16 Thunder
HEAD COACH: Coach Chris Liang
ASSISTANT COACH: Coach Michael Bach, Coach Khely Amenti, Coach Connor Kennedy
PRACTICE LOCATION & SCHEDULE: See tentative practice calendar
A total of 19 Tournament Days for each 10-player Elite Team. ECE Elite Teams will participate in the following tentative multi-day tournaments, CHRVA Regional tournament (April 18 or 19, 2025), and additional local tournaments in the DMV area. (PARTICIPATION DETERMINED BY COACHES AND TOURNAMENT LINEUP IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE DUE TO AVAILABILITY)
- MLK Kickoff Classic: January 17-19, 2026 at the Lancaster Convention Center & Spooky Nook Sports Center in Lancaster, PA area. ALL TEAMS will participate. (This is a STAY TO-PLAY tournament, all players must stay in designated hotel as assigned by ECE Travel Director, travel and hotel costs for players and their accompany family are additional to Club fees).
- Charm City: January 31-February 1, 2026 at Baltimore Convention Center, MD. This is a two-day local DMV tournament. The alternate will be two 1-day local DMV tournaments.
- Capitol Hill Classic (CHC): February 14-16, 2026 at the Walter E. Convention Center, Washington DC. ALL TEAMS will participate. (This is NOT a STAY TO-PLAY tournament, Players are NOT required to stay in hotels, hotel costs are additional to Club fee).
- Shamrock Showdown: March 14-15, 2026at Springfield, VA. This is a two-day local DMV tournament. The alternate will be an equivalent or two 1-day local DMV tournaments.
- East Coast Championships (ECC): May 23-25, 2026 at the David Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, PA. ALL TEAMS will participate. (This is a NOT a STAY-TO-PLAY tournament, travel and hotel costs are additional to Club fee).
**Tournament lineup is subject to change. More information about each team’s tournament schedule will be forthcoming as soon as CHRVA releases further information.
| Tournament | Location | Date | Status/Results | |
| 1 | MDJRS 12C, 13O, 16M | Jessup, MD | 1/11 | 2nd in Silver bracket |
| 2 | MLK Kickoff Classic | York, PA | 1/17-1/19 | Silver bracket & ranked 9th overall |
| Charm City Challenge | Baltimore, MD | 1/31-2/1 | waitlisted | |
| 3 | 2026 Patriot Cup (STAY-TO-PLAY) | York, PA | 2/14-2/15 | Gold bracket |
| 4 | MDJRS 11M, 15C(P2), 16M, 18O | Jessup, MD | 2/21 | Silver bracket |
| 5 | Vienna Elite 16 Club (Mar 07, P2) | Rockville,, MD | 3/7 | Silver bracket |
| Shamrock Showdown | Springfield, VA | 3/14-3/15 | waitlisted | |
| 6 | FVBC 16 Club (Mar 22, P2) | Frederick, MD | 3/22 | Silver bracket |
| 7 | Hagerstown Showdown | Hagerstown, MD | 3/28-3/29 | 2nd in Silver bracket |
| 8 | MDJRS 14M, 16M (Apr 12, P1) | Jessup, MD | 4/12 | Silver bracket |
| 9 | 2026 CHRVA Regional non-bid | Springfield, VA | 4/19 | accepted |
| 10 | 2026 CHRVA Girls Chesapeake Showdown or MDJRS 13C, 16M (Apr 26, P1), April 26 at Jessup, MD | Boyds, MD or Jessup, MD | 4/25-26 or 4/26 | waitlisted accepted |
| 11 | MVSA 13O/C, 16M, 17M (May 02, P1) | Boyds, MD | 5/2 | accepted |
| 12 | MDJRS 11M, 13M, 14M, 16M (May 10, P1) | Jessup, MD | 5/10 | accepted |
| MVSA 16 Mixed (May 16, P1) in lieu of #10 | Glenelg, MD | 5/16 | pending | |
| 13 | East Coast Championships (ECC) | Pittsburgh, PA | 5/23-5/25 | accepted |
Roster:
| # | Name | Position | Height | Grad Year | School |
| 25 | Catherine Wang | S, L/DS | 5’0″ | 2028 | Marriotts Ridge HS |
| 9 | Enlin Liu | OH | 5’ 7” | 2028 | Centennial HS |
| 1 | Isabel Zarfoss | L/DS | 5’4″ | 2029 | Atholton HS |
| 7 | Madison Greene | S, OH, OPP | 5’6” | 2027 | Guilford Park HS |
| 55 | Olivia Pinkston | L/DS | 5’1″ | 2028 | Montgomery Blair HS |
| 15 | Paige Chen | OPP | 5’4” | 2028 | Marriotts Ridge HS |
| 22 | Quinn Columbia | L/DS | 2029 | Reservoir HS | |
| 16 | Rosalie Norton | OH, MB | 5’7″ | 2028 | Centennial HS |
| 5 | Sophie Baron | OH, OPP, L/DS | 5’5″ | 2029 | Reservoir HS |
| 11 | Taylor Kershaw | OH, MB | 5’6″ | 2029 | Albert Einstein HS |
| 2 | Nadia Hoge | L/DS | 2029 | ||
| PP | Eileen Wu | 2029 | River Hill HS |