WoSoDMV (Women’s Soccer District Maryland Virginia) is a site to cover the international, professional, semi-professional, and college teams in the area in and around the District.
The owner and creator of the site, Kelley Piper, has been photographing the Washington Spirit since the beginning of the 2016 season, first as a fan, and then starting midway through the year, as a member of the media covering the team. In that time, she has never missed a home game and has travelled when possible to Boston, New Brunswick, NJ, Cary, NC and Orlando in order to provide some additional coverage. She has even covered two college drafts in Philadelphia and in Baltimore.
Kelley started shooting for Follow Your Spirit (a podcast and news site that has since folded), Backline Soccer (also folded), and Black and Red United (now The District Press). Her photos have appeared in ads for Budweiser Lite, PR for the Spirit, and numerous player and coach’s social media posts as well as a newspaper article about former Spirit player Shelina Zadorsky and marketing material for Johanna Lohman’s motivational speaking career.
Her photos are archived on her personal site, kpiperphotos.com.
Having gone out on her own for the 2023 season, she has decided to start this site where she can combine her photos with the stories behind the photos, players and teams. And she is hoping to cover as many of the local teams as possible, including the upcoming Tier 1 DC USL Super League team that should be premiering at the end of the summer 2024 as well as some of the local college teams.