Santa Clarita Blue Heat
Introduction '''Santa Clarita Blue Heat''' is an American women's soccer team, founded in 2010.The club was known as the '''Ventura County Fusion''' for its first two years of existence.The team plays its home games at Canyon High School. During the Fusion days, they played at Bulldog Stadium on the grounds of Buena High School in the city of Ventura, California.The team had been a sis organization of the men's Ventura County Fusion team, which plays in the Premier Development League.The Blue Heat  was a member of the United Soccer Leagues USL W-League, the second tier of women's soccer in the United States and Canada. In 2016 the team joined the United Women's Soccer (UWS). The Blue Heat won the first UWS championship by defeating New Jersey Copa FC 2–1 in Santa Clarita on July 30, 2016.
Players (2018)
Notable former players *Edite Fernandes – Portugal*Deyna Castellanos – Venezuela*Ana Borges – Portugal*Carolina Venegas – Costa Rica*Julia Hernandez – Spain*Ashley Sanchez – USA*Lauren Sesselmann – USA/Canada*Natalia Kuikka – Finland*Evi Popadinova – Bulgaria
Year-by-year YearDivisionLeagueReg. SeasonPlayoffs20082USL W-League7th, Western''did not qualify''20092USL W-League6th, Western''did not qualify''20102USL W-League5th, Western''did not qualify''20112USL W-League1st, WesternConference Final20122USL W-League5th, Western''did not qualify''20132USL W-League6th, Western''did not qualify''20142USL W-League6th, Western''did not qualify''20152USL W-League4th, Western''did not qualify''20162UWS1st, WesternChampions20172UWS1st, WesternChampionship Final20182UWS3rd, Western''did not qualify''
References
External links * *  Santa Clarita Blue Heat on United Women's Soccer