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Austin Rise FC

{{Infobox football club

| clubname = Austin Rise FC

| founded = 2022

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| ground = House Park Stadium,
Austin, Texas

| capacity = 6,500

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| manager = Bethany Cyrtmus-Davaul

| coach = Rogerio Celaya

| league = WPSL

| season = 2023

| position = 4th, Texas Triangle Conference

| website = https://www.austinrisefc.com/

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Austin Rise FC is an American semi-professional women's soccer club based in Austin, Texas. The club was established in 2022 and is fully women-owned. They compete in the Women's Premier Soccer League{{cite web |url=https://www.fox7austin.com/sports/austin-rise-fc-womens-premier-soccer-league |title=Austin Rise FC, 100% women-owned, joins Women's Premier Soccer League|date=December 15, 202 |website=www.Fox7Austin.com |publisher=Fox Sports |access-date=April 11, 2023}} as a member of the Texas Triangle Conference. Austin Rise's home matches are played at House Park Stadium in Austin, Texas.

History

In July 2022, a group of six women developed the idea for a women's soccer club based on cultivating a positive experience for their players, staff, fans, and partners. This idea was born out of their own experience which included the collapse of a previous club they were involved with. The founders are Amanda Lisberger, Rachelle D'Amico, Erin Webb, Bethany Cyrtmus-Davaul, Katie Reed, and Christiane Lessa.{{cite web |url=https://www.wpslsoccer.com/news/2022/12/15/the-wpsl-welcomes-100-percent-women-owned-club-as-2023-expansion-side |title=THE WPSL WELCOMES 100 PERCENT WOMEN-OWNED CLUB AS 2023 EXPANSION SIDE |date=December 15, 2022 |publisher=Women's Premier Soccer League |access-date=June 9, 2023}} On August 22, 2023, WPSL announced that Austin Rise FC had signed a letter of intent to be one of the founding clubs for the WPSL PRO.{{cite web |url=https://www.wpslsoccer.com/news/2023/08/22/wpsl-pro-moves-into-next-phase-with-five-teams-signing-lois |title=WPSL PRO MOVES INTO NEXT PHASE WITH FIVE TEAMS SIGNING LOIs |date=August 22, 2023 |website=www.WPSLSoccer.com |publisher=WPSL Pro |access-date=August 23, 2023}}

= First seasons =

Austin Rise FC participated in the 2023 WPSL season as their first season as a club.{{cite web |url=https://cbsaustin.com/sports/professional/austin-rise-fc-latest-to-join-womens-premier-soccer-league-officially-competes-in-2023 |title=Austin Rise FC latest to join Women's Premier Soccer League, officially competes in 2023 |last=Becerra |first=Stephanie |date=December 15, 2023 |website=www.CBSAustin.com |publisher=CBS |access-date=April 11, 2023}} Austin Rise FC was aligned in the Texas Triangle Conference of the WPSL. The team will play their first match on May 27, 2023 against the Challenge Red Devils. Their first home match coming on Jun 11, 2023 against the San Antonio Blossom.{{cite web |url=https://www.wpslsoccer.com/teams/austin-rise-fc |title=Austin Rise FC |website=www.WPSLSoccer.com |publisher=Women's Premier Soccer League |access-date=May 15, 2023}}

Austin Rise FC's first official game, also resulted in their first points earned in WPSL play, by earning a 0–0 draw against the Challenge Red Devils.{{Cite tweet |user=AustinRiseFC |number=1662658430606229504 |title=Coming home with our first point.}} On June 2, 2023, Beth Ann Davis became Austin Rise FC's first goal scorer, getting one against Lonestar SC in a 4–1 loss on the road.{{cite web |url=https://www.wpslsoccer.com/match-center/2905/lsc-vs-austinrise |title=Match Center |date=June 2, 2023 |website=www.WPSLSoccer.com |publisher=Women's Premier Soccer League |access-date=June 9, 2023}} Two days later, Amanda Lisberger, both a founder and player, scored the team's first brace against the Houston Aces, but the team still fell in that match 4–2.{{cite web |url=https://www.wpslsoccer.com/match-center/2907/ha-vs-austinrise |title=Match Center |date=June 4, 2023 |website=www.WPSLSoccer.com |publisher=Women's Premier Soccer League |access-date=June 9, 2023}} Austin Rise FC earned their first win of the season on June 17, 2023 with a 2–1 win over the Houston Aces at House Park, on goals by Alexis Lawrence and Cristina Diaz Cerda.{{cite web |url=https://www.wpslsoccer.com/match-center/2920/austinrise-vs-ha |title=Match Center |date=June 17, 2023 |website=www.WPSLSoccer.com |publisher=Women's Premier Soccer League |access-date=July 23, 2023}} Two weeks later, Austin Rise FC earned their first clean sheet defeating Bat Country FC in their first meeting, on goals from Grace Starr, Bethany Cyrtmus-Davaul, and Brigid McElderry.{{cite web |url=https://www.wpslsoccer.com/match-center/2928/austinrise-vs-batco%20fc |title=Match Center |date=June 29, 2023 |website=www.WPSLSoccer.com |publisher=Women's Premier Soccer League |access-date=July 23, 2023}} Austin Rise FC ended the season in 4th Place{{cite news |last=Hygh |first=John |date=July 21, 2023 |title=Austin Rise FC wraps up first season in Women's Premier Soccer League |url=https://www.fox7austin.com/sports/austin-rise-fc-womens-premier-soccer-league-texas |work=Fox 7 Austin |location=Austin, TX |access-date=July 23, 2023}} in the Texas Triangle Conference with a 4W–3D–3L record and a +2 goal differential. Bethany Cyrtmus-Davaul was their leading scoring with 4 goals on the season.

For the 2024 season, Austin Rise was aligned in the Lonestar Conference in the South Region, with five other teams. The conference consisted of Austin Rise, Classic Elite SA out of San Antonio, expansion side Futbolero Select out of Houston, expansion side San Antonio Runners, SouthStar out of DFW, and the Houston Aces. The conference was set up to play a balanced home and away schedule with the season kicking off on May 18 and the winners qualifying as host for the South Region playoffs on July 13-14.{{cite web |url=https://wpslsoccer.com/news/2024/03/21/south-region-season-preview |title=South Region season Preview |date=March 21, 2024 |publisher=Women's Premier Soccer League |access-date=July 2, 2024}} Austin Rise clinched the regular season title after their week 8 win against Fubolera Select, with one game left to play in the season.{{cite web |url=https://wpslsoccer.com/news/2024/07/01/lone-star-round-table- |title=Lone Star Round Table |date=July 1, 2024 |publisher=Women's Premier Soccer League |access-date=July 2, 2024}} Austin Rise was selected to host the South Region play-offs as the Lone Star Conference Champions.{{cite web |url=https://www.wpslsoccer.com/news/2024/07/08/2024-wpsl-playoffs-bracket |title=2024 WPSL Playoffs Bracket |date=July 8, 2024 |publisher=Women's Premier Soccer League |access-date=July 14, 2024}} Austin was drawn against FC Primetime in their first ever playoff match,{{cite web |url=https://www.wpslsoccer.com/news/2024/07/12/playoffs-austin-rise-fc-fc-primetime |title=Playoffs: Austin Rise FC, FC Primetime |date=July 12, 2024 |publisher=Women's Premier Soccer League |access-date=July 14, 2024}} winning 1–0 to advance to the regional finals. Austin Rise faced Charlotte Eagles, the 2023 WPSL Champions, in the regional final, losing 4–0, ending their season.

Fully professional

Austin Rise FC announced their intent to become a fully professional women's soccer team on August 22, 2023.{{Cite tweet |user=WPSL |number=1694046922485444842 |title=The Women's Premier Soccer League announced today the five initial clubs that have signed LOIs to 𝗪𝗣𝗦𝗟 𝗣𝗥𝗢 |retweet=AustinRiseFC }} WPSL Pro will be a Division III professional league, below the National Women's Soccer League and USL Super League. The league will run a spring to fall season to coincide with the NWSL's fall to spring season. Austin Rise FC is planned as one of the ten teams planned when the league start in 2025.{{Cite tweet |user=AustinRiseFC |number=1694105579826884756 |title=We're so excited for the opportunity to bring professional women's soccer to Austin as an LOI market for the WPSL Pro! Here's some info on what that means.}}

Sponsorship

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!style="background:#191970; color:#E03C31"|Kit manufacturer

!style="background:#191970; color:#E03C31"|Shirt sponsor

!style="background:#191970; color:#E03C31"|Sleeve sponsor

!style="background:#191970; color:#E03C31"|Ref.

2023–present

| Puma

| Ally Medical Emergency Room

| Juiceland

| {{cite news |date=May 16, 2023 |title=Ally Medical Partners With Austin Rise FC, Season Starts June 11 |url=https://www.kxan.com/studio-512/ally-medical-partners-with-austin-rise-fc-season-starts-june-11/ |work=KXAN |location=Austin, TX |access-date=June 9, 2023}}{{Cite tweet |user=AustinRiseFC |number=1657071737979142155 |title=@juiceland official sponsor}}{{Cite tweet |user=AustinRiseFC |number=1662612032783253505 |title=Here we go #Austintexas your starting 11 for our 1st 2023 season game}}

Management team

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!style="background:#191970; color:#E03C31"| Name

Manager

|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Bethany Cyrtmus-Davaul

Coach

|align=left| {{flagicon|Mexico}} Rogerio Celaya{{Cite tweet |user=AustinRiseFC |number=1750943002980225501 |title=Join us in welcoming @RogerCelaya1 as Head Coach for 2024!}}

=Coaching History=

{{updated|July 14, 2024}}

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!style="background:#191970; color:#E03C31"|Matches

!style="background:#191970; color:#E03C31"|Won

!style="background:#191970; color:#E03C31"|Drawn

!style="background:#191970; color:#E03C31"|Lost

!style="background:#191970; color:#E03C31"|{{abbr|Win %|Winning percentage}}

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|2023

|10

433{{winning percentage |1=4 |3=3 |2=3}}
style="text-align:left|{{flagicon|Mexico}} Rogerio Celaya

|2024–

|12

732{{winning percentage |1=7 |3=3 |2=2}}

{{notelist}}

Roster

{{updated|June 26, 2024|}}

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!style="background:#191970; color:#E03C31"|Pos.

!style="background:#191970; color:#E03C31"|Player

!style="background:#191970; color:#E03C31"|Nation

{{Fs player2 sort |no=00|pos=GK |nat=USA|first=Emma|last=Payton|nolink=1}}

{{Fs player2 sort |no=0|pos=GK |nat=USA|first=Peyton|last=Urban|nolink=1}}

{{Fs player2 sort |no=2|pos=DF |nat=USA|first=Ryann|last=Jergovich|nolink=1}}

{{Fs player2 sort |no=3|pos=DF |nat=USA|first=Hanna|last=Sanderson|nolink=1}}

{{Fs player2 sort |no=4|pos=MF |nat=USA|first=Tatiana|last=Leggiero|nolink=1}}

{{Fs player2 sort |no=5|pos=FW |nat=USA|first=Amanda|last=Lisberger|nolink=1|other=Captain}}

{{Fs player2 sort |no=7|pos=MF |nat=USA|first=Lily|last=Erb|nolink=1}}

{{Fs player2 sort |no=8|pos=MF |nat=USA|first=Vanessa|last=Adams|nolink=1}}

{{Fs player2 sort |no=9|pos=FW |nat=USA|first=Hailey|last=Sapinoro|nolink=1}}

{{Fs player2 sort |no=10|pos=FW |nat=DOM|first=Emma|last=Torres|nolink=1}}

{{Fs player2 sort |no=11|pos=DF |nat=USA|first=Gabrielle|last=Criscione|nolink=1}}

{{Fs player2 sort |no=12|pos=DF |nat=USA|first=Sky|last=Gardner|nolink=1}}

{{Fs player2 sort |no=15|pos= |nat=USA|first=JP|last=Medina|nolink=1}}

{{Fs player2 sort |no=16|pos=MF |nat=USA|first=Brigid|last=McElderry|nolink=1}}

{{Fs player2 sort |no=17|pos=MF |nat=USA|first=Audrey|last=Castaneda|nolink=1}}

{{Fs player2 sort |no=18|pos=MF |nat=|first=Sara|last=Asbeck|nolink=1}}

{{Fs player2 sort |no=19|pos=MF |nat=USA|first=Beth Ann|last=Davis|nolink=1}}

{{Fs player2 sort |no=20|pos=FW |nat=USA|first=Addison|last=Bray|nolink=1}}

{{Fs player2 sort |no=21|pos=FW |nat=USA|first=Annika|last=Freddell|nolink=1}}

{{Fs player2 sort |no=24|pos=FW |nat=USA|first=Alexis|last=Lawrence|nolink=1}}

{{Fs player2 sort |no=26|pos=MF |nat=USA|first=Bella|last=Cruz|nolink=1}}

{{Fs player2 sort |no=29|pos=FW |nat=USA|first=Alyssa|last=Aguilar|nolink=1}}

{{Fs player2 sort |no=31|pos=FW |nat=USA|first=Lourdes|last=Sankar|nolink=1}}

{{Fs player2 sort |no=32|pos=MF |nat=USA|first=Sarah|last=Hauck|nolink=1}}

{{Fs player2 sort |no=34|pos=FW |nat=USA|first=Cam|last=Patton|nolink=1}}

{{Fs player2 sort |no=99|pos=DF |nat=USA|first=Grace|last=Starr|nolink=1}}

{{Fs player2 sort |no=|pos= |nat=USA|first=Casey|last=Mendoza|nolink=1}}

{{Fs player2 sort |no=|pos=DF |nat=USA|first=Emily|last=Rangel|nolink=1}}

{{Fs player2 sort |no=|pos=FW |nat=USA|first=Pamela|last=Lasprilla|nolink=1}}

{{Fs player2 sort |no=|pos=GK |nat=USA|first=Mckenzie|last=Hunninghake|nolink=1}}

Year-by-year

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!style="background:#191970; color:#E03C31" |League

!style="background:#191970; color:#E03C31" |Conference

!style="background:#191970; color:#E03C31" |Pld

!style="background:#191970; color:#E03C31" |W

!style="background:#191970; color:#E03C31" |D

!style="background:#191970; color:#E03C31" |L

!style="background:#191970; color:#E03C31" |GF

!style="background:#191970; color:#E03C31" |GA

!style="background:#191970; color:#E03C31" |GD

!style="background:#191970; color:#E03C31" |Pts

!style="background:#191970; color:#E03C31" |PPG

!style="background:#191970; color:#E03C31" |Conf.

2023

|4

|WPSL

|Texas Triangle

|10

4331715+2151.50

|4th

|DNQ

2024

|4

|WPSL

|Lone Star

|10

631239+14212.10

|bgcolor="B3B7FF"|1st

|Conference Finals

colspan=4|Total

!20

10644024+16361.80

!colspan=2|–

Awards and honors

= WPSL =

  • Lone Star Conference Regular Season Champions: 2024

= Best XI =

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!style="background:#191970; color:#E03C31"|Award

!style="background:#191970; color:#E03C31"|Awardee

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!style="background:#191970; color:#E03C31"|Ref

rowspan=2|2023

|rowspan=2|Texas Triangle Conference Best XI

|{{flagicon|USA}} Natalie Green

|DF

|rowspan=2 style="text-align: center;"| {{cite web |url=https://www.wpslsoccer.com/news/2023/08/10/best-of-the-wpsl---texas-triangle-conference |title=Best of the WPSL - Texas Triangle Conference |date=August 10, 2023 |website=www.WPSLSoccer.com |publisher=WPSL |access-date=August 23, 2023}}

{{flagicon|SPA}} Cristina Diaz Cerda

|MF

rowspan=4|2024

|rowspan=4|Lone Star All-Conference

|{{flagicon|USA}} Peyton Urban

|GK

|rowspan=4 style="text-align: center;"| {{cite web |url=https://www.wpslsoccer.com/news/2024/08/20/south-awards---all-conference |title=South Awards - All Conference |date=August 20, 2024 |website=www.WPSLSoccer.com |publisher=Women's Premier Soccer League |access-date=August 22, 2024}}

{{flagicon|USA}} Ryann Jergovich

|DF

{{flagicon|USA}} Lily Erb

|MF

{{flagicon|USA}} Hailey Sapinoro

|FW

= South Region - Player of the Year =

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!style="background:#191970; color:#E03C31"|Player of the Year

2024

|{{flagicon|USA}} Lily Erb{{cite web |url=https://www.wpslsoccer.com/news/2024/08/21/player-of-the-year---south-region |title=Player of the Year - South Region |date=August 21, 2024 |publisher=Women's Premier Soccer League |access-date=August 22, 2024}}

= South Region - Franchise of the Year =

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!style="background:#191970; color:#E03C31"|Player of the Year

2024

|Austin Rise FC{{cite web |url=https://www.wpslsoccer.com/news/2024/08/23/franchise-of-the-year---2024 |title=Franchise of the Year - South Region |date=August 23, 2024 |publisher=Women's Premier Soccer League |access-date=August 23, 2024}}

= Austin Rise Player Awards =

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!style="background:#191970; color:#E03C31"|Player of the Year

!style="background:#191970; color:#E03C31"|Rising Star

!style="background:#191970; color:#E03C31"|Defender of the Year

!style="background:#191970; color:#E03C31"|Goal of the Year

2023

|Cristina Diaz{{Cite tweet |user=AustinRiseFC |number=1687909407890538496 |title=Last, but not least, we're excited to announce @cristinadiaazz as our 2023 Player of the Year!}}

|Sara Navarro{{Cite tweet |user=AustinRiseFC |number=1687169839608254473 |title=With 3 goals and a number of assists this season, 19-year-old Sara Navarro is our 2023 Rising Star.}}

|Natalee Geren{{Cite tweet |user=AustinRiseFC |number=1686820684662456327 |title=Today we celebrate our Defender of the Year, and the award goes to none other that @NataleeGeren.}}

|Angela Fuster Sendra{{Cite tweet |user=AustinRiseFC |number=1686442832117252096 |title=We bring you the 2023 Rise awards, starting with Goal of the Year by @ailafustersndra.}}

References

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External links

  • [https://www.austinrisefc.com/ Official website]
  • [https://www.wpslsoccer.com/teams/austin-rise-fc WPSL official page]

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