# 2013 Boston Breakers season

The 2013 Boston Breakers season, is the club's eighth overall year of existence, fourth consecutive year, and first year as a member of the National Women's Soccer League.

## Background

The foundation of the league was announced on November 21, 2012, with Boston selected as a host for one of the eight teams.
Lisa Cole was announced as the head coach on December 7, 2012, returning after leading the Breakers during a successful run in the Women's Premier Soccer League Elite the previous year.

## Club
### Executive staff

| Ownership Group | Boston Women's Soccer, LLC |
| Managing Partner | Michael Stoller |
| General Manager | Lee Billiard |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Dilboy Stadium (3,500 / 110x70 yards) |
Updated to match played March 7, 2013 Source:

### Coaching staff

On August 2, 2013, the Breakers fired head coach Lisa Cole and appointed defender Cat Whitehill as interim head coach. On Sept. 3, 2013, the Breakers hired Tom Durkin as the team's new head coach.
| Position | Staff |
| Head Coach | Lisa Cole (until Aug. 2) |
| Interim Head Coach | Cat Whitehill (after Aug. 2) |
| Assistant Coach | Maren Rojas |
| Assistant Coach | Kristine Lilly |
| Assistant Coach | Chris Gores |
| Assistant Coach | Darren Marshall |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Jason Hamilton |
| Technical Advisor | Marcia McDermott |
Last updated: July 19, 2013 Source: Coaching Staff

### 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 |
| 2 | FW | USA | Sydney Leroux |
| 3 | FW | USA | Kate Howarth |
| 4 | DF | USA | Cat Whitehill |
| 5 | MF | NOR | Lisa-Marie Woods |
| 7 | DF | CAN | Rhian Wilkinson |
| 8 | DF | USA | Julie King |
| 9 | MF | USA | Heather O'Reilly |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Lianne Sanderson |
| 11 | MF | USA | Joanna Lohman |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 12 | FW | USA | Katie Schoepfer |
| 14 | DF | USA | Kia McNeill |
| 17 | FW | AUS | Kyah Simon |
| 19 | FW | CAN | Adriana Leon |
| 20 | MF | USA | Mariah Nogueira |
| 22 | GK | MEX | Cecilia Santiago |
| 24 | GK | USA | Ashley Phillips |
| 25 | FW | USA | Jo Dragotta |

## Competitions
### Key

Win  Tie  Loss

### Regular season
#### August
## Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Western New York Flash | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 20 | +16 | 38 | NWSL Shield |
| 2 | FC Kansas City | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 38 | NWSL Playoffs |
| 3 | Portland Thorns FC (C) | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 38 | NWSL Playoffs |
| 4 | Sky Blue FC | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 36 | NWSL Playoffs |
| 5 | Boston Breakers | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 30 | |
| 6 | Chicago Red Stars | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 30 | |
| 7 | Seattle Reign FC | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 36 | −14 | 18 | |
| 8 | Washington Spirit | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 39 | −23 | 14 | |

### 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 |
| 22 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 18 | −5 |
Last updated: August 17, 2013 Source: 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 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Stadium | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A |
| Result | D | P | W | W | D | L | W | L | D | L | L | L | W | D | W | D | L | L | W | D | W | W | L |

## Squad statistics

Key to positions: FW – Forward, MF – Midfielder, DF – Defender, GK – Goalkeeper
Note: jersey numbers were reassigned during the season, when a player left and another joined
| N | Pos | Name | GP | GS | Min | G | A | WG | Shot | SOG | Cro | CK | Off | Foul | FS | YC | RC |
| 5 | DF | Jazmyne Avant | 11 | 11 | 990 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Jo Dragotta | 10 | 6 | 565 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Maddy Evans | 11 | 2 | 370 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | Elizabeth Guess | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | FW | Kate Howarth | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | Julie King | 21 | 21 | 1862 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Adriana Leon | 6 | 1 | 163 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | FW | Sydney Leroux | 19 | 19 | 1694 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 62 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Joanna Lohman | 22 | 21 | 1897 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Kia McNeill | 21 | 21 | 1890 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Melinda Mercado | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Carmelina Moscato | 5 | 1 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Mariah Nogueira | 20 | 16 | 1408 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | Heather O'Reilly | 20 | 20 | 1734 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 32 | 35 | 54 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Lianne Sanderson | 22 | 21 | 1913 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 41 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 16 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | Katie Schoepfer | 20 | 14 | 1080 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 13 | 9 | 36 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Kyah Simon | 17 | 11 | 1068 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Cat Whitehill | 22 | 22 | 1978 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | Rhian Wilkinson | 14 | 11 | 913 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Lisa-Marie Woods | 4 | 1 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| N | Pos | Name | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | Shot | SOG | Sav | GA | GA/G | Pen | PKF | SO |
| 1 | GK | Alyssa Naeher | 9 | 8 | 765 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 112 | 47 | 36 | 11 | 1.222 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | GK | Ashley Phillips | 11 | 11 | 945 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 117 | 51 | 32 | 20 | 1.818 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | GK | Cecilia Santiago | 3 | 3 | 270 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |