2002 Philadelphia Charge season

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)
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The 2002 season was 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]

Review

Club

Roster

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

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

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

Team management

Position Staff Member
Head coach United States Mark Krikorian
Assistant coach Sweden Pia Sundhage
Assistant coach United States John Natale
Goalkeeping coach United States Paul Royal

Last updated: April 4, 2020
Source: [1]

[3]

Competition

Regular season

Main article: 2002 WUSA season
April 13 1 Atlanta Beat 0–2 Philadelphia Charge Atlanta, GA
Box Score Smith 60'
Lihong 72'		 Stadium: Herndon Stadium
Attendance: 10,070
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
April 27 2 New York Power 1–2 Philadelphia Charge Uniondale, NY
Janss 17' Box Score Monroe 32'
Smith 89'		 Stadium: Mitchel Athletic Complex
Attendance: 4,203
Referee: Kim Oberle
May 4 3 Philadelphia Charge 4–2 Boston Breakers Villanova, 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 4 Philadelphia Charge 3–1 Washington Freedom Villanova, PA
Martin 27', 39'
Smith 88'		 Box Score Wambach 88' Stadium: Villanova Stadium
Attendance: 8,185
Referee: Sandra Hunt
May 19 5 San Diego Spirit 1–0 Philadelphia Charge San Diego, CA
Foudy 43' Box Score Stadium: Torero Stadium
Attendance: 5,779
Referee: Jesse Johnson
May 25 6 Carolina Courage 1–3 Philadelphia Charge Cary, NC
Slaton 56' Box Score Pichon 29', 82'
Smith 71'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,281
Referee: Kari Seitz Sarah Kraus
June 1 7 Philadelphia Charge 0–0 San Jose CyberRays Villanova, PA
Box Score Stadium: Villanova Stadium
Attendance: 5,903
Referee: Misail Tsapos
June 8 8 Philadelphia Charge 1–1 Washington Freedom Villanova, PA
Pichon 87' Box Score Grubb 40' Stadium: Villanova Stadium
Attendance: 9,650
Referee: Erich Simmons
June 15 9 Philadelphia Charge 1–0 Boston Breakers Villanova, PA
Pichon 5' Box Score Stadium: Villanova Stadium
Attendance: 5,465
Referee: Arnold Baldeaux
June 19 10 Carolina Courage 1–3 Philadelphia Charge Cary, NC
Pichon 5', 67'
Connors 39'		 Box Score Fotopoulos 27' Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,244
Referee: Sandra Hunt
June 23 11 San Diego Spirit 1–1 Philadelphia Charge San Diego, CA
Yunjie 45' (o.g.) Box Score Ouying 49' Stadium: Torero Stadium
Attendance: 5,545
Referee: Jesse Johnson
June 29 12 Philadelphia Charge 3–1 Atlanta Beat Villanova, PA
Pichon 32', 73'
Iverson 47'		 Box Score Wen 80' Stadium: Villanova Stadium
Attendance: 6,844
Referee: Rachel Woo
July 7 13 Philadelphia Charge 3–1 New York Power Villanova, PA
Pichon 77', 79', 90' Box Score Davey 86' Stadium: Villanova Stadium
Attendance: 6,303
Referee: Jennifer Bennett
July 14 14 Washington Freedom 1–1 Philadelphia Charge Washington, DC
Wambach 75' Box Score Lihong 85' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 5,968
Referee: Misail Tsapos
July 20 15 Philadelphia Charge 2–0 Carolina Courage Villanova, PA
Connors 21'
Pichon 25'		 Box Score Stadium: Villanova Stadium
Attendance: 6,946
Referee: Mark Arblaster
July 24 16 Philadelphia Charge 2–3 New York Power Villanova, PA
Clemens 61'
Ailing 79'		 Box Score Milbrett 83', 87'
Janss 84'		 Stadium: Villanova Stadium
Attendance: 7,469
Referee: Todd Perry
July 27 17 Boston Breakers 1–1 Philadelphia Charge Boston, MA
Kemp 90' Box Score Ailing 84' Stadium: Nickerson Field
Attendance: 6,017
Referee: Misail Tsapos
July 31 18 San Jose CyberRays 2–0 Philadelphia Charge San Jose, CA
Venturini-Hoch 54'
Kátia 84'		 Box Score Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 6,653
Referee: Sandra Hunt
August 3 19 Philadelphia Charge 3–1 San Diego Spirit Villanova, PA
Tullock 56'
Iverson 65'
Pichon 71'		 Box Score Mascaro 58' Stadium: Villanova Stadium
Attendance: 6,889
Referee: Terry Vaughn
August 7 20 Philadelphia Charge 1–1 San Jose CyberRays Villanova, PA
Tullock 73' Box Score Chastain 34' Stadium: Villanova Stadium
Attendance: 5,402
Referee: Rachel Woo
August 10 21 Atlanta Beat 2–0 Philadelphia Charge Atlanta, 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

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
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
Updated to match(es) played on August 2002. Source: statscrew.com and wusa.com[4]

Playoffs

August 17 Semi-Finals Philadelphia Charge 0–1 Washington Freedom Villanova, PA
Box Score Gerardo 80' Stadium: Villanova Stadium
Attendance: 6,547
Referee: Sandra Hunt

Statistics

As of April 5, 2020
Players without any appearance are not included.
No. Pos Nat Player Total WUSA WUSA playoffs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers:
GK United States USA Melissa Moore 21 0 20 0 1 0
GK United States USA Maite Zabala 1 0 1 0 0 0
Defenders:
DF United States USA Andrea Alfiler 5 0 4+1 0 0 0
DF United States USA Jenny Benson 20 0 18+1 0 1 0
DF United States USA Karyn Hall 7 0 3+4 0 0 0
DF United States USA Erica Iverson 20 2 19 2 1 0
DF United States USA Heather Mitts 17 0 16 0 1 0
MF United States USA Jennifer Tietjen-Prozzo 21 1 20 1 1 0
DF England ENG Stacey Tullock 15 2 11+3 2 0+1 0
Midfielders:
MF China CHN Liu Ailing 20 2 11+8 2 1 0
MF United States USA Kerry Connors 19 2 15+3 2 1 0
MF United States USA Michelle Demko 5 0 2+3 0 0 0
MF United States USA Lorrie Fair 20 0 18+1 0 1 0
MF China CHN Zhao Lihong 18 2 16+1 2 1 0
MF United States USA Rebekah McDowell 13 0 7+5 0 0+1 0
MF United States USA Mary-Frances Monroe 16 1 11+4 1 0+1 0
MF England ENG Kelly Smith 7 4 7 4 0 0
Forwards:
FW United States USA Mandy Clemens 18 2 11+7 2 0 0
FW United States USA Erin Martin 11 2 5+6 2 0 0
FW United States USA Tara Koleski 6 0 2+4 0 0 0
FW France FRA Marinette Pichon 19 14 14+4 14 1 0

Goalkeepers

As of April 5, 2020
Nat. No. Player Apps Starts Record GA GAA SO Yellow card Red card
United States Melissa Moore 20 20 11–3–6 20 1.00 4 0 0
United States Maite Zabala 1 1 0–1–0 2 2.00 0 0 0
Total 11-4-6 22 1.05 4 0 0
Record = W-L-D

Transfers

In

Date Player Position Previous club Fee/notes
December 5, 2001 United States Tracy Arkenberg FW United States San Diego Spirit 2001 WUSA waiver draft[5]
United States Maite Zabala GK United States Atlanta Beat
January 30, 2002 China Zhao Lihong MF China China women's national football team Signed[6]
United States Marinette Pichon FW France Saint-Memmie Olympique [fr] Signed[6]
February 11, 2002 United States Stacey Tullock DF United States Arizona State 2002 WUSA draft, Round 1, Pick 5, 5th Overall[7]
United States Mary-Frances Monroe MF United States UCLA 2002 WUSA draft, Round 2, Pick 5, 13th Overall[7]
United States Andrea Alfiler MF United States Azusa Pacific 2002 WUSA draft, Round 2, Pick 8, 16th Overall[7]
United States Katie Carson GK United States Clemson University 2002 WUSA draft, Round 3, Pick 5, 21st Overall[7]
United States Kayrn Hall DF United States University of Florida 2002 WUSA draft, Round 4, Pick 5, 29th Overall[7]
April 3, 2002 United States Janel Schillig GK United States Villanova University Signed[8]
July 9, 2002 United States Tara Kolesk FW United States San Diego Spirit Signed[9]
United States Kerry Connors MF United States New York Power Signed[10]

Out

Date Player Position Destination club Fee/notes
December 3, 2001 United States Laurie Pells GK Waived[11]
United States Rakel Karvelsson FW
United States Vanessa Rubio DF
United States Courtney Saunders FW
December 5, 2001 United States Saskia Webber GK United States New York Power Trade[12]
April 1, 2002 United States Laurie Schwoy MF Released[13]
United States Katie Carson GK Released[13]
United States Michelle Demko MF Released[13]
May 16, 2002 United States Andrea Alfiler DF United States San Diego Spirit Released[14]
United States Deidre Enos FW N/A Retired[15]
Germany Doris Fitschen DF N/A Retired[15]
United States Jennifer Soileau MF N/A Retired[16]

Honors

2002 WUSA Most Valuable Player of the Year: France Marinette Pichon[17]
2002 WUSA Offensive Player of the Year: France Marinette Pichon[17]
2002 All-WUSA Team: France Marinette Pichon, United States Jennifer Tietjen-Prozzo, United States Erica Iverson,[17]
2002 WUSA Coach of the Year: United States Mark Krikorian

References

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  2. ^ "2002 Philadelphia Charge Roster". statscrew.com. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  3. ^ "Paul Royal | La Salle University Profile". goexplorers.com. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  4. ^ "WUSA Stats and Standings (Archived)". Archived from the original on December 9, 2002. Retrieved May 20, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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  7. ^ a b c d e "WUSA: 2002 Draft". SoccerAmerica. February 11, 2002. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Koleski Agrees to Terms With Charge". OurSportsCentral. July 9, 2002. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  10. ^ "The Philadelphia Charge". OurSportsCentral. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  11. ^ "WUSA waiver draft has 41 players available". XtraTime.org. December 3, 2001. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  12. ^ "WUSA trade news : New York Power signs Saskia Webber". XtraTime.org. December 5, 2001. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  13. ^ a b c "Philadelphia cuts roster to 18; Scrimmage vs. Power moved to Sunday". OurSportsCentral. April 1, 2002. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  14. ^ "Charge Sign Hall to Reserve Roster". OurSportsCentral. May 16, 2002. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
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  16. ^ "COLLEGE WOMEN: Former WUSA player is Louisiana Tech #39s first coach". SoccerAmerica. April 29, 2004. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  17. ^ a b c "Philadelphia's Pichon takes top honor in WUSA awards". usatoday.com. August 22, 2002. Retrieved April 4, 2020.