# 2010 Philadelphia Independence season

The 2010 Philadelphia Independence season was the team's inaugural season of competition in the Women's Professional Soccer league.

## Review

The Philadelphia Independence of Women's Professional Soccer ended the 2010 season with a record of 10 wins and 10 losses and 4 ties for 34 points finishing third in WPS. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1. Paul Riley coached the team. The 2010 Philadelphia Independence lost in the Championship.

## Squad
### Roster

2010 Independence Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | USA | Danesha Adams |
| — | MF | USA | Jen Buczkowski |
| — | FW | USA | Gina DiMartino |
| — | MF | USA | Tina DiMartino |
| — | DF | USA | Allison Falk |
| — | MF | USA | Kelly Henderson |
| — | GK | USA | Valerie Henderson |
| — | DF | CMR | Estelle Johnson |
| — | DF | SWE | Sara Larsson |
| — | GK | CAN | Karina LeBlanc |
| — | MF | USA | Lori Lindsey |
| — | MF | USA | Joanna Lohman |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | ISL | Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir |
| — | FW | JPN | Karina Maruyama |
| — | DF | USA | Heather Mitts |
| — | FW | USA | Carrie Patterson |
| — | MF | USA | Lyndsey Patterson |
| — | DF | USA | Katherine Reynolds |
| — | MF | POL | Nikki Phillips |
| — | FW | USA | Amy Rodriguez |
| — | FW | ENG | Lianne Sanderson |
| — | MF | SWE | Caroline Seger |
| — | DF | USA | Sarah Senty |

### 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

## Competition
### Women's Professional Soccer
#### 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 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| Ground | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A |
| Result | D | D | W | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | D | W | L | L | W | W | L | D | W | W | L | L | L | 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: 24 February 2018. Source: Soccerway

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | FC Gold Pride | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 19 | +27 | 53 | Advance to Championship |
| 2 | Boston Breakers | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 36 | Advance to Super Semifinal |
| 3 | Philadelphia Independence | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 34 | Advance to First Round |
| 4 | Washington Freedom | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 31 | Advance to First Round |
| 5 | Sky Blue FC | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 31 | −11 | 28 | |

### WPS Playoffs
## Statistics

    As of 27 February 2018
    Players without any appearance are not included.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | WPS | WPS | WPS Playoffs | WPS Playoffs |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers: ||||||||||
| | GK | CAN | Karina LeBlanc | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | USA | Valerie Henderson | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Defenders: ||||||||||
| | DF | USA | Allison Falk | 25 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | CMR | Estelle Johnson | 16 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | SWE | Sara Larsson | 13 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | USA | Heather Mitts | 20 | 0 | 14+3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| | DF | USA | Katherine Reynolds | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | USA | Sarah Senty | 11 | 0 | 4+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Midfielders: ||||||||||
| | MF | USA | Jen Buczkowski | 26 | 0 | 20+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | USA | Tina DiMartino | 19 | 4 | 13+3 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | USA | Kelly Henderson | 6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| | MF | USA | Lori Lindsey | 26 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | USA | Joanna Lohman | 24 | 5 | 20+4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | USA | Lyndsey Patterson | 15 | 1 | 2+13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | POL | Nikki Phillips | 26 | 0 | 22+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | SWE | Caroline Seger | 21 | 2 | 17+1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Forwards: ||||||||||
| | FW | USA | Danesha Adams | 17 | 2 | 4+10 | 1 | 0+3 | 1 |
| | FW | USA | Gina DiMartino | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | FW | ISL | Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir | 22 | 3 | 18+1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| | FW | JPN | Karina Maruyama | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | USA | Carrie Patterson | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | USA | Amy Rodriguez | 26 | 13 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| | FW | ENG | Lianne Sanderson | 26 | 5 | 12+11 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
* Source:

## Transfers
### 2010 WPS Draft

The 2010 WPS Draft was held on January 15, 2010 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where the Independence selected five players.
| Player | Pos | Previous club | Notes |
| Malorie Rutledge | MF | Louisiana State University | Round 2, Pick 2 (13th overall) |
| Kelly Henderson | DF/MF | Boston College | Round 4, Pick 2 (31st overall) |
| Carrie Patterson | FW | University of Georgia | Round 5, Pick 2 (40th overall) |
| Jennifer Anzivino | DF/MF | Rutgers University | Round 6, Pick 2 (49th overall) |
| Caitlin Farrell | DF | Wake Forest University | Round 7, Pick 2 (58th overall) |
| Danielle Collins | DF/MF | William & Mary College | Round 7, Pick 6 (62nd overall) |

### In

| Date | Player | Position | Previous club | Fee/notes |
| September 15, 2009 | Lori Lindsey | MF | Washington Freedom | Expansion Draft, Pick #2 |
| September 15, 2009 | Jen Buczkowski | DF | Sky Blue FC | Expansion Draft, Pick #3 |
| September 15, 2009 | Nikki Krzysik | DF | Chicago Red Stars | Expansion Draft, Pick #5 |
| September 15, 2009 | Sue Weber | DF | Boston Breakers | Expansion Draft, Pick #7 |
| September 15, 2009 | Sarah Senty | DF | Washington Freedom | Expansion Draft, Pick #9 |
| September 15, 2009 | Danesha Adams | MF | Chicago Red Stars | Expansion Draft, Pick #11 |
| September 15, 2009 | Kelly Schmedes | FW | Boston Breakers | Expansion Draft, Pick #13 |
| September 22, 2009 | Charlotte Rohlin | DF | Linköpings FC | International Draft, Pick #3 |
| September 22, 2009 | Fara Williams | MF | Everton L.F.C. | International Draft, Pick #7 |
| September 29, 2009 | Amy Rodriguez | FW | Boston Breakers | Trade for 2009 #1 Draft Pick, 2010 General Draft Pick |
| January 3, 2010 | Karina LeBlanc | GK | Los Angeles Sol | Dispersal Draft, Round 1, Pick #2 |
| January 3, 2010 | Estelle Johnson | DF | Los Angeles Sol | Dispersal Draft, Round 2, Pick #7 |
| February 4, 2010 | Valerie Henderson | GK | Los Angeles Sol | Trade for No. 5 and No. 22 picks in 2010 WPS Draft |
| February 4, 2010 | Allison Falk | DF | Los Angeles Sol | Trade for No. 5 and No. 22 picks in 2010 WPS Draft |
| March 5, 2010 | Sara Larsson | MF | Saint Louis Athletica | Expansion Draft |
| March 5, 2010 | Lyndsey Patterson | MF/FW | Los Angeles Sol | Signed as Free Agent |
| March 5, 2010 | Karina Maruyama | FW | TEPCO Mareeze | Signed as International Discovery player |
| March 5, 2010 | Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir | MF | Kristianstads DFF | International Draft, Pick #5 |
| March 5, 2010 | Lianne Sanderson | FW | Chelsea L.F.C. | International Draft, Pick #9 |
| March 5, 2010 | Caroline Seger | MF | Linköpings FC | International Draft, Pick #1 |
| March 8, 2010 | Heather Mitts | DF | Boston Breakers | Signed as Free Agent |
| | Joanna Lohman | MF | Washington Freedom | Signed as Free Agent |
| | Robyn Jones | GK | New Jersey Wildcats | Signed to Developmental Roster |
| | Katherine Reynolds | DF | University of Santa Clara | Signed to Developmental Roster |
| | Gina DiMartino | FW | Boston College | Signed to Developmental Roster |
| | Carrie Patterson | FW | University of Georgia | Signed to Developmental Roster |
| | Tina DiMartino | MF | Saint Louis Athletica | Signed as Free Agent |

### Out

| Date | Player | Position | Destination club | Fee/notes |
| October 2, 2009 | Kelly Schmedes | DF | | Waived |
| February 26, 2010 | Sue Weber | DF | | Waived |
| March 1, 2010 | Charlotte Rohlin | DF | Linköpings FC | Declined move to WPS |
| March 10, 2010 | Fara Williams | DF | Everton L.F.C. | Declined move to WPS |

## Awards
### Player of the Week

| Week | Player of the Week | Week's Statline |
| Week 3 | Lori Lindsey | 3 A |
| Week 8 | Amy Rodriguez | 2 G |
| Week 10 | Danesha Adams | 1 G, 2A |
| Week 15 | Caroline Seger | 3 A |
| Week 18 | Tina DiMartino | 2 G |

### Player of the Month

| Month | Player of the Month | Month's Statline |
| April | Lori Lindsey | 4 A |
| June | Amy Rodriguez | 5 G, 2 A |

### WPS year-end awards

| Award | Player | Notes |
| Coach of the Year | Paul Riley | 3rd-place finish in inaugural season and playoff final |
Source

#### 2010 WPS Best XI

| Player | Position |
| Lori Lindsey | Defense |
| Amy Rodriguez | Forward |
Source