NWSL OPENS PLAYER REGISTRATION AND ANNOUNCES CURRENT SELECTION ORDER FOR THE RENAMED 2021 NWSL DRAFT
Event to Stream Live on the NWSL Twitch Channel on January 13, 2021 CHICAGO (December 1, 2020) – The National Women’s Soccer League today announced the opening of player registration for the rebranded 2021 NWSL Draft. The 2021 NWSL Draft will stream live exclusively...
It Made Me Wonder Why: Makanaka Chikowero Explains How a 4th Grade Lego Project Led to Founding a Nonprofit
For the most part, you seldom hear about a person who begins their advocacy work at the young age of nine, let alone founding a nonprofit by the time they become a teenager. 16-year-old Makanaka Chikowero isn’t most people. “My advocacy work actually started in about...
You Are More Than Capable: Alexis Hunter Talks Teaching, Research, and Centering Black Women in STEM
For most people who aren’t used to presenting research to large groups, the idea of presenting at Harvard University about a new learning strategy may seem more than daunting. Yet, for Flossmoor native Alexis Hunter, as nerve wracking as it may have been it went as...
From There it Grew: Sarah Lauch Shares the Story Behind the Live Like Roo Foundation
Five years ago when Sarah Lauch brought home Roo, a pit bull rescue dog, she learned he needed surgery. That surgery would, unfortunately, reveal that Roo had a type of bone cancer that was untreatable. “He was terminal. So we started a bucket list that went a little...
Chicago Red Stars Announce Annual #SHEINSPIRESME Award Winners
Sarah Lauch, Alexis Hunter, and Makanaka Chikowero named 2020 award winners CHICAGO (November 23, 2020) -- The Chicago Red Stars announced the three winners of the 2020 #SHEINSPIRESME award. The Chicago Red Stars #SHEINSPIRESME Award is an annual award that is...
NWSL ANNOUNCES INNOVATIVE 2021 COMPETITION FRAMEWORK
Expanded playoffs and a return of the Challenge Cup highlight 2021 plans CHICAGO (November 18, 2020) – The National Women’s Soccer League today announced a new competition framework to be debuted in 2021, expanding opportunities for the athletes of the NWSL to...
Three Red Stars Selected for Upcoming U.S. WNT Camp
Davidson, Ertz, and Naeher part of upcoming USWNT Camp in the Netherlands CHICAGO (November 17, 2020) -- The United States Women’s National Team announced their roster for the upcoming camp overseas against the Netherlands today. Chicago Red Stars defenders Julie...
Julie Ertz voted 2020 Chicago Red Stars MVP
CHICAGO --- Defender Julie Ertz has won the 2020 Chicago Red Stars MVP Award, as voted on by Red Stars fans online. Ertz was nominated alongside teammates Sarah Gorden, Vanessa DiBernardo, Casey Short, Morgan Gautrat, and Kealia Watt. The reigning 2019 U.S. WNT...
Chicago Offers New Contracts or Exercises Options for All 23 Players
CHICAGO – After the completion of the 2020 National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) end of year process, the Chicago Red Stars have announced contract statuses for all of its players. All of Chicago’s 23 rostered players have either had their option exercised or have...
Sarah Gorden Wins 2020 Humanitarian of the Year Award
CHICAGO -- Defender Sarah Gorden has been named the 2020 Chicago Red Stars Humanitarian Award winner, as voted on by fans online. Gorden was nominated for the award alongside teammates Julie Ertz, Kealia Watt, Hannah Davison, and Danielle Colaprico. Gorden, an Elk...

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