Holcombe have announced their third summer signing with the arrival of Lucy Whalley from Wimbledon, following the additions of Jade van der Zwan and Deanna Ritchie earlier this week.

Whalley joins Holcombe from Wimbledon having previously played in Division One South, as well as for Brooklands and collegiately in the United States.

On joining the club, Whalley said: “I am excited to be joining Holcombe for the upcoming season and being a part of this exciting journey! I am looking forward to meeting my new teammates, training and performing at a high level, and contributing to the team’s success.”

Head coach Nick Bandurak added: “I’m really looking forward to Lucy joining our midfield group ahead of this coming season. Lucy has a wealth of National League experience alongside playing collegiately in America and this will be an integral asset to the group throughout such an exciting season.”

The team will compete in the Y1 Championships against Wimbledon, Southgate, ISCA, Hampstead & Westminster and Reading (tickets are available here – https://www.y1sport.com/products/y1-championship-2023-weekend-ticket) before they take on Sevenoaks (2nd September, 5pm) and Surbiton (9th September, 2pm) in pre-season friendlies at Holcombe Park.

Holcombe begin their league campaign with away fixtures against Southgate and Surbiton 2s. Their first home league fixture of the season is against Sevenoaks on 7th October (5pm).

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