Detroit, Michigan – Today the club has announced the addition of forward K’sha Angotti to the roster for the 2023 USL W League season, she formerly represented the Jackson College Jets and was a prolific goalscorer for them in her time there.
In the 2014-2015 season for the Jackson College Jets, Angotti, formerly named K’Sha Conquest in her time with the Jets, started in 15 matches, seeing action in 16 games. In these appearances, Angotti was able to score 22 goals while assisting 7 on the season, amassing a total of 51 points. This would come out to 2.31 points per match.
Angotti led the conference in goals and points and would come third in game-winning goals, notching two on the season.
The USL W League side travels to Cleveland tomorrow to take on Cleveland Force SC before returning home on Saturday evening for a huge match against the Great Lakes Division-leading Flint City AFC, tickets for Saturday’s match are available here.
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MAY 12 ROSTER UPDATE
Detroit City FC has announced the addition of four more players to its roster for the 2023 USL W League season. Le Rouge welcomes in forward Hannah Crum, midfielder Mackenzie Reuber, midfielder Eliza Fisher, and forward Lily Jeakle. The 2023 season kicks off tomorrow when Detroit City FC welcomes Flint City AFC to Keyworth Stadium and tickets are still available, click here to secure your spot now.
Hannah Crum joins the club following her senior year at Aquinas College. The Waterford, Michigan native scored 17 goals and registered five assists in 23 appearances in her senior campaign. On 10/12 she cemented her place in Aquinas College history as she became the top goalscorer in university history. Crum spent the 2022 USL W League season with Midwest United FC where she would see 115 minutes of action over the course of five matches, she notched one assist on the season, away to Detroit City FC.
Mackenzie Reuber comes to Detroit City FC after five successful seasons at Bowling Green State University where she made 91 appearances, starting in 73 matches. Reuber is a native of Macomb, Michigan, and was involved in 13 goals in her time as a Bowling Green Falcon, breaking down to three goals and 10 assists over the course of five seasons. In 2022, Reuber would start 19 matches for the Falcons and saw 1433 minutes of game time, averaging out to 75 minutes per match. Reuber was part of Detroit City FC’s 2021 squad when the club played in the UWS.
Eliza Fisher is a native of Plymouth, Michigan, and is off of her freshman year campaign at American University, a member of the Patriot League. Fisher appeared in 15 matches in 2022, starting in 12. She earned her first collegiate assist on 10/15 in a 2-0 win at home to Colgate University. Fisher played club soccer for the Michigan Hawks and won the 2018 Michigan State Cup with her club team.
Lily Jeakle joins the club as an exciting youth prospect, currently playing for Nationals Youth Soccer. Her skillset of dribbling, passing, and finishing makes her stand out amongst other players her age, and is certainly one to watch for the future. She won a National Championship with Nationals and was a standout player in the match, scoring and assisting in the national title game.
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MAY 9 ROSTER UPDATE
Today Detroit City FC has announced the addition of four players to its 2023 W League Roster which is set to kick off its 2023 season on Saturday when Flint City AFC visits Keyworth Stadium. Le Rouge welcomes in Madison Vukas (goalkeeper), Emily Pagett (midfielder), Drew Martin (midfielder), and Rayann Pruss (midfielder/forward).
Vukas joins Le Rouge following a year of inaction at Bowling Green State University after transferring to the Falcons from the University of Pittsburgh where she spent the Fall 2021 season. She would appear in two matches for the University of Pittsburgh, totaling just under 72 minutes and allowing no goals on three shots on target.
Pagett, a native of New Hudson, Michigan, joins Le Rouge following a successful season at Western Michigan University. This saw her play a vital role in the Bronco midfield, appearing and starting in 19 games, totaling 1155 minutes of play, an average of 60 minutes per match. She would also score twice and register two assists on the season.
Martin is the second Western Michigan University Bronco to be announced today. She is from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and is heading into her Sophomore year in the Fall of 2023—her freshman-year campaign at Western Michigan where she appeared in 13 matches, starting 7, totaling 384 minutes of play. She played 59 minutes against Eastern Michigan, a season-high. She scored a goal in the 2-1 loss on 10/16.
Pruss joins the club following her freshman season at Ohio University. As the season went on she became more and more impactful to the Ohio squad as she saw her minutes pick up as a result. She played in 17 matches and started nine, including the last six. She would also play all 90 minutes in the last five matches of the season.
Detroit City FC kickoff their 2023 USL W League on May 13 when Flint City AFC comes to Keyworth Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 PM and tickets can be purchased at https://www.detcityfc.com/tickets/
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MAY 4 ROSTER UPDATE
Today Detroit City FC has announced the addition of three players to its USL W League roster ahead of the 2023 season. Brynn White, a defender at the University of Detroit Mercy, Amanda Britain, a midfielder who finished her Senior year in 2021 at Central Michigan University and, Lexy Smith, a defender from Ball State University.
White, a native of Canton, Michigan, joins Le Rouge following the completion of her Freshman year at the University of Detroit Mercy. White would appear in 12 matches for the UDM Titans as part of their backline but did not start a match. She totaled 180 minutes of play, with the most coming at Florida Atlantic on 8/21 where she saw 44 minutes of action. The Titans would end the season with a record of 6-10-1.
Britain joins Le Rouge following four successful seasons at Central Michigan University, making 61 appearances for the Chippewas from 2018-2021. In 2021, Britain would start in all 18 games, contributing to 1565 minutes of play. She would be named to the All-MAC Academic team in all four years at Central Michigan. She would end her era as a Chippewa having scored four goals and assisting twice.
Smith joins the 2023 USL W League squad following a successful and impactful 2022 season with Ball State. Smith, from Rochester, Michigan, first played for Georgia State University in 2018 but transferred to Ball State for 2019 and beyond. Back for her fifth year in 2022, Smith would appear and start in 20 matches, playing the full 90’ in all but five games. She was a crucial part of the Ball State backline throughout her whole career, appearing in 59 matches, starting in 56.
Detroit City FC kickoff their 2023 USL W League on May 13 when Flint City AFC comes to Keyworth Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 PM and tickets can be purchased at https://www.detcityfc.com/tickets/
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MAY 1 ROSTER UPDATE
Detroit City FC announced the addition of midfielder Syd Blomquist to its 2023 USL W League side. Blomquist was integral to the inaugural Detroit City FC women’s team in 2020, winning the Black Arrow MVP award.
Blomquist immediately impacted the shortened 2020 season, contributing to every scoring play during the truncated season. She was also awarded the assist for the first-ever goal in the history of the Detroit City FC Women’s squad, assisting Tori Singstock’s opening goal in a 3-1 loss on the road to Midwest United on July 17, 2020.
Prior to joining Le Rouge in 2020, Blomquist was under contract at Sporting Clube de Portugal, where she would appear in just under ten matches.
After playing for Detroit City FC, Blomquist would head to Brazil to play for Ferroviária, making one start and seeing the pitch as a sub three times before transferring to Soyaux in France’s top division for Women’s Football but only made one start and appearing in one other match.
In 2022, Blomquist was signed by Avaldsnes, a club in Norway’s top division of Women’s football. She would make 10 starts, making 15 appearances in total. She would score two league goals in a team that struggled to find success and climb the table.
Detroit City FC kickoff their 2023 USL W League on May 13 when Flint City AFC comes to Keyworth Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 PM and tickets can be purchased at https://www.detcityfc.com/tickets/
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April 27 Roster Update
Today Detroit City FC has announced the addition of two former Big Ten athletes in former Michigan State University midfielder Danielle Stephan and former Iowa Hawkeye defender Melanie Moore.
Stephan, a DeWitt, Michigan native, suited up for the Green and White of MSU from 2017-2021, making 81 appearances while starting 65 matches. As a midfielder, she has the ability to pick apart defenses with dangerous balls into the final third of the pitch.
This ability to unlock defenses resulted in 21 assists over her career at MSU. Stephan also scored four goals at the collegiate level. Her 81 appearances see her sit alone in second place all-time for appearances for the MSU Women’s Soccer program.
Moore, formerly known as Melanie Pickert, is a native of Canton, Michigan who was a crucial part of the Iowa Hawkeyes backline between 2011 and 2014.
Coming into the University of Iowa as a freshman, Moore would make an immediate impact, starting in all 20 matches and being named the team’s Most Valuable Defensive Player. She’d pick up right where she left off in her Sophomore year, winning Back-to-Back Most Valuable Defensive Player of the Year Awards, the fourth player to win the award in consecutive years.
Moore would continue to be a crucial part of the Hawkeyes program into her Junior year, winning yet again the Most Valuable Defensive Player of the Year award while leading her squad in goals, and game-winning goals. For the first time, she was also named Team MVP in 2013. She and her teammates willed the Hawkeyes to their first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance in 2013.
To round out an impressive career at the University of Iowa, she would win Team MVP for the second year in a row following a season that saw Moore play 1,719 minutes. Before suffering an injury in the quarterfinals of the 2014 Big Ten Tournament, Moore had started every match in her collegiate career, a streak of 84 games.
Detroit City FC kickoff their 2023 USL W League on May 13 when Flint City AFC comes to Keyworth Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 PM and tickets can be purchased at https://www.detcityfc.com/tickets/
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April 21 Roster Update
Detroit City FC has announced the addition of three Big Ten Athletes and a Georgia Bulldog, set to join their 2023 USL W League squad. Le Rouge welcomes Avery Peters (University of Michigan, Midfielder), Adelle Francis (Michigan State University, Forward), Joyelle Washington (University of Georgia, Forward), and, Ella Karolak (University of Illinois, Defender).
Avery Peters, a native of Mason, Michigan, joins Le Rouge following her Sophomore year at the University of Michigan. Peters is coming off a season where she made five appearances for the Wolverines, totaling 91 minutes of play with her most action coming against Boston University on August 28 where she saw 31 minutes of play.
Peters is a versatile player, officially listed as a midfielder for the Wolverines, she played nearly all of her minutes last season helping out the Maize and Blue backline. After missing her freshman year due to injury, Peters is looking to show off her agility, speed, and strength this summer for Le Rouge.
Adelle Francis from Perrysburg, Ohio, joins Le Rouge prior to her Freshman year at Michigan State University. The Spartan commit comes in having scored 47 goals and registering 12 assists in 37 matches played for her high school varsity team this season, averaging 1.59 goal contributions per match. She also holds the Perrysburg High School record for goals scored in a high school career with 83.
Francis has been a multi-sport athlete in high school, earning the Ohio state title in the long jump, and is also a state-level sprinter. She comes from a sports family with her mother running Track and Field and Cross Country at the University of Akron. Her dad also played football at Akron while her sister is currently a Track and Field athlete at Central Michigan University.
Ella Karolak comes into the squad knowing new Head Coach David Dwaihy as she attended University Liggett for high school. However, she never played for Liggett or under Dwaihy before this upcoming USL W League campaign. Karolak is coming off of her Sophomore year at the University of Illinois and played a large part in their backline, starting in 18 matches for the Fighting Illini.
Karolak played 1563 minutes for the University of Illinois last season, scoring one goal and notching one assist as a member of the defense. She is comfortable playing out of the back and often looks to link play with the midfielders to get the team moving up the pitch, an invaluable quality for a defender to have in the modern game.
Joyelle Washington comes to Detroit City FC as a Georgia Bulldog, transferring to the SEC school following a difficult Freshman year in the Big Ten with the Wisconsin Badgers in 2021. She would appear in 19 matches, totaling 390 minutes of play in her Freshman year for the Badgers.
Washington found immediate success in her transfer to the University of Georgia as she led the 2022 team in Game Winning Goals with 3, scoring 5 overall which was good enough for second on the team. She appeared in 22 matches in the 2022 season, totaling 747 minutes of play, averaging a goal contribution every 124 minutes of play thanks to her lone assist on the season. Washington is a native of Canton, Michigan, and attended Plymouth High School.
Detroit City FC begins its 2023 USL W League campaign on May 13 at 7:30 when they host Flint City AFC at Keyworth Stadium, tickets are available at https://www.detcityfc.com/tickets/.
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APRIL 11 ROSTER UPDATE
Detroit City FC has begun announcing its squad for the 2023 USL W League campaign, starting with 20 returning players from past seasons with the club.
First-year head coach David Dwaihy was adamant about returning a strong core from last season, having a familiarity with a lot of the players thanks to his involvement in the player registration process in years past.
This group of returning players features a vast range of experience with former professional players looking to continue their journey with the sport sharing roster spots with players still in High School, looking to grow their skills with every training session.
The full list of returning players and the club or University they currently or most recently played for:
Kayla Addison – Grand Valley State University
Elisa Baeron – Bowling Green
Margaret Berry – Florida Gulf Coast University
Rylee Clark – Bowling Green
Madison Duncan – FC Slovacko
Brynn Gardner – Bowling Green
Emilie Gardner – Bowling Green
Nicole Grimaldo – Michigan Hawks
Niomi Grimaldo – Michigan Hawks
Lauren Moraitis – University of Cincinnati
Acadia Murphy – Ball State University
Ellie Pool – Bowling Green
Meyeh Romeo – Trinidad and Tobago National Team
Madison Salzensetin – Western Michigan University
Gabby Schriver – (GK) – Michigan State University
Maia Soulis – Ohio University
Deighton Wamer (GK) – Northern Illinois University
Faith Webber – Utah Valley University
Kayla Whelchel – Western Michigan University
Kenna White – Mississippi State
Detroit City FC finished last year’s inaugural season in the USL W League with a record of 3-3-5 under head coach Sam Piraine, picking up wins at Flint City FC, Kalamazoo FC, and a win at home AFC Ann Arbor. Le Rouge scored 15 goals in 12 matches played, conceding 22.
More additions to the roster will be announced in the coming weeks leading up to the start of the 2023 season!
Detroit City FC’s second season in the USL W League is set to kick off on May 13 when Le Rouge welcomes Flint City AFC to Keyworth Stadium for a 7:30 PM kickoff. Tickets are available at the following link: www.detcityfc.com/tickets
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