2016 Sky Blue FC season
The 2016 Sky Blue FC season was the team's seventh season. Sky Blue played the 2016 season in National Women's Soccer League, the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.[4]
2016 season | |||
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President & CEO | Thomas Hofstetter | ||
Head coach | Christy Holly | ||
Stadium | Yurcak Field | ||
NWSL | 7th | ||
Top goalscorer | Sam Kerr (5) | ||
Highest home attendance | 3,780 (Sept. 25 vs. Portland)[1] | ||
Lowest home attendance | 1,252 (May 7 vs. Western New York)[2] | ||
Average home league attendance | 2,162[3] | ||
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Team
Roster
The first team roster of Sky Blue FC.[5]
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Match results
Preseason
Sun Mar 20 preseason | Sky Blue FC | 1–0 | St. John's Red Storm | Scotch Plains, New Jersey |
2:00pm ET | Killion ![]() |
[p 1] | Stadium: Wexler Field |
Sat Mar 26 preseason | Sky Blue FC | 2–0 | North Carolina Tar Heels | Lakewood Township, New Jersey |
2:00pm ET | Kai ![]() DeCesare ![]() |
[p 2] | Stadium: Georgian Court University |
Regular season
Sun Apr 17 1 | Seattle Reign FC | 1–2 | Sky Blue FC | Seattle, Washington |
Merritt Mathias ![]() Hope Solo ![]() Rachel Corsie ![]() |
[m 1] | Tasha Kai ![]() Kelly Conheeney ![]() |
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 3,987 Referee: Karen Abt |
Sun Apr 24 2 | Sky Blue FC | 1–2 | Washington Spirit | Piscataway, New Jersey |
Maya Hayes ![]() Kelley O'Hara ![]() |
[m 2] | Ali Krieger ![]() Shelina Zadorsky ![]() Diana Matheson ![]() |
Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 2,571 |
Fri Apr 29 3 | Houston Dash | 0–0 | Sky Blue FC | Houston |
[m 3] | Raquel Rodriguez ![]() |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 5,081 Referee: Reyna Fonseca |
Sat May 7 4 | Sky Blue FC | 1–2 | Western New York Flash | Piscataway, New Jersey |
Maya Hayes ![]() Nikki Stanton ![]() Caroline Stanley ![]() |
[m 4] | Abby Dahlkemper ![]() Jaelene Hinkle ![]() Samantha Mewis ![]() Kristen Hamilton ![]() |
Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 1,252 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva |
Fri May 13 5 | Sky Blue FC | 1–0 | Boston Breakers | Piscataway, New Jersey |
Own Goal (Kassey Kallman) ![]() |
[m 5] | Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 1,275 Referee: Guido Gonzeles, Jr. |
Sat May 21 6 | Western New York Flash | 5–2 | Sky Blue FC | Rochester, New York |
[m 6] | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 3,910 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
Sun May 29 7 | Chicago Red Stars | 1–1 | Sky Blue FC | Bridgeview, Illinois |
Sofia Huerta ![]() |
[m 7][m 8][m 9] | Leah Galton ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 2,502 Referee: Matthew Franz |
Sat Jun 11 8 | Sky Blue FC | 1–1 | FC Kansas City | Piscataway, New Jersey |
Sarah Killion ![]() |
[m 10] | Shea Groom ![]() |
Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 2,754 Referee: Karen Abt |
Sun Jun 19 9 | Sky Blue FC | 0–0 | Seattle Reign FC | Piscataway, New Jersey |
[m 11] | Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 1,547 Referee: Margaret Domka |
Sat Jun 25 10 | Washington Spirit | 1–2 | Sky Blue FC | Boyds, Maryland |
Diana Matheson ![]() |
[m 12] | Raquel Rodriguez ![]() Samantha Kerr ![]() |
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 3,448 Referee: Leszek Stalmach |
Sat Jul 2 11 | Portland Thorns FC | 2–1 | Sky Blue FC | Portland, Oregon |
Dagny Brynjarsdottir ![]() Nadia Nadim ![]() |
[m 13] | Tasha Kai ![]() |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 14,287 Referee: Reyna Fonseca |
Sat Jul 9 12 | Sky Blue FC | 1–0 | Houston Dash | Piscataway, New Jersey |
Taylor Lytle ![]() |
[m 14] | Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 1,732 Referee: Cuauhtemoc Delgadillo |
Sun Jul 17 13 | Boston Breakers | 2–3 | Sky Blue FC | Boston, Massachusetts |
Angela Salem ![]() Julie King ![]() |
[m 15] | Sarah Killion ![]() Leah Galton ![]() Erica Skroski ![]() |
Stadium: Jordan Field Attendance: 3,314 Referee: Matthew Franz |
Sat Jul 23 14 | Sky Blue FC | 1–0 | Washington Spirit | Piscataway, New Jersey |
Leah Galton ![]() |
[m 16] | Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 1,552 Referee: Matthew Kreitzer |
Sat Jul 30 15 | Washington Spirit | 3–1 | Sky Blue FC | Boyds, Maryland |
[m 17] | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 2,930 Referee: Victor Rivas |
Sat Aug 27 16 | Sky Blue FC | 1–3 | Chicago Red Stars | Piscataway, New Jersey |
Samantha Kerr ![]() |
[m 18][m 19] | Stephanie McCaffrey ![]() Christen Press ![]() Sofia Huerta ![]() Alyssa Mautz ![]() |
Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 3,108 Referee: Danielle Brzezinski-Chesky |
Sun Sep 4 17 | FC Kansas City | 2–1 | Sky Blue FC | Kansas City, Missouri |
Tiffany McCarty ![]() Yael Averbuch ![]() |
[m 20] | Samantha Kerr ![]() |
Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 2,414 Referee: Victor Rivas |
Wed Sep 7 18 | Sky Blue FC | 1–1 | Orlando Pride | Piscataway, New Jersey |
Sam Kerr ![]() Nikki Stanton ![]() |
[m 21] | Alex Morgan ![]() |
Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 2,055 Referee: Matthew Franz |
Sat Sep 10 19 | Orlando Pride | 1–2 | Sky Blue FC | Orlando, Florida |
Kristen Edmonds ![]() Toni Pressley ![]() |
[m 22] | Sam Kerr ![]() Christie Rampone ![]() Maya Hayes ![]() |
Stadium: Camping World Stadium Attendance: 6,788 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
Sun Sep 25 20 | Sky Blue FC | 1–3 | Portland Thorns FC | Piscataway, New Jersey |
Natasha Kai ![]() Kristin Grubka ![]() |
Report | Allie Long ![]() Lindsey Horan ![]() Allie Long ![]() |
Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 3,780 Referee: Christina Unkel |
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Portland Thorns FC | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 41 | NWSL Shield |
2 | Washington Spirit | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 39 | NWSL Playoffs |
3 | Chicago Red Stars | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 33 | |
4 | Western New York Flash (C) | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 32 | |
5 | Seattle Reign FC | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 30 | |
6 | FC Kansas City | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 26 | |
7 | Sky Blue FC | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 26 | |
8 | Houston Dash | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 22 | |
9 | Orlando Pride | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 19 | |
10 | Boston Breakers | 20 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 47 | −33 | 11 |
- Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
20 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 18 | −3 |
Last updated: September 25, 2016
Source: Soccerway
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
Updated to match(es) played on September 25, 2016. Source: nwslsoccer.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Squad statistics
Source: NWSL
N | Pos | Player | GP | GS | Min | G | A | PK | Shot | SOG | SOG% | Cro | CK | Off | Foul | FS | YC | RC |
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27 | GK | Caroline Casey | 10 | 9 | 860 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
24 | MF | Kelly Conheeney | 13 | 6 | 590 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 55% | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
12 | MF | Kim DeCesare | 6 | 3 | 242 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 33% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
21 | FW | Leah Galton | 14 | 10 | 1021 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 42% | 5 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
2 | MF | Shawna Gordon | 10 | 5 | 427 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 33% | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
13 | DF | Kristin Grubka | 15 | 14 | 1267 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 67% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
4 | FW | Maya Hayes | 16 | 8 | 765 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 54% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
32 | FW | Tasha Kai | 20 | 17 | 1410 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 22 | 58% | 1 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 19 | 3 | 0 |
20 | FW | Samantha Kerr | 9 | 6 | 616 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 15 | 56% | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
16 | MF | Sarah Killion | 18 | 18 | 1620 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 54% | 0 | 22 | 0 | 17 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
6 | MF | Taylor Lytle | 18 | 18 | 1506 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 17% | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
8 | MF | Ashley Nick | 3 | 1 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | DF | Kelley O'Hara | 12 | 11 | 1033 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 32% | 0 | 33 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
3 | DF | Christie Rampone | 20 | 20 | 1800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
26 | DF | Domi Richardson | 2 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | MF | Raquel Rodriguez | 18 | 17 | 1461 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 45% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 26 | 1 | 0 |
88 | MF | Danielle Schulmann | 3 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
33 | DF | Erin Simon | 19 | 18 | 1590 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
10 | MF | Erica Skroski | 20 | 20 | 1784 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 75% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
18 | GK | Caroline Stanley | 11 | 11 | 940 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
7 | MF | Nikki Stanton | 12 | 4 | 412 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
29 | FW | Catherine Zimmerman | 5 | 4 | 257 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Team Total | 20 | — | 19800 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 201 | 95 | 47% | 10 | 74 | 69 | 160 | 168 | 15 | 0 |
N | Pos | Goal keeper | GP | GS | Min | GA | GA/G | PKA | PKF | Shot | SOG | Sav | Sav% | YC | RC |
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27 | GL | Caroline Casey | 10 | 9 | 860 | 14 | 1.40 | 1 | 1 | 122 | 46 | 32 | 70% | 0 | 0 |
18 | GK | Caroline Stanley | 11 | 11 | 940 | 16 | 1.45 | 1 | 1 | 125 | 49 | 33 | 67% | 1 | 0 |
Team Total | 20 | — | 1800 | 30 | 1.50 | 2 | 2 | 247 | 95 | 65 | 68% | 1 | 0 |
Honors and awards
NWSL Yearly Awards
Player | Award | Ref. |
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Rookie of the Year | [6] |
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Second X1 | [6] |
NWSL Player of the Week
Week | Result | Player | Ref. |
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18 | Won | ![]() |
[7] |
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References
- "Sky Blue FC Unable to Hold Off Portland in 2016 Season Finale". Sky Blue FC. September 25, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- "Sky Blue FC Suffers 2-1 Defeat to Flash". Sky Blue FC. May 7, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- "2016 NWSL Statistics". National Women's Soccer League. September 25, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- "ABOUT SKY BLUE SOCCER". skybluefc.com. Archived from the original on May 6, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
- "2016 ROSTER". skybluefc.com.
- "ORLANDO PRIDE'S ASHLYN HARRIS VOTED GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. October 4, 2016. Archived from the original on October 6, 2016.
- "Sky Blue FC Forward Samantha Kerr Voted Player of the Week". NWSL. September 13, 2016. Archived from the original on October 10, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
- Match reports (preseason)
- "SKY BLUE FC EARNS VICTORY IN 2016 PRESEASON OPENER". skybluefc.com. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
- "SKY BLUE FC BLANKS NORTH CAROLINA WITH 2–0 VICTORY". skybluefc.com. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
- Match reports (regular season)
- "SKY BLUE FC HANDS SEATTLE REIGN FC ITS FIRST-EVER LOSS AT MEMORIAL STADIUM". skybluefc.com. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
- "SPIRIT DEFEATS SKY BLUE FC, 2–1". nwslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on April 30, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
- "DASH HELD TO SCORELESS DRAW BY SKY BLUE FC". nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
- "SKY BLUE FC SUFFERS 2–1 DEFEAT TO FLASH". skybluefc.com. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
- "Resilient Sky Blue FC Side Earns Three Home Points Over Boston Breakers". skybluefc.com. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
- "Sky Blue FC Suffers Road Defeat to Flash". skybluefc.com. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
- "Huerta Scores as Chicago Ties Sky Blue FC 1–1". chicagoredstars.com. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
- "Galton Fires Second Half Equalizer to Help Sky Blue FC Earn Road Point". skybluefc.com. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
- "MAY 29, 2016 – Chicago Red Stars vs. Sky Blue FC". nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
- "Midfielder Sarah Killion Converts First Half Penalty Kick in Draw". skybluefc.com. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
- "Two Sides Play to a Scoreless Stalemate at Yurcak Field". skybluefc.com. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
- "Leah Galton Assists on Goals by Raquel Rodriguez, Sam Kerr". skybluefc.com. Archived from the original on July 4, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
- "SECOND HALF PENALTY KICK IS DIFFERENCE AS SKY BLUE FC FALLS TO PORTLAND THORNS FC". skybluefc.com. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
- "TAYLOR LYTLE ROCKETS GAME-WINNER TO LEAD SKY BLUE FC PAST HOUSTON DASH". skybluefc.com. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
- "SKY BLUE FC COMPLETES SEASON SWEEP OF BOSTON BREAKERS". skybluefc.com. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
- "SKY BLUE FC WINS THIRD STRAIGHT MATCH, BLANKS WASHINGTON SPIRIT". skybluefc.com. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
- "SKY BLUE FC FALLS ON THE ROAD TO WASHINGTON SPIRIT". skybluefc.com. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
- "Sky Blue FC Suffers 3-1 Home Defeat to Chicago Red Stars at Yurcak Field". skybluefc.com. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
- "Chicago Attack Flexes Muscles in 3-1 Win at Sky Blue FC". chicagoredstars.com. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
- "KANSAS CITY RALLIES TO WIN 2-1 OVER SKY BLUE FC". nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
- "SKY BLUE FC COMES BACK TO EARN 1-1 DRAW WITH ORLANDO". nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
- "SKY BLUE FC RALLIES FOR 2-1 ROAD WIN OVER ORLANDO PRIDE". nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
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