Defender

Career Bio:

A local standout from McKinney, TX, Samar Guidry developed through the FC Dallas Girls Academy from 2017 to 2020. Her academy success earned her two United Soccer Coaches All-American honors and multiple U‑20 national team call-ups.

At the University of Virginia, Samar made an immediate impact from 2021 onward—playing over 60 games, earning All-ACC Second Team (2021), and consistent spots on the ACC Academic Honor Roll and All-Academic Team

Awards and Honors

Youth & Academy

• United Soccer Coaches Youth Girls All-America (2019)
• United Soccer Coaches Youth Girls All-Central Region (2018)
• U.S. U-16 National Team Camp Call-Ups (2018)
• FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Roster (2018)

Collegiate – University of Virginia

• All-ACC Academic Team (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
• All-ACC Selection (2022)

Career Bio:

A versatile player capable of anchoring the midfield or bolstering the defense, Maya joins us from Wellington Phoenix FC in the A-League Women.

Maya had a decorated collegiate career at Oklahoma (2019–2020) and West Virginia University (2021–2023). At Oklahoma, she earned All-Big 12 Freshman Team honors in 2019 and was consistently on the Academic All-Big 12 First Team. She transferred to WVU, starting all 62 matches over three seasons, co-captaining the team, winning the Big 12 Championship in 2022, and being named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team each year.

Maya earned her first professional contract with the North Carolina Courage in March 2024 before moving abroad to join Wellington Phoenix that September.

Awards and Honors:

Youth (FC Dallas & High School)

• ECNL National Champion (2017)
• Texas Conference Champion (2017, 2018)
• First-Team All-District (Sophomore)

Collegiate – University of Oklahoma (2019–2020)

• All-Big 12 Freshman Team (2019)
• Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2019, 2020)
• Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team (2019)

Collegiate – West Virginia University (2021–2023)

• American Athletic Conference Academic All‑Big 12 First Team (2021–2023)
• Big 12 Championship Winner (2022)
• Team Co-Captain (2022–2023)

Professional

• Signed by North Carolina Courage (2024)
• Signed by Wellington Phoenix FC (2024)

Career Bio: 

Shadia Nankya is a Ugandan footballer, who joined Uganda Christian University (UCU) in 2019 from Uganda Martyrs High School Lubaga, quickly establishing herself as a standout defender. She captained the Lady Cardinals for multiple seasons, leaving a significant mark on the team over her five-year tenure. After her time at UCU, she trained with Egyptian Women’s Premier League champions TUT FC, now known as FC Masar, and had continued her career with the team for the 2024-2025 season. She is on loan with DTFC.

Club and International Performance: 

 Nankya plays for the Uganda National Women’s Football Team, the Crested Cranes, scoring 8 goals in the FUFA Women’s Elite League and 7 goals in the FUFA Women’s Cup in 2023. 

Honors and Achievements: 

• Nominee for Airtel FUFA Women’s Player of the Year (2018) 

• Two-time COSAFA Player of the Match (2018) 

• Named to the Best XI at the Airtel FUFA Awards (2021) 

• Set a record for seven goals in one match in FUFA competitions 

Career Bio: Amber Wisner played 4 years with North Carolina, where she won two National Championships, earned multiple All-American Recognitions, and was Top Drawer Soccer’s Player of the Year in 2012. Upon her graduation, UNC retired her jersey number (22). Amber began her professional career with the Portland Thorns in 2014, where she made 32 appearances and scored two goals. She then played for Seattle Reign FC and later joined Houston Dash, becoming an ‘Iron Woman’ for three consecutive seasons without missing a single minute of game time. After stints with OL Reign and Washington Spirit, Amber accumulated over 10,000 career minutes.

Honors and awards:

Accumulated over 11,000 minutes played and achieved the esteemed milestone of 150 NWSL appearances in October 2022, a testament to longevity, consistency, and commitment to the highest standards

• Holds the illustrious NWSL record for the most consecutive minutes played from the 2016-2019 seasons
• Served as Captain of the Houston Dash throughout four-season tenure, demonstrating exceptional leadership, resilience, and dedication to team success
• Helped Seattle Reign FC secure the 2015 NWSL Shield and propelled the team to the NWSL Championship
• Embarked on loan stints with Adelaide United FC in 2018 and 2019, where I served as Captain and was voted Player of the Year in Australian W-League
• Signed with FC Bayern Munich, the top team in Germany’s Frauen-Bundesliga, immediately after triumphant collegiate career and won the league Championship in 2014, qualifying for the prestigious UEFA Women’s Champions League
• Earned the distinction of joining the esteemed US Women’s National Team Pool, making a memorable debut in the commanding 4-1 win against Brazil in November 2013
• Honorably served as Captain of the US U-23 Women’s National Team awarded MVP of the Four Nations Tournament in LaManga, Spain
• Proudly represented the US at the U-20 and U-17 FIFA Women’s World Cups, where she successfully led the team as Captain to a second-place finish in the first-ever installment

College Awards and Honors:

• 2013 UNC Soccer Retired Jersey Number #22 2012 NCAA Today’s Top 10 Award Recipient 2012 First Team CoSIDA Academic All-American
• 2012 Top Drawer Soccer National Player of the Year 2012 Finalist for Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award
• 2012 ACC Scholar Athlete of the Year 2012 National Champion
• 2011-12 Team Captain 2011 First Team All-ACC
• 2011 Second Team CoSIDA Academic All-American 2011 Second Team All-Region
• 2011 Academic All-ACC
• 2010 Second Team All-ACC
• 2010 Second Team All-Region
• 2010 First Team CoSIDA Academic All-Distrct 2009 First Team Freshman All-ACC
• 2009 Soccer America All-Freshman Team 2009 Academic All-ACC
• 2009 National Champion

International Performance: Amber has represented the USA at various youth levels, including the U-23 team, where she was named captain, and USWNT first team training camp.

Career Bio: Hannah Davison began her career at Northwestern, where she earned multiple academic and athletic honors, including Academic All-Big Ten and Preseason Big Ten Awards.The made 73 straight starts (80 total in her career), and helped Northwestern set a program record for longest shutout streak. After graduation, she joined the Chicago Red Stars in the NWSL and played there for one season before moving to Stockholm to represent AIK Fotboll in the Damallsvenskan League. After one year with AIK, Davison went to the Rangers W.F.C. in Scotland, helping win a League Cup. She most recently played back in the Damallsvenskan League to play for Örebro for half of a season.

College Awards and Honors:

• Academic All Big 10 (2018) Preseason All Big Ten (2018) Third Team All Big 10 (2017)
• Preseason All Big 10 (2017)
• Academic All Big 10 (2016)
• NSCAA Third Team All-Region (2016)

International Performance: Hannah has been part of various youth national team camps and matches, gaining experience and honing her skills at the international level.