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Go LouCity! 502.426.8820 www.blairwood.com metrounitedway.org/2020 IN THIS ISSUE GAME PREVIEW 04 McCaskill excels doing 'the dirty work' for Racing TEAM ROSTERS 05 A look at team rosters for Racing Louisville FC and Washington Spirit LYNN FAMILY STADIUM 07 Key details about Racing Lou's home MAP OF LYNN FAMILY STADIUM 08 Map including sections, vendors, and more RACING STAFF 10 Racing Louisville's Coaches, Technical Staff, & Support Staff MEET THE TEAM 12-18 Player profiles for every athlete 2021 SEASON SCHEDULE 17 Racing Louisville's 2021 NWSL schedule COMMUNITY PARTNERS 19 A listing of Racing Louisville's business partners 03 mccaskill excels doing 'the dirty work' for racing By Jonathan Lintner To simply refer to Savannah McCaskill as a forward, McCaskill, selected second overall in the 2018 NWSL her listed position on the Racing Louisville FC roster, Draft out of South Carolina, also earned multiple U.S. discounts a crucial role carved out so far by the club’s Women’s National Team caps as her pro career began vice captain in the middle of the field. that year. Eventually traded from the former Sky Blue FC to the Red Stars, she found herself among many Take for instance the sort of defensive moments that other international talents. seem to incite panic in an opposing attacker. McCaskill will often eye a player on the ball, point her tightly “Sav has had a tough time in the NWSL,” Holly said. bunned hair in that direction and charge. “We really want her to express herself going forward and use her intensity and aggression. She has The efforts amounted to two tackles in Saturday’s been fantastically important for us. She has been a season-opening scoreless draw with Kansas City. wonderful leader within the team. But McCaskill’s pressing tactics have also forced numerous errant passes and turnovers to get her own “We think there is a whole lot more in her locker. You side rolling on the counter. can see what she has been working on day in and day out on practice field and try to translate that onto the “I am more of a 10 and at times I’m going to have to field in a consistent basis.” drop in and defend and do some of the dirty work,” said McCaskill, who arrived to Racing last fall via a With ambitions of getting back into the USWNT trade with the Chicago Red Stars. “I do have to cover player pool, McCaskill could well draw attention if she at times, and I think that’s just kind of us as a team. We continues at this pace. The 24-year-old tried a team- kind of have to be able to cover each other’s backs. high eight crosses Saturday, including one in the 39th minute that nearly bounced in for an own goal off a “…Whether it’s bombing forward or making an 80-yard Kansas City defender. recovery run, I’m just trying to help us win it at the end of the day.” “You see her leadership through her work rate, her attitude and her work ethic,” said Racing defender Voted Woman of the Match against Kansas City, Erin Simon. “She’s up and down for 90-plus minutes McCaskill also contributed to Racing’s two best straight and giving her all on both sides of the ball. chances to score. She’s attacking and so defensive for us in tracking Into first half stoppage time, she dribbled to the end those runs back and winning those balls for us, but line, feinted a move away from it and deftly beat the also creating in the attack. She’s such a vital person opposing defender with a quick turn back toward the and player for us on this team.” goal. McCaskill fed a pass to Cece Kizer, whose one- "Just to be able to represent this city and this group touch try soared over the cross bar. of fans and this team is amazing,” McCaskill added. Then in the second half, McCaskill pulled a 60th- “I hope going forward we can start getting some minute shot from distance that appeared to graze top wins, but I hope that the fans and everyone that’s netting, also hovering just above the bar. watching us knows we’re not just going to be another expansion team. “Savannah has been exceptional for our team,” said Racing’s head coach, Christy Holly. “I think this "We’re here to fight. We’re here to win games. We’re has been a big chance for her to be the Savannah here to compete. We’re here to really establish McCaskill that we think is in her locker.” ourselves as one of the top teams in this league.” 04 TEAM ROSTERS 1 MICHELLE BETOS GK 1 AUBREY BLEDSOE GK 2 LAUREN MILLIET MF 2 TRINITY RODMAN F 3 ERIN SIMON D 3 SAM STAAB D 4 GEMMA BONNER D 4 NATALIE JACOBS D 5 CECE KIZER F 5 KELLEY O'HARA D 7 SAVANNAH MCCASKILL F 6 EMILY SONNETT D 8 FREJA OLOFSSON MF 7 SAORI TAKARADA MF 9 EBONY SALMON F 8 AVERIE COLLINS MF 11 EMILY FOX D 9 TEGAN MCGRADY D 13 EMINA EKIC F 10 ASHLEY SANCHEZ F 14 NEALY MARTIN D 11 JORDAN DIBIASI MF 15 BROOKE HENDRIX D 12 ANDI SULLIVAN MF 16 JULIA ASHLEY D 13 BAYLEY FEIST MF 17 YUKI NAGASATO F 14 PAIGE NIELSEN D 18 KALEIGH RIEHL D 16 JULIA RODDAR MF 19 TAYLOR OTTO MF 17 KUMI YOKOYAMA F 20 CHEYNA MATTHEWS F 18 DEVON KERR GK 21 SHELBY MONEY GK 19 DORIAN BAILEY MF 22 KATIE MCCLURE F 20 MARIANA SPECKMAIER F 23 KATIE LUND GK 21 ANNA HEILFERTY MF 24 NOELLE HIGGINSON MF 23 TORI HUSTER MF 26 ADDISYN MERRICK D 27 TARA MCKEOWN F 27 VANESSA KARA F 30 CAMRYN BIEGALSKI D 33 JORIAN BAUCOM F 31 SYDNEY SCHNEIDER GK 33 ASHLEY HATCH F HEAD COACH | CHRISTY HOLLY HEAD COACH | RICHIE BURKE 05 NUTRITIOUS SNACKS ON THE GO! @GoGosqueeZ The $65 million stadium sits on a 10-acre parcel in the Butchertown neighborhood east of downtown. Normal capacity is 15,304, and the venue could range up to 25,000 for concerts. Unique to Lynn is a 72-foot Modelo bar in the open end, believed to be the longest of its kind in Kentucky. The jumbotron ranks second in size behind only Churchill Downs’ Big Board. The natural surface is made up of Tahoma 31 Bermuda overseeded with rye, and it can remain green year round thanks to a sub-air system that removes excessive moisture, but can also blow hot or cold air to keep grass at an ideal temperature. The lines measure 120 feet by 80, a major upgrade from the 105 by 75 pitch at LouCity’s former LouCity has ensured its late home, Louisville Slugger Field. founder’s legacy lives on within the club’s new home. Architect and philanthropist Wayne Estopinal, who brought pro soccer to town, is the namesake behind the closed end of Lynn Family Stadium, the standing supporter zone. Estopinal, whose firm also designed the University of Louisville’s similarly named Lynn Stadium, died in a November 2018 plane crash at age 63. 07 08 christy holly HEAD COACH / DERRY, IRELAND On Wednesday, August 12, 2020, Racing Louisville FC, which begins National Women’s Soccer League play in 2021, announced the appointment of Christy Holly as the team’s first head coach. Holly brings prior NWSL coaching experience to his role, and the native Irishman more recently had a hand in helping the United States win the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup as an opposition analyst for U.S. Soccer. Holly traveled extensively in advance of the World Cup, scouting potential rivals for the United States. His diligence — in the form of lengthy reports delivered to the coaching staff — paid off when the USWNT successfully defended its title.Prior to working with U.S. Soccer, Holly rose from assistant to head coach for Sky Blue FC, the NWSL franchise in Harrison, N.J. Holly guided a young Sky Blue FC roster to a 7-8-5 mark in 2016, narrowly missing the playoffs with a roster that featured Rookie of the Year Raquel Rodriguez in the midfield. Holly left Sky Blue FC mid-2017 before resurfacing with U.S. Soccer, for which he has also served as an assistant for the women’s U-23 and U-17 teams.Holly coordinated with Executive Vice President of Development, James O’Connor, on building Racing Louisville FC’s inaugural roster. Key events included the 2020 NWSL Expansion Draft in November and the 2021 NWSL College Draft that took place in January. gary curneen ASSISTANT COACH / NORTHERN IRELAND Joining head coach Christy Holly as his first full-time assistant, Gary Curneen has helped build Racing’s system toward the start of its Inaugural season. Curneen who, as with Holly, is a native of Northern Ireland, worked for two seasons on the Chicago Red Stars’ staff after a stint as Division 1 California State University Bakersfield’s head coach.