OLYMPIA, WA – The Artesians spent another year atop the Northwest Division in the USL W League. The accolades continue as three out of three years FC Olympia women have taken the Northwest Title and clinched the National Playoff. With this comes team awards where we honor those players that played exceptionally all season long and crowned leaders inside the player pool.
Please enjoy this look back at each match and some highlights from USL W 2025 as well as our FC Olympia Team Awards.
C-SHARP IMAGES | NATIONAL PLAYOFF CLINCHING PHOTO
Team Record
7-2-1 (2.2 Pts Per Game)
Biggest Win
6-0 (Wins over Tacoma Stars, Lane United, Bigfoot)
Undefeated Division Streak
2023, 2024 and First Ever League Loss Came June 25, 2025
Host Families
24
NCAAConferences Represented
Big 10, ACC, SEC, Pac, USA, Sun Belt, Big 12, Mountain and WCC
National NCAA Champions
(2) Faith Nguyen & Sunshine Fontes (UCLA National Champs)
Washington State Based Players
19
Team Awards
MOST MINUTES AT THE DEFENDER POSITION (827) — LAWSON WILLIS WAS A LEADER ON THE FIELD AND CONTINUALLY ROSE TO THE OCCASION TO MAKE BIG PLAYS IN THE DEFENSIVE THIRD AND SOLID DISTRIBUTION OUT OF THE BACK. MAKE SURE TO FOLLOW LAWSON ON INSTAGRAM TO CONTINUE TO WATCH HER FUTURE IN SOCCER.
ELEANOR MORRISSEY IS A LEADER ON THE FIELD AND CAN BE FOUND LITERALLY EVERYWHERE AT FC OLYMPIA MATCHES. THE SEATTLE, WA NATIVE IS GOING TO CONTINUE HER COLLEGIATE CAREER AT USC WHERE THE TEAM HAS MADE SERIOUS WAVES IN BIG 10 PLAY CLINCHING THE NCAA COLLEGE CUP IN 2024.
ONE OF THE SURPRISES OF 2025 WAS JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY FORWARD GINNY LACKEY WHO QUICKLY MADE HIGHLIGHT REELS A REGULAR OCCURENCE FOR FC OLYMPIA SOCCER. LACKEY WAS A TOUGH POST UP FORWARD WHO COULD SCORE AT WILL WREAKING HAVOC IN THE USL W NW DIVISION. 11 GOALS IN 11 GAMES AND WAS THE MAY USL W NATIONAL FORWARD MVP.
THE AK AWARD (AUSTIN KELLEY) GOES TO THE PERSON WHO PROVIDES MUCH INSPIRATION TO THE TEAM ON AND OFF THE FIELD. SUNNY FONTES WAS A FORCE TO RECKON WITH BUT ALSO A LEADER AND A PERSON ALL WALKS COULD COME TO TALK AND LEARN FROM. FONTES ALSO HELPED WORK WITH LOCAL KID’S AT ARTESIAN CAMPS IN 2025.
FAITH NGUYEN CAME TO OLYMPIA AN EXPERIENCE NCAA DIVISION I KEEPER — SHUTTING OUT TEAMS AND MAKING NONSTOP INCREDIBLE TIP SAVES AND BIG DIVING PLAYS. HER DEDICATION AND CRAFT DID NOT GO UNNOTICED AS THE FIRST TO CHECK ON OPPOSING TEAM PLAYERS AFTER INJURIES INCLUDING HER OWN TEAMMATES. NGUYEN WILL PLAY FOR TEXAS TECH THIS FALL, BE SURE TO FOLLOW HER IN INSTAGRAM TO WATCH WHERE HER SOCCER CAREER CONTINUES THROUGH THE YEARS.
