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2020 Washington Spirit Season
The 2020 season was the Washington Spirit's seventh season, competing in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States. The season was slated to begin on April 18, 2020 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ultimately, the NWSL season was cancelled due to the pandemic. Th club participated in the NWSL Challenge Cup and the NWSL Fall series which were held in lieu of the regular season. The Challenge Cup was held behind closed doors at the neutral venue of Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman, Utah. The Spirit reached the Quarterfinals of the Challenge Cup and finished in third place in the Fall Series. Combined across all matches, the Spirit had the second best record of matches played during the 2020 season. Club Roster The first-team roster of Washington Spirit. (FP) (INT) (INT) * (FP) = Federation player * (INT) = International roster player Team management Competitions Preseason All preseaso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington Spirit
The Washington Spirit is an American professional soccer club based in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area that participates in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). It is a continuation of the D.C. United Women of the W-League and continues to field both an amateur WPSL team and a youth team, both under the Spirit name. History Establishment The foundation of the National Women's Soccer League was announced on November 21, 2012, with Washington selected as a host for one of the eight teams selected for the inaugural season. In December 2012, the team's name was announced as the Washington Spirit. D.C. United Women head coach Mike Jorden was kept on as well as assistant coach Cindi Harkes. Harkes is married to the former U.S. international and D.C. United star John Harkes. Bill Lynch, the original Washington Spirit's owner when the National Women's Soccer League launched in 2013, sold the majority of the team to tech executive Steve Baldwin in late 2018. Several ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalie Jacobs
Natalie Ann Jacobs (born August 16, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who last played as a defender for the Houston Dash. Early life Jacobs grew up in Coto de Caza, California. She is the daughter of Jeff and Teresa Jacobs. Her father captained the U.S. Air Force Academy soccer team. Jacobs was a 2013 and 2014 NSCAA Youth All-American. She played club soccer for Slammers FC and graduated from Tesoro High School in 2015. Notre Dame Jacobs played for Notre Dame 2015-2017. In her freshman season, she played in 20 games and made 15 starts for the Irish. Jacobs scored five goals and notched five assists, including a game-winning assist to beat No. 1 ranked Virginia. She was named to the All-ACC Freshman Team and to TopDrawerSoccer.com's Freshman Best XI Second Team. She sat out the 2016 season to play in the U-20 World Cup with the United States. In 2017, as a redshirt sophomore, she led the Irish in goals, scoring 13 goals and 7 assists. Jacobs also played a team-hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessie Scarpa
Jessie Eleanor Scarpa (born May 17, 1996) is an American professional Association football, soccer player who plays as a Forward (association football), forward playing in Sweden's Damallsvenskan. Club career Washington Spirit Scarpa made her NWSL debut on September 5, 2020. References External links * * * 1996 births Living people American women's soccer players Women's association football midfielders Washington Spirit players National Women's Soccer League players North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer players United States women's under-20 international soccer players {{US-women-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumi Yokoyama
is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for NJ/NY Gotham FC and the Japan women's national team. Yokoyama goes by ''he/him'' and ''singular they'' pronouns. Club career Yokoyama was born in Tama, Tokyo, on 13 August 1993. After graduating from high school, he joined Okayama Yunogo Belle in 2012. In 2014, he moved to L.League Division 2 club AC Nagano Parceiro. He became top scorer in 2014 and 2015. The club was also promoted to Division 1 from 2016. In 2016 season, he was selected Best Eleven. In July 2017, he moved to German Bundesliga club Frankfurt. In July 2018, Yokoyama returned to AC Nagano Parceiro. In December 2019, he signed with the Washington Spirit. National team career In 2010, Yokoyama was selected Japan U-17 national team for 2010 U-17 World Cup. He played 6 games and scored 6 goals, and Japan won 2nd place. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Averie Collins
Averie Ann Collins (born March 3, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward. Early life Collins is the daughter of Lisa and Shane Collins. Her father was a defensive end for the Washington Redskins from 1992 to 1994. High school Collins grew up in Bozeman, Montana where she played both soccer and basketball for Bozeman High School. During her junior year, Collins led Montana in both goals in soccer as well as rebounds in basketball. As a freshman, Collins and her team won the Montana Class AA soccer state championship. She was a two-time NSCAA Montana Player of the Year and she was named the Gatorade Montana Player of the Year as a senior. Collins finished her high school career with 57 goals and 29 assists. Stanford University (2015–2018) Collins attended Stanford University where she played three seasons for the Cardinal and majored in Management Science & Engineering. As a freshman at Stanford University, Collins appeared as a substitute in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paige Nielsen
Paige Kathleen Nielsen (born October 14, 1993) is an American soccer defender who currently plays for Angel City FC in the National Women's Soccer League. Early life Born in Lincoln, Nebraska to Kathy Nielsen, Paige attended Lincoln Southeast High School where she was a four-year varsity soccer player. She was twice named a Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year nominee in 2011 and 2012. She set new school records after ending her high school career with 79 goals and 35 assists. She was twice-named to All-State, All-Conference and All-City soccer teams. Nielsen played club soccer for Toro Bravo soccer in Omaha, Nebraska and helped lead the team to three state championships, the Midwest Regional League championship in 2011, and National League Red Division championship in 2012. She played for the Nebraska Olympic Development (ODP) team from 2007 to 2010. College career University of North Carolina Nielsen attended the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill from 2012 to 2015 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bayley Feist
Bayley Elizabeth Feist (born March 14, 1997) is an American soccer midfielder who currently plays for the Washington Spirit in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Early life Wake Forest Demon Deacons Feist attended Wake Forest University, where she played for the Demon Deacons women's soccer team from 2015 to 2018. Starting in all games after her sophomore year, Feist made the All-ACC Third Team in 2017 and the All-ACC Second Team in 2018. At the time of her graduation, her 22 career goals were tied for 10th-most in school history. Club career Washington Spirit Feist was drafted 17th overall in the second round of the 2019 NWSL College Draft by the Washington Spirit. In April, she was signed to the Spirit's supplemental roster in advance of the 2019 NWSL season. Feist made her first professional appearance on May 4, 2019, as an 80th-minute substitute in Washington's 0–0 draw against Reign FC OL Reign is an American professional women's soccer team based in Seattle, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andi Sullivan
Andi Maureen Sullivan (born December 20, 1995) is an American soccer player who plays for the Washington Spirit in the National Women's Soccer League and the United States women's national soccer team. Early life Raised in Lorton, Virginia, Sullivan is the youngest of four siblings and attended South County High School. She played club soccer for Bethesda Soccer Club (Freedom) and McLean Youth Soccer. In 2013, she was named the national Youth Player of the Year by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). Top Drawer Soccer ranked her as the top college recruit. Stanford Cardinal, 2014–2017 During her freshman season in 2014, Sullivan started in 23 of the 24 matches in which she played. She scored her first goal for the Cardinal during a match against University of Dayton and served four assists throughout the season ranking third on the team. She made the All-Freshman First Team for Top Drawer Soccer, as well as the Pac-12 First Team and NSCAA All-Pac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordan DiBiasi
Jordan Elisabeth Baggett (; born October 28, 1996) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Racing Louisville FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Baggett played college soccer for the Stanford Cardinal. Early life Stanford University, 2015–2018 During her freshman season at Stanford, Baggett started all 23 games in the midfield. She scored the game-winning goal against USC to clinch the Pac-12 title. Baggett was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team. In her sophomore season she played in 20 games and scored 7 goals. Baggett started all 25 games in her junior year. She scored 9 goals, 6 of which were game winners. She scored the only 2 goals in Stanford's 2–0 win over South Carolina in the College Cup semi-final. Stanford won the 2017 College Cup and Baggett was named to the College Cup All-Tournament team and the All-Pac-12 second team. Baggett was named team captain in her senior season with Stanford. She was named 2018 Pac-12 Mid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rose Lavelle
Rosemary Kathleen Lavelle (born May 14, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for OL Reign of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), and for the United States national team. Lavelle represented the United States at multiple youth levels before making her senior international debut in 2017. After finishing her collegiate career with the Wisconsin Badgers in 2016, Lavelle began her professional career with Boston Breakers before moving to Washington Spirit a year later. She started six games for the United States at the 2019 World Cup, scoring three goals, and was awarded the Bronze Ball. The same year, she was named the sixth best player in the world at The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019 and was named to the 2019 FIFA FIFPro World XI. In the 2020 Olympics, she scored one goal for the United States on the way to a bronze medal. Early life Lavelle was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, to parents Marty and Janet, and was raised with three siblin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tegan McGrady
Tegan Ann McGrady (born October 11, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender. Early life McGrady was raised in San Jose, California and attended Santa Teresa High School. While at Santa Teresa, she was a three-sport student-athlete who competed in track and field and tennis in addition to soccer. During her sophomore year, McGrady was suspended from high school play by the California Interscholastic Federation and missed games in the CIF Central Coast Section playoffs for participation in unsanctioned United States women's national soccer team camp games. McGrady later attended Stanford University and played for the Stanford Cardinal women's soccer team. She was a member of the 2017 national championship team. Club career Washington Spirit Washington Spirit drafted McGrady with the No. 7 overall pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft and subsequently signed her to a standard contract on March 4, 2019. McGrady spent much of her rookie season stru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megan Dougherty Howard
Megan "Meggie" Dougherty Howard (born July 27, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for San Diego Wave FC of National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Early life Howard played soccer as a freshman and senior at St. Petersburg Catholic High School, reaching the Florida High School Athletic Association Class 2A regional final in 2013. She also played club soccer with Tampa Bay United Premier Girls 94 team, which won the 2011 and 2012 Disney Qualifier. Florida Gators Howard was a four-year starter for the Florida Gators at the University of Florida from 2013 to 2016 while also earning a degree in management. She totaled 89 career starts in 94 appearances and scored 14 goals, playing mostly as a holding midfielder. In 2016, Howard saw a career high in minutes, goals and assists as a senior and was recognized with All-SEC first team and All-American third team selections, and was named SEC Tournament MVP after registering an assist in each tournament ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
