CALGARY, AB— Broadview Park is the place to be Saturday, June 1st at 3:00 p.m., as Calgary Foothills WFC (Foothills) takes on last year’s UWS West Conference winners Santa Clarita Blue Heat (Santa Clarita) in front of a hometown crowd.

Foothills is coming off a two-game road trip that saw them bring home two decisively won shutouts. Head Coach Lee Tucker was pleased with the team’s performance but knows Saturday will be a bigger test. “We have unfinished business from last year,” he said. “It was a tough pill to swallow to lose to Santa Clarita on goal differential for a spot at Nationals. The team has been working hard to come away with a win on Saturday and make sure that does not happen again.”

Foothills has a strong lineup planned for Saturday, including goalkeeper Lindsay Kitson. Kitson is a native of Edmonton, Alberta, and has played pro football for UC Sampdoria. Her performance was a critical factor in last week’s clean sheets.

Kitson was supported by strong offensive play from Serena Dolan, Kiley Norkus, and Andersen Williams, who each put two in the net, half of the team’s total of 12 goals over the course of the two games. Another player to watch is young Foothills 2008 player Reese Kincaid. Kincaid scored her first UWS goal against FC Arizona last week and is hungry for more.

The June 1st match will begin at 3:00 p.m. at Broadview Park, 2005 Broadview Rd NW. Season tickets for all UWS Home games can be purchased here. Tickets for the June 1st home game can be purchased here or at the gate!

As the 2023 winner of the UWS League’s Game Day Experience award, you can expect lots of fun activities to complement the game. Our Game Day Sponsor is DC Bank, and we look forward to welcoming Paul Twigg, Chief Technology Officer, who will read the starting lineup.

The game is available via Livestream here.

ABOUT FOOTHILLS WFC IN THE UWS LEAGUE

The UWS League fills the gap in player development between the post-secondary game and professional and international play. UWS provides a spring/summer competitive season that helps players evolve and enhance their game for fall competition and participation at post-secondary, professional, and international levels. Foothills WFC is the ONLY Canadian team participating in the UWS West Conference. Its Head Coach is Lee Tucker.

• Since 2017, Foothills WFC has WON THREE Conference Championships and TWO National Silver Medals.
• In 2019, we were NAMED the UWS Franchise of the Year.
• In 2022, Lee Tucker was NAMED West Conference Coach of the Year.
• In 2023, we TIED FOR FIRST in our Conference, missing out on a trip to the National finals on goal difference. Multiple team members were NAMED to UWS All-Star teams. The Club WON the LIVE Game Day Experience Award and ranked in the Top Four Teams for Social Media Coverage.

ABOUT OUR UWS SPONSORS

Our UWS team and the continued progression of the Foothills PATHWAY TO PRO have the backing of a phenomenal lineup of sponsors. Our thanks go to SECURE Energy Services, Cenovus Energy, Sanjel Energy Services, Digital Commerce Bank, CBRE, Marmot Construction, Triovest, Hugessen Consulting, and ATB.

Media Contact:

Julia Massie
Club Marketing Manager
403.969.0385
julia@gofoothills.ca