Santa Clarita Blue Heat

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Santa Clarita Blue Heat
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Full nameSanta Clarita Blue Heat Football Club
Nickname(s)Blue Heat
Founded2008;17 years ago (2008)
Stadium Reese Field
Santa Clarita, California
OwnerCarlos Marroquin
Head CoachLeonardo Neveleff
League USL W League
2024 UWS, 1st, West Conference
Playoff: Champions

Santa Clarita Blue Heat is an American women's soccer team based in Santa Clarita, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. Founded in 2010, the club was known as the Ventura County Fusion for its first two years of existence.

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The team plays its home games at Cougar Stadium on the campus of College of the Canyons. During the Fusion days, they played at Bulldog Stadium on the grounds of Buena High School in the city of Ventura, California.

The team had been a sis organization of the men's Ventura County Fusion team, which plays in the Premier Development League.

The Blue Heat was a member of the United Soccer Leagues USL W-League, the second tier of women's soccer in the United States and Canada. In 2016, the team joined the United Women's Soccer (UWS). The Blue Heat won the first UWS championship by defeating New Jersey Copa FC 2–1 in Santa Clarita on July 30, 2016. [1] [2]

Players (2018)

[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lauren Brzykcy
2 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ashley Sanchez
3 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chloe Castaneda
4 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Lauren Sesselmann
5 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Penelope Hocking
6 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jessica Haidet
9Flag of the United States.svg  USA Zoe Hasenauer
9 MF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Olufolasade Adamolekun
11Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sophie Cortez
17Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alea Hyatt
18Flag of the United States.svg  USA Victoria Buda
20 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Julia Hernandez
No.Pos.NationPlayer
21Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alexa Orrante
22Flag of the United States.svg  USA Hailey Phipps
23Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alyssa Thompson
26Flag of the United States.svg  USA Angeles Escobar
27Flag of the United States.svg  USA Taylor Moorehead
28Flag of the United States.svg  USA Julia Amador Mejias
30Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brooke Littman
31Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cynthia Sanchez
—Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sophia Cortes
—Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jacqueline Villanueva
— FW Flag of Costa Rica.svg  CRC Fabiola Villalobos

Notable former players

Year-by-year

YearDivisionLeagueReg. SeasonPlayoffs
2008 2 USL W-League 7th, Westerndid not qualify
2009 2USL W-League6th, Westerndid not qualify
2010 2USL W-League5th, Westerndid not qualify
2011 2USL W-League1st, WesternConference Final
2012 2USL W-League5th, Westerndid not qualify
2013 2USL W-League6th, Westerndid not qualify
2014 2USL W-League6th, Westerndid not qualify
2015 2USL W-League4th, Westerndid not qualify
2016 2 UWS 1st, WesternChampions
2017 2UWS1st, WesternRunner up
2018 2UWS3rd, Westerndid not qualify
2019 2UWS3rd, Westerndid not qualify
2020Season cancelled due to COVID-19
2021 4UWS1st, WestChampions
2022 4UWS2nd, Westdid not qualify
2023 4UWS1st, WestRunner up
2024 4UWS1st, WestChampions

References

  1. ↑ "Santa Clarita 2, New Jersey 1 (2 OT)". United Women's Soccer (UWS). July 31, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Santa Clarita Blue Heat win national championship". Mason Nesbitt. Santa Clarita Valley Signal. July 30, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Roster". Santa Clarita Blue Heat.
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