Hampton Roads Piranhas

Hampton Roads Piranhas

Full name	Hampton Roads Piranhas
Nickname(s)	The Piranhas
Founded	1995
Stadium	Virginia Beach Sportsplex
Stadium 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 the Atlanta Silverbacks Women, Charlotte Lady Eagles, Dayton Dutch Lions FC, Fredericksburg Impact, Northern Virginia Majestics.

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.

The team announced on January 15, 2014 that both the PDL and W-League teams will be folding this year and will not play in the 2014 season. The primary owners health was cited as the reason behind the decision. ^[1]

Players

Current roster 2009

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

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

Notable former players

• Daniela
• Kelly Golebiowski
• Angela Hucles
• Lori Lindsey
• Sandy McQuerry
• Carrie Proost
• Amy Taylor
• Christie Welsh

Year-by-year

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

Honors

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

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)

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

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:

See also

• Hampton Roads Piranhas (PDL)

External links

• Hampton Roads Piranhas website
• Hampton Roads Piranhas on USL Soccer

References

1. "Va. Beach Piranhas folding after colorful 19-year run in PDL, W-League". 2014-01-15. Retrieved 2014-01-15.