The 2014 Chicago Red Stars season was 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
Player movement
Note: Game day roster (GDR) are from regular season only 5 FW Zakiya Bywaters in 2013 College Draft UCLA Bruins2 FW Jen Hoy in 2013 College Draft Princeton Tigers20 GK Taylor Vancil in 2013 College Draft Florida State Seminoles17 MF Lori Chalupny in Signed Hammarby IF–– MF Ella Masar in –– Signed Paris Saint-Germain14 DF Taryn Hemmings in Signed Canberra United4 MF Alyssa Mautz in 2013 Supplemental draft Chicago Red Stars18 DF Jackie Santacaterina in 2013 Supplemental draft Chicago Red Stars13 DF Michelle Wenino in 2013 Supplemental draft Sky Blue FC38 MF Julianne Sitch 2013 in Signed Hammarby IF19 FW Adriana Leon in Player allocation Chicago Red Stars–– DF Amy LePeilbet in –– Player allocation Chicago Red Stars–– GK Erin McLeod in –– Player allocation Chicago Red Stars11 DF Rachel Quon in Player allocation Chicago Red Stars7 MF Shannon Boxx in Player allocation Chicago Red Stars23 FW Christen Press in Player allocation Tyresö FF–– GK Erin McLeod out –– Trade Houston Dash9 FW Melissa Tancredi in Trade Houston Dash–– MF Ella Masar out –– Expansion Draft Houston Dash1 GK Karina LeBlanc in Trade Portland Thorns FC21 FW Hayley Brock in 2014 College Draft Maryland Terrapins8 DF Julie Johnston in 2014 College Draft Santa Clara Broncos10 MF Vanessa DiBernardo in 2014 College Draft Illinois Fighting Illini28 FW Michele Weissenhofer 2014 in Portland Thorns FC16 DF Samantha Johnson 2014 in USC Trojans–– DF Amy LePeilbet out –– Trade FC Kansas City3 DF Kecia Morway in Signed Chicago Eclipse Select24 FW Niki Read in Signed Illinois Fighting Illini6 DF Abby Erceg in Signed FF USV Jena15 MF Emily van Egmond in Signed Western Sydney Wanderers21 FW Hayley Brock out Injured38 MF Julianne Sitch out Waived 14 DF Taryn Hemmings out Loaned Fortuna Hjørring6 DF Abby Erceg out Loaned FF USV Jena16 DF Samantha Johnson out Loaned Sydney FC15 MF Emily van Egmond out Waived New Castle Jets
Management and staff Front Office Coaching Staff Manager Rory Dames First Assistant and Goalkeeper Coach Trae Manny Second Assistant Coach Christian Lavers
Regular-season standings
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 7 MF Shannon Boxx 5 4 245 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 7 1 1 021 FW Hayley Brock 8 3 238 1 1 0 9 5 0 0 4 4 0 0 05 FW Zakiya Bywaters 19 10 1086 2 0 0 23 14 1 16 5 8 9 1 017 MF Lori Chalupny 23 22 2003 5 0 0 33 14 1 5 6 28 45 1 010 MF Vanessa DiBernardo 23 19 1782 1 3 0 25 11 5 86 1 14 18 0 06 DF Abby Erceg 11 11 990 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 8 2 2 014 DF Taryn Hemmings 15 9 893 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 6 8 2 02 FW Jen Hoy 21 16 1354 4 3 2 21 11 4 0 18 18 7 2 016 DF Samantha Johnson 12 11 956 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 11 1 08 DF Julie Johnston 21 21 1890 2 2 1 19 7 2 0 0 15 19 4 019 FW Adriana Leon 20 15 1173 1 3 1 20 9 1 1 3 26 10 2 04 MF Alyssa Mautz 20 12 1053 3 0 2 16 9 0 0 6 16 8 5 03 DF Kecia Morway 12 10 907 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 8 2 2 023 FW Christen Press 12 12 1080 6 0 1 42 26 0 11 14 12 5 0 011 DF Rachel Quon 19 19 1693 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 10 6 2 024 FW Niki Read 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 018 DF Jackie Santacaterina 13 9 779 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 15 4 3 038 MF Julianne Sitch 11 9 762 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 17 2 1 09 FW Melissa Tancredi 13 7 682 3 1 1 17 10 0 0 12 13 5 2 115 MF Emily Van Egmond 10 6 633 2 2 0 5 2 0 0 1 11 4 1 028 FW Michele Weissenhofer 1 0 14 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 013 DF Michelle Wenino 18 15 1380 2 1 1 8 4 1 0 0 10 13 1 0
1 GK Karina LeBlanc 21 21 1890 9 6 6 202 97 76 21 1.000 4 5 620 GK Taylor Vancil 3 3 270 0 1 2 42 18 13 5 1.667 1 1 0
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
Notes
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