Charlotte Lady Eagles
Full nameCharlotte Lady Eagles
Nickname(s)Lady Eagles
Founded2000
StadiumSportsplex at Matthews
Matthews, North Carolina
Capacity5,000
ChairmanUnited States Pat Stewart
Head coachUnited States Sam Hope
LeagueWomen's Premier Soccer League

Charlotte Lady Eagles is an American women's soccer team, founded in 2000. Between 2002 and 2015 the Lady Eagles were a member of the United Soccer Leagues USL W-League, the second tier of women's soccer in the United States and Canada, and a member of the W-2 League between 2000 and 2002.

The team plays its home games at the Sportsplex at Matthews in Matthews, North Carolina, alternating between an auxiliary field and the stadium depending on demand. The club's colors are orange, sky blue and white.

The Lady Eagles are a division of Missionary Athletes International (MAI), an organization committed to sharing the message of Christianity through sports ministry. They are a sister organization of the MAI men's USL League Two franchises the Charlotte Eagles and the Southern California Seahorses.

While the W-League folded in 2015, MAI announced plans to continue training women and girls as players and coaches.[1] After three years playing an independent schedule, the Lady Eagles joined the Women's Premier Soccer League for the 2019 season.[2]

Players

Current roster 2019

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
00 GK United States USA Sami Sample
1 GK United States USA Katie Moore
5 DF United States USA Miranda Carrasco
8 MF United States USA Melanie Maddox
9 FW United States USA Alisha Holcombe
10 FW Spain ESP Judith Sainz
11 MF United States USA Kimber Haley
13 MF United States USA Carrie Lewis
16 FW United States USA Makena Silber
17 FW United States USA Maddi Berthoud
18 DF United States USA Maddie McCarty
19 FW United States USA Skyler Prillaman
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF United States USA Abby Ott
21 DF United States USA Leah Hoffman
22 MF United States USA Allie Hess
23 FW United States USA Makayla Walder
24 DF United States USA Audrey Ann Beck
25 DF United States USA Meredith Hamby
26 FW United States USA Jade Montgomery
27 GK United States USA Lauryn Harding
28 DF United States USA Keely Cartrett
30 DF United States USA Morgan Leyble
31 MF Canada CAN Ellie Warren

Notable former players

Head coaches

  • United States Lee Horton (2000–2015)
  • United States Mitch Sanford (2015–2018)
  • United States Sam Hope (2018–present)

Year-by-year

Year League Reg. Season Playoffs
2000 USL W-League W-2 1st, Atlantic Championship Game
2001 USL W-League W-2 1st, Eastern W-2 Champions
2002 USL W-League 1st, Atlantic Conference Finals
2003 USL W-League 2nd, Atlantic Conference Finals
2004 USL W-League 2nd, Atlantic Conference Finals
2005 USL W-League 1st, Atlantic Conference Finals
2006 USL W-League 1st, Atlantic National Semifinals (4th Place)
2007 USL W-League 3rd, Atlantic did not qualify
2008 USL W-League 2nd, Atlantic Conference Semifinals
2009 USL W-League 3rd, Atlantic Conference Finals
2010 USL W-League 2nd, Atlantic Conference Finals
2011 USL W-League 2nd, Atlantic Conference Finals
2012 USL W-League 1st, Southeast Conference Finals
2013 USL W-League 4th, Southeast did not qualify
2014 USL W-League 2nd, Southeast National Semifinals
2015 USL W-League 2nd, Southeast did not qualify
2016 Did not field a team
Academy program only
2017
2018
2019 WPSL 1st, Carolinas South Regional Final
2020 WPSL Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 WPSL 1st, Carolinas South Regional Semifinals
2022 WPSL 1st, Carolinas South Regional Semifinals
2023 WPSL 2nd, Southeast South WPSL Champions

[3]

Honors

  • Women's Premier Soccer League
    • WPSL Champions 2023[4]
    • Carolinas Conference Champions 2019
    • Carolinas Conference South Division Champions 2019
    • South Region Southeast Conference 2023
  • USL W-2 League
    • League Champions 2001
    • Eastern Conference Champions 2001
    • Atlantic Conference Champions 2000
  • Carolinas Cup
    • Champions 2021

References

  1. "Charlotte Eagles add two local products to their ranks - Charlotte Eagles". Archived from the original on April 19, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  2. "Charlotte Lady Eagles join WPSL as 2019 expansion club". WPSL Communications. November 19, 2018.
  3. "Team History". charlotteeagles.com. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  4. Mosier, Andrew (July 24, 2023). "CHARLOTTE EAGLES WIN FIRST WPSL TITLE IN FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCE". www.WPSLSoccer.com. Women's Premier Soccer League. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
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