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2010 Philadelphia Independence season

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Philadelphia Independence
2010 season
OwnerUnited States Team Dynamics, LLC
Head coachEngland 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)
← Inaugural
2011 →
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

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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

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Roster

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2010 Independence Roster[3]

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

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

Team management

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

Last updated: November 10, 2011
Source: WPS

Competition

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Women's Professional Soccer

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Regular season

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

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
GroundHAHHAAAHHAAHHAHHAHAHAHAA
ResultDDWWLWLWLWDWLLWWLDWWLLLL
Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Home/away results

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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

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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

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23 September 2010 Super Semifinal Boston Breakers 1–2 Philadelphia Independence Boston, Massachusetts
14:30 EDT Holiday 22' Box Score Seger 28'
Buczkowski Yellow card 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

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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 Canada CAN Karina LeBlanc 14 0 14 0 0 0
GK United States USA Valerie Henderson 13 0 10 0 3 0
Defenders:
DF United States USA Allison Falk 25 2 22 2 3 0
DF Cameroon CMR Estelle Johnson 16 0 10+3 0 3 0
DF Sweden SWE Sara Larsson 13 0 12+1 0 0 0
DF United States USA Heather Mitts 20 0 14+3 0 1+2 0
DF United States USA Katherine Reynolds 3 0 3 0 0 0
DF United States USA Sarah Senty 11 0 4+6 0 0+1 0
Midfielders:
MF United States USA Jen Buczkowski 26 0 20+3 0 3 0
MF United States USA Tina DiMartino 19 4 13+3 4 3 0
MF United States USA Kelly Henderson 6 0 1+1 0 2+2 0
MF United States USA Lori Lindsey 26 2 23 2 3 0
MF United States USA Joanna Lohman 24 5 20+4 5 0 0
MF United States USA Lyndsey Patterson 15 1 2+13 1 0 0
MF Poland POL Nikki Phillips 26 0 22+1 0 3 0
MF Sweden SWE Caroline Seger 21 2 17+1 1 3 1
Forwards:
FW United States USA Danesha Adams 17 2 4+10 1 0+3 1
FW United States USA Gina DiMartino 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
FW Iceland ISL Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir 22 3 18+1 3 3 0
FW Japan JPN Karina Maruyama 4 0 1+3 0 0 0
FW United States USA Carrie Patterson 2 0 0+1 0 1 0
FW United States USA Amy Rodriguez 26 13 23 12 3 1
FW England ENG Lianne Sanderson 26 5 12+11 5 3 0

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Transfers

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2010 WPS Draft

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

In

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

Out

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

Awards

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Player of the Week

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

Player of the Month

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

WPS year-end awards

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

Source[17]

2010 WPS Best XI

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Player Position
United States Lori Lindsey Defense
United States Amy Rodriguez Forward

Source[18]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Jeff Kassouf (September 3, 2009). "Riley named Independence head coach". The Equalizer. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  2. ^ "2010 Philadelphia Independence". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  3. ^ "2010 Philadelphia Independence Roster". Stats Crew. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "North Carolina's Heath Selected First in 2010 WPS Draft". Bleacher Report. January 15, 2010. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  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.
  6. ^ a b c d e ""WPS - All horses in the stable?"". Big Soccer. September 26, 2009. Archived from the original on May 24, 2024. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  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.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h "Previewing the 2010 Philadelphia Independence". All White Kit. April 10, 2010. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  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.[permanent dead link]
  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.