# 2002 Philadelphia Charge season

The 2002 season was the Philadelphia Charge's second season competing in the Women's United Soccer Association league, the top division of women's soccer in the United States, and second competitive season. The team was coached by Mark Krikorian.

## Club
### Roster

The first-team roster of Philadelphia Charge.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | CHN | Liu Ailing |
| — | MF | USA | Andrea Alfiler |
| — | DF | USA | Jenny Benson |
| — | FW | USA | Mandy Clemens |
| — | MF | USA | Kerry Connors |
| — | MF | USA | Michelle Demko |
| — | MF | USA | Lorrie Fair |
| — | DF | USA | Karyn Hall |
| — | DF | USA | Erica Iverson |
| — | FW | USA | Rakel Karvelsson |
| — | FW | USA | Tara Koleski |
| — | MF | CHN | Zhao Lihong |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | USA | Erin Martin |
| — | MF | USA | Rebekah McDowell |
| — | DF | USA | Heather Mitts |
| — | MF | USA | Mary-Frances Monroe |
| — | GK | USA | Melissa Moore |
| — | FW | FRA | Marinette Pichon |
| — | GK | USA | Janel Schillig |
| — | MF | ENG | Kelly Smith |
| — | DF | USA | Jennifer Tietjen-Prozzo |
| — | DF | ENG | Stacey Tullock |
| — | GK | USA | Maite Zabala |

### Team management

| Position | Staff Member |
| Head coach | Mark Krikorian |
| Assistant coach | Pia Sundhage |
| Assistant coach | John Natale |
| Goalkeeping coach | Paul Royal |
Last updated: April 4, 2020 Source:

## Competition
### Regular season
#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| Ground | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A |
| Result | W | W | W | W | L | W | D | D | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | L | D | L | W | D | L |

#### Home/away results

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: complete. Source: WUSA

#### Regular-season standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Carolina Courage | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 40 | Regular Season Championship |
| 2 | Philadelphia Charge | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 39 | Qualification to play-offs |
| 3 | Washington Freedom | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 38 | Qualification to play-offs |
| 4 | Atlanta Beat | 21 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 34 | Qualification to play-offs |
| 5 | San Jose CyberRays | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 29 | |

### Playoffs
## Statistics

    As of April 5, 2020
    Players without any appearance are not included.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | WUSA | WUSA | WUSA playoffs | WUSA playoffs |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers: ||||||||||
| | GK | USA | Melissa Moore | 21 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | GK | USA | Maite Zabala | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders: ||||||||||
| | DF | USA | Andrea Alfiler | 5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | USA | Jenny Benson | 20 | 0 | 18+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | USA | Karyn Hall | 7 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | USA | Erica Iverson | 20 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | USA | Heather Mitts | 17 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | USA | Jennifer Tietjen-Prozzo | 21 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Stacey Tullock | 15 | 2 | 11+3 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Midfielders: ||||||||||
| | MF | CHN | Liu Ailing | 20 | 2 | 11+8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | USA | Kerry Connors | 19 | 2 | 15+3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | USA | Michelle Demko | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | USA | Lorrie Fair | 20 | 0 | 18+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | CHN | Zhao Lihong | 18 | 2 | 16+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | USA | Rebekah McDowell | 13 | 0 | 7+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | MF | USA | Mary-Frances Monroe | 16 | 1 | 11+4 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Kelly Smith | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards: ||||||||||
| | FW | USA | Mandy Clemens | 18 | 2 | 11+7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | USA | Erin Martin | 11 | 2 | 5+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | USA | Tara Koleski | 6 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | FRA | Marinette Pichon | 19 | 14 | 14+4 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
* Source: https://www.statscrew.com/womenssoccer/stats/t-WPHC/y-2002 StatsCrew.com

### Goalkeepers

    As of April 5, 2020
| Nat. | No. | Player | Apps | Starts | Record | GA | GAA | SO | | |
| | | Melissa Moore | 20 | 20 | 11–3–6 | 20 | 1.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| | | Maite Zabala | 1 | 1 | 0–1–0 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 11-4-6 | 22 | 1.05 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
    Record = W-L-D

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Player | Position | Previous club | Fee/notes |
| December 5, 2001 | Tracy Arkenberg | FW | San Diego Spirit | 2001 WUSA waiver draft |
| December 5, 2001 | Maite Zabala | GK | Atlanta Beat | 2001 WUSA waiver draft |
| January 30, 2002 | Zhao Lihong | MF | China women's national football team | Signed |
| January 30, 2002 | Marinette Pichon | FW | Saint-Memmie Olympique [fr] | Signed |
| February 11, 2002 | Stacey Tullock | DF | Arizona State | 2002 WUSA draft, Round 1, Pick 5, 5th Overall |
| February 11, 2002 | Mary-Frances Monroe | MF | UCLA | 2002 WUSA draft, Round 2, Pick 5, 13th Overall |
| February 11, 2002 | Andrea Alfiler | MF | Azusa Pacific | 2002 WUSA draft, Round 2, Pick 8, 16th Overall |
| February 11, 2002 | Katie Carson | GK | Clemson University | 2002 WUSA draft, Round 3, Pick 5, 21st Overall |
| February 11, 2002 | Kayrn Hall | DF | University of Florida | 2002 WUSA draft, Round 4, Pick 5, 29th Overall |
| April 3, 2002 | Janel Schillig | GK | Villanova University | Signed |
| July 9, 2002 | Tara Kolesk | FW | San Diego Spirit | Signed |
| | Kerry Connors | MF | New York Power | Signed |

### Out

| Date | Player | Position | Destination club | Fee/notes |
| December 3, 2001 | Laurie Pells | GK | | Waived |
| December 3, 2001 | Rakel Karvelsson | FW | | Waived |
| December 3, 2001 | Vanessa Rubio | DF | | Waived |
| December 3, 2001 | Courtney Saunders | FW | | Waived |
| December 5, 2001 | Saskia Webber | GK | New York Power | Trade |
| April 1, 2002 | Laurie Schwoy | MF | | Released |
| April 1, 2002 | Katie Carson | GK | | Released |
| April 1, 2002 | Michelle Demko | MF | | Released |
| May 16, 2002 | Andrea Alfiler | DF | San Diego Spirit | Released |
| | Deidre Enos | FW | N/A | Retired |
| | Doris Fitschen | DF | N/A | Retired |
| | Jennifer Soileau | MF | N/A | Retired |

## Honors

2002 WUSA Most Valuable Player of the Year: Marinette Pichon 2002 WUSA Offensive Player of the Year: Marinette Pichon 2002 All-WUSA Team: Marinette Pichon, Jennifer Tietjen-Prozzo, Erica Iverson, 2002 WUSA Coach of the Year: Mark Krikorian