Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues

Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues

Full name	Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues
Nickname(s)	The Blues
Founded	2006
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Chairman
Manager
League	USL W-League
Home colors Away colors

Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues was an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2006. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues W-League, the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada. The team played in the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference. The team folded after the 2010 season

The team played its home games in the stadium on the campus of in the city of Newburgh, New York, 65 miles north of New York City. The club's colors was sky blue, dark blue, black and white.

The Lady Blues was part of the larger Sky Blue Soccer organization, based in Bedminster, New Jersey, an integrated program that allows players to progress in soccer from a young age with an opportunity for long-term growth. Prior to the 2009 season they were known as the Jersey Sky Blues.

Following the formation of Women's Professional Soccer in 2009, the team served as a feeder program for the New York/New Jersey franchise Sky Blue FC. The Sky Blue FC play at Yurcak Field on the campus of Rutgers University.^[1]

Players[]

Squad 2009[]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 FW  USA 3 DF  POR Kim Brandão 4 MF  USA 5 DF  USA 6 DF  USA 7 MF  USA 8 DF  USA 9 MF  AUS 10 MF  CAN Leah Robinson 11 DF  USA 12 FW  CAN 13 DF  USA 14 MF  USA 15 FW  USA

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 MF  USA 17 MF  USA 20 DF  USA 21 MF  USA 22 MF  USA 23 FW  USA 25 GK  AUS 26 MF  IRL Michele O'Brien 27 DF  USA 28 FW  COL 29 FW  USA 31 MF  USA 99 MF  SWE

Notable former players[]

The following former players have played at the senior international and/or professional level:

• Kimberly Brandão
• Formiga
• Tobin Heath
• Nikki Krzysik
• Jillian Loyden
• Melissa Tancredi
• Lara Dickenmann

Year-by-year[]

Coaches[]

• Denise Reddy 2007–2008
• 2008–present

Stadium[]

• Ranger Stadium, Madison, New Jersey 2008–present

References[]

External links[]

• Official Site

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