2012 Chicago Red Stars season

Chicago Red Stars
2012 season
Owner	Arnim Whisler
Head coach	Rory Dames
Women's Premier Soccer League Elite	4th
WPSL Elite Cup	2nd
U.S. Open Cup	Champions
Top goalscorer	League: Lauren Fowlkes (7); All: Lauren Fowlkes (8)
Home colors	Away colors
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The 2012 Chicago Red Stars season was the fourth season of the soccer club. It was their only season in the Women's Premier Soccer League Elite.

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:

Team	Location	Ground	2011 season
ASA Chesapeake Charge	Severn, MD	Archbishop Spalding High School	WPSL Mid-Atlantic, 3rd
Boston Breakers	Somerville, MA	Dilboy Stadium	WPS, 4th
Chicago Red Stars	Chicago metropolitan area	various	WPSL Midwest North, 1st
FC Indiana	Indianapolis, IN	Carroll Stadium	WPSL Midwest South, 2nd
New England Mutiny	East Longmeadow, MA	East Longmeadow High School	WPSL Northeast, 4th
New York Fury	New York	Hofstra University	WPSL Mid-Atlantic, 1st
Philadelphia Fever	Philadelphia, PA	various	expansion
Western New York Flash	Rochester, NY	Sahlen's Stadium	WPS, 1st

Charge

Breakers

Red Stars

FC Indiana

Mutiny

Fury

Fever

Flash

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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.	Nation	Player
—	USA	Maggie Murnane
—	USA	Georgiana Waddle
—	USA	Megan York


No.	Nation	Player
—	USA	Ariana Kulinczenko
—	USA	Georgia Waddle
—	USA	Nicole Sebo

Transfers

In

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


No.	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.	Nation	Player
—	USA	Julie Ewing
—	USA	Katie Nasenbenny
—	USA	Shannon McDonnell
—	USA	Carly Samp
—	USA	Katie Uyenishi
—	USA	Leigh Jakes


No.	Nation	Player
—	USA	Megan Oyster
—	USA	Carissa Miller
—	USA	Erin Dees
—	USA	Taylor Vancil
—	USA	Brianne Rodriguez

Regular-season standings

Pos	Team v t e	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

Source: WPSL Elite 2012 Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored^{[citation needed]}
(C) Champions

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	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

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

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

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	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
5	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	Name	WPSL Elite	WPSL Elite Playoffs	U.S. National Open Cup	Total
1	5	MF	Amanda Cinalli	3		2	5
1	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

Position	Name
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

^ "Chicago Red Stars Roster". Women's Premier Soccer League. Archived from the original on July 20, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
^ "2012 Fall Sports Media Guide Concordia University Chicago" (PDF). Concordia University Chicago. 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
^ "North Central College Cardinals Facilities". North Central College Athletics. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
^ "Northwestern Wildcats Lakeside Field". CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
^ "Red Stars Seek First US National Cup Title This Weekend". Stryker-Indigo. July 18, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2013.

[1] "Chicago Red Stars Roster". Women's Premier Soccer League. Archived from the original on July 20, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2013.

[2] "2012 Fall Sports Media Guide Concordia University Chicago" (PDF). Concordia University Chicago. 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2013.

[3] "North Central College Cardinals Facilities". North Central College Athletics. Retrieved June 12, 2013.

[4] "Northwestern Wildcats Lakeside Field". CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 12, 2013.

[5] "Red Stars Seek First US National Cup Title This Weekend". Stryker-Indigo. July 18, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2013.

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