The Manchester Freedom was an American football team in the Independent Women's Football League based in Manchester, New Hampshire. Home games were played at West Memorial Field on the campus of Manchester High School West.
Russian women's national hockey team member Yekaterina Pashkevich played several seasons for the club.
Julie Carignan and Jen Pirog were attached to the team in 2010, when they played for the U.S. team that won the nation's first International Federation of American Football Women’s World Championship. Despite the presence of national team players on its roster, the team only won one game in the 2010 season.
The team improved to 4-4 in 2011. The Freedom disbanded after the 2011 season.
Freedom running back and linebacker Kimberly Boroyan was named to the league's All-Star team in 2007, 2009, and 2011.
Season-by-season
| colspan="6" align="center" | New Hampshire Freedom (IWFL) |- |2001 || colspan="6" rowspan="1" align="center" | Results Unknown |- |2002 || 2 || 6 || 0 || 6th East Division || -- |- |2003 || 3 || 5 || 0 || 3rd East North Atlantic || -- |- |2004 || 4 || 3 || 1 || 3rd East Mid-Atlantic || -- |- | colspan="6" align="center" | Manchester Freedom (IWFL) |- |2005 || 3 || 7 || 0 || 4th East Mid-Atlantic || -- |- |2006 || 3 || 4 || 0 || 2nd East North Atlantic || -- |- |2007 || 6 || 2 || 0 || 1st East Northeast || Lost Eastern Conference Qualifier (New York) |- |2008 || 4 || 4 || 0 || 3rd Tier II North Atlantic || -- |- |2009 || 4 || 5 || 0 || 8th Tier II || Lost Tier II Quarterfinal (Montreal) |- |2010 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 5th Tier II East Northeast || |- |2011 || 4 || 4 || 0 || 3rd East North Atlantic || |- | colspan="6" align="center" | New Hampshire Freedom (IWFL) |- |2012 || 3 || 5 || 0 || 3rd East North Atlantic || |- !Totals || 36 || 50 || 1 |colspan="2"| (including playoffs)
Season schedules
2009 DateOpponentHome/AwayResultApril 11Connecticut CrushersAwayWon 27-15April 18Boston MilitiaAwayLost 42-0April 25Central PA VipersHomeWon 47-0May 2New England IntensityAwayLost 13-0May 9New England IntensityHomeLost 20-8May 16Southern Maine RebelsAwayWon 13-8May 30Erie IllusionHomeLost 20-13June 13Southern Maine RebelsAwayWon 19-6June 27Montreal Blitz (Tier II Quarterfinal)AwayLost 68-0
2010 DateOpponentHome/AwayResultApril 3Jersey JusticeAwayLost 32-0April 10New England IntensityAwayLost 25-6April 17Montreal BlitzAwayLost 41-14May 1Holyoke HurricanesHomeWon 2-0May 8New England IntensityHomeLost 20-0May 15Southern Maine RebelsHomeWon 21-0May 22Connecticut CrushersAwayLost 46-0June 5New York NemesisHomeLost 38-0
2011 DateOpponentHome/AwayResultApril 9Montreal BlitzAwayLost 12-6April 16Jersey JusticeHomeWon 8-0April 30New England IntensityAwayLost 27-7May 7Montreal BlitzHomeLost 25-13May 14Southern Maine RebelsHomeWon 40-8May 21New England IntensityHomeLost 7-0June 4Southern Maine RebelsAwayWon 37-0June 11Philadelphia FirebirdsHomeWon 26-0
References
External links Manchester Freedom official website IWFL official website