STATESBORO, Ga. – With excitement building ahead of Tormenta FC’s USL W League debut, the team continues to inspire young athletes throughout South Georgia and the Lowcountry of South Carolina. Sisters Elizabeth and Reonna are amongst many of the locals counting down the days for the team’s long-awaited debut.
10-year-old Elizabeth and 7-year-old Reonna live in Sylvania, Ga, where they train on their family property with hopes of playing for Tormenta FC one day. Both girls share a love of goal scoring and work hard to make good grades at school. When they aren’t actively training or doing school work, Elizabeth and Reonna love to garden, fish, and help with their family’s food truck, 4 & 20 Bakers.
By showcasing firsthand experiences, Empowering the 912 dives into how Tormenta FC’s USL W League team will personally impact girls across the region.
Q&A WITH ELIZABETH AND REONNA
WHAT BROUGHT YOU TO TORMENTA FC?
Elizabeth: I heard of Tormenta FC through social media.
Reonna: I first heard of Tormenta FC women’s team on the local news.
WHAT EXCITES YOU ABOUT THE NEW WOMEN’S TEAM?
Elizabeth: It’s exciting that I get to watch the games, and I get to watch the different positions being played on the pitch. And having this team in the community means that young girls can have more female role models to look up to.
Reonna: What excites me is that I get to watch and see what position I want to play. I also like having female role models because they show how hard work pays off.
WHO INSPIRES YOU?
Both: The United States Women’s Soccer team inspires us because they show an entire nation that winning is possible and have inspired an entire generation of girls to play the game.
ANY OTHER THOUGHTS YOU’D LIKE TO SHARE?
Elizabeth: I feel like society is being unfair to the women’s soccer national team because they win more matches and put in the effort and the time, but they don’t earn as much as the men’s team.
Reonna: The women’s and men’s should be equal and should receive the same amount of pay or more because they win more games.
