2012 Chicago Red Stars season

The 2012 Chicago Red Stars season is the fourth season of the soccer club; the season it competed was the only season of the Women's Premier Soccer League Elite.

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)

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. 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. 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

In

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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. 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
Updated to match(es) played on 22 July 2012. Source: WPSL Elite 2012 Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

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
See also: 2012 Women's Premier Soccer League Elite season
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
May 25th, 2012 FC Indiana 0–2 Chicago Red Stars South Bend, Indiana
19:00 EDT (UTC-04) Red Stars Report Fowlkes  6'
Chalupny  64'		 Stadium: Indiana Invaders Soccer Complex
June 3rd, 2012 Chicago Red Stars 1–0 Boston Breakers Naperville, Illinois
17:00 CDT (UTC-05) Weissenhofer  35' Red Stars Report Stadium: Benedetti–Wehrli Stadium
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
June 10th, 2012 Chicago Red Stars 5–0 ASA Chesapeake Charge Naperville, Illinois
15:00 CDT (UTC-05) Fowlkes  36', 78', 83'
Chalupny  40'
Goralski  86'		 Red Stars Report Stadium: Benedetti–Wehrli Stadium
June 13th, 2012 Western New York Flash 3–0 Chicago Red Stars Rochester, New York
19:00 EDT (UTC-04) Frierson  29'
Adriana  70'
Davis  74'		 Red Stars Report Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
June 16th, 2012 Chicago Red Stars 4–0 New England Mutiny Evanston, Illinois
18:00 CDT (UTC-05) Weissenhofer  35'
Cinalli  68'
Folkes  73'
Chalupny  84'		 Red Stars Report Stadium: Lakeside Field
June 22nd, 2012 ASA Chesapeake Charge 1–3 Chicago Red Stars Millersville, Maryland
19:00 EDT (UTC-04) Hnatiuk  23' (pen) Red Stars Report Weissenhofer  46',  77'
Chalupny  48'		 Stadium: Old Mill High School
June 24th, 2012 Philadelphia Fever 1–4 Chicago Red Stars Egg Harbor, New Jersey
19:30 EDT (UTC-04) Ratcliffe  3' Red Stars Report Sitch  38', 72'
Mautz  51'
Chalupny  87'		 Stadium: Egg Harbor Township High School
June 30th, 2012 Boston Breakers 1–0 Chicago Red Stars Somerville, Massachusetts
18:00 EDT (UTC-04) Simon  89' Red Stars Report Stadium: Dilboy Stadium
July 7th, 2012 Chicago Red Stars 1–0 Philadelphia Fever Evanston, Illinois
18:00 CDT (UTC-05) Fowlkes  67' Red Stars Report Stadium: Lakeside Field
July 14th, 2012 Chicago Red Stars 1–2 Western New York Flash Naperville, Illinois
19:00 CDT (UTC-05) Alkek  77' Red Stars Report Adriana  42'
Frierson  75'		 Stadium: Benedetti–Wehrli Stadium
July 19th, 2012 New England Mutiny 1–0 Chicago Red Stars Longmeadow, Massachusetts
19:00 EDT (UTC-04) Mutiny Report Stadium: East Longmeadow High School
July 22nd, 2012 New York Fury 1–1 Chicago Red Stars New York, New York
19:00 EDT (UTC-04) Lenczyk  6' Red Stars Report
Fury Report		 Ellenwood  11' Stadium: Hofstra University

Source: WPSLElite.com Schedule

WPSLE playoffs
Main article: 2012 WPSL Elite Playoffs
July 25, 2012 Semi-finals Boston Breakers 1–3 Chicago Red Stars Rochester, New York
7:00pm DaCosta  80' Chicago Red Stars Report
WPSL Elite Report		 Folkes  13'
Chalupny  46'
Masar  66'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
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
Reynolds
Zerboni
Van Egmond
Salem 		Folkes
Sitch
Forbes
Wenino

US Women Open Cup
Main article: 2012 National Women's Cup
June 15, 2012 Region II: Match 1 Chicago Red Stars 2–0 Croatian Eagles Ft. Wayne, Indiana
15:30 Report
June 16, 2012 Region II: Match 2 Chicago Red Stars 3–0 Kansas City United Metro Ft. Wayne, Indiana
8:30 Report
June 16, 2012 Region II: Match 3 Chicago Red Stars 2–0 Ft. Wayne Soccer Club Ft. Wayne, Indiana
12:30 Report
June 17, 2012 Region II: Match 4 Chicago Red Stars 0–0 J.B. Marine S.C. Ft. Wayne, Indiana
12:00 Report
July 20, 2012 Semi-finals Chicago Red Stars 5–3 Turbo D’Feeters Bridgeview, Illinois
10:30 Cinalli  45+', 75'
Hough  48'
Sebo  56'
Laxgang  62'		 Red Stars Report  8'
 32'
 64?'		 Stadium: Toyota Park Practice field
July 22, 2012 Final Chicago Red Stars 3–2 New York Athletic Club Bridgeview, Illinois
Cinalli  38'
Elliott  54'
Waddle  66'		 Red Stars Report Stadium: Toyota Park

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 Lauren Fowlkes 7 1 8
2 17 MF Lori Chalupny 5 1 6
3 11 FW Michele Weissenhofer 5 5
4 5 MF Amanda Cinalli 1 3 4
5 18 DF Jackie Santacaterina 3 3
38 MF Julianne Sitch 3 3
6 21 FW Allison Doyle 2 2
33 MF Alyssa Mautz 2 2
MF Ashleigh Ellenwood 1 1 2
7 2 DF Ashlee Elliott 1 1
3 FW Ella Masar 1 1
6 DF Lauren Alkek 1 1
19 MF Kelsey Hough 1 1
23 MF Vanessa Laxgang 1 1
Zoey Goralski 1 1
Niki Sebo 1 1
Georgia Waddle 1 1
- 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 Amanda Cinalli 3 2 5
17 MF Lori Chalupny 4 1 5
2 33 MF Alyssa Mautz 3 3
3 2 DF Ashlee Elliott 2 2
3 FW Ella Masar 1 1 2
11 FW Michele Weissenhofer 2 2
22 DF Kara Kabellis 1 1 2
23 MF Vanessa Laxgang 2 2
38 DF Julianne Sitch 1 1 2
4 2 DF Lauren Alkek 1 1
9 DF Lauren Fowlkes 1 1
10 FW Shayla Mutz 1 1
13 DF Michelle Wenino 1 1
29 MF Kelsey Hough 1 1
20 MF Vanessa DiBernardo 1 1
21 FW Allison Doyle 1 1
- unknown[a] ?
TOTALS 20 4 8 32

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

Team Management
PositionName
Chairman Arnim Whisler
Head Coach Rory Dames
Assistant Coach John DeJulio
General Manager 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 20 July 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  2. "2012 Fall Sports Media Guide Concordia University Chicago" (PDF). Concordia University Chicago. 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  3. "North Central College Cardinals Facilities". North Central College Athletics. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  4. "Northwestern Wildcats Lakeside Field". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  5. "Red Stars Seek First US National Cup Title This Weekend". Stryker-Indigo. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
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