# 2011 Atlanta Beat season

The 2011 Atlanta Beat season was the club's second season in Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) and their second consecutive season in the top division of women's soccer in the United States. Including the Women's United Soccer Association franchise, it was the club's sixth year of existence. It was also the club's final year of existence, with WPS folding before the beginning of the 2012 season

## Review and events

Prior to the beginning of the 2011 WPS season, the Atlanta Beat organization scheduled several preseason friendlies against local universities. For the preseason, the Beat played Auburn University twice, and then University of North Carolina, Georgia and Florida State. In preseason, the Beat went on an undefeated 5-0-0 run, and only conceded one goal in the process.
On April 9, in front of more than 4,000 spectators, the Beat opened their season with a 1–4 loss to the Boston Breakers.

## Club
### Roster

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 |
| — | DF | USA | Katherine Reynolds |
| — | MF | USA | India Trotter |
| — | MF | USA | Lori Chalupny |
| — | DF | USA | Keeley Dowling |
| — | DF | USA | Cat Whitehill |
| — | DF | USA | Heather Mitts |
| — | DF | USA | Kia McNeill |
| — | FW | CAN | Lauren Sesselmann |
| — | MF | USA | Carli Lloyd |
| — | GK | USA | Allison Lipsher |
| — | MF | USA | Angela Salem |
| — | MF | USA | Colleen Flanagan |
| — | DF | USA | Megan Jesolva |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | USA | Julianne Sitch |
| — | FW | USA | Meghan Lenczyk |
| — | MF | USA | Kacey White |
| — | MF | USA | Kylie Wright |
| — | GK | USA | Katie Fraine |
| — | FW | USA | Katie Bethke |
| — | GK | USA | Allison Whitworth |
| — | FW | USA | Analisa Marquez |
| — | MF | CAN | Kelly Parker |
| — | MF | USA | Lyndsey Patterson |
| — | MF | USA | Bianca D'Agostino |

### Management and staff
#### Front Office

| Position | Staff |
| Owner & Chief Executive Officer | T. Fitz Johnson |
| Asst. General Manager | Kristin Lettiere |
| Director of Crowd Building | Scott Foster |
| Ticket Operations | Jennifer Morehead |
| Corporate Manager | Sherry King-Castellanos |
| Community Manager | Amanda Hammons |
| Media Relations Manager | Christa Mann |
| Benefits Coordinator | Jan Williams |
| Administrative Assistant | Maria Pacheco |
Last updated: June 30, 2011 Source: Atlanta Beat

#### Coaching Staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head Coach | James Galanis |
| Asst. Coach | Russ Stroud |
Last updated: June 30, 2011 Source: Atlanta Beat

## Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Advance to First round |
| 4 | Boston Breakers | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 19 | Advance to First round |
| 5 | Sky Blue FC | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 19 | |
| 6 | Atlanta Beat | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 32 | −25 | 7 | |
* ↑ magicJack were deducted a point for various league violations.
* 1 2 BOS: 7 pts; SKY: 4 pt

## Statistics

Field player statistics :
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | GP | GS | Min. | G | A | SHTS | SOG | FC | FS | | |
| 2 | DF | USA | Heather Mitts | 8 | 8 | 708 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | USA | Kylie Wright | 15 | 13 | 1,045 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | USA | Cat Whitehill | 17 | 17 | 1,530 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | CZE | Vendula Strnadova* | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | USA | Kacey White | 11 | 9 | 720 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | FW | USA | Angela Salem | 11 | 9 | 823 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | USA | Megan Jesolva | 16 | 10 | 1,026 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | USA | India Trotter | 12 | 6 | 676 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | USA | Bianca D'Agostino | 10 | 5 | 418 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | USA | Carli Lloyd | 10 | 8 | 800 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | CAN | Kelly Parker | 12 | 9 | 808 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | USA | Lori Chalupny | 17 | 17 | 1,451 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | USA | Katherine Reynolds | 18 | 18 | 1,620 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | USA | Colleen Flanagan | 5 | 2 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | USA | Lyndsey Patterson | 7 | 3 | 293 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | USA | Kristina Larsen | 6 | 3 | 331 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | USA | Meghan Lenczyk | 14 | 9 | 855 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | USA | Analisa Marquez | 17 | 16 | 1,363 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | CAN | Lauren Sesselmann | 11 | 5 | 491 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | USA | Julianne Sitch | 2 | 2 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | USA | Keeley Dowling | 11 | 11 | 945 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Updated to match played September 1, 2011 Source: Atlanta Beat
Goalkeeper statistics :
| No. | Nat | Player | GP | GS | Min. | SHTS | SVS | GA | GAA | PG | PA | W | L | T | SO |
| 18 | USA | Allison Lipsher | 7 | 7 | 630 | 71 | 44 | 16 | 2.29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | USA | Allison Whitworth | 11 | 11 | 989 | 84 | 67 | 15 | 1.37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
Updated to match played September 1, 2011 Source: Atlanta Beat

## Awards
### WPS Player of the Week

| Week | Player | Week's statline | Ref. |
| 2 | Allison Lipsher | 11 SVS, SHO | |
| 3 | Allison Lipsher | 10 SVS | |