2012 Boston Breakers season

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Boston Breakers
2012 season
GovernorMichael Stoller [1]
Head coach Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Cole
Stadium Dilboy Stadium
WPSLE 2nd
WPSL PlayoffsSemi-finals
Women's U.S. Open Cup Did not enter
Top goalscorer Kyah Simon (12)
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The 2012 Boston Breakers season was the club's seventh overall year of existence, fourth consecutive year, and first year as a member of the Women's Premier Soccer League Elite (WPSL Elite).

Contents

Review and events

Match results

Key

  Win  Tie  Loss

Non-competitive fixtures

May 13, 2012 (2012-05-13) D.C. United Women
(USL W-L)		0–1 Boston Breakers
(WPSLE)		 Germantown, Maryland
BOS report
Report 		Simon Soccerball shade.svg56' (Luscinski)Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 1,022

WPSL Elite

May 10, 20121 ASA Chesapeake Charge 0–3 Boston Breakers Arnold, Maryland
7:30 p.m.
 WPSL report [ usurped ]
[ dead link ]
BOS report
Report
Stadium: Anne Arundel Community College
Attendance: 400
May 18, 20122 Boston Breakers 4–1 FC Indiana Somerville, Massachusetts
7:00 p.m.
 WPSL report [ usurped ]
[ dead link ]
BOS report
Report
Report
Stadium: Dilboy Stadium
Attendance: 2,312
May 23, 20123 New York Fury 1–2 Boston Breakers Hemsptead Village, New York
7:00 p.m.
 BOS report
Report
Stadium: Hofstra University
Attendance: 1,300[ citation needed ]
May 26, 20124 Boston Breakers 0–1 [a] Western New York Flash Somerville, Massachusetts
6:00 p.m.
 BOS report
Report
Forfeit report
Stadium: Dilboy Stadium
Attendance: 2,342
Note: The Boston Breakers had won 3–2, [2] but on June 18 forfeited the match for fielding an ineligible player in Melissa Henderson, whose international transfer certificate was still held in Russia. [3] The WPSL credited the Western New York Flash with a 1–0 victory [4] and nullified all previous goals in the match. [5] Before the June 18 ruling, [4] Breakers forward Katie Schoepfer's three goals in the match were all nullified, as were goals by Flash players Adriana Martín and Angela Salem.
June 1, 20125 FC Indiana 0–4 Boston Breakers Indianapolis, Indiana
7:00 p.m.
 BOS report
Stadium: IUPUI Stadium
Attendance: 246
June 3, 20126 Chicago Red Stars 1–0 Boston Breakers Naperville, Illinois
5:00 p.m.
 WPSL report [ usurped ]
[ dead link ]
CHI report
BOS report 		Stadium: Benedetti–Wehrli Stadium
June 10, 20127 Philadelphia Fever 0–1 Boston Breakers Birdsboro, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. Report Simon Soccerball shade.svg45'Stadium: Daniel Boone HS
June 20, 20128 Boston Breakers 4–2 New England Mutiny Somerville, Massachusetts
7:00 p.m.
 WPSL report [ usurped ]
[ dead link ]
BOS report
Report
Stadium: Dilboy Stadium
Attendance: 2,147
June 23, 20129 Boston Breakers 2–0 New York Fury Somerville, Massachusetts
6:45 p.m.
 BOS report
Report 		Stadium: Dilboy Stadium
Attendance: 2,117
Note: Kickoff delayed from 6:00 p.m. due to thunderstorms.
June 30, 201210 Boston Breakers 1–0 Chicago Red Stars Somerville, Massachusetts
6:00 p.m.
 BOS report
Report 		Stadium: Dilboy Stadium
Attendance: 2,092
July 6, 201211 Boston Breakers 3–1 ASA Chesapeake Charge Somerville, Massachusetts
7:00 p.m.
 BOS report
Report
Stadium: Dilboy Stadium
Attendance: 2,026
July 7, 201212 New England Mutiny 2–1 Boston Breakers East Longmeadow, Massachusetts
6:00 p.m.
 BOS report
Report
Report
Stadium: East Longmeadow High School
Attendance: 1,031
July 14, 201213 Boston Breakers 2–0 Philadelphia Fever Somerville, MA
6:00 p.m.
 BOS report
Report 		Stadium: Dilboy Stadium
Attendance: 2,541
July 22, 201214 Western New York Flash 0–1 Boston Breakers Rochester, New York
4:00 p.m. BOS report
WNY report
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium

Standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Boston Breakers 141103289+1930 [a] 2012 WPSL Elite playoffs
2 Western New York Flash (C)14932298+2130
3 New York Fury 14923258+1729
4 Chicago Red Stars 149142611+1528
5 New England Mutiny 146352534−921
Source: WPSL Elite 2012 Standings [ usurped ]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored[ citation needed ]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ↑ The Boston Breakers forfeited the May 26 match against the Western New York Flash for fielding an ineligible player. The Boston Breakers won the match 3–2. [6] The WPSL credited the Western New York Flash with a 1–0 victory [4] with all previous goals of the match being nullified. [7] Before the June 18 ruling, [4] Breakers forward Katie Schoepfer led the league in scoring with 8 goals. However, her 3 goals at the May 26 match were all forfeited, as were goals by Flash players Adriana and Angela Salem.

Playoffs

Semi-finals

July 25, 2012 Boston Breakers 1–3 Chicago Red Stars Rochester, New York
7:00 p.m.
 BOS report
Report
Report
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium

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.Squad correct as of June 1, 2012. [8]

No.Pos.NationPlayer
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cat Whitehill
5 MF Flag of Portugal (official).svg  POR Amanda DaCosta
17 FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Kyah Simon
3 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Tameka Butt
84 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Courtney Jones
18 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Melissa Henderson
19 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Bianca D'Agostino
23 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lindsay Massengale
20 FW Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Veronica Napoli
14 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Katherine Donnelly
11 FW Flag of Albania.svg  ALB Furtuna Velaj
21 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jess Luscinski
9 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Heather O'Reilly
8 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Julie King
15 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Emma Thomson
2 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Katie Schoepfer
7 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Elli Reed
12 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Leslie Osborne
25 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Taryn Hemmings
26 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kate Incerto
30 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alice Binns

Management and staff

Front office
Coaching staff

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Breakers to Compete in WPSL Elite Women's Soccer League". OurSports Central (Press release). February 10, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  2. ↑ "BOSTON BREAKERS IMPROVE TO 4–0 WITH 3–2 WIN OVER WESTERN NEW YORK FLASH" (Press release). Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  3. ↑ Kassouf, Jeff (June 18, 2012). "Boston Breakers forfeit previous win over WNY Flash". The Equalizer. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 4 O'Connell, Brian (June 19, 2012). "Breakers Docked 3 Pts. For Ineligible Player" . Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  5. ↑ Kennedy, Paul (June 20, 2012). "Breakers blast 'travesty of justice'" . Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  6. ↑ "BOSTON BREAKERS IMPROVE TO 4–0 WITH 3–2 WIN OVER WESTERN NEW YORK FLASH". Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  7. ↑ Kennedy, Paul (June 20, 2012). "Breakers blast 'travesty of justice'" . Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Boston Breakers 2012 Roster". Boston Breakers. Archived from the original on April 14, 2012. Retrieved April 3, 2012.
  9. ↑ Linehan, Meg (December 9, 2012). "Lisa Cole discusses return to Breakers, new league". The Equalizer. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  10. 1 2 2013 Boston Breakers Media Guide (PDF). Boston Breakers. 2013. pp. 8–10.
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