Hampton Roads Piranhas Press Release - www.hrpiranhas.com  

Friday, February 5, 2010

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA - The Hampton Roads Piranhas recently announced that player-coach Wendy Kotwas-Waddell will return for her third season at the helm of the USL W-League Piranhas. Kotwas Waddell has played for the Piranhas since 2004 and took on the head coaching duties at the start of the 2008 season, earning a 13-12-1 record in two seasons. The W-League Piranhas' Head Coach is looking forward to 2010.

"With the return and experience of some of our veteran players and with some new faces we will strive to be one of the top competitors in the W-League," she said. "We lost some very close games last year by only a goal and we are looking to change that. This should be an exciting year for our fans and we look forward to bringing them some great soccer."

Wendy began her soccer career in her hometown of Rochester, New York. She was named 1996 Outstanding Female Athlete at Livonia High Schooland was a three time county all-star. In 1997, she started her college career at Monroe Community Collegerecording 22 goals and was named NJCAA first team All-America.

She continued at Monroe Community College in 1998 and netted 25 goals, setting the Monroe season record for goals scored. She was named NJCCA and NSCAA first team All-America and All-Region III. She set the Monroe career scoring record with 47 goals while serving as Captain of her team. She ended the season as the NJCAA second leading scorer in the nation. She was also named the 1998-1999 Monroe Community College Female Athlete of the Year and was a National Tournament Team selectee in 1998.

In 1999, Wendy received a full scholarship to Virginia Tech where she was the second leading scorer with eight goals and eight assists, ranking her second on the team in total points with 24. She was named Virginia Tech Rookie of the year and was an Atlantic 10 Player of the Week selectee. She red-shirted the following year while serving as assistant coach. In 2001, she rejoined Virginia Tech on the pitch as team captain, and was awarded MVP honors. She scored four goals and one assist her senior year.

Wendy joined the Piranhas W-League team for the 2004 season, making her mark as the team's defensive leader. She is currently a special education teacher and the head coach of both the Varsity and Junior Varsity girls' soccer teams at Deep Creek High School. She is married to David Waddell who also is a coach/teacher at Deep Creek. They reside in Suffolk.

For more information on the 2010 W-League Piranhas, including sponsorships and tickets, please call 226-9040 or visit www.hrpiranhas.com.