Official Press Release (Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues)
NEWBURGH, NY – Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues forward Angelika Johansson was named the 2009
W-League Most Valuable Player and defender Brittany Taylor was named 2009 W-League Defender of the
Year on Wednesday, culminating a successful first season for the Lady Blues.
Official Press Release (Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues)
NEWBURGH, NY - The Pali Blues defeated the Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues 4-0 on Friday in a
W-League Semifinal match that featured a battle of unbeatens.
The win means that Pali advances to the W-League Championship to defend its 2008 title against the
winner of the other semifinal between Washington and Ottawa Saturday night.
Official Press Release (Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues)
NEWBURGH, NY – The Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues will take on the Western Conference
Champion and defending W-League Champion Pali Blues in a W-League national semifinal on Friday,
July 31, at 7:30 p.m. at Newburgh Free Academy.
Official Press Release (Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues)
NEWBURGH, NY – The Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues clinched the W-League Regular Season
Championship on Sunday, defeating the New York Magic 2-0. The win also means that the Lady Blues
completed their first regular season as a franchise with an undefeated record of 12-0-2, 38 pts.
Official Press Release (Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues)
BROOKLYN, NY – The Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues clinched the W-League Regular Season
Championship on Sunday, defeating the New York Magic 2-0. The win also means that the Lady Blues
complete their first regular season as a franchise with an undefeated record of 12-0-2, 38 pts.
Official Press Release (Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues)
BOYDS, MD – Fresh off of a 4-0 win over New Jersey at home in front of a record crowd of 2,203
Wednesday, the Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues tied the second place Washington Freedom in
Boyds, MD. The win keeps the Lady Blues (11-0-2, 35 pts.
Official Press Release (Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues)
NEWBURGH, NY – The Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues defeated the New Jersey Wildcats 4-0
Wednesday in front of a season-high 2,203 fans at Newburgh Free Academy. The win keeps the Lady
Blues (11-0-1, 34 pts.) undefeated and atop the W-League Northeast Division.
Official Press Release (Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues)
NEWBURGH, NY – The Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues stayed undefeated after beating Long
Island 4-2 on Wednesday and Connecticut 5-0 on Sunday. The two victories, combined with other
league results, helped the Lady Blues (10-0-1, 31 pts.
Official Press Release (Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues)
NEW HAVEN, CONN – The Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues defeated the Connecticut Passion 5-0
Sunday to stay undefeated and atop the W-League Northeast Division.
Angelika Johansson, who leads the league in goals and points, led the way with four assists and
Elise Fugowski and Whitney Palmer had a pair of goals each.
Official Press Releae (Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues)
NEWBURGH, NY – The Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues defeated the Long Island Rough Riders 4-2
on Wednesday to improve to 9-0-1 (28 pts.) on the season and reclaim the top spot in the W-League
Northeast Division. The win also means that the Hudson Valley clinches a spot in the W-League
Playoffs.
Official Press Release (Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues)
NEWBURGH, NY – Fans have heard it before: Quickstrike FC is more than just a soccer club. If
there was not enough evidence of that already, the Quickstrike Lady Blues have been out in the
community proving it.
All season, players from the Lady Blues have been out in the community, giving back to the
thousands of fans that have turned out for Lady Blues home games and events.
Official Press Release (Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues)
NEWBURGH, NY – The Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues defeated the New Jersey Wildcats 3-0 on
Wednesday to stay undefeated and atop the W-League Northeast Division.
Forward Angelika Johansson led the way with two goals for the Hudson Valley (8-0-1, 25 pts.
New Jersey Proves Resiliency in Testing of Quickstrike Lady Blues
Trenton, N.J. (Wednesday, July 1, 2009) - After lightning caused a postponement of a match between
the New Jersey Wildcats (5-4-1) and Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues (8-0-1) last Friday night,
these two clubs faced off tonight in a highly-contested affair at the College of New Jersey.
NEWBURGH, NY – The Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues defeated the Long Island Rough Riders
behind a Whitney Palmer hat trick on Sunday to stay undefeated and atop the W-League Northeast
Division.
Long Island opened the scoring in the 5th minute when Erin Pardini put the visitors ahead.
NEWBURGH, NY – The Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues look to stay atop the W-League Northeast
Division on Sunday when they host the Long Island Rough Riders. The game kicks off at 5 p.m. at
Academy Field on the campus of Newburgh Free Academy.
The Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues defeated the Western Mass Lady Pioneers 1-0 on Saturday to
stay undefeated and atop the W-League Northeast Division.
Angelika Johansson scored the game's only goal in the 60th minute to help lift the Quickstrike Lady
Blues. The goal was her eighth of the season, which ties her for the league lead.
The Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues defeated the Western Mass Lady Pioneers 1-0 on Saturday to
stay undefeated and atop the W-League Northeast Division.
Angelika Johansson scored the game's only goal in the 60th minute to help lift the Quickstrike Lady
Blues.
DaCosta, Taylor, Benefiting from Professional Environment Locally and Internationally
Newburgh, NY – For the past week, Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues midfielder Amanda DaCosta
has been training with the United States U-23 National Team in Lorain, Ohio, a Northeast Ohio town
that is home to the Premier Soccer Academies.
The Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues return home Saturday night to take on the Western Mass
Lady pioneers at 7 p.m. at Academy Field on the campus of Newburgh Free Academy.
The Quickstrike Lady Blues (5-0-1, 16 pts) remain unbeaten and in first place in the W-League
Northeast Division after tying the Boston Renegades 1-1 at Harvard Stadium on Wednesday night.
The Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues played the Boston Renegades to a 1-1 draw at Harvard
Stadium on Wednesday.
Quickstrike Lady Blues midfielder Mercede Koning opened the scoring in just the 9th minute. Koning
overlapped Kristen Edmonds and sent a cross toward forward Angelika Johansson.
NEWBURGH, NY – The Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues persevered to pull out a 1-0 victory over
the Connecticut Passion on Friday night at Academy Field on the campus of Newburgh Free
Academy.
Brittany Taylor scored the game's only goal in the 56th minute when she settled an Ashleigh Gunning
corner kick and placed the ball into the upper netting of the goal.
NEWBURGH, NY – The Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues persevered to pull out a 1-0 victory over
the Connecticut Passion on Friday night at Academy Field on the campus of Newburgh Free
Academy.
Brittany Taylor scored the game's only goal in the 56th minute when she settled an Ashleigh Gunning
corner kick and placed the ball into the upper netting of the goal.
Official Press Release (Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues)
NEWBURGH, NY – Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues forward Angelika Johansson has been named to
the W-League Team of the Week for her efforts in last week's two road wins over Long Island and
Connecticut.
Johansson had a goal in the Hudson Valley's 4-2 comeback over Long Island on Wednesday, July 8, and
notched four assists in a 5-0 win over Connecticut on Sunday.
