Greenville Liberty SC is an American women's soccer team, that began play in 2022 in USL W League. They are affiliated with Greenville Triumph SC, a men's team in the USL League One.
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| Full name | Greenville Liberty Soccer Club | ||
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| Founded | June 8, 2021 | ||
| Ground | Paladin Stadium Greenville, South Carolina | ||
| Capacity | 10,000 | ||
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| President | Chris Lewis | ||
| Head Coach | Julie Carlson | ||
| League | USL W League | ||
| 2022 | 1st, South Atlantic Division Playoffs: National Semifinals | ||
| Website | https://www.greenvilleliberty.com/ | ||
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History
editOn June 8, 2021, Greenville Triumph SC announced that they would create a women's team that would be one of the eight founding members of the new W League.[1] Fans chose the name Greenville Liberty, which was announced along with the team colors and crest, on March 23, 2022 .[2]
The Liberty won their first game by defeating the Charlotte Independence women's team 4-2 on May 15 in Charlotte.[3] They won their home debut by defeating the North Carolina Courage U23s 6-1 on May 20.[4]
Players and staff
editCurrent roster
edit| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
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| 2 | DF | Cambelle Roberson |  United States
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| 3 | DF | Emmie Wannemacher | United States
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| 4 | MF | Christian Brathwaite |  Trinidad and Tobago
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| 5 | DF | Julie Mackin | United States
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| 6 | MF | Caitlyn Reilly | United States
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| 7 | FW | Carly Thatcher | United States
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| 8 | DF | Haley Schueppert | United States
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| 9 | DF | Cameron Whitacre | United States
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| 10 | FW | Bailey Manfredi | United States
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| 12 | FW | Maddie Turlington | United States
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| 13 | FW | Autumn Cayelli | United States
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| 14 | DF | Camryn Bolick | United States
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| 15 | MF | Hal Hershfelt | United States
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| 16 | FW | Courtney Jones | United States
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| 17 | MF | Sarah Jacobs | United States
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| 18 | DF | Reagan Burns | United States
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| 19 | MF | Riley Parsons | United States
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| 20 | MF | Anna Grace Abrams | United States
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| 21 | MF | Ellie Gower | United States
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| 22 | MF | Grace Baghdady | United States
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| 23 | FW | Caroline Conti | United States
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| 24 | DF | Megan Bornkamp | United States
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| 26 | MF | Bethany Morgan | United States
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| 27 | FW | Breckyn Monteith |  Northern Ireland
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| 28 | FW | Alexah Fite | United States
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| 29 | FW | Sami Meredith | United States
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| 31 | GK | Reaghan Duval | United States
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| 32 | GK | Allanah Blye | United States
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| 33 | GK | Lauren Seedlock | United States
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| 36 | DF | Maggie Miller | United States
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| 99 | FW | Chidubem Dike | United States
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Staff
edit- As of September 8, 2022[7]
- Megan Kolak – Senior Vice-president
- Julie Carlson – Head Coach & Technical Director
- Sarah Jacobs – Assistant Coach
- Kevin Kennedy – Assistant Coach
- Santiago Restrepo – Goalkeeping Coach
- Blakely Mattern – Performance Coach
- India Trotter – Performance Coach
Record
editYear-by-year
edit- As of July 22, 2023
| Season | USL W League | Playoffs | Top Scorer | Head coach | ||||||||
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| P | W | L | D | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | Player | Goals | |||
| 2022 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 26 | 1st, South Atlantic | National Semifinals | Caroline Conti
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10 | Julie Carlson
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| 2023 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 27 | 9 | 6th, South Atlantic | Did not qualify | Christian Brathwaite Molly Dwyer
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3 | Julie Carlson
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| 2024 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5th, South Central | Did not qualify | Julie Carlson
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Head coaches
edit- Includes Regular Season and Playoffs. Excludes friendlies.
| Coach | Nationality | Start | End | Games | Win | Loss | Draw | Win % |
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| Julie Carlson[8] |  United States
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December 9, 2021 | present | 26 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 46.15 |
Honors
edit- USL W League
- South Atlantic Division Winner: 2022
Player honors
edit| Year | Player | Country | Position | Honor |
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| 2022 | Christian Brathwaite | Trinidad & Tobago
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Midfielder | Young (U20) Player of the Year All-League First Team |
| Caroline Conti | United States
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Midfielder | All-League Second Team |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ King, Jay (June 8, 2022). "Greenville Triumph announces formation of women's team, new league". Greenville Journal.
- ^ Putnam, Jeannie (March 24, 2022). "Greenville Liberty is the name chosen for new women's pre-professional soccer team". Greenville Journal.
- ^ Morris, Julia (May 15, 2022). "Greenville Liberty take regular season opener in Charlotte". WYFF4.
- ^ Morris, Julia (May 20, 2022). "Greenville Liberty thrills in home debut with 6-1 win". WYFF4.
- ^ "2022 USL W League Roster". greenvilleliberty.com. Greenville Liberty SC. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- ^ "SGreenville Liberty Roster". USLWLeague.com. USL League One. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- ^ "Technical & Front Office Staff". Tormentafc.com. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- ^ Mirah, Stephane (December 9, 2021). "Meet Julie Carlson, new head coach for Greenville Triumph's USL women's team". Greenville Post & Courier.
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