Manchester Freedom
football team in the Independent Women's Football League
The Manchester Freedom was an American football team in the Independent Women's Football League based in Manchester, New Hampshire. Home games were played at West Memorial Field on the campus of Manchester High School West.
Russian women's national hockey team member Yekaterina Pashkevich played several seasons for the club.
Julie Carignan and Jen Pirog were attached to the team in 2010, when they played for the U.S. team that won the nation's first International Federation of American Football Women’s World Championship. Despite the presence of national team players on its roster, the team only won one game in the 2010 season.
The team improved to 4-4 in 2011. The Freedom disbanded after the 2011 season.
Freedom running back and linebacker Kimberly Boroyan was named to the league's All-Star team in 2007, 2009, and 2011.
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