2017 Boston Breakers season

Last updated

Boston Breakers
2017 season
OwnerBoston Women's Soccer, LLC
Head coach Matt Beard
Stadium Jordan Field
Boston, Massachusetts
NWSL 9th
Top goalscorer Natasha Dowie (7) [1]
Highest home attendance4,321
(Aug 19 vs. Orlando)
Lowest home attendance2,276
(May 7 vs. North Carolina)
Average home league attendance2,971
←  2016

The 2017 Boston Breakers season was the club's twelfth season overall, eighth consecutive season, and fifth season as a member of the National Women's Soccer League. They finished 9th in the 10 team league with a record of 4 wins, 13 losses, and 7 draws.

Contents

As of 2023, this was the Boston Breakers's final season. After failed last-minute attempts to sell the club to the owners of the New England Revolution [2] and to local commercial real estate developers, [3] the Boston Breakers officially folded on January 25, 2018, and did not participate in the NWSL in 2018. [4] Reports generally blamed lack of marketing and resultant limited fanbase for the club's demise. [5] [6]

Players and coaches

Coaching staff

PositionStaff
Head Coach Matt Beard
Assistant CoachPaul McHugh
Goalkeeper CoachNeill Caine
Pro Team Second Assistant/Breakers College Academy Coach Leanne Champ
Head of Sport Science and Player PerformanceJulian Haigh
Reserve Team Head Coach Dushawne Simpson
Breakers U-20 Head CoachJavier Mejia-Blau
Consultant Ashley Phillips

Last updated: April 11, 2017
Source: [7]

Players

As of June 30, 2017

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Libby Stout
2 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Allysha Chapman
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brooke Elby
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Megan Oyster
5 MF Flag of Portugal.svg  POR Amanda DaCosta
7 FW Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Emilie Haavi
8 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Julie King
9 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Natasha Dowie
10 MF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Rosie White
11 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Rose Lavelle
14 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Abby Smith
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sammy Jo Prudhomme
17 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Amanda Frisbie
18 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tiffany Weimer
19 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Adriana Leon
20 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Christen Westphal
21 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Margaret Purce
22 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ifeoma Onumonu
23 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Katie Stengel
25 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Morgan Andrews
26 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Angela Salem

Mid-Season Roster Transactions

On June 21, it was announced the team re-signed goalkeeper Libby Stout as a keeper replacement for the injured Abby Smith. [8] Stout has previously been initially waived by the team on May 10. [9] On June 30, 2017, the Breakers waived defender Kylie Strom from the roster, and picked up forward Katie Stengel from waivers, [10] who was released on June 28 by the Washington Spirit. [11]

Pre-Season

March 25, 2017 Boston College 1–5 Boston Breakers Newton, MA
BC Soccerball shade.svg31' Report Leon Soccerball shade.svg2'
Leon Soccerball shade.svg68'
Leon Soccerball shade.svg86'
White Soccerball shade.svg88'
Onomonu Soccerball shade.svg90'		Stadium: Boston College
Attendance: closed door
March 28, 2017 Boston Breakers 5–1 NE Futbol Club U-15 boys Taunton, MA
White Soccerball shade.svg40'
Elby Soccerball shade.svg45'
Leon Soccerball shade.svg48'
Onomonu Soccerball shade.svg65'
White Soccerball shade.svg73'		 Report NEFC Soccerball shade.svg56'Stadium: Forekicks
April 8, 2017 Boston Breakers 6–1 UCONN Boston, MA
Weimer Soccerball shade.svg10'
Dowie Soccerball shade.svg17'
White Soccerball shade.svg33'
Dowie Soccerball shade.svg45'
Weimer Soccerball shade.svg57'
Dowd Soccerball shade.svg87'		 Report UConn Soccerball shade.svgStadium: Jordan Field
Attendance: none taken
Note: match postponed from 4/1
April 4, 2017 Boston Breakers v Sky Blue FC Bridgeport, CT
Stadium: University of Bridgeport
Note: no report avail, result = v

Regular season

Sun. April 16, 2017 FC Kansas City 2–0 Boston Breakers Kansas City, MO
Leroux Soccerball shade.svg7' (Sauerbrunn)
Rodriguez Soccerball shade.svg48' (Groom)		 Report Chapman Yellow card.svg 37'
White Yellow card.svg 60'		Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 3,340
Sun. April 23, 2017 Boston Breakers 1–0 Sky Blue FC Boston, MA
Dowie Soccerball shade.svg37' (Lavelle)
Salem Yellow card.svg 86'		 Report Stadium: Jordan Field
Attendance: 2,329
Note:
Steward MVP: Abby Smith
Supporters Award Winner: Rosie White
April 29, 2017 Boston Breakers 3–0 Seattle Reign FC Boston, MA
Leon Soccerball shade.svg11'
Lavelle Soccerball shade.svg15' (Leon)
Dowie Soccerball shade.svg52' (Leon)
White Yellow card.svg 37'
Chapman Yellow card.svg 76'		 Report Fishlock Yellow card.svg 32'
Mathias Yellow card.svg 38'		Stadium: Jordan Field
Attendance: 2,315
Note:
Steward MVP:Adriana Leon
Supporters Award Winner: Abby Smith
Sun. May 7, 2017 Boston Breakers 0–1 North Carolina Courage Boston, MA
King Yellow card.svg 35'
White Yellow card.svg 53'
Leon Yellow card.svg 81'		 Report McDonald Soccerball shade.svg32'
Smith Yellow card.svg 87'		Stadium: Jordan Field
Attendance: 2,276
Note:
Steward MVP: Angela Salem
Supporters Award Winner: Allysha Chapman
Sun. May 14, 2017 Chicago Red Stars 1–1 Boston Breakers Chicago, IL
Press Soccerball shade.svg89' (Huerta) Report Lavelle Soccerball shade.svg69'
King Yellow card.svg 73'		Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 1,827
May 19, 2017 Boston Breakers 2–2 Portland Thorns FC Boston, MA
Dowie Soccerball shade.svg38' (Leon)
White Soccerball shade.svg48' (Dowie)
Salem Yellow card.svg 90'		 Report Nadim Soccerball shade.svg57' (pen.)
Weber Yellow card.svg 65'
Cox Yellow card.svg 67'
Nadim Soccerball shade.svg83' (Raso)		Stadium: Jordan Field
Attendance: 3,321
Note:
Steward MVP: Natasha Dowie
Supporters Award Winner: Angela Salem
May 27, 2017 Portland Thorns FC 2–0 Boston Breakers Portland, OR
King Soccerball shade.svg1' (o.g.)
Henry Soccerball shade.svg5'
Nadim Yellow card.svg 49'		 Report Haavi Yellow card.svg 24'
Westphal Yellow card.svg 71'
Chapman Red card.svg 90+1'		Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 18,637
June 3, 2017 Orlando Pride 2–0 Boston Breakers Orlando, FL
Marta Soccerball shade.svg9' (pen.)
Spencer Soccerball shade.svg13' (Pereira)
Kennedy Yellow card.svg 26'
Camila Yellow card.svg 49'		 Report Smith Yellow card.svg 8'
Elby Yellow card.svg 55'
White Yellow card.svg 57'
Dowie Yellow card.svg 85'		Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 5,185
June 17, 2017 North Carolina Courage 3–1 Boston Breakers Cary, NC
Hamilton Soccerball shade.svg3' (Mewis), 13' (Zerboni)
Hatch Soccerball shade.svg38' (Doniak)		 Report Leon Soccerball shade.svg73' (Dowie)
White Yellow card.svg 80'		Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,780
June 24, 2017 Boston Breakers 0–1 North Carolina Courage Boston, MA
Oyster Yellow card.svg 16'
Weimer Yellow card.svg 84'		 Report Hatch Soccerball shade.svg44' (Mewis)Stadium: Jordan Field
Attendance: 3,209
Note:
Steward MVP: Julie King
Supporters Award Winner: Christen Westphal
June 28, 2017 Houston Dash 0–0 Boston Breakers Houston, TX
Report Andrews Yellow card.svg 25'
Chapman Yellow card.svg 58'		Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 6,095
July 1, 2017 Boston Breakers 1–0 Washington Spirit Boston, MA
Chapman Yellow card.svg 62'
Purce Soccerball shade.svg72' (White)		 Report Johnson Yellow card.svg 64'Stadium: Jordan Field
Attendance: 2,523
Note:
Steward MVP: Megan Oyster
Supporters Award Winner: Margaret Purce
July 7, 2017 Boston Breakers 0–0 Chicago Red Stars Boston, MA
Chapman Yellow card.svg 80'
White Yellow card.svg 90'		 Report Mautz Yellow card.svg 62'Stadium: Jordan Field
Attendance: 2,435
Note:
Steward MVP: Sammy Jo Prudhomme
Supporters Award Winner: Sammy Jo Prudhomme
July 15, 2017 Seattle Reign FC 1–1 Boston Breakers Seattle, WA
Kawasumi Soccerball shade.svg32' Report Leon Soccerball shade.svg43' (Westphal)Stadium: Memorial Stadium (Seattle)
Attendance: 3,730
July 22, 2017 Houston Dash 1–0 Boston Breakers Houston, TX
Prince Soccerball shade.svg23' Report Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 5,337
Aug 4, 2017 Boston Breakers 2–2 FC Kansas City Boston, MA
White Soccerball shade.svg26' White Soccerball shade.svg30' Report Kelly Soccerball shade.svg21' Tymrak Soccerball shade.svg81'Stadium: Jordan Field
Attendance: 2,510
Note:
Steward MVP: Rosie White
Supporters Award Winner: Adriana Leon
Aug 12, 2017 Washington Spirit 2–2 Boston Breakers Boyds, MD
Johnson Soccerball shade.svg6' Williams Soccerball shade.svg64' Report Leon Soccerball shade.svg44' Leon Soccerball shade.svg79' (Onumonu) Salem Yellow card.svg 95'Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 3,722
Aug 16, 2017 Boston Breakers 1–3 Houston Dash Boston, MA
Dowie Soccerball shade.svg26' (Purce) Smith Yellow card.svg 46' Oyster Yellow card.svg 93' Report Hagen Soccerball shade.svg10' Beckie Soccerball shade.svg64' (Prince) Hagen Soccerball shade.svg79'Stadium: Jordan Field
Attendance: 3,003
Note:
Steward MVP: Amanda Frisbie
Supporters Award Winner: Ifeoma Onumonu
Aug 19, 2017 Boston Breakers 1–2 Orlando Pride Boston, MA
Stengel Yellow card.svg 52' Andrews Yellow card.svg 71' White Yellow card.svg 95' Amanda Dacosta Soccerball shade.svg98' (pk) Report Morgan Soccerball shade.svg8' Kennedy Yellow card.svg 24' Steph Catley Yellow card.svg 58' Morgan Soccerball shade.svg73' (Krieger)Stadium: Jordan Field
Attendance: 4,321
Note:
Steward MVP: Smith
Supporters Award Winner: Amanda Dacosta
Aug 26, 2017 Sky Blue FC 1–0 Boston Breakers Piscataway, NJ
Kerr Soccerball shade.svg5' (Stanton) Stanton Yellow card.svg 57' Leon Yellow card.svg 60' King Yellow card.svg 91'Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 2,244
Sep 2, 2017 Orlando Pride 4–2 Boston Breakers Orlando, FL
Hill Soccerball shade.svg8' Hill Soccerball shade.svg15' (Morgan) Marta Soccerball shade.svg67' (Ubogagu) Ubogagu Soccerball shade.svg77' Report White Soccerball shade.svg49' (Frisbie) Elby Yellow card.svg 63' King Soccerball shade.svg88' (Leon)Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 5,413
Sun. Sep 10, 2017 Boston Breakers 0–1 Portland Thorns FC Boston, MA
Oyster Yellow card.svg 82' Report Sinclair Soccerball shade.svg72' (Raso)Stadium: Jordan Field
Attendance: 3,015
Note:
Steward MVP: Purce
Supporters Award Winner: Margaret Purce
Sep 23, 2017 Washington Spirit 0–3 Boston Breakers Boyds, MD
Report Dowie Soccerball shade.svg47' (Leon) Kallman Soccerball shade.svg54' (og) Leon Soccerball shade.svg55' Frisbie Yellow card.svg 69' White Yellow card.svg 77'Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 3,475
Sep 30, 2017 Boston Breakers 3–4 Sky Blue FC Boston, MA
Dowie Soccerball shade.svg25' Dowie Soccerball shade.svg28' Purce Yellow card.svg 64' Casey Soccerball shade.svg85' (og) Report Kerr Soccerball shade.svg34' Tiernan Yellow card.svg 72' Tiernan Soccerball shade.svg76' Skroski Soccerball shade.svg78' O'Hara Soccerball shade.svg87'Stadium: Jordan Field
Attendance: 3,497

  Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
2447132435 −11193361416 −21471019 −9

Last updated: September 30, 2017.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

League standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 North Carolina Courage 2416173822+1649 NWSL Shield
2 Portland Thorns FC (C)2414553720+1747 NWSL Playoffs
3 Orlando Pride 2411764531+1440
4 Chicago Red Stars 2411673330+339
5 Seattle Reign FC 249784337+634
6 Sky Blue FC 24103114251−933
7 FC Kansas City 248792931−231
8 Houston Dash 2473142339−1624
9 Boston Breakers 2447132435−1119
10 Washington Spirit 2454153048−1819
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions

2017 Supporters Award

Rosie White Supporters Award.jpg

In 2017 the official supporters group of the Boston Breakers, The Boston Armada, began a tradition of awarding one player at each home game with a supporters award. This award recognizes a player's individual contribution to the team during the match.

The trophy for 2017 is representative of the unofficial mascot of the Boston Breakers, "Chunk", a British Bulldog owned by team President of Soccer Operations and Development, Lee Billard.

Date of Home MatchOpponentAward Recipient
April 23, 2017 Sky Blue FC Rosie White
April 29, 2017 Seattle Reign FC Abby Smith
May 7, 2017 North Carolina Courage Allysha Chapman
May 19, 2017 Portland Thorns FC Angela Salem
June 24, 2017 North Carolina Courage Christen Westphal
July 1, 2017 Washington Spirit Margaret Purce
July 7, 2017 Chicago Red Stars Sammy Jo Prudhomme
August 4, 2017 FC Kansas City Adriana Leon
August 16, 2017 Houston Dash Ifeoma Onumonu
August 19, 2017 Orlando Pride Amanda DaCosta
September 10, 2017 Portland Thorns FC Margaret Purce
September 30, 2017The COTY (Chunk of the Year Award) Angela Salem

Related Research Articles

The 2016 season was the Portland Thorns FC's fourth season of existence in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top division of women's soccer in the United States. The Thorns finished first, winning the NWSL Shield, an improvement over their sixth-place finish in the 2015 season. They lost their opening game of the 2016 NWSL Championship tournament (playoffs).

The 2016 NWSL College Draft was the fourth annual meeting of National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) franchises to select eligible college players. It was held on January 15, 2016, at the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Convention in Baltimore, Maryland.

The 2016 season was Washington Spirit's fourth season, competing in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.

The 2017 NWSL College Draft was the fifth annual meeting of National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) franchises to select eligible college players. It was held on January 12, 2017 at the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Convention in Los Angeles, California.

The 2017 Portland Thorns FC season was the team's and the league's fifth season of existence. The Thorns played in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top division of women's soccer in the United States. The Thorns had finished in first place in the 2016 season, but failed to advance from the semifinals in the 2016 NWSL playoffs. With a slogan of "Unfinished Business", they qualified for the NWSL playoffs as the 2nd ranked team in the 2017 regular season. In the playoffs, they defeated the Orlando Pride and then the North Carolina Courage to become 2017 NWSL Champions. It was their second championship, following the first in 2013.

The 2017 Houston Dash season was the team's fourth season as an American professional women's soccer team in the National Women's Soccer League.

The 2017 season is Washington Spirit's fifth season, competing in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.

The 2017 Chicago Red Stars season was the team's ninth season. The team competed in the National Women's Soccer League, the top tier of women's soccer in the United States. In 2017, for the third consecutive season, the Red Stars made it to the post-season playoffs and was eliminated in the semi-final.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2017 Orlando Pride season</span> Orlando Pride 2017 soccer season

The 2017 season was Orlando Pride's second season. The team competed in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.

The 2017 Sky Blue FC season was the team's eighth season as a professional women's soccer team. Sky Blue FC plays in the National Women's Soccer League, the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.

The 2017 North Carolina Courage season was the team's first season as a professional women's soccer team. North Carolina Courage plays in the National Women's Soccer League, the top tier of women's soccer in the United States. The Courage finished the regular season atop the table, winning the NWSL Shield and earning a spot in the NWSL Playoffs. After defeating Chicago 1–0 in the semi-finals of the playoffs, it lost 0–1 to Portland in the final.

The 2018 NWSL College Draft was the sixth annual meeting of National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) franchises to select eligible college players. It was held on January 18, 2018 at the United Soccer Coaches Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The 2018 season is Washington Spirit's sixth season, competing in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States. On August 21, the Spirit parted ways with Head Coach and General Manager Jim Gabarra, assistant coach Tom Torres took over as interim Head Coach for the remaining 3 games of the season.

The 2018 Houston Dash season was the team's fifth season as an American professional women's soccer team in the National Women's Soccer League. Before the start of the 2018 season Vera Pauw was appointed as head coach.

The 2018 Sky Blue FC season was the team's ninth season as a professional women's soccer team. Sky Blue FC plays in the National Women's Soccer League, the top tier of women's soccer in the United States. Sky Blue had a difficult season in 2018 as they finished in last place. They went 23 games without winning a game, setting the mark for the longest winless streak in NWSL history. Sky Blue finally won on September 8 as they beat the Orlando Pride 1-0 in their final game of the 2018 season.

The 2020 NWSL College Draft was the eighth annual meeting of National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) franchises to select newly eligible college players for the 2020 NWSL season. It was held on January 16, 2020, in conjunction with the United Soccer Coaches Convention at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland.

The 2020 Houston Dash season was the team's seventh season as an American professional women's soccer team in the National Women's Soccer League.

The 2021 NWSL Draft was the ninth annual meeting of National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) franchises to select eligible college players. It was held on January 13, 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was the first NWSL Draft to be held virtually via videoconferencing and web streaming.

References

  1. ↑ "2017 Boston Breakers Stats". FBref. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  2. ↑ Springer, Shira. "What doomed the Boston Breakers?". Boston Globe. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  3. ↑ Yang, Stephanie (January 25, 2018). "Boston Breakers fold after ownership deal falls through". The Bent Musket. SB Nation. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Boston Breakers fold after ownership deal falls through". January 25, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  5. ↑ Churchill, Samantha (May 2, 2018). "The Fall of the Boston Breakers". The Wellesley News.
  6. ↑ Kassouf, Jeff. "How an era ended: The mysterious final months of the Boston Breakers". The Equalizer.
  7. ↑ "Coaching Staff". bostonbreakerssoccer.com. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Breakers sign Libby Stout as goalkeeper replacement - Boston Breakers". Archived from the original on August 19, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Breakers waive goalkeeper Libby Stout - Boston Breakers". Archived from the original on August 19, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Breakers claim Katie Stengel off waivers - Boston Breakers". Archived from the original on August 19, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Washington Spirit waives Katie Stengel and Cameron Castleberry » Washington Spirit". June 28, 2017.

See also

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.