2014 Western New York Flash season

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Western New York Flash
2014 Western New York Flash season
President Alexandra Sahlen
Head coach Aaran Lines
Stadium Sahlen's Stadium
Rochester, New York
(Capacity: 13,768)
NWSL 7th
Highest home attendance4,339
(Aug. 13 vs. Sky Blue FC)
Lowest home attendance1,786
(June 18 vs. Chicago Red Stars)
Average home league attendance3,177
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The 2014 season was Western New York Flash's seventh season of existence, and the second in which they competed in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.

Contents

Club

Roster

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 Australia (converted).svg  AUS Lydia Williams
3 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Courtney Wetzel
4 FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Samantha Kerr
5 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Courtney Verloo
6 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Angela Salem
7 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA McCall Zerboni
8 FW Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Sonia Bermudez
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Carli Lloyd
11 FW Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Adriana Martín
12 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kristen Edmonds
No.Pos.NationPlayer
13 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brittany Taylor
14 MF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Vicky Losada
15 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jasmyne Spencer
16 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Katherine Reynolds
17 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kathryn Williamson
19 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kelsey Wys
20 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Abby Wambach
22 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Amy Barczuk
23 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Haley Palmer
24 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Adrianna Franch

Team management

Match results

Pre-season

Regular season

April 13, 2014 (2014-04-13)1 Washington Spirit 1–3 Western New York Flash Boyds, Maryland
16:00 EST Barczuk Soccerball shade.svg50' Report Losada Soccerball shade.svg15' (67)
Taylor Soccerball shade.svg54'		Stadium: Maureen Hendricks Field
Attendance: 2,306
April 19, 2014 (2014-04-19)2 Chicago Red Stars 1–0 Western New York Flash Bridgeview, Illinois
17:45 CDT (UTC-05) Johnston Soccerball shade.svg59' Report Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 15,743
Referee: Christina Unkel
May 3, 20143 Western New York Flash 1–1 Portland Thorns FC Rochester, New York
Bermudez Soccerball shade.svg39' McDonald Soccerball shade.svg43'Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
May 7, 20144 Western New York Flash 2–1 FC Kansas City Rochester, New York
Kerr Soccerball shade.svg38' Spencer Soccerball shade.svg45+4' Marlborough Soccerball shade.svg57'Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
May 11, 20145 Western New York Flash 2–0 Sky Blue FC Rochester, New York
Wambach Soccerball shade.svg48, 90+2'Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
May 17, 20146 Washington Spirit 3–2 Western New York Flash Boyds, Maryland
Taylor Soccerball shade.svg11,78' Williamson Soccerball shade.svg71' (o.g.) Wambach Soccerball shade.svg18' Lloyd Soccerball shade.svg30'Stadium: Maureen Hendricks Field Maryland SoccerPlex
May 21, 20147 Portland Thorns FC 2–1 Western New York Flash Portland, Oregon
Long Soccerball shade.svg16' McDonald Soccerball shade.svg48' Zerboni Soccerball shade.svg57'Stadium: Providence Park
May 25, 20148 Seattle Reign FC 2–2 Western New York Flash Seattle, Washington
Fishlock Soccerball shade.svg45'
Little Soccerball shade.svg90+2'		 Wambach Soccerball shade.svg17'
Lloyd Soccerball shade.svg62'		Stadium: Memorial Stadium
May 31, 20149 Western New York Flash 1–2 Houston Dash Rochester, New York
Zerboni Soccerball shade.svg44' Ohai Soccerball shade.svg50'
Burger Soccerball shade.svg72'		Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Jun 4, 201410 FC Kansas City 1–0 Western New York Flash Kansas City, Missouri
Rodriguez Soccerball shade.svg44'Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium
Jun 7, 201411 Portland Thorns FC 0–5 Western New York Flash Portland, Oregon
Zerboni Soccerball shade.svg11'
Lloyd {{goal|28,50}
Kerr Soccerball shade.svg32,45+2'		Stadium: Providence Park
Jun 11, 201412 Houston Dash 2–1 Western New York Flash Houston, Texas
McCarty Soccerball shade.svg39'
Noyola Soccerball shade.svg65(p)'		 Martin Soccerball shade.svg62'Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
June 18, 2014 (2014-06-18)13 Western New York Flash 2–0 Chicago Red Stars Rochester, New York
18:00 EDT (UTC-04) Taylor Soccerball shade.svg2'
Losada Yellow card.svg 37'
Kerr Soccerball shade.svg90+1'		 Summary Chalupny Yellow card.svg 13'
Hemmings Yellow card.svg 44'
Morway Yellow card.svg 50'
Santacaterina Yellow card.svg 85'		Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 1,786
Referee: Mark Allatin
Jun 22, 201414 Western New York Flash 1–2 Seattle Reign FC Rochester, New York
Kerr Soccerball shade.svg62' Lloyd Soccerball shade.svg83' (o.g.) Leroux Soccerball shade.svg88'Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Jun 27, 201415 Western New York Flash 2–1 Boston Breakers Rochester, New York
Lloyd Soccerball shade.svg59,83' Ezurike Soccerball shade.svg71'Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Jul 2, 201416 Western New York Flash 1–2 Seattle Reign FC Rochester, New York
Losada Soccerball shade.svg33' Goebel Soccerball shade.svg62' Fishlock Soccerball shade.svg85'Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Jul 5, 201417 Houston Dash 1–4 Western New York Flash Houston, Texas
Jackson Soccerball shade.svg81' Spencer Soccerball shade.svg13'

Kerr Soccerball shade.svg28' Bermudez Soccerball shade.svg80'

Edwards Soccerball shade.svg85' (o.g.)		Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Jul 12, 201418 Western New York Flash 0–1 Washington Spirit Rochester, New York
Reynolds 54 Matheson Soccerball shade.svg56' (p)Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Jul 18, 201419 Western New York Flash 1–1 FC Kansas City Rochester, New York
Kerr Soccerball shade.svg22' Hagen Soccerball shade.svg17'Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Jul 25, 201420 Western New York Flash 2–4 Boston Breakers Rochester, New York
Spencer Soccerball shade.svg14'
Lloyd Soccerball shade.svg54'
Kerr Yellow card.svg 89'		 = soccer&page = match&id = 1648580 Summary Sanderson Soccerball shade.svg27'Yellow card.svg 51'
O'Reilly Soccerball shade.svg30' (pen.)Soccerball shade.svg86'
Reeves Soccerball shade.svg39'
Jones Yellow card.svg 89'		Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 3,081
Referee: Flag of the United States.svg Timon Berry
Jul 31, 201421 Sky Blue FC 1–0 Western New York Flash Piscataway, New Jersey
Nadim Yellow card.svg 22'
Levin Yellow card.svg 39'
O'Hara Soccerball shade.svg50'		 = soccer&page = match&id = 1648586 Summary Lloyd Yellow card.svg 26'
Bermúdez Yellow card.svg 55'		Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 3,471
Referee: Flag of the United States.svg Josh Wilkens
Aug 3, 201422 Boston Breakers 3–4 Western New York Flash Boston, Massachusetts
18:30 Mewis Soccerball shade.svg29'Soccerball shade.svg76'
Reeves Soccerball shade.svg74'		 = soccer&page = match&id = 1648590 Summary Wambach Soccerball shade.svg8'Soccerball shade.svg49'
Kerr Soccerball shade.svg66'
Bermúdez Soccerball shade.svg90+2'		Stadium: Harvard Stadium
Aug 13, 201423 Western New York Flash 2–3 Sky Blue FC Rochester, New York
18:00 Martín Soccerball shade.svg23'
Bermúdez Soccerball shade.svg79'		 Summary O'Hara Soccerball shade.svg24'
Nadim Soccerball shade.svg48'Soccerball shade.svg89'		Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 4,339
Referee: Flag of the United States.svg Chris Spivey
Aug 16, 201424 Chicago Red Stars 3–3 Western New York Flash Lisle, Illinois
19:00 Press Soccerball shade.svg17' (pen.)Soccerball shade.svg60'
Johnston Soccerball shade.svg90+3'		 Summary Martín Soccerball shade.svg29'
Lloyd Soccerball shade.svg45'
Kerr Soccerball shade.svg49'		Stadium: Benedictine U. Sports Complex Stadium

Standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Seattle Reign FC 2416625020+3054 NWSL Shield
2 FC Kansas City (C)2412573932+741 NWSL Playoffs
3 Portland Thorns FC 2410683935+436
4 Washington Spirit 2410593643−735
5 Chicago Red Stars 249873226+635
6 Sky Blue FC 249783037−734
7 Western New York Flash 2484124238+428
8 Boston Breakers 2462163753−1620
9 Houston Dash 2453162344−2118
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
242881244238 +44621718 −14622520 +5

Last updated: August 16, 2014
Source: National Women's Soccer League
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
StadiumAAHHHAAAHAAAHHHHAHHHAAHA
ResultWLDWWLLDLLWLWLWLWLDLLWLD
Updated to match(es) played on August 16, 2014. Source: National Women's Soccer League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Squad statistics

Note: only regular season squad statistics displayed

Key to positions: FW - Forward, MF - Midfielder, DF - Defender, GK - Goalkeeper

NPosPlayerGPGSMinGAWGShotSOGCroCKOffFoulFSYCRC
5DF Teigen Allen 42258000110003220
22DF Amy Barczuk 1998860003000010700
8DF Sonia Bermudez 219837411238115991220
12DF Kristen Edmonds 2219173901010100121510
4MF Samantha Kerr 202016609415324002091410
18FW Emma Kete 3025000000010000
10MF Carli Lloyd 1919171085161330313512450
14MF Vicky Losada 231816243602273354171420
11FW Adriana Martin 19121195340261612975900
23DFHaley Palmer75357010000002300
16DF Katherine Reynolds 191916280003030212721
6MF Angela Salem 23221858000106000161041
15FW Jasmyne Spencer 2299333112514001081610
13DF Brittany Taylor 2424216021265000151620
5FW Courtney Verloo 101000000000000
20FW Abby Wambach 101083564128171010111110
3MF Courtney Wetzel 80122000100002100
17DF Kathryn Williamson 2120169900021000101220
7MF McCall Zerboni 24232036321125002452420
NPosGoal keeperGPGSMinWLTShotSOGSavGAGA/GPenPKFSO
25GK DiDi Haracic 11900012110733.000230
1GK Lydia Williams 141411836611256549151.071112
19GK Kelsey Wys 1098872621436647202.000221

See also

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