Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues

Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues
Full name Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues
Nickname(s) The Blues
Founded 2006
Ground Newburgh Free Academy HS Stadium
Chairman Thomas Hofstetter
Manager Jesse Kolmel
League USL W-League

Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues was an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2006. 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 Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference. The team folded after the 2010 season

The team played its home games in the stadium on the campus of Newburgh Free Academy High School in the city of Newburgh, New York, 65 miles north of New York City. The club's colors was sky blue, dark blue, black and white.

The Lady Blues was part of the larger Sky Blue Soccer organization, based in Bedminster, New Jersey, an integrated program that allows players to progress in soccer from a young age with an opportunity for long-term growth. Prior to the 2009 season they were known as the Jersey Sky Blues.

Following the formation of Women's Professional Soccer in 2009, the team served as a feeder program for the New York/New Jersey franchise Sky Blue FC. The Sky Blue FC play at Yurcak Field on the campus of Rutgers University.

Players

Squad 2009

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 FW USA Marisa Brown
3 DF POR Kim Brandão
4 MF USA Erica Stewart
5 DF USA Sarra Moller
6 DF USA Bonnie Young
7 MF USA Gina DiMaio
8 DF USA Stephanie Peel
9 MF AUS Stacey Stocco
10 MF CAN Leah Robinson
11 DF USA Jaime Komar
12 FW CAN Amélie Mercier
13 DF USA Lauren Ebert
14 MF USA Taylor Walsh
15 FW USA Aubrey Aiden-Buie
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF USA Ashlyn Brantley
17 MF USA Tricia DiPaolo
20 DF USA Kelly Eagan
21 MF USA Domenique Esposito
22 MF USA Lisa Chinn
23 FW USA Christy Zwolski
25 GK AUS Dimitra Poulos
26 MF IRL Michele O'Brien
27 DF USA Alexandra Hambleton
28 FW COL Daniela Molina
29 FW USA Kim Bonilla
31 MF USA Carolyn Blank
99 MF SWE Yolanda Odenyo

Notable former players

The following former players have played at the senior international and/or professional level:

Year-by-year

Year Division League Reg. Season Playoffs
Jersey Sky Blue
2007 1 USL W-League 2nd, Northeast Conference Semifinals
2008 1 USL W-League 4th, Northeast Did not qualify
Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues
2009 2 USL W-League 1st, Northeast National Semifinals
2010 2 USL W-League 1st, Northeast 3rd Place Game

Coaches

Stadium