Chicago Red Stars
2015 season
OwnerArnim Whisler
Head coachRory Dames
StadiumVillage of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex
(capacity: 3,600)
Toyota Park
(capacity: 20,000)
NWSL2nd place
Top goalscorerChristen Press (10)
Highest home attendance16,017
(May 9 vs. Boston)
Lowest home attendance1,402
(May 2 vs. Sky Blue)
Average home league attendance4,210
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The 2015 Chicago Red Stars season was the seventh season of the soccer club and its third season in National Women's Soccer League. For the first time in NWSL the Red Stars advanced to the playoffs by finishing second in regular season. In addition, the team held the first place for ten consecutive weeks, from week 4 to week 13. However, the club could not reach the NWSL championship, as in the playoffs semi-final the Red Stars lost to the reigning Champion FC Kansas City, by a score of 0–3. It was the club's final season playing home games at the Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex.

First-team squad

Roster

Players who were under contract to play for the club in 2015 NWSL season.

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 Canada CAN Karina LeBlanc
2 FW United States USA Jen Hoy
3 DF United States USA Arin Gilliland
4 MF Canada CAN Alyssa Mautz
5 FW United States USA Zakiya Bywaters
6 DF New Zealand NZL Abby Erceg
7 MF United States USA Shannon Boxx
8 DF United States USA Julie Johnston
9 FW Canada CAN Melissa Tancredi
10 MF United States USA Vanessa DiBernardo
11 DF Canada CAN Rachel Quon
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 FW United States USA Cara Walls
13 DF United States USA Michelle Lomnicki
14 DF United States USA Taryn Hemmings
16 DF United States USA Samantha Johnson
17 MF United States USA Lori Chalupny
18 GK United States USA Michele Dalton
19 FW Canada CAN Adriana Leon
20 FW Mexico MEX Sofia Huerta
23 FW United States USA Christen Press
24 MF United States USA Danielle Colaprico
34 MF United States USA Mary Luba
Reserve players of first-team

Reserve players who appeared in the club's game day rosters during regular season. They should not be confused with the Chicago Red Stars Reserves team which compete in Women's Premier Soccer League.[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
25 DF United States USA Kelley McCloskey
26 MF United States USA Jackie Esterkamp
28 FW United States USA Rachel Tejada
29 DF United States USA Lillie Toaspern
No. Pos. Nation Player
30 GK United States USA Monica Gonyo
31 DF United States USA Leigh Jakes
32 DF United States USA Natalie Horner

Squad correct as of August 16, 2015

Player movement

  Joined in previous seasons   During preseason   During regular season

N Pos Player Date Trans GDR Method Club
5 FW Zakiya Bywaters Jan 18, 2013 in –– 2013 College Draft[2] UCLA Bruins
2 FW Jen Hoy Jan 18, 2013 in Apr 18, 2015[m 1] 2013 College Draft[2] Princeton Tigers
4 MF Alyssa Mautz Feb 7, 2013 in May 2, 2015[m 2] 2013 Supplemental draft[3] Chicago Red Stars
13 DF Michelle Lomnicki Feb 7, 2013 in Apr 18, 2015[m 1] 2013 Supplemental draft[3] Sky Blue FC
10 MF Vanessa DiBernardo Jan 17, 2014 in Apr 18, 2015[m 1] 2014 College Draft[4] Illinois Fighting Illini
–– FW Hayley Brock Jan 17, 2014 in –– 2014 College Draft[4] Maryland Terrapins
14 DF Taryn Hemmings Sep 1, 2014 in Apr 18, 2015[m 1] Signed[5] Fortuna Hjorring (loaned to)
17 MF Lori Chalupny Sep 4, 2014 in Apr 18, 2015[m 1] Signed[6] Chicago Red Stars
6 DF Abby Erceg Sep 4, 2014 in Apr 18, 2015[m 1] Signed[6] FF USV Jena (loaned to)
16 DF Samantha Johnson Sep 5, 2014 in Apr 18, 2015[m 1] Returned[7] Sydney FC (loaned to)
7 MF Shannon Boxx Jan 14, 2015 in Apr 18, 2015[m 1] Player allocation[8] Chicago Red Stars
8 DF Julie Johnston Jan 15, 2015 in Apr 18, 2015[m 1] Player allocation[8] Chicago Red Stars
23 FW Christen Press Jan 15, 2015 in Apr 18, 2015[m 1] Player allocation[8] Chicago Red Stars
19 FW Adriana Leon Jan 15, 2015 in –– Player allocation[8] Chicago Red Stars
1 GK Karina LeBlanc Jan 15, 2015 in Apr 18, 2015[m 1] Player allocation[8] Chicago Red Stars
9 FW Melissa Tancredi Jan 15, 2015 in –– Player allocation[8] Chicago Red Stars
11 FW Rachel Quon Jan 15, 2015 in Apr 18, 2015[m 1] Player allocation[8] Chicago Red Stars
–– FW Stephanie McCaffrey Jan 16, 2015 in –– 2015 College draft[9] Boston College
3 DF Arin Gilliland Jan 16, 2015 in Apr 18, 2015[m 1] 2015 College draft[9] University of Kentucky
24 MF Danielle Colaprico Jan 16, 2015 in Apr 18, 2015[m 1] 2015 College draft[9] University of Virginia
20 FW Sofia Huerta Jan 16, 2015 in Apr 18, 2015[m 1] 2015 College draft[9] Santa Clara University
12 FW Cara Walls Jan 16, 2015 in Apr 18, 2015[m 1] 2015 College draft[9] University of Wisconsin–Madison
–– FW Nicole Setterlund Jan 16, 2015 in –– 2015 College draft[9] Washington State University
28 FW Rachel Tejada Jan 16, 2015 in May 9, 2015[m 3] 2015 College draft[9] Illinois State University
–– FW Stephanie McCaffrey Mar 4, 2015 out –– Traded[10] Boston Breakers
–– FW Nicole Setterlund Mar 6, 2015 out –– Retired[11] ––
5 FW Zakiya Bywaters Apr 6, 2015 out –– Recovering from surgery[12] ––
–– FW Hayley Brock Apr 6, 2015 out –– Returned to school[12] ––
18 GK Michele Dalton Apr 16, 2015 in Apr 18, 2015[m 1] Signed[13] Kvarnsvedens IK
17 MF Lori Chalupny Apr 14, 2015 out May 2, 2015[m 2] World Cup[14] United States
7 MF Shannon Boxx Apr 14, 2015 out May 2, 2015[m 2] World Cup[14] United States
8 DF Julie Johnston Apr 14, 2015 out May 2, 2015[m 2] World Cup[14] United States
23 FW Christen Press Apr 14, 2015 out May 2, 2015[m 2] World Cup[14] United States
19 FW Adriana Leon Apr 28, 2015 out –– World Cup[15] Canada
1 GK Karina LeBlanc Apr 28, 2015 out May 2, 2015[m 2] World Cup[15] Canada
9 FW Melissa Tancredi Apr 28, 2015 out –– World Cup[15] Canada
25 DF Kelley McCloskey –– in May 9, 2015[m 3] Preseason trial[p 1] University of San Diego
26 MF Jackie Esterkamp –– in May 9, 2015[m 3] Preseason trial[p 1] Cincinnati Christian University
29 DF Lillie Toaspern –– in May 9, 2015[m 3] Preseason trial[p 1] Washington University in St. Louis
20 GK Monica Gonyo –– in May 9, 2015[m 3] Preseason trial[p 1] Loyola University Chicago
6 DF Abby Erceg May 15, 2015 out May 15, 2015[m 4] World Cup[16] New Zealand
34 MF Mary Luba Sep 2, 2015 in May 23, 2015[m 5] Signed[17][p 2] Marquette University
31 DF Leigh Jakes –– in May 23, 2015[m 5] Preseason trial[p 1] NiceFutis
32 DF Natalie Horner –– in Jun 28, 2015[m 6] Preseason trial[p 1] University of Kentucky
6 DF Abby Erceg Jun 19, 2015 in Jun 28, 2015[m 6] World Cup elimination[18] New Zealand
19 FW Adriana Leon Jun 27, 2015 in Jul 12, 2015[m 7] World Cup elimination[19] Canada
1 GK Karina LeBlanc Jun 27, 2015 in Jul 12, 2015[m 7] World Cup elimination[19] Canada
9 FW Melissa Tancredi Jun 27, 2015 in Jul 12, 2015[m 7] World Cup elimination[19] Canada
17 MF Lori Chalupny Jul 5, 2015 in Jul 18, 2015[m 8] World Cup final[20] United States
7 MF Shannon Boxx Jul 5, 2015 in Jul 18, 2015[m 8] World Cup final[20] United States
8 DF Julie Johnston Jul 5, 2015 in Jul 12, 2015[m 7] World Cup final[20] United States
23 FW Christen Press Jul 5, 2015 in Jul 12, 2015[m 7] World Cup final[20] United States
7 MF Shannon Boxx Jul 27, 2015 out Jul 18, 2015[m 8] Retired[21] ––

Management and staff

Front Office
Coaching Staff[22]

Regular-season standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Seattle Reign FC 20 13 4 3 41 21 +20 43 NWSL Shield
2 Chicago Red Stars 20 8 9 3 31 22 +9 33 NWSL Playoffs
3 FC Kansas City (C) 20 9 5 6 32 20 +12 32
4 Washington Spirit 20 8 6 6 31 28 +3 30
5 Houston Dash 20 6 6 8 21 26 −5 24
6 Portland Thorns FC 20 6 5 9 27 29 −2 23
7 Western New York Flash 20 6 5 9 24 34 −10 23
8 Sky Blue FC 20 5 7 8 22 28 −6 22
9 Boston Breakers 20 4 3 13 22 43 −21 15
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions
Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
20 33 8 3 9 31 22  +9 3 1 6 15 11  +4 5 2 3 16 11  +5

Last updated: September 6, 2015
Source: NWSLsoccer.com standings
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
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GroundHHHHAAAAAAHAAHAHHHAH
ResultWDWWDWDLWWDWDDLDLDWD
Position[n 1]53211111111112223222
Updated to match(es) played on September 6, 2015. Source: Match results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

  Win   Tie   Loss

Preseason

March 16, Mon Marquette Golden Eagles 0–3 Chicago Red Stars Milwaukee, Wisconsin
17:00 CDT (UTC-05) Report[p 1] Chalupny 12'
Mautz 17'
DiBernardo 53'		 Stadium: Valley Fields
March 20, Fri Wisconsin Badgers 0–1 Chicago Red Stars Verona, Wisconsin
19:00 CDT (UTC-05) Report[p 3] Colaprico 2' Stadium: Goodman Pitch at Reddan Park
April 4, Sat Missouri Lady Tigers 0–6 Chicago Red Stars St. Louis, Missouri
11:00 CDT (UTC-05) Report[p 2] Walls 1'
DiBernardo 4'
Hoy 5'
Mary Luba 13'
19' (o.g.)
Giuleana Lopez 30'
Jayden BarrettYellow card 36'		 Stadium: Lou Fusz Soccer Complex Field #1
Note: 45 minute scrimmage.
April 4, Sat Iowa State Cyclones 0–3 Chicago Red Stars St. Louis, Missouri
12:00 CDT (UTC-05) Report[p 2] Hoy 23'
Valerie Gonyo 25'
Walls 28'		 Stadium: Lou Fusz Soccer Complex Field #1
Note: 45 minute scrimmage.
April 8, Wed Notre Dame Fighting Irish 0–1 Chicago Red Stars Notre Dame, Indiana
18:00 CDT (UTC-05) Report[p 4] Huerta 1'
Johnson Yellow card 41'		 Stadium: Alumni Stadium

National Women's Soccer League

Main article: 2015 National Women's Soccer League season

Regular season

April 18, Sat 1 Chicago Red Stars 3–2 Seattle Reign FC Lisle, Illinois
19:00 CDT (UTC-05) Press 32' (DiBernado)
91+' (unassisted)
Hoy 35' (Press)		 Report[m 1] Yanez 32' (Rapinoe)
Fletcher 39' (unassisted)		 Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,368
Referee: David Mon
April 25, Sat 2 Chicago Red Stars 2–2 Portland Thorns FC Lisle, Illinois
19:30 CDT (UTC-05) Press 4' (Chalupny)
8' (DiBernardo)
JohnstonYellow card 16'		 Report[m 9] Sinclair 29' (Long)
Shim 47' (unassisted)		 Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,136
Referee: Levi Rippy
May 2, Sat 3 Chicago Red Stars 1–0 Sky Blue FC Lisle, Illinois
17:00 CDT (UTC-05) Colaprico 54' (unassisted) Report[m 2] NadimYellow card 86' Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,402
May 9, Sat 4 Chicago Red Stars 3–0 Boston Breakers Bridgeview, Illinois
16:00 CDT (UTC-05) JohnsonYellow card 22'
Huerta 56' (DiBernardo)
82' (Gilliland)
Walls 70' (Huerta)		 Report[m 3] KingYellow card 39' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 16,017
Referee: Margaret Domka
May 15, Fri 5 Houston Dash 2–2 Chicago Red Stars Houston
19:30 CDT (UTC-05) Axon 28' (penalty)
Ohai 59' (Henderson)
MasarYellow card 62'		 Report[m 4] ColapricoYellow card 43'
Huerta 60' (Hoy) 81' (unassisted)		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 3,527
Referee: Randall Kelley
May 23, Sat 6 FC Kansas City 1–2 Chicago Red Stars Kansas City, Missouri
19:00 CDT (UTC-05) LePeilbet 68' Report[m 5] Huerta 33' (DiBernardo)
Hemmings 82' (Lomnicki)		 Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Championship Field
May 30, Sat 7 Seattle Reign FC 0–0 Chicago Red Stars Seattle
21:00 CDT (UTC-05) MathiasYellow card 90+' Report[m 10] ColapricoYellow card 61' Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,367
Referee: Brandon Artis
June 6, Sat 8 Western New York Flash 3–1 Chicago Red Stars Rochester, New York
18:00 CDT (UTC-05) S Mewis 51' (Eddy)
Eddy 72' (Williams)
Fields 75' (unassisted)
S MewisYellow card 85'		 Report[m 11] LomnickiYellow card 57'
Huerta 93+' (DiBernardo)		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 2,514
June 20, Sat Chicago Red Stars abandoned Washington Spirit Lisle, Illinois
19:00 CDT (UTC-05) Report[m 12] Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex
Note: rescheduled to August 16, 2015
June 28, Sun 9 Sky Blue FC 0–3 Chicago Red Stars Piscataway, New Jersey
17:00 CDT (UTC-05) Report[m 6] DiBernardo 6' (Huerta)
Hoy 34' (Huerta)
Mautz 62' (Hoy)		 Stadium: Yurcak Field
July 12, Sun 10 Houston Dash 1–2 Chicago Red Stars Houston
19:30 CDT (UTC-05) McCarty 57' (Ohai)
BrushYellow card 84'		 Report[m 7] ColapricoYellow card 3'
DiBernado 19' (Mautz)
Hoy 69' (unassisted)		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 13,025
Referee: Christopher Spivey
July 18, Sat 11 Chicago Red Stars 1–1 Boston Breakers Lisle, Illinois
19:00 CDT (UTC-05) Chalupny 54' (Hemmings)
LeonYellow card 75'		 Report[m 8] McCaffrey 62' (unassisted)
SchoepferYellow card 63'		 Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex
Attendance: 3,560 record crowd
July 22, Wed 12 Boston Breakers 1–2 Chicago Red Stars Boston
18:00 CDT (UTC-05) Simon 69' (McCaffrey) Report[m 13] Tancredi 41' (Mautz)
Press 90' (Hoy)		 Stadium: Soldiers Field Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,403
Referee: Cedric Adams
July 25, Sat 13 Washington Spirit 1–1 Chicago Red Stars Germantown, Maryland
18:00 CDT (UTC-05) Dunn 83' (unassisted) Report[m 14] Press 31' (unassisted)
HemmingsYellow card 74'		 Stadium: Maureen Hendricks Field Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 5,100
August 1, Sat 14 Chicago Red Stars 2–2 FC Kansas City Lisle, Illinois
19:00 CDT (UTC-05) Press 12' (Chalupny)
74' (Chalupny)
ErcegYellow card 42'		 Report[m 15] LePeilbet 35' (Holiday)
Hagen 87' (O'Reilly)		 Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex
Attendance: 3,477[23]
Referee: Matthew Franz
August 9, Sun 15 Portland Thorns FC 2–1 Chicago Red Stars Portland, Oregon
21:00 CDT (UTC-05) Long 38' (unassisted)
69' (Farrelly)		 Report[m 16] Mautz 29' (unassisted) Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 15,858
Referee: Margaret Domka
August 12, Wed 16 Chicago Red Stars 1–1 Sky Blue FC Lisle, Illinois
13:00 CDT (UTC-05) Leon 15' (Gilliland)
ChalupnyYellow card 64'		 Report[m 17] Kerr 36' (unassisted)
FilignoYellow card 86'		 Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex
August 16, Sun 17 Chicago Red Stars 1–2 Washington Spirit Lisle, Illinois
19:30 CDT (UTC-05) Tancredi 82' (Mautz)
LomnickiYellow card 44'		 Report[m 18] Oyster 3' (Nairn)
Dunn 90+2' (unassisted)		 Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex
Note: rescheduled from June 20, 2015
August 23, Sun 18 Chicago Red Stars 0–0 Western New York Flash Lisle, Illinois
16:00 CDT (UTC-05) Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex
August 29, Sat 19 Western New York Flash 0–2 Chicago Red Stars Rochester, New York
18:00 CDT (UTC-05) Report[m 19] Press 40' (Chalupny)
DiBernardoYellow card 63'
Hoy 65' (Press)
ErcegYellow card 86'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 3,525
September 6, Sun 20 Chicago Red Stars 1–1 Houston Dash Bridgeview, Illinois
16:00 CDT (UTC-05) DiBernardoYellow card 82'
Press 90' (Johnston)		 Report[m 20] Masar 62' (Brian) Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 5,623
Referee: Margaret Domka

Postseason playoff

September 13, Sun Semifinal Chicago Red Stars 0–3 FC Kansas City Bridgeview, Illinois
12:30 CDT (UTC-05) Samantha JohnsonYellow card 68' Report[po 1][po 2] Rodriguez 16' (unassisted)
Tymrak 21' (O'Reilly)
Rodriguez 35' (O'Reilly)		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 3,031
Referee: Karen Abt

NWSL awards

Date Award Recipient Reference
April 21, 2015 Player of the week of week 2 Christen Press [24]
May 1, 2015 Player of the month of April Christen Press [25]
May 12, 2015 Player of the week of week 5 Sofia Huerta [26] [n 2]
May 19, 2015 Player of the week of week 6 Sofia Huerta [27] [n 2]
June 3, 2015 Player of the month of May Sofia Huerta [28]
September 10, 2015 Player of the week of week 21 Karina LeBlanc [29]
September 14, 2015 Rookie of the year 2015 Danielle Colaprico [30] [n 3]
September 25, 2015 NWSL Best Eleven Christen Press [31]
Julie Johnston
NWSL Second Eleven Arin Gilliland
Danielle Colaprico
Sofia Huerta

Squad statistics

Source: NWSL

Key to positions: FW – Forward, MF – Midfielder, DF – Defender, GK – Goalkeeper

N Pos Player GP GS Min G A WG Shot SOG Cro CK Off Foul FS YC RC
7 MF Shannon Boxx 4 2 231 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 0
17 MF Lori Chalupny 11 11 944 1 3 0 17 9 0 0 1 14 16 1 0
24 MF Danielle Colaprico 20 20 1776 1 0 1 10 5 2 46 1 18 15 3 0
10 MF Vanessa DiBernardo 20 19 1733 2 5 1 34 19 5 73 0 25 22 2 0
6 DF Abby Erceg 14 12 1085 0 0 0 5 3 1 0 0 6 0 2 0
3 DF Arin Gilliland 19 17 1533 0 2 0 13 5 2 0 4 10 4 0 0
14 DF Taryn Hemmings 18 17 1528 1 1 1 10 7 4 0 1 18 8 1 0
2 FW Jen Hoy 18 14 1110 4 4 1 25 15 3 0 12 15 3 0 0
20 FW Sofia Huerta 19 15 1343 6 3 1 36 20 3 0 17 11 12 0 0
31 DF Leigh Jakes 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF Samantha Johnson 14 13 1215 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 4 3 0
8 DF Julie Johnston 11 11 990 0 2 0 4 1 1 0 0 7 10 1 0
19 FW Adriana Leon 5 4 277 1 0 0 5 4 0 0 2 5 2 1 0
13 DF Michelle Lomnicki 12 7 614 0 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 6 4 2 0
34 DF Mary Luba 3 0 40 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
4 MF Alyssa Mautz 15 13 1076 2 3 0 16 4 1 1 3 16 8 0 0
25 DF Kelley McCloskey 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
23 FW Christen Press 11 10 931 10 2 3 50 27 0 0 17 7 2 0 0
11 DF Rachel Quon 17 12 1046 0 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 10 8 1 0
9 FW Melissa Tancredi 8 2 246 2 0 0 12 5 0 0 2 5 1 0 0
28 FW Rachel Tejada 2 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
12 FW Cara Walls 10 1 256 1 1 0 3 3 2 0 4 4 2 0 0
N Pos Goal keeper GP GS Min W L T Shot SOG Sav GA GA/G Pen PKF SO
18 GK Michele Dalton 12 12 1080 6 1 5 113 58 47 11 .917 1 1 5
1 GK Karina LeBlanc 8 8 720 2 2 4 79 39 28 11 1.375 0 0 1

Chicago Red Stars team awards

On September 23 Chicago Red Stars announced the winners of 2015 team awards.[32] For the second time in 2 years Julie Johnston was the recipient of the award for Defensive Most Valuable Player, having been named Defender of the Year in 2014. Lori Chalupny who was the Team Most Valuable Player in 2014, was named the Iron Women of Character. Christen Press was named Team Most Valuable player, and was in 2014 the Golden Boot recipient. Danielle Colaprico was named the team's Rookie of the Year, while she was also the recipient of the NWSL Rookie of the Year. Vanessa DiBernardo who had a team high of 5 assists, and served a team high of 73 corner kicks, was named the Unsung Hero.

Team Most Valuable Player

Christen Press

Defensive Most Valuable Player

Julie Johnston

Rookie of the Year

Danielle Colaprico

Unsung Hero

Vanessa DiBernardo

Iron Woman of Character

Lori Chalupny

Images

Chicago Red Stars World Cup send off ceremony
On May 2, 2015, Chicago Red Stars sent off 6 players to their World Cup in a ceremony, after a 1–0 win over Sky Blue FC. Left to right: Lori Chalupny, Shannon Boxx, Julie Johnston, Karina LeBlanc, Abby Erceg and Christen Press. Not in picture and already joined Canada World Cup team were Melissa Tancredi and Adriana Leon. Chicago Red Stars sent eight players to 2015 World Cup; the highest number in NWSL.
Team MVP Christen Press
Team Defensive MVP Julie Johnston
Rookie of the Year Danielle Colaprico
Unsung Hero Vanessa DiBernardo
Iron Woman of Character Lori Chalupny

Notes

  1. ^ Chicago Red Stars' position in the league at the end of match day
  2. ^ a b Sofia Huerta is the first NWSL to earn back to back player of the week awards
  3. ^ Danielle Colaprico is the second Red Star named NWSL Rookie of the Year, in two consecutive years. Julie Johnston was NWSL Rookie of the Year in 2014

References

  1. ^ "Chicago Red Stars Reserves". wpsl.info. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Eight Teams Make Selections at 2013 NWSL College Draft".
  3. ^ a b "All Eight Clubs Add Players to their Roster".
  4. ^ a b "SPIRIT SELECT CRYSTAL DUNN WITH FIRST OVERALL PICK 36 Players selected in the 2014 College Draft".
  5. ^ "Red Stars Loan Defender Taryn Hemmings To Fortuna Hjorring".
  6. ^ a b "CHICAGO RED STARS RE-SIGN CHALUPNY AND ERCEG; Erceg Loaned To FF USV Jena in German Bundesliga".
  7. ^ "Chicago Red Stars Loan Samantha Johnson to Sydney FC".
  8. ^ a b c d e f g "NWSL ANNOUNCES 2015 ALLOCATED PLAYERS".
  9. ^ a b c d e f g "NWSL ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF THE 2015 COLLEGE DRAFT".
  10. ^ "BREAKERS SIGN FORWARD STEPHANIE MCCAFFREY".
  11. ^ "TAYLOR VANCIL, NICOLE SETTERLUND ANNOUNCE RETIREMENT".
  12. ^ a b "Red Stars Announce 18-Player Roster for 2015 NWSL Season". ChicagoRedStars.com. Archived from the original on April 27, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  13. ^ "CHICAGO SIGNS GOALKEEPER DALTON AND FORWARD WALLS". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  14. ^ a b c d "Ellis Names U.S. Roster for 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Team".
  15. ^ a b c "11 NWSL PLAYERS NAMED TO CANADA WNT ROSTER — Sinclair and Canada will kick off the first game of the tournament June 6 against China". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  16. ^ "Erceg leads experienced Kiwi side to World Cup". globalpost.com.
  17. ^ "Luba To Join Red Stars For Remainder Of Season". chicagoredstars.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
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  21. ^ "CHICAGO AND U.S. STAR SHANNON BOXX RETIRES FROM NWSL PLAY — Legendary midfielder's national team career to end at conclusion of 2015". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
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  23. ^ "The Lowdown: The anatomy of a hat trick". August 5, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  24. ^ "Red Stars' Christen Press Voted NWSL Player of the Week; Press scored the game winning goal in the 91st minute of the match". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  25. ^ "Red Stars' Christen Press Voted Player of the Month; Press scored four goals and added one assist over two games in April". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  26. ^ "Red Stars Huerta Voted NWSL Player of the Week; Forward scored two goals and recorded an assist in the Red Stars 3–0 victory over Breakers". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  27. ^ "Red Stars Huerta Voted NWSL Player of the Week; Huerta, 22, recorded her second brace of the 2015 NWSL season on Friday night". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  28. ^ "Red Stars' Sofia Huerta Voted NWSL Player of the Month; Huerta, 22, has scored five goals over five games in May". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  29. ^ "Red Stars' Karina LeBlanc Voted Player of the Week; LeBlanC helped the Red Stars earn a point at home in a 1–1 draw". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  30. ^ "Danielle Colaprico Voted Rookie of the Year; Colaprico, 22, started all 20 games for the Red Stars this season". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
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Match reports (preseason)
  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Red Stars Defeat Marquette 3–0 In Preseason Opener — Away scrimmage features total of 22 Chicago players". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Chicago Downs Missouri 6–0, Iowa State 3–0 in 45-Minute Games; Hoy and Walls each score twice as club improves to 4–0 in NWSL preseason". chicagoredstars.com. Archived from the original on April 8, 2015. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  3. ^ "Chicago Downs UW-Madison For Second Preseason Win — Early Colaprico goal holds up for dominant NWSL side". chicagoredstars.com. Chicago Red Stars. Archived from the original on October 19, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  4. ^ "Red Stars Wrap up Preseason with Gritty Win at Notre Dame; Defeat Fighting Irish 1–0 behind Huerta goal, stay perfect in 2015". chicagoredstars.com. Archived from the original on April 14, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
Match reports (regular season)
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "RED STARS DEFEAT REIGN FC, 3–2, IN EXTRA TIME". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Archived from the original on October 19, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "CHICAGO DEFEATS SKY BLUE FC, 1–0; Red Stars Remain undefeated as Colaprico bags first professional goal". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Huerta Shines as Red Stars Defeat Boston 3-0". chicagoredstars.com. Chicago Red Stars. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Dash and Red Stars Split Points in 2–2 Draw — Kealia Ohai earned a penalty and scored a goal in match". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  5. ^ a b c "Red Stars Earn 2-1 Road Win over Defending Champs — Hemmings with the game-winner in rainy Kansas City". nwslsoccer.com. Chicago Red Stars. Archived from the original on October 19, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  6. ^ a b c "Red Stars Dominate Sky Blue FC, 3–0 — Several players with standout performances as Chicago remains atop NWSL table". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  7. ^ a b c d e f "Red Stars Defeat Dash, 2–1; DiBernardo and Hoy find the net to grab all three points for Chicago". nwsl.com.
  8. ^ a b c d "Chicago Earns 1–1 Draw With Boston; WWC winner Lori Chalupny scores in front of record crowd". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Archived from the original on October 19, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  9. ^ "RED STARS AND THORNS FC BATTLE TO 2–2 DRAW — Chicago's Christen Press scores two goals in first half". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  10. ^ "Reign FC Tie Red Stars, 0–0; Haley Kopmeyer made four saves to earn the shutout". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  11. ^ "Flash Defeat Red Stars, 3–1 — WNY snaps Chicago's undefeated streak". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  12. ^ "Red Stars' Clash With Spirit Falls Victim to Weather — NWSL blockbuster match to be replayed at a later date". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Archived from the original on October 19, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  13. ^ "Red Stars Earn Dramatic 2–1 Win at Boston; Chicago needs late winner from USWNT star despite dominant performance". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  14. ^ "Spirit Rally vs. Red Stars for 1–1 Tie; Crystal Dunn scores her league-leading 9th goal". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Archived from the original on October 19, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  15. ^ "Chicago Draws 2–2 with Kansas City — Red Stars' Christen Press scored two goals in the game". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  16. ^ "Thorns FC Earn 2–1 Win Over Red Stars — Allie Long scores the game-winning goal". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  17. ^ "Red Stars and SBFC Settle for 1–1 Draw — Adriana Leon scored the opening goal, but Sam Kerr would net the equalizer". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  18. ^ "Spirit Strike Late to Earn 2–1 Win Over Red Stars — Crystal Dunn scores the game-winning goal". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Archived from the original on October 19, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  19. ^ "Red Stars Defeat Flash, 2–0 — Press and Hoy each score to end winless streak at six games". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  20. ^ "Red Stars Come Back to Tie Dash, 1–1 — Christen Press scored the game-tying goal in the 90th minute". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
Match report (postseason playoff)
  1. ^ "Kansas City Advances to Final After Defeating Chicago, 3–0; Amy Rodriguez (2) and Erika Tymrak both scored in the first half". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Archived from the original on September 27, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  2. ^ Hersh, Philip (September 13, 2015). "Red Stars routed in NWSL soccer semifinals". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
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