Liberty

Jennifer Ferrucci

USA Team: 
Liberty
First Rep. Year: 
2017
Jumper Number: 
7
Position: 
Defense

Erica Saaci

USA Team: 
Liberty
First Rep. Year: 
2017
Jumper Number: 
25
Position: 
Midfield/Forward

Amy Arundale

USA Team: 
Liberty

Hometown: Fairbanks, AK
Currently: Newark, DR

Amy is a physical therapist and has a PhD in Biomechanics studying ACL injury prevention. Growing up in Fairbanks, Alaska, she played soccer until 2016 when she was recruited by her best friends Erica Blanco and Jay Sacci, to become one of the founding members of the Philadelphia Hawks women's side.

Date of Birth: 
January 26, 1985
Height: 
05'05"
Weight: 
125
First Year Played: 
2016
First Rep. Year: 
2017
Jumper Number: 
2
Position: 
Midfield

Valerie Barber-Axthelm

USA Team: 
Liberty

Hometown: Beaverton, OR
Currently: Seattle, WA

Val began playing footy in 2015 with Arizona. Quickly addicted to the physicality of the sport and the challenge of learning something new, she knew she couldn't give it up when transferring to the Emerald City. So, after only playing a partial season, Valerie worked with the Seattle Grizzlies, a men's club in the area, to form the first ever Seattle women's Australian football team.

In addition to spending time on footy, Val enjoys time with her husband playing co-ed soccer and hanging at home with their two cats!

Date of Birth: 
June 21, 1990
Height: 
05'02"
First Year Played: 
2015
First Rep. Year: 
2015
Jumper Number: 
21
Position: 
Defense

Lauren Skonieczny

USA Team: 
Liberty

Hometown: Worcester, MA
Currently: New York, NY

Lauren, also known as Schnitzel,  is a proud New Englander who grew up playing soccer as a goalie. She moved to NYC for grad school and started playing American flag football for fun. After being recruited for the Magpies by a friend, though, she was hooked on footy.

Date of Birth: 
October 4, 1985
Height: 
05'07"
Weight: 
155
First Year Played: 
2014
First Rep. Year: 
2017
Jumper Number: 
15
Position: 
Forward

Clare Algozin

USA Team: 
Liberty

Hometown: Owosso, MI
Currently: Brooklyn, NY

Clare Algozin is an Assistant Media Strategist in New York. She discovered footy during a study abroad in Australia and started playing with the New York Magpies after watching the team play in Montreal. This will be her third season with the Magpies.

In her free time when she's not watching, playing, or training for footy, Clare enjoys cooking, traveling, hiking and dogs.

Date of Birth: 
July 11, 1991
Height: 
05'06"
Weight: 
135
First Year Played: 
2015
First Rep. Year: 
2017
Jumper Number: 
6
Position: 
Forward

Kaitlyn Peterson

USA Team: 
Liberty

Hometown:
Currently: Minneapolis, MN

 

Height: 
05'02"
First Year Played: 
2012
First Rep. Year: 
2017
Jumper Number: 
9
Position: 
Forward

Bri Ostoff

USA Team: 
Liberty

Hometown: Mankato, MN
Currently: Minneapolis, MN

Bri "Bri-O" Ostoff works in Community Education helping students develop socially and emotionally through volunteer service, wilderness education, team building, and culturally proficient clubs. A former hockey player, she was attracted to footy because of the team training. She loves that this is a sport where the women are allowed to hit just like the men.

Date of Birth: 
April 27, 1984
Height: 
05'04"
Weight: 
165
First Year Played: 
2014
First Rep. Year: 
2017
Jumper Number: 
3
Position: 
Defense

Jess Nelson

USA Team: 
Liberty
First Rep. Year: 
2015
Jumper Number: 
8
Position: 
Forward

Kate Mullin

USA Team: 
Liberty

Hometown: North Oaks, MN
Currently: Jupiter, FL

Kate is a solar farm developer based out of Juno Beach, FL.  After completing her graduate studies in atmospheric science in Colorado she moved back to her home state of Minnesota, looked for a local sports club to get involved with and found the Minnesota Freeze.  The fun of the game and the camaraderie of the footy family keeps bringing her back! 

When Kate is not working or running she can be found traveling and building solar installations for those in need of electricity.

Date of Birth: 
June 4, 1985
Height: 
05'07"
Weight: 
135
First Year Played: 
2013
First Rep. Year: 
2017
Jumper Number: 
11
Position: 
Midfield

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