The FC Tucson Women open up the 10th year of competition this Friday night at home against El Paso Surf at 7 p.m. in the Kino North Stadium. The team has won four Region/Conference championships in that time including three of the last four (there was no competition in 2020 due to COVID restrictions).
The program has won numerous awards in that time including two Conference Coach of the Year recognitions for current head coach and former standout player Kelly Pierce (16-2-5). The list of accomplishments includes former Mountain View and University of Arizona standouts Laura and Priscilla Pimienta who have been with the program from the beginning along with Pierce.
The program took third place in Desert Conference West Region last year, missing out on a playoff spot by one goal.
FC Tucson is 4-0 against El Paso Surf over the last two seasons.
2023 FC TUCSON WOMEN SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, JUNE 2
El Paso Surf at Kino North Stadium, 7 p.m.
(Women in leadership Night)
SATURDAY, JUNE 10
At Utah Royals FC (Phoenix), 7 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14
Arizona Arsenal at Kino North Stadium, 7 p.m.
(Youth Soccer & Astrology Night)
FRIDAY, JUNE 16
SC del Sol at Kino North Stadium, 7 p.m.
(Domestic Violence Awareness Night)
SATURDAY, JUNE 24
At El Paso Surf, 7 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28
At Arizona Arsenal, 7:30 p.m.
FRIDAY, JUNE 30
Utah Royals FC at Kino North Stadium, 7 p.m.
(Fan Appreciation Night)
FRIDAY, JULY 7
At SC del Sol, 7 p.m.
FC TUCSON WOMEN RECOGNITIONS
2022
Laura Pimienta (Arizona), All-Desert Conference
Kourtney Kutscher (Cal State Northridge), All-Desert Conference
Ashly Martinez (Arizona Western), All-Desert Conference
2021
FC Tucson Women: Franchise of the Year
Kelly Pierce (Salpointe), Desert Conference Coach of the Year
Luz Duarte (Catalina/Pueblo), All-Desert Conference
Luz Duarte (Catalina/Pueblo), Offensive Player of the Year
Laura Pimienta (Arizona), All-Desert Conference
Laura Pimienta (Arizona), Defender of the Year
Priscilla Pimienta (Arizona), All-Desert Conference
2019
FC Tucson Women: Franchise of the Year
Kelly Pierce (Salpointe), Pac South Coach of the Year
Laura Pimienta (Arizona), All-Pac South Conference
2018
FC Tucson Women: Franchise of the Year
Amy Garelick, Pac South Coach of the Year
Lainey Burdett (Arizona), All-Pac South Conference
Brooke Denesik (Texas Tech), All-Pac South Conference
Brianna Barreiro, (UTEP), All-Pac South Conference
2013-14
Amy Garelick, WPSL Honorable Mention Coach of the Year
Amy Garelick, Big Sky-North Division Coach of the Year
Kelly Pierce (Salpointe), All-Western Conference
Kelly Pierce (Salpointe), All-WPSL Team
Kelly Pierce (Salpointe), Pacific South All-Star
Kaitlyn Lopez (Arizona), All-Western Conference
Karli Hedlund (Arizona), All-Western Conference
Chandler Morris (ASU), All-Western Conference
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Named one of “Arizona’s Heart & Sol” by KOLD and Casino del Sol, Andy Morales was recognized by the AIA as the top high school reporter in 2014, he was awarded the Ray McNally Award in 2017 and a 2019 AZ Education News recognition. He was a youth, high school and college coach for over 30 years. He was the first in Arizona to write about high school beach volleyball and high school girls wrestling and his unique perspective can only be found here and on AZPreps365.com. Andy is a Southern Arizona voting member of the Ed Doherty Award, recognizing the top football player in Arizona, and he was named a Local Hero by the Tucson Weekly for 2016. Andy was named an Honorary Flowing Wells Caballero in 2019, became a member of the Sunnyside Los Mezquites Cross Country Hall of Fame in 2021 and he was a member of the Amphi COVID-19 Blue Ribbon Committee. He earned a Distinguished Service Award from Amphitheater and he was recognized by City Councilman Richard Fimbres. Contact Andy Morales at amoralesmytucson@yahoo.com
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