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LouCity Program Ad 2020 b.pdf 1 8/24/20 12:04 PM WE NEED TO BENOWNOW MOREMORE THANTHAN EVEREVER C M Y Just as LouCity players work together on the field, CM MY we work together in innovative ways with businesses, CY individuals, nonprofits and government orgs to CMY empower individuals and families in our community K to achieve their fullest potential. We mean it when we say that with your help, we will create a better – more equitable future for all – right here at home! Go LouCity! 502.426.8820 www.blairwood.com metrounitedway.org/2020 IN THIS ISSUE GAME PREVIEW 04 'All of the little things'; good habits aid Racing defender Riehl's durability TEAM ROSTERS 05 A look at team rosters for Racing Louisville FC and Kansas City 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 09 Racing Louisville's Coaches, Technical Staff, & Support Staff MEET THE TEAM 11-16 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 'ALL OF THE LITTLE THINGS'; GOOD HABITS AID RACING DEFENDER RIEHL'S DURABILITY By Logan Agin During her collegiate career, Racing Louisville FC team to compete in the 2016 U-20 World Cup in Papa defender Kaleigh Riehl cracked the code on how to New Guinea. get on and then stay on the field as she set the NCAA record for minutes as a field player. “It was incredible,” she said. “I loved that year, and I am thankful for my college coaches for allowing me to Riehl, who went the distance in Racing’s final two have that experience.” Challenge Cup games, could be trending toward something similar in Louisville as the club comes In her next three seasons with Penn State, Riehl up on its regular season opener at 5 p.m. Saturday, consistently logged more than 2,100 minutes per year. hosting Kansas City at Lynn Family Stadium. As a senior, she surpassed current USWNT defender and captain Becky Sauerbrunn’s 8,523 minutes to set “I didn’t even know that was a stat,” Riehl said, looking the NCAA record for minutes played by a field player. back to her college days at Penn State, in which she logged 8,847 minutes on the pitch. “I don’t play for “I didn’t even know beforehand,” Riehl said. “Then, our stats. So, it was not anything that was a goal of mine, media person told me, and I was like ‘Oh, that’s really but it was pretty cool to achieve.” cool.’” Along the way, Riehl also made a number of Even counting goalkeepers, Riehl ranks second appearances with the U.S. U-23 Women’s National among all women’s college soccer players ever in Team, among other call ups in red white and blue. minutes played, seven short of fellow Penn State alum The former Sky Blue FC — now NJ/NY Gotham FC — and goalkeeper Emily Oleksiuk. selected Riehl 11th overall in the 2020 NWSL Draft to The more that you are on the ball and practicing in mark the beginning of her pro career. training both in a team environment and on your own, Riehl partially credits luck for her ability to stay fit but you gain confidence from that,” Riehl said. “You can also believes select habits have kept her competing believe in yourself when you spend so much time at a high level. trying to perfect your craft.” “Nutrition, hydration, recovery and doing all of the Selected from Sky Blue by Racing in the 2020 NWSL little things is what ultimately keeps you out on the Expansion Draft, Riehl arrived to Louisville after a stint field,” she said. “I think you just put yourself in the best on loan to Paris FC, a member of France’s top division. situation to stay healthy. Of course, things will happen, Of course, the Virginia native found a way to tally more but I do think that is important to always have.” minutes during the NWSL’s offseason. Riehl noted that she also receives treatment every day In her second appearance for Racing, Riehl contributed it’s offered, joking that Racing’s staff “is probably like to the club’s first clean sheet, a scoreless draw May 2 ‘Oh, her again.’ with her former club, Gotham FC. “I am grateful that they are always in such a great “It is big for us,” Riehl said afterward. “The last few mood, and they don’t think it is a burden when I am in games, we have given up a goal in the very end. there every day,” she added. Just being more focused and talking through those moments and making sure that we finish the game Whatever works for a center back whose presence will out with a clean sheet — it is great for us to keep it be crucial for Racing, a 2021 NWSL expansion side. at zeros.” Going back to her freshman year at Penn State, Riehl Next, Riehl and the rest of Racing Louisville will look logged 2,360 minutes played, the fourth-most in a to carry that over to an inaugural 24-game regular single season in program history as Penn State went season. on to win a national title. The following year, Riehl 04 redshirted as she traveled with the youth national TEAM ROSTERS 1 MICHELLE BETOS GK 1 ABBY SMITH GK 2 LAUREN MILLIET MF 2 RACHEL CORSIE D 3 ERIN SIMON D 3 KRISTEN EDMONDS D 4 GEMMA BONNER D 4 ASHLEY NICK MF 5 CECE KIZER F 5 SYDNEY MIRAMONTEZ D 7 SAVANNAH MCCASKILL F 6 KATIE BOWEN D 8 FREJA OLOFSSON MF 7 ELIZABETH BALL D 9 EBONY SALMON F 8 AMY RODRIGUEZ F 11 EMILY FOX D 9 LO'EAU LABONTA MF 13 EMINA EKIC F 10 DIANA MATHESON MF 14 NEALY MARTIN D 11 DESIREE SCOTT MF 15 BROOKE HENDRIX D 13 DARIAN JENKINS F 16 JULIA ASHLEY D 14 GABY VINCENT MF 17 YUKI NAGASATO F 15 MICHELE VASCONCELOS F 18 KALEIGH RIEHL D 16 JAYCIE JOHNSON F 19 TAYLOR OTTO MF 17 ARIELLE SHIP F 20 CHEYNA MATTHEWS F 18 NICOLE "BARNIE" BARNHART GK 21 SHELBY MONEY GK 19 MICHELLE MAEMONE D 22 KATIE MCCLURE F 20 MALLORY WEBER F 23 KATIE LUND GK 21 MARIANA LARROQUETTE F 24 NOELLE HIGGINSON MF 22 MADDIE NOLF MF 26 ADDISYN MERRICK D 24 TAYLOR LEACH D 27 VANESSA KARA F 26 JORDYN LISTRO MF 33 JORIAN BAUCOM F 27 CARLY NELSON GK 28 ADDIE MCCAIN MF 29 KATE DEL FAVA D 66 CHLOE LOGARZO MF 99 VICTORIA PICKETT MF HEAD COACH | CHRISTY HOLLY HEAD COACH | HUW WILLIAMS 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.