2017 Western New York Flash season
Appearance
2017 Western New York Flash season | |||
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Head coach | Gary Bruce[1] | ||
Stadium | Niagara Field | ||
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The 2017 season was Western New York Flash's tenth season, and the first in which they competed in the United Women's Soccer league in the second division of women's soccer in the United States. It was an almost entirely different team from the prior season's, which competed in the top-division National Women's Soccer League before being sold and moved to North Carolina.
First-team squad
[edit]Florida State University forward Maddie Pezzino was the newly reformed club's first signing.[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Source: UWS
Match results
[edit]Regular season
[edit]The Flash announced their schedule on March 11, 2016.[3]
May 13 1 | Long Island Rough Riders | 1-1 | Western New York Flash | South Huntington, New York |
5:00 p.m. | Quinonez ![]() |
Report | Gamel ![]() |
Stadium: Cy Donnelly Stadium |
May 14 2 | New York Surf | 1-0 | Western New York Flash | Bronx, New York |
2 p.m. | O'Connor ![]() |
Report | Stadium: SUNY Maritime |
May 20 3 | Western New York Flash | 2-2 | New York Surf | Buffalo, New York |
4 p.m. | Cutrona ![]() Pezzino ![]() |
Report | Gamby ![]() Velaj ![]() |
Stadium: All-High Stadium |
June 3 4 | Western New York Flash | 0-7 | Long Island Rough Riders | Lewiston, New York |
7 p.m. | Report | Vasquez ![]() Dutcher ![]() Groth ![]() Venezia ![]() Dutcher ![]() Neville ![]() Neville ![]() |
Stadium: Niagara Stadium |
June 10 5 | Western New York Flash | 1-0 | New England Mutiny | Lewiston, New York |
7 p.m. | Cutrona ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Niagara Stadium |
June 11 6 | Western New York Flash | 1-3 | New Jersey Copa FC | Lewiston, New York |
3 p.m. | Report | Stadium: Niagara Stadium |
June 17 7 | Western New York Flash | 4-1 | Rochester Lancers | Lewiston, New York |
7 p.m. | Report |
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Stadium: Niagara Stadium |
June 24 8 | Rochester Lancers | 2-3 | Western New York Flash | Rochester, New York |
1 p.m. | Report | Stadium: Wegmans Sports Complex |
July 8 9 | New York Magic | v | Western New York Flash | Brooklyn, New York |
3 p.m. | Stadium: Poly Prep Country Day School |
July 9 10 | New England Mutiny | v | Western New York Flash | East Longmeadow, Massachusetts |
3 p.m. | Stadium: East Longmeadow High School |
Standings
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | New Jersey Copa FC | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 7 | +16 | 25 | 2017 East Conference playoffs |
2 | Long Island Rough Riders | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 10 | +25 | 22 | |
3 | New England Mutiny | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 21 | |
4 | New York Surf | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12 | +13 | 20 | |
5 | Western New York Flash | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 14 | |
6 | Lancaster Inferno | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 12 | |
7 | Rochester Lady Lancers | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 35 | −25 | 1 | |
8 | New York Magic | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 38 | −34 | 1 |
Source: UWS standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head (if only 2 teams) 3) wins; 4) goal difference (maximum +5 goal difference in a game); 5) goals scored; 6) total points in smallest group; 7) points earned against top 4 finishers; 8) points outside smallest group; 9) lottery
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head (if only 2 teams) 3) wins; 4) goal difference (maximum +5 goal difference in a game); 5) goals scored; 6) total points in smallest group; 7) points earned against top 4 finishers; 8) points outside smallest group; 9) lottery
References
[edit]- ^ Tsujimoto, Ben (March 30, 2017). "WNY Flash tab Bruce to coach United Women's Soccer team". Buffalo News. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
- ^ Tsujimoto, Ben (April 9, 2017). "Flash ink Pezzino as first player for United Women's Soccer squad". Buffalo News. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
- ^ "2017 WNY Flash UWS Schedule Release". WNYFlash.com. May 8, 2017. Retrieved June 13, 2017.