Hampton Roads Piranhas
Hampton Roads Piranhas is an American women’s soccer team, founded in 1995. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues W-League, the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada. The team plays in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference against teams from Atlanta, Cary, Charlotte, Manassas, Richmond and Tampa.
The team plays 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 is a sister organization of the men's Hampton Roads Piranhas team, which plays in the USL Premier Development League.
Players
Notable former players
Daniela Angela Hucles Sandy McQuerry Carrie Proost Amy Taylor Christie Welsh
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:
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