Carolina Phoenix Explained

The Carolina Phoenix is a football team in the Women's Football Alliance (WFA) based in the Triad of North Carolina. Home games are played at Simeon Stadium in High Point, North Carolina.

After finishing 5–1 in their 2007 debut season as an X-Team, the Phoenix began full-time play in 2008 as a member of Tier II. The success continued there, as the Phoenix finished 7–1, winning the Tier II South Atlantic division title before losing to the eventual Tier II champion Montreal Blitz in the semifinal round of the playoffs.

Key Players: Mikayla Tanner[1]

Season-by-season

|-|2007 || 5 || 1 || 0 || X-Team || --|-|2008 || 7 || 2 || 0 || 1st IWFL2 Southern South Atlantic || Lost IWFL2 League Semifinal (Montreal)|-|2009 || 8 || 2 || 0 || 1st IWFL2 || Won IWFL2 League Quarterfinal (Carolina Queens)
Lost IWFL2 League Semifinal (Wisconsin)|-|2010 || 9 || 1 || 0 || 1st IWFL2 Eastern Southeast || Won IWFL2 Eastern Conference Semifinal (Chattanooga)
Lost IWFL2 Eastern Conference Championship (Montreal)|-|2011 || 7 || 1 || 0 || 1st Eastern Mid-Attantic || Won Eastern Conference Semifinal (Montreal)
Lost Eastern Conference Championship (Atlanta)|-|2012 || 7 || 1 || 0 || 2nd Eastern Mid South || Won Founders Bowl Tournament Quarterfinal (Arlington)
Won Founders Bowl Tournament Semifinal (New England)
Won Founders Bowl Tournament Championship (Portland) |-|2013 || 11 || 0 || 0 || 1st Eastern Southeast || Won Eastern Conference Semifinal (Philadelphia)
Won Eastern Conference Championship (New England)
Won IWFL Championship (Houston)|-|2014 || 4 || 5 || 0 || 1st Eastern South Atlantic || Lost Eastern Conference Semifinal (New York)|-|2015 || 8 || 3 || 0 || 1st Eastern South Atlantic || Won Eastern Conference Semifinal (Carolina Queens)
Lost Eastern Conference Championship (Pittsburgh)
Won Founders Bowl (Madison)|-|2016 || 9 || 1 || 0 || 2nd Eastern Atlantic || Won Founders Bowl Tournament Semifinal (Madison)
Won Founders Bowl Tournament Championship (Carson)|-!Totals || 75 || 17 || 0|colspan="2"| (including playoffs)

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Season schedule

2009

DateOpponentHome/AwayResult
April 11Louisville NightmareHomeWon 32-7
April 18Erie IllusionHomeWon 6-0
May 2Orlando MayhemHomeWon 42-15
May 9Cape Fear ThunderAwayWon 48-0
May 23Palm Beach PunishersAwayWon 14-9
May 30Carolina QueensHomeWon 8-0
June 6Cape Fear ThunderAwayWon 55-8
June 13Carolina QueensAwayLost 20-36
June 27Carolina Queens (Tier II Quarterfinal)AwayWon 26-16
July 11Wisconsin Warriors (Tier II Semifinal)AwayLost 6-28

2010

DateOpponentHome/AwayResult
April 3Carolina QueensAwayWon 26-2
April 10Palm Beach PunishersHomeWon 49-0
April 24Louisville NightmareAwayWon 58-0
May 1Chattanooga LocomotionHomeWon 56-0
May 8Carolina QueensHomeWon 48-0
May 15Tennessee Valley TigersAwayWon 72-0
May 22Palm Beach PunishersAwayWon 74-14
June 5Baltimore NighthawksHomeWon 22-20

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020-10-20 . Carolina Phoenix female football team looking for players . 2023-04-24 . FOX8 WGHP . en-US.
  2. Book: Rozendaal. Neal. The Women's Football Encyclopedia. 20 January 2016. 978-0-9970637-0-7. 149.
  3. Web site: Rozendaal. Neal. The Women's Football Encyclopedia - 2016 Addendum. nealrozendaal.com. 27 November 2016.