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Two Former Cardinals Begin Preseason with NWSL Teams
March 07, 2018 | Women's Soccer
Erin Yenney and Chiny Asher will begin preseason with the Chicago Stars and Washington Spirit
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Former Louisville women's soccer standout Erin Yenney and Chiny Asher are among 29 players on the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) preseason rosters as the clubs begin their third full week of preseason training camp. Asher is on the Washington Spirit's roster while Yenney is on the Chicago Red Star's.
The league is home to many of the top women's soccer players in the world today including Megan Rapino, Tobin Heath, Alex Morgan, Julie Ertz, and Marta, among others.
Yenney enjoyed a stellar playing career at UofL, earning multiple Big East accolades and serving as team captain during her in time in Louisville. She earned a master's degree in engineering from the prestigious UofL Speed School and then began her professional playing career. She spent time in Sweden for a season before joining Colombian side Santa Fe, where she was a part of the league champion's team, in the inaugural season of the Liga Águila Femenina (Colombian Professional Women's Football League).
Asher spent one season with the Cardinals, transferring from Purdue. She made an immediate impact in her final season with the Cardinals, starting in the midfield all 18 matches. She finished the season with one goal and one assist. In her three seasons at Purdue she scored nine goals and dished out eight assists for 26 points.
Yenney and Asher played for the Independiente Santa Fe women's team last year. It was the first season for the women's professional team, which is part of the first women's professional league in Colombia.
The league is home to many of the top women's soccer players in the world today including Megan Rapino, Tobin Heath, Alex Morgan, Julie Ertz, and Marta, among others.
Yenney enjoyed a stellar playing career at UofL, earning multiple Big East accolades and serving as team captain during her in time in Louisville. She earned a master's degree in engineering from the prestigious UofL Speed School and then began her professional playing career. She spent time in Sweden for a season before joining Colombian side Santa Fe, where she was a part of the league champion's team, in the inaugural season of the Liga Águila Femenina (Colombian Professional Women's Football League).
Asher spent one season with the Cardinals, transferring from Purdue. She made an immediate impact in her final season with the Cardinals, starting in the midfield all 18 matches. She finished the season with one goal and one assist. In her three seasons at Purdue she scored nine goals and dished out eight assists for 26 points.
Yenney and Asher played for the Independiente Santa Fe women's team last year. It was the first season for the women's professional team, which is part of the first women's professional league in Colombia.
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