TAMPA, Fla. – The third edition of the USL W-League Combine, featuring Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) and other professional and international coaches, is set for December 16-19, 2010. One of the showcase developmental events for women’s soccer in North America, the 2010 W-League Combine will be hosted at the world-class facilities of IMG Academies in Bradenton, Florida.

The purpose of the event is to provide elite women’s players an avenue to showcase their talents in the hopes of earning an opportunity at the top professional levels. ... more

The road to the USClub National championship, for the Quickstrike FC 96 girls began in late May 2010 with a gusty 2-1 victory against the Massachusetts Premier Soccer Renegades to capture the USClub Regional championship. Winning the Region gave the team a bid to play for the National title this past week at Hampton Roads Sports Complex in Virginia Beach, Va.
The side began the preliminary round of the National tournament by defeating the powerful Empire United Buffalo Blues 3-1. The team overcame a Blues offensive attack that dominated ... more

TAMPA, FLORIDA. – Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues midfielder Gabreila Demoner has been named to the 2010 W-League All-League Team and midfielder Alicia Tirelli has been named to the Eastern Conference All-Conference Team. Demoner was also designated as an All-Conference selection in addition to her All-League honor.
Demoner finished tied for fifth in total points in the 29-team W-League with 18 points off of eight goals and two assists. Demoner, a 2010 graduate of Franklin Pierce University, follows in the footsteps of Angelika Johanss ... more

Kolmel is Winningest Coach in USL W-League over Past Two Seasons

Somerset, N.J. (Friday, July 23, 2010) - Sky Blue FC head coach Rick Stainton officially named the first member of his staff today, bringing on Jesse Kolmel as his assistant coach. Kolmel has spent the past two seasons as the head coach of the Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues of the USL W-League, leading the team to back-to-back regular season titles and a cumulative 23-1-2 regular season record. Along with the Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL), the USL W-League is one o ... more

SOUTH HUNGTINGTON, N.Y. – The Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues have been crowned the W-League Regular Season Champions for the second-straight year after defeating the Long Island Rough Riders 1-0 Sunday at Cy Donnelly Stadium.
Jackie Acevedo scored in the 16th minute when she finished a pass from Julianne Hubbard to give the Lady Blues a 1-0 lead and that would prove to be the only goal of the match.
Hubbard, along with midfielder Melissa Hayes, had to leave the match in the first half due to stomach illnesses, but the Lady Blues found ... more

NEWBURGH, N.Y. – Quickstrike FC will be featured on national television this weekend with appearances on USL Breakaways, a half-hour show on Fox Soccer Channel that highlights successful clubs in the United Soccer Leagues.
USL Breakaways premieres Friday night at 6 p.m. on Fox Soccer Channel and re-airs throughout the weekend on Saturday at 9:30 p.m. and at noon Sunday. Featured in the television segment are Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues Head Coach and Quickstrike FC Program Director Jesse Kolmel as well as several Lady Blues players. ... more

NEWBURGH, N.Y. – The Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues defeated the North Jersey Valkyries 2-0 Wednesday to stay on pace to claim the 2010 W-League Regular Season Championship.
The Lady Blues jumped out to an early lead behind two goals from Gabriela Zanotti-Demoner. In the 15th minute, Demoner tapped in a free kick from Hannah Cerrone to give the Hudson Valley a 1-0 advantage. Two minutes later, she would double the home team’s lead when she finished a cross from Jackie Acevedo.
Hudson Valley goalkeeper Ashley Thompson was big in net, ... more

The Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues will retire former Lady Blues and current Sky Blue FC defender Brittany Taylor’s jersey prior to Wednesday’s match against the North Jersey Valkyries, which kicks off at 7:30 p.m. at Newburgh Free Academy.

Taylor, a Campbell Hall, N.Y. native, was honored as the 2009 W-League Defender of the Year as she helped the Lady Blues win the 2009 W-League Regular Season Championship before falling to eventual champion Pali Blues in the W-League semifinals.

Now, Taylor is a professional player after being ... more

NEWBURGH, N.Y. – The Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues defeated the New Jersey Wildcats 1-0 Wednesday to maintain their position in first place in the entire W-League.
Gabriela Zanotti-Demoner had a chance to put the Hudson Valley ahead in the 26th minute when she sent a curling shot toward the upper corner, but New Jersey goalkeeper Caroline Williams beautifully tip-saved the ball to keep the game scoreless.
But Julianne Hubbard would put the Hudson Valley ahead in the 40th minute with a beautiful header on just her second touch of the ... more

WAYNE, N.J. – The Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues defeated the North Jersey Valkyries 3-1 on the road Thursday to jump into first place in the W-League Northeast Division.
Lady Blues forward Jackie Acevedo opened the scoring in the 16th minute and she began an early slew of goals that would come in the following minutes.
Alicia Tirelli put the Lady Blues ahead 2-0 just two minutes later when she finished a cross from Gabriela Zanotti Demoner. In the 22nd minute, Demoner finished a Tirelli cross and to score the Hudson Valley’s third g ... more