Santa Clarita Blue Heat

Santa Clarita Blue Heat is an American women's soccer team, founded in 2010. The club was known as the Ventura County Fusion for its first two years of existence.

Santa Clarita Blue Heat
Full nameSanta Clarita Blue Heat Football Club
Nickname(s)Blue Heat
Founded2008 (2008)
StadiumThe Master's College
Santa Clarita, California
Capacity1,000
OwnerCarlos Marroquin
Head CoachLeonardo Neveleff
LeagueUnited Women's Soccer
20211st West Conference
Playoff: Champions

The team plays its home games at Canyon High School. During the Fusion days, they played at Bulldog Stadium on the grounds of Buena High School in the city of Ventura, California.

The team had been a sis organization of the men's Ventura County Fusion team, which plays in the Premier Development League.

The Blue Heat was a member of the United Soccer Leagues USL W-League, the second tier of women's soccer in the United States and Canada. In 2016 the team joined the United Women's Soccer (UWS). The Blue Heat won the first UWS championship by defeating New Jersey Copa FC 2–1 in Santa Clarita on July 30, 2016.[1][2]

Players (2018)

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United States USA Lauren Brzykcy
2 FW United States USA Ashley Sanchez
3 MF United States USA Chloe Castaneda
4 DF Canada CAN Lauren Sesselmann
5 FW United States USA Penelope Hocking
6 DF United States USA Jessica Haidet
9 United States USA Zoe Hasenauer
9 MF Jamaica JAM Olufolasade Adamolekun
11 United States USA Sophie Cortez
17 United States USA Alea Hyatt
18 United States USA Victoria Buda
20 FW United States USA Julia Hernandez
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 United States USA Alexa Orrante
22 United States USA Hailey Phipps
23 United States USA Alyssa Thompson
26 United States USA Angeles Escobar
27 United States USA Taylor Moorehead
28 United States USA Julia Amador Mejias
30 United States USA Brooke Littman
31 United States USA Cynthia Sanchez
— United States USA Sophia Cortes
— United States USA Jacqueline Villanueva
— FW Costa Rica CRC Fabiola Villalobos

Notable former players
  • Edite Fernandes – Portugal
  • Deyna Castellanos – Venezuela
  • Ana Borges – Portugal
  • Carolina Venegas – Costa Rica
  • Julia Hernandez – Spain
  • Ashley Sanchez – USA
  • Lauren Sesselmann – USA/Canada
  • Natalia Kuikka – Finland
  • Evi Popadinova – Bulgaria

Year-by-year
Year Division League Reg. Season Playoffs
2008 2 USL W-League 7th, Western did not qualify
2009 2 USL W-League 6th, Western did not qualify
2010 2 USL W-League 5th, Western did not qualify
2011 2 USL W-League 1st, Western Conference Final
2012 2 USL W-League 5th, Western did not qualify
2013 2 USL W-League 6th, Western did not qualify
2014 2 USL W-League 6th, Western did not qualify
2015 2 USL W-League 4th, Western did not qualify
2016 2 UWS 1st, Western Champions
2017 2 UWS 1st, Western Championship Final
2018 2 UWS 3rd, Western did not qualify

References
  1. "Santa Clarita 2, New Jersey 1 (2 OT)". United Women's Soccer (UWS). July 31, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  2. "Santa Clarita Blue Heat win national championship". Mason Nesbitt. Santa Clarita Valley Signal. July 30, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  3. "Roster". Santa Clarita Blue Heat.
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