The 2021 Racing Louisville FC season was the club's first season of play. Racing Louisville competed in the National Women's Soccer League, the top flight of professional women's soccer in the United States.
2021 season | |||
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Owner | John Neace | ||
Manager | Christy Holly (until Aug. 31) Mario Sanchez (interim) | ||
Stadium | Lynn Family Stadium | ||
NWSL | 9th | ||
NWSL Playoffs | DNQ | ||
Challenge Cup | 5th (East Div.) | ||
2021 International Women's Cup | Champions | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Cece Kizer, Ebony Salmon (6) All: Cece Kizer (8) | ||
Highest home attendance | 8,488 (vs. ORL, October 16) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 5,843 (vs. KC, August 8) | ||
Average home league attendance | 6,565 | ||
Biggest win | CHI 0 - 3 LOU (June 26) | ||
Biggest defeat | NCC 5 - 0 LOU (May 28) | ||
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Background
editRacing Louisville FC was announced on October 22, 2019, as an NWSL expansion team set to begin play in the 2021 season.[1] Former Sky Blue FC head coach Christy Holly was named as Racing Louisville FC's first head coach on August 12, 2020.[2] The club proceeded to build their roster through a combination of free agent signings, a trade with Chicago Red Stars for Savannah McCaskill and Yūki Nagasato in exchange draft protection,[3] the 2020 NWSL Expansion Draft, and the 2021 NWSL Draft. Since the opening of the season, Racing also added English internationals Gemma Bonner and Ebony Salmon, former North Carolina Courage defender Sinclaire Miramontez, and Dutch international Nadia Nadim.
Holly was fired for cause on August 31, 2021, and the club named Mario Sanchez, head of the club's youth academy and former collegiate coach, as the interim head coach.[4]
Current squad
editNo. | Position | Player | Nation |
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1 | GK | USA | Michelle Betos |
2 | MF | USA | Lauren Milliet |
3 | DF | USA | Erin Simon |
4 | DF | ENG | Gemma Bonner |
5 | FW | USA | Cece Kizer |
7 | FW | USA | Savannah McCaskill |
8 | MF | SWE | Freja Olofsson |
9 | FW | ENG | Ebony Salmon |
10 | FW | DEN | Nadia Nadim |
11 | DF | USA | Emily Fox |
12 | DF | USA | Sinclaire Miramontez |
13 | FW | USA | Emina Ekic |
14 | DF | USA | Nealy Martin |
15 | DF | USA | Brooke Hendrix |
16 | DF | USA | Julia Ashley |
17 | FW | JPN | Yūki Nagasato |
18 | DF | USA | Kaleigh Riehl |
19 | MF | USA | Taylor Otto |
20 | FW | JAM | Cheyna Matthews |
21 | GK | USA | Shelby Money |
22 | FW | USA | Katie McClure |
23 | GK | USA | Katie Lund |
24 | MF | USA | Noelle Higginson |
26 | DF | USA | Addisyn Merrick |
27 | FW | DOM | Vanessa Kara |
33 | FW | USA | Jorian Baucom |
Competitions
editPreseason friendlies
editFebruary 27, 2021 | Racing Louisville | 4–0 | Louisville Cardinals | Louisville, Kentucky |
Milliet 5' Kizer 22', 24', 49' |
[1] | Stadium: Thurman Hutchins Park Attendance: 0 |
March 7, 2021 | Vanderbilt Commodores | 1–2 | Racing Louisville | Nashville, Tennessee |
Kelley 68' | [2] | Milliet 43' Kizer 49' (pen.) |
Stadium: Vanderbilt Soccer/Lacrosse Complex Attendance: 0 |
March 13, 2021 | Racing Louisville | 4–0 | West Virginia Mountaineers | Louisville, Kentucky |
Ekic 17' McClure 41', 59' Baucom 83' |
[3] | Stadium: Thurman Hutchins Park Attendance: 0 |
March 24, 2021 | Florida State Seminoles | v | Racing Louisville | Tallahassee, Florida |
Stadium: Seminole Soccer Complex Attendance: 0 | ||||
Note: Result not reported |
March 28, 2021 | Florida State Seminoles | v | Racing Louisville | Tallahassee, Florida |
Stadium: Seminole Soccer Complex | ||||
Note: Result not reported |
NWSL Challenge Cup
editStandings — East Division
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 8 | Qualification for the Championship |
2 | North Carolina Courage | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 7 | |
3 | Orlando Pride | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
4 | Washington Spirit | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
5 | Racing Louisville FC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 |
Match results
editRacing Louisville's group stage matches in the East Division of the 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup were the first competitive matches in club history. The opening match, a 2–2 draw against Orlando Pride, was the club's first at their home ground, Lynn Family Stadium. With two draws and two losses in four group matches, Racing finished at the bottom of East Division in their first Challenge Cup.[6]
April 10, 2021 1 | Racing Louisville | 2–2 | Orlando Pride | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:00 PM ET | Kizer 12' Fox 66' Baucom 83' Hendrix 90+3' |
Report | Kornieck 35', 44' Kim 88' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 5,300 Referee: Katja Koroleva Assistant referees: Brooke Mayo, Maggie Short Fourth official: Nabil Bensalah |
April 15, 2021 2 | Washington Spirit | 1–0 | Racing Louisville | Washington, D.C. |
7:00 PM ET | Roddar 59' Huster 79' Sanchez 90+3' |
Report | Olofsson 52' | Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 0 Referee: Danielle Chesky Assistant referees: Ben Pilgrim, Nicholas Seymour Fourth official: Nabil Bensalah |
April 26, 2021 3 | Racing Louisville | 2–3 | North Carolina Courage | Louisville, Kentucky |
6:00 PM ET | Kizer 24' Baucom 75' |
Report | Pickett 12' Hamilton 33' Kurtz 49' Debinha 57' Ashley 84' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 3,742 Referee: Tori Penso Assistant referees: Rebecca Luther, Maggie Short Fourth official: Chris Schurfranz |
May 2, 2021 4 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 0–0 | Racing Louisville | Montclair, New Jersey |
12:30 PM ET | Cudjoe 28' | Report | Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Referee: Karen Abt Assistant referees: Tiffini Turpin, Zeno Cho Fourth official: Christian Centeno |
NWSL Regular Season
editStandings
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Portland Thorns FC | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 17 | +16 | 44 | NWSL Shield |
2 | OL Reign | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 24 | +13 | 42 | Playoffs – Semi-finals |
3 | Washington Spirit (C) | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 39 | Playoffs – First round |
4 | Chicago Red Stars | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 38 | |
5 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 24 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 35 | |
6 | North Carolina Courage | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 33 | |
7 | Houston Dash | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 32 | |
8 | Orlando Pride | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 28 | |
9 | Racing Louisville FC | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 40 | −19 | 22 | |
10 | Kansas City | 24 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 36 | −21 | 16 |
Results summary
editOverall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 40 | −19 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 25 | −16 |
Last updated: October 31, 2021.
Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Match results
edit15 May 1 | Racing Louisville | 0–0 | Kansas City | Louisville, Kentucky |
5:00 PM ET | McCaskill 53' | Report | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 6,622 Referee: Adorae Monroy Assistant referees: Deleana Quan, Chris Schurfranz Fourth official: Nabil Bensalah |
21 May 2 | Racing Louisville | 2–0 | Washington Spirit | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30 PM ET | Ekic 76' Kizer 81' Baucom 90+1' Martin 90+2' |
Report | Rodman 46' Bailey 70' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 6,011 Referee: Katja Koroleva Assistant referees: Melissa Beck, Maggie Short Fourth official: Michael Samour |
28 May 3 | North Carolina Courage | 5–0 | Racing Louisville | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 PM ET | Erceg 7' Mathias 56' L Williams 63' Debinha 68' Mace 75', 90' |
Report | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: Unreported Referee: Matthew Franz Assistant referees: Jeremy Smith, Caleb Fearing Fourth official: Shawn Tehini |
5 June 4 | Portland Thorns FC | 3–0 | Racing Louisville | Portland, Oregon |
10:30 PM ET/7:30 PM PT | Salem 8' Rodriguez 48' Horan 72', 77' |
Report | Martin 49' McClure 85' |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: Not reported Referee: Samantha Martinez Assistant referees: Salma Perez, Corbyn May Fourth official: Luis Trujillo |
20 June 5 | Racing Louisville | 1–0 | Houston Dash | Louisville, Kentucky |
3:00 PM ET | Bonner 10' Salmon 72' |
Report | Latsko 7' | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 5,971 Referee: Laura Rodriguez Assistant referees: Meghan Mullen, Maggie Short Fourth official: Chris Schurfranz |
23 June 6 | Racing Louisville | 0–2 | North Carolina Courage | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30 PM ET | Nagasato 65' | Report | L. Williams 27', 33' | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 6,334 Referee: Alyssa Nichols Assistant referees: Kali Smith, Mike Nickerson Fourth official: Michael Samour |
26 June 7 | Chicago Red Stars | 0–3 | Racing Louisville | Bridgeview, Illinois |
3:25 PM CT/4:25 PM ET (start delayed from 1:00 PM CT by weather) | Colaprico 10' 55' | Report | Nagasato 29', 56' Salmon 38' McCaskill 62' |
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 2,626 Referee: Greg Dopka Assistant referees: Melissa Beck, Rachel Smith Fourth official: Katherine McCormick |
3 July 8 | Racing Louisville | 0–2 | Portland Thorns FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30 PM ET | McCaskill 29' Riehl 34' Holly 77' |
Report | Rodriguez 30' (pen.) Charley 52' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 6,822 Referee: Karen Callado Assistant referees: Brooke Mayo, Chris Schurfranz Fourth official: Emma Richards |
9 July 9 | Orlando Pride | 1–1 | Racing Louisville | Orlando, Florida |
7:00 PM ET | Jónsdóttir 33' Leroux 90+4' |
Report | Salmon 21' McCaskill 36' Ekic 73' Matthews 82' |
Stadium: Exploria Stadium Referee: Natalie Simon |
25 July 10 | Racing Louisville | 0–2 | Washington Spirit | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30 PM ET (start delayed from 3:00 PM ET due to weather conditions) | Report | Ashley Hatch 5' Sam Staab 58' Aubrey Bledsoe 90+1' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 6,422 Referee: Samantha Martinez Assistant referees: Tiffini Turpin, Mike Nickerson Fourth official: Jarin Harrell |
31 July 11 | OL Reign | 2–0 | Racing Louisville | Tacoma, Washington |
7:00 PM PT/10:00 PM ET | Le Sommer 27', 43' Huerta 86' |
Report | Stadium: Cheney Stadium Attendance: 3,097 Referee: Laura Rodriguez |
8 August 12 | Racing Louisville | 3–1 | Kansas City | Louisville, Kentucky |
3:00 PM ET | Nadim 22', 55' Fox 35' McCaskill 38' Salmon 43' Matthews 86', 90' |
Report | Pickett 45+1' Jenkins 45+9' LaBonta 63' Silva 82' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 5,843 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
15 August 13 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 1–1 | Racing Louisville | Harrison, New Jersey |
5:00 PM ET | Onumonu 83' | Report | Nadim 13' Bonner 67' Riehl 90+6' |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Brad Jensen Assistant referees: Tyler Wyrostek, Ian Mangione Fourth official: Jennifer Dumaine |
18 August 14 | Racing Louisville | 1–1 | Chicago Red Stars | Louisville, Kentucky |
8:20 PM ET | Salmon 10', 57' Riehl 65' Nagasato 90' |
Report | Watt 57' | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 7,310 Referee: Karen Abt Assistant referees: Kali Smith, Noah Matos Fourth official: Katherine McCormick |
Note: A penalty kick shoot-out following full time was needed to decide a winner for the match's dual status as a semifinal of the inaugural International Women's Cup. Racing Louisville won the shoot-out 5 - 4. |
25 August 15 | Kansas City | 2–1 | Racing Louisville | Kansas City, Kansas |
7:00 PM CT/8:00 PM ET | Ball 10' Simon 17' (o.g.) Hamilton 40' LaBonta 45+2' Weber 50' Vincent 79' |
Report | Nadim 27' Kizer 65' S Miramontez 88' 90+1' |
Stadium: Legends Field Referee: Michael Radchuk |
29 August 16 | Houston Dash | 1–0 | Racing Louisville | Houston, Texas |
6:30 PM CT/7:30 PM ET | Daly 49' Naughton 73' Visalli 90+7' Hanson 90+8' |
Report | Baucom 68' Simon 82' |
Stadium: BBVA Stadium Attendance: 5,300 Referee: Katja Koroleva |
4 September 17 | Racing Louisville | 1–1 | OL Reign | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30 PM ET | Nadim 23' | Report | Balcer 74', 80' | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 6,337 Referee: Tori Penso Assistant referees: Alicia Messer, Maggie Short Fourth official: Jarin Harrell |
11 September 18 | Orlando Pride | 3–1 | Racing Louisville | Orlando, Florida |
7:00 PM ET | Leroux 30' Marta 34' Morgan 65' |
Report | Kizer 51' | Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 3,822 Referee: Elton Garcia |
26 September 19 | Racing Louisville | 0–4 | Houston Dash | Louisville, Kentucky |
3:00 PM ET | Matthews 16' | Report | Visalli 34' Mewis 43' Naughton 72' Prince 83' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 6,113 Referee: Matt Thompson |
6 October 20 | North Carolina Courage | 3–1 | Racing Louisville | Cary, North Carolina |
7:30 PM ET | L Williams 14' Rodriguez 19' Debinha 30' |
Report | McCaskill 24' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Referee: Alyssa Nichols |
9 October 21 | Washington Spirit | 3–0 | Racing Louisville | Washington, D.C. |
7:30 PM ET | Hatch 8', 80' Sullivan 52' |
Report | McCaskill 38' | Stadium: Audi Field Referee: Laura Rodriguez |
16 October 22 | Racing Louisville | 3–1 | Orlando Pride | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30 PM ET | Salmon 45+1' McClure 52' Nagasato 77' |
Report | Taylor 9', 16' | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 8,488 Referee: Matthew Franz |
28 October 23 | Racing Louisville | 1–1 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30 PM ET | Ashley 16' Kizer 52' |
Report | Onumonu 7' Lloyd 90' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 6,508 Referee: Samantha Martinez |
Note: Match originally scheduled for October 1; postponed per league-wide suspension of play for Oct. 1–3.[7] |
31 October 24 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 1–1 | Racing Louisville | Harrison, New Jersey |
3:00 PM ET | Purce 45+1' Lloyd 53' Freeman 72' |
Report | Salmon 54' Kizer 69' (pen.) Nagasato 81' |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Referee: Karen Abt |
The Women's Cup
editRacing Louisville hosted and participated in the inaugural The Women's Cup, a four-team competition featuring two sides from the NWSL and two sides from Europe.[8] Racing Louisville and Chicago Red Stars from NWSL were joined by Paris Saint-Germain Féminine and FC Bayern Munich. In the semifinals on August 18, 2021, Racing Louisville drew with Chicago Red Stars and advanced to the Championship match on penalty kicks, where they would face Bayern Munich, who had also advanced past Paris Saint-Germain via penalty shootout. In the Championship match, Racing Louisville fell behind early in the second half before quickly equalizing on a goal by Jorian Baucom, then took the lead on a goal by Yūki Nagasato, only to yield another to Bayern Munich in stoppage time, sending the match to penalties. Racing Louisville prevailed in an 11-round shootout, after backup goalkeeper Katie Lund converted her spot kick and saved the attempt by her counterpart, Laura Benkarth.[9][10]
21 August Championship match | Racing Louisville | 2–2 (7–6 p) | FC Bayern Munich | Louisville, Kentucky |
6:00 PM ET | Report | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 7,813 | ||
Penalties | ||||
NWSL Playoffs
editRacing Louisville did not qualify for the NWSL Playoffs. Playoffs will start on November 6 and will conclude with the NWSL Championship on November 20, to be held at Lynn Family Stadium in Louisville.[11]
Player statistics
editTop scorers
editPlace | Pos. | No. | Name | CC | IWC | NWSL | Total |
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1 | FW | 5 | Cece Kizer | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
2 | FW | 9 | Ebony Salmon | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
3 | FW | 10 | Nadia Nadim | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
3 | FW | 17 | Yūki Nagasato | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
5 | FW | 33 | Jorian Baucom | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
5 | FW | 7 | Savannah McCaskill | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
7 | DF | 15 | Brooke Hendrix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
7 | FW | 13 | Emina Ekic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
7 | FW | 20 | Cheyna Matthews | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
7 | FW | 22 | Katie McClure | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 4 | 2 | 21 | 27 |
Assist leaders
editPlace | Pos. | No. | Name | CC | IWC | NWSL | Total |
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1 | FW | 5 | Cece Kizer | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
2 | FW | 9 | Ebony Salmon | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
3 | FW | 7 | Savannah McCaskill | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
3 | MF | 2 | Lauren Milliet | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
3 | FW | 17 | Yūki Nagasato | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
6 | DF | 11 | Emily Fox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
6 | MF | 8 | Freja Olofsson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
6 | DF | 3 | Erin Simon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
6 | FW | 13 | Emina Ekic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
6 | FW | 10 | Nadia Nadim | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
6 | FW | 22 | Katie McClure | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 4 | 1 | 14 | 19 |
Clean sheets
editPlace | Pos. | No. | Name | CC | NWSL | Total |
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1 | GK | 1 | Michelle Betos | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Total | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Disciplinary
editPos. | No. | Name | CC | IWC | NWSL | Total | ||
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FW | 7 | Savannah McCaskill | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
FW | 17 | Yūki Nagasato | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
DF | 18 | Kaleigh Riehl | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
MF | 33 | Jorian Baucom | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
FW | 20 | Cheyna Matthews | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
DF | 14 | Nealy Martin | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
DF | 11 | Emily Fox | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
DF | 4 | Gemma Bonner | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
DF | 18 | Kaleigh Riehl | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
FW | 10 | Nadia Nadim | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
FW | 9 | Ebony Salmon | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
DF | 12 | Sinclaire Miramontez | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
MF | 8 | Freja Olofsson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
FW | 22 | Katie McClure | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
HC | - | Christy Holly | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
FW | 13 | Emina Ekic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
DF | 3 | Erin Simon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
DF | 16 | Julia Ashley | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 3 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 35 | 1 |
References
edit- ^ "National Women's Soccer League announces expansion to Louisville in 2021" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. October 22, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- ^ Aulbach, Lucas; Yates, Dominique (August 12, 2020). "Christy Holly will lead Racing Louisville FC, the city's new NWSL franchise, in 2021". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- ^ "Racing Louisville FC Adds Franchise's First Roster Addition in Trade with Chicago" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. October 26, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ Garnder, Hayes (August 31, 2021). "Racing Louisville FC fires first head coach Christy Holly 'for cause'". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
- ^ "Roster". racingloufc.com. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ "Racing Louisville FC schedule 2021". Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ "NWSL Announces Update Regarding This Weekend's Matches". Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ "The International Women's Cup". Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ^ "Lund stars as Racing tops Bayern to win The Women's Cup" (Press release). Racing Louisville FC. August 21, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ "Racing Louisville vs. Bayern Munich: Racing Louisville wins on penalties!". Bavarian Football Works. August 22, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ "NWSL CHAMPIONSHIP MOVED FROM PORTLAND TO LOUISVILLE AT PLAYERS' REQUEST". The Athletic. Retrieved October 13, 2021.