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- ↑ "SKY BLUE FC CALL UP TWO RESERVE PLAYERS". nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
- ↑ "SKY BLUE FC SHUT OUT SPIRIT 1–0". nwslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on May 26, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
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