# 2015 Western New York Flash season

The 2015 season was Western New York Flash's eighth season of existence, and the third in which they competed in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.

## First-team squad

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 | CAN | Sabrina D'Angelo |
| 3 | DF | USA | Whitney Engen |
| 4 | MF | USA | Abby Dahlkemper |
| 5 | MF | USA | Samantha Mewis |
| 6 | MF | USA | Jordan Angeli |
| 7 | MF | USA | Amanda Frisbie |
| 9 | FW | USA | Lynn Williams |
| 10 | FW | DEN | Camilla Kur Larsen |
| 11 | FW | CMR | Ajara Nchout Njoya |
| 12 | DF | USA | Kristen Edmonds |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | DF | USA | Brittany Taylor |
| 14 | MF | USA | Becky Edwards |
| 15 | FW | USA | Jasmyne Spencer |
| 16 | DF | USA | Jaelene Hinkle |
| 17 | FW | USA | Kristen Hamilton |
| 18 | GK | USA | Chantel Jones |
| 19 | DF | USA | Chelsea Stewart |
| 22 | FW | USA | Sydney Leroux |
| 23 | DF | USA | Toni Pressley |

## Match results
### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | NWSL Playoffs |
| 4 | Washington Spirit | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 30 | NWSL Playoffs |
| 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 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| 20 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | −10 |
Last updated: September 26, 2014 Source: National Women's Soccer League 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

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Stadium | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | A | A | H | H |
| Result | L | L | W | L | D | W | W | L | W | D | L | D | L | L | W | L | D | D | L | W |

## Squad statistics

Source: NWSL
Key to positions: FW – Forward, MF – Midfielder, DF – Defender, GK – Goalkeeper
| N | Pos | Player | GP | GS | Min | G | A | WG | Shot | SOG | Cro | CK | Off | Foul | FS | YC | RC |
| 98 | FW | Lady Andrade | 6 | 4 | 328 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Jordan Angeli | 3 | 0 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 99 | MF | Halimatu Ayinde | 8 | 4 | 388 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Abby Dahlkemper | 20 | 20 | 1784 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Elizabeth Eddy | 15 | 4 | 664 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Kristen Edmonds | 11 | 10 | 850 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Becky Edwards | 20 | 20 | 1800 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 68 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Whitney Engen | 12 | 12 | 1080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | Jamia Fields | 10 | 7 | 582 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Amanda Frisbie | 4 | 2 | 169 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Kristen Hamilton | 11 | 3 | 313 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Michelle Heyman | 9 | 9 | 798 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Jaelene Hinkle | 20 | 20 | 1800 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Camilla Kur Larsen | 3 | 1 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | Sydney Leroux | 3 | 3 | 269 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Samantha Mewis | 20 | 20 | 1685 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 55 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Ajara Nchout | 7 | 1 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Ashley Nick | 13 | 7 | 610 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Toni Pressley | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | Jasmyne Spencer | 20 | 19 | 1596 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Chelsea Stewart | 3 | 2 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Brittany Taylor | 18 | 18 | 1620 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Lynn Williams | 17 | 13 | 1176 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
* ↑ Number 23 was later assigned to Michelle Heyman
| N | Pos | Goal keeper | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | Shot | SOG | Sav | GA | GA/G | Pen | PKF | SO |
| 1 | GK | Sabrina D'Angelo | 7 | 7 | 555 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 57 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 1.571 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | GK | Robyn Horner | 1 | 1 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | Chantel Jones | 13 | 12 | 1155 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 150 | 81 | 60 | 21 | 1.615 | 1 | 2 | 2 |