# 2011–12 Louisville Lightning season

The 2011–12 Louisville Lightning season was the third season of the Louisville Lightning professional indoor soccer club. The Lightning, an Eastern Division team in the Professional Arena Soccer League, played their home games in the Mockingbird Valley Soccer Club in Louisville, Kentucky. The team was led by general manager Nick Stover and head coach Scott Budnick with associate coach Ted Nichols.
On October 28, 2011, the Lightning played a pre-season split-squad exhibition match dubbed the "Kick Cancer Game". The team won 11 games and lost 5 during the 2011–12 regular season. They played all 16 of these games against Eastern Division rivals Cincinnati Kings, Detroit Waza, Illinois Piasa, Kansas Magic, and Ohio Vortex. The team qualified for the postseason but lost to the Kansas Magic in the first round of the playoffs.
The Louisville Lightning also participated in the 2011–12 United States Open Cup for Arena Soccer. The team defeated Indy Elite FC in the wild card round but lost to the Cincinnati Kings in the Round of 16, ending their run in the tournament.
After this season, the team announced it would skip the 2012–13 PASL season and go dormant. In a March 2013 interview, team owner Ted Nichols said that low attendance at games placed "somewhat of a financial drain" on the organization and that the team remains "in a bit of a hiatus".

## Off-field moves

In October 2011, the Lightning announced a partnership with the PUMA sportswear company. The team wore PUMA soccer jerseys, warm-up gear, and training gear for the 2011–12 season. In the team's first two years of existence, they had worn Adidas gear and jerseys.
Pre-game activities at the team's home opener included an awareness event for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, distribution of can koozies (holders) to fans, and a "first kick" ceremony with country singer Darren Warren.

## Schedule

Win  Tie  Loss

### Regular season

| Game | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Location | Attendance |
| Game | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Final Score | Record | Location | Attendance |
| 1 | Sunday | November 6 | 2:35pm | at Detroit Waza | L 3–9 | 0–1 | Taylor Sportsplex | 450 |
| 2 | Saturday | November 12 | 7:35pm | at Cincinnati Kings | W 11–9 | 1–1 | Cincinnati Gardens | 1,103 |
| 3 | Friday | November 18 | 7:30pm | Cincinnati Kings | W 13–4 | 2–1 | Mockingbird Valley Soccer Club | 755 |
| 4 | Friday | December 2 | 8:35pm | at Illinois Piasa | L 9–13 | 2–2 | The Sports Academy | 307 |
| 5 | Saturday | December 3 | 8:35pm | at Kansas Magic | W 8–6 | 3–2 | EPIC Indoor Sports | 548 |
| 6 | Friday | December 16 | 7:30pm | Cincinnati Kings | W 8–7 | 4–2 | Mockingbird Valley Soccer Club | 1,087 |
| 7 | Friday | December 30 | 8:05pm | at Cincinnati Kings† | L 3–9 | 4–3 | Cincinnati Gardens | 1,413 |
| 8 | Saturday | January 7 | 7:30pm | Illinois Piasa | W 15–5 | 5–3 | Mockingbird Valley Soccer Club | 1,106 |
| 9 | Friday | January 13 | 7:30pm | Ohio Vortex | W 15–4 | 6–3 | Mockingbird Valley Soccer Club | 976 |
| 10 | Sunday | January 15 | 2:35pm | at Detroit Waza | L 7–10 | 6–4 | Taylor Sportsplex | 413 |
| 11 | Friday | January 20 | 7:30pm | Illinois Piasa | W 7–4 | 7–4 | Mockingbird Valley Soccer Club | 792 |
| 12 | Saturday | January 21 | 7:00pm | at Ohio Vortex | W 9–7 | 8–4 | Canton Memorial Civic Center | 347 |
| 13 | Sunday | January 29 | 5:35pm | at Kansas Magic | W 7–6 | 9–4 | EPIC Indoor Sports | 252 |
| 14 | Friday | February 3 | 7:30pm | Kansas Magic | W 10–6 | 10–4 | Mockingbird Valley Soccer Club | 882 |
| 15 | Friday | February 10 | 7:30pm | Ohio Vortex | W 8–5 | 11–4 | Mockingbird Valley Soccer Club | 1,109 |
| 16 | Friday | February 24 | 7:30pm | Detroit Waza | L 8–9 | 11–5 | Mockingbird Valley Soccer Club | 1,468 |
† Game also counts for US Open Cup, as listed in chart below.

### Postseason

| Game | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Location | Attendance |
| Game | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Final Score | Record | Location | Attendance |
| 1 | Friday | March 2 | 7:35pm | Kansas Magic | L 5–9 | 0–1 | Mockingbird Valley Soccer Club | 757 |

### 2011–12 United States Open Cup for Arena Soccer

| Game | Day | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Location |
| Game | Day | Date | Opponent | Final Score | Record | Location |
| Wild-Card | Friday | December 9 | Indy Elite FC | W 15–5 | 1–0 | Mockingbird Valley Soccer Club |
| Round of 16 | Friday | December 30 | Cincinnati Kings | L 3–9 | 1–1 | Cincinnati Gardens |

## Player 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 |
| 0 | GK | USA | Keith O'Loane |
| 1 | GK | USA | Frank Peabody |
| 2 | MF | USA | David Horne |
| 4 | DF | USA | Lee Weyland |
| 5 | MF | USA | Darren Yeagle |
| 6 | MF | USA | Othaniel Yanez |
| 7 | MF | USA | Luis Pacheco |
| 8 | MF | USA | JT Murray |
| 9 | MF | IRL | Ross Hopkins |
| 10 | MF | USA | John Michael Hayden |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 11 | DF | USA | Adam Boyer |
| 12 | DF | USA | Charlie Campbell |
| 13 | DF | USA | Ryan McDonald (C) |
| 14 | MF | USA | Corey Maret |
| 15 | DF | RSA | Tee Shipalane |
| 16 | FW | USA | Nick Judah |
| 17 | DF | ENG | Oliver Dyson |
| 19 | MF | USA | Chris Markey |
| 22 | FW | USA | Scott Stockum |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Simon Bird |