2017 Boston Breakers season

The 2017 Boston Breakers season was the club's twelfth season overall, eighth consecutive season, and fifth season as a member of the National Women's Soccer League. They finished 9th in the 10 team league with a record of 4 wins, 13 losses, and 7 draws.

Boston Breakers
2017 season
OwnerBoston Women's Soccer, LLC
Head coachMatt Beard
StadiumJordan Field
Boston, Massachusetts
Highest home attendance4,321
(Aug 19 vs. Orlando)
Lowest home attendance2,276
(May 7 vs. North Carolina)
Average home league attendance2971

Players and coaches

Coaching staff
Position Staff
Head Coach Matt Beard
Assistant Coach Paul McHugh
Goalkeeper Coach Neill Caine
Pro Team Second Assistant/Breakers College Academy Coach Leanne Champ
Head of Sport Science and Player Performance Julian Haigh
Reserve Team Head Coach Dushawne Simpson
Breakers U-20 Head Coach Javier Mejia-Blau
Consultant Ashley Phillips

Last updated: April 11, 2017
Source: [1]

Players
As of June 30, 2017

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  USA Libby Stout
2 DF  CAN Allysha Chapman
3 DF  USA Brooke Elby
4 DF  USA Megan Oyster
5 MF  POR Amanda DaCosta
7 FW  NOR Emilie Haavi
8 DF  USA Julie King
9 FW  ENG Natasha Dowie
10 MF  NZL Rosie White
11 MF  USA Rose Lavelle
14 GK  USA Abby Smith
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 GK  USA Sammy Jo Prudhomme
17 DF  USA Amanda Frisbie
18 FW  USA Tiffany Weimer
19 FW  CAN Adriana Leon
20 DF  USA Christen Westphal
21 FW  USA Margaret Purce
22 FW  USA Ifeoma Onumonu
23 FW  USA Katie Stengel
25 MF  USA Morgan Andrews
26 MF  USA Angela Salem

Mid-Season Roster Transactions

On June 21, it was announced the team re-signed goalkeeper Libby Stout as a keeper replacement for the injured Abby Smith.[2] Stout has previously been initially waived by the team on May 10.[3] On June 30, 2017, the Breakers waived defender Kylie Strom from the roster, and picked up forward Katie Stengel from waivers,[4] who was released on June 28 by the Washington Spirit.[5]

Pre-Season
March 25, 2017 Boston College 1–5 Boston Breakers Newton, MA
BC  31' Report Leon  2'
Leon  68'
Leon  86'
White  88'
Onomonu  90'		 Stadium: Boston College
Attendance: closed door
March 28, 2017 Boston Breakers 5–1 NE Futbol Club U-15 boys Taunton, MA
White  40'
Elby  45'
Leon  48'
Onomonu  65'
White  73'		 Report NEFC  56' Stadium: Forekicks
April 8, 2017 Boston Breakers 6–1 UCONN Boston, MA
Weimer  10'
Dowie  17'
White  33'
Dowie  45'
Weimer  57'
Dowd  87'		 Report UConn Stadium: Jordan Field
Attendance: none taken
Note: match postponed from 4/1
April 4, 2017 Boston Breakers v Sky Blue FC Bridgeport, CT
Stadium: University of Bridgeport
Note: no report avail, result = v

Regular season
Sun. April 16, 2017 FC Kansas City 2–0 Boston Breakers Kansas City, MO
Leroux  7' (Sauerbrunn)
Rodriguez 48' (Groom)		 Report Chapman  37'
White 60'		 Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 3,340
Sun. April 23, 2017 Boston Breakers 1–0 Sky Blue FC Boston, MA
Dowie  37' (Lavelle)
Salem 86'		 Report Stadium: Jordan Field
Attendance: 2,329
Note:
Steward MVP: Abby Smith
Supporters Award Winner: Rosie White
April 29, 2017 Boston Breakers 3–0 Seattle Reign FC Boston, MA
Leon  11'
Lavelle  15' (Leon)
Dowie  52' (Leon)
White  37'
Chapman  76'		 Report Fishlock  32'
Mathias  38'		 Stadium: Jordan Field
Attendance: 2,315
Note:
Steward MVP:Adriana Leon
Supporters Award Winner: Abby Smith
Sun. May 7, 2017 Boston Breakers 0–1 North Carolina Courage Boston, MA
King  35'
White  53'
Leon  81'		 Report McDonald  32'
Smith  87'		 Stadium: Jordan Field
Attendance: 2,276
Note:
Steward MVP: Angela Salem
Supporters Award Winner: Allysha Chapman
Sun. May 14, 2017 Chicago Red Stars 1–1 Boston Breakers Chicago, IL
Press  89' (Huerta) Report Lavelle  69'
King  73'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 1,827
May 19, 2017 Boston Breakers 2–2 Portland Thorns Boston, MA
Dowie  38' (Leon)
White  48' (Dowie)
Salem  90'		 Report Nadim  57' (pen.)
Weber  65'
Cox  67'
Nadim  83' (Raso)		 Stadium: Jordan Field
Attendance: 3,321
Note:
Steward MVP: Natasha Dowie
Supporters Award Winner: Angela Salem
May 27, 2017 Portland Thorns 2–0 Boston Breakers Portland, OR
King  1' (o.g.)
Henry  5'
Nadim  49'		 Report Haavi  24'
Westphal  71'
Chapman  90+1'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 18,637
June 3, 2017 Orlando Pride 2–0 Boston Breakers Orlando, FL
Marta  9' (pen.)
Spencer  13' (Pereira)
Kennedy  26'
Camila  49'		 Report Smith  8'
Elby  55'
White  57'
Dowie  85'		 Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 5,185
June 17, 2017 North Carolina Courage 3–1 Boston Breakers Cary, NC
Hamilton  3' (Mewis), 13' (Zerboni)
Hatch  38' (Doniak)		 Report Leon  73' (Dowie)
White  80'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,780
June 24, 2017 Boston Breakers 0–1 North Carolina Courage Boston, MA
Oyster  16'
Weimer  84'		 Report Hatch  44' (Mewis) Stadium: Jordan Field
Attendance: 3,209
Note:
Steward MVP: Julie King
Supporters Award Winner: Christen Westphal
June 28, 2017 Houston Dash 0–0 Boston Breakers Houston, TX
Report Andrews  25'
Chapman  58'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 6,095
July 1, 2017 Boston Breakers 1–0 Washington Spirit Boston, MA
Chapman  62'
Purce  72' (White)		 Report Johnson  64' Stadium: Jordan Field
Attendance: 2,523
Note:
Steward MVP: Megan Oyster
Supporters Award Winner: Margaret Purce
July 7, 2017 Boston Breakers 0–0 Chicago Red Stars Boston, MA
Chapman  80'
White  90'		 Report Mautz  62' Stadium: Jordan Field
Attendance: 2,435
Note:
Steward MVP: Sammy Jo Prudhomme
Supporters Award Winner: Sammy Jo Prudhomme
July 15, 2017 Seattle Reign FC 1–1 Boston Breakers Seattle, WA
Kawasumi  32' Report Leon  43' (Westphal) Stadium: Memorial Stadium (Seattle)
Attendance: 3,730
July 22, 2017 Houston Dash 1–0 Boston Breakers Houston, TX
Prince  23' Report Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 5,337
Aug 4, 2017 Boston Breakers 2–2 FC Kansas City Boston, MA
White  26' White  30' Report Kelly  21' Tymrak  81' Stadium: Jordan Field
Attendance: 2,510
Note:
Steward MVP: Rosie White
Supporters Award Winner: Adriana Leon
Aug 12, 2017 Washington Spirit 2–2 Boston Breakers Boyds, MD
Johnson  6' Williams  64' Report Leon  44' Leon  79' (Onumonu) Salem  95' Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 3,722
Aug 16, 2017 Boston Breakers 1–3 Houston Dash Boston, MA
Dowie  26' (Purce) Smith  46' Oyster 93' Report Hagen 10' Beckie 64' (Prince) Hagen 79' Stadium: Jordan Field
Attendance: 3,003
Note:
Steward MVP: Amanda Frisbie
Supporters Award Winner: Ifeoma Onumonu
Aug 19, 2017 Boston Breakers 1–2 Orlando Pride Boston, MA
Stengel 52' Andrews 71' White  95' Amanda Dacosta 98' (pk) Report Morgan 8' Kennedy  24' Steph Catley 58'Morgan 73' (Krieger) Stadium: Jordan Field
Attendance: 4,321
Note:
Steward MVP: Smith
Supporters Award Winner: Amanda Dacosta
Aug 26, 2017 Sky Blue FC 1–0 Boston Breakers Piscataway, NJ
Kerr  5' (Stanton) Stanton 57' Leon 60' King 91' Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 2,244
Sep 2, 2017 Orlando Pride 4–2 Boston Breakers Orlando, FL
Hill 8' Hill 15' (Morgan)Marta 67' (Ubogagu) Ubogagu  77' Report White 49' (Frisbie)Elby 63'King 88' (Leon) Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 5,413
Sun. Sep 10, 2017 Boston Breakers 0–1 Portland Thorns Boston, MA
Oyster 82' Report Sinclair 72' (Raso) Stadium: Jordan Field
Attendance: 3,015
Note:
Steward MVP: Purce
Supporters Award Winner: Margaret Purce
Sep 23, 2017 Washington Spirit 0–3 Boston Breakers Boyds, MD
Report Dowie  47' (Leon) Kallman  54' (og) Leon  55'Frisbie 69' White 77' Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 3,475
Sep 30, 2017 Boston Breakers 3–4 Sky Blue FC Boston, MA
Dowie 25'Dowie 28'Purce 64'Casey 85' (og) Report Kerr 34' Tiernan 72' Tiernan 76'Skroski 78' O'Hara 87' Stadium: Jordan Field
Attendance: 3,497

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
24 4 7 13 24 35  −11 19 3 3 6 14 16  −2 1 4 7 10 19  −9

Last updated: September 30, 2017.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 North Carolina Courage 24 16 1 7 38 22 +16 49 NWSL Shield
2 Portland Thorns FC (C) 24 14 5 5 37 20 +17 47 NWSL Playoffs
3 Orlando Pride 24 11 7 6 45 31 +14 40
4 Chicago Red Stars 24 11 6 7 33 30 +3 39
5 Seattle Reign FC 24 9 7 8 43 37 +6 34
6 Sky Blue FC 24 10 3 11 42 51 −9 33
7 FC Kansas City 24 8 7 9 29 31 −2 31
8 Houston Dash 24 7 3 14 23 39 −16 24
9 Boston Breakers 24 4 7 13 24 35 −11 19
10 Washington Spirit 24 5 4 15 30 48 −18 19
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champion.

2017 Supporters Award

In 2017 the official supporters group of the Boston Breakers, The Boston Armada, began a tradition of awarding one player at each home game with a supporters award. This award recognizes a player's individual contribution to the team during the match.

The trophy for 2017 is representative of the unofficial mascot of the Boston Breakers, "Chunk", a British Bulldog owned by team President of Soccer Operations and Development, Lee Billard.

Date of Home Match Opponent Award Recipient
April 23, 2017 Sky Blue FC Rosie White
April 29, 2017 Seattle Reign FC Abby Smith
May 7, 2017 North Carolina Courage Allysha Chapman
May 19, 2017 Portland Thorns FC Angela Salem
June 24, 2017 North Carolina Courage Christen Westphal
July 1, 2017 Washington Spirit Margaret Purce
July 7, 2017 Chicago Red Stars Sammy Jo Prudhomme
August 4, 2017 FC Kansas City Adriana Leon
August 16, 2017 Houston Dash Ifeoma Onumonu
August 19, 2017 Orlando Pride Amanda DaCosta
September 10, 2017 Portland Thorns FC Margaret Purce
September 30, 2017 The COTY (Chunk of the Year Award) Angela Salem

References
  1. "Coaching Staff". bostonbreakerssoccer.com. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 19, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 19, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 19, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. http://washingtonspirit.com/pro/washington-spirit-waives-katie-stengel-and-cameron-castleberry/

See also
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