The Baltimore Ride were a United Women's Lacrosse League (UWLX) professional women's field lacrosse team based in Baltimore, Maryland. They played in the UWLX since the 2016 season. In the 2016 season, the four teams in the UWLX played in a barnstorming format, with all four teams playing at a single venue.
Franchise History The Baltimore Ride was one of the original four teams of the United Women's Lacrosse League (MLL). UWLX was founded by Digit Murphy and Aronda Kirby in a strategic partnership with STX. On February 23, 2016, Colleen Shearer was named as the first general manager in franchise history. On March 17, 2016, Jen Adams was announced as the Ride's first head coach.
The first game in franchise history took place on May 28, 2016 at Goodman Stadium at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Opposing the Long Island Storm, Baltimore lost by a 13–12 mark. The team's first-ever goal was scored by Beth Glaros, with Courtney Swan logging the assist. Glaros would finish the game with four goals to compile the first four-goal performance in franchise history.
In the Ride’s second game, a 17–16 loss to the Boston Storm, Alex Aust set a league record and team record for most goals in a game. She would score a hat trick in the first and second half of the game, logging six goals overall.
Draft history The following represented the Ride’s inaugural draft class. Of note, Katie Schwarzmann would be the first ever player selected in the history of the UWLX Draft, taken by the Ride with the top pick. Later in the draft, Dana Dobbie would be the first Canadian-born player selected in draft history. PickPlayer PositionNationalityCollege1 Katie Schwarzmann MidfielderMaryland2 Alex Aust AttackerMaryland3 Kristen Carr DefenderNorth Carolina4 Brooke Griffin AttackerMaryland5 Allyson Carey MidfielderVanderbilt6 Morgan Stephens DefenderVirginia7 Courtney Swan AttackerVirginia8 Dana Dobbie AttackerMaryland9 Beth Glaros MidfielderMaryland10 Sam Farrell DefenderFlorida11 Kitty Cullen AttackFlorida12 Corinne Gandolfi-Unterstein MidfielderHofstra13 Crysti Foote AttackNotre Dame14 Frankie Caridi GoalieStony Brook15 Kerry Stoothoff GoalieLoyola16 Alyssa Fleming DefenderStony Brook17 Maddie Lesher DefenderLoyola18 Amanda Johansen MidfielderUSC19 Mallory Frysinger DefenseNorth Carolina20 Erica Bodt MidfielderSyracuse21 Taylor Cummings MidfielderMaryland
Roster NUMBER NAME POSITION HOMETOWN COLLEGE 30 Kerry Stoothoff Goalie Blue Point, NY Loyola 4 Awehiyo Thomas Attack Siz Nations, Ont. Syracuse 19 Meg Bartley Attack Washington, DC Virginia Tech 20 Haley Warden Midfield Glen Mills, PA James Madison 13 Molly Hulseman Attack Fairfield, CT Loyola 27 Brittany Poist Defense Hampstead, MD Maryland 34 Michaela Duranti Midfield Farmingdale, NY Towson 15 Faye Brust Attack Bel Air, MD Louisville 33 Maggie Auslander Defense Cary, NC North Carolina 23 Taylor Virden Defense Ellicott City, MD Duke 10 Nicole Beatson Attack Skaneateles, NY Winthrop 32 Sam Maguire Midfield Bel Air, MD Stetson 5 Brittain Altomare Attack Wolfsville, MD Hofstra 21 Molly Cobb Midfield Towson, MD Notre Dame 2 Claudia Flister Defense Catonsville, MD Johns Hopkins 24 Kristine Loscalzo Attack Miller Place, NY Virginia Tech26 Rachel Vallerelli Goalie Hartsdale, NY UMass 25 Allison LaBeau Attack Mountain Lakes, NJ Lehigh 22 Meghan Macera Midfield Westminster, MD Virginia Tech 29 Brittney Orashen Midfield Jacksonville Beach, FL Jacksonville 9 Nikki Boltja Attack Medina, OH Louisville 8 Erica Bodt Midfield Forest Hill, MD Syracuse 7 Emma Schait Midfield Seaford, NY Stony Brook
See also Women's Professional Lacrosse League Major League Lacrosse, the professional men's field lacrosse league in North America National Lacrosse League, the professional men's box lacrosse league in North America List of professional sports teams in the United States and Canada
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