2011 Western New York Flash season

Western New York Flash
2011 season
OwnerUnited States Joe Sahlen
Head coachNew Zealand Aaran Lines
StadiumSahlen's Stadium
Rochester, New York
(Capacity: 13,768)
Women's Professional Soccer1st
WPS PlayoffsChampions
Top goalscorerMarta, Christine Sinclair (10)
Highest home attendance15,404
(July 20 vs. magicJack)
Lowest home attendance1,372
(May 13 vs. Boston)
Average home league attendance4,881
Biggest win4-1
(July 30 vs. Sky Blue FC)
Biggest defeat0-2
(July 17 at Sky Blue FC, Aug. 6 at Atlanta)
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All statistics correct as of June 13, 2017.

The 2011 Western New York Flash season was the team's inaugural and only season in the Women's Professional Soccer league, after competing as the Buffalo Flash in the USL W-League. The Western New York Flash won the league, then went on to win the 2011 WPS championship over the Philadelphia Independence.

Review

The Flash in action against the Philadelphia Independence during the 2011 Women's Professional Soccer Championship Game at Sahlen's Stadium in Rochester, New York.

The Flash joined the Women's Professional Soccer league as an expansion team in 2011, following its undefeated championship season in the USL W-League in 2010 as the Buffalo Flash. The team retained Aaran Lines, who coached the Flash the prior two seasons in the W-League, as its head coach, and remained under the ownership of Joe Sahlen.[1]

Squad

First-team squad

As of August 16, 2011[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK United States USA Brittany Cameron
2 DF United States USA Alexandra Sahlen
3 DF New Zealand NZL Ali Riley
4 MF Portugal POR Kim Brandão
5 DF Canada CAN Candace Chapman
6 DF United States USA Gina Lewandowski
7 MF United States USA McCall Zerboni
8 DF United States USA Kandace Wilson
9 MF Sweden SWE Caroline Seger (captain)
10 FW Brazil BRA Marta
12 FW Canada CAN Christine Sinclair
13 FW United States USA Alex Morgan
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF United States USA Becky Edwards
16 FW England ENG Gemma Davison
17 DF United States USA Kaley Fountain
18 MF United States USA Yael Averbuch
19 MF United States USA Beverly Goebel
20 FW Brazil BRA Maurine
21 DF United States USA Brittany Bock
23 DF United States USA Whitney Engen
24 GK United States USA Ashlyn Harris
30 GK United States USA Ashleigh Bowers
38 FW United States USA Rebecca Moros

Transfers

In

Out

Squad statistics

Source: WPS

Squad statistics are of the regular season only.

N Pos Player GP GS Min G A PK Shot SOG SOG% Foul FS YC RC
18 M Yael Averbuch 13 8 734 0 2 0 11 1 9% 4 5 0 0
21 M Brittany Bock 18 17 1456 1 1 0 11 9 82% 21 16 2 0
4 D Kimberly Brandao 2 2 180 0 1 0 0 0 — 0 1 0 0
5 D Candace Chapman 12 12 1026 0 1 0 0 0 — 1 6 0 0
16 F Gemma Davison 12 5 507 1 2 0 10 6 60% 6 9 0 0
14 D Becky Edwards 18 18 1445 3 1 0 18 7 39% 15 13 2 0
23 D Whitney Engen 17 17 1530 0 0 0 5 2 40% 3 5 1 0
17 F Kaley Fountain 5 2 160 0 0 0 3 0 0% 0 0 1 0
19 M Beverly Goebel 14 3 428 1 1 0 5 2 40% 2 3 0 0
6 D Gina Lewandowski 8 6 594 0 0 0 0 0 — 5 4 1 0
10 F Marta 14 13 1192 10 5 1 41 27 66% 17 16 0 0
20 F Maurine 1 1 59 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
13 F Alex Morgan 13 6 689 4 3 0 26 17 65% 8 8 0 0
38 F Rebecca Moros 17 11 1098 0 0 0 3 2 67% 12 5 1 0
3 D Ali Riley 15 15 1305 0 1 0 7 5 71% 6 4 0 0
2 D Alexandra Sahlen 2 1 79 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0 0 0
9 M Caroline Seger 12 10 938 5 1 1 19 14 74% 7 9 1 0
12 F Christine Sinclair 15 14 1191 10 8 1 44 25 57% 5 5 0 0
8 F Kandace Wilson 13 9 875 0 0 0 4 2 50% 4 6 1 0
7 M McCall Zerboni 14 11 915 4 3 0 13 8 62% 5 8 1 0
Team Total 235 181 16401 39 30 3 220 127 57.73% 123 123 11 0
N Pos Goal keeper GP GS Min GA GA/G PKA PKF Shot Sav Sav% Sho YC RC
24 GK Ashlyn Harris 18 18 1620 18 1.00 2 2 72 50 73.5% 5 0 0

Club

Management

Position Staff
Head coach New Zealand Aaran Lines
Assistant coach United States Scott Vallow
Strength and conditioning coach United States Demeris Johnson

Last updated: August 22, 2011
Source: WPS

Competitions

Women's Professional Soccer

Pre-season

March 26, 2011 Pre 1 Western New York Flash 3-1 Syracuse Orange Rochester, NY, U.S.
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium

Regular season

April 17, 2011 WPS 1 Boston Breakers 1-2 Western New York Flash Allston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Bock Yellow card 75'
Smith 90+'		 Report Sinclair 66' (Morgan)
Davison 90+'		 Stadium: Harvard Stadium
Attendance: 4,158
Referee: Kari Seitz
April 24, 2011 WPS 2 Atlanta Beat 2-2 Western New York Flash Kennesaw, Georgia, U.S.
Sesselmann Yellow card 36'
Lloyd Yellow card 43'
Chalupny 58'
Lloyd 70'
Flanagan Yellow card 80'
Mitts Yellow card 85'		 Report Sinclair 3' (Bock)
Marta 67' (Sinclair)
Fountain Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Kennesaw State University Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,075
May 1, 2011 WPS 3 Western New York Flash 3-0 Atlanta Beat Rochester, New York, U.S.
Sinclair 23'
Engen Yellow card 45+'
Sinclair 59' (Marta)
Morgan 73' (Parker)
Zerboni Yellow card 89'		 Report Mitts Yellow card 21'
Sesselmann Yellow card 68'
Flanagan Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 2,164
Referee: Ted Unkel
May 6, 2011 WPS 4 Western New York Flash 3-1 Sky Blue FC Rochester, New York, U.S.
Morgan 5' (Marta)
Seger 40' (Marta)
Marta 77' (Alex Morgan)		 Report Adriana 66' (Sjögran) Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 1,704
Referee: Christina Ibanez
May 13, 2011 WPS 5 Western New York Flash 3-2 Boston Breakers Rochester, New York, U.S.
Bock 10' (Zerboni)
Zerboni 25' (Brandao)
Zerboni 69' (Davison)		 Report Bogus 38' (Washington)
Moore 80' (penalty)		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 1,372
May 22, 2011 WPS 6 Western New York Flash 3-0 magicJack Rochester, New York, U.S.
Edwards 3' (Sinclair)
Seger 42' (Sinclair)
Bock Yellow card 68'
Seger 84' (penalty)		 Report Ellertson Yellow card 84' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 8,076
Referee: Daniel Radford
May 29, 2011 WPS 7 Philadelphia Independence 1-2 Western New York Flash Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Rapinoe 9' (Sanderson)
Magnusdottir Yellow card 26'
Rapinoe Yellow card 75'
McNeill Yellow card 87'		 Report Edwards 14' (Zerboni)
Marta 23' (penalty)
Lewandowski Yellow card 53'		 Stadium: Widener University
Attendance: 3,456
Referee: Christina Ibanez
June 3, 2011 WPS 8 Western New York Flash 2-2 Sky Blue FC Rochester, New York, U.S.
Edwards Yellow card 13'
Seger Yellow card 25'
Sinclair 39' (Davison)
Seger 44' (Sinclair)		 Report Blank Yellow card 14'
Long 65' (penalty)
Nogueira 88' (Adriana)		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 2,643
Referee: Felisha Mariscal
June 12, 2011 WPS 9 Western New York Flash 0-1 Philadelphia Independence Rochester, New York, U.S.
Magnusdottir Yellow card 78'
Adams 90+' (Sanderson)		 Report Lohman Yellow card 22'
Buczkowski Yellow card 72'
Wilson Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 2,397
Referee: Daniel Radford
July 9, 2011 WPS 10 Philadelphia Independence 2-1 Western New York Flash Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Kai 8' (DiMartino)
Farrelly 45+'		 Report Sinclair 81' (penalty) Stadium: Widener University
Attendance: 2,556
Referee: Moo Hackett
July 17, 2011 WPS 11 Sky Blue FC 0-2 Western New York Flash Piscataway, New Jersey, U.S.
Branam Yellow card 34' Report Edwards Yellow card 43'
Dew 81' (o.g.)
Goebel 86' (Sinclair)		 Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 1,441
Referee: Ted Unkel
July 20, 2011 WPS 12 Western New York Flash 3-1 magicJack Rochester, New York, U.S.
Sinclair 9' (Edwards)
Sinclair 51' (Marta)
Zerboni 69' (Sinclair)		 Report Masar 41' (Washington) Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 15,404
Referee: Christina Ibanez
July 24, 2011 WPS 13 Boston Breakers 2-2 Western New York Flash Allston, Massachusetts, U.S.
O'Hara 20' (Schoepfer)
O'Hara Yellow card 67'
O'Hara 84' (Zimmeck)		 Report Marta 38' (Zerboni)
Morgan 87'		 Stadium: Harvard Stadium
Attendance: 6,222
Referee: Daniel Radford
July 30, 2011 WPS 14 Sky Blue FC 1-4 Western New York Flash Piscataway, New Jersey, U.S.
Adriana 22' (Sjögran)
Dew Yellow card 83'		 Report Zerboni 29'
Marta 35' (Averbuch)
Sinclair 38' (Chapman)
Morgan 90+' (Goebel)		 Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 5,065
Referee: Kari Seitz
August 3, 2011 WPS 15 Western New York Flash 2-1 Boston Breakers Rochester, New York, U.S.
Sinclair 21' (Marta)
Edwards 28' (Riley)		 Report Winters 47' (O'Hara) Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 4,463
Referee: Patrick Baker
August 6, 2011 WPS 16 Atlanta Beat 0-2 Western New York Flash Kennesaw, Georgia, U.S.
Report Marta 10' (Averbuch)
Marta 41' (Sinclair)		 Stadium: Kennesaw State University Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 7,112
August 10, 2011 WPS 17 magicJack 1-2 Western New York Flash Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.
Schmidt 71' (Rampone)
Wambach Yellow card 85'		 Report Moros Yellow card 56'
Marta 65' (Seger)
Marta 74'		 Stadium: FAU Soccer Field
Attendance: 4,011
Referee: Daniel Radford
August 14, 2011 WPS 18 Western New York Flash 2-0 Atlanta Beat Rochester, New York, U.S.
Seger 37' (Morgan)
Marta 75' (Sinclair)		 Report Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 5,702
Referee: Moo Hackett

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718
GroundAAHHHHAHHAAHAAHAAH
ResultWDWWWWWDLLWWDWWWWW
Updated to match(es) played on August 22, 2011. Source: WPS
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
18 13 3 2 40 18  +22 42 7 1 1 21 8  +13 6 2 1 19 10  +9

Last updated: August 22, 2011.
Source: WPS

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Western New York Flash 18 13 3 2 40 18 +22 42 Advance to Championship
2 Philadelphia Independence 18 11 3 4 31 18 +13 36 Advance to Super Semifinal
3 magicJack 18 9 2 7 29 29 0 28[a] Advance to First round
4 Boston Breakers 18 5 4 9 19 24 −5 19[b]
5 Sky Blue FC 18 5 4 9 24 29 −5 19[b]
6 Atlanta Beat 18 1 4 13 7 32 −25 7
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) goal difference, 3) head-to-head result.
Notes:
  1. ^ magicJack were deducted a point for various league violations.[3]
  2. ^ a b BOS: 7 pts; SKY: 4 pt

WPS Playoffs

See also: 2011 Women's Professional Soccer Playoffs
August 27, 2011 WPS Championship Western New York Flash 1-1 (a.e.t.)
(5-4 p)		 Philadelphia Independence Rochester, New York, U.S.
4:00 p.m. (EST) Edwards Yellow card 25'
Sinclair 64'
Goebel Yellow card 96' Yellow-red card 108'
Marta Yellow card 103'		 Report Rodriguez 88', Yellow card 90+3' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 10,461
Referee: Kari Seitz
Penalties
Marta soccer ball with check mark
Sinclair soccer ball with check mark
Zerboni soccer ball with check mark
Seger soccer ball with check mark
Averbuch soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Sanderson
soccer ball with check mark Adams
soccer ball with check mark Robinson
soccer ball with check mark Boquete
soccer ball with red X del Rio

Awards

See also: Annual Women's Professional Soccer awards

WPS Player of the Week

Week Player of the Week Week's Statline
Week 4 Canada Christine Sinclair 2 G, GWG
Week 5 Brazil Marta 2 A, 1 G, GWA
Week 6 United States McCall Zerboni 1 A, 2 G, GWG
Week 7 Sweden Caroline Seger 2 G
Week 15 Canada Christine Sinclair 1 A, 2 G, GWG
BOS 2-2 WNY

WPS Player of the Month

Month Player of the Month Month's Statline
May United States McCall Zerboni 2 G, 2 A in 5 games; Flash 5-0 in May

WPS year-end awards

Award Player Notes
WPS Defender of the Year United States Whitney Engen Started and played the full 90 in all but one game
US Coast Guard Goalkeeper of the Year United States Ashlyn Harris Led the league in regular season goals per game average (1.00)
PUMA Golden Boot (Top Scorer) Brazil Marta Scored ten goals, earning her third consecutive award

Source: 2011 WPS Year End Awards[4]

WPS Best XI

Player Position
Ashlyn Harris Goalkeeper
Whitney Engen * Defense
Ali Riley Defense
Caroline Seger Midfield
Christine Sinclair * Forward
Marta Forward

* – unanimous selection
Source: WPS Announces Best XI of 2011

See also

References

  1. ^ Kassouf, Jeff (September 24, 2010). "Western New York becomes WPS' eighth team". Equalizer Soccer. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  2. ^ "Western New York Flash :: Players". Women's Professional Soccer. Archived from the original on August 16, 2011.
  3. ^ "WPS Imposes Punishment on magicJack with Point Deduction, Loss of Draft Picks". allwhitekit.com. May 12, 2011.
  4. ^ "WPS Announces 2011 Year End Awards". WPS. August 17, 2011. Archived from the original on August 21, 2011. Retrieved June 13, 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)