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Greenville Liberty SC

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Greenville Liberty SC
Full nameGreenville Liberty Soccer Club
FoundedJune 8, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-06-08)
GroundPaladin Stadium
Greenville, South Carolina
Capacity10,000
Owner
  • Joe Erwin
  • William M. Webster
PresidentChris Lewis
Head CoachJulie Carlson
LeagueUSL W League
20221st, South Atlantic Division
Playoffs: National Semifinals
WebsiteClub website

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.

History

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On 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

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Current roster

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As of July 17, 2022[5][6]
No. Pos. Player Nation
2 DF Cambelle Roberson  United States
3 DF Emmie Wannemacher  United States
4 MF Christian Brathwaite  Trinidad and Tobago
5 DF Julie Mackin  United States
6 MF Caitlyn Reilly  United States
7 FW Carly Thatcher  United States
8 DF Haley Schueppert  United States
9 DF Cameron Whitacre  United States
10 FW Bailey Manfredi  United States
12 FW Maddie Turlington  United States
13 FW Autumn Cayelli  United States
14 DF Camryn Bolick  United States
15 MF Hal Hershfelt  United States
16 FW Courtney Jones  United States
17 MF Sarah Jacobs  United States
18 DF Reagan Burns  United States
19 MF Riley Parsons  United States
20 MF Anna Grace Abrams  United States
21 MF Ellie Gower  United States
22 MF Grace Baghdady  United States
23 FW Caroline Conti  United States
24 DF Megan Bornkamp  United States
26 MF Bethany Morgan  United States
27 FW Breckyn Monteith  Northern Ireland
28 FW Alexah Fite  United States
29 FW Sami Meredith  United States
31 GK Reaghan Duval  United States
32 GK Allanah Blye  United States
33 GK Lauren Seedlock  United States
36 DF Maggie Miller  United States
99 FW Chidubem Dike  United States

Staff

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As of September 8, 2022[7]
  • United States Megan Kolak – Senior Vice-president
  • United States Julie Carlson – Head Coach & Technical Director
  • United States Sarah Jacobs – Assistant Coach
  • United States Kevin Kennedy – Assistant Coach
  • United States Santiago Restrepo – Goalkeeping Coach
  • United States Blakely MatternPerformance Coach
  • United States India TrotterPerformance Coach

Record

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Year-by-year

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As of July 22, 2023
Season USL W League Playoffs Top Scorer Head coach
P W L D GF GA Pts Pos Player Goals
2022 12 8 2 2 32 13 26 1st, South Atlantic National Semifinals United States Caroline Conti 10 United States Julie Carlson
2023 12 3 9 0 16 27 9 6th, South Atlantic Did not qualify United States Christian Brathwaite
United States Molly Dwyer
3 United States Julie Carlson
2024 12 5 6 1 17 13 4 5th, South Central Did not qualify United States Julie Carlson

Head coaches

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  • Includes Regular Season and Playoffs. Excludes friendlies.
Coach Nationality Start End Games Win Loss Draw Win %
Julie Carlson[8]  United States December 9, 2021 present 26 12 12 2 046.15

Honors

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Player honors

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Year Player Country Position Honor
2022 Christian Brathwaite Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad & Tobago Midfielder Young (U20) Player of the Year
All-League First Team
Caroline Conti United States United States Midfielder All-League Second Team

See also

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References

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  1. ^ King, Jay (June 8, 2022). "Greenville Triumph announces formation of women's team, new league". Greenville Journal.
  2. ^ Putnam, Jeannie (March 24, 2022). "Greenville Liberty is the name chosen for new women's pre-professional soccer team". Greenville Journal.
  3. ^ Morris, Julia (May 15, 2022). "Greenville Liberty take regular season opener in Charlotte". WYFF4.
  4. ^ Morris, Julia (May 20, 2022). "Greenville Liberty thrills in home debut with 6-1 win". WYFF4.
  5. ^ "2022 USL W League Roster". greenvilleliberty.com. Greenville Liberty SC. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  6. ^ "SGreenville Liberty Roster". USLWLeague.com. USL League One. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  7. ^ "Technical & Front Office Staff". Tormentafc.com. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  8. ^ Mirah, Stephane (December 9, 2021). "Meet Julie Carlson, new head coach for Greenville Triumph's USL women's team". Greenville Post & Courier.