2013 Seattle Reign FC season

The 2013 Seattle Reign FC season was the club's first season in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.

Seattle Reign FC
2013 season
OwnersBill and Teresa Predmore
General managerLaura Harvey
Head coachLaura Harvey
StadiumStarfire Sports
National Women's Soccer LeagueOverall: 7th
Top goalscorerMegan Rapinoe (5 goals)
Highest home attendance3,855 vs Washington Spirit (July 14, 2013)
Lowest home attendance1,011 vs Washington Spirit (May 16, 2013)
Average home league attendance2,360
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Background

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In November 2012, it was confirmed that a Seattle-based women's professional soccer team owned by Bill Predmore (founder and president of Seattle-based digital marketing agency, POP) had been accepted into a new women's professional soccer league, later named National Women's Soccer League.[1][2] Former general manager of the Seattle Sounders Women and Seattle Sounders FC Director of Youth Programs,[3] Amy Carnell, was named general manager.

On December 21, 2012, the team announced Laura Harvey as their first head coach. Harvey was head coach of Arsenal L.F.C. from 2010–2012 after serving as an assistant for two years, assisted and then coached Birmingham City L.F.C. from 2002–2008, and served as an assistant coach for England's U-17, U-19 and U-23 women's national teams from 2005–2011.[4]

Review

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Drafts and signings

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On January 11, 2013, as part of the NWSL Player Allocation, Kaylyn Kyle (CAN), Teresa Noyola (MEX), Megan Rapinoe (USA), Amy Rodriguez (USA), Jenny Ruiz (MEX), Hope Solo (USA), and Emily Zurrer (CAN) were named to the Seattle team.[5][6][7] On January 18, the Reign selected Christine Nairn, Mallory Schaffer, Kristen Meier, and Haley Kopmeyer at the 2013 NWSL College Draft.[8][9] On February 4, 2013, it was announced that the team had signed four free agents: Kate Deines, Jessica Fishlock, Tiffany Cameron, and Lindsay Taylor.[10] During the February 7, 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft, the team selected Nikki Krzysik, Lauren Barnes, Laura Heyboer, Liz Bogus, Michelle Betos and Kaley Fountain.[11]

Preseason

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Leading into the preseason, it was learned that the Reign would be without all of their U.S. national team allocated players for almost half of the season. National team forward, Amy Rodriguez, announced she was pregnant with her first child and would not be playing during the inaugural season.[12] U.S. national team goalkeeper, Hope Solo, would be away for the first part of the season after recovering from wrist surgery and Megan Rapinoe had signed with French side, Olympique Lyonnais, from January to June and would miss at least nine games.[13][14]

Regular season

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After traveling to Japan in the preseason to play matches against defending L. League champion INAC Kobe Leonessa, Fukuoka J. Anclas, and Nojima Stella Kanagawa,[15] the Reign faced their first regular season match against the Chicago Red Stars at Benedictine University, in which Seattle's first college draft pick, Christine Nairn, scored the Reign's first goal of the season via a header off an assist from Liz Bogus.[16] The Red Stars later tied the game 1–1, but the point that Seattle earned in the game would be its only for the next nine games. Without the U.S. national team players or a veteran goalscorer up front, the team struggled to win games. Although the losses were for the most part consistently low-scoring games, it was apparent that the Reign was missing some final ingredients for success.

In June 2013, head coach Laura Harvey began making some trades and signing new players. Forward and Canadian international, Tiffany Cameron was waived, later to be picked up by FC Kansas City and former U.S. national team defender, Stephanie Cox was added to the roster.[17] Mexican allocated player and former Stanford Cardinal standout, Teresa Noyola, was traded to FC Kansas City for Renae Cuellar, and Noyola's fellow former Stanford Cardinal goal-scorer, Lindsay Taylor was traded to the Washington Spirit. After a brief stint on the team by Tobagonian international, Kennya Cordner who was later waived and replaced by Australian national team co-captain, Emily van Egmond due to the league's restriction on only having two international players on a team (in addition to allocated players),[18] and the return of U.S. national team players, Solo and Rapinoe, the Reign began to turn the season around with a 1–1 tie against the Western New York Flash. The game would be the first of a six-game undefeated streak for the Reign with two ties and four wins.[19] After losing to regional rival, Portland Thorns FC, 2–1 in the season finale in front of a sold-out crowd of 3,855, the Reign ended the 2013 NWSL season seventh in the league with a 5–14–3 record.[20]

Club

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Executive staff

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Owner   Bill Predmore
General Manager   Laura Harvey

Updated to match played April 8, 2013
Source: [1]

Coaching staff

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Position Staff
Head Coach   Laura Harvey
Assistant Coach   Sam Laity
Goalkeeper Coach   Ben Dragavon

Roster

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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
2 DF   CAN Emily Zurrer
3 DF   USA Lauren Barnes
4 DF   USA Kate Deines
5 FW   USA Liz Bogus
6 MF   CAN Kaylyn Kyle
7 DF   USA Elli Reed
9 DF   USA Stephanie Cox
10 MF   WAL Jessica Fishlock
11 MF   USA Keelin Winters (captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 DF   MEX Jenny Ruiz
14 MF   USA Kristina Larsen
15 MF   USA Megan Rapinoe
18 GK   USA Michelle Betos
19 MF   USA Christine Nairn
20 MF   AUS Emily van Egmond
21 MF   USA Kristen Meier
22 FW   USA Jessica McDonald
23 FW   MEX Renae Cuellar
25 DF   USA Kiersten Dallstream

Competitions

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  Win   Tie   Loss

Preseason and friendlies

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March 16, 2013 INAC Kobe Leonessa   2–0   Seattle Reign FC Okinawa, Japan
20:30 PST Report Stadium: Koza General Sports Park Athletics Stadium
March 19, 2013 Fukuoka J. Anclas   1–3   Seattle Reign FC Fukuoka, Japan
22:00 PST Report Laura Heyboer
Marissa Mykines
Liz Bogus
Stadium: Fukuoka Level 5 Stadium
March 23, 2013 Nojima Stella Kanagawa   0–4   Seattle Reign FC Tokyo, Japan
17:00 PST Report Tiffany Cameron  31'
Kaylyn Kyle  40'
Emily Zurrer 
Kristen Meier  75'
Stadium: Nojima Football Park
June 2, 2013 Seattle Reign FC   6–0   Haiti Tukwila, Washington
15:30 PT
Report Stadium: Starfire Stadium
Referee: Katja Koroleva

Regular season

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April 21, 2013 2 Portland Thorns FC 2–1 Seattle Reign FC Portland, Oregon
14:00 (PST) Dougherty   45'
Alex Morgan   52'
Report Fishlock   74' Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field
Attendance: 16,479
Referee: Josh Wilkens
April 26, 2013 3 FC Kansas City 2–0 Seattle Reign FC Overland Park, Kansas
19:35 (PST) Farrelly   21'
Cuellar   71'
Report Stadium: Shawnee Mission District Stadium
Attendance: 4,064
Referee: Christina Unkel
May 4, 2013 4 Seattle Reign FC 0–1 FC Kansas City Tukwila, Washington
20:00 (PST) Report Cuellar   69' Stadium: Starfire Stadium
Attendance: 2,618
Referee: Margaret Domka
May 11, 2013 5 Sky Blue FC 2–0 Seattle Reign FC Piscataway, New Jersey
15:00 (PST) Danesha Adams   31'
Lisa De Vanna   35'
Report Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 1,459
Referee: Steve Montanino
May 16, 2013 6 Seattle Reign FC 2–4 Washington Spirit Tukwila, Washington
19:00 (PST) Lindsay Taylor   7'
Teresa Noyola   47'
Report Diana Matheson   37'

Ali Krieger   41'
Tiffany McCarty   56'

Tori Huster   84'
Stadium: Starfire Stadium
Attendance: 1,011
Referee: Katja Koroleva
May 19, 2013 7 Seattle Reign FC 0–3 Sky Blue FC Tukwila, Washington
18:00 (PST) Ruiz   25'   63'
Kyle   40'
Report De Vanna  9'
Schmidt  78'
Lytle  86'
Bock   66'
De Vanna   70'
Stadium: Starfire Stadium
Attendance: 1,046
Referee: Kari Seitz
May 25, 2013 8 Seattle Reign FC 0–1 Portland Thorns FC Tukwila, Washington
19:00 (PST) Report Christine Sinclair   83' PK Stadium: Starfire Stadium
Attendance: 3,324
Referee: Margaret Domka
June 9, 2013 9 Seattle Reign FC 0–1 FC Kansas City Tukwila, Washington
19:00 (PST) Report Erika Tymrak   63' Stadium: Starfire Stadium
Attendance: 1,377
Referee: Kara Honthumb
June 16, 2013 10 Portland Thorns FC 2–0 Seattle Reign FC Portland, Oregon
19:30 (PST) Danielle Foxhoven   48'
Meleana Shim   67'
Report Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field
Attendance: 13,802
Referee: Robert Sigiba
June 23, 2013 11 Western New York Flash 1–1 Seattle Reign FC Rochester, New York
16:05 (PST) Winters   28' Report Wambach   56' PK Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 6,347
Referee: Miguel Panduro
June 26, 2013 12 Boston Breakers 1–2 Seattle Reign FC Somerville, Massachusetts
19:00 (PST) Nogueira   50' Report Fishlock   77'
Nairn   85'
Stadium: Dilboy Stadium
Attendance: 2,012
Referee: John McCloskey
June 29, 2013 13 Seattle Reign FC 3–1 Chicago Red Stars Tukwila, Washington
20:00 (PST) Kyle   51'Fishlock   58'
Rapinoe   93+'
Report Wenino   85' Stadium: Starfire Stadium
Attendance: 2,138
Referee: Josh Wilkens
July 3, 2013 14 Seattle Reign FC 1–1 Boston Breakers Tukwila, Washington
19:00 (PST) McDonald   54' Report Leroux   63' Stadium: Starfire Stadium
Attendance: 1,430
Referee: Miguel Panduro
July 11, 2013 15 Seattle Reign FC 3–2 Western New York Flash Tukwila, Washington
14:00 (PST) Fishlock   14'
Rapinoe   44'
Nairn   82'
Report Wambach   10, 47' Stadium: Starfire Stadium
Attendance: 2,514
Referee: Robert Sibiga
July 14, 2013 16 Seattle Reign FC 2–1 Washington Spirit Tukwila, Washington
19:00 (PST) McDonald   30, 34' Report Matheson   11' Stadium: Starfire Stadium
Attendance: 3,855
Referee: Katja Koroleva
July 20, 2013 17 FC Kansas City 2–0 Seattle Reign FC Overland Park, Kansas
19:35 (PST) Holiday   39'
Tymrak  86'
Report Stadium: Shawnee Mission District Stadium
Attendance: 5,271
Referee: Boris Senic
July 25, 2013 18 Seattle Reign FC 4–1 Chicago Red Stars Tukwila, Washington
19:00 (PST) Rapinoe   6, 68'
Kyle   24'
Bogus   83'
Report Hoy   74' Stadium: Starfire Stadium
Attendance: 2,017
Referee: Robert Sibiga
August 3, 2013 19 Chicago Red Stars 3–1 Seattle Reign FC Lisle, Illinois
18:00 (PST) Fuss   11' (pen.)
Grings   41, 72'
Report Kyle   28' (pen.) Stadium: Sports Complex at Benedictine University
Attendance: 3,400
Referee: Kara Honthumb
August 7, 2013 20 Western New York Flash 1–0 Seattle Reign FC Rochester, New York
19:05 (PST) Lloyd   54' Report Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 4,993
Referee: Robert Sibiga
August 10, 2013 21 Washington Spirit 1–0 Seattle Reign FC Boyds, Maryland
16:35 (PST) Matheson   83' Report Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 4,549
Referee: Kari Seitz
August 17, 2013 22 Seattle Reign FC 1–2 Portland Thorns FC Tukwila, Washington
20:00 (PST) Rapinoe   3' Report Sinclair   8, 83' Stadium: Starfire Stadium
Attendance: 3,855
Referee: Christina Unkel

Standings

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Pos Team 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
4 Sky Blue FC 22 10 6 6 31 26 +5 36
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
Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
22 18 5 14 3 22 36  −14 4 6 1 15 16  −1 1 8 2 7 20  −13

Last updated: August 18, 2013
Source: http://www.nwslsoccer.com/Stats/index_E.html
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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Updated to match(es) played on August 18, 2013. Source: nwslsoccer.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of August 20, 2013
No. Pos Nat Player Total NWSL
Apps Goals Apps Goals
3 DF   USA Lauren Barnes 22 0 22 0
18 GK   USA Michelle Betos 7 0 7 0
5 FW   USA Liz Bogus 20 1 20 1
9 FW   CAN Tiffany Cameron 7 0 7 0
26 FW   TRI Kennya Cordner 3 0 3 0
9 DF   USA Stephanie Cox 4 0 4 0
23 FW   MEX Renae Cuellar 7 0 7 0
25 DF   USA Kiersten Dallstream 20 0 20 0
4 DF   USA Kate Deines 17 0 17 0
10 MF   WAL Jessica Fishlock 21 4 21 4
20 GK   USA Haley Kopmeyer 1 0 1 0
6 MF   CAN Kaylyn Kyle 21 3 21 3
14 FW   USA Kristina Larsen 9 0 9 0
21 MF   USA Kristen Meier 6 0 6 0
21 FW   USA Jessica McDonald 7 3 7 3
19 MF   USA Christine Nairn 22 3 22 3
8 MF   MEX Teresa Noyola 11 1 11 1
16 MF   USA Lyndsey Patterson 3 0 3 0
15 MF   USA Megan Rapinoe 12 5 12 5
7 DF   USA Elli Reed 17 0 17 0
13 MF   MEX Jenny Ruiz 7 0 7 0
1 GK   USA Hope Solo 14 0 14 0
17 FW   USA Lindsay Taylor 6 1 6 1
20 MF   AUS Emily van Egmond 6 0 6 0
11 MF   USA Keelin Winters 21 1 21 1
2 DF   CAN Emily Zurrer 7 0 7 0

Top scorers

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Players with one goal or more included only.

As of August 20, 2013
Rk. Nat Pos Player Total NWSL
1   MF Megan Rapinoe 5 5
2   MF Jessica Fishlock 4 4
3   FW Jessica McDonald 3 3
3   MF Christine Nairn 3 3
3   DF Kaylyn Kyle 3 3
4   FW Liz Bogus 1 1
4   MF Teresa Noyola 1 1
4   FW Lindsay Taylor 1 1
4   MF Keelin Winters 1 1

Top assists

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Players with one assist or more included only.

As of August 20, 2013
Rk. Nat Pos Player Total NWSL
1   MF Christine Nairn 5 5
2   FW Liz Bogus 2 2
2   DF Elli Reed 2 2
3   FW Kristina Larsen 1 1
3   FW Jessica McDonald 1 1
3   MF Teresa Noyola 1 1
3   MF Keelin Winters 1 1

Disciplinary record

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Players with 1 card or more included only.

As of August 20, 2013
No. Nat Pos Player Total NWSL
       
23   FW Renae Cuellar 1 0 1 0
25   DF Kiersten Dallstream 0 1 0 1
7   MF Jessica Fishlock 4 0 4 0
10   MF Kaylyn Kyle 4 0 4 0
19   MF Christine Nairn 2 0 1 0
14   FW Kristina Larsen 1 0 1 0
19   MF Megan Rapinoe 1 0 1 0
16   MF Elli Reed 2 0 2 0
13   DF Jenny Ruiz 0 1 0 1
1   GK Hope Solo 1 0 1 0
1   MF Emily van Egmond 1 0 1 0
1   MF Keelin Winters 1 0 1 0
2   DF Emily Zurrer 1 0 1 0

Goalkeeper stats

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Last updated: August 20, 2013

No. Nat Player National Women's Soccer League
MIN GA GAA SV
18   Michelle Betos 630 14 2 34
20   Haley Kopmeyer 90 3 3 6
1   Hope Solo 1260 19 1.357 81

Player Transactions

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Transfers In

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Date Player Pos Previous Club Notes Ref
March 1, 2013   Keelin Winters MF Chicago Red Stars Traded for first round pick in the 2014 College Draft and future considerations [21]
June 19, 2013   Stephanie Cox DF Signed mid-season [22]
June 28, 2013   Jessica McDonald FW Chicago Red Stars Acquired via waivers [23]
July 1, 2013   Renae Cuellar FW FC Kansas City Traded for Teresa Noyola, rights for unsigned player Nikki Krzysik, and second round 2014 NWSL college draft pick [24]
July 12, 2013   Emily van Egmond MF Newcastle Jets FC Signed; Kennya Cordner waived due to international player restrictions in league [18]

Transfers Out

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Date Player Pos Destination Club Notes Ref
June 25, 2013   Tiffany Cameron FW FC Kansas City Waived, later picked up by Kansas City [25]
June 28, 2013   Haley Kopmeyer GK Waived to make room for Jessica McDonald [23]
July 1, 2013   Teresa Noyola MF FC Kansas City Traded for Renae Cuellar [24]
July 1, 2013   Lindsay Taylor FW Washington Spirit Traded to Washington for conditional fourth round pick in exchange for the Spirit’s second round pick. [24]
July 12, 2013   Kennya Cordner FW Kennya Cordner waived due to international player restrictions in league when Emily van Egmond signed. [18]

Honors and awards

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NWSL Player of the Week

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Week Player Ref
2 Jessica Fishlock [26]
16 Megan Rapinoe [27]

Reign FC Player of the Match

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Date Player Ref
November 7, 2013 Christine Nairn [28]
July 14, 2013 Jessica McDonald [29]
July 25, 2013 Kaylyn Kyle [30]
August 16, 2013 Megan Rapinoe [31]

See also

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References

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