# Santa Clarita Blue Heat

Santa Clarita Blue Heat is an American women's soccer team based in Santa Clarita, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. Founded in 2010, the club was known as the Ventura County Fusion for its first two years of existence.
The team plays its home games at Cougar Stadium on the campus of College of the Canyons. During the Fusion days, they played at Bulldog Stadium on the grounds of Buena High School in the city of Ventura, California.
The team had been a sis organization of the men's Ventura County Fusion team, which plays in the Premier Development League.
The Blue Heat was a member of the United Soccer Leagues USL W-League, the second tier of women's soccer in the United States and Canada. In 2016, the team joined the United Women's Soccer (UWS). The Blue Heat won the first UWS championship by defeating New Jersey Copa FC 2–1 in Santa Clarita on July 30, 2016.

## Players (2018)

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | USA | Lauren Brzykcy |
| 2 | FW | USA | Ashley Sanchez |
| 3 | MF | USA | Chloe Castaneda |
| 4 | DF | CAN | Lauren Sesselmann |
| 5 | FW | USA | Penelope Hocking |
| 6 | DF | USA | Jessica Haidet |
| 9 | | USA | Zoe Hasenauer |
| 9 | MF | JAM | Olufolasade Adamolekun |
| 11 | | USA | Sophie Cortez |
| 17 | | USA | Alea Hyatt |
| 18 | | USA | Victoria Buda |
| 20 | FW | USA | Julia Hernandez |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | | USA | Alexa Orrante |
| 22 | | USA | Hailey Phipps |
| 23 | | USA | Alyssa Thompson |
| 26 | | USA | Angeles Escobar |
| 27 | | USA | Taylor Moorehead |
| 28 | | USA | Julia Amador Mejias |
| 30 | | USA | Brooke Littman |
| 31 | | USA | Cynthia Sanchez |
| — | | USA | Sophia Cortes |
| — | | USA | Jacqueline Villanueva |
| — | FW | CRC | Fabiola Villalobos |

## Notable former players

* Edite Fernandes – Portugal
* Deyna Castellanos – Venezuela
* Ana Borges – Portugal
* Carolina Venegas – Costa Rica
* Julia Hernandez – Spain
* Ashley Sanchez – USA
* Lauren Sesselmann – USA/Canada
* Natalia Kuikka – Finland
* Evi Popadinova – Bulgaria

## Year-by-year

| Year | Division | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs |
| 2008 | 2 | USL W-League | 7th, Western | did not qualify |
| 2009 | 2 | USL W-League | 6th, Western | did not qualify |
| 2010 | 2 | USL W-League | 5th, Western | did not qualify |
| 2011 | 2 | USL W-League | 1st, Western | Conference Final |
| 2012 | 2 | USL W-League | 5th, Western | did not qualify |
| 2013 | 2 | USL W-League | 6th, Western | did not qualify |
| 2014 | 2 | USL W-League | 6th, Western | did not qualify |
| 2015 | 2 | USL W-League | 4th, Western | did not qualify |
| 2016 | 2 | UWS | 1st, Western | Champions |
| 2017 | 2 | UWS | 1st, Western | Runner up |
| 2018 | 2 | UWS | 3rd, Western | did not qualify |
| 2019 | 2 | UWS | 3rd, Western | did not qualify |
| 2020 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 |
| 2021 | 4 | UWS | 1st, West | Champions |
| 2022 | 4 | UWS | 2nd, West | did not qualify |
| 2023 | 4 | UWS | 1st, West | Runner up |
| 2024 | 4 | UWS | 1st, West | Champions |