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(WPLL) professional women's

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team based in

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. They have played in the WPLL since the 2018 season. In the 2018 season, the five teams in the WPLL played in a

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format, with all five teams playing at a single venue. After cancelling the 2020 season in April due to the

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, the league announced on August 6, 2020, that it would be closing down.

Roster

2018 season

References

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