2024 San Diego Wave FC season

2024 soccer season

2024 San Diego Wave FC season2024 season

Owner| Ron Burkle
President| Jill Ellis
Head coach| Casey Stoney
Stadium| Snapdragon Stadium

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The 2024 San Diego Wave FC season is the team's third as a professional women's soccer team. Wave FC plays in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.

## Team[edit]

### Squad[edit]

As of February 5, 2024.[1]
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1  | GK | Kailen Sheridan |  Canada
2  | DF | Abby Dahlkemper |  United States
4  | DF | Naomi Girma |  United States
5  | MF | Emily van Egmond |  Australia
7  | FW | Amirah Ali |  United States
8  | MF | Sierra Enge |  United States
10  | FW | Sofia Jakobsson |  Sweden
11  | FW | Jaedyn Shaw |  United States
13  | FW | Alex Morgan |  United States
14  | DF | Kristen McNabb |  United States
15  | MF | Makenzy Doniak |  United States
17  | GK | Lauren Brzykcy |  United States
19  | FW | Kyra Carusa |  Republic of Ireland
20  | DF | Christen Westphal |  United States
24  | MF | Danielle Colaprico |  United States
25  | FW | Melanie Barcenas |  United States
—  | FW | Elyse Bennett |  United States
—  | MF | Savannah McCaskill |  United States
—  | GK | Hillary Beall |  United States
—  | DF | Hanna Lundkvist |  Sweden
—  | DF | Kaitlyn Torpey |  Australia

### Coaching staff[edit]

As of December 9, 2023.[2]
Position  | Staff

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Head Coach  |  Casey Stoney
Assistant Coach  |  Jackie Bachteler
Assistant Coach / Head of Goalkeeping  |  Louis Hunt
Technical and Development Coach  |  Craig Barclay
Tactical Coach Analyst  |  Chris Loxston

## Competitions[edit]

### Friendlies[edit]

Wave FC will open the 2024 preseason at the Coachella Valley Invitational. [3]

San Diego Wave FC v Bay FC February 20 |  San Diego Wave FC | v|  Bay FC | Empire Polo Club, Indio CA

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San Diego Wave FC v Portland Thorns FC February 24 |  San Diego Wave FC | v|  Portland Thorns FC | Empire Polo Club, Indio CA

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11 am PT |  |  |  |

### NWSL Challenge Cup[edit]

Main article: 2024 NWSL Challenge Cup

Challenge Cup has been reformatted to open each season as a single contest with the prior campaign’s winner of the NWSL Shield, presented by CarMax, against the reigning NWSL Champion. [4]

NJ/NY Gotham FC v San Diego Wave FC March 15 |  NJ/NY Gotham FC | v|  San Diego Wave FC | Harrison, New Jersey

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5:00 pm PT |  |  |  | Stadium: Red Bull Arena

### Regular season[edit]

San Diego Wave FC v Kansas City Current March 23 1|  San Diego Wave FC | v|  Kansas City Current | San Diego, California

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7:00 pm PT |  |  |  | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium

San Diego Wave FC v Seattle Reign FC March 29 2|  San Diego Wave FC | v|  Seattle Reign FC | San Diego, California

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7:00 pm PT |  |  |  | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium

Racing Louisville FC v San Diego Wave FC April 13 3|  Racing Louisville FC | v|  San Diego Wave FC | Louisville, Kentucky

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4:30 pm PT |  |  |  | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium

Orlando Pride v San Diego Wave FC April 19 4|  Orlando Pride | v|  San Diego Wave FC | Orlando, Florida

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5:00 pm PT |  |  |  | Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium

San Diego Wave FC v Bay FC April 27 5|  San Diego Wave FC | v|  Bay FC | San Diego, California

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7:00 pm PT |  |  |  | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium

Seattle Reign FC v San Diego Wave FC May 3 6|  Seattle Reign FC | v|  San Diego Wave FC | Seattle, Washington

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7:00 pm PT |  |  |  | Stadium: Lumen Field

San Diego Wave FC v Utah Royals May 8 7|  San Diego Wave FC | v|  Utah Royals | San Diego, California

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7:00 pm PT |  |  |  | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium

San Diego Wave FC v NJ/NY Gotham FC May 12 8|  San Diego Wave FC | v|  NJ/NY Gotham FC | San Diego, California

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5:00 pm PT |  |  |  | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium

Bay FC v San Diego Wave FC May 17 9|  Bay FC | v|  San Diego Wave FC | San Jose, California

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7:30 pm PT |  |  |  | Stadium: PayPal Park

Angel City FC v San Diego Wave FC May 23 10|  Angel City FC | v|  San Diego Wave FC | Los Angeles, California

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7:00 pm PT |  |  |  | Stadium: BMO Stadium

San Diego Wave FC v Orlando Pride June 7 11|  San Diego Wave FC | v|  Orlando Pride | San Diego, California

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7:00 pm PT |  |  |  | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium

Washington Spirit v San Diego Wave FC June 15 12|  Washington Spirit | v|  San Diego Wave FC | Washington, D.C.

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4:30 pm PT |  |  |  | Stadium: Audi Field

NJ/NY Gotham FC v San Diego Wave FC June 19 13|  NJ/NY Gotham FC | v|  San Diego Wave FC | Harrison, New Jersey

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4:00 pm PT |  |  |  | Stadium: Red Bull Arena

Houston Dash v San Diego Wave FC June 22 14|  Houston Dash | v|  San Diego Wave FC | Houston, Texas

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4:30 pm PT |  |  |  | Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium

San Diego Wave FC v Chicago Red Stars June 28 15|  San Diego Wave FC | v|  Chicago Red Stars | San Diego, California

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7:00 pm PT |  |  |  | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium

Portland Thorns FC v San Diego Wave FC July 5 16|  Portland Thorns FC | v|  San Diego Wave FC | Portland, Oregon

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7:00 pm PT |  |  |  | Stadium: Providence Park

San Diego Wave FC v Angel City FC August 24 17|  San Diego Wave FC | v|  Angel City FC | San Diego, California

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1:00 pm PT |  |  |  | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium

San Diego Wave FC v Washington Spirit September 1 18|  San Diego Wave FC | v|  Washington Spirit | San Diego, California

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5:00 pm PT |  |  |  | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium

San Diego Wave FC v North Carolina Courage September 8 19|  San Diego Wave FC | v|  North Carolina Courage | San Diego, California

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5:00 pm PT |  |  |  | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium

Utah Royals v San Diego Wave FC September 14 20|  Utah Royals | v|  San Diego Wave FC | Sandy, Utah

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7:00 pm PT |  |  |  | Stadium: America First Field

Chicago Red Stars v San Diego Wave FC September 21 21|  Chicago Red Stars | v|  San Diego Wave FC | Bridgeview, Illinois

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6:30 pm PT |  |  |  | Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium

San Diego Wave FC v Portland Thorns FC September 28 22|  San Diego Wave FC | v|  Portland Thorns FC | San Diego, California

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7:00 pm PT |  |  |  | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium

North Carolina Courage v San Diego Wave FC October 5 23|  North Carolina Courage | v|  San Diego Wave FC | Cary, North Carolina

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4:00 pm PT |  |  |  | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park

San Diego Wave FC v Houston Dash October 13 24|  San Diego Wave FC | v|  Houston Dash | San Diego, California

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5:00 pm PT |  |  |  | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium

Kansas City Current v San Diego Wave FC October 19 25|  Kansas City Current | v|  San Diego Wave FC | Kansas City, Missouri

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10:00 am PT |  |  |  | Stadium: CPKC Stadium

San Diego Wave FC v Racing Louisville FC November 3 26|  San Diego Wave FC | v|  Racing Louisville FC | San Diego, California

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2:30 pm PT |  |  |  | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium

## Transactions[edit]

### 2024 NWSL Draft[edit]

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster.

Round  | Pick  | Player  | Pos. | College  | Status

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1  | 12  |  Kennedy Wesley |

| Stanford | [5]
3  | 42  |  Mya Jones |

| Memphis | [6]

### Transfers in[edit]

Date  | Player  | Pos. | Previous club  | Fee/notes  | Ref.

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December 17, 2023  |  Sierra Enge |

|  Houston Dash | In exchange for midfielder Belle Briede, the Wave’s 2024 natural third-round NWSL Draft pick, and $60,000 in allocation money.  | [7]
December 17, 2023  |  Elyse Bennett |

|  Utah Royals | In exchange for $40,000 in allocation money.  | [8]
December 20, 2023  |  Savannah McCaskill |

|  Angel City | Free agent  | [9]
January 8, 2024  |  Hillary Beall |

|  Racing Louisville FC | In exchange for natural second-round pick in the 2025 NWSL Draft.  | [10]
February 1, 2024  |  Hanna Lundkvist |

|  Atlético Madrid | In exchange for an undisclosed fee.  | [11]
February 5, 2024  |  Kaitlyn Torpey |

|  Melbourne City | In exchange for an undisclosed fee.  | [12]

### Transfers out[edit]

Date  | Player  | Pos. | Destination club  | Fee/notes  | Ref.

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November 20, 2023  |  Mia Gyau |

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November 20, 2023  |  Giovanna DeMarco |

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November 20, 2023  |  Madison Pogarch |

|  Utah Royals | Free agent  | [13]
November 20, 2023  |  Kaleigh Riehl |

| In exchange for $60,000 in Allocation Money and 2024 Expansion Protection from Utah Royals.  | [14]
December 15, 2023  |  Rachel Hill |

|  Bay FC | 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft | [15]
December 15, 2023  |  Sierra Enge |

December 17, 2023  |  Belle Briede |

|  Houston Dash | In exchange for midfielder Sierra Enge.  | [8]
January 5, 2024  |  Shae Yanez |

|  Bristol City | For an undisclosed transfer fee.  | [16]
January 12, 2024  |  Meggie Dougherty Howard |

|  Angel City FC | For $40,000 in Allocation Money  | [17]
January 22, 2024  |  Taylor Kornieck |

|  Racing Louisville FC | For $150,000 in Allocation Money  | [18]
January 26, 2024  |  Kelsey Turnbow |

|  | Retirement  | [19]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Roster". San Diego Wave FC. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
2. ^ "technical-staff". San Diego Wave FC. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
3. ^ "2024 COACHELLA VALLEY INVITATIONAL". sandiegowavefc.com.
4. ^ "National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL". www.nwslsoccer.com.
5. ^ "San Diego Wave FC Signs 2024 NWSL Draft First-Round Pick Kennedy Wesley" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. January 8, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
6. ^ "San Diego Wave FC Signs 2024 NWSL Draft Pick Mya Jones" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. January 6, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
7. ^ "San Diego Wave FC Acquires Sierra Enge" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. December 17, 2023. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
8. ^ a b "San Diego Wave FC Acquire Elyse Bennett from Utah Royals" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. December 17, 2023. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
9. ^ "San Diego Wave FC Signs Free Agent Midfielder Savannah McCaskill" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. December 20, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
10. ^ "San Diego Wave FC Acquires Goalkeeper Hillary Beall from Racing Louisville" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. January 8, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
11. ^ "San Diego Wave FC Acquire Swedish Defender Hanna Lundkvist from Club Atlético de Madrid" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
12. ^ "San Diego Wave FC Acquire Australian Defender Kaitlyn Torpey from Melbourne City FC" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. February 5, 2024. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
13. ^ a b c "San Diego Wave FC Announce 2023 Roster Decisions" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. November 20, 2023. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
14. ^ "San Diego Wave FC Acquires Allocation Money & Expansion Draft Protection, Trades Kaleigh Riehl to Utah Royals FC" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. November 20, 2023. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
15. ^ "NWSL Expansion Draft results: Bay FC land veteran Katelyn Rowland from North Carolina Courage" (Press release). cbssports.com. December 15, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
16. ^ "San Diego Wave FC Transfers Goalkeeper Shae Yanez to Bristol City" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. January 5, 2024. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
17. ^ "San Diego Wave FC Acquires $40,000 in Allocation Money from Angel City FC" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. January 12, 2024. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
18. ^ "San Diego Wave FC Acquires Allocation Money, Trades Taylor Kornieck to Racing Louisville" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. January 12, 2024. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
19. ^ "San Diego Wave FC Midfielder Kelsey Turnbow Announces Retirement" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. January 26, 2024. Retrieved January 27, 2024.

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* Founded 2021
* Based in San Diego, California

The Club|

* History
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Stadiums|

* Torero Stadium
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Rivalries|

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Key personnel|

* Owner: Ron Burkle
* President: Jill Ellis
* Head coach: Casey Stoney

Seasons (3)

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2024 NWSL season by team

* Expansion Draft
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* Angel City FC
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* Chicago Red Stars
* Houston Dash
* Kansas City Current
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* NWSL

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* USL W
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Cup competitions|

* Challenge Cup
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NWSL|

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* Houston Dash
* Kansas City Current
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