2013 Seattle Reign FC season

The 2013 Seattle Reign FC season was the club's first season in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.

Seattle Reign FC
2013 season
OwnersBill and Teresa Predmore
General managerLaura Harvey
Head coachLaura Harvey
StadiumStarfire Sports
National Women's Soccer LeagueOverall: 7th
Top goalscorerMegan Rapinoe (5 goals)
Highest home attendance3,855 vs Washington Spirit (July 14, 2013)
Lowest home attendance1,011 vs Washington Spirit (May 16, 2013)
Average home league attendance2,360

Background

In November 2012, it was confirmed that a Seattle-based women's professional soccer team owned by Bill Predmore (founder and president of Seattle-based digital marketing agency, POP) had been accepted into a new women's professional soccer league, later named National Women's Soccer League.[1][2] Former general manager of the Seattle Sounders Women and Seattle Sounders FC Director of Youth Programs,[3] Amy Carnell, was named General Manager.

On December 21, 2012, the team announced Laura Harvey as their first head coach. Harvey was head coach of Arsenal L.F.C. from 2010-2012 after serving as an assistant for two years, assisted and then coached Birmingham City L.F.C. from 2002-2008, and served as an assistant coach for England's U-17, U-19 and U-23 women's national teams from 2005-2011.[4]

Review

Drafts and signings

On January 11, 2013, as part of the NWSL Player Allocation, Kaylyn Kyle (CAN), Teresa Noyola (MEX), Megan Rapinoe (USA), Amy Rodriguez (USA), Jenny Ruiz (MEX), Hope Solo (USA), and Emily Zurrer (CAN) were named to the Seattle team.[5][6][7] On January 18, the Reign selected Christine Nairn, Mallory Schaffer, Kristen Meier, and Haley Kopmeyer at the 2013 NWSL College Draft.[8][9] On February 4, 2013, it was announced that the team had signed four free agents: Kate Deines, Jessica Fishlock, Tiffany Cameron, and Lindsay Taylor.[10] During the February 7, 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft, the team selected Nikki Krzysik, Lauren Barnes, Laura Heyboer, Liz Bogus, Michelle Betos and Kaley Fountain.[11]

Preseason

Leading into the preseason, it was learned that the Reign would be without all of their U.S. national team allocated players for almost half of the season. National team forward, Amy Rodriguez, announced she was pregnant with her first child and would not be playing during the inaugural season.[12] U.S. national team goalkeeper, Hope Solo, would be away for the first part of the season after recovering from wrist surgery and Megan Rapinoe had signed with French side, Olympique Lyonnais, from January to June and would miss at least nine games.[13][14]

Regular season

After traveling to Japan in the preseason to play matches against defending L. League champion INAC Kobe Leonessa, Fukuoka J. Anclas, and Nojima Stella Kanagawa,[15] the Reign faced their first regular season match against the Chicago Red Stars at Benedictine University, in which Seattle's first college draft pick, Christine Nairn, scored the Reign's first goal of the season via a header off an assist from Liz Bogus.[16] The Red Stars later tied the game 1-1, but the point that Seattle earned in the game would be its only for the next nine games. Without the U.S. national team players or a veteran goalscorer up front, the team struggled to win games. Although the losses were for the most part consistently low-scoring games, it was apparent that the Reign was missing some final ingredients for success.

In June 2013, head coach Laura Harvey began making some trades and signing new players. Forward and Canadian international, Tiffany Cameron was waived, later to be picked up by FC Kansas City and former U.S. national team defender, Stephanie Cox was added to the roster.[17] Mexican allocated player and former Stanford Cardinal standout, Teresa Noyola, was traded to FC Kansas City for Renae Cuellar, and Noyola's fellow former Stanford Cardinal goal-scorer, Lindsay Taylor was traded to the Washington Spirit. After a brief stint on the team by Tobagonian international, Kennya Cordner who was later waived and replaced by Australian national team co-captain, Emily van Egmond due to the league's restriction on only having two international players on a team (in addition to allocated players),[18] and the return of U.S. national team players, Solo and Rapinoe, the Reign began to turn the season around with a 1-1 tie against the Western New York Flash. The game would be the first of a six-game undefeated streak for the Reign with two ties and four wins.[19] After losing to regional rival, Portland Thorns FC, 2-1 in the season finale in front of a sold-out crowd of 3,855, the Reign ended the 2013 NWSL season seventh in the league with a 5-14-3 record.[20]

Club

Executive staff
Owner Bill Predmore
General Manager Laura Harvey

Updated to match played April 8, 2013
Source: 

Coaching staff
Position Staff
Head Coach Laura Harvey
Assistant Coach Sam Laity
Goalkeeper Coach Ben Dragavon

Last updated: March 7, 2013
Source: http://www.bostonbreakerssoccer.com/ABOUT/COACHING/index_E.html

Roster

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  USA Hope Solo
2 DF  CAN Emily Zurrer
3 DF  USA Lauren Barnes
4 DF  USA Kate Deines
5 FW  USA Liz Bogus
6 MF  CAN Kaylyn Kyle
7 DF  USA Elli Reed
9 DF  USA Stephanie Cox
10 MF  WAL Jessica Fishlock
11 MF  USA Keelin Winters (captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 DF  MEX Jenny Ruiz
14 MF  USA Kristina Larsen
15 MF  USA Megan Rapinoe
18 GK  USA Michelle Betos
19 MF  USA Christine Nairn
20 MF  AUS Emily van Egmond
21 MF  USA Kristen Meier
22 FW  USA Jessica McDonald
23 FW  MEX Renae Cuellar
25 DF  USA Kiersten Dallstream

Competitions

  Win   Tie   Loss

Preseason
March 16, 2013 INAC Kobe Leonessa 2-0 Seattle Reign FC Okinawa, Japan
20:30 PST Report Stadium: Koza General Sports Park Athletics Stadium
March 19, 2013 Fukuoka J. Anclas 1-3 Seattle Reign FC Fukuoka, Japan
22:00 PST Report Laura Heyboer
Marissa Mykines
Liz Bogus		 Stadium: Fukuoka Level 5 Stadium
March 23, 2013 Nojima Stella Kanagawa 0-4 Seattle Reign FC Tokyo, Japan
17:00 PST Report Tiffany Cameron 31'
Kaylyn Kyle 40'
Emily Zurrer
Kristen Meier 75'		 Stadium: Nojima Football Park

Regular season
April 14, 2013 1 Chicago Red Stars 1–1 Seattle Reign FC Lisle, Illinois
17:00 (PST) Chalupny  19' Report Nairn  10' Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex
April 21, 2013 2 Portland Thorns FC 2–1 Seattle Reign FC Portland, Oregon
14:00 (PST) Dougherty  45'
Alex Morgan  52'		 Report Fishlock  74' Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field
Attendance: 16,479
Referee: Josh Wilkens
April 26, 2013 3 FC Kansas City 2-0 Seattle Reign FC Overland Park, Kansas
19:35 (PST) Farrelly  21'
Cuellar  71'		 Report Stadium: Shawnee Mission District Stadium
Attendance: 4,064
Referee: Christina Unkel
May 4, 2013 4 Seattle Reign FC 0-1 FC Kansas City Tukwila, Washington
20:00 (PST) Report Cuellar  69' Stadium: Starfire Stadium
Attendance: 2,618
Referee: Margaret Domka
May 11, 2013 5 Sky Blue FC 2-0 Seattle Reign FC Piscataway, New Jersey
15:00 (PST) Danesha Adams  31'
Lisa De Vanna  35'		 Report Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 1,459
Referee: Steve Montanino
May 16, 2013 6 Seattle Reign FC 2-4 Washington Spirit Tukwila, Washington
19:00 (PST) Lindsay Taylor  7'
Teresa Noyola  47'		 Report Diana Matheson  37'

Ali Krieger  41'
Tiffany McCarty  56'

Tori Huster  84'		 Stadium: Starfire Stadium
Attendance: 1,011
Referee: Katja Koroleva
May 19, 2013 7 Seattle Reign FC 0-3 Sky Blue FC Tukwila, Washington
18:00 (PST) Ruiz  25'  63'
Kyle  40'		 Report De Vanna 9'
Schmidt 78'
Lytle 86'
Bock  66'
De Vanna  70'		 Stadium: Starfire Stadium
Attendance: 1,046
Referee: Kari Seitz
May 25, 2013 8 Seattle Reign FC 0-1 Portland Thorns FC Tukwila, Washington
19:00 (PST) Report Christine Sinclair  83' PK Stadium: Starfire Stadium
Attendance: 3,324
Referee: Margaret Domka
June 9, 2013 9 Seattle Reign FC 0-1 FC Kansas City Tukwila, Washington
19:00 (PST) Report Erika Tymrak  63' Stadium: Starfire Stadium
Attendance: 1,377
Referee: Kara Honthumb
June 16, 2013 10 Portland Thorns FC 2-0 Seattle Reign FC Portland, Oregon
19:30 (PST) Danielle Foxhoven  48'
Meleana Shim  67'		 Report Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field
Attendance: 13,802
Referee: Robert Sigiba
June 23, 2013 11 Western New York Flash 1-1 Seattle Reign FC Rochester, New York
16:05 (PST) Winters  28' Report Wambach  56' PK Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 6,347
Referee: Miguel Panduro
June 26, 2013 12 Boston Breakers 1-2 Seattle Reign FC Somerville, Massachusetts
19:00 (PST) Nogueira  50' Report Fishlock  77'
Nairn  85'		 Stadium: Dilboy Stadium
Attendance: 2,012
Referee: John McCloskey
June 29, 2013 13 Seattle Reign FC 3-1 Chicago Red Stars Tukwila, Washington
20:00 (PST) Kyle  51'Fishlock  58'
Rapinoe  93+'		 Report Wenino  85' Stadium: Starfire Stadium
Attendance: 2,138
Referee: Josh Wilkens
July 3, 2013 14 Seattle Reign FC 1-1 Boston Breakers Tukwila, Washington
19:00 (PST) McDonald  54' Report Leroux  63' Stadium: Starfire Stadium
Attendance: 1,430
Referee: Miguel Panduro
July 11, 2013 15 Seattle Reign FC 3-2 Western New York Flash Tukwila, Washington
14:00 (PST) Fishlock  14'
Rapinoe  44'
Nairn  82'		 Report Wambach  10, 47' Stadium: Starfire Stadium
Attendance: 2,514
Referee: Robert Sibiga
July 14, 2013 16 Seattle Reign FC 2-1 Washington Spirit Tukwila, Washington
19:00 (PST) McDonald  30, 34' Report Matheson  11' Stadium: Starfire Stadium
Attendance: 3,855
Referee: Katja Koroleva
July 20, 2013 17 FC Kansas City 2-0 Seattle Reign FC Overland Park, Kansas
19:35 (PST) Holiday  39'
Tymrak 86'		 Report Stadium: Shawnee Mission District Stadium
Attendance: 5,271
Referee: Boris Senic
July 25, 2013 18 Seattle Reign FC 4-1 Chicago Red Stars Tukwila, Washington
19:00 (PST) Rapinoe  6, 68'
Kyle  24'
Bogus  83'		 Report Hoy  74' Stadium: Starfire Stadium
Attendance: 2,017
Referee: Robert Sibiga
August 3, 2013 19 Chicago Red Stars 3-1 Seattle Reign FC Lisle, Illinois
18:00 (PST) Fuss  11' (pen.)
Grings  41, 72'		 Report Kyle  28' (pen.) Stadium: Sports Complex at Benedictine University
Attendance: 3,400
Referee: Kara Honthumb
August 7, 2013 20 Western New York Flash 1-0 Seattle Reign FC Rochester, New York
19:05 (PST) Lloyd  54' Report Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 4,993
Referee: Robert Sibiga
August 10, 2013 21 Washington Spirit 1-0 Seattle Reign FC Boyds, Maryland
16:35 (PST) Matheson  83' Report Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 4,549
Referee: Kari Seitz
August 17, 2013 22 Seattle Reign FC 1-2 Portland Thorns FC Tukwila, Washington
20:00 (PST) Rapinoe  3' Report Sinclair  8, 83' Stadium: Starfire Stadium
Attendance: 3,855
Referee: Christina Unkel

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Western New York Flash 22 10 8 4 36 20 +16 38 NWSL Shield
2 FC Kansas City 22 11 5 6 34 22 +12 38 NWSL Playoffs
3 Portland Thorns FC (C) 22 11 5 6 32 25 +7 38
4 Sky Blue FC 22 10 6 6 31 26 +5 36
5 Boston Breakers 22 8 6 8 35 34 +1 30
6 Chicago Red Stars 22 8 6 8 32 36 −4 30
7 Seattle Reign FC 22 5 3 14 22 36 −14 18
8 Washington Spirit 22 3 5 14 16 39 −23 14
Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champion.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
22 18 5 14 3 22 36  −14 4 6 1 15 16  −1 1 8 2 7 20  −13

Last updated: August 18, 2013
Source: http://www.nwslsoccer.com/Stats/index_E.html
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
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundAAAHAHHHHAAAHHHHAHAAAH
ResultDLLLLLLLLLDWWDWWLWLLLL
Updated to match(es) played on August 18, 2013. Source: nwslsoccer.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Statistics

Appearances and goals
As of August 20, 2013
No. Pos Nat Player TotalNWSL
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
3 DF Lauren Barnes 220220
18 GK Michelle Betos 7070
5 FW Liz Bogus 201201
9 FW Tiffany Cameron 7070
26 FW Kennya Cordner 3030
9 DF Stephanie Cox 4040
23 FW Renae Cuellar 7070
25 DF Kiersten Dallstream 200200
4 DF Kate Deines 170170
10 MF Jessica Fishlock 214214
20 GK Haley Kopmeyer 1010
6 MF Kaylyn Kyle 213213
14 FW Kristina Larsen 9090
21 MF Kristen Meier 6060
21 FW Jessica McDonald 7373
19 MF Christine Nairn 223223
8 MF Teresa Noyola 111111
16 MF Lyndsey Patterson 3030
15 MF Megan Rapinoe 125125
7 DF Elli Reed 170170
13 MF Jenny Ruiz 7070
1 GK Hope Solo 140140
17 FW Lindsay Taylor 6161
20 MF Emily van Egmond 6060
11 MF Keelin Winters 211211
2 DF Emily Zurrer 7070
  • Source:

Top scorers

Players with one goal or more included only.

As of August 20, 2013
Rk. Nat Pos Player Total NWSL
1 MF Megan Rapinoe 5 5
2 MF Jessica Fishlock 4 4
3 FW Jessica McDonald 3 3
3 MF Christine Nairn 3 3
3 DF Kaylyn Kyle 3 3
4 FW Liz Bogus 1 1
4 MF Teresa Noyola 1 1
4 FW Lindsay Taylor 1 1
4 MF Keelin Winters 1 1

Top assists

Players with one assist or more included only.

As of August 20, 2013
Rk. Nat Pos Player Total NWSL
1 MF Christine Nairn 5 5
2 FW Liz Bogus 2 2
2 DF Elli Reed 2 2
3 FW Kristina Larsen 1 1
3 FW Jessica McDonald 1 1
3 MF Teresa Noyola 1 1
3 MF Keelin Winters 1 1

Disciplinary record

Players with 1 card or more included only.

As of August 20, 2013
No. Nat Pos Player Total NWSL
23 FW Renae Cuellar 1 0 1 0
25 DF Kiersten Dallstream 0 1 0 1
7 MF Jessica Fishlock 4 0 4 0
10 MF Kaylyn Kyle 4 0 4 0
19 MF Christine Nairn 2 0 1 0
14 FW Kristina Larsen 1 0 1 0
19 MF Megan Rapinoe 1 0 1 0
16 MF Elli Reed 2 0 2 0
13 DF Jenny Ruiz 0 1 0 1
1 GK Hope Solo 1 0 1 0
1 MF Emily van Egmond 1 0 1 0
1 MF Keelin Winters 1 0 1 0
2 DF Emily Zurrer 1 0 1 0

Goalkeeper stats

Last updated: August 20, 2013

No. Nat Player National Women's Soccer League
MIN GA GAA SV
18 Michelle Betos 630 14 2 34
20 Haley Kopmeyer 90 3 3 6
1 Hope Solo 1260 19 1.357 81

Player Transactions

Transfers In
Date Player Pos Previous Club Notes Ref
March 1, 2013 Keelin WintersMFChicago Red StarsTraded for first round pick in the 2014 College Draft and future considerations[21]
June 19, 2013 Stephanie CoxDF-Signed mid-season[22]
June 28, 2013 Jessica McDonaldFWChicago Red StarsAcquired via waivers[23]
July 1, 2013 Renae CuellarFWFC Kansas CityTraded for Teresa Noyola, rights for unsigned player Nikki Krzysik, and second round 2014 NWSL college draft pick[24]
July 12, 2013 Emily van EgmondMFNewcastle Jets FCSigned; Kennya Cordner waived due to international player restrictions in league[18]

Transfers Out
Date Player Pos Destination Club Notes Ref
June 25, 2013 Tiffany CameronFWFC Kansas CityWaived, later picked up by Kansas City[25]
June 28, 2013 Haley KopmeyerGK-Waived to make room for Jessica McDonald[23]
July 1, 2013 Teresa NoyolaMFFC Kansas CityTraded for Renae Cuellar[24]
July 1, 2013 Lindsay TaylorFWWashington SpiritTraded to Washington for conditional fourth round pick in exchange for the Spirit’s second round pick.[24]
July 12, 2013 Kennya CordnerFWKennya Cordner waived due to international player restrictions in league when Emily van Egmond signed.[18]

Honors and awards

NWSL Player of the Week
Week Player Ref
2 Jessica Fishlock [26]
16 Megan Rapinoe [27]

Reign FC Player of the Match
Date Player Ref
7/11/2013 Christine Nairn [28]
7/14/2013 Jessica McDonald [29]
7/25/2013 Kaylyn Kyle [30]
8/16/2013 Megan Rapinoe [31]

See also

References
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