2002 Philadelphia Charge season

The 2002 season is the Philadelphia Charge's second season competing in the Women's United Soccer Association league, the top division of women's soccer in the United States, and second competitive season. The team was coached by Mark Krikorian.[1]

Philadelphia Charge
2002 season
General ManagerTim Murphy
Head CoachMark Krikorian
StadiumVillanova Stadium
WUSA2nd
WUSA PLayoffsSemi-Finals
Top goalscorerMarinette Pichon (14)
Highest home attendance9,650(June 8 vs. Washington)
Lowest home attendance5,402(Aug 7 vs. San Jose)
Average home league attendance6,880
Biggest win4–2
(May 4 vs. Boston)
Biggest defeat2–0
(two matches)

Review

Club

Roster

The first-team roster of Philadelphia Charge.[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  CHN Liu Ailing
— MF  USA Andrea Alfiler
— DF  USA Jenny Benson
— FW  USA Mandy Clemens
— MF  USA Kerry Connors
— MF  USA Michelle Demko
— MF  USA Lorrie Fair
— DF  USA Karyn Hall
— DF  USA Erica Iverson
— FW  USA Rakel Karvelsson
— FW  USA Tara Koleski
— MF  CHN Zhao Lihong
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  USA Erin Martin
— MF  USA Rebekah McDowell
— DF  USA Heather Mitts
— MF  USA Mary-Frances Monroe
— GK  USA Melissa Moore
— FW  FRA Marinette Pichon
— GK  USA Janel Schillig
— MF  ENG Kelly Smith
— DF  USA Jennifer Tietjen-Prozzo
— DF  ENG Stacey Tullock
— GK  USA Maite Zabala

Team management
Position Staff Member
Head Coach Mark Krikorian
Assistant Coach Pia Sundhage
Assistant Coach John Natale

Last updated: 4 April 2020
Source:

Competition

Regular season
Main article: 2002 WUSA season
April 13 1Atlanta Beat0–2Philadelphia ChargeAtlanta, GA
Box Score Smith  60'
Lihong  72'		 Stadium: Herndon Stadium
Attendance: 10,070
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
April 27 2New York Power1–2Philadelphia ChargeUniondale, NY
Janss  17' Box Score Monroe  32'
Smith  89'		 Stadium: Mitchel Athletic Complex
Attendance: 4,203
Referee: Kim Oberle
May 4 3Philadelphia Charge4–2Boston BreakersVillanova, PA
Tietjen-Prozzo  45'
Pichon  48'
Rooney  52' (o.g.)
Clemens  82'		 Box Score Meinert  20'
Lilly  51'		 Stadium: Villanova Stadium
Attendance: 6,629
Referee: Faith Rossi
May 11 4Philadelphia Charge3–1Washington FreedomVillanova, PA
Martin  27', 39'
Smith  88'		 Box Score Wambach  88' Stadium: Villanova Stadium
Attendance: 8,185
Referee: Sandra Hunt
May 19 5San Diego Spirit1–0Philadelphia ChargeSan Diego, CA
Foudy  43' Box Score Stadium: Torero Stadium
Attendance: 5,779
Referee: Jesse Johnson
May 25 6Carolina Courage1–3Philadelphia ChargeCary, NC
Slaton  56' Box Score Pichon  29}', 82'
Smith  71'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,281
Referee: Kari Seitz Sarah Kraus
June 1 7Philadelphia Charge0–0San Jose CyberRaysVillanova, PA
Box Score Stadium: Villanova Stadium
Attendance: 5,903
Referee: Misail Tsapos
June 8 8Philadelphia Charge1–1Washington FreedomVillanova, PA
Pichon  87' Box Score Grubb  40' Stadium: Villanova Stadium
Attendance: 9,650
Referee: Erich Simmons
June 15 9Philadelphia Charge1–0Boston BreakersVillanova, PA
Pichon  5' Box Score Stadium: Villanova Stadium
Attendance: 5,465
Referee: Arnold Baldeaux
June 19 10Carolina Courage1–3Philadelphia ChargeCary, NC
Pichon  5', 67'
Connors  39'		 Box Score Fotopoulos  27' Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,244
Referee: Sandra Hunt
June 23 11San Diego Spirit1–1Philadelphia ChargeSan Diego, CA
Yunjie  45' (o.g.) Box Score Ouying  49' Stadium: Torero Stadium
Attendance: 5,545
Referee: Jesse Johnson
June 29 12Philadelphia Charge3–1Atlanta BeatVillanova, PA
Pichon  32', 73'
Iverson  47'		 Box Score Wen  80' Stadium: Villanova Stadium
Attendance: 6,844
Referee: Rachel Woo
July 7 13Philadelphia Charge3–1New York PowerVillanova, PA
Pichon  77', 79', 90' Box Score Davey  86' Stadium: Villanova Stadium
Attendance: 6,303
Referee: Jennifer Bennett
July 14 14Washington Freedom1–1Philadelphia ChargeWashington, DC
Wambach  75' Box Score Lihong  85' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 5,968
Referee: Misail Tsapos
July 20 15Philadelphia Charge2–0Carolina CourageVillanova, PA
Connors  21'
Pichon  25'		 Box Score Stadium: Villanova Stadium
Attendance: 6,946
Referee: Mark Arblaster
July 24 16Philadelphia Charge2–3New York PowerVillanova, PA
Clemens  61'
Ailing  79'		 Box Score Milbrett  83', 87'
Janss  84'		 Stadium: Villanova Stadium
Attendance: 7,469
Referee: Todd Perry
July 27 17Boston Breakers1–1Philadelphia ChargeBoston, MA
Kemp  90' Box Score Ailing  84' Stadium: Nickerson Field
Attendance: 6,017
Referee: Misail Tsapos
July 31 18San Jose CyberRays2–0Philadelphia ChargeSan Jose, CA
Venturini-Hoch  54'
Kátia  84'		 Box Score Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 6,653
Referee: Sandra Hunt
August 3 19Philadelphia Charge3–1San Diego SpiritVillanova, PA
Tullock  56'
Iverson  65'
Pichon  71'		 Box Score Mascaro  58' Stadium: Villanova Stadium
Attendance: 6,889
Referee: Terry Vaughn
August 7 20Philadelphia Charge1–1San Jose CyberRaysVillanova, PA
Tullock  73' Box Score Chastain  34' Stadium: Villanova Stadium
Attendance: 5,402
Referee: Rachel Woo
August 10 21Atlanta Beat2–0Philadelphia ChargeAtlanta, GA
Serlenga  4'
Cagle  63'		 Box Score Stadium: Herndon Stadium
Attendance: 7,590
Referee: Erich Simmons

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021
GroundAAHHAAHHHAAHHAHHAHHAA
ResultWWWWLWDDWWDWWDWLDLWDL
Source: WUSA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Home/away results
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
21 11 6 4 36 22  +14 39 7 3 1 23 11  +12 4 3 3 13 11  +2

Last updated: complete.
Source: WUSA

Regular season standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Carolina Courage 21 12 4 5 40 30 +10 40 Regular Season Championship
2 Philadelphia Charge 21 11 6 4 36 22 +14 39 Qualification to play-offs
3 Washington Freedom 21 11 5 5 40 29 +11 38
4 Atlanta Beat 21 11 1 9 34 29 +5 34
5 San Jose CyberRays 21 8 5 8 34 30 +4 29
6 Boston Breakers 21 6 7 8 36 35 +1 25
7 San Diego Spirit 21 5 5 11 28 42 −14 20
8 New York Power 21 3 1 17 31 62 −31 10
Updated to match(es) played on August 2002. Source:

Playoffs
August 17 Semi-FinalsPhiladelphia Charge0–1Washington FreedomVillanova, PA
Box Score Gerardo  80' Stadium: Villanova Stadium
Attendance: 6,547
Referee: Sandra Hunt

Statistics
As of 5 April 2020
Players without any appearance are not included.
No. Pos Nat Player TotalWUSAWUSA Playoffs
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers:
GK Melissa Moore 21020010
GK Maite Zabala 101000
Defenders:
DF Andrea Alfiler 504+1000
DF Jenny Benson 20018+1010
DF Karyn Hall 703+4000
DF Erica Iverson 20219210
DF Heather Mitts 17016010
MF Jennifer Tietjen-Prozzo 21120110
DF Stacey Tullock 15211+320+10
Midfielders:
MF Liu Ailing 20211+8210
MF Kerry Connors 19215+3210
MF Michelle Demko 502+3000
MF Lorrie Fair 20018+1010
MF Zhao Lihong 18216+1210
MF Rebekah McDowell 1307+500+10
MF Mary-Frances Monroe 16111+410+10
MF Kelly Smith 747400
Forwards:
FW Mandy Clemens 18211+7200
FW Erin Martin 1125+6200
FW Tara Koleski 602+4000
FW Marinette Pichon 191414+41410

Goalkeepers
As of 5 April 2020
Nat. No. Player Apps Starts Record GA GAA SO
Melissa Moore 202011–3–6201.00400
Maite Zabala 110–1–022.00000
Total11-4-6221.05400
Record = W-L-D

Transfers

In
Date Player Position Previous Club Fee/Notes
December 5, 2001 Tracy ArkenbergFW San Diego Spirit2001 WUSA Waiver Draft[3]
Maite ZabalaGK Atlanta Beat
January 30, 2002 Zhao LihongMF China women's national football teamSigned[4]
Marinette PichonFW Saint-Memmie OlympiqueSigned[4]
February 11, 2002 Stacey TullockDF Arizona State2002 WUSA Draft, Round 1, Pick 5, 5th Overall[5]
Mary-Frances MonroeMF UCLA2002 WUSA Draft, Round 2, Pick 5, 13th Overall[5]
Andrea AlfilerMF Azusa Pacific2002 WUSA Draft, Round 2, Pick 8, 16th Overall[5]
Katie CarsonGK Clemson University2002 WUSA Draft, Round 3, Pick 5, 21st Overall[5]
Kayrn HallDF University of Florida2002 WUSA Draft, Round 4, Pick 5, 29th Overall[5]
April 3, 2002 Janel SchilligGK Villanova UniversitySigned[6]
July 9, 2002 Tara KoleskFW San Diego SpiritSigned[7]
Kerry ConnorsMF New York PowerSigned[8]

Out
Date Player Position Destination Club Fee/Notes
December 3, 2001 Laurie PellsGKWaived[9]
Rakel KarvelssonFW
Vanessa RubioDF
Courtney SaundersFW
December 5, 2001 Saskia WebberGK New York PowerTrade[10]
April 1, 2002 Laurie SchwoyMFReleased[11]
Katie CarsonGKReleased[11]
Michelle DemkoMFReleased[11]
May 16, 2002 Andrea AlfilerDF San Diego SpiritReleased[12]
Deidre EnosFWN/ARetired[13]
Doris FitschenDFN/ARetired[13]
Jennifer SoileauMFN/ARetired[14]

Honors

2002 WUSA Most Valuable Player of the Year: Marinette Pichon[15]
2002 WUSA Offensive Player of the Year: Marinette Pichon[15]
2002 All-WUSA Team: Marinette Pichon, Jennifer Tietjen-Prozzo, Erica Iverson, [15]
2002 WUSA Coach of the Year: Mark Krikorian

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References
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  4. "Transactions". The Harford Courant. January 30, 2002. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  5. "WUSA: 2002 Draft". SoccerAmerica. February 11, 2002. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  6. Greg Wiley (April 3, 2002). "Charge Sign Villanova's Schillig Goalkeeper Signed to Reserve Roster; Charge Trade for Freedom Draft Pick". South Jersey Sports. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  7. "Koleski Agrees to Terms With Charge". OurSportsCentral. July 9, 2002. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  8. "The Philadelphia Charge". OurSportsCentral. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  9. "WUSA waiver draft has 41 players available". XtraTime.org. December 3, 2001. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  10. "WUSA trade news : New York Power signs Saskia Webber". XtraTime.org. December 5, 2001. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  11. "Philadelphia cuts roster to 18; Scrimmage vs. Power moved to Sunday". OurSportsCentral. April 1, 2002. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  12. "Charge Sign Hall to Reserve Roster". OurSportsCentral. May 16, 2002. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  13. "The Philadelphia Charge". OurSportsCentral. April 1, 2001. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  14. "COLLEGE WOMEN: Former WUSA player is Louisiana Tech #39s first coach". SoccerAmerica. April 29, 2004. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  15. "Philadelphia's Pichon takes top honor in WUSA awards". usatoday.com. August 22, 2002. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
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