2010 Boston Breakers season

2010 season
2010 season
Lead investor	Gary Loveman
Head coach	Tony DiCicco
Stadium	Harvard Stadium
WPS	2nd
Playoffs	TBD
Women's U.S. Open Cup	Did not enter
Home colors	Away colors
Home colors	Away colors
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The 2010 Boston Breakers season was the club's second season in Women's Professional Soccer and their second consecutive season in the top division of women's soccer in the American soccer pyramid. Including the WUSA franchise, it was the club's fifth year of existence.

Review and events

Match results

Key

Win Tie Loss

Preseason

WPS

Note: Results are given with Boston Breakers' score listed first.

Game	Date	Location	Opponent	Result	Attendance	BOS goalscorers
1	4/10/10	Maryland SoccerPlex	Washington Freedom	2-1	3,899	L. Cheney 8' K.Smith 18'
2	4/18/10	Harvard Stadium	Philadelphia Independence	1-1	5,286	K. Smith 49'
3	4/25/10	Anheuser-Busch Center	St. Louis Athletica	1-1	3,300	K. Moore 21'
4	5/8/10	Maryland SoccerPlex	Washington Freedom	0-0	4,198
5	5/14/10	Harvard Stadium	FC Gold Pride	1-2	3,899	K. Smith 22'
6	5/29/10	Yurcak Field	Sky Blue FC	0-0	3,418
7	6/13/10	Harvard Stadium	Sky Blue FC	1-2	4,687	J. Angeli 14'
8	6/19/10	Pioneer Stadium	FC Gold Pride	0-1	3,588
9	6/25/10	Harvard Stadium	Chicago Red Stars	1-2	3,647	Fabiana 8'
10	7/4/10	John A. Farrell Stadium	Philadelphia Independence	2-1	2,093	L. Cheney 46' K. Lilly 84'
11	7/11/10	Harvard Stadium	Atlanta Beat	3-1	4,194	J. Angeli 50' K. Smith 54' L. Bogus 55'
12	7/18/10	Harvard Stadium	Washington Freedom	2-1	4,651	L. Bogus 23' J. Angeli 74'
13	7/21/10	Harvard Stadium	FC Gold Pride	1-2	3,052	J. Angeli 30'
14	7/25/10	Toyota Park	Chicago Red Stars	3-1	3,673	K. Smith 9', 12' I. Dieke 14'
15	7/31/10	Harvard Stadium	Washington Freedom	3-1	4,468	K. Smith 21' J. Angeli 56' L. Cheney 85'
16	8/4/10	Harvard Stadium	Atlanta Beat	2-0	3,251	K. Smith 1', 62'
17	8/8/10	John A. Farrell Stadium	Philadelphia Independence	2-2	3,091	L. Cheney 25' K. Smith 52'
18	8/15/10	Harvard Stadium	Sky Blue FC	4-0	6,108	L. Cheney 9' J. Angeli 37' L. Tarpley 50' L. Del Rio 80'
19	8/21/10	Veterans Stadium	Atlanta Beat	3-2	4,071	L. Chalupny 11' E. Aluko 66', 73'
20	8/29/10	John A. Farrell Stadium	Philadelphia Independence	2-1	4,011	S. Cox 35' K. Smith 60'
21	9/1/10	KSU Soccer Stadium	Atlanta Beat	3-0	2,267	L. Tarpley 22' J. Angeli 33'K. Lilly 45'
22	9/5/10	Pioneer Stadium	FC Gold Pride	0-2	2,447
23	9/11/10	Yurcak Field	Sky Blue FC	0-0	3,810
24	9/23/10	Soldier Field	Philadelphia Independence	1-2	2,676	L. Cheney 22'

Club

Roster^[1]

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
1	GK	USA	Alyssa Naeher
2	MF	USA	Chioma Igwe
4	DF	USA	Jordan Angeli
5	FW	USA	Lindsay Tarpley
6	DF	USA	Amy LePeilbet
7	MF	USA	Liz Bogus
8	FW	USA	Lauren Cheney
9	FW	AUS	Sarah Walsh
10	FW	ENG	Kelly Smith
12	MF	USA	Leslie Osborne


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
13	MF	USA	Kristine Lilly
14	DF	USA	Stephanie Cox
15	FW	BRA	Fabiana
16	FW	ESP	Laura del Río
17	DF	USA	Kasey Moore
18	GK	USA	Allison Lipsher
20	DF	SCO	Ifeoma Dieke
22	DF	ENG	Alex Scott
24	GK	USA	Ashley Phillips
25	FW	USA	Taryn Hemmings

Front office^[2]^[3]

Lead investor: Gary Loveman
Core investors: Alex Zecca, Louis Hernandez
Managing partner: Michael Stoller
Investors: Lyman Bullard
General Manager: Andy Crossley
Director of Entertainment and Production: Bailey Frye
Director of Operations: John Cunningham
Player Services Coordinator: Natalie Akula
Team Manager: Stephanie Schafer
Director of Ticket Sales: Heather Pease
Account Executive: Meighan Kelly

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Head coach	Tony DiCicco
Assistant coach	Lisa Cole
Goalkeeper coach	Nathan Kipp
Equipment manager	Hayley George
Team doctor	Rob Nicoletta, MD

Last updated: August 8, 2011
Source: Boston Breakers Official Website

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	FC Gold Pride	24	16	5	3	46	19	+27	53	Advance to Championship
2	Boston Breakers	24	10	6	8	36	28	+8	36	Advance to Super Semifinal
3	Philadelphia Independence	24	10	4	10	37	36	+1	34	Advance to First Round
4	Washington Freedom	24	8	7	9	33	33	0	31	Advance to First Round
5	Sky Blue FC	24	7	7	10	20	31	−11	28

Source: WPS Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) goal difference, 3) head-to-head result.

Statistics

Field players

Awards

Individual Player Awards

Amy LePeilbet, WPS 2010 Defender of the Year^[4]

WPS Player of the Week

Week	Player	Ref.
17	Kelly Smith	^[5]

WPS Player of the Month

Month	Player	Ref
July	Jordan Angeli	^[6]
August	Kelly Smith	^[7]

References

^ "Players". Boston Breakers. Archived from the original on August 30, 2010.
^ Shira Springer (April 11, 2009). "Breakers shoot for a foothold". archive.boston.com. The Boston Globe. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
^ "Women's Professional Soccer". Archived from the original on August 31, 2010.
^ "LePeilbet named WPS' top defender". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
^ "FC Gold Pride Forward Kelley O'Hara Named WPS Player of the Week" (Press release). FC Gold Pride. OurSports Central. September 14, 2010. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
^ "Jordan Angeli Named WPS Player of the Month for July" (Press release). Women's Professional Soccer. OurSports Central. August 4, 2010. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
^ "Kelly Smith August WPS Player of the Month" (Press release). Women's Professional Soccer. OurSports Central. September 8, 2010. Retrieved July 15, 2022.

[1] "Players". Boston Breakers. Archived from the original on August 30, 2010.

[2] Shira Springer (April 11, 2009). "Breakers shoot for a foothold". archive.boston.com. The Boston Globe. Retrieved July 15, 2022.

[3] "Women's Professional Soccer". Archived from the original on August 31, 2010.

[4] "LePeilbet named WPS' top defender". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved December 17, 2012.

[2010_pow-5] "FC Gold Pride Forward Kelley O'Hara Named WPS Player of the Week" (Press release). FC Gold Pride. OurSports Central. September 14, 2010. Retrieved July 15, 2022.

[6] "Jordan Angeli Named WPS Player of the Month for July" (Press release). Women's Professional Soccer. OurSports Central. August 4, 2010. Retrieved July 15, 2022.

[7] "Kelly Smith August WPS Player of the Month" (Press release). Women's Professional Soccer. OurSports Central. September 8, 2010. Retrieved July 15, 2022.

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