San Diego Sunwaves
# San Diego Sunwaves

San Diego Sunwaves were an American women's soccer team, founded in 2005, which played in the USL W-League for three years, until 2007, when they left the league and the franchise was terminated.

Prior to the 2007 season the team was known as the San Diego Gauchos Women, and was associated with the now-defunct men's USL Premier Development League franchise, the San Diego Gauchos.

The Sunwaves played their home games at Torero Stadium on the grounds of the University of San Diego in the city of San Diego, California. The team's colors were blue, red and white.

## Final Squad

vs Seattle Sounders Women, 27 July 2007

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2 | DF | USA | Lisa Gomez |
| 3 | MF | USA | Jayme Cargnoni |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Laura Cooper |
| 5 | MF | USA | Elaine Fontes |
| 6 | DF | USA | Kaitlin Miyake |
| 7 | MF | USA | Leigh Ann Robinson |
| 8 | DF | MEX | Ana Gutierrez |
| 9 | FW | MEX | Maribel Casteian-Dominguez |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 10 | FW | USA | Amy Epsten |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Deborah Brereton |
| 14 | DF | USA | Elizabeth Remy |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Holly Grogan |
| 17 | DF | USA | Beth McNamara |
| 18 | MF | USA | Rebekah Patrick |
| 22 | GK | MEX | Sophia Perez |

## Year-by-year

| Year | Division | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 1 | USL W-League | 7th, Western | |
| 2006 | 1 | USL W-League | 6th, Western | |
| 2007 | 1 | USL W-League | 1st, Western | Conference Finals |

## Honors

* USL W-League Western Conference Champions 2007

## Coaches

* Daniel Sinohui, Charlie Cleaves 2005-06
* Elio Bello 2007

General Manager Charlie Cleaves 2006

## Stadia

* Stadium at Sweetwater High School, National City, California 2005
* Stadium at Steele Canyon High School, Spring Valley, California 2005 (1 game)
* Torero Stadium, San Diego, California 2006-07
* Stadium at Southwestern College, Chula Vista, California 2006-07 (2 games)
* Balboa Stadium, San Diego, California 2006 (2 games)
* Stadium at Otay Ranch High School, Chula Vista, California 2006 (1 game)
