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2002 Philadelphia Charge season

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]

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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Review edit

Club edit

Roster edit

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

Team management edit

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

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

[3]

Competition edit

Regular season edit

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 edit

Round123456789101112131415161718192021
GroundAAHHAAHHHAAHHAHHAHHAA
ResultWWWWLWDDWWDWWDWLDLWDL
Source: WUSA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Home/away results edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

Goalkeepers edit

As of 5 April 2020
Nat. No. Player Apps Starts Record GA GAA SO    
  Melissa Moore 20 20 11–3–6 20 1.00 4 0 0
  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 edit

In edit

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

Out edit

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

Honors edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ Drew Crossley (May 24, 2016). "2001-2003 Philadelphia Charge". Fun While It Lasted. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  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)
  5. ^ "Transactions". The Harford Courant. December 6, 2001. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Transactions". The Harford Courant. January 30, 2002. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  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.
  15. ^ a b "The Philadelphia Charge". OurSportsCentral. April 1, 2001. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  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.

External links edit

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