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2018 Orlando Pride Academy College Roundup

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Every year, several players from the Orlando Pride Academy make their way to colleges across the country on soccer scholarships. Many have become key parts of successful teams, including Brooke Bollinger, who won the 2018 national championship with Florida State. With the season having ended, let’s look at how potential future Pride players have fared this year.

Sarah Aikens (Sophomore, GK, Nova Southeastern University):

Played in seven games with two starts, recorded 182 minutes, conceded three goals for a 1.49 goals-against average, recorded four saves and one shutout.

Bri Austin (Sophomore, F, Villanova University):

Played in 17 games with 14 starts, recorded 489 minutes, took 46 shots with 21 on target, recorded eight goals and one assist.

Alison Backel (Senior, D, West Virginia Institute of Technology):

Played in 11 games with 11 starts, recorded 848 minutes, took eight shots with six on target.

Sarah Bissett (Freshman, MF, Catawba College):

Played in one game.

Brooke Bollinger (RS-Freshman, GK, Florida State University):

Played in 20 games with 20 starts, recorded 1,809 minutes, conceded nine goals for a 0.45 goals-against average, recorded 38 saves and 10 shutouts.

Becky Brown (Senior, D, University of West Georgia):

Played in 16 games with 16 starts, recorded 1,441 minutes, took three shots with one on target.

Janae Brown (Freshman, MF, Alabama State University):

Played in 18 games with six starts, recorded 773 minutes, took 10 shots with four on target, recorded one goal and one assist.

Hadley Bucken (Junior, D, Niagara University):

Played in 19 games with 18 starts, took two shots.

Lexi Castellano (Junior, D, University of Miami):

Played in 16 games with eight starts, took 11 shots with five on target, recorded one goal.

Natasha Castellano (Junior, D, Rollins College):

Played in 15 games with 15 starts, took seven shots with five on target, recorded one goal.

Sarah Combs (Senior, MF, Tusculum University):

Played in 18 games with 12 starts, took two shots with two on target.

Rachel Condrey (Sophomore, D, Huntingdon College):

Played in five games.

Carolyne Davidson (Sophomore, MF, Princeton University):

Played in six games, recorded 104 minutes.

Chyanne Dennis (Sophomore, D, University of South Florida):

Played in 17 games with 14 starts, recorded 1,173 minutes.

Tori Dorr (RS-Sophomore, MF, Florida Gulf Coast University):

Played in seven games, recorded 107 minutes, took 12 shots with five on target, recorded one goal.

Anika Duncan (Freshman, MF, Saint Leo University):

Played in eight games, recorded 66 minutes, took three shots with one on target.

Holly Eddins (Freshman, GK, Southeastern University):

Played in 21 games with 21 starts, recorded 1,759 minutes, conceded 13 goals for a 0.67 goals-against average, recorded 89 saves and nine shutouts.

Julia England (Freshman, F, Jacksonville State University):

Played in nine games, recorded 152 minutes, took three shots with one on target.

Katie Evans (Freshman, D, Rollins College):

Played in 13 games, took five shots with three on target, recorded one assist.

Kristina Fisher (Junior, MF, University of Miami):

Played in 18 games with 18 starts, recorded 1,490 minutes, took 43 shots with 16 on target, recorded one goal and two assists.

Natalie Fouque (Junior, MF, Villanova University):

Played in 17 games with five starts, recorded 635 minutes, took 17 shots with eight on target, recorded one goal.

Jewell Gentry-Mickelson (Sophomore, F, Polk State College):

Played in eight games with eight starts, took 27 shots with 15 on target, recorded three goals and two assists.

Bella Giuliano (Sophomore, D, Rollins College):

Played in four games with one start, took two shots with one on target, recorded one goal.

Anna Griessler (Senior, MF, Florida Southern University):

Played in 16 games with six starts, took 21 shots with 15 on target, recorded five goals and one assist.

Kaylee Haas (Freshman, MF, Reinhardt University):

Played in 18 games with 17 starts, recorded 1,381 minutes, took eight shots with five on target, recorded two goals.

Jackie Hagan (Junior, D, Missouri Baptist University):

Played in 19 games with 19 starts, took nine shots with three on target, recorded one goal.

Hensley Hancuff (Freshman, GK, Villanova University):

Played in 12 games with 11 starts, recorded 1,037 minutes, conceded 13 goals for a 1.13 goals-against average, recorded 52 saves and one shutout.

Sabrina Henderson (Sophomore, MF, Chowan University):

Played in 17 games with 16 starts, recorded 1,342 minutes, took 63 shots with 37 on target, recorded 11 goals and five assists.

Sydney Henderson (Sophomore, D, Chowan University):

Played in 17 games with 15 starts, recorded 1,388 minutes, took 24 shots with 11 on target, recorded one goal and three assists.

Sabrina Henderson (Sophomore, MF, Chowan University):

Played in 17 games with 16 starts, recorded 1,342 minutes, took 63 shots with 37 on target, recorded 11 goals and five assists.

Samantha Hilsee (Sophomore, MF, Emory University):

Played in 20 games with 20 starts, took 33 shots with 13 on target, recorded six goals and three assists.

Samantha Hoffman (Sophomore, D/MF, Johns-Hopkins University):

Played in 21 games with three starts, recorded 864 minutes, took seven shots with three on target, recorded one goal.

Grace Howell (Freshman, MF, Saint Leo University):

Played in 13 games, recorded 232 minutes, took three shots with two on target.

Lynsey Kelly (Senior, MF, Southeastern University):

Played in 24 games with 24 starts, recorded 1,981 minutes, took 19 shots with five on target, recorded three goals and three assists.

Gabriela Labrador (Freshman, D, Southeastern University):

Played in 20 games with 20 starts, recorded 1,602 minutes, took two shots with one on target, recorded one goal and one assist.

Jenna Lantrip (Freshman, D, Florida Institute of Technology):

Played in three games, recorded 44 minutes.

Rachel Lemay (Senior, GK, Covenant College):

Played in 20 games with 20 starts, recorded 1,860 minutes, conceded 23 goals for a 1.11 goal-against average, made 127 saves.

Haillie Lower (Junior, MF, University of Florida):

Played in seven games, recorded 86 minutes.

Amanda Martin (Freshman, D, University of South Carolina):

Played in five games, recorded 93 minutes, took one shot.

Julia Martin (Freshman, F, University of North Florida):

Played in 16 games with 15 starts, recorded 1,074, took 30 shots with 16 on target, recorded one goal and four assists.

Genesis Martinez (Freshman, GK, Eckerd College):

Played in one game with one start, recorded four minutes.

Marisa Maynes (Sophomore, MF, Stetson University):

Played in seven games with four starts, recorded 336 minutes, recorded one assist.

Grace McEnerney (Freshman, MF, Truett McConnell University):

Played in nine games, recorded 140 minutes, took two shots with one on target.

Jensen Meaux (Junior, MF, Brenau University):

Played in 16 games, recorded 24 shots with four on target.

Kiara Montenegro (Sophomore, F/MF, Lees-McRae College):

Played in four games with three starts, took six shots with two on target.

Maria Munoz (Junior, MF, Florida Institute of Technology):

Played in 18 games with 18 starts, recorded 1,595 minutes, took 73 shots with 35 on target, recorded seven goals and five assists.

Evelyn Neidert (Senior, F, Towson University):

Played in 19 games with six starts, recorded 722 minutes, took 17 shots with nine on target, recorded two goals and two assists.

Veronica Nobles (Junior, D, West Virginia Institute of Technology):

Played in 11 games with 11 starts, took 11 shots with six on target.

Brianna Palmer (Senior, D, Winthrop University):

Played in 18 games with 18 starts, recorded 1,325 minutes, took four shots with two on target, recorded one goal and one assist.

Vanessa Piermont (Freshman, D/F, University of North Florida):

Played in 11 games, recorded 168 minutes.

Lindsey Pinder (Senior, MF, Palm Beach Atlantic University):

Played in 13 games with two starts, recorded 503 minutes, took 14 shots with eight on target, recorded one goal.

Olivia Printy (Junior, GK, Manhattan College):

Played in three games with three starts, recorded 104 minutes, conceded one goal for a 0.87 goals-against average, made 10 saves.

Samantha Pyle (Junior, D, Rollins College):

Played in 15 games with 14 starts, took nine shots with three on target, recorded one assist.

Darya Rajaee (Freshman, MF, University of Central Florida):

Played in 16 games, took five shots with one on target, recorded one assist.

Amanda Raleigh (Junior, D, University of South Carolina – Aiken):

Played in 15 games with 15 starts, took eight shots with five on target, recorded two goals and two assists.

Ally Rost (Junior, D, Rollins College):

Played in 16 games with three starts, took 13 shots with four on target, recorded one goal and one assist.

Rocio Sanders (Sophomore, MF, Auburn University):

Played in 20 games with 14 starts, took 25 shots with 12 on target, recorded two goals and three assists.

Mercedes Sapp (RS-Sophomore, GK, University of Missouri):

Played in two games with one start, recorded 132 minutes, conceded two goals for a 1.37 goals-against average, recorded seven saves and one shutout.

Kristen Scott (Freshman, F, University of Central Florida):

Played in 18 games, took 34 shots with 16 on target, recorded six goals and one assist.

Marianna Shurina (Junior, MF, East Carolina University):

Played in 19 games with four starts, recorded 845 minutes, took 10 shots with two on target, recorded one goal.

Gabriella Siegfried (Junior, D, Mars Hill University):

Played in 15 games with 15 starts, took five shots with four on target.

Olivia Simmons (Sophomore, D, Vanderbilt University):

Played in 21 games with one start, recorded 829 minutes, took 12 shots with seven on target, recorded three goals and four assists.

Julia Soncini (Sophomore, MF, Daytona State College):

Played in 12 games with four starts, took five shots with three on target, recorded one goal.

Lillie Sumrall (Sophomore, D, Birmingham-Southern College):

Played in 16 games with 16 starts.

Sarah Thrush (Sophomore, F, University of Nebraska):

Played in eight games, took one shot with one on target.

Kaley Verpaele (Sophomore, MF, University of Alabama):

Played in 19 games with 10 starts, recorded 1,114 minutes, took 24 shots with eight on target, recorded two goals and one assist.

Sammy Vitols (Sophomore, MF, Florida Atlantic University):

Played in 19 games with five starts, took 19 shots with 10 on target, recorded two goals and two assists.

Molly Von Eschenbach (Sophomore, D, Rollins College):

Played in 15 games with 14 starts.

Brianna Waggoner (RS-Freshman, GK, Florida Atlantic University):

Played in one game with one start, recorded 90 minutes, conceded one goal, recorded two saves.

Cameron Walton (Freshman, D, Missouri Southern State University):

Played in six games with one start, recorded 254 minutes, took one shot.

Brin Wexler (Freshman, MF, Flagler College):

Played in 11 games with four starts, recorded 521 minutes, took one shot with one on target.

Kiana Zanganeh (Junior, D, Florida Institute of Technology):

Played in 18 games with 18 starts, recorded 1,580 minutes, took one shot with one on target.

The Orlando Pride Academy continues to produce top quality talent that makes headlines around the country. That’s something that should continue to happen in the coming years.

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Orlando City vs. San Jose Earthquakes: Preview, How to Watch, TV Info, Live Stream, Lineups, Match Thread, and More

Orlando City restarts its 2026 MLS campaign late tonight out west at San Jose.

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Welcome to your match thread for a late night midweek matchup tonight between Orlando City (4-9-2, 14 points) and the San Jose Earthquakes (10-3-2, 32 points) at PayPal Park (10:30 p.m., Apple TV). This is the only scheduled meeting between the teams in 2026 and the first time the teams have met since 2024.

Here’s what you need to know ahead of tonight’s match.

History

Orlando City is 3-1-3 in the previous seven MLS meetings with the Quakes since the club joined Major League Soccer in 2015. The Lions got their only away win in the series in the last meeting and enter tonight 1-1-2 on the road against San Jose.

The teams last met on May 18, 2024, with Jack Lynn coming off the bench to score the game’s only goal. Lynn’s strike in the 89th minute broke the scoreless deadlock and lifted the Lions to a 1-0 victory.

The teams met in Orlando most recently way back on June 22, 2021, with the Lions beating the Quakes down, 5-0. Orlando got things started with an early penalty kick goal by Nani, followed by braces from Benji Michel and Daryl Dike to easily put the game away. The lasting memory from the game is Michel’s celebratory dance wearing a cowboy hat that came out of the stands.

Prior to that Orlando City romp, the last time the teams met was on Aug. 31, 2019 when the Lions got freight trained 3-0 at Avaya Stadium, giving the Quakes their first win in the series. San Jose’s offense came via a Chris Wondolowski brace and an early opening goal by Magnus Eriksson. Orlando looked flat and weary out of the gate.

The Lions were victorious in Exploria Stadium in the 2018 meeting on April 21, a 3-2 Orlando win. It was the first win in the series for either side after three straight draws. Chris Mueller, Sacha Kljestan, and Dom Dwyer gave the Lions a 3-0 lead before Florian Jungwirth pulled two back in the game’s late stages.

The Lions led all of the first three matches in the second half only to see San Jose pull level, with two of those tying goals coming late. In the 2017 meeting, Carlos Rivas finally broke the scoreless tie and gave Orlando City the lead in the 81st minute, but Wondolowski spoiled the Lions’ night with an equalizer two minutes later as the teams drew at Avaya Stadium, 1-1.

In 2016, the Lions were gut-punched in the 94th minute in an emotional match that ended in a 2-2 draw. It was the first home match following the Pulse nightclub tragedy and what appeared to be a storybook ending to a cathartic win turned sour on a last-gasp equalizer by Shea Salinas. Seb Hines — now the Orlando Pride’s head coach — opened the scoring for Orlando, only to see Chad Barrett tie it up. Julio Baptista restored the lead in stoppage time, but Salinas ruined everything.

The two teams also drew in the first meeting, a 1-1 affair at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, with the Lions down to 10 men after Brek Shea was sent off in the first half. Kaká and Wondolowski each scored from the penalty spot four minutes apart in that initial meeting.

Overview

The teams meet tonight to get their post-World Cup portion of the season started. Orlando City has been terrible on the road all season long, keeping only one MLS opponent under two goals all year away from home and allowing five goals twice (at New York City FC and Nashville) and six goals twice (at LAFC and in the team’s most recent match away at FC Cincinnati just before the break).

Orlando City is a putrid 1-6-1 on the road this season, and now the Lions must face the Western Conference co-leaders tonight before coming home to face Supporters’ Shield-leading Nashville SC at home on Saturday. They’ll have to play at least tonight’s game without Martin Ojeda, who is out with a thigh injury sustained some time between his first-half goal a week ago in a friendly against FC Dallas and the time the availability report dropped on Tuesday.

But it isn’t all bad news for the Lions, who should have both Antoine Griezmann and Dike in the lineup. Griezmann was the club’s highly prized and widely publicized summer Designated Player signing, while Dike’s return to Orlando came together more recently, following his departure from West Bromwich Albion. They’ll help the club’s offense, but the attack hasn’t been the issue in 2026 — it’s been the historically porous defense, which is on pace to shatter the MLS record for goals conceded.

Meanwhile, San Jose is one of the first half of the season’s biggest surprises, as the Quakes have been outstanding in 2026. Scoring 34 goals while conceding just 15, San Jose is among the league leaders in goals scored (tied for third), goals conceded (third), and goal differential (+19, third).

The Earthquakes are 4-2-1 at home and are coming off a 3-1 road win at Portland in their last game prior to the World Cup break. San Jose boasts Golden Boot challenger Preston Judd, who leads the Quakes with 11 goals, adding two assists in his 15 appearances. Ousseni Bouda has chipped in five goals and three assists. Niko Tsakiris leads the team with seven assists to go along with his two goals, but he’s still recovering from a lower body injury and is not available tonight. However, the arrival of Timo Werner (four goals and five assists in just seven games) has truly elevated Bruce Arena’s Quakes, and he’ll need to be one of the main focal points for the Orlando defense.

To have any shot at taking something from this game, the Lions will need to play better road defense than they have all season. Orlando can score goals, but with Ojeda out, Griezmann will need to adapt quickly, and someone other than the team’s leading scorer will need to find the net.

The Lions will play without Ojeda (thigh), Joran Gerbet (knee), Nolan Miller (knee), Colin Guske (international duty), and Clovis Archage (international duty). In addition, Marco Pasalic may or may not have returned to the team after the World Cup. He was not in training Monday, although interim head coach Martin Perelman said he expected the Croatian back soon. The Earthquakes will be without Nonso Adimabua (lower body), former Lion Earl Edwards Jr. (lower body), DeJuan Jones (lower body), and Tsakiris (you guessed it, lower body…come on, San Jose).

Match Content

Official Lineups:

Orlando City (4-4-2)

Goalkeeper: Maxime Crepeau.

Defenders: Adrian Marin, David Brekalo, Robin Jansson, Griffin Dorsey.

Midfielders: Ivan Angulo, Braian Ojeda, Eduard Atuesta, Tiago.

Forwards: Justin Ellis, Antoine Griezmann.

Bench: Javier Otero, Bernardo Rhein, Tahir Reid-Brown, Zakaria Taifi, Iago, Wilder Cartagena, Luis Otavio, Harvey Sarajian, Tyrese Spicer

San Jose Earthquakes (4-2-3-1)

Goalkeeper: Angus Gunn.

Defenders: Jamar Ricketts, Reid Roberts, Daniel Munie, Benjamin Kikanovic.

Defensive Midfielders: Beau Lerouox, Ronaldo Vieira.

Attacking Midfielders: Timo Werner, Nick Fernandez, Ousseni Bouda.

Forwards: Preston Judd.

Bench: Jonathan Gonzalez, Dave Romney, Paul Marie, Jack Skahan, Jack Jasinski, Ian Harkes, Francesco Montali, Max Floriani, Darius Johnson.

Referees

REF: Elijio Arreguin.
AR1: Adam Wienckowski.
AR2: Mike Nickerson.
4TH: Timothy Ford.
VAR: Jose Carlos Rivero.
AVAR: TJ Zablocki.

How to Watch

Match Time: 10:30 p.m.

Venue: PayPal Park — San Jose, CA.

TV/Live Stream: Apple TV.

Radio: AM 810 FOX Sports Radio Orlando (English), Mega 97.1 FM (Spanish), Nossa Rádio 1160 AM-WRLZ (Portuguese).

Social Media: For rapid reaction and live updates, follow us on Bluesky Social at @themaneland.bsky.social or follow Orlando City’s official Twitter (@OrlandoCitySC) or Bluesky (@OrlandoCitySC) feed.

Enjoy the match. Go City!

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PawedCast Episode 542: Tampa Bay Friendly, McGuire Traded, OCB Beats Cincinnati, and More

Lions maul the Rowdies in friendly action, OCB wins on the road, and it’s transfer season.

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Image of Antoine Griezmann and Ivan Angulo celebrating a goal in a friendly against the Tampa Bay Rowdies.
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Orlando City welcomed I-4 Derby rival Tampa Bay to Inter&Co Stadium for a friendly match on Wednesday and then proceeded to bludgeon the Rowdies with a couple of hammers named Antoine Griezmann and Justin Ellis. The two attackers combined for a goal and four assists in a 6-0 beatdown of the team from the Gulf Coast, with five different Lions scoring and Griffin Dorsey forcing an own goal. We discuss Griezmann’s first minutes with Orlando City, what the team showed in its formation, and how good Justin Ellis’ vision is.

Oh, and it’s also transfer season now. Duncan McGuire is on his way out and Marco Pasalic reportedly will follow soon, while a new left back may be headed from Spain to Orlando.

Following all of that, we discuss Maxime Crepeau being added to the MLS All-Star Team and the announcement that he’ll participate in the 2026 MLS All-Star Skills Challenge.

Our mailbagbox asked us about which World Cup semifinalist players we’d want to join Orlando this season (if we could only pick one), and more. Remember, if there’s anything — and we do mean anything — you want us to address on the show, just ask us by tweeting it to us at @TheManeLand with the hashtag #AskTMLPC, or hitting us up on Bluesky Social with that same hashtag.

After the mailbagbox, we dive into OCB’s 2-1 road win at FC Cincinnati 2. It wasn’t the prettiest game by the Young Lions, but they managed to do enough to earn three points on the road, where they’ll stay to face Chattanooga on Saturday. We briefly preview that game.

Finally, Orlando City will be in Dallas Wednesday for the second of two friendlies leading up to the restart of the MLS season. It’s unlikely we’ll get a lot of details about that one, but we’ll see what happens. Maybe the FC Dallas folks will help us out.

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Here’s how No. 542 went down:

0:15 – Orlando City crushed the Rowdies, the transfer season is in full swing, plus: hey now, Crepeau’s an all-star.

28:50 – The mailbagbox is always good for a hypothetical scenario.

36:54 – The Young Lions slipped past Cincy and head to Chattanooga, while the senior Lions head to Dallas.

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SkoPurp Soccer Episode 119: International Break, USWNT, Louisville Preview, and More

The Pride return from a long international break looking to get their first-ever road win against Racing Louisville.

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It feels like months since the Orlando Pride last took the field, but the calendar says otherwise. If you believe calendars, it’s only been a little less than three weeks, but time moves strangely in the post-pandemic apocalyptic world.

Anyway, we don’t have a match to recap, so we touched on a couple of Pride players putting the ball in the net during the international break and chat a bit about the United States Women’s National Team’s three-game friendly series against Japan. Emma Hayes used a lot of players, and the team looked solid for two of the three matches, but the rotated middle game seemed a bit disjointed. Hayes has greatly expanded the player pool and will have plenty of options when the World Cup approaches.

Our mailbagbox had questions about a potential change in the NWSL schedule, as the league explores adopting the fall-to-spring slate, and opposition own goals. Remember, you can ask us anything by hitting us up on Twitter at either @TheManeLand or @SkoPurpSoccer and using the hashtag #AskSkoPurp. You can use that same hashtag and hit @TheManeLand.bsky.social up on Bluesky. Or you can visit our show page, scroll down, and fill out the handy form. We’d also appreciate any ratings or reviews you can leave wherever you get your podcasts, and if you do that on Apple Podcasts, we’ll find them easily and read them on the show.

After the mailbagbox, we turned our attention toward Friday’s late afternoon tussle with Racing Louisville in Kentucky. The Pride have never won on the road against Louisville, and it’s about high time they did. This match begins a congested push to the June World Cup break, and although Friday’s hosts aren’t high in the table, the Pride must be at their best to get a road result in this fixture. We look back at the series history, compare the two sides, provide our key matchups in the game, and make our final score predictions.

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Here’s how Episode 119 went down:

0:15 – We open the show with a little banter about the Pride in the international break and the USWNT’s series vs. Japan.

9:03 – The mailbagbox features questions via both eletronic mail and social media. We welcome all modes of delivery.

19:59 – The Pride travel to Louisville to face Racing. They’ve never won in Kentucky, but we inform them how to do so.

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