2014 Chicago Red Stars season


The 2014 Chicago Red Stars season is the sixth season of the soccer club and its second season in National Women's Soccer League.

First-team squad

Players that competed in 2014 NWSL season for Chicago Red Stars.
Squad correct as of August 31, 2014
at Chicago Red Stars, DiBernardo serving a corner-kick to Loyden's goal. From left to right: 3-Morway 4-Foord 7-Kiryu 5-Bywaters 21-Loyden 18-Cutshall 2-Goodson 15-Egmond 12-Nick 5-K Johnson 4-Mautz 10-Freels 22-Levin 2-Hoy 10-DiBernardo 32-Morris

Player movement

Note: Game day roster are from regular season only
5FWZakiya Bywaters18.01.2013in26.04.20142013 College DraftUCLA Bruins
2FWJen Hoy18.01.2013in19.04.20142013 College DraftPrinceton Tigers
20GKTaylor Vancil18.01.2013in19.04.20142013 College DraftFlorida State Seminoles
17MFLori Chalupny05.02.2013in19.04.2014SignedHammarby IF
––MFElla Masar05.02.2013in––SignedParis Saint-Germain
14DFTaryn Hemmings05.02.2013in18.05.2014SignedCanberra United
4MFAlyssa Mautz07.02.2013in19.04.20142013 Supplemental draftChicago Red Stars
18DFJackie Santacaterina07.02.2013in19.04.20142013 Supplemental draftChicago Red Stars
13DFMichelle Wenino07.02.2013in19.04.20142013 Supplemental draftSky Blue FC
38MFJulianne Sitch2013in19.04.2014SignedHammarby IF
19FWAdriana Leon03.01.2014in19.04.2014Player allocationChicago Red Stars
––DFAmy LePeilbet03.01.2014in––Player allocationChicago Red Stars
––GKErin McLeod03.01.2014in––Player allocationChicago Red Stars
11DFRachel Quon03.01.2014in19.04.2014Player allocationChicago Red Stars
7MFShannon Boxx03.01.2014in09.07.2014Player allocationChicago Red Stars
23FWChristen Press03.01.2014in07.06.2014Player allocationTyresö FF
––GKErin McLeod07.01.2014out––TradeHouston Dash
9FWMelissa Tancredi07.01.2014in07.06.2014TradeHouston Dash
––MFElla Masar10.01.2014out––Expansion DraftHouston Dash
1GKKarina LeBlanc13.01.2014in19.04.2014TradePortland Thorns FC
21FWHayley Brock17.01.2014in19.04.20142014 College DraftMaryland Terrapins
8DFJulie Johnston17.01.2014in19.04.20142014 College DraftSanta Clara Broncos
10MFVanessa DiBernardo17.01.2014in19.04.20142014 College DraftIllinois Fighting Illini
28FWMichele Weissenhofer2014in18.06.2014Portland Thorns FC
16DFSamantha Johnson2014in19.04.2014USC Trojans
––DFAmy LePeilbet31.03.2014out––TradeFC Kansas City
3DFKecia Morway01.04.2014in19.04.2014SignedChicago Eclipse Select
24FWNiki Read22.04.2014in26.04.2014SignedIllinois Fighting Illini
6DFAbby Erceg05.05.2014in07.06.2014SignedFF USV Jena
15MFEmily van Egmond08.05.2014in07.06.2014SignedWestern Sydney Wanderers
21FWHayley Brock04.06.2014out28.05.2014Injured
38MFJulianne Sitch31.07.2014out20.07.2014Waived
14DFTaryn Hemmings01.09.2014out16.08.2014LoanedFortuna Hjørring
6DFAbby Erceg4 09 2014out16.08.2014LoanedFF USV Jena
16DFSamantha Johnson05.09.2014out18.06.2014LoanedSydney FC
15MFEmily van Egmond13.09.2014out16.08.2014WaivedNew Castle Jets

Management and Staff

;Front Office
;Coaching Staff

Results summary

Match results

Preseason

National Women's Soccer League

Results by round

Squad statistics

Source: NWSL
Key to positions: FW – Forward, MF – Midfielder, DF – Defender, GK – Goalkeeper
7MFShannon Boxx54245000110007110
21FWHayley Brock83238110950044000
5FWZakiya Bywaters19101086200231411658910
17MFLori Chalupny232220035003314156284510
10MFVanessa DiBernardo2319178213025115861141800
6DFAbby Erceg1111990000320008220
14DFTaryn Hemmings159893020300016820
2FWJen Hoy211613544322111401818720
16DFSamantha Johnson12119560101100041110
8DFJulie Johnston21211890221197200151940
19FWAdriana Leon20151173131209113261020
4MFAlyssa Mautz2012105330216900616850
3DFKecia Morway1210907000101018220
23FWChristen Press1212108060142260111412500
11DFRachel Quon191916930001100110620
24FWNiki Read106000000000000
18DFJackie Santacaterina1397790002110115430
38MFJulianne Sitch1197620003210017210
9FWMelissa Tancredi1376823111710001213521
15MFEmily Van Egmond1066332205200111410
28FWMichele Weissenhofer1014000110012000
13DFMichelle Wenino1815138021184100101310

1GKKarina LeBlanc212118909662029776211.000456
20GKTaylor Vancil3327001242181351.667110

Awards

NWSL awards

;NWSL Player of the Week
No player of Chicago Red Stars was named Player of the Week in 2014 season.
;NWSL Best XI
No player of Chicago Red Stars was named to NWSL Best XI for 2014 season. However, two players, Christen Press and Julie Johnston were named to 2014 NWSL Second XI.
;NWSL Rookie of the Year
Julie Johnston was named 2014 NWSL Rookie of the Year, out voting Kealia Ohai and Crystal Dunn.

Chicago Red Stars team awards

Chicago Red Stars announced on September 2 the 2014 team awards from the staff, media and fans. Notably, Julie Johnston was the Defender of the Year, as well as the Rookie of the Year. In a separate announcement, Christen Press was awarded Golden Boot as the team's top goal scorer despite playing only 12 games; this followed her previous year's performance in the Swedish Damallsvenskan where she was the league's top-scorer with 23 goals, and was awarded the league's Golden Boot.
;Team Most Valuable Player
Lori Chalupny
;Defender of the Year
Julie Johnston
;Rookie of the Year
Julie Johnston
;Community Service Award
Karina LeBlanc
;Unsung Hero
Abby Erceg
;Golden Boot
Christen Press