2016 Western New York Flash season

Western New York Flash

2016 Western New York Flash season
President	Alexandra Sahlen
Stadium	Sahlen's Stadium
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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.

Western New York Flash v West Virginia Mountaineers

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

Western New York Flash v Penn State Nittany Lions

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.

Syracuse Orange v Western New York Flash

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.

Western New York Flash v Vermont Catamounts

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

FC Kansas City v Western New York Flash

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

Chicago Red Stars v Western New York Flash

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

Western New York Flash v Washington Spirit

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

Sky Blue FC v Western New York Flash

Sat May 7 4	Sky Blue FC	1 – 2	Western New York Flash	Piscataway, New Jersey
	Maya Hayes  35' (Raquel Rodriguez) Nikki Stanton  41' Caroline Stanley  71'	Report	Abby Dahlkemper  4' Jaelene Hinkle  71' (penalty) Samantha Mewis  86' (unassisted) Kristen Hamilton  90+3'	Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 1,252 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva

Orlando Pride v Western New York Flash

Sat May 14 5	Orlando Pride	1 – 0	Western New York Flash	Orlando, Florida
	Morgan  79'	Report	Erceg  50' 89'	Stadium: Camping World Stadium Attendance: 7,841 Referee: Levi Rippy

Western New York Flash v Sky Blue FC

Sat May 21 6	Western New York Flash	5 – 2	Sky Blue FC	Rochester, New York
		Report		Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Referee: Farhad Dadkho

Western New York Flash v Boston Breakers

Fri May 27 7	Western New York Flash	4 – 0	Boston Breakers	Rochester, New York
	Taylor Smith  15' Lynn Williams  64' (Michaela Hahn) Lynn Williams  65' (Meredith Speck) Abby Dahlkemper  78' (pen)	Report	Eunice Beckmann  90'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 3,940 Referee: Andrew Musashe

Western New York Flash v Orlando Pride

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

Western New York Flash v Portland Thorns FC

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

Western New York Flash v Boston Breakers

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

Western New York Flash v Chicago Red Stars

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

Western New York Flash v Seattle Reign FC

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

Seattle Reign FC v Western New York Flash

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

Western New York Flash v FC Kansas City

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

Houston Dash v Western New York Flash

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

Western New York Flash v Houston Dash

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

Washington Spirit v Western New York Flash

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

Boston Breakers v Western New York Flash

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

Portland Thorns FC v Western New York Flash

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

Boston Breakers v Western New York Flash

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

Standings

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
7	12	4	3	0	12	8	+4	2	1	0	9	5	+4	2	2	0	3	3	0

Last updated: April 27, 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	W	L	W	W

Last updated: May 27, 2016.
Source: National Women's Soccer League
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

External links

• Official website

See also

• 2016 National Women's Soccer League season