NWSL: 2025 Preseason Rosters, Part 4 — Racing Louisville

The San Diego Wave and the Washington Spirit were not the only teams to release their initial preseason rosters on Tuesday. Racing Louisville also published their preseason squad list.

Racing has invited six non-rostered players, including Texas forward Holly Ward, who played for Canada at the 2022 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup (Canada Soccer profile).

The club’s list of non-roster invitees also includes the younger sisters of two current NWSL players: Long Beach State’s Makayla DeMelo, who is the sister of Racing midfielder Savannah DeMelo, and UCLA’s Meg Boade, who is the sister of Bay FC’s Tess Boade. Makayla DeMelo played for Racing’s USL W League team in 2024 (press release) and 2023 (press release).

The other three invitees are a pair of goalkeepers, Mississippi State’s Maddy Anderson and Michigan State’s Kaitlyn Parks, plus a forward, Utah’s Katie O’Kane.

Of the six non-rostered players, all but Makayla DeMelo have played at least four seasons of NCAA soccer. The younger DeMelo redshirted her true freshman year, 2021.

The below roster is presented in a similar format to December’s end-of-season roster lists.

The lists for each club are organized as follows:

  • Currently Signed: All players signed to a contract (for at least part of 2025) but not presently loaned to another club.
  • Out on Loan: Signed players that have current loan agreements.
  • Non-Roster Invitees: Players invited to train with the club, but are not formally signed with the club.

For invitees, links to their NCAA player profiles, if applicable, are provided. For those invitees that are still in high school, if their official or verbal commit is known, that is provided, along with a source link.

Parenthetical Key:

  • INT = The player occupies an International Spot
  • LOAN = The player is on loan from another club
  • SEI = The player is currently designated by the club as being on its Season-Ending Injury/Illness List
  • SEI2024 = In cases where a team’s press release did not specify SEI players, this denotes players who were on the SEI List at the end of the 2024 season (primary source)
  • U18 = The player was signed under the U18 Entry Mechanism and will not turn 18 before the start of the 2025 season (Friday, March 14th).

Racing Louisville

Update: On Monday, January 27th, Racing announced a seventh non-roster invitee: Ginger Fontenot (press release).

Signed:

  • Goalkeepers (2): Jordyn Bloomer, Katie Lund
  • Defenders (8): Ángela Barón, Allie George, Ella Hase, Ellie Jean, Lauren Milliet, Courtney Petersen, Elli Pikkujämsä (INT), Arin Wright
  • Midfielders (8): Jordan Baggett, Ary Borges (INT), Savannah DeMelo, Marisa DiGrande, Kayla Fischer, Taylor Flint, Linda Motlhalo (INT), Maddie Pokorny
  • Forwards (8): Elexa Bahr, Bethany Balcer, Janine Beckie, Milly Clegg (INT), Uchenna Kanu (INT), Emma Sears, Sarah Weber, Kirsten Wright (SEI)

On Loan:

  • Goalkeepers (2): Olivia Sekany (Brisbane Roar, through March 2025), Madison White (Dallas Trinity, through April 2025)
  • Defenders (0): n/a
  • Midfielders (0): n/a
  • Forwards (0): n/a

Non-Roster Invitees:

Source: “Racing sets 2025 preseason roster as training kicks off” (21-Jan-2025)

Earlier Roster Releases

For additional preseason rosters, see