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2009 Saint Louis Athletica season

The 2009 Saint Louis Athletica season was the inaugural season for the team (as part of the inaugural season for Women's Professional Soccer).

Saint Louis Athletica
2009 season
Chairman Jeff Cooper
Manager Jorge Barcellos
Women's Professional Soccer2nd
WPS Playoffssemifinal (3rd)
Top goalscorerEniola Aluko (6)
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Off-season Edit

On August 26, 2008, it was announced that the Saint Louis' head coach would be Jorge Barcellos, the then-head coach of the Brazilian women's team.[1] Team Chairman Jeff Cooper's organization SLSU has plans for a soccer-specific stadium ready, but the construction will not start until St. Louis is also awarded an MLS franchise.

On September 11, 2008, "St. Louis" was revealed as the official team name through an online video,[2] along with a new team crest. The name and crest were further updated on November 25 unveiling "Saint Louis Athletica" as the new name.

On 16 September 2008, the initial WPS player allocation was conducted; US Women's National Team players Hope Solo, Lori Chalupny and Tina Ellertson were allocated to St. Louis.[3]

On 24 September 2008, the 2008 WPS International Draft was conducted; Brazilians Daniela and Renata Costa, Swedish striker Lotta Schelin and Canadian Melissa Tancredi also were allocated to St. Louis.[4] Eniola Aluko of England and Ingvild Stensland of Norway were named as post-draft discovery players in the following two days.[5]

On 6 October 2008, the 2008 WPS General Draft took place. St. Louis drafted players India Trotter, Angie Woznuk, Joanna Lohman and Amanda Cinalli.[6]

On 17 November 2008, St. Louis renounced its right to negotiate with Stensland, naming Brazilian Francielle as the next post-draft discovery player. Two days later, St. Louis also renounced its negotiation rights to Schelin, naming fellow Swede Sara Larsson in her stead.[5]

Trotter signed a two-year contract with FFC Frankfurt in July 2008[7] and thus most likely will not be coming. On the positive side, both Larsson[8] and Aluko[9] have expressed a large interest in Athletica, and have made statements suggesting that they will be coming, despite no contracts officially being announced as of early January 2009.

On January 16, at the 2009 NSCAA convention held in St. Louis, the Athletica drafted Notre Dame forward Kerri Hanks, (first round, sixth overall,) Boston College alumnus Kia McNeill, (second round, ninth overall,) University of Texas at Austin defender Stephanie Logterman, (third round, twentieth overall,) Notre Dame defender Elise Weber, (trade* with Washington to be twenty-first,) UConn defender Niki Cross, (fifth round, thirty-fourth,) Villanova goalkeeper Jillian Loyden, (sixth round, thirty-seventh,) West Virginia University midfielder Lisa Stoia, (seventh round, forty-eighth,) Florida forward Megan Kerns, (eighth round, fifty-first,) Penn State defender/midfielder Sheree Gray, (ninth round, sixty-second,) and Clemson midfielder/forward Lydia Vandenbergh (tenth round, sixty-fifth).[10][11] *The Athletica traded away Joanna Lohman and their 23rd overall pick to get the 21st pick.[12]

On January 21, it was announced that Renata Costa had signed[13][14] with Swedish club LdB FC instead of the Athletica.

On March 3, Athletica's initial preseason roster was released, along with those of all WPS teams, having 35 players listed.[15] On March 12, Athletica released nine of those players, including draftee Megan Kerns.[16] Post-Dispatch writer Tom Timmermann posted a slightly short list (down to twenty-four players) on March 16.

Personnel Edit

Players Edit

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 Hope Solo
3 DF   USA Stephanie Logterman
4 DF   SWE Sara Larsson
5 DF   USA Sheree Gray
6 DF   USA Kia McNeill
7 MF   USA Lisa Stoia
8 FW   USA Tina Ellertson
9 FW   ENG Eniola Aluko
10 MF   BRA Daniela
11 FW   USA Angie Woznuk
12 DF   USA Elise Weber
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK   USA Jillian Loyden
14 FW   CAN Melissa Tancredi
15 FW   USA Ashlee Pistorius
16 MF   USA Erin Walter
17 MF   USA Lori Chalupny (captain)
19 DF   USA Niki Cross
20 FW   USA Amanda Cinalli
21 FW   AUS Sarah Walsh
22 GK   USA Erin Kane
23 FW   USA Christie Welsh
24 DF   USA Kendall Fletcher

Transfers Edit

Club Edit

Preseason Edit

Athletica only played two preseason games, less than any other WPS team, and didn't play any other WPS team in those games. Athletica convincingly won both games, though: 7-2 versus the University of Missouri and 3-1 versus Notre Dame. Both games were closed to the public.

Regular season Edit

Overall Record:
10 - 6 - 4  • 34 pts.  • 2nd/7
GF:19 - GA:15  • GD:+4
Match 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Date 4/4 4/11 4/25 5/3 5/9 5/23 5/30 6/7 6/14 6/20 6/24 6/28 7/5 7/8 7/18 7/22 7/26 8/1 8/5 8/9
Opponent CHI BOS LA WSH BAY CHI LA NJ BOS WSH LA NJ BAY LA WSH NJ BAY BOS CHI BAY
H/A? H A H A H A A H A H H A A A A H H H H A
Result 0-1 0-2 0-0 3-3 1-0 2-0 0-2 1-0 1-0 0-1 1-2 2-1 1-0 1-0 0-1 1-0 1-1 1-0 2-0 1-1

Scores are posted as STL-opponent
A note on home games: Game 1 was played at Ralph Korte Stadium at SIUE, game 3 was played at Robert R. Hermann Stadium at SLU, game 5 was back at Korte Stadium, and the remaining home games take place at Anheuser-Busch Soccer Park.

Athletica got off to a very slow start, being the only team with no points after the first two games and winless after the first four, despite usually outplaying their opponents; Athletica was in last place or tied for last place in the league for the first two months of the season. In the fourth game, Athletica lost what was assumed to be their star player, Brazilian Daniela, to a season-ending injury, and this combined with the slow start made many people write Athletica off. However, Athletica went 10-4-2 the rest of the season, even better than the eventual season champions Los Angeles Sol during that same time period. With solid play from USWNT players Lori Chalupny, Hope Solo, and Tina Ellertson, and breakout scoring force from English international Eniola Aluko, Athletica fought back to clinch second place in the league two games before their season was over, only losing to two teams (Los Angeles and the Washington Freedom) for the rest of the season.

Game 1: April 4 vs Chicago Edit

Saint Louis Athletica0 - 1Chicago Red Stars
[1] Lindsay Tarpley   78'
Nikki Krzysik   90'
Attendance: 5,008
Referee: Margaret Domka

In the home opener on April 4, Athletica controlled the first half well, but faltered in the second half and could not score. Despite outshooting their opponents the Chicago Red Stars by 15-7, they lost the game 0-1 on a 78th-minute goal by Lindsay Tarpley.[17]

Game 2: April 11 at Boston Edit

Attendance: 4,804
Referee: Sandra Serafini

Athletica repeated their home opener performance in their first away game at the Boston Breakers on April 11: Boston was outshot 14-7 but put two goals past Hope Solo while shutting out Athletica. So, after every team had played their first two games, Athletica was left at the bottom of the table as the only team without a point.

Game 3: April 25 vs Los Angeles Edit

Attendance: 4,228
Referee: Juan Carlos Rivero

On April 26, in their only home game at SLU, Athletica held the Los Angeles Sol to a 0-0 draw in dramatic fashion as both goalkeepers (Solo and Karina LeBlanc) made incredible saves throughout the game, including a penalty kick each. Athletica was the first team to hold the top-ranked Sol to no goals, though still could not find the back of the net themselves, despite once again well outshooting their opponent 18-7.[19]

Game 4: May 3 at Washington Edit

Attendance: 5,149
Referee: Shane Butler

Athletica finally got on the scoreboard in a highly physical match against the Washington Freedom. In the first match where they did not highly outshoot their opponent (in fact, were beat in shots 15-28) Athletica scored three goals, the first two by solo work from Daniela. Despite leading 3-1 by the middle of the second half, though, Athletica let in two more goals to only come away from the game with a tie after both Daniela and Tina Ellertson were injured within five minutes of each other.[20] Daniela was also , potentially for the rest of the season, after a tackle from Abby Wambach on the rain-wet field gave her "two injured knee ligaments and a crack in her tibia." Kia McNeill was later given a one-game suspension for overly physical play.

Trade: May 8 w/ Los Angeles Edit

After the first game against Washington Freedom which ultimately resulted in Athletica losing two starters (Daniela and Kia McNeill) in addition to those already out for injury, Athletica made the first trade in WPS by giving the Los Angeles Sol two draft picks in exchange for Christie Welsh and Kendall Fletcher.[21] Sheree Gray was also cut from the roster, though was later re-added as a developmental player while Lydia Vandenbergh was waived.[22]

Game 5: May 9 vs Bay Area Edit

Attendance: 3,860
Referee: Dallas Malhiwsky

A week after scoring their first goals, Athletia notched their first win of the season in a 1-0 match against FC Gold Pride at home. After an early flurry near the Gold Pride net (which included 'keeper Nicole Barnhart getting a fractured nose in a collision) Chalupny took a corner kick for Athletica and scored directly with a curving ball into the far top corner of the net. Gold Pride dominated the second half, though, especially with Melissa Tancredi subbing out due to injury, but Solo kept the clean sheet with several spectacular saves to preserve Athletica's first win.[23] Chalupny was later named Player of the Week[24] for her goal and all-around performance.

Game 6: May 23 at Chicago Edit

Attendance: 4,461
Referee: Sandra Serafini

Despite coming off of a bye week and missing multiple starters due to injury, suspension, and national team duty, Athletica avenged their home opener with a 2-0 victory over the Red Stars. Chicago's Ifeoma Dieke notched WPS's first (official) own goal to put Athletica up 1-0. Athletica the got on the board without help from Chicago before the first half ended on a goal by Eniola Aluko, assisted by Kendall Fletcher, one of the two players Athletica got from a trade with Los Angeles. The Red Stars dominated the second half, but backup 'keeper Jillian Loyden preserved the clean sheet and the win.[25] Loyden was also named Player of the Week, the first goalkeeper to do so in WPS.[26]

Game 7: May 30 at Los Angeles Edit

In their second rematch of the season, Athletic played the Los Angeles Sol, this time at the Home Depot Center. Athletica lost 0-2, ending Athletica's four-game unbeaten streak. The Sol's scorers were Camille Abily assisted by Marta in the first half and Shannon Boxx assisted by Han Duan in the second. After the match, both coach Barcellos and captain Chalupny commented on Athletica not getting things together as a team, messing up many passes.[27]

Game 8: June 7 vs New Jersey Edit

Athletica's eighth match of the season was their first match against Sky Blue FC. In their opening game at AB Soccer Park, Athletica blanked Sky Blue 1-0 on a 15th-minute goal by Amanda Cinalli. It was Cinalli's first match and start, as it was for Stephanie Logterman, who also contributed greatly to the match. Though Sky Blue had more shots in the match and was the more dangerous team during the second half, Solo and the Athletica back line preserved the shoutout for Athletica's third win.[28] The three points propelled Athletica into the playoff picture for the first time in the season, as a three-way tie between Saint Louis, Boston, and the Bay Area for third place slotted Athletica in fourth place overall by tiebreakers.

Game 9: June 14 at Boston Edit

Athletica continued to climb the WPS standings with a 1-0 win over the Breakers in their second trip to Harvard Stadium, leapfrogging into second place. The winning goal was scored by Aluko, her third in the past four games, just before halftime. Twice earlier in the first half it looked like Athletica had also scored, but the first was called offside and the second made the side netting. Boston outshot Saint Louis 4-2, and had eight corner kicks to Athletica's one, but could not find the equalizer.[29] The win means Athletica has climbed the standings from sixth to second place in just two weeks, and has won four of its last five games, the only loss being to league-leaders Los Angeles.

Game 10: June 20 vs Washington Edit

Athletica dropped their home rematch with the Freedom 0-1. The heat and humidity may have accounted for the first-half early substitutions for a player on each sides. Athletica played the better game for the most part, forcing Freedom 'keeper Erin McLeod to make seven saves, but never getting past her or the crossbar, which was hit on at least three occasions. The game's only goal came from Rebecca Moros in the 81st minute, as her shot bounced off Athletica's crossbar and went straight down.[30]

Game 11: June 24 vs Los Angeles Edit

Athletica returned to their early season form in their third match against the Los Angeles Sol, highly outplaying the visitors at Soccer Park, but ending the game with a 1-2 loss. Athletica had twice the number of shots (25-12) and shots on goal (10-6), as well as six times as many corners (12-2), but were repeatedly stymied. LeBlanc made save after save throughout the game, totaling eight overall, and even though a rolling ball got past her on at least two occasions, the Sol's defense managed to hold Athletica at bay. "We missed the goal almost from inside the goal" said Athletica Coach Barcellos. Both coaches agreed the Sol capitalized on the only two chances at goal they ever really had, with Han Duan scoring in the 50th minute and Marta doubling LA's lead in the 73rd. Kerri Hanks scored the lone Athletica goal, her first of the season, in the 77th minute from a pass by Aluko.[31][32]

Trade: June 26 w/ New Jersey Edit

In a move to trim the roster back down to regular size, Athletica announced a trade with Sky Blue FC on June 26, 2009. Kerri Hanks, Francielle, and rights to Renata Costa were traded for Sarah Walsh, rights to Ester, and a conditional draft pick.[33] This is the second major trade in the league this season, both trades involving Athletica.

Game 12: June 28 at New Jersey Edit

The first game of Athletica's longest away stretch at Sky Blue FC, ended with a 2-1 win for the Athletica, propelling them back into third place in the standings. Athletica was outplayed, only getting two shots on goal and no corners to eight and seven respectively, but Athletica converted both chances it had, and Solo only missed a 76' shot by Julianne Sitch, meaning Aluko's second-minute goal and an unlikely volley from Elise Weber in 84' sealed the victory.[34]

Game 13: July 5 at Bay Area Edit

In the second of four away games, and the second of four games against FC Gold Pride, Chalupny scored her second goal of the season, the only goal in Athletica's second away win and second win over the northern California team. Athletica dominated the first half with multiple close chances. Chalupny nailed the game-winner in from distance in the 73rd minute.[35]

Game 14: July 8 at Los Angeles Edit

Athletica faced the league-leading Sol for the Sol's final home game of the season and last meeting between the two teams. The Sol, on an 11-game unbeaten streak and able to clinch first place with a win, were shocked by a 1-0 decision in Athletica's favor, thanks to an 11th-minute goal by Cinalli (assisted by Aluko). "Not on our watch" said defender Tina Ellertson. The Los Angeles side had more shots and more corner kicks, but Athletica had more shots on goal. Solo made four very impressive saves in keeping the shutout.[36]

Game 15: July 18 at Washington Edit

Athletica could not finish the four-game away run perfectly, dropping their last match against the Freedom 0-1 from a late goal by Homare Sawa in the 74th minute. Both teams were missing multiple players due to international friendlies; Athletica saw a very different lineup, where defender Niki Cross starting as a forward, and recent acquisition Sarah Walsh subbing in during the second half. After an exciting first fifteen minutes which saw both teams make several close calls on the goal, both teams seemed to lose all energy. The incredibly tight Freedom backline kept the ball in Athletica's half for most of the game, meaning that neither the Freedom's backup keepers (Katie Jo Spisak was replaced by their goalkeeping coach (under a one-game contract) in the second half) were tested much at all. Loyden was not tested much either, but a deflection on Sawa's kick sent the ball closer to the near post than anticipated, giving the Freedom the win.[37]

Game 16: July 22 vs New Jersey Edit

In their first match at home in a month, Athletica finished their sweep of Sky Blue FC with a 1-0 win. Even though Sky Blue slightly outshot Athletica, Athletica controlled the game very well. Aluko notched the game's only goal in the 48th minute, and Loyden earned her second shutout with seven saves, including one very impressive one-on-one against Natasha Kai, to preserve the win.[38]

Game 17: July 26 vs Bay Area Edit

Athletica tied FC Gold Pride 1-1 at Soccer Park in Athletica's only FSC-televised game of the season. Cross notched her first goal of the season from a cross by Fletcher to put Athletica up 1-0 in the 28th minute. The high-energy game saw many chances from both teams throughout both halves, with the intensity increasing even more in the last fifteen minutes. Ultimately, Gold Pride prevented Athletica from clinching a playoff spot when Christine Sinclair put one past Solo in the 88th minute. Without the three points, though, Gold Pride was eliminated from playoff contention.[39]

Game 18: August 1 vs Boston Edit

Athletica beat the Boston Breakers 1-0 in their third of four final home games. With good chances on goal from both teams in the first half, the difference came when a cross from Cinalli made it past several Breakers defenders, allowing Aluko to slip a shot directly between the legs of Breakers 'keeper Allison Lipsher. Walsh almost made it 2-0 in the second half, but her arcing shot from distance hit the far post at just the wrong angle and traced the back edgeline back out of the box, where a defender cleared it. Still, with the win, Athletica clinched second place for the season, and have thus guaranteed hosting the Super Semifinal.[40]

Game 19: August 5 vs Chicago Edit

In their last home game of the season, Athletica handed the Chicago Red Stars another 2-0 defeat. Both goals, 35' and 65', were scored by Welsh aided by Walsh, with Walsh getting the assist on the first goal and starting the play that caused the second (Tancredi assisted that one). The win was made even more impressive by the fact of how much coach Jorge Barcellos rested the regular starters: Chalupny came off at halftime, Walsh came off in the 73rd minute, and Aluko, Cross, and Cinalli stayed on the bench for the whole game.[41] The scoring combination of Walsh/Welsh made the strong implication that they would replace the offensive hole made my Aluko leaving for Europe during the playoffs.

Game 20: August 9 vs Bay Area Edit

Athltica finished their inaugural season on August 9 with another 1-1 draw at FC Gold Pride. Athletica's goal was scored in the 18th minute by Welsh, with the assist surprisingly coming from Solo. It was her first assist of the year as well as the first ever assist by a goalie in WPS. Gold Pride equalized in the 24th minute when Rachel Buehler ran unchecked into a 1-1 with Solo. Gold Pride had the better of play for most of the remainder of the match, though after Aluko subbed in for Walsh in the 88th, she sent several shots at Barnhart, almost scoring the winning goal several times. All in all, Athletica's defense was a little worse than it should have been, allowing 11 shots on goal.[42]

Postseason Edit

Playoffs Edit

Super Semifinal


Attendance: 5064
Referee: Ted Unkel

A late flurry from the Athletica was not enough to come back from the 0-1 deficit from the first half. Aside from several spectacular saves from Solo, Athletica did not show up well in the first half, which let Sky Blue control enough to score once. Athletica controlled the second half well, taking many shots as the final whistle neared, but none made it past NJ keeper Jenni Branam. With the result, Sky Blue continued its improbable playoff run to the final while Athletica was left to prepare for the expansion draft and next season.

All-star game Edit

The Saint Louis Athletica were chosen to host the 2009 All-Star game on June 25 by WPS. The game itself took place on August 30, with the WPS All-Stars playing Swedish champion Umeå IK. Athletica had four players selected for the All-Star game: Lori Chalupny, Eniola Aluko, and Tina Ellertson made the Starting XI, and Hope Solo was chosen as an "At-Large" player selection by All-Star coach Abner Rogers and WPS Commissioner Tonya Antonucci.

WPS All-Stars  4 - 2  Umeå IK
Lilly   24'
Marta   40'
Cristiane   45+'
Sinclair   47'   49'
Edlund   2'
Jacobsson   16'
Elaine   57'
Attendance: 4,115
Referee: Sandra Serafini (USA)

Chalupny played for the entire game, while Ellertson played first half as one of the Starting XI and Solo was subbed in (for Karina LeBlanc) at halftime. Solo kept a shutout during her half, which in addition to Sinclair's goals, secured the win over the Swedish champions.

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The 2009 Saint Louis Athletica season was the inaugural season for the team as part of the inaugural season for Women s Professional Soccer Saint Louis Athletica2009 seasonChairmanJeff CooperManagerJorge BarcellosWomen s Professional Soccer2ndWPS Playoffssemifinal 3rd Top goalscorerEniola Aluko 6 Home coloursAway colours first2010 Contents 1 Off season 2 Personnel 2 1 Players 2 1 1 Transfers 2 2 Club 3 Preseason 4 Regular season 4 1 Game 1 April 4 vs Chicago 4 2 Game 2 April 11 at Boston 4 3 Game 3 April 25 vs Los Angeles 4 4 Game 4 May 3 at Washington 4 5 Trade May 8 w Los Angeles 4 6 Game 5 May 9 vs Bay Area 4 7 Game 6 May 23 at Chicago 4 8 Game 7 May 30 at Los Angeles 4 9 Game 8 June 7 vs New Jersey 4 10 Game 9 June 14 at Boston 4 11 Game 10 June 20 vs Washington 4 12 Game 11 June 24 vs Los Angeles 4 13 Trade June 26 w New Jersey 4 14 Game 12 June 28 at New Jersey 4 15 Game 13 July 5 at Bay Area 4 16 Game 14 July 8 at Los Angeles 4 17 Game 15 July 18 at Washington 4 18 Game 16 July 22 vs New Jersey 4 19 Game 17 July 26 vs Bay Area 4 20 Game 18 August 1 vs Boston 4 21 Game 19 August 5 vs Chicago 4 22 Game 20 August 9 vs Bay Area 5 Postseason 5 1 Playoffs 5 2 All star game 6 ReferencesOff season EditOn August 26 2008 it was announced that the Saint Louis head coach would be Jorge Barcellos the then head coach of the Brazilian women s team 1 Team Chairman Jeff Cooper s organization SLSU has plans for a soccer specific stadium ready but the construction will not start until St Louis is also awarded an MLS franchise On September 11 2008 St Louis was revealed as the official team name through an online video 2 along with a new team crest The name and crest were further updated on November 25 unveiling Saint Louis Athletica as the new name On 16 September 2008 the initial WPS player allocation was conducted US Women s National Team players Hope Solo Lori Chalupny and Tina Ellertson were allocated to St Louis 3 On 24 September 2008 the 2008 WPS International Draft was conducted Brazilians Daniela and Renata Costa Swedish striker Lotta Schelin and Canadian Melissa Tancredi also were allocated to St Louis 4 Eniola Aluko of England and Ingvild Stensland of Norway were named as post draft discovery players in the following two days 5 On 6 October 2008 the 2008 WPS General Draft took place St Louis drafted players India Trotter Angie Woznuk Joanna Lohman and Amanda Cinalli 6 On 17 November 2008 St Louis renounced its right to negotiate with Stensland naming Brazilian Francielle as the next post draft discovery player Two days later St Louis also renounced its negotiation rights to Schelin naming fellow Swede Sara Larsson in her stead 5 Trotter signed a two year contract with FFC Frankfurt in July 2008 7 and thus most likely will not be coming On the positive side both Larsson 8 and Aluko 9 have expressed a large interest in Athletica and have made statements suggesting that they will be coming despite no contracts officially being announced as of early January 2009 On January 16 at the 2009 NSCAA convention held in St Louis the Athletica drafted Notre Dame forward Kerri Hanks first round sixth overall Boston College alumnus Kia McNeill second round ninth overall University of Texas at Austin defender Stephanie Logterman third round twentieth overall Notre Dame defender Elise Weber trade with Washington to be twenty first UConn defender Niki Cross fifth round thirty fourth Villanova goalkeeper Jillian Loyden sixth round thirty seventh West Virginia University midfielder Lisa Stoia seventh round forty eighth Florida forward Megan Kerns eighth round fifty first Penn State defender midfielder Sheree Gray ninth round sixty second and Clemson midfielder forward Lydia Vandenbergh tenth round sixty fifth 10 11 The Athletica traded away Joanna Lohman and their 23rd overall pick to get the 21st pick 12 On January 21 it was announced that Renata Costa had signed 13 14 with Swedish club LdB FC instead of the Athletica On March 3 Athletica s initial preseason roster was released along with those of all WPS teams having 35 players listed 15 On March 12 Athletica released nine of those players including draftee Megan Kerns 16 Post Dispatch writer Tom Timmermann posted a slightly short list down to twenty four players on March 16 Personnel EditPlayers Edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK USA Hope Solo3 DF USA Stephanie Logterman4 DF SWE Sara Larsson5 DF USA Sheree Gray6 DF USA Kia McNeill7 MF USA Lisa Stoia8 FW USA Tina Ellertson9 FW ENG Eniola Aluko10 MF BRA Daniela11 FW USA Angie Woznuk12 DF USA Elise Weber No Pos Nation Player13 GK USA Jillian Loyden14 FW CAN Melissa Tancredi15 FW USA Ashlee Pistorius16 MF USA Erin Walter17 MF USA Lori Chalupny captain 19 DF USA Niki Cross20 FW USA Amanda Cinalli21 FW AUS Sarah Walsh22 GK USA Erin Kane23 FW USA Christie Welsh24 DF USA Kendall FletcherTransfers Edit IN Christie Welsh From Los Angeles Sol 5 8 09 IN Kendall Fletcher From Los Angeles Sol 5 8 09 OUT Lydia Vandenburgh Released 5 14 09 IN Sarah Walsh From Sky Blue FC 6 26 09 OUT Francielle To Sky Blue FC 6 26 09 OUT Kerri Hanks To Sky Blue FC 6 26 09 Club Edit This section is empty You can help by adding to it January 2011 Preseason EditAthletica only played two preseason games less than any other WPS team and didn t play any other WPS team in those games Athletica convincingly won both games though 7 2 versus the University of Missouri and 3 1 versus Notre Dame Both games were closed to the public Regular season EditOverall Record 10 6 4 34 pts 2nd 7GF 19 GA 15 GD 4Match 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20Date 4 4 4 11 4 25 5 3 5 9 5 23 5 30 6 7 6 14 6 20 6 24 6 28 7 5 7 8 7 18 7 22 7 26 8 1 8 5 8 9Opponent CHI BOS LA WSH BAY CHI LA NJ BOS WSH LA NJ BAY LA WSH NJ BAY BOS CHI BAYH A H A H A H A A H A H H A A A A H H H H AResult 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 3 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 1Scores are posted as STL opponentA note on home games Game 1 was played at Ralph Korte Stadium at SIUE game 3 was played at Robert R Hermann Stadium at SLU game 5 was back at Korte Stadium and the remaining home games take place at Anheuser Busch Soccer Park Athletica got off to a very slow start being the only team with no points after the first two games and winless after the first four despite usually outplaying their opponents Athletica was in last place or tied for last place in the league for the first two months of the season In the fourth game Athletica lost what was assumed to be their star player Brazilian Daniela to a season ending injury and this combined with the slow start made many people write Athletica off However Athletica went 10 4 2 the rest of the season even better than the eventual season champions Los Angeles Sol during that same time period With solid play from USWNT players Lori Chalupny Hope Solo and Tina Ellertson and breakout scoring force from English international Eniola Aluko Athletica fought back to clinch second place in the league two games before their season was over only losing to two teams Los Angeles and the Washington Freedom for the rest of the season Game 1 April 4 vs Chicago Edit April 4 20097 00 PM CDTSaint Louis Athletica0 1Chicago Red Stars 1 Lindsay Tarpley 78 Nikki Krzysik 90 Ralph Korte Stadium Edwardsville ILAttendance 5 008Referee Margaret Domka In the home opener on April 4 Athletica controlled the first half well but faltered in the second half and could not score Despite outshooting their opponents the Chicago Red Stars by 15 7 they lost the game 0 1 on a 78th minute goal by Lindsay Tarpley 17 Game 2 April 11 at Boston Edit April 11 2009Boston Breakers2 0Saint Louis AthleticaKelly Smith 53 Kasey Moore 57 Alex Scott 79 Kristine Lilly 87 Stacy Bishop 91 18 Melissa Tancredi 67 Harvard Stadium Cambridge MAAttendance 4 804Referee Sandra Serafini Athletica repeated their home opener performance in their first away game at the Boston Breakers on April 11 Boston was outshot 14 7 but put two goals past Hope Solo while shutting out Athletica So after every team had played their first two games Athletica was left at the bottom of the table as the only team without a point Game 3 April 25 vs Los Angeles Edit April 25 20091 00 PM CDTSaint Louis Athletica0 0Los Angeles SolKia McNeill 42 Daniela 45 2 Aya Miyama 55 Stephanie Cox 85 Robert R Hermann Stadium St Louis MOAttendance 4 228Referee Juan Carlos Rivero On April 26 in their only home game at SLU Athletica held the Los Angeles Sol to a 0 0 draw in dramatic fashion as both goalkeepers Solo and Karina LeBlanc made incredible saves throughout the game including a penalty kick each Athletica was the first team to hold the top ranked Sol to no goals though still could not find the back of the net themselves despite once again well outshooting their opponent 18 7 19 Game 4 May 3 at Washington Edit May 3 2009Washington Freedom3 3Saint Louis AthleticaSonia Bompastor 29 90 Lisa De Vanna 79 Abby Wambach 81 18 Daniela 7 41 Kia McNeill 39 Eniola Aluko 69 Elise Weber 92 Maryland SoccerPlex Germantown MarylandAttendance 5 149Referee Shane Butler Athletica finally got on the scoreboard in a highly physical match against the Washington Freedom In the first match where they did not highly outshoot their opponent in fact were beat in shots 15 28 Athletica scored three goals the first two by solo work from Daniela Despite leading 3 1 by the middle of the second half though Athletica let in two more goals to only come away from the game with a tie after both Daniela and Tina Ellertson were injured within five minutes of each other 20 Daniela was also sidelined indefinitely potentially for the rest of the season after a tackle from Abby Wambach on the rain wet field gave her two injured knee ligaments and a crack in her tibia Kia McNeill was later given a one game suspension for overly physical play Trade May 8 w Los Angeles Edit After the first game against Washington Freedom which ultimately resulted in Athletica losing two starters Daniela and Kia McNeill in addition to those already out for injury Athletica made the first trade in WPS by giving the Los Angeles Sol two draft picks in exchange for Christie Welsh and Kendall Fletcher 21 Sheree Gray was also cut from the roster though was later re added as a developmental player while Lydia Vandenbergh was waived 22 Game 5 May 9 vs Bay Area Edit May 9 20095 00 PM CDTSaint Louis Athletica1 0FC Gold PrideLori Chalupny 16 Elise Weber 94 3 Tiffeny Milbrett 56 Ralph Korte Stadium Edwardsville ILAttendance 3 860Referee Dallas Malhiwsky A week after scoring their first goals Athletia notched their first win of the season in a 1 0 match against FC Gold Pride at home After an early flurry near the Gold Pride net which included keeper Nicole Barnhart getting a fractured nose in a collision Chalupny took a corner kick for Athletica and scored directly with a curving ball into the far top corner of the net Gold Pride dominated the second half though especially with Melissa Tancredi subbing out due to injury but Solo kept the clean sheet with several spectacular saves to preserve Athletica s first win 23 Chalupny was later named Player of the Week 24 for her goal and all around performance Game 6 May 23 at Chicago Edit May 23 2009Chicago Red Stars0 2Saint Louis AthleticaChioma Igwe 9 4 Ifeoma Dieke 26 og Eniola Aluko 41 81 Toyota Park Bridgeview ILAttendance 4 461Referee Sandra Serafini Despite coming off of a bye week and missing multiple starters due to injury suspension and national team duty Athletica avenged their home opener with a 2 0 victory over the Red Stars Chicago s Ifeoma Dieke notched WPS s first official own goal to put Athletica up 1 0 Athletica the got on the board without help from Chicago before the first half ended on a goal by Eniola Aluko assisted by Kendall Fletcher one of the two players Athletica got from a trade with Los Angeles The Red Stars dominated the second half but backup keeper Jillian Loyden preserved the clean sheet and the win 25 Loyden was also named Player of the Week the first goalkeeper to do so in WPS 26 Game 7 May 30 at Los Angeles Edit In their second rematch of the season Athletic played the Los Angeles Sol this time at the Home Depot Center Athletica lost 0 2 ending Athletica s four game unbeaten streak The Sol s scorers were Camille Abily assisted by Marta in the first half and Shannon Boxx assisted by Han Duan in the second After the match both coach Barcellos and captain Chalupny commented on Athletica not getting things together as a team messing up many passes 27 Game 8 June 7 vs New Jersey Edit Athletica s eighth match of the season was their first match against Sky Blue FC In their opening game at AB Soccer Park Athletica blanked Sky Blue 1 0 on a 15th minute goal by Amanda Cinalli It was Cinalli s first match and start as it was for Stephanie Logterman who also contributed greatly to the match Though Sky Blue had more shots in the match and was the more dangerous team during the second half Solo and the Athletica back line preserved the shoutout for Athletica s third win 28 The three points propelled Athletica into the playoff picture for the first time in the season as a three way tie between Saint Louis Boston and the Bay Area for third place slotted Athletica in fourth place overall by tiebreakers Game 9 June 14 at Boston Edit Athletica continued to climb the WPS standings with a 1 0 win over the Breakers in their second trip to Harvard Stadium leapfrogging into second place The winning goal was scored by Aluko her third in the past four games just before halftime Twice earlier in the first half it looked like Athletica had also scored but the first was called offside and the second made the side netting Boston outshot Saint Louis 4 2 and had eight corner kicks to Athletica s one but could not find the equalizer 29 The win means Athletica has climbed the standings from sixth to second place in just two weeks and has won four of its last five games the only loss being to league leaders Los Angeles Game 10 June 20 vs Washington Edit Athletica dropped their home rematch with the Freedom 0 1 The heat and humidity may have accounted for the first half early substitutions for a player on each sides Athletica played the better game for the most part forcing Freedom keeper Erin McLeod to make seven saves but never getting past her or the crossbar which was hit on at least three occasions The game s only goal came from Rebecca Moros in the 81st minute as her shot bounced off Athletica s crossbar and went straight down 30 Game 11 June 24 vs Los Angeles Edit Athletica returned to their early season form in their third match against the Los Angeles Sol highly outplaying the visitors at Soccer Park but ending the game with a 1 2 loss Athletica had twice the number of shots 25 12 and shots on goal 10 6 as well as six times as many corners 12 2 but were repeatedly stymied LeBlanc made save after save throughout the game totaling eight overall and even though a rolling ball got past her on at least two occasions the Sol s defense managed to hold Athletica at bay We missed the goal almost from inside the goal said Athletica Coach Barcellos Both coaches agreed the Sol capitalized on the only two chances at goal they ever really had with Han Duan scoring in the 50th minute and Marta doubling LA s lead in the 73rd Kerri Hanks scored the lone Athletica goal her first of the season in the 77th minute from a pass by Aluko 31 32 Trade June 26 w New Jersey Edit In a move to trim the roster back down to regular size Athletica announced a trade with Sky Blue FC on June 26 2009 Kerri Hanks Francielle and rights to Renata Costa were traded for Sarah Walsh rights to Ester and a conditional draft pick 33 This is the second major trade in the league this season both trades involving Athletica Game 12 June 28 at New Jersey Edit The first game of Athletica s longest away stretch at Sky Blue FC ended with a 2 1 win for the Athletica propelling them back into third place in the standings Athletica was outplayed only getting two shots on goal and no corners to eight and seven respectively but Athletica converted both chances it had and Solo only missed a 76 shot by Julianne Sitch meaning Aluko s second minute goal and an unlikely volley from Elise Weber in 84 sealed the victory 34 Game 13 July 5 at Bay Area Edit In the second of four away games and the second of four games against FC Gold Pride Chalupny scored her second goal of the season the only goal in Athletica s second away win and second win over the northern California team Athletica dominated the first half with multiple close chances Chalupny nailed the game winner in from distance in the 73rd minute 35 Game 14 July 8 at Los Angeles Edit Athletica faced the league leading Sol for the Sol s final home game of the season and last meeting between the two teams The Sol on an 11 game unbeaten streak and able to clinch first place with a win were shocked by a 1 0 decision in Athletica s favor thanks to an 11th minute goal by Cinalli assisted by Aluko Not on our watch said defender Tina Ellertson The Los Angeles side had more shots and more corner kicks but Athletica had more shots on goal Solo made four very impressive saves in keeping the shutout 36 Game 15 July 18 at Washington Edit Athletica could not finish the four game away run perfectly dropping their last match against the Freedom 0 1 from a late goal by Homare Sawa in the 74th minute Both teams were missing multiple players due to international friendlies Athletica saw a very different lineup where defender Niki Cross starting as a forward and recent acquisition Sarah Walsh subbing in during the second half After an exciting first fifteen minutes which saw both teams make several close calls on the goal both teams seemed to lose all energy The incredibly tight Freedom backline kept the ball in Athletica s half for most of the game meaning that neither the Freedom s backup keepers Katie Jo Spisak was replaced by their goalkeeping coach under a one game contract in the second half were tested much at all Loyden was not tested much either but a deflection on Sawa s kick sent the ball closer to the near post than anticipated giving the Freedom the win 37 Game 16 July 22 vs New Jersey Edit In their first match at home in a month Athletica finished their sweep of Sky Blue FC with a 1 0 win Even though Sky Blue slightly outshot Athletica Athletica controlled the game very well Aluko notched the game s only goal in the 48th minute and Loyden earned her second shutout with seven saves including one very impressive one on one against Natasha Kai to preserve the win 38 Game 17 July 26 vs Bay Area Edit Athletica tied FC Gold Pride 1 1 at Soccer Park in Athletica s only FSC televised game of the season Cross notched her first goal of the season from a cross by Fletcher to put Athletica up 1 0 in the 28th minute The high energy game saw many chances from both teams throughout both halves with the intensity increasing even more in the last fifteen minutes Ultimately Gold Pride prevented Athletica from clinching a playoff spot when Christine Sinclair put one past Solo in the 88th minute Without the three points though Gold Pride was eliminated from playoff contention 39 Game 18 August 1 vs Boston Edit Athletica beat the Boston Breakers 1 0 in their third of four final home games With good chances on goal from both teams in the first half the difference came when a cross from Cinalli made it past several Breakers defenders allowing Aluko to slip a shot directly between the legs of Breakers keeper Allison Lipsher Walsh almost made it 2 0 in the second half but her arcing shot from distance hit the far post at just the wrong angle and traced the back edgeline back out of the box where a defender cleared it Still with the win Athletica clinched second place for the season and have thus guaranteed hosting the Super Semifinal 40 Game 19 August 5 vs Chicago Edit In their last home game of the season Athletica handed the Chicago Red Stars another 2 0 defeat Both goals 35 and 65 were scored by Welsh aided by Walsh with Walsh getting the assist on the first goal and starting the play that caused the second Tancredi assisted that one The win was made even more impressive by the fact of how much coach Jorge Barcellos rested the regular starters Chalupny came off at halftime Walsh came off in the 73rd minute and Aluko Cross and Cinalli stayed on the bench for the whole game 41 The scoring combination of Walsh Welsh made the strong implication that they would replace the offensive hole made my Aluko leaving for Europe during the playoffs Game 20 August 9 vs Bay Area Edit Athltica finished their inaugural season on August 9 with another 1 1 draw at FC Gold Pride Athletica s goal was scored in the 18th minute by Welsh with the assist surprisingly coming from Solo It was her first assist of the year as well as the first ever assist by a goalie in WPS Gold Pride equalized in the 24th minute when Rachel Buehler ran unchecked into a 1 1 with Solo Gold Pride had the better of play for most of the remainder of the match though after Aluko subbed in for Walsh in the 88th she sent several shots at Barnhart almost scoring the winning goal several times All in all Athletica s defense was a little worse than it should have been allowing 11 shots on goal 42 Postseason EditPlayoffs Edit First RoundSuper SemifinalWPS Final1Los Angeles Sol02Saint Louis Athletica04Sky Blue FC13Washington Freedom14Sky Blue FC14Sky Blue FC2 Super Semifinal August 19 20096 00 PM CDTSaint Louis Athletica0 1Sky Blue FCStephanie Logterman 90 5 Keeley Dowling 30 Meghan Schnur 67 Natasha Kai 78 Soccer Park Fenton MOAttendance 5064Referee Ted Unkel A late flurry from the Athletica was not enough to come back from the 0 1 deficit from the first half Aside from several spectacular saves from Solo Athletica did not show up well in the first half which let Sky Blue control enough to score once Athletica controlled the second half well taking many shots as the final whistle neared but none made it past NJ keeper Jenni Branam With the result Sky Blue continued its improbable playoff run to the final while Athletica was left to prepare for the expansion draft and next season All star game Edit Main article WPS All Star 2009 The Saint Louis Athletica were chosen to host the 2009 All Star game on June 25 by WPS The game itself took place on August 30 with the WPS All Stars playing Swedish champion Umea IK Athletica had four players selected for the All Star game Lori Chalupny Eniola Aluko and Tina Ellertson made the Starting XI and Hope Solo was chosen as an At Large player selection by All Star coach Abner Rogers and WPS Commissioner Tonya Antonucci 2009 08 3016 30 CDTWPS All Stars 4 2 Umea IKLilly 24 Marta 40 Cristiane 45 Sinclair 47 49 Boxscore Edlund 2 Jacobsson 16 Elaine 57 Soccer Park Fenton MissouriAttendance 4 115Referee Sandra Serafini USA Chalupny played for the entire game while Ellertson played first half as one of the Starting XI and Solo was subbed in for Karina LeBlanc at halftime Solo kept a shutout during her half which in addition to Sinclair s goals secured the win over the Swedish champions References Edit Brazil national coach to lead St Louis team in new women s league Alton Telegraph 2008 08 26 Archived from the original on 2009 06 17 Retrieved 2008 10 21 The STL WPS has a new logo YouTube 2008 09 11 Archived from the original on 2016 01 29 Retrieved 2009 08 14 WPS Allocation List WashingtonPost com 2008 09 16 Archived from the original on 2011 05 19 Retrieved 2008 10 21 WPS holds Initial International Draft WPS 2008 09 24 Archived from the original on 28 October 2008 Retrieved 2008 10 21 a b WPS transactions WPS 2008 11 25 Archived from the original on 18 December 2008 Retrieved 2008 11 28 WPS 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