2016 Boston Breakers season
2016 season | |||
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Owner | Boston Women's Soccer, LLC | ||
Head coach | Matt Beard | ||
Stadium | Jordan Field Boston, Massachusetts | ||
Highest home attendance | 4,007 (June 10 vs. Washington) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 3,288 (May 22 vs. Kansas City) | ||
Average home league attendance | 3570 | ||
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The 2016 Boston Breakers season, is the club's eleventh season overall, its seventh consecutive season, and fourth year as a member of the National Women's Soccer League.
Club
[edit]Coaching staff
[edit]Position | Staff |
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Head Coach | Matt Beard |
Assistant Coach | Dushawne Simpson |
Assistant Coach | Cat Whitehill |
Goalkeeper Coach | Ashley Phillips |
Last updated: May 5, 2016
Source: [1]
First-team squad
[edit]As of July 12, 2016
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Competitions
[edit]- Key
Win Tie Loss
Preseason
[edit]As in previous seasons, Breakers spent time in Florida during preseason.[2]
Sun Mar 20 | Northeastern Huskies | 0–7 | Boston Breakers | Brookline, Massachusetts |
6:00 p.m. EST | Report | Mewis ![]() Schoepfer ![]() Marlborough ![]() King ![]() Ratcliffe ![]() Wood ![]() Krieghoff ![]() | Stadium: Parsons Field | |
Note: Played in three 30-minute periods |
Fri Mar 25 | Florida State Seminoles | 1–0 | Boston Breakers | Tallahassee, Florida |
7:00 p.m. EST | Connolly ![]() | Report | Stadium: Seminole Soccer Complex | |
Note: Played in three 30-minute periods |
Sun Apr 3 | Boston Breakers | Cancelled | Connecticut Huskies | Massachusetts |
Summary | ||||
Note: Cancelled due to inclement weather. |
Sun Apr 3 | Boston Breakers | Cancelled | Boston College Eagles | Massachusetts |
Summary | ||||
Note: Cancelled due to inclement weather. |
Regular season
[edit]Sat Apr 16 1 | Washington Spirit | 1–0 | Boston Breakers | Boyds, Maryland |
7:00 p.m. | Lohman ![]() Megan Oyster ![]() | Report | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 3,578 Referee: Margaret Domka |
Sun Apr 24 2 | Boston Breakers | 0–3 | Seattle Reign FC | Boston, Massachusetts |
Brittany Ratcliffe ![]() McCall Zerboni ![]() | Report | Manon Melis ![]() Rachel Corsie ![]() Hope Solo ![]() Kim Little ![]() | Stadium: Jordan Field Attendance: 3,743 Referee: Matthew Franz |
Sun May 1 3 | Boston Breakers | 0–1 | Portland Thorns FC | Boston, Massachusetts |
Schillgard ![]() King ![]() Ratcliffe ![]() | Report | Dagný Brynjarsdóttir ![]() | Stadium: Jordan Field Attendance: 3,698 Referee: Brandon Artis |
Sat May 7 4 | Boston Breakers | 0–1 | Chicago Red Stars | Boston, Massachusetts |
Report Report | Jen Hoy ![]() Christen Press ![]() | Stadium: Jordan Field Attendance: 3,622 Referee: Margaret Domka |
Fri May 13 5 | Sky Blue FC | 1–0 | Boston Breakers | Piscataway, New Jersey |
Kassey Kallman ![]() Tasha Kai ![]() Nikki Stanton ![]() | Report | Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 1,275 Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr. |
Sun May 22 6 | Boston Breakers | 1–0 | FC Kansas City | Boston, Massachusetts |
Whitney Engen ![]() Whitney Engen ![]() | Report | Stadium: Jordan Field Attendance: 3,288 Referee: Chris Spivey |
Fri May 27 7 | Western New York Flash | 4–0 | Boston Breakers | Rochester, New York |
Taylor Smith ![]() Lynn Williams ![]() Lynn Williams ![]() Abby Dahlkemper ![]() | Report | Eunice Beckmann ![]() | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 3,940 Referee: Andrew Musashe |
Fri Jun 10 8 | Boston Breakers | 1–1 | Washington Spirit | Boston, Massachusetts |
Louise Schillgard ![]() | Report | Katie Stengel ![]() | Stadium: Jordan Field Attendance: 4,007 Referee: Margaret Domka |
Sat Jun 18 9 | Chicago Red Stars | 3–0 | Boston Breakers | Bridgeview, Illinois |
Sofia Huerta ![]() Sofia Huerta ![]() Casey Short ![]() | Report Report Stats | Louise Schillgard ![]() Eunice Beckmann ![]() Kyah Simon ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 2,553 Referee: Danielle Brzezesinski-Chesky |
Fri Jun 24 10 | Western New York Flash | 7–1 | Boston Breakers | Rochester, New York |
7:00 p.m. ET | Lynn Williams ![]() Jessica McDonald ![]() Alanna Kennedy ![]() Makenzy Doniak ![]() McCall Zerboni ![]() Taylor Smith ![]() | Report | Christen Westphal ![]() | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 3,024 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. |
Sat Jul 2 11 | Seattle Reign FC | 2–0 | Boston Breakers | Seattle |
Nahomi Kawasumi ![]() | Report | Julie King ![]() Brittany Ratcliffe ![]() | Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 4,327 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
Sun Jul 10 12 | Orlando Pride | 2–1 | Boston Breakers | Orlando, Florida |
Jasmyne Spencer ![]() Kristen Edmonds ![]() | Report | Mollie Pathman ![]() Brooke Elby ![]() ![]() Louise Schillgard ![]() Jami Kranich ![]() | Stadium: Camping World Stadium Attendance: 5,842 Referee: 5,842 |
Sun Jul 17 13 | Boston Breakers | 2–3 | Sky Blue FC | Boston, Massachusetts |
Angela Salem ![]() Julie King ![]() | Report | Sarah Killion ![]() Leah Galton ![]() Erica Skroski ![]() | Stadium: Jordan Field Attendance: 3,743 Referee: Matthew Franz |
Sun Jul 31 14 | Boston Breakers | 1–0 | Orlando Pride | Boston, Massachusetts |
Natasha Dowie ![]() Louise Schillgard ![]() | Report | Toni Pressley ![]() | Stadium: Jordan Field Attendance: 4,379 Referee: Leszek Stalmach |
Sun Aug 28 15 | FC Kansas City | 0–2 | Boston Breakers | Kansas City, Missouri |
Report | Katie Schoepfer ![]() Kristie Mewis ![]() | Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 2,206 Referee: Christina Unkel |
Wed Aug 31 16 | Boston Breakers | 1–3 | Houston Dash | Boston, Massachusetts |
Natasha Dowie ![]() | Report | Kealia Ohai ![]() Carli Lloyd ![]() | Stadium: Jordan Field Attendance: 3,762 Referee: Jasmine Peralta |
Sun Sep 4 17 | Portland Thorns FC | 5–1 | Boston Breakers | Portland, Oregon |
Christine Sinclair ![]() Allie Long ![]() Nadia Nadim ![]() ![]() | Report | Julie King ![]() | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 17,152 Referee: Jon Freemon |
Thu Sep 8 18 | Boston Breakers | 2–2 | Western New York Flash | Boston, Massachusetts |
Kyah Simon ![]() Natasha Dowie ![]() ![]() Julie King ![]() Eunice Beckmann ![]() | Report | Jessica McDonald ![]() Lynn Williams ![]() | Stadium: Jordan Field Attendance: 1,435 Referee: Cuauhtemoc Delgadillo |
Sun Sep 11 19 | Houston Dash | 4–1 | Boston Breakers | Houston |
Janine Beckie ![]() Kealia Ohai ![]() Andressa Machry ![]() Carli Lloyd ![]() Carli Lloyd ![]() | Report | Elise Krieghoff ![]() | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 6,107 Referee: Levi Rippy |
Sat Sep 24 20 | Boston Breakers | 0–4 | Western New York Flash | Boston, Massachusetts |
Angela Salem ![]() Katie Schoepfer ![]() Whitney Engen ![]() | Report | Jessica McDonald ![]() Lynn Williams ![]() Samantha Mewis ![]() Alanna Kennedy ![]() Abby Dahlkemper ![]() | Stadium: Jordan Field Attendance: 4,027 Referee: Karen Abt |
Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Portland Thorns FC | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 41 | NWSL Shield |
2 | Washington Spirit | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 39 | NWSL Playoffs |
3 | Chicago Red Stars | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 33 | |
4 | Western New York Flash (C) | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 32 | |
5 | Seattle Reign FC | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 30 | |
6 | FC Kansas City | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 26 | |
7 | Sky Blue FC | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 26 | |
8 | Houston Dash | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 22 | |
9 | Orlando Pride | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 19 | |
10 | Boston Breakers | 20 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 47 | −33 | 11 |
- Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
20 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 14 | 47 | −33 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 32 | −27 |
Last updated: September 11, 2016
Source: NWSLsoccer.com standings
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
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Squad statistics
[edit]Source: NWSL
Key to positions: FW – Forward, MF – Midfielder, DF – Defender, GK – Goalkeeper
N | Pos | Player | GP | GS | Min | G | A | PK | Shot | SOG | SOG% | Cro | CK | Off | Foul | FS | YC | RC |
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99 | FW | Eunice Beckmann | 11 | 8 | 658 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 31% | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
9 | FW | Natasha Dowie | 7 | 7 | 605 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 48% | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
23 | DF | Brooke Elby | 13 | 11 | 919 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 67% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
4 | DF | Whitney Engen | 14 | 14 | 1260 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
5 | DF | Kassey Kallman | 20 | 20 | 1800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
29 | MF | Ghoutia Karchouni | 3 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
8 | DF | Julie King | 18 | 17 | 1523 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 45% | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
2 | GK | Jami Kranich | 9 | 9 | 810 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
3 | FW | Elisa Krieghoff | 6 | 0 | 143 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 67% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
15 | FW | Morgan Marlborough | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 50% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
9 | FW | Stephanie McCaffrey | 12 | 10 | 921 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 53% | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
19 | MF | Kristie Mewis | 14 | 13 | 1122 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 26% | 4 | 26 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
20 | DF | Mollie Pathman | 13 | 12 | 1055 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 67% | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
11 | FW | Brittany Ratcliffe | 15 | 5 | 545 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 29% | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
26 | MF | Angela Salem | 19 | 19 | 1699 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 43% | 4 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
10 | MF | Louise Schillgard | 18 | 16 | 1429 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 67% | 9 | 31 | 2 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
88 | MF | Katie Schoepfer | 12 | 8 | 597 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 36% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
17 | FW | Kyah Simon | 17 | 14 | 1293 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 24% | 8 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
14 | GK | Abby Smith | 2 | 2 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | GK | Libby Stout | 10 | 9 | 868 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
30 | DF | Kylie Strom | 7 | 3 | 344 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
22 | MF | Stephanie Verdoia | 10 | 5 | 453 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
21 | DF | Christen Westphal | 13 | 7 | 579 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 50% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
24 | DF | Rachel Wood | 7 | 2 | 260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
77 | MF | McCall Zerboni | 8 | 8 | 670 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 25% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
Team Total | 20 | — | 19799 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 191 | 74 | 39% | 65 | 65 | 38 | 181 | 169 | 24 | 1 |
N | Pos | Goal keeper | GP | GS | Min | GA | GA/G | PKA | PKF | Shot | SOG | Sav | Sav% | YC | RC |
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2 | GK | Jami Kranich | 9 | 9 | 810 | 25 | 2.78 | 3 | 3 | 130 | 64 | 39 | 61% | 1 | 0 |
14 | GK | Abby Smith | 2 | 2 | 122 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 88% | 0 | 0 |
1 | GK | Libby Stout | 10 | 9 | 868 | 21 | 2.10 | 2 | 2 | 139 | 62 | 42 | 68% | 0 | 0 |
Team Total | 20 | — | 1800 | 47 | 2.35 | 5 | 5 | 288 | 134 | 88 | 66% | 1 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Coaching Staff". bostonbreakerssoccer.com. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ^ "BREAKERS HEADING TO FLORIDA FOR 2016 PRESEASON; The club will spend eight days in Florida, departing Boston on March 23 and returning March 31". nwslsoccer.com. February 16, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2016.