South Georgia Tormenta FC Women is an American women's soccer team, that began play in 2022 in USL W League. They are an affiliate of South Georgia Tormenta FC, a men's team in the USL League One.
| Full name | South Georgia Tormenta FC Women |
|---|---|
| Founded | June 8, 2021 |
| Stadium | Optim Sports Medicine Field[1] |
| Capacity | 5,300[1] |
| Co-owners |
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| Manager | Jim Robbins |
| League | USL W League |
| 2023 | 3rd, South Central Division Playoffs: DNQ |
| Website | https://www.tormentafc.com/ |
History
editOn June 8, 2021, it was announced that Tormenta would be one of the eight founding members of the new league.[2] Tormenta FC women will play their home games at Optim Health System Field, currently under construction in Statesboro, Georgia.[1]
Tormenta FC won the inaugural USL W League Championship, defeating Minnesota Aurora FC 2-1 (aet) on July 23, 2022.[3][4]
Roster
edit| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | GK | Sydney Medina |  United States
|
| 1 | GK | Sydney Martinez |  Puerto Rico
|
| 3 | MF | Isabella Gutierrez | United States
|
| 4 | MF | Jenae Packard | United States
|
| 5 | DF | Malene Duus |  Denmark
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| 6 | MF | Helen Gutierrez | United States
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| 7 | FW | Amy Andrews |  England
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| 8 | MF | Emily Burke | United States
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| 9 | MF | Remi Olalere | United States
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| 10 | MF | Jaida Nyby | United States
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| 13 | MF | Kelly Giddes | United States
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| 15 | MF | Lauren O’Hearn | United States
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| 16 | MF | Erin O’Hearn | United States
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| 17 | FW | Elis Nemtsov |  Canada
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| 18 | DF | Alicia Zamora |  Spain
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| 20 | DF | Reagan Tate | United States
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| 21 | DF | Abby Wolf | United States
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| 22 | DF | Jhenna Ellerbe | United States
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| 23 | FW | Elise Holcey | United States
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| 24 | DF | Camryn Scully | United States
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| 26 | MF | Isabel Kopp |  Netherlands
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| 27 | FW | Allie Rathbun | United States
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| 28 | FW | Ella Owen | United States
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| 43 | GK | Makenna Gottschalk | United States
|
Record
editYear-by-year
edit- As of July 21, 2024
| Season | USL W League | Playoffs | Top Scorer | Head Coach | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | L | D | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | Player | Goals | |||
| 2022 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 9 | 25 | 1st, South Central | W League Champions | Amy Andrews
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16 | Jim Robbins
|
| 2023 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 21 | 3rd, South Central | Did not qualify | Kiana Jacobson
|
5 | |
| 2024 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 10 | 26 | 2nd, South Atlantic | Did not qualify | |||
Head coaches
edit- Includes Regular Season and Playoffs. Excludes friendlies.
| Coach | Nationality | Start | End | Games | Win | Loss | Draw | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Robbins[7] |  United States
|
October 16, 2021 | present | 27 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 59.26 |
Honors
editPlayer honors
edit| Year | Player | Country | Position | Honor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Amy Andrews | England
|
Forward | Player of the Year Golden Boot All-League First Team |
| Sydney Martinez | United States
|
Goalkeeper | Golden Glove All-League First Team | |
| Jaida Nyby | United States
|
Midfielder | All-League Second Team | |
| Abby Wolf | United States
|
Defender | All-League Second Team |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Dominitz, Nathan (8 June 2021). "South Georgia Tormenta FC soccer club in Statesboro to add women's team in 2022". Savannah Morning News. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ Cannady, Dal (8 June 2021). "Tormenta FC creating women's team, will join new league in 2022". WTOC-TV. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "History made as South Georgia Tormenta FC wins inaugural W League Final". uslwleague.com. USL W League. July 23, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
- ^ "Tormenta FC win USL W League championship". statesboroherald.com. Statesboro Herald. July 24, 2022.
- ^ "2022 USL W League Roster". tormentafc.com. Tormenta FC. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
- ^ "South Georgia Tormenta FC Roster". USLLeagueOne.com. USL W League. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ Goldstein, Andrew (2021-06-24). "Tormenta FC names Jim Robbins first coach of USL W League squad". WSAV-TV. Retrieved 25 June 2021.