| 2017 Western New York Flash season | |||
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| Head coach | Gary Bruce [1] | ||
| Stadium | Niagara Field | ||
The 2017 season was Western New York Flash's tenth season, and the first in which they competed in the United Women's Soccer league in the second division of women's soccer in the United States. It was an almost entirely different team from the prior season's, which competed in the top-division National Women's Soccer League before being sold and moved to North Carolina.
Florida State University forward Maddie Pezzino was the newly reformed club's first signing. [2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Source: UWS
The Flash announced their schedule on March 11, 2016. [3]
| May 131 | Long Island Rough Riders | 1-1 | Western New York Flash | South Huntington, New York |
| 5:00 p.m. | Quinonez  31' | Report | Gamel 86' (Heist) | Stadium: Cy Donnelly Stadium |
| May 142 | New York Surf | 1-0 | Western New York Flash | Bronx, New York |
| 2 p.m. | O'Connor 14' | Report | Stadium: SUNY Maritime |
| May 203 | Western New York Flash | 2-2 | New York Surf | Buffalo, New York |
| 4 p.m. | Cutrona 61' (Pezzino) Pezzino 87' (Dry) | Report | Gamby 43' (Doyle) Velaj 57' (Doyle) | Stadium: All-High Stadium |
| June 34 | Western New York Flash | 0-7 | Long Island Rough Riders | Lewiston, New York |
| 7 p.m. | Report | Vasquez 5' (Loughren) Dutcher 14' (Vasquez)Groth 38' (Dutcher)Venezia 43' (Dutcher)Dutcher 51'Neville 57'Neville 83' (Vasquez) | Stadium: Niagara Stadium |
| June 105 | Western New York Flash | 1-0 | New England Mutiny | Lewiston, New York |
| 7 p.m. | Cutrona 33' (Heist) | Report | Stadium: Niagara Stadium |
| June 116 | Western New York Flash | 1-3 | New Jersey Copa FC | Lewiston, New York |
| 3 p.m. | Report | Stadium: Niagara Stadium |
| June 177 | Western New York Flash | 4-1 | Rochester Lancers | Lewiston, New York |
| 7 p.m. | Report |
| Stadium: Niagara Stadium |
| June 248 | Rochester Lancers | 2-3 | Western New York Flash | Rochester, New York |
| 1 p.m. | Report | Stadium: Wegmans Sports Complex |
| July 89 | New York Magic | v | Western New York Flash | Brooklyn, New York |
| 3 p.m. | Stadium: Poly Prep Country Day School |
| July 910 | New England Mutiny | v | Western New York Flash | East Longmeadow, Massachusetts |
| 3 p.m. | Stadium: East Longmeadow High School |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Jersey Copa FC | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 7 | +16 | 25 | 2017 East Conference playoffs |
| 2 | Long Island Rough Riders | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 10 | +25 | 22 | |
| 3 | New England Mutiny | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 21 | |
| 4 | New York Surf | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12 | +13 | 20 | |
| 5 | Western New York Flash | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 14 | |
| 6 | Lancaster Inferno | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 12 | |
| 7 | Rochester Lady Lancers | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 35 | −25 | 1 | |
| 8 | New York Magic | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 38 | −34 | 1 |
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