2015 Chicago Red Stars season

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Head coachRory Dames
NWSL2nd place
Chicago Red Stars
2015 season
OwnerArnim Whisler
Head coachRory Dames
StadiumVillage of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex
(capacity: 3,600)
Toyota Park
(capacity: 20,000)
NWSL2nd place
Top goalscorerChristen Press (10)
Highest home attendance16,017
(May 9 vs. Boston)
Lowest home attendance1,402
(May 2 vs. Sky Blue)
Average home league attendance4,210
 2014
2016 

The 2015 Chicago Red Stars season was the seventh season of the soccer club and its third season in National Women's Soccer League. For the first time in NWSL the Red Stars advanced to the playoffs by finishing second in regular season. In addition, the team held the first place for ten consecutive weeks, from week 4 to week 13. However, the club could not reach the NWSL championship, as in the playoffs semi-final the Red Stars lost to the reigning Champion FC Kansas City, by a score of 0–3. It was the club's final season playing home games at the Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex.

Roster

Players who were under contract to play for the club in 2015 NWSL season.

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 Canada CAN Karina LeBlanc
2 FW United States USA Jen Hoy
3 DF United States USA Arin Gilliland
4 MF Canada CAN Alyssa Mautz
5 FW United States USA Zakiya Bywaters
6 DF New Zealand NZL Abby Erceg
7 MF United States USA Shannon Boxx
8 DF United States USA Julie Johnston
9 FW Canada CAN Melissa Tancredi
10 MF United States USA Vanessa DiBernardo
11 DF Canada CAN Rachel Quon
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 FW United States USA Cara Walls
13 DF United States USA Michelle Lomnicki
14 DF United States USA Taryn Hemmings
16 DF United States USA Samantha Johnson
17 MF United States USA Lori Chalupny
18 GK United States USA Michele Dalton
19 FW Canada CAN Adriana Leon
20 FW Mexico MEX Sofia Huerta
23 FW United States USA Christen Press
24 MF United States USA Danielle Colaprico
34 MF United States USA Mary Luba
Reserve players of first-team

Reserve players who appeared in the club's game day rosters during regular season. They should not be confused with the Chicago Red Stars Reserves team which compete in Women's Premier Soccer League.[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
25 DF United States USA Kelley McCloskey
26 MF United States USA Jackie Esterkamp
28 FW United States USA Rachel Tejada
29 DF United States USA Lillie Toaspern
No. Pos. Nation Player
30 GK United States USA Monica Gonyo
31 DF United States USA Leigh Jakes
32 DF United States USA Natalie Horner

Squad correct as of August 16, 2015

Player movement

  Joined in previous seasons   During preseason   During regular season

N Pos Player Date Trans GDR Method Club
5FWZakiya BywatersJan 18, 2013in––2013 College Draft[2]UCLA Bruins
2FWJen HoyJan 18, 2013inApr 18, 2015[m 1]2013 College Draft[2]Princeton Tigers
4MFAlyssa MautzFeb 7, 2013inMay 2, 2015[m 2]2013 Supplemental draft[3]Chicago Red Stars
13DFMichelle LomnickiFeb 7, 2013inApr 18, 2015[m 1]2013 Supplemental draft[3]Sky Blue FC
10MFVanessa DiBernardoJan 17, 2014inApr 18, 2015[m 1]2014 College Draft[4]Illinois Fighting Illini
––FWHayley BrockJan 17, 2014in––2014 College Draft[4]Maryland Terrapins
14DFTaryn HemmingsSep 1, 2014inApr 18, 2015[m 1]Signed[5]Fortuna Hjorring (loaned to)
17MFLori ChalupnySep 4, 2014inApr 18, 2015[m 1]Signed[6]Chicago Red Stars
6DFAbby ErcegSep 4, 2014inApr 18, 2015[m 1]Signed[6]FF USV Jena (loaned to)
16DFSamantha JohnsonSep 5, 2014inApr 18, 2015[m 1]Returned[7]Sydney FC (loaned to)
7MFShannon BoxxJan 14, 2015inApr 18, 2015[m 1]Player allocation[8]Chicago Red Stars
8DFJulie JohnstonJan 15, 2015inApr 18, 2015[m 1]Player allocation[8]Chicago Red Stars
23FWChristen PressJan 15, 2015inApr 18, 2015[m 1]Player allocation[8]Chicago Red Stars
19FWAdriana LeonJan 15, 2015in––Player allocation[8]Chicago Red Stars
1GKKarina LeBlancJan 15, 2015inApr 18, 2015[m 1]Player allocation[8]Chicago Red Stars
9FWMelissa TancrediJan 15, 2015in––Player allocation[8]Chicago Red Stars
11FWRachel QuonJan 15, 2015inApr 18, 2015[m 1]Player allocation[8]Chicago Red Stars
––FWStephanie McCaffreyJan 16, 2015in––2015 College draft[9]Boston College
3DFArin GillilandJan 16, 2015inApr 18, 2015[m 1]2015 College draft[9]University of Kentucky
24MFDanielle ColapricoJan 16, 2015inApr 18, 2015[m 1]2015 College draft[9]University of Virginia
20FWSofia HuertaJan 16, 2015inApr 18, 2015[m 1]2015 College draft[9]Santa Clara University
12FWCara WallsJan 16, 2015inApr 18, 2015[m 1]2015 College draft[9]University of Wisconsin–Madison
––FWNicole SetterlundJan 16, 2015in––2015 College draft[9]Washington State University
28FWRachel TejadaJan 16, 2015inMay 9, 2015[m 3]2015 College draft[9]Illinois State University
––FWStephanie McCaffreyMar 4, 2015out––Traded[10]Boston Breakers
––FWNicole SetterlundMar 6, 2015out––Retired[11]––
5FWZakiya BywatersApr 6, 2015out––Recovering from surgery[12]––
––FWHayley BrockApr 6, 2015out––Returned to school[12]––
18GKMichele DaltonApr 16, 2015inApr 18, 2015[m 1]Signed[13]Kvarnsvedens IK
17MFLori ChalupnyApr 14, 2015outMay 2, 2015[m 2]World Cup[14]United States
7MFShannon BoxxApr 14, 2015outMay 2, 2015[m 2]World Cup[14]United States
8DFJulie JohnstonApr 14, 2015outMay 2, 2015[m 2]World Cup[14]United States
23FWChristen PressApr 14, 2015outMay 2, 2015[m 2]World Cup[14]United States
19FWAdriana LeonApr 28, 2015out––World Cup[15]Canada
1GKKarina LeBlancApr 28, 2015outMay 2, 2015[m 2]World Cup[15]Canada
9FWMelissa TancrediApr 28, 2015out––World Cup[15]Canada
25DFKelley McCloskey––inMay 9, 2015[m 3]Preseason trial[p 1]University of San Diego
26MFJackie Esterkamp––inMay 9, 2015[m 3]Preseason trial[p 1]Cincinnati Christian University
29DFLillie Toaspern––inMay 9, 2015[m 3]Preseason trial[p 1]Washington University in St. Louis
20GKMonica Gonyo––inMay 9, 2015[m 3]Preseason trial[p 1]Loyola University Chicago
6DFAbby ErcegMay 15, 2015outMay 15, 2015[m 4]World Cup[16]New Zealand
34MFMary LubaSep 2, 2015inMay 23, 2015[m 5]Signed[17][p 2]Marquette University
31DFLeigh Jakes––inMay 23, 2015[m 5]Preseason trial[p 1]NiceFutis
32DFNatalie Horner––inJun 28, 2015[m 6]Preseason trial[p 1]University of Kentucky
6DFAbby ErcegJun 19, 2015inJun 28, 2015[m 6]World Cup elimination[18]New Zealand
19FWAdriana LeonJun 27, 2015inJul 12, 2015[m 7]World Cup elimination[19]Canada
1GKKarina LeBlancJun 27, 2015inJul 12, 2015[m 7]World Cup elimination[19]Canada
9FWMelissa TancrediJun 27, 2015inJul 12, 2015[m 7]World Cup elimination[19]Canada
17MFLori ChalupnyJul 5, 2015inJul 18, 2015[m 8]World Cup final[20]United States
7MFShannon BoxxJul 5, 2015inJul 18, 2015[m 8]World Cup final[20]United States
8DFJulie JohnstonJul 5, 2015inJul 12, 2015[m 7]World Cup final[20]United States
23FWChristen PressJul 5, 2015inJul 12, 2015[m 7]World Cup final[20]United States
7MFShannon BoxxJul 27, 2015outJul 18, 2015[m 8]Retired[21]––

Management and staff

Front Office
  • Owner Arnim Whisler
Coaching Staff[22]
  • Manager Rory Dames
  • First Assistant and Goalkeeper Coach Trae Manny
  • Second Assistant Coach Christian Lavers

Regular-season standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Seattle Reign FC 20 13 4 3 41 21 +20 43 NWSL Shield
2 Chicago Red Stars 20 8 9 3 31 22 +9 33 NWSL Playoffs
3 FC Kansas City (C) 20 9 5 6 32 20 +12 32
4 Washington Spirit 20 8 6 6 31 28 +3 30
5 Houston Dash 20 6 6 8 21 26 5 24
6 Portland Thorns FC 20 6 5 9 27 29 2 23
7 Western New York Flash 20 6 5 9 24 34 10 23
8 Sky Blue FC 20 5 7 8 22 28 6 22
9 Boston Breakers 20 4 3 13 22 43 21 15
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
20 33 8 3 9 31 22  +9 3 1 6 15 11  +4 5 2 3 16 11  +5

Last updated: September 6, 2015
Source: NWSLsoccer.com standings
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920
GroundHHHHAAAAAAHAAHAHHHAH
ResultWDWWDWDLWWDWDDLDLDWD
Position[n 1]53211111111112223222
Updated to match(es) played on September 6, 2015. Source: Match results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

  Win   Tie   Loss

Preseason

March 16, Mon Marquette Golden Eagles 0–3 Chicago Red Stars Milwaukee, Wisconsin
17:00 CDT (UTC-05) Report[p 1] Chalupny 12'
Mautz 17'
DiBernardo 53'
Stadium: Valley Fields
March 20, Fri Wisconsin Badgers 0–1 Chicago Red Stars Verona, Wisconsin
19:00 CDT (UTC-05) Report[p 3] Colaprico 2' Stadium: Goodman Pitch at Reddan Park
April 4, Sat Missouri Lady Tigers 0–6 Chicago Red Stars St. Louis, Missouri
11:00 CDT (UTC-05) Report[p 2] Walls 1'
DiBernardo 4'
Hoy 5'
Mary Luba 13'
19' (o.g.)
Giuleana Lopez 30'
Jayden BarrettYellow card 36'
Stadium: Lou Fusz Soccer Complex Field #1
Note: 45 minute scrimmage.
April 4, Sat Iowa State Cyclones 0–3 Chicago Red Stars St. Louis, Missouri
12:00 CDT (UTC-05) Report[p 2] Hoy 23'
Valerie Gonyo 25'
Walls 28'
Stadium: Lou Fusz Soccer Complex Field #1
Note: 45 minute scrimmage.

National Women's Soccer League

Regular season

April 18, Sat 1 Chicago Red Stars 3–2 Seattle Reign FC Lisle, Illinois
19:00 CDT (UTC-05) Press 32' (DiBernado)
91+' (unassisted)
Hoy 35' (Press)
Report[m 1] Yanez 32' (Rapinoe)
Fletcher 39' (unassisted)
Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,368
Referee: David Mon
April 25, Sat 2 Chicago Red Stars 2–2 Portland Thorns FC Lisle, Illinois
19:30 CDT (UTC-05) Press 4' (Chalupny)
8' (DiBernardo)
JohnstonYellow card 16'
Report[m 9] Sinclair 29' (Long)
Shim 47' (unassisted)
Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,136
Referee: Levi Rippy
May 9, Sat 4 Chicago Red Stars 3–0 Boston Breakers Bridgeview, Illinois
16:00 CDT (UTC-05) JohnsonYellow card 22'
Huerta 56' (DiBernardo)
82' (Gilliland)
Walls 70' (Huerta)
Report[m 3] KingYellow card 39' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 16,017
Referee: Margaret Domka
May 15, Fri 5 Houston Dash 2–2 Chicago Red Stars Houston
19:30 CDT (UTC-05) Axon 28' (penalty)
Ohai 59' (Henderson)
MasarYellow card 62'
Report[m 4] ColapricoYellow card 43'
Huerta 60' (Hoy) 81' (unassisted)
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 3,527
Referee: Randall Kelley
May 30, Sat 7 Seattle Reign FC 0–0 Chicago Red Stars Seattle
21:00 CDT (UTC-05) MathiasYellow card 90+' Report[m 10] ColapricoYellow card 61' Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,367
Referee: Brandon Artis
July 12, Sun 10 Houston Dash 1–2 Chicago Red Stars Houston
19:30 CDT (UTC-05) McCarty 57' (Ohai)
BrushYellow card 84'
Report[m 7] ColapricoYellow card 3'
DiBernado 19' (Mautz)
Hoy 69' (unassisted)
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 13,025
Referee: Christopher Spivey
July 22, Wed 12 Boston Breakers 1–2 Chicago Red Stars Boston
18:00 CDT (UTC-05) Simon 69' (McCaffrey) Report[m 13] Tancredi 41' (Mautz)
Press 90' (Hoy)
Stadium: Soldiers Field Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,403
Referee: Cedric Adams
July 25, Sat 13 Washington Spirit 1–1 Chicago Red Stars Germantown, Maryland
18:00 CDT (UTC-05) Dunn 83' (unassisted) Report[m 14] Press 31' (unassisted)
HemmingsYellow card 74'
Stadium: Maureen Hendricks Field Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 5,100
August 9, Sun 15 Portland Thorns FC 2–1 Chicago Red Stars Portland, Oregon
21:00 CDT (UTC-05) Long 38' (unassisted)
69' (Farrelly)
Report[m 16] Mautz 29' (unassisted) Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 15,858
Referee: Margaret Domka
August 16, Sun 17 Chicago Red Stars 1–2 Washington Spirit Lisle, Illinois
19:30 CDT (UTC-05) Tancredi 82' (Mautz)
LomnickiYellow card 44'
Report[m 18] Oyster 3' (Nairn)
Dunn 90+2' (unassisted)
Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex
Note: rescheduled from June 20, 2015
September 6, Sun 20 Chicago Red Stars 1–1 Houston Dash Bridgeview, Illinois
16:00 CDT (UTC-05) DiBernardoYellow card 82'
Press 90' (Johnston)
Report[m 20] Masar 62' (Brian) Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 5,623
Referee: Margaret Domka

Postseason playoff

September 13, Sun Semifinal Chicago Red Stars 0–3 FC Kansas City Bridgeview, Illinois
12:30 CDT (UTC-05) Samantha JohnsonYellow card 68' Report[po 1][po 2] Rodriguez 16' (unassisted)
Tymrak 21' (O'Reilly)
Rodriguez 35' (O'Reilly)
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 3,031
Referee: Karen Abt

NWSL awards

Date Award Recipient Reference
April 21, 2015 Player of the week of week 2Christen Press[24]
May 1, 2015 Player of the month of AprilChristen Press[25]
May 12, 2015 Player of the week of week 5Sofia Huerta[26] [n 2]
May 19, 2015 Player of the week of week 6Sofia Huerta[27] [n 2]
June 3, 2015 Player of the month of MaySofia Huerta[28]
September 10, 2015 Player of the week of week 21Karina LeBlanc[29]
September 14, 2015 Rookie of the year 2015Danielle Colaprico[30] [n 3]
September 25, 2015 NWSL Best Eleven Christen Press [31]
Julie Johnston
NWSL Second Eleven Arin Gilliland
Danielle Colaprico
Sofia Huerta

Squad statistics

Source: NWSL

Key to positions: FW – Forward, MF – Midfielder, DF – Defender, GK – Goalkeeper

NPosPlayerGPGSMinGAWGShotSOGCroCKOffFoulFSYCRC
7MFShannon Boxx42231000210003200
17MFLori Chalupny1111944130179001141610
24MFDanielle Colaprico202017761011052461181530
10MFVanessa DiBernardo2019173325134195730252220
6DFAbby Erceg14121085000531006020
3DFArin Gilliland1917153302013520410400
14DFTaryn Hemmings1817152811110740118810
2FWJen Hoy181411104412515301215300
20FWSofia Huerta1915134363136203017111200
31DFLeigh Jakes107000000000000
16DFSamantha Johnson141312150000000015430
8DFJulie Johnston11119900204110071010
19FWAdriana Leon54277100540025210
13DFMichelle Lomnicki127614010402006420
34DFMary Luba3040000110000100
4MFAlyssa Mautz1513107623016411316800
25DFKelley McCloskey103000000001000
23FWChristen Press11109311023502700177200
11DFRachel Quon171210460008100010810
9FWMelissa Tancredi822462001250025100
28FWRachel Tejada2016000000001100
12FWCara Walls101256110332044200
NPosGoal keeperGPGSMinWLTShotSOGSavGAGA/GPenPKFSO
18GKMichele Dalton12121080615113584711.917115
1GKKarina LeBlanc88720224793928111.375001

Chicago Red Stars team awards

On September 23 Chicago Red Stars announced the winners of 2015 team awards.[32] For the second time in 2 years Julie Johnston was the recipient of the award for Defensive Most Valuable Player, having been named Defender of the Year in 2014. Lori Chalupny who was the Team Most Valuable Player in 2014, was named the Iron Women of Character. Christen Press was named Team Most Valuable player, and was in 2014 the Golden Boot recipient. Danielle Colaprico was named the team's Rookie of the Year, while she was also the recipient of the NWSL Rookie of the Year. Vanessa DiBernardo who had a team high of 5 assists, and served a team high of 73 corner kicks, was named the Unsung Hero.

Team Most Valuable Player

Christen Press

Defensive Most Valuable Player

Julie Johnston

Rookie of the Year

Danielle Colaprico

Unsung Hero

Vanessa DiBernardo

Iron Woman of Character

Lori Chalupny

Images

Notes

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