Becky Edwards, Katie Schoepfer, Mara Osher and Caitlin Miskel were all a part of the 2009 Washington Freedom W-League team that finished as league runner up. Six months later, after successful senior seasons in college, all four have been drafted into the WPS.  Edwards was picked up by FC Gold Pride, Schoepfer was drafted by Sky Blue FC while Osher and Miskel were taken by the Freedom.

The Washington Freedom will be holding open tryouts for its U13-U16 Center of Excellence teams on February 14 and February 21 at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Germantown, Maryland.  The Freedom’s Center of Excellence Teams play in the USL Super-Y League from June through August and has featured teams each November in the North American Finals in Tampa, Florida.  

BOYDS, MD (December 9, 2009) After a long college season, December is becoming a busy month for Freedom Future players as 5 players have been called into several National Team Camps.  The Freedom Future players all played significant roles for their respective college teams after a very successful summer playing with the Freedom in the USL W-League helping the team on it’s way to the Championship match. 

The Washington Freedom were again named the #1 Girls Club in North America by the United Soccer Leagues for the second year in a row.  The club achieved a staggering 46-7-5 record in 2009, improving from a 45-7-6 record in 2008.  The Freedom’s Center of Excellence teams compete in the USL Super Y-League & Super-20 League.  The Center of Excellence consists of 5 teams from the U13 to U20 age levels.

Friday, November 20, 2009

TAMPA, FL -- United Soccer Leagues officially closed the door on the 2009 awards Friday night at the USL Hall of Fame and Awards Dinner as they recognized outstanding performances by its member teams and executives for the season along with the 2009 USL Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Hyatt Regency Tampa.

BOYDS, MD – November 25, 2009 - The Washington Freedom of Women’s Professional Soccer has officially renamed its W-League team.  The W-league team, which plays in the United Soccer League (USL W-League), has been changed from the Washington Freedom W-League to the Freedom Futures, a move made to reinforce the difference between the W-League team and the WPS first team, the Washington Freedom.

The Canadian women’s U-20 team has announced that it will play a two game series against Mexico this 29 and 31 October in Juarez, Mexico. The two matches will follow a short training camp at the University of Texas El Paso.  Freedom Defender Molly Allen has been named to the 24 player training camp.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - This week Tiffany McCarty was named ACC Player of the Week after leading the Seminoles to a pair of wins over fellow top 10-ranked league opponents.

McCarty registered five points on two goals and an assist as Florida State (9-1-0) edged No. 9 Maryland by a 2-1 score on Thursday followed with a 3-2 victory over No. 3 Boston College on Sunday.

The Washington Freedom, having finished yet another successful season at all levels throughout the club, has seen several of it’s college age players make an impact with their various college teams.  After watching players filter back to their colleges during the W-League playoff run as well as right after the Super-20 North American Finals, Freedom players are standing out.

You might have seen UCLA goalkeeper Chante Sandiford sing the national anthem to open a soccer match in front of a hushed crowd at Drake Stadium before you’ve seen her play.

“It gets nerve-racking just because you’re singing in front of a lot of people who never heard you sing before – and half of them didn’t even know I could sing before I sang it,” Sandiford said.