Boston Breakers
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For the United States Football League team which played in Boston in 1983 and subsequently moved to Portland, Oregon, see Portland Breakers.
The Boston Breakers were a professional soccer team that played in the Women's United Soccer Association. The team played at Nickerson Field on the campus of Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts. The team held a "name the team" contest that Laura DeDonato of Easton Massachusetts won with the name "Boston Breakers". The team began play in 2001. The league announced on September 15, 2003 it was suspending operations.
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[edit] Year-by-Year Regular Season Record
| Year | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 27 | 29 | 35 | 4-6-1 | 4-4-2 |
| 2002 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 36 | 34 | 5-0-5 | 1-8-2 |
| 2003 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 33 | 29 | 5-2-4 | 5-2-3 |
[edit] 2003
2003 Roster
- 1 GK Tracy Ducar
- 2 D/M Sarah Popper
- 3 D/M Devvyn Hawkins
- 4 M Rebekah Splaine
- 5 D Jena Kluegel
- 6 F Maren Meinert
- 7 D Monica Gonzalez
- 8 M/F Erin O'Grady
- 9 F Ragnhild Gulbrandsen
- 11 M Angela Hucles
- 12 D Heather Aldama
- 13 M Kristine Lilly
- 14 F Dagny Mellgren
- 15 D Kate Sobrero
- 16 D Chrisy McCann
- 18 GK Kristin Slater
- 19 M Mary-Frances Monroe
- 20 M Rebekah McDowell
- 22 M Stephanie Mugneret-Beghe
- 23 GK Karina LeBlanc
- Coach: Pia Sundhage
2003 Honors
- Maren Meinert - WUSA MVP
- Maren Meinert - All Star Game MVP
- Maren Meinert, Dagny Mellgren, Kristine Lilly - All-WUSA, 1st Team
- Angela Hucles, Kate Sobrero, Karina LeBlanc - All-WUSA, 2nd Team
- Joe Cummings - Executive of the Year
- Pia Sundhage - Coach of the Year
In 2003, the Breakers were the regular season champions with a record of 10-4-7. They were eliminated from the playoffs by the Washington Freedom in penalty kicks in the semifinal round.
