2010 Boston Breakers season

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Boston Breakers
2010 season
Lead investorGary Loveman
Head coach Tony DiCicco
Stadium Harvard Stadium
WPS 2nd
Playoffs TBD
Women's U.S. Open Cup Did 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.

Contents

Review and events

Match results

Key

  Win  Tie  Loss

Preseason

WPS

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

GameDateLocationOpponentResult
AttendanceBOS goalscorers
14/10/10 Maryland SoccerPlex Washington Freedom 2-13,899 L. Cheney 8'
K.Smith 18'
24/18/10 Harvard Stadium Philadelphia Independence 1-15,286 K. Smith 49'
34/25/10 Anheuser-Busch Center St. Louis Athletica 1-13,300 K. Moore 21'
45/8/10 Maryland SoccerPlex Washington Freedom 0-04,198
55/14/10 Harvard Stadium FC Gold Pride 1-23,899 K. Smith 22'
65/29/10 Yurcak Field Sky Blue FC 0-03,418
76/13/10 Harvard Stadium Sky Blue FC 1-24,687 J. Angeli 14'
86/19/10 Pioneer Stadium FC Gold Pride 0-13,588
96/25/10 Harvard Stadium Chicago Red Stars 1-23,647 Fabiana 8'
107/4/10 John A. Farrell Stadium Philadelphia Independence 2-12,093 L. Cheney 46'
K. Lilly 84'
117/11/10 Harvard Stadium Atlanta Beat 3-14,194 J. Angeli 50'
K. Smith 54'
L. Bogus 55'
127/18/10 Harvard Stadium Washington Freedom 2-14,651 L. Bogus 23'
J. Angeli 74'
137/21/10 Harvard Stadium FC Gold Pride 1-23,052 J. Angeli 30'
147/25/10 Toyota Park Chicago Red Stars 3-13,673 K. Smith 9', 12'
I. Dieke 14'
157/31/10 Harvard Stadium Washington Freedom 3-14,468 K. Smith 21'
J. Angeli 56'
L. Cheney 85'
168/4/10 Harvard Stadium Atlanta Beat 2-03,251 K. Smith 1', 62'
178/8/10 John A. Farrell Stadium Philadelphia Independence 2-23,091 L. Cheney 25'
K. Smith 52'
188/15/10 Harvard Stadium Sky Blue FC 4-06,108 L. Cheney 9'
J. Angeli 37'
L. Tarpley 50'
L. Del Rio 80'
198/21/10 Veterans Stadium Atlanta Beat 3-24,071 L. Chalupny 11'
E. Aluko 66', 73'
208/29/10 John A. Farrell Stadium Philadelphia Independence 2-14,011 S. Cox 35'
K. Smith 60'
219/1/10 KSU Soccer Stadium Atlanta Beat 3-02,267 L. Tarpley 22'
J. Angeli
33'K. Lilly 45'
229/5/10 Pioneer Stadium FC Gold Pride 0-22,447
239/11/10 Yurcak Field Sky Blue FC 0-03,810
249/23/10 Soldier Field Philadelphia Independence 1-22,676 L. Cheney 22'

Club

Roster [1]

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 Alyssa Naeher
2 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chioma Igwe
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jordan Angeli
5 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lindsay Tarpley
6 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Amy LePeilbet
7 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Liz Bogus
8 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lauren Cheney
9 FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Sarah Walsh
10 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Kelly Smith
12 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Leslie Osborne
No.Pos.NationPlayer
13 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kristine Lilly
14 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Stephanie Cox
15 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Fabiana
16 FW Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Laura del Río
17 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kasey Moore
18 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Allison Lipsher
20 DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Ifeoma Dieke
22 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Alex Scott
24 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ashley Phillips
25 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Taryn Hemmings
Front office [2] [3]
Coaching staff
PositionStaff
Head coach Flag of the United States.svg Tony DiCicco
Assistant coach Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Cole
Goalkeeper coach Flag of the United States.svg Nathan Kipp
Equipment manager Flag of the United States.svg Hayley George
Team doctor Flag of the United States.svg Rob Nicoletta, MD

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

Standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 FC Gold Pride 2416534619+2753Advance to Championship
2 Boston Breakers 2410683628+836Advance to Super Semifinal
3 Philadelphia Independence 24104103736+134Advance to First Round
4 Washington Freedom 248793333031
5 Sky Blue FC 2477102031−1128
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

WeekPlayerRef.
17 Flag of England.svg Kelly Smith [5]

WPS Player of the Month

MonthPlayerRef
July Flag of the United States.svg Jordan Angeli [6]
August Flag of England.svg Kelly Smith [7]

See also

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References

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  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. 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.
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