2011 Philadelphia Independence season

Philadelphia Independence
2011 season
Owner	Team Dynamics, LLC
Head coach	Paul Riley
Stadium	Leslie Quick Stadium; Chester, Pennsylvania; (Capacity: 4,500)
Women's Professional Soccer	2nd
WPS Playoffs	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	Tasha Kai (9)
Highest home attendance	4,162; (Aug. 7 vs. Sky Blue FC)
Lowest home attendance	1,996; (July 6 vs. Sky Blue FC)
Average home league attendance	2,774
Biggest win	6-0; (June 19 vs. magicJack)
Biggest defeat	0-2; (July 23 at Sky Blue FC)
Home colors	Away colors
	← 2010
	All statistics correct as of June 15, 2017.

The 2011 Philadelphia Independence season was the team's second and final season in the Women's Professional Soccer league, and its final season as a team.

Review

The Independence traded Karina LeBlanc to the Chicago Red Stars to move up to the second overall pick in the 2011 WPS Draft and midfielder Caroline Seger to the expansion Western New York Flash for their first pick in the draft's second round. The Independence selected University of Virginia midfielder Sinead Farrelly with the acquired first-round pick.^[1]^[2] The Independence would select seven players in the draft, more than any other team in the 6-team league. It also signed goalkeeper Nicole Barnhart on February 24, 2011, after the dissolution of FC Gold Pride.^[3]

The team also changed home venues, moving from West Chester University to Widener University.^[2]

The Independence finished second in league play, won the WPS Super Semifinal 2–0 over magicJack, then drew the Western New York Flash in the 2011 WPS championship after extra time, losing in penalties 5–4. Head coach Paul Riley was named WPS Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season, and Verónica Boquete was named Player of the Year.

This was the team's final season, as it dissolved in 2012 along with the Women's Professional Soccer league itself. Many of its players and staff would go on to other teams that moved to different leagues, while others appeared in the next fully professional women's soccer league, the National Women's Soccer League, after it launched in 2013.^[4]

Squad

Roster

As of September 26, 2011^[5]

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
0	FW	USA	Tasha Kai
1	GK	USA	Val Henderson
3	DF	USA	Allison Falk
4	MF	USA	Jen Buczkowski
6	MF	USA	Lori Lindsey
7	DF	USA	Leigh Ann Robinson
8	FW	USA	Amy Rodriguez
9	FW	USA	Danesha Adams
10	FW	ENG	Lianne Sanderson
13	FW	ESP	Laura del Rio
14	MF	USA	Sinead Farrelly


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	DF	USA	Nikki Krzysik
16	DF	USA	Kia McNeill
17	MF	USA	Joanna Lohman
20	FW	USA	Gina DiMartino
21	FW	ESP	Verónica Boquete
22	DF	USA	Lauren Barnes
23	GK	USA	Nicole Barnhart
24	DF	CMR	Estelle Johnson
25	MF	USA	Tina DiMartino
28	DF	USA	Lauren Fowlkes
39	GK	USA	Robyn Jones

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

Competitions

Women's Professional Soccer

Regular season

April 10, 2011 1	Sky Blue FC	2-2	Philadelphia Independence	Piscataway, NJ
		Report		Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 2,910 Referee: Daniel Radford Assistant referees: Emilie Buse, Robert Sibiga Fourth official: Katja Koroleva

April 16, 2011 2	Philadelphia Independence	v	magicJack	Chester, PA
		Report		Stadium: Leslie Quick Stadium
Note: Postponed to June 25 due to rain and lightning.^[6]

May 1, 2011 3	magicJack	2-1	Philadelphia Independence	Boca Raton, FL
		Report		Stadium: FAU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,008

May 8, 2011 4	Philadelphia Independence	2-0	Boston Breakers	Chester, PA
		Report		Stadium: Leslie Quick Stadium Attendance: 2,128 Referee: Patrick Baker Assistant referees: Emilie Buse, Katja Koroleva Fourth official: Eric Weisbrod

May 15, 2011 5	Atlanta Beat	1-2	Philadelphia Independence	Kennesaw, GA
		Report		Stadium: KSU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 6,125 Referee: Ted Unkel Assistant referees: Amy Mahan, Justin Brown Fourth official: Veronica Brito

May 22, 2011 6	Boston Breakers	1-1	Philadelphia Independence	Cambridge, MA
		Report		Stadium: Harvard Stadium Attendance: 6,128

May 29, 2011 7	Philadelphia Independence	1-2	Western New York Flash	Chester, PA
		Report		Stadium: Leslie Quick Stadium Attendance: 3,456 Referee: Christina Ibanez Assistant referees: Tori Hancock, Ross Kleinstuber Fourth official: Darth Newman

June 4, 2011 8	Philadelphia Independence	0-0	Atlanta Beat	Chester, PA
		Report		Stadium: Leslie Quick Stadium Attendance: 2,127 Referee: Margaret Domka Assistant referees: Angela Ianni, Eric Weisbrod Fourth official: Kevin Klinger

June 12, 2011 9	Western New York Flash	0-1	Philadelphia Independence	Rochester, NY
		Report		Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 2,397 Referee: Daniel Radford Assistant referees: Kristen Schiereck, Ashley Cedro Fourth official: Amanda Ross

June 18, 2011 10	Philadelphia Independence	6-0	magicJack	Chester, PA
		Report		Stadium: Leslie Quick Stadium Attendance: 2,138 Referee: Ted Unkel Assistant referees: Mark Buda, Ross Kleinstuber Fourth official: Darth Newman

June 25, 2011 2	Philadelphia Independence	3-1	magicJack	Chester, PA
		Report		Stadium: Leslie Quick Stadium Attendance: 2,281 Referee: Margaret Domka Assistant referees: Melanie Johnson, Ross Kleinstuber Fourth official: Stanford Nagle III
Note: Rescheduled from April 16 due to rain and lightning.^[6]

July 6, 2011 11	Philadelphia Independence	4-3	Sky Blue FC	Chester, PA
		Report		Stadium: Leslie Quick Stadium Attendance: 1,996 Referee: Felisha Mariscal Assistant referees: Juliana Duncan, Angela Ianni Fourth official: Ross Kleinstuber

July 9, 2011 12	Philadelphia Independence	2-1	Western New York Flash	Chester, PA
		Report		Stadium: Leslie Quick Stadium Attendance: 2,556 Referee: Patrick Baker Assistant referees: Amanda Ross, Molly Cunningham Fourth official: Brian Dunn

July 16, 2011 13	Atlanta Beat	0-1	Philadelphia Independence	Kennesaw, GA
		Report		Stadium: KSU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,742 Referee: Patrick Baker Assistant referees: Talha Dikgitmetz, Mark Cleland Fourth official: Mark Asauro

July 23, 2011 14	Sky Blue FC	2-0	Philadelphia Independence	Piscataway, NJ
		Report		Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 1,593 Referee: Stephanie Toth Assistant referees: Shelley Finger, Ross Kleinstuber Fourth official: Darth Newman

July 27, 2011 15	Boston Breakers	0-1	Philadelphia Independence	Cambridge, MA
		Report		Stadium: Harvard Stadium Attendance: 3,343 Referee: Moo Hackett Assistant referees: Ross Wolf, Scott Kachmarik Fourth official: Kara Hahnthumb

July 31, 2011 16	Philadelphia Independence	1-0	Atlanta Beat	Chester, PA
		Report		Stadium: Leslie Quick Stadium Attendance: 4,162 Referee: Christina Ibanez

August 7, 2011 17	Philadelphia Independence	2-1	Sky Blue FC	Chester, PA
		Report		Stadium: Leslie Quick Stadium Attendance: 4,162 Referee: Ted Unkel Assistant referees: Emilie Buse, Bryan Roslund Fourth official: Stanford Nagle III

August 14, 2011 18	magicJack	2-1	Philadelphia Independence	Boca Raton, FL
		Report		Stadium: FAU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,063

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	A
Result	D	W	L	W	W	D	L	D	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	L

Updated to match(es) played on August 22, 2011. Source: WPS
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
18	11	3	4	31	18	+13	36	7	1	1	21	8	+13	4	2	3	10	10	0

Last updated: August 22, 2011.
Source: WPS

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Western New York Flash	18	13	3	2	40	18	+22	42	Advance to Championship
2	Philadelphia Independence	18	11	3	4	31	18	+13	36	Advance to Super Semifinal
3	magicJack	18	9	2	7	29	29	0	28^[a]	Advance to First round
4	Boston Breakers	18	5	4	9	19	24	−5	19^[b]	Advance to First round
5	Sky Blue FC	18	5	4	9	24	29	−5	19^[b]
6	Atlanta Beat	18	1	4	13	7	32	−25	7

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) goal difference, 3) head-to-head result.
Notes:

^ magicJack were deducted a point for various league violations.^[7]
^ ^a ^b BOS: 7 pts; SKY: 4 pt

WPS Playoffs

August 20, 2011 Super Semifinal	Philadelphia Independence	2-0	magicJack	Chester, PA
		Report		Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 5,410 Referee: Ted Unkel Assistant referees: Marlene Duffy, Ross Kleinstuber Fourth official: Katja Koroleva

August 27, 2011 WPS Championship	Western New York Flash	1-1 (a.e.t.) (5-4 p)	Philadelphia Independence	Rochester, NY
4:00 p.m. (EST)	Edwards 25' Sinclair 64' Goebel 96' 108' Marta 103'	Report	Rodriguez 88', 90+3'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 10,461 Referee: Kari Seitz Assistant referees: Russell Wolf, Juliana Duncan Fourth official: Robert Sibiga
	Penalties
	Marta Sinclair Zerboni Seger Averbuch		Sanderson Adams Robinson Boquete del Rio

Squad statistics

Source: WPS

Squad statistics are of the regular season only.

N	Pos	Player	GP	GS	Min	G	A	PK	Shot	SOG	SOG%	Foul	FS	YC	RC
0	F	Tasha Kai	17	16	1234	9	1	0	49	28	57.14%	9	19	1	0
4	M	Jen Buczkowski	18	18	1620	0	0	0	7	3	42.86%	18	9	1	0
6	M	Lori Lindsey	9	1	254	0	0	0	5	3	60.00%	2	1	0	0
7	D	Leigh Ann Robinson	17	17	1530	0	2	0	5	0	0.00%	4	4	0	0
8	F	Amy Rodriguez	10	6	641	2	0	0	19	8	42.11%	5	9	0	0
10	F	Lianne Sanderson	17	8	670	3	3	1	19	12	63.16%	5	9	1	0
13	F	Laura del Rio	15	3	471	2	3	0	29	19	65.52%	2	4	0	0
14	M	Sinead Farrelly	14	13	1101	1	2	0	13	8	61.54%	7	5	1	0
15	M	Nikki Krzysik	18	18	1620	0	0	0	0	0	—	14	3	1	0
16	D	Kia McNeill	17	17	1453	1	0	0	7	6	85.71%	12	6	1	1
17	D	Joanna Lohman	9	6	495	0	2	0	11	4	36.36%	6	11	1	0
19	M	Danesha Adams	13	8	703	3	1	0	20	13	65.00%	6	12	1	0
21	F	Verónica Boquete	11	10	902	5	4	0	29	21	72.41%	5	12	0	0
24	D	Estelle Johnson	15	13	1194	1	1	0	5	2	40.00%	4	4	0	0
25	M	Tina DiMartino	18	18	1429	2	1	0	18	8	44.44%	4	9	0	0
26	F	Holmfridur Magnusdottir	12	6	586	1	1	0	10	3	30.00%	11	1	2	0
Team Total			230	178	15903	30	21	1	246	138	56.10%	114	118	10	1

N	Pos	Goal keeper	GP	GS	Min	GA	GA/G	PKA	PKF	Shot	Sav	Sho
23	GK	Nicole Barnhart	9	9	810	10	1.11	1	2	49	37	3
1	GK	Val Henderson	9	9	810	8	0.89	1	1	28	20	4
Team Total			18	18	1620	18	2.00	2	3	77	57	7

Transfers

2011 WPS Draft

Player	Pos	Previous club	Notes	Ref
Sinead Farrelly	MF	University of Virginia	Round 1, Pick #2	^[8]
Lauren Fowlkes	DF	University of Notre Dame	Round 5, Pick #5	^[8]
Jennifer Stoltenberg	FW	University of Oregon	Round 2, Pick #9	^[8]
Caitlin Farrell	DF	Wake Forest University	Round 2, Pick #11	^[8]
Lauren Barnes	DF	University of California, Los Angeles	Round 3, Pick #15	^[8]
Bianca D'Agostino	MF	Wake Forest University	Round 3, Pick #18	^[8]
Teresa Rynier	MF	James Madison University	Round 4, Pick #23	^[8]

In

Date	Player	Position	Previous club	Fee/notes
December 22, 2010	Tasha Kai	FW	Sky Blue FC	Signed^[9]
December 27, 2010	Megan Rapinoe	MF	Chicago Red Stars	Signed as free agent^[10]
January 31, 2011	Verónica Boquete	FW	RCD Espanyol	Signed, joined at conclusion of 2010–11 Superliga Femenina^[11]^[12]
January 31, 2011	Laura del Rio	FW	Boston Breakers	Trade^[13]^[12]
February 22, 2011	Nicole Barnhart	GK	FC Gold Pride	Signed as free agent^[14]
March 24, 2011	Sinead Farrelly	MF	University of Virginia	Signed draft pick^[8]^[12]
March 24, 2011	Gina DiMartino	FW	Boston College	Signed to main roster^[12]
April 1, 2011	Lauren Barnes	DF	UCLA	Signed draft pick^[8]^[12]
April 4, 2011	Lauren Fowlkes	DF	Notre Dame	Signed draft pick^[8]^[12]
April 6, 2011	Robyn Jones	GK	New Jersey Wildcats	Signed to main roster^[12]
	Leigh Ann Robinson	DF	Atlanta Beat	Signed^[15]

Out

Date	Player	Position	Destination club	Fee/notes
October 12, 2010	Karina LeBlanc	GK	Chicago Red Stars	Traded for 1st- and 3rd-round picks in 2011 WPS Draft.^[16]
November 8, 2010	Lyndsey Patterson	MF/FW	Atlanta Beat	Waived^[17]
November 8, 2010	Sarah Senty	DF		Waived
December 22, 2010	Caroline Seger	FW	Western New York Flash	Traded for 2nd-round picks in 2011 and 2012 WPS Drafts.^[18]
January 15, 2011	Heather Mitts	DF	Atlanta Beat	Traded for 3rd-round pick in 2012 WPS Draft.^[19]^[12]
June 21, 2011	Megan Rapinoe	MF	magicJack	Traded in exchange for cash considerations.^[20]^[12]
July 25, 2011	Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir	MF/FW	Valur	Mutually terminated rights^[21]^[12]

Awards

Player of the Week

Week	Player of the Week	Week's Statline
Week 11	Verónica Boquete	3 A, 1 G
Week 13	Natasha Kai	3 G
Week 13	Natasha Kai	1 G
Week 14	Verónica Boquete	1 G
Week 16	Verónica Boquete	1 G, GWG
Week 16	Verónica Boquete	1 G, GWG

WPS year-end awards

Award	Player	Notes
Michelle Akers Player of the Year	Verónica Boquete	Also earned league's top honor as MVP
WPS Coach of the Year	Paul Riley	Led his team to a seven-game unbeaten streak and playoff final
Citi Sportswoman of the Year	Nikki Krzysik	Team captain selected by her peers for exemplary leadership

Source: 2011 WPS Year End Awards

2011 WPS Best XI

Player	Position
Kia McNeill	Defense
Nikki Krzysik	Defense
Verónica Boquete *	Midfield
Jen Buczkowski	Midfield

* – unanimous selection
Source: WPS Announces Best XI of 2011

References

^ "Chicago Red Stars trade for GK Karina LeBlanc". OurSportsCentral. October 12, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
^ ^a ^b Tannenwald, Jonathan (January 15, 2011). "High expectations for Independence draft picks". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
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^ ^a ^b Kassouf, Jeff (June 19, 2011). "Philadelphia Independence 6-0 magicJack: A historic thumping". Equalizer Soccer. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
^ "WPS Imposes Punishment on magicJack with Point Deduction, Loss of Draft Picks". allwhitekit.com. May 12, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Alodnra Hernandez (January 14, 2011). "2011 WPS Draft Results". www.prettytough.com. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
^ Albert Sigurdsson (December 22, 2010). "Tasha Kai joins Philadelphia". www.wsoccernews.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
^ "More Firepower - Independence sign Rapinoe". Philly SOccer News. December 27, 2010. Archived from the original on March 5, 2014. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
^ Jeff Kassouf (August 18, 2018). "Spanish flair leads Philly into super semifinal". ESPN-W. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
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^ Jonathan Tannenwald (January 15, 2011). "Independence trade Heather Mitts to Atlanta". The Inquirer. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
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[table_hth_mJ0.40759819904696-8] Jack were deducted a point for various league violations.^[7]

[table_hth_BOS0.40759819904696-9] BOS: 7 pts; SKY: 4 pt

[LeBlanc-1] "Chicago Red Stars trade for GK Karina LeBlanc". OurSportsCentral. October 12, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2017.

[Draft-2] Tannenwald, Jonathan (January 15, 2011). "High expectations for Independence draft picks". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved June 15, 2017.

[Barnhart-3] "Homecoming: Independence sign Barnhart". Philly Soccer News. February 24, 2011. Retrieved June 15, 2017.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[4] Servedio, Mike (February 21, 2013). "Tracking down the Philadelphia Independence". The Philly Soccer Page. Retrieved June 15, 2017.

[5] "Philadelphia Independence :: Players". Women's Professional Soccer. Archived from the original on September 26, 2011.

[EQ-20110619-6] Kassouf, Jeff (June 19, 2011). "Philadelphia Independence 6-0 magicJack: A historic thumping". Equalizer Soccer. Retrieved June 15, 2017.

[7] "WPS Imposes Punishment on magicJack with Point Deduction, Loss of Draft Picks". allwhitekit.com. May 12, 2011.

[2011WPSdraft-10] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Alodnra Hernandez (January 14, 2011). "2011 WPS Draft Results". www.prettytough.com. Retrieved February 24, 2018.

[11] Albert Sigurdsson (December 22, 2010). "Tasha Kai joins Philadelphia". www.wsoccernews.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018.

[12] "More Firepower - Independence sign Rapinoe". Philly SOccer News. December 27, 2010. Archived from the original on March 5, 2014. Retrieved February 25, 2018.

[13] Jeff Kassouf (August 18, 2018). "Spanish flair leads Philly into super semifinal". ESPN-W. Retrieved February 25, 2018.

[2011transactions-14] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Transactions: 2011". womensprosoccer.com. Archived from the original on November 1, 2011. Retrieved February 25, 2018.

[15] Nell Enriquez (May 18, 2011). "Laura del Rio enjoying new found freedom". The Equalizer. Retrieved February 25, 2018.

[16] Jeff Kassouf (February 22, 2011). "Philadelphia Independence signs Nicole Barnhart". The Equalizer. Retrieved February 25, 2018.

[17] Christian Brookes (January 9, 2014). "Leigh Ann Robinson interview: When scout's honour met independence for US defender". Beaths and Rhymes FC. Retrieved February 25, 2018.

[18] "Chicago Red Stars Trade for GK Karina Leblanc". www.oursportscentral.com. October 12, 2010. Retrieved February 25, 2018.

[19] "Alumna Lyndsey Patterson". Washington Premier Football Club. Retrieved February 25, 2018.

[20] "WNY acquire Caroline Seger". Western New York Flash. December 20, 2010. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved February 25, 2018.

[21] Jonathan Tannenwald (January 15, 2011). "Independence trade Heather Mitts to Atlanta". The Inquirer. Retrieved February 25, 2018.

[22] "Independence Trade Megan Rapinoe to magicJack". www.womensprosoccer.com. June 21, 2011. Archived from the original on March 27, 2012. Retrieved February 25, 2018.

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