2010 Philadelphia Independence season

Philadelphia Independence
2010 season
Owner Team Dynamics, LLC
Head coach Paul Riley
StadiumJohn A. Farrell Stadium
West Chester, Pennsylvania
Women's Professional Soccer3rd
WPS PlayoffsRunners-up
Top goalscorerAmy Rodriguez (12)
Highest home attendance6,028 (April 11 vs. Atlanta)
Lowest home attendance2,093 (July 4 vs. Boston)
Average home league attendance3,050
Biggest win4–1
(2 matches)
Biggest defeat1–3
(July 23 vs. FC Gold Pride)
All statistics correct as of June 15, 2017.

The 2010 Philadelphia Independence season was the team's inaugural season of competition in the Women's Professional Soccer league.

Review

The Philadelphia Independence of Women's Professional Soccer ended the 2010 season with a record of 10 wins and 10 losses and 4 ties for 34 points finishing third in WPS. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1. Paul Riley coached the team.[1] The 2010 Philadelphia Independence lost in the Championship.[2]

Squad

Roster

2010 Independence Roster[3]

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
FW  USA Danesha Adams
MF  USA Jen Buczkowski
FW  USA Gina DiMartino
MF  USA Tina DiMartino
DF  USA Allison Falk
MF  USA Kelly Henderson
GK  USA Valerie Henderson
DF  CMR Estelle Johnson
DF  SWE Sara Larsson
GK  CAN Karina LeBlanc
MF  USA Lori Lindsey
MF  USA Joanna Lohman
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW  ISL Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir
FW  JPN Karina Maruyama
DF  USA Heather Mitts
FW  USA Carrie Patterson
MF  USA Lyndsey Patterson
DF  USA Katherine Reynolds
MF  POL Nikki Phillips
FW  USA Amy Rodriguez
FW  ENG Lianne Sanderson
MF  SWE Caroline Seger
DF  USA Sarah Senty

Team management

Position Staff
Head coach Paul Riley
Assistant coach Paul Royal
Assistant coach Skip Thorp
Strength and conditioning coach Mike Demakis

Last updated: November 10, 2011
Source: WPS

Competition

Women's Professional Soccer

Regular season

April 18, 2010 2 Boston Breakers 1–1 Philadelphia Independence Boston, MA
Smith 49' Box Score Falk 55'
Seger  63'
Buczkowski  76'  86'
Stadium: Harvard Stadium
Attendance: 5,286

Results by round

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GroundHAHHAAAHHAAHHAHHAHAHAHAA
ResultDDWWLWLWLWDWLLWWLDWWLLLL
Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Home/away results

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
24 10 4 10 37 36  +1 34 7 2 3 24 16  +8 3 2 7 13 20  −7

Last updated: 24 February 2018.
Source: Soccerway

League table

Pos Team 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
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.

WPS Playoffs

23 September 2010 Super Semifinal Boston Breakers 1–2 Philadelphia Independence Boston, Massachusetts
14:30 EDT Holiday 22' Box Score Seger 28'
Buczkowski  58'
Adams 103'
Stadium: Jordan Field
Attendance: 2,676
26 September 2010 WPS Championship FC Gold Pride 4–0 Philadelphia Independence Hayward, California
14:30 EDT Sinclair 16', 53'
Wilson 28'
Marta 90'
Box Score Stadium: Pioneer Stadium
Attendance: 5,228

Statistics

As of 27 February 2018
Players without any appearance are not included.
No. Pos Nat Player Total WPS WPS Playoffs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers:
GK  CAN Karina LeBlanc 14 0 14 0 0 0
GK  USA Valerie Henderson 13 0 10 0 3 0
Defenders:
DF  USA Allison Falk 25 2 22 2 3 0
DF  CMR Estelle Johnson 16 0 10+3 0 3 0
DF  SWE Sara Larsson 13 0 12+1 0 0 0
DF  USA Heather Mitts 20 0 14+3 0 1+2 0
DF  USA Katherine Reynolds 3 0 3 0 0 0
DF  USA Sarah Senty 11 0 4+6 0 0+1 0
Midfielders:
MF  USA Jen Buczkowski 26 0 20+3 0 3 0
MF  USA Tina DiMartino 19 4 13+3 4 3 0
MF  USA Kelly Henderson 6 0 1+1 0 2+2 0
MF  USA Lori Lindsey 26 2 23 2 3 0
MF  USA Joanna Lohman 24 5 20+4 5 0 0
MF  USA Lyndsey Patterson 15 1 2+13 1 0 0
MF  POL Nikki Phillips 26 0 22+1 0 3 0
MF  SWE Caroline Seger 21 2 17+1 1 3 1
Forwards:
FW  USA Danesha Adams 17 2 4+10 1 0+3 1
FW  USA Gina DiMartino 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
FW  ISL Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir 22 3 18+1 3 3 0
FW  JPN Karina Maruyama 4 0 1+3 0 0 0
FW  USA Carrie Patterson 2 0 0+1 0 1 0
FW  USA Amy Rodriguez 26 13 23 12 3 1
FW  ENG Lianne Sanderson 26 5 12+11 5 3 0
  • Source:

[1] [2]

Transfers

2010 WPS Draft

The 2010 WPS Draft was held on January 15, 2010 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where the Independence selected five players.[4]

Player Pos Previous club Notes Ref
Malorie Rutledge MF Louisiana State University Round 2, Pick 2 (13th overall) [4]
Kelly Henderson DF/MF Boston College Round 4, Pick 2 (31st overall) [4]
Carrie Patterson FW University of Georgia Round 5, Pick 2 (40th overall) [4]
Jennifer Anzivino DF/MF Rutgers University Round 6, Pick 2 (49th overall) [4]
Caitlin Farrell DF Wake Forest University Round 7, Pick 2 (58th overall) [4]
Danielle Collins DF/MF William & Mary College Round 7, Pick 6 (62nd overall) [4]

In

Date Player Position Previous club Fee/notes
September 15, 2009 Lori Lindsey MF Washington Freedom Expansion Draft, Pick #2[5]
Jen Buczkowski DF Sky Blue FC Expansion Draft, Pick #3[5]
Nikki Krzysik DF Chicago Red Stars Expansion Draft, Pick #5[5]
Sue Weber DF Boston Breakers Expansion Draft, Pick #7[5]
Sarah Senty DF Washington Freedom Expansion Draft, Pick #9[5]
Danesha Adams MF Chicago Red Stars Expansion Draft, Pick #11[5]
Kelly Schmedes FW Boston Breakers Expansion Draft, Pick #13[5]
September 22, 2009 Charlotte Rohlin DF Linköpings FC International Draft, Pick #3[6]
Fara Williams MF Everton L.F.C. International Draft, Pick #7[6]
September 29, 2009 Amy Rodriguez FW Boston Breakers Trade for 2009 #1 Draft Pick, 2010 General Draft Pick[7]
January 3, 2010 Karina LeBlanc GK Los Angeles Sol Dispersal Draft, Round 1, Pick #2[8]
Estelle Johnson DF Los Angeles Sol Dispersal Draft, Round 2, Pick #7[8]
February 4, 2010 Valerie Henderson GK Los Angeles Sol Trade for No. 5 and No. 22 picks in 2010 WPS Draft[9]
Allison Falk DF Los Angeles Sol Trade for No. 5 and No. 22 picks in 2010 WPS Draft[9]
March 5, 2010 Sara Larsson MF Saint Louis Athletica Expansion Draft[10][11]
March 5, 2010 Lyndsey Patterson MF/FW Los Angeles Sol Signed as Free Agent[10][11]
Karina Maruyama FW TEPCO Mareeze Signed as International Discovery player[10][11]
Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir MF Kristianstads DFF International Draft, Pick #5[6][11]
Lianne Sanderson FW Chelsea L.F.C. International Draft, Pick #9[6][11]
Caroline Seger MF Linköpings FC International Draft, Pick #1[6][11]
March 8, 2010 Heather Mitts DF Boston Breakers Signed as Free Agent[12][11]
Joanna Lohman MF Washington Freedom Signed as Free Agent[10]
Robyn Jones GK New Jersey Wildcats Signed to Developmental Roster[10]
Katherine Reynolds DF University of Santa Clara Signed to Developmental Roster[10]
Gina DiMartino FW Boston College Signed to Developmental Roster[10]
Carrie Patterson FW University of Georgia Signed to Developmental Roster[10]
Tina DiMartino MF Saint Louis Athletica Signed as Free Agent[13]

Out

Date Player Position Destination club Fee/notes
October 2, 2009 Kelly Schmedes DF Waived[14]
February 26, 2010 Sue Weber DF Waived[14][11]
March 1, 2010 Charlotte Rohlin DF Linköpings FC Declined move to WPS[15]
March 10, 2010 Fara Williams DF Everton L.F.C. Declined move to WPS[16]

Awards

Player of the Week

Week Player of the Week Week's Statline
Week 3 Lori Lindsey 3 A
Week 8 Amy Rodriguez 2 G
Week 10 Danesha Adams 1 G, 2A
Week 15 Caroline Seger 3 A
Week 18 Tina DiMartino 2 G

Player of the Month

Month Player of the Month Month's Statline
April Lori Lindsey 4 A
June Amy Rodriguez 5 G, 2 A

WPS year-end awards

Award Player Notes
Coach of the Year Paul Riley 3rd-place finish in inaugural season and playoff final

Source[17]

2010 WPS Best XI

Player Position
Lori Lindsey Defense
Amy Rodriguez Forward

Source[18]

See also

References

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  5. ^ a b c d e f g Jeff Kassouf (September 15, 2009). "Philadelphia, Atlanta build through expansion draft". The Equalizer. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
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  7. ^ Jeff Kassouf (September 29, 2009). "Boston trades A-Rod to Philly for draft picks". The Equalizer. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  8. ^ a b Phil Andrews (February 4, 2010). "Philadelphia Independence Take WPS All-Star Karina LeBlanc in Dispersal Draft". Bleacher Report. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  9. ^ a b Phil Andrews (April 8, 2010). "Val Henderson and Karina LeBlanc: Philadelphia's Dynamic Goalkeeping Duo". Bleacher Report. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
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  11. ^ a b c d e f g h Denise Saul. "WPS Transactions 2010". Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  12. ^ Todd Civin (October 14, 2009). "Philadelphia Independence "Smitten" with Mitts". Bleacher Report. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  13. ^ "WPS Standout Tina DiMartino Signs with Independence". womensprosoccer.com.
  14. ^ a b "Clubs make initial offseason moves". Soccer America. October 2, 2009. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  15. ^ Walltin, Stenåke O. (March 1, 2010). ""Lotta" Rohlin stark profil när LFC vann första SM-guldet!" (in Swedish). Svensk Damfotboll. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  16. ^ Tony Leighton (March 14, 2010). "Everton's Fara Williams declines move to American league". The Guardian. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  17. ^ Marc Narducci (September 17, 2010). "Independence's Riley named WPS coach of the year". The Inquirer. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  18. ^ Tom Timmermann (October 6, 2010). "Marta heads WPS Best XI". www.stltoday.com. Retrieved February 26, 2018.