2018 Grand Rapids FC women season

Grand Rapids FC (women)
2018 season
Coach	James Gilpin
Stadium	Grandville High School
United Women's Soccer	2nd - Midwest
UWS Playoffs	National semifinal
Top goalscorer	Cindy Lay (9)
	← 2017

The 2018 Grand Rapids FC women's season is the second season of the Grand Rapids Football Club women's team. The team competes in the Midwest Conference of the United Women's Soccer league.

Club[edit]

Roster[edit]

^[1] ^[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Maia Perez
2	MF	Kylie Nylen
3	DF	Clare Carlson
4	DF	Michaela Kovacs
5	MF	Marti Corby
6	DF	Melissa Roy
7	FW	Paige Eli
8	MF	Jane Labadie
9	DF	Ashley Postma
10	MF	Nat McHale
11	FW	Jodian Morris
12	FW	Sam Osterhaven
13	FW	Bailey Korhorn
14	MF	Grace Labadie
15	DF	Savanna Bosworth
16	MF	Alex Ruffer
17	MF	Shannon Balcer
18	FW	Kendra Longoria

No.	Position	Player
19	MF	Tori Keller
20	MF	Natalie Belsito
21	MF	Sam Maher
22	FW	Kelli Doyle
23	FW	Lizzie Paul
24	MF	Sadie Misiewicz
25	DF	Presley Tibbets
26	GK	Lauren Kozal
27	MF	Dani Johnson
28	MF	Anya Pallas
29	MF	Cindy Lay
31	GK	Kylie Robb
32	GK	Jordanne Ellingboe
33	MF	Lydia Bajema
36	MF	Emily Ashby
38	FW	Morgan Otteson
42	DF	Danika Austin

Team management[edit]

Head Coach: James Gilpin

Competitions[edit]

Preseason[edit]

May 5, 2018	Grand Rapids FC	0–1	Midwest United U-19	Grandville, Michigan
19:00 EDT			74'	Stadium: Grandville High School

United Women's Soccer[edit]

Midwest Conference Standings[edit]

Pos	Team [ v t e ]	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Lansing United	10	7	0	3	32	13	+19	24	2018 Midwest Conference playoffs
2	Grand Rapids FC	10	7	1	2	44	10	+34	23
3	Detroit Sun FC	10	6	2	2	29	11	+18	20
4	Michigan Legends FC	10	5	2	3	27	14	+13	18
5	Indy Premier SC	10	3	7	0	10	40	−30	9
6	Genesee FC	10	1	8	1	11	30	−19	4
7	Fort Wayne United FC Gryphons	10	0	9	1	6	41	−35	1

Source: UWS standings
Rules for classification: 1) Head-to-head based on total points; 2) Total wins; 3) Goal difference all league games; 4) Goals scored in league games

Regular Season[edit]

May 13, 2018 UWS 1	Grand Rapids FC	2–2	Lansing United	Grandville, Michigan
17:00 EDT	Paul 49' Longoria 86'	Report	Schierbeek 58' Trombley 65'	Stadium: Grandville High School

May 20, 2018 UWS 2	Grand Rapids FC	1–0	Detroit Sun FC	Grandville, Michigan
18:00 EDT	Morris 48'	Report		Stadium: Grandville High School

May 25, 2018 UWS 3	Detroit Sun FC	1–2	Grand Rapids FC	Pontiac, Michigan
20:00 EDT	Schupbach 30'	Report	Morris 4' Labadie 86'	Stadium: Ultimate Soccer Arenas

June 1, 2018 UWS 4	Genesee FC	0–7	Grand Rapids FC	Flint, Michigan
19:00 EDT		Report	Kohorn 14', 23', 51' Corby 59', 75' Lay 80' Labadie 83'	Stadium: Atwood Stadium

June 2, 2018 UWS 5	Grand Rapids FC	2–2	Michigan Legends FC	Grandville, Michigan
19:00 EDT	Belsito 70' Labadie 77'	Report	Trapp 16' Koomen 20'	Stadium: Grandville High School

June 15, 2018 UWS 6	Fort Wayne United FC	0–5	Grand Rapids FC	Fort Wayne, Indiana
19:00 EDT		Report	Doyle Corby Lay Labadie Morris	Stadium: Hefner Stadium

June 17, 2018 UWS 7	Indy Premier SC	2–3	Grand Rapids FC	Noblesville, Indiana
15:00 EDT	Soderstrom 46' Jester 61'	Report	Ruffer 21' Maher 78' Lay 86'	Stadium: Trinity Sports Park

June 29, 2018 UWS 8	Lansing United	2–1	Grand Rapids FC	East Lansing, Michigan
19:00 EDT	Sagara 13' Mitchell 66'	Report	Corby 15'	Stadium: East Lansing Soccer Complex

June 30, 2018 UWS 9	Grand Rapids FC	14–0	Indy Premier SC	Grandville, Michigan
19:00 EDT	Morris 2', 39', 82' Lay 6', 19' Corby 9' Labadie 12' Ashby 22' Pallas 54' Belsito 58' Otteson 70' Misiewicz 79' Longoria 86'	Report	27' (o.g.)	Stadium: Grandville High School

July 8, 2018 UWS 10	Grand Rapids FC	7–1	Fort Wayne United FC	Grandville, Michigan
15:00 EDT	Nylen 16' Lay 19', 21', 22' Kohorn 45' Kovacs 75', 83'	Boxscore Recap^[3]	Lewis 68'	Stadium: Grandville High School

Playoffs[edit]

July 12, 2018 Midwest semifinal	Grand Rapids FC	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Detroit Sun FC	East Lansing, Michigan
18:00 EDT	Paul 11', 75'	Preview^[4]^[5]^[6] Boxscore Recap^[7]^[8]^[9]	Singstock 10' DeLuca 84'	Stadium: East Lansing Soccer Complex
	Penalties
	Misiewicz Labadie Ashby Otteson		Wolfe Evans Deluca Bos Walker

July 14, 2018 Midwest final	Lansing United	2–4	Grand Rapids FC	East Lansing, Michigan
19:00 EDT	Tanner 47' Pelafas 90+2'	Boxscore Recap^[10]^[11]	Maher 43', 49' Corby 77', 82'	Stadium: East Lansing Soccer Complex

July 21, 2018 National semifinal	Grand Rapids FC	3–4	Inferno Rush	Grandville, Michigan
19:30 EDT	Lay 17', 42' Otteson 20'	Preview^[12]^[13]^[14] Recap^[15]^[16]	Crawford 20', 24', 56' McKibben 30'	Stadium: Grandville High School

Statistics[edit]

Goals[edit]

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Cindy Lay	9
2	Marti Corby	7
3	Jordian Morris	6
4	Grace Labadie	5
5	Bailey Korhorn	4
6	Lizzie Paul	3
6	Sam Maher	3
8	Michaela Kovacs	2
	Natalie Belsito
	Kendra Longoria
	Morgan Otteson

Appearances[edit]

Rank	Player	Apps
1	Cindy Lay	12
2	Sadie Misiewicz	11
	Marti Corby
	Lizzie Paul
	Kendra Longoria
6	Grace Labadie	10
7	Kylie Nylen	9
	Jane Labadie
	Maia Perez
	Jordian Morris

Updated to end of season
Note: These are the goal scorers and appearances in competitive matches and does not include friendlies.
Reference: UWS boxscores

References[edit]

↑ "Grand Rapids FC". Grand Rapids FC. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
↑ "GRFC Women re-sign five national champions". Grand Rapids FC. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
↑ Dan. D’Addona (July 8, 2018). "Grand Rapids FC Women roll past Fort Wayne". Holland Sentinel. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
↑ Graham Couch (July 3, 2018). "Unbeaten Lansing United women host playoffs". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
↑ Andrew McDonald (July 10, 2018). "GRFC women look to defend national title". Wood TV 8. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
↑ Stephanie Funkhouser (July 10, 2018). "GRFC Women ready for another playoff run". Fox 17. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
↑ Andrew McDonald (July 12, 2018). "Grand Rapids FC women advance to conference final". Wood TV. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
↑ "Grand Rapids FC women win playoff opener". Holland Sentinel. July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
↑ "Lansing United blanks Michigan Legends, will meet Grand Rapids in UWS Midwest final". Detroit News. July 13, 2018. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
↑ "Sadie Misiewicz helps Grand Rapids FC win regional title". Holland Sentinel. July 14, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
↑ "Grand Rapids FC women win Midwest title, advance to national final four". The Detroit News. July 14, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
↑ Joe Aulisio (July 18, 2018). "Home advantage for GRFC in national tournament". Wood TV. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
↑ "2018 UWS National Championship Preview". United Women's Soccer. July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
↑ Patrick Nothaft (July 21, 2018). "Grand Rapids FC women look to defend national title in front of home fans". mLive. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
↑ "Grand Rapids FC Women fall 4-3 in UWS semifinal". Holland Sentinel. July 21, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
↑ Michael Lewis (July 22, 2018). "Crawford's hat-trick boosts Inferno into UWS final". Front Row Soccer. Retrieved July 24, 2018.

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[grandrapidsfc-1] "Grand Rapids FC". Grand Rapids FC. Retrieved 2018-04-30.

[2] "GRFC Women re-sign five national champions". Grand Rapids FC. Retrieved 2018-03-01.

[3] Dan. D’Addona (July 8, 2018). "Grand Rapids FC Women roll past Fort Wayne". Holland Sentinel. Retrieved July 9, 2018.

[4] Graham Couch (July 3, 2018). "Unbeaten Lansing United women host playoffs". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved July 4, 2018.

[5] Andrew McDonald (July 10, 2018). "GRFC women look to defend national title". Wood TV 8. Retrieved July 12, 2018.

[6] Stephanie Funkhouser (July 10, 2018). "GRFC Women ready for another playoff run". Fox 17. Retrieved July 12, 2018.

[7] Andrew McDonald (July 12, 2018). "Grand Rapids FC women advance to conference final". Wood TV. Retrieved July 13, 2018.

[8] "Grand Rapids FC women win playoff opener". Holland Sentinel. July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 13, 2018.

[9] "Lansing United blanks Michigan Legends, will meet Grand Rapids in UWS Midwest final". Detroit News. July 13, 2018. Retrieved July 13, 2018.

[10] "Sadie Misiewicz helps Grand Rapids FC win regional title". Holland Sentinel. July 14, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2018.

[11] "Grand Rapids FC women win Midwest title, advance to national final four". The Detroit News. July 14, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2018.

[12] Joe Aulisio (July 18, 2018). "Home advantage for GRFC in national tournament". Wood TV. Retrieved July 18, 2018.

[13] "2018 UWS National Championship Preview". United Women's Soccer. July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 21, 2018.

[14] Patrick Nothaft (July 21, 2018). "Grand Rapids FC women look to defend national title in front of home fans". mLive. Retrieved July 23, 2018.

[15] "Grand Rapids FC Women fall 4-3 in UWS semifinal". Holland Sentinel. July 21, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.

[16] Michael Lewis (July 22, 2018). "Crawford's hat-trick boosts Inferno into UWS final". Front Row Soccer. Retrieved July 24, 2018.

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