WPSL1071223914233rd of 14, EastConference FinalsDid not qualify
20083WPSL1482225916262nd of 7, East Mid-AtlanticConference Semi-finalsDid not qualify

Coaching staff

Home stadiums

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