Courage Waives Wilson, Mustonen; Announces Retirement of Oleksiuk, Anderson
February 21, 2003 - Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA)
Carolina Courage News Release
Morrisville, NC (Feb. 21, 2003) - The defending WUSA Champion Carolina Courage waived veteran defender Staci Wilson and Finnish striker Minna Mustonen today. The Courage also announced the retirement of goalkeeper Emily Oleksiuk and midfielder Meghan Anderson.
Wilson, acquired by the Courage in the 13th round (102nd overall) of the Inaugural WUSA Draft, played in 14 games in 2001 and 14 games in 2002. Mustonen, the New York Power's first round draft pick in 2002, was acquired by the Courage in a trade for Kim Yankowski-Montgomery on December 13 of last year. Mustonen played in 12 games for New York, scoring one goal and recording two assists. Wilson and Mustonen will be placed into a pool of players for Monday's league-wide waiver draft.
Oleksiuk, who did not see any action as the backup to WUSA Goalkeeper of the Year Kristin Luckenbill in 2002, was acquired by the Courage in third round (17th overall) of the 2002 WUSA Draft. Anderson, Carolina's fourth pick (20th overall) in 2002, played in 16 matches in 2002, starting four. She recently accepted a position as the assistant women's soccer coach at Southeastern Louisiana.
The Courage will begin its defense of the Founders Cup trophy on Saturday, April 5th at 2 pm at SAS Stadium in Cary. The season will begin in dramatic fashion with a rematch of the championship game, as Mia Hamm and the Washington Freedom come to town. Season seats begin at only $95 for the entire 12-game season and can be purchased by calling the Courage ticket office at (919) 573-7626 or by visiting online at www.carolinacourage.com.
Featuring the best women's soccer players in the world, WUSA athletes include Mia Hamm, Brandi Chastain, Tiffeny Milbrett, Briana Scurry, Julie Foudy and dozens of international stars. The eight WUSA teams are the Atlanta Beat, Boston Breakers, Carolina Courage, New York Power, Philadelphia Charge, San Diego Spirit, San Jose CyberRays and the Washington Freedom.
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Women's United Soccer Association Stories from February 21, 2003
- CyberRays exercise options on maximum 16 players - San Jose CyberRays
- 25 Players to Enter Waiver Draft - WUSA
- Courage Waives Wilson, Mustonen; Announces Retirement of Oleksiuk, Anderson - Carolina Courage
- New York Power Waive Four Players - New York Power
- San Diego Spirit Waives Four Players - San Diego Spirit
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