2011 Atlanta Beat season
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]
| 2011 season | |||
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| Owner | T. Fitz Johnson | ||
| Head coach | James Galanis | ||
| Stadium | KSU Soccer Stadium | ||
| WPS | 6th | ||
| Playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
| National Women's Cup | Did not enter | ||
| Top goalscorer | Three players (2 goals) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 9,345 (Jul 23 vs. magicJack) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 3,075 (Apr 24 vs. WNY) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 4,840 | ||
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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 | Auburn Tigers | 0–1 | Atlanta Beat | Auburn, Alabama |
| 16:00 EDT | Scoreline AUB report |
Stadium: Auburn Soccer Complex |
| March 19, 2011 | Atlanta Beat | 2–0 | UNC Tar Heels | Kennesaw, Georgia |
| 16:00 EDT | Scoreline ATL report |
Stadium: KSU Soccer Stadium |
| March 20, 2011 | Atlanta Beat | 1–0 | Florida State Seminoles | Columbus, Georgia |
| Scoreline ATL report FSU report |
Stadium: Walden Soccer Complex |
| March 27, 2011 | Florida Gators | 2–0 | Atlanta Beat | Kennesaw, Georgia |
| 17:00 EDT |
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Scoreline Report |
Stadium: KSU Soccer Stadium |
| March 29, 2011 | Georgia Bulldogs | 1–2 | Atlanta Beat | Athens, Georgia |
| 17:30 EDT |
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Scoreline UGA report |
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Stadium: Turner Soccer Complex |
| April 3, 2011 | Auburn Tigers | 0–4 | Atlanta Beat | Hoover, Alabama |
| 17:30 EDT | Scoreline | Stadium: Spain Park HS Stadium |
WPS
| April 9, 2011 1 | Atlanta Beat | 1–4 | Boston Breakers | Kennesaw, GA |
| 7:30 p.m. EST (UTC-05:00) | Lloyd  78' (pen.) |
Report | 18' Angeli 23' Winters 72' O'Hara 90+' Moore |
Stadium: KSU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,002 Referee: Ted Unkel Assistant referees: Mark Buda, Amy Mahan Fourth official: Patrick Baker |
| April 16, 2011 2 | Atlanta Beat | 1–0 | Sky Blue FC | Kennesaw, GA |
| Lencyzk 51' |
Report | Stadium: KSU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,380 |
| April 24, 2011 3 | Atlanta Beat | 2–2 | Western New York Flash | Kennesaw, GA |
| Chalupny 58' Lloyd 70' |
Report | 3' Sinclair 67' Marta |
Stadium: KSU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,075 |
| May 1, 2011 4 | Western New York Flash | 3–0 | Atlanta Beat | Rochester, NY |
| Sinclair 23', 59' Morgan 73' |
Report | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 2,164 Referee: Ted Unkel Assistant referees: Ashley Cedro, Molly Cunningham Fourth official: Steve Montagnino |
| May 8, 2011 5 | magicJack | 2–0 | Atlanta Beat | Boca Raton, FL |
| Masar 24' Press 64' |
Report | Stadium: FAU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 952 Referee: Stephanie Toth Assistant referees: Miguel Panduro, Kristen Schiereck Fourth official: Carlos Sandoval |
| May 15, 2011 6 | Atlanta Beat | 1–2 | Philadelphia Independence | Kennesaw, GA |
| Chalupny 45+' |
Report | 50' Johnson 73' 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 |
| 2011 14 | 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 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 |
| July 31, 2011 16 | Philadelphia Independence | 1–0 | Atlanta Beat | Chester, PA |
| Report | Stadium: Leslie Quick Stadium Attendance: 4,126 Referee: Christina Ibanez |
| August 6, 2011 17 | Atlanta Beat | 0–2 | Western New York Flash | Kennesaw, GA |
| Report | Stadium: KSU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 7,112 |
| August 14, 2011 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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Management and staff
- Front Office
| Position | Staff |
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| Owner & Chief Executive Officer |  T. Fitz Johnson |
| Asst. General Manager | Kristin Lettiere |
| Director of Crowd Building | Scott Foster |
| Ticket Operations | Jennifer Morehead |
| Corporate Manager | Sherry King-Castellanos |
| Community Manager | Amanda Hammons |
| Media Relations Manager | Christa Mann |
| Benefits Coordinator | Jan Williams |
| Administrative Assistant | Maria Pacheco |
Last updated: June 30, 2011
Source: Atlanta Beat
- Coaching Staff
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Head Coach | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} James Galanis |
| Asst. Coach | Russ Stroud |
Last updated: June 30, 2011
Source: Atlanta Beat
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western New York Flash | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 18 | +22 | 42 | Advance to Championship |
| 2 | Philadelphia Independence | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 18 | +13 | 36 | Advance to Super Semifinal |
| 3 | magicJack | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 28[lower-alpha 1] | Advance to First round |
| 4 | Boston Breakers | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 19[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 5 | Sky Blue FC | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 19[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 6 | Atlanta Beat | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 32 | −25 | 7 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) goal difference, 3) head-to-head result.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) goal difference, 3) head-to-head result.
Notes:
- magicJack were deducted a point for various league violations.[4]
- BOS: 7 pts; SKY: 4 pt
Statistics
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | GP | GS | Min. | G | A | SHTS | SOG | FC | FS |  |
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| 2 | DF | USA | Heather Mitts | 8 | 8 | 708 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | USA | Kylie Wright | 15 | 13 | 1,045 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | USA | Cat Whitehill | 17 | 17 | 1,530 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF |  CZE | Vendula Strnadova* | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | USA | Kacey White | 11 | 9 | 720 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | FW | USA | Angela Salem | 11 | 9 | 823 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | USA | Megan Jesolva | 16 | 10 | 1,026 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | USA | India Trotter | 12 | 6 | 676 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | USA | Bianca D'Agostino | 10 | 5 | 418 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | USA | Carli Lloyd | 10 | 8 | 800 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} CAN | Kelly Parker | 12 | 9 | 808 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | USA | Lori Chalupny | 17 | 17 | 1,451 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | USA | Katherine Reynolds | 18 | 18 | 1,620 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | USA | Colleen Flanagan | 5 | 2 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | USA | Lyndsey Patterson | 7 | 3 | 293 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | USA | Kristina Larsen | 6 | 3 | 331 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | USA | Meghan Lenczyk | 14 | 9 | 855 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | USA | Analisa Marquez | 17 | 16 | 1,363 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | CAN | Lauren Sesselmann | 11 | 5 | 491 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | USA | Julianne Sitch | 2 | 2 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | USA | Keeley Dowling | 11 | 11 | 945 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Updated to match played September 1, 2011
Source: Atlanta Beat
| No. | Nat | Player | GP | GS | Min. | SHTS | SVS | GA | GAA | PG | PA | W | L | T | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | USA | Allison Lipsher | 7 | 7 | 630 | 71 | 44 | 16 | 2.29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | USA | Allison Whitworth | 11 | 11 | 989 | 84 | 67 | 15 | 1.37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
Updated to match played September 1, 2011
Source: Atlanta Beat
Transfers
Awards
WPS Player of the Week
| Week | Player | Week's statline | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Allison Lipsher |
11 SVS, SHO | [5] |
| 3 | Allison Lipsher |
10 SVS | [6] |
References
- 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.
- "WPS Weekend Previews: April 25". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on April 25, 2011. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
- "BEAT GROWING TOWARDS WINNING FUTURE". Atlanta Beat. Women's Professional Soccer. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- "WPS Imposes Punishment on magicJack with Point Deduction, Loss of Draft Picks". allwhitekit.com. May 12, 2011.
- "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.
- "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.
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