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Maryland Pride 
Full name Thunder Soccer Club Maryland Pride Founded 1994 Ground Cedar Lane Park, Howard County League Women's Premier Soccer League The Maryland Pride is a WPSL club based in Howard County, Maryland. The team changed ownership in mid-season 2007 when the Thunder Soccer Club in Columbia, Maryland took over the team.[1]
The club was originally named the Lady Bays and began play in 1994 when the United Soccer Leagues (USL) organized a pilot season to test the demand for a national women's soccer league. The Lady Bays advanced to the first unofficial national tournament, where they were eliminated by Sacramento, California, the eventual 1994 champion. In 1996, playing as the Pride, the team set a goal of winning the national title. After compiling an 8-1 regular-season record, the Pride rolled to the national title by defeating three opponents by a combined score of 9-0 at the 1996 national championship tournament. Maryland finished an undefeated season in 2001 and won the regular season championship. The Pride have advanced to national playoffs seven times in their 16 years of operation. On January 18, 2011, the team announced that they would not play in 2011 but hoped to return to WPSL in 2012.
Year-by-year
Year League Conf/ Div Reg Season Playoffs 1994 W-League 1995 W-League 4-5 Did not qualify 1996 W-League 9-1 W-League Champions 1997 W-League 8-1 Won 3rd place game 1998 W-League 1 10-4 Lost 3rd place game 1999 W-League 1 10-4 Won 3rd place game 2000 W-League 2001 W-League Eastern Conference 12-0-1, 1st place Lost in semifinal 2002 W-League 2003 WPSL 2004 WPSL 2005 WPSL East 8th place 2006 WPSL East/ South 5th place 2007 WPSL East/ Mid-Atlantic 6th place Did not qualify 2008 on hiatus 2009 WPSL East 10th place Did not qualify 2010 WPSL East/ Mid-Atlantic 4th place Did not qualify 2011 on hiatus References
- ^ "WPSL Article". http://www.wpsl.info/mpride/. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
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