2015 Western New York Flash season
The 2015 season was Western New York Flash's eighth season of existence, and the third in which they competed in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.
| 2015 Western New York Flash season | |||
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| President | Alexandra Sahlen | ||
| Head coach | Aaran Lines | ||
| Stadium | Sahlen's Stadium | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Sam Mewis (3) Lynn Williams (3) All: Sam Mewis (8) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 2,514 (June 6 vs. Chicago) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,802 (May 8 vs. Kansas City) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 2,128 | ||
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First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Match results
Pre-season
| March 14, Sat 1 | Western New York Flash | 4–0 | West Virginia Mountaineers | Elma, New York |
| 10:30 EDT UTC-4 | Mewis  44'Edmonds 53'Spencer 61'Williams 69' |
Report | Stadium: Sahlen Sports Park |
| March 28, Sat 2 | Western New York Flash | 8–1 | Syracuse Orange | Elma, New York |
| 10:30 EDT UTC-4 | Pressley 10' 34' (o.g.) Spencer 40'Angeli 45+'Edmonds 50'Mewis 52', 74'Nchout 90' |
Report | Street 62' Pitts  70' |
Stadium: Sahlen Sports Park |
| April 4, Sat 3 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 0–5 | Western New York Flash | Altoona, Pennsylvania |
| 11:00 EDT UTC-4 | Report | Kur Larsen 27' Hamilton 60', 75'Mewis 67', 87' |
Stadium: Spring Run Stadium |
Regular season
| April 12, Sun 1 | Seattle Reign FC | 5–1 | Western New York Flash | Seattle, Washington |
| 19:00 EDT UTC-4 | Fishlock 25' Yanez 53'Rapinoe 71', 74', 86' |
Boxscore Report[1] |
Angeli 57' 68' |
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,642 Referee: Christina Unkel |
| April 18, Sat 2 | Portland Thorns FC | 1–0 | Western New York Flash | Portland, Oregon |
| 19:00 EDT UTC-4 | Long 22' Wilkinson 74' |
Report[2] | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 13,148 Referee: Karen Abt |
| May 2, Sat 3 | Western New York Flash | 3–1 | Boston Breakers | Rochester, New York |
| 19:00 EDT UTC-4 | Mewis 23' (Edwards) Edwards 62' (Williams)Edmonds 74'Leroux 88' (Dahlkemper) |
Report[3] | Marlborough 15' (McCaffrey) |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 1,837 |
| May 8, Fri 4 | Western New York Flash | 0–1 | FC Kansas City | Rochester, New York |
| 19:00 EDT UTC-4 | Report[4] | Buczkowski 33' Bogus 73' |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 1,802 |
| May 14, Thu 5 | FC Kansas City | 0–0 | Western New York Flash | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 20:00 EDT UTC-4 | Bogus 15' Hagen 48+'Groom 57' |
Report[5] | Taylor 36' Edwards 69'Jones 84'Williams 86' |
Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 1,847 |
| May 23, Sat 6 | Western New York Flash | 3–2 | Washington Spirit | Rochester, New York |
| 19:00 EDT UTC-4 | Williams 11' (Spencer) Mewis 35' (Edwards)Spencer 57' (Edmonds)Mewis 60' |
Report[6] | Nairn 22' (penalty) Oyster 32'Dunn 55' (Nairn)Nairn 63' |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 2,110 |
| June 6, Sat 7 | Western New York Flash | 3–1 | Chicago Red Stars | Rochester, New York |
| 19:00 EDT UTC-4 | S Mewis 51' (Eddy) Eddy 72' (Williams)Fields 75' (unassisted)S Mewis 85' |
Report[7] | Lomnicki 57' Huerta 93+' (DiBernardo) |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 2,514 |
| June 20, Sat 8 | Houston Dash | 2–0 | Western New York Flash | Houston |
| 20:30 EDT UTC-4 | McDonald 39' Ohai 63'Masar 74' |
WNY Report NWSL Report[8] |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 3,499 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva |
| June 28, Sun 9 | Boston Breakers | 0–2 | Western New York Flash | Boston |
| 17:00 EDT UTC-4 | Pathman 29' Evans 31' |
WNY Report NWSL Report[9] |
Williams 19' Eddy 42' |
Stadium: Soldiers Field Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,011 Referee: Farhad Dadhko |
| July 3, Fri 10 | Western New York Flash | 1–1 | Seattle Reign FC | Rochester, New York |
| 19:00 EDT UTC-4 | Williams 81' |
NWSL Report[10] | Little 55' (pen.) |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 2,377 |
| July 11, Sat 11 | Seattle Reign FC | 4–2 | Western New York Flash | Seattle |
| 22:00 EDT UTC-4 | Yanez 49' (Barnes) Corsie 52' (unassisted)Brooks 55' (Fletcher)Fishlock 73' (Yanez) |
Report[11] | Frisbie 34' (Mewis) Edwards 67' (Hinkle)Edwards 89' |
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 5,778 Referee: Brandon Artis |
| July 19, Sun 12 | Western New York Flash | 3–3 | Sky Blue FC | Rochester, New York |
| 15:00 EDT UTC-4 | Spencer 2'
Hinkle 50' |
Nadim 39'
Freels 62' |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium |
| July 25, Sat 13 | Western New York Flash | 0–1 | Houston Dash | Rochester, New York |
| 19:00 EDT UTC-4 | Lloyd 49' |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium |
| July 29, Wed 14 | Western New York Flash | 0–2 | Portland Thorns FC | Rochester, New York |
| 19:00 EDT UTC-4 | Sinclair 62'
Long 80' |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium |
| August 1, Sat 15 | Sky Blue FC | 1–2 | Western New York Flash | Piscataway, New Jersey |
| 19:00 EDT UTC-4 | O'Hara 52' |
Andrade 35'
Eddy 89' |
Stadium: Yurcak Field |
| August 8, Sat 16 | FC Kansas City | 4–0 | Western New York Flash | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 20:00 EDT UTC-4 | Robinson 39' (Laddish) Averbuch 69' (unassisted)O'Reilly 84' (Rodriguez)Buczkowski 87' (Silva) |
Report | Dahlkemper 65' |
Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 3,086 [12] |
| August 12, Wed 17 | Washington Spirit | 1–1 | Western New York Flash | Germantown, Maryland |
| 19:00 EDT UTC-4 | Matheson 16' |
Williams 80' |
Stadium: Maureen Hendricks Field Maryland SoccerPlex |
| August 23, Sun 18 | Chicago Red Stars | 0–0 | Western New York Flash | Lisle, Illinois |
| 17:00 EDT UTC-4 | Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex |
| August 29, Sat 19 | Western New York Flash | 0–2 | Chicago Red Stars | Rochester, New York |
| 19:00 EDT UTC-4 | Press 40'
Hoy 65' |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium |
| September 4, Fri 20 | Western New York Flash | 3–2 | Portland Thorns FC | Rochester, New York |
| 19:00 EDT UTC-4 | Ayinde 5'
Spencer 24' |
Taylor 85'
Long 90+2' |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle Reign FC | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 21 | +20 | 43 | NWSL Shield |
| 2 | Chicago Red Stars | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 33 | NWSL Playoffs |
| 3 | FC Kansas City (C) | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 32 | |
| 4 | Washington Spirit | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 30 | |
| 5 | Houston Dash | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 24 | |
| 6 | Portland Thorns FC | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 23 | |
| 7 | Western New York Flash | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 23 | |
| 8 | Sky Blue FC | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 22 | |
| 9 | Boston Breakers | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 43 | −21 | 15 |
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 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | −10 |
Last updated: September 26, 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
Updated to match(es) played on September 26, 2015. Source: National Women's Soccer League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Squad statistics
Source: NWSL
Key to positions: FW – Forward, MF – Midfielder, DF – Defender, GK – Goalkeeper
| N | Pos | Player | GP | GS | Min | G | A | WG | Shot | SOG | Cro | CK | Off | Foul | FS | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98 | FW | Lady Andrade | 6 | 4 | 328 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Jordan Angeli | 3 | 0 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 99 | MF | Halimatu Ayinde | 8 | 4 | 388 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Abby Dahlkemper | 20 | 20 | 1784 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Elizabeth Eddy | 15 | 4 | 664 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Kristen Edmonds | 11 | 10 | 850 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Becky Edwards | 20 | 20 | 1800 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 68 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Whitney Engen | 12 | 12 | 1080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | Jamia Fields | 10 | 7 | 582 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Amanda Frisbie | 4 | 2 | 169 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Kristen Hamilton | 11 | 3 | 313 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Michelle Heyman | 9 | 9 | 798 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Jaelene Hinkle | 20 | 20 | 1800 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Camilla Kur Larsen | 3 | 1 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | Sydney Leroux | 3 | 3 | 269 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Samantha Mewis | 20 | 20 | 1685 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 55 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Ajara Nchout | 7 | 1 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Ashley Nick | 13 | 7 | 610 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| [n 1]23 | DF | Toni Pressley | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | Jasmyne Spencer | 20 | 19 | 1596 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Chelsea Stewart | 3 | 2 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Brittany Taylor | 18 | 18 | 1620 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Lynn Williams | 17 | 13 | 1176 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
- Number 23 was later assigned to Michelle Heyman
| N | Pos | Goal keeper | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | Shot | SOG | Sav | GA | GA/G | Pen | PKF | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Sabrina D'Angelo | 7 | 7 | 555 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 57 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 1.571 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | GK | Robyn Horner | 1 | 1 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | Chantel Jones | 13 | 12 | 1155 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 150 | 81 | 60 | 21 | 1.615 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
References
- "RAPINOE TALLIES FIRST-EVER CAREER HAT-TRICK IN REIGN FC'S 5–1 VICTORY OVER THE FLASH".
- "NWSL MATCH RECAP:: Portland Thorns FC 1, Western New York Flash 0".
- "FLASH OPEN AT HOME WITH 3–1 WIN OVER BREAKERS; WNY score three unanswered goals to pick up first three points of the year". Archived from the original on May 5, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
- "FLASH SHUTOUT BY KANSAS CITY, 1–0; FCKC's Liz Bogus scores game-winning goal in the 73rd minute". Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
- "KANSAS CITY AND WNY SETTLE FOR 0–0 DRAW; Rookie Katelyn Rowland made her professional debut and recorded her first clean sheet". Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
- "FLASH BEAT SPIRIT, 3–2; Lynn Williams scores first professional goal in the victory".
- "FLASH DEFEAT RED STARS, 3–1; WNY snaps Chicago's undefeated streak".
- "DASH SHUTOUT FLASH, 2–0; Jessica McDonald scored her fifth goal of the season".
- "FLASH EARN ROAD WIN OVER BREAKERS, 2–0; Chantel Jones earns first shutout in a Flash uniform with seven saves". Archived from the original on July 2, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- "FLASH EARN POINT IN 1–1 DRAW WITH REIGN FC; Western New York rookies continue to make big contributions on the field".
- "REIGN FC COME BACK TO DEFEAT FLASH, 4–2; Seattle breaks record for fastest three goals by a team in NWSL history". Archived from the original on July 13, 2015. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
- "The Lowdown: NWSL playoff races tighten". August 12, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
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