2010 Boston Breakers season

Boston Breakers
2010 season
Lead investorGary Loveman
Head coachTony DiCicco
StadiumHarvard Stadium
WPS2nd
PlayoffsTBD
Women's U.S. Open CupDid not enter
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The 2010 Boston Breakers season was the club's second season in Women's Professional Soccer and their second consecutive season in the top division of women's soccer in the American soccer pyramid. Including the WUSA franchise, it was the club's fifth year of existence.

Review and events

Match results

Key

  Win   Tie   Loss

Preseason

WPS

Note: Results are given with Boston Breakers' score listed first.

Game Date Location Opponent Result
 Attendance BOS goalscorers
1 4/10/10 Maryland SoccerPlex Washington Freedom 2-1 3,899 L. Cheney 8'
K.Smith 18'
2 4/18/10 Harvard Stadium Philadelphia Independence 1-1 5,286 K. Smith 49'
3 4/25/10 Anheuser-Busch Center St. Louis Athletica 1-1 3,300 K. Moore 21'
4 5/8/10 Maryland SoccerPlex Washington Freedom 0-0 4,198
5 5/14/10 Harvard Stadium FC Gold Pride 1-2 3,899 K. Smith 22'
6 5/29/10 Yurcak Field Sky Blue FC 0-0 3,418
7 6/13/10 Harvard Stadium Sky Blue FC 1-2 4,687 J. Angeli 14'
8 6/19/10 Pioneer Stadium FC Gold Pride 0-1 3,588
9 6/25/10 Harvard Stadium Chicago Red Stars 1-2 3,647 Fabiana 8'
10 7/4/10 John A. Farrell Stadium Philadelphia Independence 2-1 2,093 L. Cheney 46'
K. Lilly 84'
11 7/11/10 Harvard Stadium Atlanta Beat 3-1 4,194 J. Angeli 50'
K. Smith 54'
L. Bogus 55'
12 7/18/10 Harvard Stadium Washington Freedom 2-1 4,651 L. Bogus 23'
J. Angeli 74'
13 7/21/10 Harvard Stadium FC Gold Pride 1-2 3,052 J. Angeli 30'
14 7/25/10 Toyota Park Chicago Red Stars 3-1 3,673 K. Smith 9', 12'
I. Dieke 14'
15 7/31/10 Harvard Stadium Washington Freedom 3-1 4,468 K. Smith 21'
J. Angeli 56'
L. Cheney 85'
16 8/4/10 Harvard Stadium Atlanta Beat 2-0 3,251 K. Smith 1', 62'
17 8/8/10 John A. Farrell Stadium Philadelphia Independence 2-2 3,091 L. Cheney 25'
K. Smith 52'
18 8/15/10 Harvard Stadium Sky Blue FC 4-0 6,108 L. Cheney 9'
J. Angeli 37'
L. Tarpley 50'
L. Del Rio 80'
19 8/21/10 Veterans Stadium Atlanta Beat 3-2 4,071 L. Chalupny 11'
E. Aluko 66', 73'
20 8/29/10 John A. Farrell Stadium Philadelphia Independence 2-1 4,011 S. Cox 35'
K. Smith 60'
21 9/1/10 KSU Soccer Stadium Atlanta Beat 3-0 2,267 L. Tarpley 22'
J. Angeli
33'K. Lilly 45'
22 9/5/10 Pioneer Stadium FC Gold Pride 0-2 2,447
23 9/11/10 Yurcak Field Sky Blue FC 0-0 3,810
24 9/23/10 Soldier Field Philadelphia Independence 1-2 2,676 L. Cheney 22'

Club

Roster[1]

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
1 GK United States USA Alyssa Naeher
2 MF United States USA Chioma Igwe
4 DF United States USA Jordan Angeli
5 FW United States USA Lindsay Tarpley
6 DF United States USA Amy LePeilbet
7 MF United States USA Liz Bogus
8 FW United States USA Lauren Cheney
9 FW Australia AUS Sarah Walsh
10 FW England ENG Kelly Smith
12 MF United States USA Leslie Osborne
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 MF United States USA Kristine Lilly
14 DF United States USA Stephanie Cox
15 FW Brazil BRA Fabiana
16 FW Spain ESP Laura del Río
17 DF United States USA Kasey Moore
18 GK United States USA Allison Lipsher
20 DF Scotland SCO Ifeoma Dieke
22 DF England ENG Alex Scott
24 GK United States USA Ashley Phillips
25 FW United States USA Taryn Hemmings
Front office[2][3]
  • Lead investor: Gary Loveman
  • Core investors: Alex Zecca, Louis Hernandez
  • Managing partner: Michael Stoller
  • Investors: Lyman Bullard
  • General Manager: Andy Crossley
  • Director of Entertainment and Production: Bailey Frye
  • Director of Operations: John Cunningham
  • Player Services Coordinator: Natalie Akula
  • Team Manager: Stephanie Schafer
  • Director of Ticket Sales: Heather Pease
  • Account Executive: Meighan Kelly
Coaching staff
Position Staff
Head coach United States Tony DiCicco
Assistant coach United States Lisa Cole
Goalkeeper coach United States Nathan Kipp
Equipment manager United States Hayley George
Team doctor United States Rob Nicoletta, MD

Last updated: August 8, 2011
Source: Boston Breakers Official Website

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Gold Pride 24 16 5 3 46 19 +27 53 Advance to Championship
2 Boston Breakers 24 10 6 8 36 28 +8 36 Advance to Super Semifinal
3 Philadelphia Independence 24 10 4 10 37 36 +1 34 Advance to First Round
4 Washington Freedom 24 8 7 9 33 33 0 31
5 Sky Blue FC 24 7 7 10 20 31 −11 28
Source: WPS Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) goal difference, 3) head-to-head result.

Statistics

Field players

Awards

Individual Player Awards

WPS Player of the Week

Week Player Ref.
17 England Kelly Smith [5]

WPS Player of the Month

Month Player Ref
July United States Jordan Angeli [6]
August England Kelly Smith [7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Players". Boston Breakers. Archived from the original on August 30, 2010.
  2. ^ Shira Springer (April 11, 2009). "Breakers shoot for a foothold". archive.boston.com. The Boston Globe. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  3. ^ "Women's Professional Soccer". Archived from the original on August 31, 2010.
  4. ^ "LePeilbet named WPS' top defender". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
  5. ^ "FC Gold Pride Forward Kelley O'Hara Named WPS Player of the Week" (Press release). FC Gold Pride. OurSports Central. September 14, 2010. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  6. ^ "Jordan Angeli Named WPS Player of the Month for July" (Press release). Women's Professional Soccer. OurSports Central. August 4, 2010. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  7. ^ "Kelly Smith August WPS Player of the Month" (Press release). Women's Professional Soccer. OurSports Central. September 8, 2010. Retrieved July 15, 2022.