2013 Boston Breakers season

The 2013 Boston Breakers season, is the club's eighth overall year of existence, fourth consecutive year, and first year as a member of the National Women's Soccer League.

Boston Breakers
2013 season
OwnerBoston Women's Soccer, LLC
Head Coach Lisa Cole
StadiumHarvard Stadium
Somerville, Massachusetts
NWSL5th
Highest home attendance3012 vs. Portland
(August 7, 2013)
Lowest home attendance1246 vs. Washington Spirit
(May 15, 2013)
Average home league attendance2428

Highest Attendance

Background

The foundation of the league was announced on November 21, 2012, with Portland selected as a host for one of the eight teams.[1]

Lisa Cole was announced as the head coach on December 7, 2012 returning after leading the Breakers during a successful run in the Women's Premier Soccer League Elite the previous year.[2]

Club

Executive staff
Ownership Group Boston Women's Soccer, LLC
Managing Partner Michael Stoller
General Manager Lee Billiard
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Dilboy Stadium (3,500 / 110x70 yards)

Updated to match played March 7, 2013
Source: 

Coaching staff
Position Staff
Head Coach Lisa Cole
Assistant Coach Maren Rojas
Assistant Coach Kristine Lilly
Goalkeeper Coach Jason Hamilton
Technical Advisor Marcia McDermott

Last updated: March 7, 2013
Source: http://www.bostonbreakerssoccer.com/ABOUT/COACHING/index_E.html

Roster

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 FW  USA Sydney Leroux
3 FW  USA Kate Howarth
4 DF  USA Cat Whitehill
5 MF  NOR Lisa-Marie Woods
7 DF  CAN Rhian Wilkinson
8 DF  USA Julie King
9 MF  USA Heather O'Reilly
10 FW  ENG Lianne Sanderson
11 MF  USA Joanna Lohman
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 FW  USA Katie Schoepfer
14 DF  USA Kia McNeill
17 FW  AUS Kyah Simon
19 FW  CAN Adriana Leon
20 MF  USA Mariah Nogueira
22 GK  MEX Cecilia Santiago
24 GK  USA Ashley Phillips
25 FW  USA Jo Dragotta

Competitions

Key

  Win   Tie   Loss

Regular Season

April
April 14, 2013 1Boston Breakers1–1Washington SpiritSomerville, Massachusetts
18:30 (EST) Sydney Leroux 91+' Tiffany McCarty 15' Stadium: Dilboy Stadium
Attendance: 2,634
April 20, 2013 2FC Kansas CityPostponed[3]Boston BreakersOverland Park, Kansas
19:35 Stadium: Shawnee Mission District Stadium
April 27, 2013 3Western New York Flash1–2Boston BreakersRochester, New York
19:35 (EST) Samantha Kerr  7' Report Heather O'Reilly  16'  83' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 4,065
Referee: Eugene Mednikov

May
May 4, 2013 4Boston Breakers4–1Chicago Red StarsSomerville, Massachusetts
18:00 (EST) Katie Schoepfer  20'
Sydney Leroux  26'  74'  84'		 Report Zakiya Bywaters  60' Stadium: Dilboy Stadium
Attendance: 3,113
Referee: Kristen Schiereck
May 11, 2013 5Washington Spirit1–1Boston BreakersGermantown, Maryland
19:00 EST Lori Lindsey  51' Report Joanna Lohman  24' Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 4,027
Referee: Josh Wilkens
May 18, 2013 6FC Kansas City2–0Boston BreakersOverland Park, Kansas
19:35 EST Renae Cuéllar  17'
Lauren Cheney  64'		 Report Stadium: Shawnee Mission District Stadium
Attendance: 4,362
May 25, 2013 7Boston Breakers3–0Washington SpiritSomerville, Massachusetts
19:00 (EST) Heather O'Reilly  38'
Katie Schoepfer  53'
Kyah Simon  66'		 Report Stadium: Dilboy Stadium
Attendance: 1,246

June
June 1, 2013 8Sky Blue FC5–1Boston BreakersPiscataway, New Jersey
19:00 (EST) Danesha Adams  7',  85'
Lisa De Vanna  14',  56'
Taylor Lytle  17'		 Box score Adriana Leon  75' Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 1,312
Referee: Robert Sibiga
June 5, 2013 9Boston Breakers2–2Western New York FlashSomerville, Massachusetts
19:00 (EST) Lianne Sanderson  44'
Sydney Leroux  64'		 Box score Abby Wambach  28'
Jodi-Ann Robinson  90+4'		 Stadium: Dilboy Stadium
Attendance: 2,124
Referee: John McCloskey
June 9, 2013 10Chicago Red Stars1–0Boston BreakersLisle, Illinois
15:00 (EST) Lori Chalupny  26' Report Stadium: Benedictine University Sports Complex Stadium
June 16, 2013 Boston Breakers2–3Sky Blue FCSomerville, Massachusetts
18:30 (EST) Joanna Lohman  61'
Kyah Simon  95+'		 Report Lisa De Vanna  9'
Monica Ocampo  26'
Katy Freels-Frierson  71'		 Stadium: Dilboy Stadium
Attendance: 2,687
Referee: Christina Unkel
June 26, 2013 12Boston Breakers1–2Seattle Reign FCSomerville, Massachusetts
19:00 (PST) Nogueira  50' Report Fishlock  77'
Nairn  85'		 Stadium: Dilboy Stadium
Attendance: 2,012
Referee: John McCloskey
June 30, 2013 13Boston Breakers3–2Sky Blue FCSomerville, Massachusetts
18:30 (EST) Leroux  29', 41'
Nogueira  35'		 Summary Schmidt  31'  90+2'
Ocampo  58'		 Stadium: Dilboy Stadium
Attendance: 1,876
Referee: Katja Koroleva

July
July 3, 2013 Seattle Reign FC1–1Boston BreakersTukwila, Washington
19:00 (EST) McDonald  54' Report Sydney Leroux  63' Stadium: Starfire Stadium
Attendance: 1,430
Referee: Miguel Panduro
July 6, 2013 Portland Thorns FC0–2Boston BreakersPortland, Oregon
19:30 (EST) Report Leroux Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field
Attendance: 12,436
Referee: Robert Sibiga
July 13, 2013 Sky Blue FC0–0Boston BreakersPiscataway, New Jersey
19:00 (EST) Report Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 1,279
Referee: Margaret Domka
July 21, 2013 Boston Breakers1–2Portland Thorns FCSomerville, Massachusetts
16:00pm (EST) Sanderson  13' Report Morgan  23'
Shim  96'		 Stadium: Dilboy Stadium
Attendance: 2,978
Referee: Robert Sibiga
July 24, 2013 FC Kansas City3–0Boston BreakersOverland Park, Kansas
19:35 (EST) McNeill  72'

Jones  85'

Mathias  90'		 Report Stadium: Shawnee Mission District Stadium
Attendance: 5,024
Referee: Margaret Domka
July 27, 2013 Washington Spirit2–5Boston BreakersBoyds, Maryland
19:00 (EST) Matheson  2'
Pohlers  73'		 Report Nogueira  5'

Sanderson  48'
Wilkinson  5'
O'Reilly  57'

Whitehill  78'		 Stadium: Maryland Soccerplex Stadium
Attendance: 2,607
Referee: Kara Honthumb

August
August 3, 2013 Boston Breakers2–2Western New York FlashSomerville, Massachusetts
14:00 (EST) Simon  17'
Lohman  36'
Sanderson  65'		 Summary Lloyd  28'  85'
Wambach  74'
DiMartino  77'		 Stadium: Dilboy Stadium
Attendance: 2,899
Referee: Christina Unkel
August 7, 2013 Boston Breakers2–1Portland Thorns FCSomerville, Massachusetts
19:00 (EST) Sanderson  68'
O'Reilly  84'		 Summary Weimer  52' Stadium: Dilboy Stadium
Attendance: 3,012
Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic
August 10, 2013 Boston Breakers1–0FC Kansas CitySomerville, Massachusetts
16:35 (EST) Leroux  65' Summary Stadium: Dilboy Stadium
Attendance: 2,116
Referee: Kara Honthumb
August 17, 2013 Western New York Flash2–1Boston BreakersRochester, New York
19:35 (EST) Kerr  23'
Wambach  27'		 Summary Wilkinson  54'  70' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 6,311
Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Western New York Flash 22 10 8 4 36 20 +16 38 NWSL Shield
2 FC Kansas City 22 11 5 6 34 22 +12 38 NWSL Playoffs
3 Portland Thorns FC (C) 22 11 5 6 32 25 +7 38
4 Sky Blue FC 22 10 6 6 31 26 +5 36
5 Boston Breakers 22 8 6 8 35 34 +1 30
6 Chicago Red Stars 22 8 6 8 32 36 −4 30
7 Seattle Reign FC 22 5 3 14 22 36 −14 18
8 Washington Spirit 22 3 5 14 16 39 −23 14
Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champion.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
22 30 8 8 6 35 34  +1 5 3 3 22 16  +6 3 5 3 13 18  −5

Last updated: August 17, 2013
Source:
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223
GroundHAAHAAHAHAHHHAAAHAAHHAA
ResultDPWWDLWLDLLLWDWDLLWDWWL
Source: Match results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes: match 18 was a rescheduled match 2

Squad statistics

Key to positions: FW – Forward, MF – Midfielder, DF – Defender, GK – Goalkeeper

Note: jersey numbers were reassigned during the season, when a player left and another joined

NNatPosNameGPGSMinGAWGShotSOGCroCKOffFoulFSYCRC
5DFJazmyne Avant11119900101030061200
25MFJo Dragotta106565000003006110
18MFMaddy Evans112370000302003400
23FWElizabeth Guess1015010000000000
3FWKate Howarth4026000000000000
8DFJulie King212118620105330310700
19FWAdriana Leon61163100310003200
2FWSydney Leroux19191694112462301301511910
11MFJoanna Lohman22211897200126212141520
14DFKia McNeill21211890000400007320
23DFMelinda Mercado1190000000002000
19DFCarmelina Moscato5176000000001100
20MFMariah Nogueira20161408310117202141810
9MFHeather O'Reilly20201734563433235541511610
10FWLianne Sanderson22211913570411511121163300
23FWKatie Schoepfer20141080210311393697200
17FWKyah Simon1711106833041226199800
4DFCat Whitehill2222197812020815007610
7DFRhian Wilkinson1411913211739016910
5MFLisa-Marie Woods4168000310001100
NNatPosNameGPGSMinWLTShotSOGSavGAGA/GPenPKFSO
1GKAlyssa Naeher987654221124736111.222012
24GKAshley Phillips11119452541175132201.818111
22GKCecilia Santiago3327021032141131001
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See also

References
  1. "U.S. Soccer to announce new women's professional league today". Leagues. Soccer Wire. November 21, 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  2. Linehan, Meg. "Lisa Cole discusses return to Breakers, new league". Equalizer Soccer. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  3. Husted. "NWSL TO RESCHEDULE FC KANSAS CITY VS BOSTON BREAKERS GAME". FC Kansas City. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
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