Minnesota Lightning

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Minnesota Lightning
Full name Minnesota Lightning
Nickname(s) Lightning
Founded 2006
Ground Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium
(Capacity 1,000)
Chairman Flag of the United States Djorn Buchholz
Manager Flag of the United States Danny Storlien
League USL W-League
2008 in progress
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Minnesota Lightning is a professional American women’s soccer team, founded in 2006, which is a member of the United Soccer Leagues W-League, the premier women’s soccer league in the United States. The Lightning play in the Midwest Division of the Central Conference.

They currently play their home games at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium in Falcon Heights, Minnesota, 7 miles east of downtown Minneapolis. The team's colors are navy blue and pale blue.

The team is a sister organization of the men's Minnesota Thunder team, which plays in the USL First Division.

[edit] 2008 Roster

as at June 1, 2008

No. Position Player
1 Flag of the United States GK Ann Marie Gleason
2 Flag of the United States FW Katie Becker
3 Flag of the United States MF Chelsea Cline
4 Flag of the United States MF Lindsey Schwartz
5 Flag of the United States MF Shari Eckstrom
6 Flag of the United States MF Marissa Price
7 Flag of the United States DF Megan Alamanzo
8 Flag of the United States MF Emily Orbell
10 Flag of the United States FW Sarah Johnson
11 Flag of the United States DF Josie Solie
No. Position Player
14 Flag of the United States DF Melissa Lewis
15 Flag of the United States MF Kylie Kallman
16 Flag of the United States DF Jennie Clark
18 Flag of the United States MF Elise Reid
20 Flag of the United States FW Julie Rezac
21 Flag of the United States FW Caroline Smith
22 Flag of the United States DF Krystle Kallman
23 Flag of the United States MF Abbey Stratton
26 Flag of the United States GK Mallory Beck
27 Flag of the United States FW Rosie Malone-Povolny

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Sports teams based in Minnesota
Baseball MLB: Minnesota Twins, AA: St. Paul Saints, NwL: Alexandria Beetles • Brainerd Blue Thunder • Duluth Huskies • Mankato MoonDogs • Rochester Honkers • St. Cloud River Bats
Basketball NBA: Minnesota Timberwolves, WNBA: Minnesota Lynx
Football NFL: Minnesota Vikings, NWFA: Minnesota Vixen
Hockey NHL: Minnesota Wild, NAHL: Albert Lea Thunder • Alexandria Blizzard • Owatonna Express, WWHL: Minnesota Whitecaps
Soccer USL-1: Minnesota Thunder, WL: Minnesota Lightning, NPSL: St. Paul Twin Stars
Lacrosse NLL: Minnesota Swarm
College athletics
(NCAA Division I)		 University of Minnesota, Minnesota State University, Mankato (Hockey), St. Cloud State University (Hockey), University of Minnesota Duluth (Hockey) Bemidji State University(Hockey)