2013 Boston Breakers season

The 2013 Boston Breakers season, is the club's eighth overall year of existence, fourth consecutive year, and first year as a member of the National Women's Soccer League.

Boston Breakers
2013 season
OwnerBoston Women's Soccer, LLC
Head coachUnited States Lisa Cole
(until Aug. 2)
United States Cat Whitehill
(Aug. 2–Sept. 3)
United States Tom Durkin
(from Sept. 3)
StadiumDilboy Stadium
Somerville, Massachusetts[1]
NWSL5th
NWSL PlayoffsDNQ
Top goalscorerSydney Leroux (11)
Highest home attendance3,113 vs. Chicago
(May 4, 2013)
Lowest home attendance1,246 vs. Washington
(May 15, 2013)
Average home league attendance2,428
Biggest win3 goals
(3 times)
Biggest defeatNJ 5–1 BOS
(June 1)
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Background

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The foundation of the league was announced on November 21, 2012, with Boston selected as a host for one of the eight teams.[2]

Lisa Cole was announced as the head coach on December 7, 2012, returning after leading the Breakers during a successful run in the Women's Premier Soccer League Elite the previous year.[3]

Club

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Executive staff

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Ownership Group Boston Women's Soccer, LLC
Managing Partner Michael Stoller
General Manager Lee Billiard
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Dilboy Stadium (3,500 / 110x70 yards)

Updated to match played March 7, 2013
Source: [1]

Coaching staff

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On August 2, 2013, the Breakers fired head coach Lisa Cole and appointed defender Cat Whitehill as interim head coach.[4] On Sept. 3, 2013, the Breakers hired Tom Durkin as the team's new head coach.[5]

Position Staff
Head Coach Lisa Cole
(until Aug. 2)
Interim Head Coach Cat Whitehill
(after Aug. 2)
Assistant Coach Maren Rojas
Assistant Coach Kristine Lilly
Assistant Coach Chris Gores
Assistant Coach Darren Marshall
Goalkeeper Coach Jason Hamilton
Technical Advisor Marcia McDermott

Last updated: July 19, 2013
Source: Coaching Staff

Roster

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 FW   USA Sydney Leroux
3 FW   USA Kate Howarth
4 DF   USA Cat Whitehill
5 MF   NOR Lisa-Marie Woods
7 DF   CAN Rhian Wilkinson
8 DF   USA Julie King
9 MF   USA Heather O'Reilly
10 FW   ENG Lianne Sanderson
11 MF   USA Joanna Lohman
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 FW   USA Katie Schoepfer
14 DF   USA Kia McNeill
17 FW   AUS Kyah Simon
19 FW   CAN Adriana Leon
20 MF   USA Mariah Nogueira
22 GK   MEX Cecilia Santiago
24 GK   USA Ashley Phillips
25 FW   USA Jo Dragotta

Competitions

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  Win   Tie   Loss

Regular season

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April

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April 14, 2013 1 Boston Breakers 1–1 Washington Spirit Somerville, Massachusetts
18:30 (EST)
  • Leroux   90+1'
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Stadium: Dilboy Stadium
Attendance: 2,634
April 27, 2013 3 Western New York Flash 1–2 Boston Breakers Rochester, New York
19:35 (EST)
Report
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 4,065
Referee: Eugene Mednikov
May 4, 2013 4 Boston Breakers 4–1 Chicago Red Stars Somerville, Massachusetts
18:00 (EST)
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Stadium: Dilboy Stadium
Attendance: 3,113
Referee: Kristen Schiereck
Note: Leroux's hat-trick was the first in league history. The 3,113 attendance was a sell-out and the largest in Dilboy Stadium history.[7]
May 11, 2013 5 Washington Spirit 1–1 Boston Breakers Germantown, Maryland
19:00 EST
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Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 4,027
Referee: Josh Wilkens
May 18, 2013 6 FC Kansas City 2–0 Boston Breakers Overland Park, Kansas
19:35 EST
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Stadium: Shawnee Mission District Stadium
Attendance: 4,362
Referee: Miguel Panduro Jr.
May 25, 2013 7 Boston Breakers 3–0 Washington Spirit Somerville, Massachusetts
19:00 (EST)
Report Stadium: Dilboy Stadium
Attendance: 1,246

June

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June 1, 2013 8 Sky Blue FC 5–1 Boston Breakers Piscataway, New Jersey
19:00 (EST)
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Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 1,312
Referee: Robert Sibiga
June 5, 2013 9 Boston Breakers 2–2 Western New York Flash Somerville, Massachusetts
19:00 (EST)
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Stadium: Dilboy Stadium
Attendance: 2,124
Referee: John McCloskey
Boris Senic
Note: Center referee John McCloskey suffered an ankle injury in the 10th minute and was replaced by fourth official Boris Senic.[8]
June 16, 2013 Boston Breakers 2–3 Sky Blue FC Somerville, Massachusetts
18:30 (EST)
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Stadium: Dilboy Stadium
Attendance: 2,687
Referee: Christina Unkel
June 30, 2013 13 Boston Breakers 3–2 Sky Blue FC Somerville, Massachusetts
18:30 (EST)
Box
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Stadium: Dilboy Stadium
Attendance: 1,876
Referee: Katja Koroleva

July

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July 3, 2013 Seattle Reign FC 1–1 Boston Breakers Tukwila, Washington
19:00 (EST)
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Stadium: Starfire Stadium
Attendance: 1,430
Referee: Miguel Panduro
July 6, 2013 Portland Thorns FC 0–2 Boston Breakers Portland, Oregon
19:30 (EST)
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Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field
Attendance: 12,436
Referee: Robert Sibiga
July 21, 2013 Boston Breakers 1–2 Portland Thorns FC Somerville, Massachusetts
16:00 (EST)
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Stadium: Dilboy Stadium
Attendance: 2,978
Referee: Robert Sibiga
July 24, 2013 FC Kansas City 3–0 Boston Breakers Overland Park, Kansas
19:35 (EST)
Report Stadium: Shawnee Mission District Stadium
Attendance: 5,024
Referee: Margaret Domka
July 27, 2013 Washington Spirit 2–5 Boston Breakers Germantown, Maryland
19:00 (EST)
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Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 2,607
Referee: Kara Honthumb

August

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August 3, 2013 Boston Breakers 2–2 Western New York Flash Somerville, Massachusetts
14:00 (EST)
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Stadium: Dilboy Stadium
Attendance: 2,899
Referee: Christina Unkel
Note: Cat Whitehill's first match as player-manager.
August 7, 2013 Boston Breakers 2–1 Portland Thorns FC Somerville, Massachusetts
19:00 (EST)
Box
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Stadium: Dilboy Stadium
Attendance: 3,012
Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic
August 10, 2013 Boston Breakers 1–0 FC Kansas City Somerville, Massachusetts
16:35 (EST)
Box
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Stadium: Dilboy Stadium
Attendance: 2,116
Referee: Kara Honthumb
August 17, 2013 Western New York Flash 2–1 Boston Breakers Rochester, New York
19:35 (EST)
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Wilkinson   54'   70' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 6,311
Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Western New York Flash 22 10 8 4 36 20 +16 38 NWSL Shield
2 FC Kansas City 22 11 5 6 34 22 +12 38 NWSL Playoffs
3 Portland Thorns FC (C) 22 11 5 6 32 25 +7 38
4 Sky Blue FC 22 10 6 6 31 26 +5 36
5 Boston Breakers 22 8 6 8 35 34 +1 30
6 Chicago Red Stars 22 8 6 8 32 36 −4 30
7 Seattle Reign FC 22 5 3 14 22 36 −14 18
8 Washington Spirit 22 3 5 14 16 39 −23 14
Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
22 30 8 8 6 35 34  +1 5 3 3 22 16  +6 3 5 3 13 18  −5

Last updated: August 17, 2013
Source: [citation needed]
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223
StadiumHAAHAAHAHAHHHAAAHAAHHAA
ResultDPWWDLWLDLLLWDWDLLWDWWL
Source: FBref
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes: match 18 was a rescheduled match 2

Squad statistics

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Key to positions: FW – Forward, MF – Midfielder, DF – Defender, GK – Goalkeeper

Note: jersey numbers were reassigned during the season, when a player left and another joined

N Nat Pos Name GP GS Min G A WG Shot SOG Cro CK Off Foul FS YC RC
5   DF Jazmyne Avant 11 11 990 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 6 12 0 0
25   MF Jo Dragotta 10 6 565 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 1 1 0
18   MF Maddy Evans 11 2 370 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 3 4 0 0
23   FW Elizabeth Guess 1 0 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   FW Kate Howarth 4 0 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8   DF Julie King 21 21 1862 0 1 0 5 3 3 0 3 10 7 0 0
19   FW Adriana Leon 6 1 163 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 0
2   FW Sydney Leroux 19 19 1694 11 2 4 62 30 13 0 15 11 9 1 0
11   MF Joanna Lohman 22 21 1897 2 0 0 12 6 2 1 2 14 15 2 0
14   DF Kia McNeill 21 21 1890 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 7 3 2 0
23   DF Melinda Mercado 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
19   DF Carmelina Moscato 5 1 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
20   MF Mariah Nogueira 20 16 1408 3 1 0 11 7 2 0 2 14 18 1 0
9   MF Heather O'Reilly 20 20 1734 5 6 3 43 32 35 54 15 11 6 1 0
10   FW Lianne Sanderson 22 21 1913 5 7 0 41 15 11 12 1 16 33 0 0
23   FW Katie Schoepfer 20 14 1080 2 1 0 31 13 9 36 9 7 2 0 0
17   FW Kyah Simon 17 11 1068 3 3 0 41 22 6 1 9 9 8 0 0
4   DF Cat Whitehill 22 22 1978 1 2 0 20 8 15 0 0 7 6 1 0
7   DF Rhian Wilkinson 14 11 913 2 1 1 7 3 9 0 1 6 9 1 0
5   MF Lisa-Marie Woods 4 1 68 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
N Nat Pos Name GP GS Min W L T Shot SOG Sav GA GA/G Pen PKF SO
1   GK Alyssa Naeher 9 8 765 4 2 2 112 47 36 11 1.222 0 1 2
24   GK Ashley Phillips 11 11 945 2 5 4 117 51 32 20 1.818 1 1 1
22   GK Cecilia Santiago 3 3 270 2 1 0 32 14 11 3 1 0 0 1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Hemming, Nick (January 8, 2014). "Harvard Stadium to Host Breakers in 2014". The Bent Musket. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  2. ^ "U.S. Soccer to announce new women's professional league today". Leagues. Soccer Wire. November 21, 2012. Archived from the original on April 28, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  3. ^ Linehan, Meg. "Lisa Cole discusses return to Breakers, new league". Equalizer Soccer. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  4. ^ "Breakers fire Cole, Whitehill named interim coach". The Equalizer. August 2, 2013. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  5. ^ Hemming, Nick (September 3, 2013). "Breakers Hire Tom Durkin as Coach of the Future". The Bent Musket. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  6. ^ Husted. "NWSL TO RESCHEDULE FC KANSAS CITY VS BOSTON BREAKERS GAME". FC Kansas City. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
  7. ^ "Breakers Defeat Red Stars 4-1". National Women's Soccer League. May 4, 2013. Archived from the original on May 8, 2013. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  8. ^ Kassouf, Jeff (June 5, 2013). "Flash steal point late on Robinson header". The Equalizer. Retrieved May 24, 2023.