Fort Wayne FC’s sports data analyst, Lucca Motta, a former professional soccer player, spoke to the boys soccer team from Columbia City High School before Saturday’s match at Bishop D’Arcy Stadium.
Motta’s “Tiki Talks” are an opportunity for young soccer players to get a taste of the club’s strategies heading into a match. Fort Wayne FC wound up defeating the Dayton Dutch Lions 4-2 that night. It completed a busy day for the club; earlier, staff was at St. Joe soccer meeting with youth players and parents and inviting them to attend a Fort Wayne FC match at Bishop D’Arcy Stadium.
Fort Wayne FC is invested in growing soccer in Northeast Indiana and also honoring people who have made an impact in other walks of life.
During Saturday night’s match, the club and the Hoosier Lottery honored Ewelina Connolly as the “Hero of the Match.” Connolly is the CEO of Amani Family Services, a nonprofit devoted to serving refugee and immigrant families and individuals. Amani Family Services services more than 1,800 families and individuals annually.
Also during Saturday’s match, Fort Wayne FC honored the Leo High School girls soccer team as its “Team of the Match,” presented by Team Green Law.


About Fort Wayne FC
Fort Wayne FC, founded in 2019, is currently a pre-professional club in USL League Two’s Valley Division in the Central Conference. The club won Valley Division championships in 2023 and 2024. Fort Wayne FC is moving to the professional ranks of USL League One in 2026 at a new state-of-the-art stadium. www.fortwaynefc.com
About United Soccer League
Founded in 1986, the United Soccer League (USL) is the largest and fastest-growing soccer organization in the United States, impacting more than 200 communities nationwide. The USL is the first and only organization to offer a comprehensive youth-to-professional pathway for both men and women under one ecosystem. This structure includes four men’s leagues: the newly announced, top-tier professional Division I league, the USL Championship (Division II), USL League One (Division III), and USL League Two (pre-professional). The women’s pathway includes the top-tier USL Super League (Division I), which debuted in 2024, and USL W League, the country’s leading pre-professional women’s league. The USL also oversees USL Academy, a progressive talent development platform, and USL Youth, a premier national youth platform.