New Jersey Wildcats

Full name

New Jersey Wildcats

Nickname(s)

The Wildcats

Founded

1996

Stadium

Mercer County Community College Stadium

Chairman

Kevin McDermott

Manager

Socrates Nicolaidis

League

USL W-League

2008

8th, Northeast Division

Home colors

Away colors

The New Jersey Wildcats are an American women’s soccer team, founded by Vincent Baldino in 1996. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues W-League, the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada. The team plays in the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference against the D.C. United Women, New Jersey Rangers, Long Island Rough Riders, New York Magic and North Jersey Valkyries.

The team plays its home games in the stadium at Mercer County Community College in West Windsor, New Jersey, 11 miles northeast of downtown Trenton, New Jersey. The club's colors are white and blue.

Players

2012 roster

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

No.	Position	Player
19	MF	Yael Averbuch
23	MF	Rachel Breton
20	MF	Amber Brooks
	DF	Lauren Budzinski
16	DF	Catherine Chukuka
11	FW	Grace Correll
8	DF	Brittany Cummins
	GK	Sage Dovale
12	MF	Kristen Edmonds
9	DF	Kaitlyn Fare
5	FW	Maya Hayes
13	FW	Rachael Ivanicki
2	MF	Andie Lakin

No.	Position	Player
22	FW	Meghan Ledwith
18	DF	Tori Leigh
22	FW	Andrea Lopez
		Jesse McDonough
7	DF	Taylor Mims
10	FW	Esmeralda Negron
10	MF	Kylee Rossi
99	GK	Chante Sandiford
21	DF	Daryl Schwenck
0	GK	Lauren Smedley
6	DF	Morgan Stith
1	GK	Faith Sugerman
4	DF	Elizabeth Troutman

Roster 2009

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	Robyn Jones
3	DF	Morgan Golden
4	MF	Michelle Verzi
5	MF	Nicole Canning
6	DF	Chelsea Regan
7	MF	Ashley Lunemann
8	FW	Amy Hoyer
9	DF	Corinne Bildstein
10	MF	Aimee Bresani
11	MF	Lisa Chinn
13	FW	Jill Camburn
14	DF	Ali Kliment
16	FW	Kaila Sciascia
17	DF	Su-Lin DelGuercio
18	MF	Stephanie Maurer
21	MF	Kimberly Lisun
22	MF	Daniella Alizzo

No.	Position	Player
23	DF	Lissette Brandao
24	MF	Kaylyn Mahon
41	GK	Elizabeth Cook
	MF	Stephanie Covello
	MF	Samantha Germano
	MF	Ashley Jones
	DF	Abby Lambert
	DF	Kristie Lang
	MF	Kerry Little
	MF	Valentina Montero
	MF	Esmeraldo Negron
	DF	Casey Ramirez
	MF	Leia Rispoli
12	FW	Rachel Breton
	FW	Kylee Rossi
	FW	Lauren Ruta
	DF	Jennie Vartebedian
	DF	Amanda Wheeler

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs
2003	2	USL W-League	3rd, Northeast
2004	1	USL W-League	1st, Northeast	W-League Runners-Up
2005	1	USL W-League	1st, Northeast	Champions
2006	1	USL W-League	1st, Northeast	Conference Finals
2007	1	USL W-League	5th, Northeast	Did not qualify
2008	1	USL W-League	8th, Northeast	Did not qualify

Notable former players

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

Honors

USL W-League Northeast Division Champions 2006
USL W-League Champions 2005
USL W-League Northeast Division Champions 2005
USL W-League Northeast Division Champions 2004

Coaches

Socrates Nicolaidis 2007–2008
Mike Barroqueiro 2008
Dave Barbour – Present

Stadiums

Stadium at Robbinsville High School, Robbinsville, New Jersey 2008–present
Stadium at Paul VI High School, Haddon Township, New Jersey 2008 (1 game)
Stadium at Mercer County Community College, West Windsor, New Jersey 1999–2009
Field 1 at Mercer County Park, West Windsor, New Jersey 1996–1998

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External links

USL W-League - Northeast

D.C. United Women Long Island Rough Riders New Jersey Rangers New Jersey Wildcats New York Magic North Jersey Valkyries

USL W-League seasons

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

U.S. Women's soccer

Overview	Club/Association teams Women's football

Leagues	National Women's Soccer League Women's Premier Soccer League United Women's Soccer

Defunct Leagues	Women's United Soccer Association Women's Professional Soccer Women's Premier Soccer League Elite USL W-League

Cups	Women's Cup Women's Amateur

International	National team Under-23 Under-20 Under-17

Sports teams based in New Jersey

Baseball	EL Trenton Thunder SAL Lakewood BlueClaws ALPB Somerset Patriots CanAm New Jersey Jackals Sussex County Miners

Basketball	ABA Jersey Express

Football	NFL New York Giants New York Jets

Hockey	NHL New Jersey Devils NWHL New York Riveters NAHL New Jersey Junior Titans

Roller derby	WFTDA Garden State Rollergirls Jersey Shore Roller Girls

Soccer	MLS New York Red Bulls USL New York Red Bulls II NWSL Sky Blue FC PDL Jersey Express S.C. New York Red Bulls U-23 Ocean City Nor'easters NPSL Jersey Blues FC

Ultimate	MLU New York Rumble

College athletics (NCAA Division I)	Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Monmouth Hawks NJIT Highlanders Princeton Tigers Rider Broncs Rutgers Scarlet Knights Saint Peter's Peacocks and Peahens Seton Hall Pirates

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