2012 Western New York Flash season

The 2012 Western New York Flash season was the club's fourth season of existence. The club played in the newly created WPSL Elite League following the suspension of Women's Professional Soccer.

Western New York Flash

2012 season
General manager	A. J. Cecere
Head coach	Aaran Lines
Stadium	Sahlen's Stadium
WPSL Elite League	TBD
WPSL Elite Playoffs	TBD
U.S. National Women's Cup	TBD
Home colours Away colours

Background

Review

On January 30, 2012, the WPS announced that the league would suspend operations for the 2012 season, meaning that the Flash will not have a main domestic league to participate in for the season.[1]

Club

Roster

As of May 22, 2011 [2]

No.	Name	Nationality	Pos.	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club
Goalkeepers
0	Brittany Cameron		GK	December 3, 1986	FC Gold Pride
24	Ashlyn Harris		GK	October 19, 1985	Boston Breakers
30	Ashleigh Bowers		GK	August 2, 1989	Niagara University
Defenders
2	Alexandra Sahlen		RB	September 25, 1982	Rochester Ravens
3	Ali Riley		CB	October 30, 1987	FC Gold Pride
4	Kimberly Brandão		CB	April 26, 1984	Jersey Sky Blue
6	Gina Lewandowski		CB	April 13, 1985	FFC Frankfurt
23	Whitney Engen		RB	November 27, 1987	Chicago Red Stars
38	Rebecca Moros		CB	May 6, 1985	magicJack
Midfielders
9	Caroline Seger		CM	March 19, 1985	Linköpings
18	Yael Averbuch		CM	November 3, 1986	Arsenal
19	Beverly Goebel		CM	July 19, 1988	Washington Freedom
Forwards

Management

Position	Staff
General Manager	A. J. Cecere
Director of Sales & Marketing	Renee Meier
Administrative Assistant	Missy Taylor
Head Coach	Aaran Lines
Strength & Conditioning Coach	Demeris Johnson

Last updated: November 24, 2011
Source: Western New York Flash Official Website

Competitions

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Boston Breakers	14	11	0	3	28	9	+19	33	2012 WPSL Elite playoffs
2	Western New York Flash (C)	14	9	3	2	29	8	+21	30
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

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

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
14	30	9	2	3	29	8	+21	5	2	0	16	4	+12	4	0	3	13	4	+9

Matches

12 May 2012 1	Western New York Flash	4–1	FC Indiana	Rochester, New York
19:00	Martín  4', 10', 86' Laura Hayboer  81'	Report	Lovely Placide  15'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 1,304

19 May 2012 2	Western New York Flash	0–1	New York Fury	Rochester, New York
19:00			Taylor  54'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium

26 May 2012 3	Boston Breakers	0–1	Western New York Flash	Somerville, Massachusetts
18:00		Report		Stadium: Dilboy Stadium Attendance: 2,342

3 June 2012 4	New York Fury	0–0	Western New York Flash	Hofstra University
19:00		Report	Klingenberg Reynolds	Stadium: James M. Shuart Stadium

9 June 2012 5	Western New York Flash	3–1	New England Mutiny	Rochester, New York
19:00	Katy Frierson  24' Zerboni  31' van Egmond  76'	Report	Howarth  81'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 753

13 June 2012 6	Western New York Flash	3–0	Chicago Red Stars	Rochester, New York
19:00	Katy Frierson  29' Davis  68'  74' Adriana Martín  70'	Report	Lauren Alkek  12'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium

16 June 2012 7	ASA Chesapeake Charge	0–2	Western New York Flash	Chesapeake Bay
14:00			Adriana Martín  42', 89' (pen.)	Stadium: Old Mill School

17 June 2012 8	Philadelphia Fever	0–0	Western New York Flash	Sewell, NJ
19:30				Stadium: Washington HS

22 June 2012 9	Western New York Flash	2–0	Philadelphia Fever	Rochester, New York
19:30	Adriana Martín  27' Klingenberg  49'	Report		Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium

24 June 2012 10	New England Mutiny	3–3	Western New York Flash	East Longmeadow, MA
17:00	Howarth  4', 45' Morgan Andrews  25'	Report	Adriana Martín  8', 77' (pen.) Klingenberg  20'	Stadium: East Longmeadow High School Attendance: 793

8 July 2012 11	Western New York Flash	4–0	ASA Chesapeake Charge	Rochester, New York
16:00				Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium

12 July 2012 12	FC Indiana	0–5	Western New York Flash	Indianapolis
19:00				Stadium: IU Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium

14 July 2012 13	Chicago Red Stars	1–2	Western New York Flash	Lisle, Illinois
19:00				Stadium: Benedictine University

22 July 2012 14	Western New York Flash	0–1	Boston Breakers	Rochester, New York
16:00				Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium

WPSL Elite Playoffs

25 July 2012 Semi Final	Western New York Flash	2–1	New York Fury	Rochester, New York
17:00	Katy Frierson  78' Laura Hayboer  80'		Long  8'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium

28 July 2012 Final	Western New York Flash	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4 - 2 p)	New York Fury	Rochester, New York
13:00	Toni Pressley  90+4'	Report	Ellenwood  41'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
	Penalties
	Adriana Reynolds Zerboni Van Egmond Salem		Fowlkes Sitch Forbes Wenino

Player movement and trades

References

1. "WPS Suspends Play for 2012 Season". WPS - Communications. WomensProSoccer.com. January 30, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-02-18. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
2. "Player Roster". Buffalo Flash Soccer. Archived from the original on 2010-02-22. Retrieved 2010-05-25.