The Dayton Dutch Lions FC are excited to announce the signing of Brittany Persaud for the 2015 W-League season, pending ITC approval. Photo Courtesy of Dayton Dutch Lions FC A graduate midfielder from Wright State University, Persaud returns to the Dayton Dutch Lions after three seasons of professional soccer in Sweden and the Netherlands. Persaud has worn the orange colors before during the 2011 W-League season. “We are delighted to have Brittany back at the Dayton Dutch Lions and playing in her
The Dayton Dutch Lions FC are happy to announce that Gavin Macleod will be returning as their head coach for the 2015 W-League season. MacLeod will be assisted by Ian Richardson, also returning from the 2014 season. Photo Credit: Dayton Dutch Lions FC MacLeod and Richardson led the Dayton Dutch Lions FC Women’s team to the fourth place in the Southeastern Conference in 2014, finishing the season with a 3-7-0 record. “Bringing Gavin and Ian back for the 2015 season is important
Photo Credit: Jeremi Blurton, www.jeremiblurton.com The Dayton Dutch Lions FC Women finally got it right, taking the second game in a weekend series, in a home match against the Charlotte Lady Eagles with a 1-0 scoreline. The game’s lone goal came from Dayton’s Rose Lavelle in the 42nd minute. This was the Dutch Lions’ second match against Charlotte in as many days, losing a 4-3 heartbreaker to the Lady Eagles on Sunday. Dayton Dutch Lions head coach Gavin MacLeod was much happier
The Dayton Dutch Lions women’s team fell 4-3 to the Charlotte Lady Eagles in USL W-League action on Sunday afternoon. Photo Credit: Jeremi Blurton, www.jeremiblurton.com Dayton was paced by two goals from Rose Lavelle and a single goal added by Shan Jones. “Definitely not the performance we were hoping for, we worked hard all week, and looked good in training, but it didn’t translate onto the field,” Dayton head coach Gavin MacLeod stated. “We were still giving a lot of unnecessary soccer
Former Virginia Beach Piranhas and Middle Tennessee State standout Shan Jones has signed with the Dayton Dutch Lions (USL W-League). Photo Credit: Middle Tennessee State Athletic Communications “Anytime you bring in the reigning league MVP you have to be happy, and we couldn’t be more excited to have Shan join our team for the 2014 campaign,” Dayton Dutch Lions FC head coach Gavin MacLeod stated. “I think it speaks volumes for what we are trying to do with this team and
Gavin MacLeod has been named head coach for the Dayton Dutch Lions W-League team. “I am happy with Gavin joining the club and leading the women’s program,” Dutch Lions Technical Manager Sid van Druenen commented. “He is not only a good coach on the field, but also a very dedicated person off the field with a lot of connections, knowledge, and social skills. He has experience working with female athletes and I trust him to do a great job with the
The Seattle Sounders Women are extremely proud of our representatives within the U.S. Women’s National Team and would first like to congratulate Hope Solo, Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, and Sydney Leroux on their Olympic gold medals. Recently there have been reports of a new professional women’s soccer league, and the awareness of this development are largely due to the fantastic momentum that Team USA has generated with their gold medal performance in London. The Seattle Sounders Women, coming off an incredibly successful
Today’s championship match should have been a classic. It was a matchup between the top two teams in the conference, both of whom had demolished their semifinal opponent. The D.C. United Women though had other ideas. In another showing of their dominant play this season, United won the Eastern Conference Championship by a tally of 3-0. After an incredibly sluggish first 25 minutes D.C. found another gear and left the Charlotte Lady Eagles in the dust. In the 28th minute Lianne Sanderson
It was the 4th matchup on the season between the D.C. United Women and the Virginia Beach Piranhas. But for the first time it truly meant something. The winner of this match would go on to face the Charlotte Lady Eagles in the Eastern Conference Championship. And yet it was like nothing had changed. United proved they were the superior team, beating their division rivals 3-0 in the semifinal matchup. It was a physical game played by both squads with a
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