2011 Atlanta Beat season

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Atlanta Beat
2011 season
Owner Fitz Johnson
Head coach James Galanis
Stadium KSU Soccer Stadium
WPS 6th
Playoffs Did not qualify
National Women's Cup Did not enter
Top goalscorerThree players (2 goals)
Highest home attendance9,345
(Jul 23 vs. magicJack)
Lowest home attendance3,075
(Apr 24 vs. WNY)
Average home league attendance4,840
  2010

The 2011 Atlanta Beat season was the club's second season in Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) and their second consecutive season in the top division of women's soccer in the United States. Including the Women's United Soccer Association franchise, it was the club's sixth year of existence. It was also the club's final year of existence, with WPS folding before the beginning of the 2012 season [1]

Contents

Review and events

Prior to the beginning of the 2011 WPS season, the Atlanta Beat organization scheduled several preseason friendlies against local universities. For the preseason, the Beat played Auburn University twice, and then University of North Carolina, Georgia and Florida State. In preseason, the Beat went on an undefeated 5-0-0 run, and only conceded one goal in the process. [2]

On April 9, in front of more than 4,000 spectators, the Beat opened their season with a 1–4 loss to the Boston Breakers. [3]

Match results

Preseason

March 9, 2011 (2011-03-09) Auburn Tigers 0–1 Atlanta Beat Auburn, Alabama
16:00 EDT Scoreline
AUB report
  • Chalupny Soccerball shade.svg
Stadium: Auburn Soccer Complex
March 19, 2011 (2011-03-19) Atlanta Beat 2–0 UNC Tar Heels Kennesaw, Georgia
16:00 EDT
Scoreline
ATL report
Stadium: KSU Soccer Stadium
March 29, 2011 (2011-03-29) Georgia Bulldogs 1–2 Atlanta Beat Athens, Georgia
17:30 EDT
  • Miller Soccerball shade.svg15'
Scoreline
UGA report
Stadium: Turner Soccer Complex

WPS

April 9, 2011 (2011-04-09)1 Atlanta Beat 1–4 Boston Breakers Kennesaw, GA
7:30 p.m. EST (UTC-05:00) Lloyd Soccerball shade.svg78' (pen.) Report Soccerball shade.svg18' Angeli
Soccerball shade.svg23' Winters
Soccerball shade.svg72' O'Hara
Soccerball shade.svg90+' Moore
Stadium: KSU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,002
Referee: Ted Unkel
Assistant referees: Mark Buda, Amy Mahan
Fourth official: Patrick Baker
April 16, 2011 (2011-04-16)2 Atlanta Beat 1–0 Sky Blue FC Kennesaw, GA
Lencyzk Soccerball shade.svg51' Report Stadium: KSU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,380
April 24, 2011 (2011-04-24)3 Atlanta Beat 2–2 Western New York Flash Kennesaw, GA
Chalupny Soccerball shade.svg58'
Lloyd Soccerball shade.svg70'
Report Soccerball shade.svg3' Sinclair
Soccerball shade.svg67' Marta
Stadium: KSU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,075
May 1, 2011 (2011-05-01)4 Western New York Flash 3–0 Atlanta Beat Rochester, NY
Sinclair Soccerball shade.svg23', 59'
Morgan Soccerball shade.svg73'
Report Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 2,164
Referee: Ted Unkel
Assistant referees: Ashley Cedro, Molly Cunningham
Fourth official: Steve Montagnino
May 8, 2011 (2011-05-08)5 magicJack 2–0 Atlanta Beat Boca Raton, FL
Masar Soccerball shade.svg24'
Press Soccerball shade.svg64'
Report Stadium: FAU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 952
Referee: Stephanie Toth
Assistant referees: Miguel Panduro, Kristen Schiereck
Fourth official: Carlos Sandoval
May 15, 2011 (2011-05-15)6 Atlanta Beat 1–2 Philadelphia Independence Kennesaw, GA
Chalupny Soccerball shade.svg45+' Report Soccerball shade.svg50' Johnson
Soccerball shade.svg73' del Rio
Stadium: KSU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 6,125
Referee: Ted Unkel
Assistant referees: Amy Mahan, Justin Brown
Fourth official: Veronica Brito
May 21, 2011 (2011-05-21)7 Sky Blue FC 3–0 Atlanta Beat Piscataway, NJ
Report Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 2,947
Referee: Margaret Domka
Assistant referees: Juliana Duncan, Robert Sibiga
Fourth official: Albert Calise
May 28, 2011 (2011-05-28)8 magicJack 4–0 Atlanta Beat Boca Raton, FL
Report Stadium: FAU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 864
Referee: Veronica Brito
Assistant referees: Shelley Finger, Carlos Sandoval
Fourth official: Ingrid Burd
June 4, 2011 (2011-06-04)9 Philadelphia Independence 0–0 Atlanta Beat Chester, PA
Report Stadium: Leslie Quick Stadium
Attendance: 2,127
Referee: Margaret Domka
Assistant referees: Angela Ianni, Eric Weisbrod
Fourth official: Kevin Klinger
June 11, 2011 (2011-06-11)10 Atlanta Beat 2–3 magicJack Kennesaw, GA
Report Stadium: KSU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,124
Referee: Stephanie Toth
Assistant referees: Melanie Johnson, Justin Brown
Fourth official: Talha Dikgitmetz
June 19, 2011 (2011-06-19)11 Atlanta Beat 0–0 Boston Breakers Kennesaw, GA
Report Stadium: KSU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,654
Referee: Christina Ibanez
Assistant referees: Amy Mahan, David Jaye
Fourth official: Mark Asauro
June 22, 2011 (2011-06-22)12 Sky Blue FC 1–0 Atlanta Beat Piscataway, NJ
Report Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 1,145
Referee: Veronica Brito
Assistant referees: Robert Sibiga, Katja Koroleva
Fourth official: Yevgeniy Mednikov
July 10, 2011 (2011-07-10)13 Boston Breakers 2–0 Atlanta Beat Cambridge, MA
Report Stadium: Harvard Stadium
Attendance: 2,749
Referee: Margaret Domka
Assistant referees: Ashley Cedro, Russell Wolf
Fourth official: Scott Kachmarik
201114 Atlanta Beat 0–1 Philadelphia Independence Kennesaw, GA
Report Stadium: KSU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,742
Referee: Patrick Baker
Assistant referees: Talha Dikgitmetz, Mark Cleland
Fourth official: Mark Asauro
July 23, 2011 (2011-07-23)15 Atlanta Beat 0–0 magicJack Kennesaw, GA
Report Stadium: KSU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 9,345
Referee: Felisha Mariscal
Assistant referees: Veronica Brito, Melanie Johnson
Fourth official: David Jaye
August 6, 2011 (2011-08-06)17 Atlanta Beat 0–2 Western New York Flash Kennesaw, GA
Report Stadium: KSU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 7,112
August 14, 2011 (2011-08-14)18 Western New York Flash 2–0 Atlanta Beat Rochester, NY
Report Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 5,702
Referee: Moo Hackett
Assistant referees: Veronica Perez, Molly Cunningham
Fourth official: Ashley Cedro

Club

Roster

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Katherine Reynolds
MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA India Trotter
MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lori Chalupny
DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Keeley Dowling
DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cat Whitehill
DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Heather Mitts
DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kia McNeill
FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Lauren Sesselmann
MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Carli Lloyd
GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Allison Lipsher
MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Angela Salem
MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Colleen Flanagan
DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Megan Jesolva
No.Pos.NationPlayer
MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Julianne Sitch
FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Meghan Lenczyk
MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kacey White
MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kylie Wright
GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Katie Fraine
FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Katie Bethke
GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Allison Whitworth
FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Analisa Marquez
MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Kelly Parker
MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lyndsey Patterson
MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Bianca D'Agostino

Management and staff

Front Office
PositionStaff
Owner & Chief Executive Officer Flag of the United States.svg T. Fitz Johnson
Asst. General Manager Flag of the United States.svg Kristin Lettiere
Director of Crowd Building Flag of the United States.svg Scott Foster
Ticket Operations Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Morehead
Corporate Manager Flag of the United States.svg Sherry King-Castellanos
Community Manager Flag of the United States.svg Amanda Hammons
Media Relations Manager Flag of the United States.svg Christa Mann
Benefits Coordinator Flag of the United States.svg Jan Williams
Administrative Assistant Flag of the United States.svg Maria Pacheco

Last updated: June 30, 2011
Source: Atlanta Beat

Coaching Staff
PositionStaff
Head Coach Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Galanis
Asst. Coach Flag of the United States.svg Russ Stroud

Last updated: June 30, 2011
Source: Atlanta Beat

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1 Western New York Flash 1813324018+2242Advance to Championship
2 Philadelphia Independence 1811343118+1336Advance to Super Semifinal
3 magicJack 189272929028 [a] Advance to First round
4 Boston Breakers 185491924519 [b]
5 Sky Blue FC 185492429519 [b]
6 Atlanta Beat 181413732257
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. [4]
  2. 1 2 BOS: 7 pts; SKY: 4 pt

Statistics

Field player statistics
No.Pos.Nat.PlayerGPGSMin.GASHTSSOGFCFSYellow card.svgRed card.svg
2DFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Heather Mitts 8870800005320
3MFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Kylie Wright 15131,045016110120
4DFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Cat Whitehill 17171,530001037200
5MFFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Vendula Strnadova *203200000000
5MFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Kacey White 11972010722100
6FWFlag of the United States.svg  USA Angela Salem 11982300619610
7DFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Megan Jesolva 16101,02601944600
8MFFlag of the United States.svg  USA India Trotter 12667600426010
9MFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Bianca D'Agostino 10541800537010
10MFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Carli Lloyd 1088002013820840
11MFFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Kelly Parker 12980801854900
12MFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Lori Chalupny 17171,451202410182800
14DFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Katherine Reynolds 18181,62000116210
15MFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Colleen Flanagan 5219500004020
16MFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Lyndsey Patterson 7329300521200
20FWFlag of the United States.svg  USA Kristina Larsen 633310014103200
21FWFlag of the United States.svg  USA Meghan Lenczyk 1498552121116400
23DFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Analisa Marquez 17161,363002115520
24FWFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Lauren Sesselmann 11549100429130
38MFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Julianne Sitch 2211800000000
40DFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Keeley Dowling 111194500116100

Updated to match played September 1, 2011
Source:  Atlanta Beat

Goalkeeper statistics
No.NatPlayerGPGSMin.SHTSSVSGAGAAPGPAWLTSO
18Flag of the United States.svg  USA Allison Lipsher 776307144162.29111511
31Flag of the United States.svg  USA Allison Whitworth 11119898467151.37010822

Updated to match played September 1, 2011
Source:  Atlanta Beat

Transfers

In

Awards

WPS Player of the Week

WeekPlayerWeek's statlineRef.
2 Flag of the United States.svg Allison Lipsher 11 SVS, SHO [5]
3 Flag of the United States.svg Allison Lipsher 10 SVS [6]

See also

References

  1. Mandell, Nina (May 18, 2012). "WPS, second attempt at a professional women's soccer league in the U.S., officially folds after three seasons". New York Daily News . Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  2. "WPS Weekend Previews: April 25". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on April 25, 2011. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  3. "BEAT GROWING TOWARDS WINNING FUTURE". Atlanta Beat. Women's Professional Soccer. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  4. "WPS Imposes Punishment on magicJack with Point Deduction, Loss of Draft Picks". allwhitekit.com. May 12, 2011. Archived from the original on May 19, 2011.
  5. "Beat Goalkeeper Alli Lipsher Wins Player of the Week Honor, Week 2" (Press release). Women's Professional Soccer. May 20, 2011. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  6. "Lipsher earns back-to-back Player of the Week honors" (Press release). Women's Professional Soccer. May 27, 2011. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved June 27, 2023.