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Cary Lady Clarets was an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2007. 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 Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.

Cary Lady Clarets

Full name	Cary Lady Clarets
Nickname(s)	Lady Clarets
Founded	2007
Stadium	WakeMed Soccer Park
Capacity	7,130
Chairman	Chris Economides
Manager	Jay Howell
League	USL W-League
2008	5th, Atlantic Division
Home colours Away colours

The team played its home games at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina. The club's colors was claret, blue and white.

The team was a sister organization of the men's Carolina RailHawks team, which plays in the USL First Division. The formation of the women's team was announced on November 30, 2007 at a press conference at WakeMed Soccer Park.[1] The team was originally named Carolina RailHawks Women; in November 2008, Next Level Academy, which owns the club, announced a partnership with Burnley Football Club of the English Championship in order to jointly develop professional footballers; as part of the agreement, the team was renamed the Cary Lady Clarets.[2]

The team folded after the 2009 season.

The team was coached by Jay Howell, Director of Coaching at the Capital Area Soccer League in Raleigh, North Carolina, and features many players with local amateur or collegiate affiliations from Triangle area high schools and universities such as the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Duke University, and North Carolina State 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 0 GK  USA Anna Rodenbough 1 GK  USA Molly Baird 2 DF  USA Sarah Jackyra 3 MF  USA Casey Godwin 4 MF  USA Kendall Bradley 5 MF  USA Lindsey Jackson 6 MF  USA Kelly Hathorn 7 MF  USA Jane Alukonis 8 MF  USA Morven Ross 9 FW  USA Carrie Patterson 11 DF  USA Thori Bryan 12 MF  USA Sarah Winslow 14 MF  USA Jennifer Bronson 15 FW  USA Allie Wilkerson

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 DF  USA Betsy Frederick 17 FW  USA Sterling Smith 21 MF  USA Alison Baker 22 MF  USA Bess Harrington 23 FW  USA Kelly Attayek 24 DF  USA Nicole Danford 25 DF  USA Tara Knauss 26 FW  USA McKenzie Burman 27 FW  USA Casey Nogueira 28 DF  USA Kimberly Crowe 29 MF  USA Amanda Mueller 34 MF  USA Mandy Moraca — MF  USA CJ Ludemann

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs
2008	1	USL W-League	5th, Atlantic	Did not qualify
2009	2	USL W-League	5th, Atlantic	Did not qualify

External links

• (in English) Official Site
• (in English) Team Page on USLSoccer.com
• (in English) Triangle Soccer Fanatics, an independent supporters club of the Carolina RailHawks

References

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