2016 Western New York Flash season

Western New York Flash

President

Alexandra Sahlen

Stadium

Sahlen's Stadium

Home colors

Away colors

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The 2016 season is Western New York Flash's ninth season, the fourth in which they competed in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.

First-team squad

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

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Sabrina D'Angelo
5	MF	Samantha Mewis
6	MF	Jordan Angeli
7	MF	Jeon Ga Eul
9	FW	Lynn Williams
10	FW	Halimatu Ayinde
13	FW	Abby Dahlkemper
14	DF	Jessica McDonald

No.	Position	Player
16	DF	Jaelene Hinkle
17	FW	Kristen Hamilton
19	FW	Adriana Leon
20	MF	Elizabeth Eddy
21	MF	Lady Andrade
23	MF	Michelle Heyman
	DF	Abby Erceg
	DF	Becca Moros

Match results

Pre-season

The Flash announced their preseason schedule on March 11, 2016.^[1]

Sat Mar 19 1	Western New York Flash	3 – 0	West Virginia Mountaineers	Elma, New York
	Eddy 50' Andrade 80' Zimmerman 82'	Report		Stadium: Sahlen's Sports Park Attendance: 1,052 Referee: Greg Irwin

Sat Apr 2 2	Western New York Flash	Cancelled	Penn State Nittany Lions	Elma, New York
		Cancellation		Stadium: Sahlen's Sports Park
Note: Cancelled due to scheduling conflicts.

Sat Apr 2 2	Syracuse Orange	0 – 1	Western New York Flash	Syracuse, New York
		Report	Williams 37'	Stadium: SU Soccer Stadium Attendance: Closed-door
Note: 45-minute match.

Sat Apr 2 3	Western New York Flash	4 – 0	Vermont Catamounts	Syracuse, New York
	Zimmerman 13' Doniak 20' McDonald 24' Ayinde 45'	Report		Stadium: SU Soccer Stadium Attendance: Closed-door
Note: 45-minte match.

Regular season

Sat Apr 16 1	FC Kansas City	0 – 1	Western New York Flash	Kansas City, Missouri
		Report	Sam Mewis 71' (penalty)	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park

Sat Apr 23 2	Chicago Red Stars	1 – 0	Western New York Flash	Bridgeview, Illinois
	Casey Short 28' (unassisted)	Report		Stadium: Toyota Park

Fri Apr 29 3	Western New York Flash	0 – 3	Washington Spirit	Rochester, New York
	Elizabeth Eddy 80'	Report Report	Diana Matheson 4' (Crystal Dunn), 72' (p.k.) Elizabeth Eddy 82' (o.g.)	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium

Sat May 7 4	Sky Blue FC	v	Western New York Flash	Piscataway, New Jersey
				Stadium: Yurcak Field

Sat May 14 5	Orlando Pride	v	Western New York Flash	Orlando, Florida
				Stadium: Orlando Citrus Bowl

Sat May 21 6	Western New York Flash	v	Sky Blue FC	Rochester, New York
				Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium

Fri May 27 7	Western New York Flash	v	Boston Breakers	Rochester, New York
				Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium

Sat Jun 11 8	Western New York Flash	v	Orlando Pride	Rochester, New York
				Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium

Fri Jun 17 9	Western New York Flash	v	Portland Thorns FC	Rochester, New York
				Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium

Fri Jun 24 10	Western New York Flash	v	Boston Breakers	Rochester, New York
				Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium

Fri Jul 1 11	Western New York Flash	v	Chicago Red Stars	Rochester, New York
				Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium

Sat Jul 9 12	Western New York Flash	v	Seattle Reign FC	Rochester, New York
				Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium

Sat Jul 16 13	Seattle Reign FC	v	Western New York Flash	Seattle
				Stadium: Memorial Stadium

Sat Jul 23 14	Western New York Flash	v	FC Kansas City	Rochester, New York
				Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium

Sat Jul 30 15	Houston Dash	v	Western New York Flash	Houston
				Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium

Sat Aug 27 16	Western New York Flash	v	Houston Dash	Rochester, New York
				Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium

Sat Sep 3 17	Washington Spirit	v	Western New York Flash	Boyds, Maryland
				Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex

Thu Sep 8 18	Boston Breakers	v	Western New York Flash	Boston, Massachusetts
				Stadium: Jordan Field

Sun Sep 11 19	Portland Thorns FC	v	Western New York Flash	Portland, Oregon
				Stadium: Providence Park

Sat Sep 24 20	Boston Breakers	v	Western New York Flash	Boston, Massachusetts
				Stadium: Jordan Field

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Washington Spirit	4	3	1	0	6	1	+5	10	NWSL Shield
2	Chicago Red Stars	4	3	0	1	4	3	+1	9	NWSL Playoffs
3	Portland Thorns FC	4	2	2	0	4	2	+2	8
4	Seattle Reign FC	3	2	0	1	5	2	+3	6
5	Western New York Flash	4	2	0	2	3	5	−2	6
6	Houston Dash	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
7	Sky Blue FC	4	1	1	2	4	5	−1	4
8	Orlando Pride	3	1	0	2	4	4	0	3
9	FC Kansas City	3	0	1	2	1	3	−2	1
10	Boston Breakers	4	0	0	4	0	6	−6	0

Updated to match(es) played on May 7, 2016. Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

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
3	3	1	2	0	1	4	−3	0	1	0	0	3	−3	1	1	0	1	1	0

Last updated: April 23, 2016
Source: National Women's Soccer League
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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Ground	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	A
Result	W	L	L

Last updated: April 29, 2016.
Source: National Women's Soccer League
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

References

↑ "WNY Flash Announce Preseason Schedule". WNYFlash.com. March 11, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2016.

External links

Official website

National Women's Soccer League

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2016 Western New York Flash season

First-team squad

Match results

Pre-season

Regular season

Standings

Results summary

References

External links

See also