The Milwaukee Monarchs are a Premier Ultimate League (PUL) professional "womxn"'s ultimate team based in Milwaukee, WI. They joined the PUL in 2020 as part of the 2020 expansion. The Monarchs are dedicated to "growing the sport with an emphasis on creating opportunities for and raising the profiles of womxn, girls, and players of diverse identities in Wisconsin and the broader Midwest"
Franchise history On December 3, 2019 the PUL, which had held its inaugural season in 2019, announced that it would be adding four new teams including the Milwaukee Monarchs, Washington DC Shadow, Portland Rising, and Minnesota Strike. The Monarchs were founded by Ness Cannaday, Austin Prucha, Katy Stanton, and Dan Laurila.
The 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so the Monarchs did not compete until 2021. The Monarchs hosted one of the three regional competitions that made up the 2021 PUL Championship Series, which served as an abbreviated competition season in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Monarchs defeated the Columbus Pride and Indianapolis Red to win the Midwest competition.
Leadership team
Ben Iberle | General manager
Benjy Keren | Game Day Operations
Kevin Cannaday | Game Day Operations
Rachel Romaniak | Livestream Coordinator
Adam Ruffner | Production Coordinator
Alex Leutenegger | Partnerships Coordinator
Jake Wilson | Social Media & Marketing
Current coaching staff
Head coach – Caitlin Murphy (MurphDawg) Assistant coach – Nick Hwang (DJ) Assistant coach – Katy Stanton
Roster The 2020 roster was as follows: 2020 DC Shadow#NamePronounsCollegeClub Team2Alex HuShe/HerNorthwesternMadison Heist3Madison MooreShe/HerUniversity of Chicago4Jenni CorcoranShe/HerUniversity of KansasChicago Nemesis5Rose GlinkaShe/HerCase Western Reserve UniversityMadison Heist6Risa UmenoShe/HerUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignChicago Nemesis7Ness CannadayShe/HerMadison NOISE8Anna WilliamsShe/HerWesleyan University9Sabrina HoffmanShe/HerUW-MadisonMadison Heist10Emilie WillinghamShe/HerTruman State University12Kaitlynne RolingShe/HerUW-MadisonMadison NOISE14Rachel EnyeartShe/HerIndiana UniversityMadison Heist16Margaret WalkerShe/HerUW-MadisonMadison Heist17Sara StuedemannThey/ThemIowa State UniversityMadison Heist19Georgia BosscherShe/HerUW-MadisonWashington DC Space Heater20Hannah FrankShe/HerUW-Madison21Rachel FosterShe/HerUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignChicago Nemesis22Mila FlowermanShe/HerUW-MadisonMadison Heist23Melissa GibbsShe/HerIowa State University24Sarah DavisShe/HerUniversity of WashingtonChicago Nemesis25Gerene TaylorShe/HerCalifornia State University, Long Beach33Katy StantonShe/HerLawrence UniversityMadison NOISE34Mackenzie CarpenterShe/HerValparaiso University38Sara GnolekShe/HerNorthwestern44Keila StrickShe/HerUniversity of VirginiaWashington DC Scandal50Anna ThornShe/HerUniversity of UtahChicago Nemesis69Clea PoklembaShe/HerWashington DC Space Heater72Jacqueline JarikShe/HerUniversity of MichiganChicago Nemesis84Sarah LipscombShe/HerUniversity of Notre DameChicago Nemesis85Heather VilbrandtShe/HerUW-Milwaukee87Austin PruchaShe/HerWashington DC Scandal88Linh HoangShe/HerNew York UniversitySan Francisco Polar Bears
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