Hampton Roads Piranhas

Full name	Hampton Roads Piranhas
Nickname(s)	The Piranhas
Founded	1995
Ground	Virginia Beach Sportsplex (Capacity: 10,780)
Chairman	Marcie Laumann
Manager	Wendy Kotwas Waddell
League	USL W-League
2008	4th, Atlantic Division
Home colours Away colours

Hampton Roads Piranhas is an American women’s soccer team, founded in 1995. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues W-League, the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada. The team plays in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference against teams from Atlanta, Cary, Charlotte, Manassas, Richmond and Tampa.

The team plays its home games at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex in the city of Virginia Beach, Virginia. The team's colors are red and white.

The team is a sister organization of the men's Hampton Roads Piranhas team, which plays in the USL Premier Development League.

Contents 1 Players 1.1 Current roster 1.2 Notable former players 2 Year-by-year 3 Honors 4 Coaches 5 Stadia 6 Average attendance 7 See also 8 External links

[edit] Players

[edit] Current roster

No. Position Player 0 GK Victoria Johnson 1 GK Lauren Hollandsworth 2 DF Kelly Lawrence 4 DF Cindy Parker 5 FW Joy Nsubuga 6 MF Emily Kittleson 7 DF Kim McMullen 9 MF Melanie Cobb 10 MF Kelly Morrison 11 DF Katy Winsper 12 MF Kimberly Francis

No. Position Player 13 DF Laura Beeman 14 MF Nkechinyere Nweke 18 MF Heidi Best 20 DF Florence Omagbemi-Onuja 22 FW Mercy Akide-Udoh 23 MF Jamie Clarke 24 MF Wendy Kotwas Waddell 27 FW Lisa McKenzie MF Tracy Donachie MF Laura Jackson

[edit] Notable former players

• Daniela
• Angela Hucles
• Sandy McQuerry
• Carrie Proost
• Amy Taylor
• Christie Welsh

[edit] Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs
2003	2	USL W-League	1st, Atlantic
2004	1	USL W-League	1st, Atlantic
2005	1	USL W-League	4th, Atlantic
2006	1	USL W-League	6th, Atlantic
2007	1	USL W-League	5th, Atlantic
2008	1	USL W-League	4th, Atlantic	Did not qualify

[edit] Honors

• USL W-League Atlantic Division Champions 2004
• USL W-League Atlantic Division Champions 2003

[edit] Coaches

• Joanie Murphy (1995)
• Patrick McStay (1996-1998)
• Terry Kelly and Sandy McQuerry (1999)
• Ken Johnson (soccer) (2000)
• John Germanos (2001–2003)
• Jeffrey Bowers (2004–2005)
• Anthony Nweke (2006–2007)
• Wendy Kotwas Waddell (2008–present)

[edit] Stadia

• Lake Taylor High School Stadium 1995-1997
• Great Neck Middle School Stadium 1998–1999
• Frank W. Cox High School Stadium 1995, 1999
• Virginia Beach Sportsplex 2000–2002, 2006
• Landstown High School Stadium 2003
• The Trinder Center/Foster Field at Virginia Wesleyan College 2004–2005, 2008

[edit] Average attendance

• 1995: 572
• 1996: 502
• 1997: 532
• 1998: 617
• 1999: 955
• 2000: 835
• 2001: 793
• 2002: 841
• 2003: 698
• 2004: 705
• 2005: 1,023
• 2006:
• All-Time:

[edit] See also

• Hampton Roads Piranhas (PDL)

[edit] External links

• Hampton Roads Piranhas

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