Baltimore Ride

{{Infobox sports team

| name = Baltimore Ride

| logo_size =

| founded = 2016

| league = United Women's Lacrosse League

| city = Baltimore, Maryland

| colors = Purple, Black, Metallic Gold {{color box|#241773}} {{color box|#000000}} {{color box|#9E7C0C}}

| coach_label = Head coach

| coach = Jen Adams

| gm = Krystin Porcella

| blank_label = PLPA representative

| blank_label1 = Formerly

| blank_label2 = Later

| website = [http://uwlx.pointstreaksites.com/view/uwlx/uwlx-teams/baltimore Baltimore Ride]

| logo = Baltimore Ride Logo.jpeg

}}

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. {{cite web |url= http://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/uwlx-draft-inaugural-season-more/33381 |title=UWLX Draft Inaugural Season More |publisher=insidelacrosse.com.com|accessdate=February 8, 2016}} On February 23, 2016, Colleen Shearer was named as the first general manager in franchise history.{{cite web|url=http://uwlx.pointstreaksites.com/view/uwlx/uwlx-in-the-news/news_400094|title=UWLX Names 4 GMs For Inaugural Season|publisher=UWLX|date=2016-02-23|accessdate=2016-05-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160608075433/http://uwlx.pointstreaksites.com/view/uwlx/uwlx-in-the-news/news_400094|archive-date=2016-06-08|url-status=dead}} On March 17, 2016, Jen Adams was announced as the Ride's first head coach.{{cite web|url=http://uwlx.pointstreaksites.com/view/uwlx/uwlx-in-the-news/news_418738|title=United Women's Lacrosse Names Team Head Coaches|publisher=UWLX|date=2016-03-17|accessdate=2016-05-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160519071611/http://uwlx.pointstreaksites.com/view/uwlx/uwlx-in-the-news/news_418738|archive-date=2016-05-19|url-status=dead}}

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. {{cite web|url=http://uwlx.pointstreaksites.com/view/uwlx/uwlx-in-the-news/news_449680|title=Late Game-Winner by Kayla Treanor Leads Boston Storm Past Baltimore Ride|publisher=uwlx.com|date=2016-06-10|accessdate=2016-06-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616124431/http://uwlx.pointstreaksites.com/view/uwlx/uwlx-in-the-news/news_449680|archive-date=2016-06-16|url-status=dead}}

=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.{{cite web|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/college/lacrosse/bs-sp-united-women-lacrosse-league-draft-0414-20160414-story.html|title=United Women Lacrosse League Draft|publisher=baltimoresun.com|date=2016-04-14|accessdate=2016-04-20}} Later in the draft, Dana Dobbie would be the first Canadian-born player selected in draft history.

class="wikitable"
style="text-align:center;" ! Pick !Player !Position !Nationality !College
style="text-align:center;" \|1	Katie Schwarzmann	Midfielder	{{USA}}	Maryland
style="text-align:center;" \|2	Alex Aust	Attacker	{{USA}}	Maryland
style="text-align:center;" \|3	Kristen Carr	Defender	{{USA}}	North Carolina
style="text-align:center;" \|4	Brooke Griffin	Attacker	{{USA}}	Maryland
style="text-align:center;" \|5	Allyson Carey	Midfielder	{{USA}}	Vanderbilt
style="text-align:center;" \|6	Morgan Stephens	Defender	{{USA}}	Virginia
style="text-align:center;" \|7	Courtney Swan	Attacker	{{USA}}	Virginia
style="text-align:center;" \|8	Dana Dobbie{{cite web \|url=http://www.loyolagreyhounds.com/sports/w-lacros/spec-rel/041316aac.html \|title=Dobbie Selected By Baltimore Ride In Inaugural UWLX Draft \|publisher=Loyola Greyhounds Athletics \|date=2016-04-13 \|accessdate=2016-04-29 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505035919/http://www.loyolagreyhounds.com/sports/w-lacros/spec-rel/041316aac.html \|archive-date=2016-05-05 \|url-status=dead }}	Attacker	{{CAN}}	Maryland
style="text-align:center;" \|9	Beth Glaros	Midfielder	{{USA}}	Maryland
style="text-align:center;" \|10	Sam Farrell	Defender	{{USA}}	Florida
style="text-align:center;" \|11	Kitty Cullen	Attack	{{USA}}	Florida
style="text-align:center;" \|12	Corinne Gandolfi-Unterstein	Midfielder	{{USA}}	Hofstra
style="text-align:center;" \|13	Crysti Foote	Attack	{{USA}}	Notre Dame
style="text-align:center;" \|14	Frankie Caridi	Goalie	{{USA}}	Stony Brook
style="text-align:center;" \|15	Kerry Stoothoff	Goalie	{{USA}}	Loyola
style="text-align:center;" \|16	Alyssa Fleming	Defender	{{USA}}	Stony Brook
style="text-align:center;" \|17	Maddie Lesher	Defender	{{USA}}	Loyola
style="text-align:center;" \|18	Amanda Johansen	Midfielder	{{USA}}	USC
style="text-align:center;" \|19	Mallory Frysinger	Defense	{{USA}}	North Carolina
style="text-align:center;" \|20	Erica Bodt	Midfielder	{{USA}}	Syracuse
style="text-align:center;" \|21	Taylor Cummings	Midfielder	{{USA}}	Maryland

Roster

NUMBER	NAME	POSITION	HOMETOWN	COLLEGE
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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 Tech
26	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

References

Category:United Women's Lacrosse League

Category:Women's lacrosse teams in the United States

Category:2015 establishments in Maryland

Category:Lacrosse clubs established in 2016

Category:Lacrosse in Baltimore

Category:Lacrosse teams in Maryland

Category:Women's sports in Baltimore

Category:Defunct lacrosse teams in the United States

Baltimore Ride

Franchise History

=Draft history=

Roster

See also

References