Hampton Roads Piranhas

Full name	Hampton Roads Piranhas
Nickname(s)	The Piranhas
Founded	1995
Dissolved	2014
Stadium	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 was an American women's soccer team, founded in 1995. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues W-League, the second tier of women's soccer in the United States and Canada. The team played 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 played 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 was a sister organization of the men's Hampton Roads Piranhas team, which played in the USL Premier Development League.

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

Players

2009 Roster

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

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 13 MF   USA Erin Rennick 14 MF   NGA Nkechinyere Nweke 18 MF   USA Heidi Best 20 DF   NGA Florence Omagbemi-Onuja 22 FW   NGA Mercy Akide-Udoh 23 MF   USA Jamie Clarke 24 MF   USA Wendy Kotwas Waddell 27 FW   SCO Lisa McKenzie — MF   SCO Tracy Donachie — MF   USA Laura Jackson

Notable former players

• Daniela
• Kelly Golebiowski
• Angela Hucles
• Lori Lindsey
• Sandy McQuerry
• Carrie Proost
• Amy Taylor
• Christie Welsh
• Kalin Rosales
• Mercy Akide
• Florence Omagbemi

Year-by-year

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)

References

External links

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

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