2012 Western New York Flash season
2012 season | |||
General manager | A. J. Cecere | ||
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Head coach | Aaran Lines | ||
Stadium | Sahlen's Stadium | ||
WPSL Elite League | TBD | ||
WPSL Elite Playoffs | TBD | ||
U.S. National Women's Cup | TBD | ||
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The 2012 Western New York Flash season was the club's fourth season of existence. The club played in the newly created WPSL Elite League following the suspension of Women's Professional Soccer.
Background
Review
On January 30, 2012, the WPS announced that the league would suspend operations for the 2012 season, meaning that the Flash will not have a main domestic league to participate in for the season.[1]
Club
Roster
As of May 22, 2011 [2]
No. | Name | Nationality | Pos. | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club |
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Goalkeepers | |||||
0 | Brittany Cameron | GK | December 3, 1986 | FC Gold Pride | |
24 | Ashlyn Harris | GK | October 19, 1985 | Boston Breakers | |
30 | Ashleigh Bowers | GK | August 2, 1989 | Niagara University | |
Defenders | |||||
2 | Alexandra Sahlen | RB | September 25, 1982 | Rochester Ravens | |
3 | Ali Riley | CB | October 30, 1987 | FC Gold Pride | |
4 | Kimberly Brandão | CB | April 26, 1984 | Jersey Sky Blue | |
6 | Gina Lewandowski | CB | April 13, 1985 | FFC Frankfurt | |
23 | Whitney Engen | RB | November 27, 1987 | Chicago Red Stars | |
38 | Rebecca Moros | CB | May 6, 1985 | magicJack | |
Midfielders | |||||
9 | Caroline Seger | CM | March 19, 1985 | Linköpings | |
18 | Yael Averbuch | CM | November 3, 1986 | Arsenal | |
19 | Beverly Goebel | CM | July 19, 1988 | Washington Freedom | |
Forwards |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Management
Position | Staff |
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General Manager | A. J. Cecere |
Director of Sales & Marketing | Renee Meier |
Administrative Assistant | Missy Taylor |
Head Coach | Aaran Lines |
Strength & Conditioning Coach | Demeris Johnson |
Last updated: November 24, 2011
Source: Western New York Flash Official Website
Competitions
WPSL Elite
Standings
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Boston Breakers[a] (Q) | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 9 | +19 | 33 | 2012 WPSL Elite playoffs |
2 | Western New York Flash[a] (C) (Q) | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 8 | +21 | 30 | |
3 | New York Fury (Q) | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 8 | +17 | 29 | |
4 | Chicago Red Stars (Q) | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 28 | |
5 | New England Mutiny | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 34 | −9 | 21 | |
6 | ASA Chesapeake Charge | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 35 | −20 | 9 | |
7 | Philadelphia Fever | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 26 | −18 | 5 | |
8 | FC Indiana | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 33 | −25 | 5 |
Updated to games played on 22 July 2012.
Source: 2012 WPSL Elite Standings
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
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 |
14 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 8 | +21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 4 | +9 |
Matches
12 May 2012 1 | Western New York Flash | 4 – 1 | FC Indiana | Rochester, New York |
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19:00 | Martín 4', 10', 86' Laura Hayboer 81' |
Report | Lovely Placide 15' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 1,304 |
19 May 2012 2 | Western New York Flash | 0 – 1 | New York Fury | Rochester, New York |
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19:00 | Taylor 54' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium |
26 May 2012 3 | Boston Breakers | 0 – 1 | Western New York Flash | Somerville, Massachusetts |
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18:00 | Report | Stadium: Dilboy Stadium Attendance: 2,342 |
3 June 2012 4 | New York Fury | 0 – 0 | Western New York Flash | Hofstra University |
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19:00 | Report | Klingenberg Reynolds |
Stadium: James M. Shuart Stadium |
9 June 2012 5 | Western New York Flash | 3 – 1 | New England Mutiny | Rochester, New York |
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19:00 | Katy Frierson 24' Zerboni 31' van Egmond 76' |
Report | Howarth 81' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 753 |
13 June 2012 6 | Western New York Flash | 3 – 0 | Chicago Red Stars | Rochester, New York |
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19:00 | Katy Frierson 29' Davis 68' 74' Adriana Martín 70' |
Report | Lauren Alkek 12' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium |
16 June 2012 7 | ASA Chesapeake Charge | 0 – 2 | Western New York Flash | Chesapeake Bay |
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14:00 | Adriana Martín 42', 89' (pen.) | Stadium: Old Mill School |
17 June 2012 8 | Philadelphia Fever | 0 – 0 | Western New York Flash | Sewell, NJ |
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19:30 | Stadium: Washington HS |
22 June 2012 9 | Western New York Flash | 2 – 0 | Philadelphia Fever | Rochester, New York |
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19:30 | Adriana Martín 27' Klingenberg 49' |
Report | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium |
24 June 2012 10 | New England Mutiny | 3 – 3 | Western New York Flash | East Longmeadow, MA |
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17:00 | Howarth 4', 45' Morgan Andrews 25' |
Report | Adriana Martín 8', 77' (pen.) Klingenberg 20' |
Stadium: East Longmeadow High School Attendance: 793 |
8 July 2012 11 | Western New York Flash | 4 – 0 | ASA Chesapeake Charge | Rochester, New York |
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16:00 | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium |
12 July 2012 12 | FC Indiana | 0 – 5 | Western New York Flash | Indianapolis |
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19:00 | Stadium: IU Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium |
14 July 2012 13 | Chicago Red Stars | 1 – 2 | Western New York Flash | Lisle, Illinois |
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19:00 | Stadium: Benedictine University |
22 July 2012 14 | Western New York Flash | 0 – 1 | Boston Breakers | Rochester, New York |
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16:00 | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium |
WPSL Elite Playoffs
25 July 2012 Semi Final | Western New York Flash | 2 – 1 | New York Fury | Rochester, New York |
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17:00 | Katy Frierson 78' Laura Hayboer 80' |
Long 8' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium |
28 July 2012 Final | Western New York Flash | 1 – 1 (aet) (4 - 2 p) |
New York Fury | Rochester, New York |
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13:00 | Toni Pressley 90+4' | Report | Ellenwood 41' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium |
Penalties | ||||
Adriana Reynolds Zerboni Van Egmond Salem |
Fowlkes Sitch Forbes Wenino |
References
- ↑ "WPS Suspends Play for 2012 Season". WPS - Communications. WomensProSoccer.com. January 30, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
- ↑ "Player Roster". Buffalo Flash Soccer. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
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