NJ/NY GOTHAM FC MATCHDAY PROGRAM VS 2021 CHALLENGE CUP FINAL SATURDAY MAY 8, 2021 presented by NJ/NY GOTHAM FC NO. NAME POS. HOMETOWN LAST TEAM 1 Kailen Sheridan GK Whitby, Ontario Clemson Univ. 3 Caprice Dydasco D Honolulu, HI Washington Spirit 4 Paige Monaghan F Roxbury, NJ Butler University 5 Nicole Baxter M Pennington, NJ Col.of William + Mary 6 Jennifer Cudjoe M Takoradi, Ghana Asheville City FC 7 McCall Zerboni M San Clemente, CA NC Courage 8 Erica Skroski D Galloway, NJ Rutgers University 9 Nahomi Kawasumi M Yamato, Kanagawa, Japan Reign FC 10 Carli Lloyd F Delran, NJ Houston Dash 11 Sodam Lee M Icheon, South Korea Incheon Hyundai 12 Gina Lewandowski D Bethlehem, PA Bayern Munich 13 DiDi Haracic GK Round Hill, VA Washington Spirit 14 Kenie Wright D Mount Laurel, NJ Rutgers University 15 Sabrina Flores D Livingston, NJ Sevilla 16 Allie Long M Northport, NY OL Reign 17 Domi Richardson M Fullerton, CA FC Kansas City 19 Elizabeth Eddy M Costa Mesa, CA NC Courage 20 Evelyne Viens F L’ancienne-Lorette, Quebec U Southern Florida 21 Mandy McGlynn GK Jacksonville, FL Virginia Tech 22 Mandy Freeman D Royal Palm Beach, FL Univ. Southern Cal. 23 Midge Purce F Silver Spring, MD Portland Thorns 24 Estelle Johnson D Fort Collins, CO Washington Spirit 25 Ifeoma Onumonu F Rancho Cucamonga, CA Reign FC 28 Imani Dorsey D Elkridge, MD Duke University 35 Megan Hinz GK Eldersburg, MD Chicago Red Stars 2 NJ/NY Gotham FC vs Portland Thorns PORTLAND THORNS NO. NAME POS. HOMETOWN LAST TEAM 4 Becky Sauerbrunn D St. Louis, MO Utah Royals 5 Emily Menges D Garden City, NY Georgetown 7 Simone Charley F Hoover, AL Vanderbilt 9 Sophia Smith F Windsor, CO Stanford 10 Lindsey Horan M Golden, CO Paris Saint-Germain 11 Rocky Rodríguez M San Jose, Costa Rica Sky Blue FC 12 Christine Sinclair F Burnaby, BC, Canada Western NY 14 Natalia Kuikka D/M Kemi, Finland Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC 15 Madison Pogarch D Hartland, MI Rutgers 18 Christen Westphal D Brecksville, OH OL Reign 19 Crystal Dunn M Rockville Center, NY NC Courage 20 Kelli Hubly D Elk Grove, IL DePaul 22 Morgan Weaver F University Place, WA Washington State 24 Adrianna Franch GK Salina, KS Houston Dash 25 Meghan Klingenberg D Gibsonia, PA Houston Dash 30 Celeste Boureille M San Francisco, CA Cal Berkeley 31 Bella Bixby GK Milwaukie, OR Oregon State 34 Tyler Lussi F Lutherville, MD Princeton 36 Angela Salem M Akron, OH Boston Breakers 39 Meaghan Nally D Herndon, VA Georgetown 40 Marissa Everett F Canyon Lake, CA Oregon 43 Shelby Hogan GK Franklin, MA Providence College Challenge Cup Final May 8th, 2021 3 FROM THE HEAD COACH FREYA COOMBE Head Coach This is the first final for the club in NWSL history and there is definitely a buzz around the players, “staff & fans to be going into our first final as NJ/ NY Gotham FC. My NWSL career is still in its infancy so to have made the semi-final last year and final this year is really special. I am pleased that some fans have been allowed into the stadium because I think the players and fans deserve that. We will certainly miss having our fans & Cloud 9 members in the stands with us but we know they will be cheering us on and going through the journey with us. 4 NJ/NY Gotham FC vs Portland Thorns ” FINAL CHALLENGE CUP STANDINGS EAST TEAM PTS W-L-T GF GA GD 1 NJ/NY GOTHAM FC 8 2-0-2 5 3 2 2 NC COURAGE 7 2-1-1 9 8 1 3 ORLANDO PRIDE 5 1-1-2 3 3 0 4 WASHINGTON SPIRIT 4 1-2-1 3 4 -1 5 RACING LOUISVILLE 2 0-2-2 4 6 -2 WEST TEAM PTS W-L-T GF GA GD 1 PORTLAND THORNS 10 3-0-1 6 2 4 2 OL REIGN 7 2-1-1 5 5 0 3 HOUSTON DASH 6 1-0-3 4 4 2 4 CHICAGO RED STARS 2 0-2-2 3 5 -2 5 KANSAS CITY 1 0-3-1 4 8 -4 Challenge Cup Final May 8th, 2021 5 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE 6 NJ/NY Gotham FC vs Portland Thorns gothamfc.square.site Challenge Cup Final May 8th, 2021 7 2021 PLAYER BIOS 1 3 KAILEN SHERIDAN CAPRICE DYDASCO GOALKEEPER DEFENDER Date of Birth: 7/16/1995 (age 25) Date of Birth: 8/19/1993 (age 27) Height: 5’8” Height: 5’4” Hometown: Whitby, Ontario Hometown: Honolulu, HI Country: Canada Country: USA College: Clemson University College: UCLA Acquired: No. 23 overall pick in the 2017 NWSL Acquired: Trade with Washington Spirit (1/10/19) College Draft Pronouns: she/her/hers Pronouns: she/her/hers CLUB | 2020: NWSL Challenge Cup Golden Glove Award Winner…2018-2019: 86 saves CLUB | 2020: NWSL Challenge Cup Golden Glove Award Winner…2019 Sky Blue: 42 and three clean sheets in 19 appearances…Holds record for all-time NWSL season saves clearances, 10 blocks, and 38 interceptions in 23 appearances…2015-18 Washington (108) in the 2017-2018 season…Second in 2019 in saves to shots ratio Spirit: 65 Clearances, Seven Blocks and 60 interceptions in 24 appearances… 2016 NWSL Championship Runner-Up…2015-16 Newcastle Jets (Australia): One goal in 12 COLLEGE | Sheridan graduated from Clemson University 2013-16: 2014-16 All-ACC First appearances… Team… 299 saves and 28 clean sheets in 76 appearances… COLLEGE | Dydasco graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles 2011-14: INTERNATIONAL | Canada National Team: 2019 Women’s World Cup…2016 Rio de 2013 NCAA National Champion… 2011 Pac-12 All-Freshman Team… five goals and 23 Janeiro Olympic alternate… 2016 Algarve Cup Champion… four clean sheets in seven assists in 94 appearances… appearances…Canada U-23, U-20, U-17 national teams: 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup… 2012 FIFA U-17 World Cup… YOUTH INTERNATIONAL | U.S. WNT U-23, U-20, U-19, U-17 national teams: 2015 Six Nations Tournament Champion… 4 5 PAIGE MONAGHAN NICOLE BAXTER FORWARD MIDFIELDER Date of Birth: 11/13/1996 (age 24) Date of Birth: 5/12/1994 (age 26) Height: 5’7” Height: 5’4” Hometown: Roxbury, NJ Hometown: Pennington, NJ Country: USA Country: USA College: Butler University College: College of William and Mary Acquired: No. 10 overall pick in the 2019 NWSL Acquired: Signed as Supplemental Player College Draft (06/18/20). Previously signed as a National Team Pronouns: she/her/hers Replacement Player in 2019 Pronouns: she/her/hers CLUB | 2020: NWSL Challenge Cup…2019: Two goals and one assist with 20 key passes CLUB | 2020: NWSL Challenge Cup Golden Glove Award Winner…2019 Sky Blue: 42 in 23 Appearances clearances, 10 blocks, and 38 interceptions in 23 appearances…2015-18 Washington COLLEGE | Monaghan is a graduate of Butler University 2015-18: 2017 BIG EAST Spirit: 65 Clearances, Seven Blocks and 60 interceptions in 24 appearances… 2016 Offensive Player of the Year… 22 goals and 18 assists in 80 appearances NWSL Championship Runner-Up…2015-16 Newcastle Jets (Australia): One goal in 12 appearances… INTERNATIONAL | U.S. WNT 2019 Identification Camp Squad… U.S. WNT U-23 national team: 2018 U-23 Nordic Tournament COLLEGE | Dydasco graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles 2011-14: 2013 NCAA National Champion… 2011 Pac-12 All-Freshman Team… five goals and 23 assists in 94 appearances… YOUTH INTERNATIONAL | U.S. WNT U-23, U-20, U-19, U-17 national teams: 2015 Six Nations Tournament Champion… 8 NJ/NY Gotham FC vs Portland Thorns 6 7 JENNIFER CUDJOE MCCALL ZERBONI MIDFIELDER MIDFIELDER Date of Birth: 3/7/1994 (age 27) Date of Birth: 12/13/1986 (age 34) Height: 5’6” Height: 5’4” Hometown: Takoradi, Ghana Hometown: San Clemente, CA Country: Ghana Country: USA College: University of Maine – Fort Kent College: UCLA Acquired: Signed as Supplemental Player Acquired: Trade with North Carolina Courage (6/18/20), Signed to multi-year deal in August (01/10/2020) 2020 Pronouns: she/her/hers Pronouns: she/her/hers CLUB | 2020: NWSL Challenge Cup…2017-19 NC Courage: 66 clearances, eight blocks, CLUB | 2020: NWSL Fall Series…started all three of her appearances…NWSL Challenge and 196 interceptions with a 76% passing rate in 69 appearances…two-time NWSL Best XI Cup…appeared in all six matches with four starts…80.5% passing accuracy…2018-19 (2017, 2018) … NWSL champion (2018, 2019) … NWSL Shield (2017-19)…2016 Western Asheville City FC (WPSL): Named to league’s All-Star team three times… in 2018 season: NY Flash and Boston Breakers: Nine clearances, five blocks, and 37 interceptions with a one goal and one assist in three appearances… in 2019 season: four goals and one assist in 77.2% passing rate in 22 appearances…NWSL Champion with Flash 10 appearances COLLEGE | Graduated from UCLA 2005-09…MVP for the 2008 season COLLEGE | Cudjoe played at Northeastern State University in 2014 and 2015… Earned NJCAA Player of the Year award in 2014…in 2015 season: eight goals and seven assists in INTERNATIONAL | Called up to U.S Women’s National Team in 2017…Made first appear- 21 appearances ance against South Korea…2018 Tournament of Champions INTERNATIONAL | Ghana Women’s National Team… Senior level: Named Female Footballer of the Year by the Sports Writers Association of Ghana in 2015…represented Ghana in U17 and U20 Women’s World Cups… scored one goal during 2014 U20 Women’s World Cup 8 9 ERICA SKROSKI NAHOMI KAWASUMI DEFENDER MIDFIELDER Date of Birth: 2/14/1994 (age 27) Date of Birth: 09/23/1985 (age 35) Height: 5’8” Height: 5’1” Hometown: Galloway, NJ Hometown: Yamato, Kanagawa, Japan Country: USA Country: Japan College: Rutgers University College: Nippon Sport Science University Acquired: No.