2012 Chicago Red Stars season

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Chicago Red Stars
2012 season
OwnerArnim Whisler
Head coachRory Dames
Women's Premier Soccer League Elite4th
WPSL Elite Cup2nd
U.S. Open CupChampions
Top goalscorerLeague: Lauren Fowlkes (7)
All: Lauren Fowlkes (8)

The 2012 Chicago Red Stars season was the fourth season of the soccer club. It was their only season in the Women's Premier Soccer League Elite.

Major events

After the end of the 2011 season the Red Stars and other WPSL and former WPS teams formed a more professional league the WPSL Elite, the other teams included:

TeamLocationGround2011 season
ASA Chesapeake ChargeSevern, MDArchbishop Spalding High SchoolWPSL Mid-Atlantic, 3rd
Boston BreakersSomerville, MADilboy StadiumWPS, 4th
Chicago Red StarsChicago metropolitan areavariousWPSL Midwest North, 1st
FC IndianaIndianapolis, INCarroll StadiumWPSL Midwest South, 2nd
New England MutinyEast Longmeadow, MAEast Longmeadow High SchoolWPSL Northeast, 4th
New York FuryNew YorkHofstra UniversityWPSL Mid-Atlantic, 1st
Philadelphia FeverPhiladelphia, PAvariousexpansion
Western New York FlashRochester, NYSahlen's StadiumWPS, 1st
Locations of teams for the 2012 Women's Premier Soccer League Elite season.

Squad

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK  USA Kelsey Devonshire
1 GK  USA Jamie Forbes
2 DF  USA Ashlee Elliott
3 FW  USA Ella Masar
4 MF  USA Jen Buczkowski
5 MF  USA Amanda Cinalli
6 DF  USA Lauren Alkek
7 DF  USA Elise Weber
8 DF  USA Samantha Scofield
9 DF  USA Lauren Fowlkes
10 FW  USA Shayla Mutz
11 FW  USA Michele Weissenhofer
12 MF  USA Nicole Lipp
13 DF  USA Michelle Wenino
14 FW  USA Lindsey Schwartz
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF  IRL Mary Therese McDonnell
16 DF  USA Kecia Morway
17 MF  USA Lori Chalupny
18 DF  USA Jackie Santacaterina
19 MF  USA Kelsey Hough
20 MF  USA Vanessa DiBernardo
21 FW  USA Allison Doyle
22 DF  USA Kara Kabellis
23 MF  USA Vanessa Laxgang
24  USA Alexandra Heller
30 DF  USA Brittany Hengesh
33 MF  USA Alyssa Mautz
38 DF  USA Julianne Sitch
44 GK  USA Kristin Eggert
70 MF  USA Ashleigh Ellenwood

Squad correct as of July 20, 2012[1]

Second squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
—  USA Maggie Murnane
—  USA Georgiana Waddle
—  USA Megan York
No. Pos. Nation Player
—  USA Ariana Kulinczenko
—  USA Georgia Waddle
—  USA Nicole Sebo

Transfers

In

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
—  USA Ella Masar
—  USA Lindsey Schwartz
—  USA Brittany Hengesh
—  USA Lauren Alkek
—  USA Lori Chalupny
—  USA Allison Doyle
—  USA Maggie Murnane
—  USA Kelsey Hough
—  USA Nicole Lipp
No. Pos. Nation Player
—  USA Georgiana Wagemann
—  USA Megan York
—  USA Ariana Kulinczenko
—  USA Georgia Waddle
— GK  USA Kelsey Devonshire
—  USA Ashlee Elliott
—  USA Lauren Fowlkes
—  USA Mary Therese McDonnell

Out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
—  USA Julie Ewing
—  USA Katie Nasenbenny
—  USA Shannon McDonnell
—  USA Carly Samp
—  USA Katie Uyenishi
—  USA Leigh Jakes
No. Pos. Nation Player
—  USA Megan Oyster
—  USA Carissa Miller
—  USA Erin Dees
—  USA Taylor Vancil
—  USA Brianne Rodriguez

Regular-season standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Western New York Flash (C) 14 9 3 2 29 8 +21 30 2012 WPSL Elite playoffs
3 New York Fury 14 9 2 3 25 8 +17 29
4 Chicago Red Stars 14 9 1 4 26 11 +15 28
5 New England Mutiny 14 6 3 5 25 34 −9 21
6 ASA Chesapeake Charge 14 2 3 9 15 35 −20 9
Source: WPSL Elite 2012 Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
14 28 9 4 1 26 11  +15 6 1 0 16 3  +13 3 3 1 10 8  +2

Last updated: 22 July 2012
Source: WPSL Elite 2012 Standings
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Matches

  Win   Tie   Loss

WPSLE regular season

Chicago Red Stars v FC Indiana
May 20th, 2012 Chicago Red Stars 2–0 FC Indiana River Forest, Illinois
15:00 CDT (UTC-05) Sitch 45+'
Fowlkes 89' (pen.)		 Red Stars Report Stadium: Concordia Stadium
Chicago Red Stars v New York Fury
June 8th, 2012 Chicago Red Stars 2–1 New York Fury River Forest, Illinois
18:00 CDT (UTC-05) Mautz 26'
Weissenhofer 68'		 Red Stars Report Zimmeck 85' Stadium: Concordia Stadium

Source: WPSLElite.com Schedule

WPSLE playoffs

Western New York Flash v Chicago Red Stars
July 28, 2012 Final Western New York Flash 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 Chicago Red Stars Rochester, New York
1:00pm Pressley 90+' Red Stars Report
WPSL Elite Report		 Ellenwood 41' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Penalties
Adriana football with check mark
Reynolds football with check mark
Zerboni football with red X
Van Egmond football with check mark
Salem football with check mark		 football with check mark Folkes
football with red X Sitch
football with check mark Forbes
football with red X Wenino

US Women Open Cup

Squad statistics

Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Ran No. Pos Nat Name WPSL Elite WPSL Elite Playoffs U.S. National Open Cup Total
1 9 DF United States Lauren Fowlkes 7 1 8
2 17 MF United States Lori Chalupny 5 1 6
3 11 FW United States Michele Weissenhofer 5 5
4 5 MF United States Amanda Cinalli 1 3 4
5 18 DF United States Jackie Santacaterina 3 3
38 MF United States Julianne Sitch 3 3
6 21 FW United States Allison Doyle 2 2
33 MF United States Alyssa Mautz 2 2
MF United States Ashleigh Ellenwood 1 1 2
7 2 DF United States Ashlee Elliott 1 1
3 FW United States Ella Masar 1 1
6 DF United States Lauren Alkek 1 1
19 MF United States Kelsey Hough 1 1
23 MF United States Vanessa Laxgang 1 1
United States Zoey Goralski 1 1
United States Niki Sebo 1 1
United States Georgia Waddle 1 1
- United States unknown[a] 2 2
TOTALS 26 4 15 45

Last updated: 28 July 2012
Source: WPSL.com 2012 Goals

Top assists

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Ran No. Pos Nat Name WPSL Elite WPSL Elite Playoffs U.S. National Open Cup Total
1 5 MF United States Amanda Cinalli 3 2 5
17 MF United States Lori Chalupny 4 1 5
2 33 MF United States Alyssa Mautz 3 3
3 2 DF United States Ashlee Elliott 2 2
3 FW United States Ella Masar 1 1 2
11 FW United States Michele Weissenhofer 2 2
22 DF United States Kara Kabellis 1 1 2
23 MF United States Vanessa Laxgang 2 2
38 DF United States Julianne Sitch 1 1 2
4 2 DF United States Lauren Alkek 1 1
9 DF United States Lauren Fowlkes 1 1
10 FW United States Shayla Mutz 1 1
13 DF United States Michelle Wenino 1 1
29 MF United States Kelsey Hough 1 1
20 MF United States Vanessa DiBernardo 1 1
21 FW United States Allison Doyle 1 1
- unknown[a] ?
TOTALS 20 4 8 32

Last updated: 28 July 2012
Source: WPSL.com 2012 Assists

Team management

PositionName
ChairmanUnited States Arnim Whisler
Head coachUnited States Rory Dames
Assistant coachUnited States John DeJulio
General ManagerUnited States Alyse LaHue

Last updated: 27 July 2012
Source: WPSL Elite Chicago Red Stars

Stadium

Stadium Location Capacity Games Played
Concordia Stadium Concordia University Chicago, River Forest, Illinois 1,500[2] 2
Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium North Central College, Naperville, Illinois 5,500[3] 3
Lakeside Field Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 2,000[4] 2

Last updated: 27 July 2012
Source: WPSL Elite Chicago Red Stars

Team awards

Award Player total
Golden Boot Fowlkes 7

Notes

  • a Details about the first four matches played in the U.S. Women's Open Cup are sparse with the articles reporting only that Shayla Mutz had 3 goals and an assist and Allison Doyle had two goals and an assist.[5]

References

  1. "Chicago Red Stars Roster". Women's Premier Soccer League. Archived from the original on July 20, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  2. "2012 Fall Sports Media Guide Concordia University Chicago" (PDF). Concordia University Chicago. 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  3. "North Central College Cardinals Facilities". North Central College Athletics. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  4. "Northwestern Wildcats Lakeside Field". CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  5. "Red Stars Seek First US National Cup Title This Weekend". Stryker-Indigo. July 18, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2013.