ðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ stˈeɪt ɹˈoːɹ fˈɑːloʊd ðə ɹˈɑːtʃɛstɚ ɹˈæptɚz ʌvðə nˈæʃənəl wˈɪmɪnz fˈʊtbɔːl ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən ˌɛndˌʌbəljˌuːˌɛfˈeɪ ænd ðə sˈɪɹɐkjˌuːs stˈɪŋ ʌvðə dˌʌbəljˌuːpˌiːˌɛfˈɛl bˈoʊθ ʌvwˈɪtʃ hæd fˈoʊldᵻd ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ.
The Empire State Roar followed the Rochester Raptors of the National Women's Football Association (NWFA) and the Syracuse Sting of the WPFL both of which had folded in 2004.