2002 Philadelphia Charge season

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The first-team roster of Philadelphia Charge.{{cite web |url=https://www.statscrew.com/womenssoccer/roster/t-WPHC/y-2002 |title=2002 Philadelphia Charge Roster|publisher=statscrew.com |accessdate=April 4, 2020}}

{{Fs start}}

{{Fs_player|no= |nat=CHN|pos=MF|name=Liu Ailing}}

{{Fs_player|no= |nat=USA|pos=MF|name=Andrea Alfiler}}

{{Fs_player|no= |nat=USA|pos=DF|name=Jenny Benson}}

{{Fs_player|no= |nat=USA|pos=FW|name=Mandy Clemens}}

{{Fs_player|no= |nat=USA|pos=MF|name=Kerry Connors}}

{{Fs_player|no= |nat=USA|pos=MF|name=Michelle Demko}}

{{Fs_player|no= |nat=USA|pos=MF|name=Lorrie Fair}}

{{Fs_player|no= |nat=USA|pos=DF|name=Karyn Hall}}

{{Fs_player|no= |nat=USA|pos=DF|name=Erica Iverson}}

{{Fs_player|no= |nat=USA|pos=FW|name=Rakel Karvelsson}}

{{Fs_player|no= |nat=USA|pos=FW|name=Tara Koleski}}

{{Fs_player|no= |nat=CHN|pos=MF|name=Zhao Lihong}}

{{Fs mid}}

{{Fs_player|no= |nat=USA|pos=FW|name=Erin Martin}}

{{Fs_player|no= |nat=USA|pos=MF|name=Rebekah McDowell}}

{{Fs_player|no= |nat=USA|pos=DF|name=Heather Mitts}}

{{Fs_player|no= |nat=USA|pos=MF|name=Mary-Frances Monroe}}

{{Fs_player|no= |nat=USA|pos=GK|name=Melissa Moore}}

{{Fs_player|no= |nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=Marinette Pichon}}

{{Fs_player|no= |nat=USA|pos=GK|name=Janel Schillig}}

{{Fs_player|no= |nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Kelly Smith}}

{{Fs_player|no= |nat=USA|pos=DF|name=Jennifer Tietjen-Prozzo}}

{{Fs_player|no= |nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Stacey Tullock}}

{{Fs_player|no= |nat=USA|pos=GK|name=Maite Zabala}}

{{Fs end}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"

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! style="background:#da2736; color:#fff; border:2px solid #041c2c;"|Position

! style="background:#da2736; color:#fff; border:2px solid #041c2c;"|Staff Member

|-

| Head coach || {{flagicon|USA}} Mark Krikorian

|-

| Assistant coach || {{flagicon|SWE}} Pia Sundhage

|-

| Assistant coach || {{flagicon|USA}} John Natale

|-

| Goalkeeping coach || {{flagicon|USA}} Paul Royal

{{Fb cs footer| u=April 4, 2020 | s=[https://www.socceramerica.com/publications/article/8769/wusa-notes-assistant-coach-and-front-office-hirin.html]| date=February 2001}}{{cite web|url=https://goexplorers.com/staff-directory/paul-royal/70 |title=Paul Royal {{!}} La Salle University Profile |website=goexplorers.com |accessdate=October 3, 2020}}

{{main|2002 WUSA season}}

{{Football box collapsible

|date = April 13

|round = 1

|team1 = Atlanta Beat

|score = 0–2

|report = [http://soccerstats.us/games/121489/ Box Score]

|team2 = Philadelphia Charge

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Smith {{goal|60}}
Lihong {{goal|72}}

|stadium = Herndon Stadium

|location = Atlanta, GA

|attendance = 10,070

|referee = Ricardo Salazar

|result = W

}}

{{Football box collapsible

|date = April 27

|round = 2

|team1 = New York Power

|score = 1–2

|report = [http://soccerstats.us/games/122005/ Box Score]

|team2 = Philadelphia Charge

|goals1 = Janss {{goal|17}}

|goals2 = Monroe {{goal|32}}
Smith {{goal|89}}

|stadium = Mitchel Athletic Complex

|location = Uniondale, NY

|attendance = 4,203

|referee = Kim Oberle

|result = W

}}

{{Football box collapsible

|date = May 4

|round = 3

|team1 = Philadelphia Charge

|score = 4–2

|report = [http://soccerstats.us/games/122276/ Box Score]

|team2 = Boston Breakers

|goals1 = Tietjen-Prozzo {{goal|45}}
Pichon {{goal|48}}
Rooney {{goal|52|o.g.}}
Clemens {{goal|82}}

|goals2 = Meinert {{goal|20}}
Lilly {{goal|51}}

|stadium = Villanova Stadium

|location = Villanova, PA

|attendance = 6,629

|referee = Faith Rossi

|result = W

}}

{{Football box collapsible

|date = May 11

|round = 4

|team1 = Philadelphia Charge

|score = 3–1

|report = [http://soccerstats.us/games/122492/ Box Score]

|team2 = Washington Freedom

|goals1 = Martin {{goal|27||39}}
Smith {{goal|88}}

|goals2 = Wambach {{goal|88}}

|stadium = Villanova Stadium

|location = Villanova, PA

|attendance = 8,185

|referee = Sandra Hunt

|result = W

}}

{{Football box collapsible

|date = May 19

|round = 5

|team1 = San Diego Spirit

|score = 1–0

|report = [http://soccerstats.us/games/122659/ Box Score]

|team2 = Philadelphia Charge

|goals1 = Foudy {{goal|43}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Torero Stadium

|location = San Diego, CA

|attendance = 5,779

|referee = Jesse Johnson

|result = L

}}

{{Football box collapsible

|date = May 25

|round = 6

|team1 = Carolina Courage

|score = 1–3

|report = [http://soccerstats.us/games/122761/ Box Score]

|team2 = Philadelphia Charge

|goals1 = Slaton {{goal|56}}

|goals2 = Pichon {{goal|29||82}}
Smith {{goal|71}}

|stadium = WakeMed Soccer Park

|location = Cary, NC

|attendance = 5,281

|referee = Kari Seitz Sarah Kraus

|result = W

}}

{{Football box collapsible

|date = June 1

|round = 7

|team1 = Philadelphia Charge

|score = 0–0

|report = [http://soccerstats.us/games/122829/ Box Score]

|team2 = San Jose CyberRays

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Villanova Stadium

|location = Villanova, PA

|attendance = 5,903

|referee = Misail Tsapos

|result = D

}}

{{Football box collapsible

|date = June 8

|round = 8

|team1 = Philadelphia Charge

|score = 1–1

|report = [http://soccerstats.us/games/122914/ Box Score]

|team2 = Washington Freedom

|goals1 = Pichon {{goal|87}}

|goals2 = Grubb {{goal|40}}

|stadium = Villanova Stadium

|location = Villanova, PA

|attendance = 9,650

|referee = Erich Simmons

|result = D

}}

{{Football box collapsible

|date = June 15

|round = 9

|team1 = Philadelphia Charge

|score = 1–0

|report = [http://soccerstats.us/games/122914/ Box Score]

|team2 = Boston Breakers

|goals1 = Pichon {{goal|5}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Villanova Stadium

|location = Villanova, PA

|attendance = 5,465

|referee = Arnold Baldeaux

|result = W

}}

{{Football box collapsible

|date = June 19

|round = 10

|team1 = Carolina Courage

|score = 1–3

|report = [http://soccerstats.us/games/123066/ Box Score]

|team2 = Philadelphia Charge

|goals1 = Pichon {{goal|5||67}}
Connors {{goal|39}}

|goals2 = Fotopoulos {{goal|27}}

|stadium = WakeMed Soccer Park

|location = Cary, NC

|attendance = 5,244

|referee = Sandra Hunt

|result = W

}}

{{Football box collapsible

|date = June 23

|round = 11

|team1 = San Diego Spirit

|score = 1–1

|report = [http://soccerstats.us/games/123088/ Box Score]

|team2 = Philadelphia Charge

|goals1 = Yunjie {{goal|45|o.g.}}

|goals2 = Ouying {{goal|49}}

|stadium = Torero Stadium

|location = San Diego, CA

|attendance = 5,545

|referee = Jesse Johnson

|result = D

}}

{{Football box collapsible

|date = June 29

|round = 12

|team1 = Philadelphia Charge

|score = 3–1

|report = [http://soccerstats.us/games/123141/ Box Score]

|team2 = Atlanta Beat

|goals1 = Pichon {{goal|32||73}}
Iverson {{goal|47}}

|goals2 = Wen {{goal|80}}

|stadium = Villanova Stadium

|location = Villanova, PA

|attendance = 6,844

|referee = Rachel Woo

|result = W

}}

{{Football box collapsible

|date = July 7

|round = 13

|team1 = Philadelphia Charge

|score = 3–1

|report = [http://soccerstats.us/games/123199/ Box Score]

|team2 = New York Power

|goals1 = Pichon {{goal|77||79||90}}

|goals2 = Davey {{goal|86}}

|stadium = Villanova Stadium

|location = Villanova, PA

|attendance = 6,303

|referee = Jennifer Bennett

|result = W

}}

{{Football box collapsible

|date = July 14

|round = 14

|team1 = Washington Freedom

|score = 1–1

|report = [http://soccerstats.us/games/123279/ Box Score]

|team2 = Philadelphia Charge

|goals1 = Wambach {{goal|75}}

|goals2 = Lihong {{goal|85}}

|stadium = RFK Stadium

|location = Washington, DC

|attendance = 5,968

|referee = Misail Tsapos

|result = D

}}

{{Football box collapsible

|date = July 20

|round = 15

|team1 = Philadelphia Charge

|score = 2–0

|report = [http://soccerstats.us/games/123356/ Box Score]

|team2 = Carolina Courage

|goals1 = Connors {{goal|21}}
Pichon {{goal|25}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Villanova Stadium

|location = Villanova, PA

|attendance = 6,946

|referee = Mark Arblaster

|result = W

}}

{{Football box collapsible

|date = July 24

|round = 16

|team1 = Philadelphia Charge

|score = 2–3

|report = [http://soccerstats.us/games/123419/ Box Score]

|team2 = New York Power

|goals1 = Clemens {{goal|61}}
Ailing {{goal|79}}

|goals2 = Milbrett {{goal|83||87}}
Janss {{goal|84}}

|stadium = Villanova Stadium

|location = Villanova, PA

|attendance = 7,469

|referee = Todd Perry

|result = L

}}

{{Football box collapsible

|date = July 27

|round = 17

|team1 = Boston Breakers

|score = 1–1

|report = [http://soccerstats.us/games/123450/ Box Score]

|team2 = Philadelphia Charge

|goals1 = Kemp {{goal|90}}

|goals2 = Ailing {{goal|84}}

|stadium = Nickerson Field

|location = Boston, MA

|attendance = 6,017

|referee = Misail Tsapos

|result = D

}}

{{Football box collapsible

|date = July 31

|round = 18

|team1 = San Jose CyberRays

|score = 2–0

|report = [http://soccerstats.us/games/123520/ Box Score]

|team2 = Philadelphia Charge

|goals1 = Venturini-Hoch {{goal|54}}
Kátia {{goal|84}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Spartan Stadium

|location = San Jose, CA

|attendance = 6,653

|referee = Sandra Hunt

|result = L

}}

{{Football box collapsible

|date = August 3

|round = 19

|team1 = Philadelphia Charge

|score = 3–1

|report = [http://soccerstats.us/games/123533/ Box Score]

|team2 = San Diego Spirit

|goals1 = Tullock {{goal|56}}
Iverson {{goal|65}}
Pichon {{goal|71}}

|goals2 = Mascaro {{goal|58}}

|stadium = Villanova Stadium

|location = Villanova, PA

|attendance = 6,889

|referee = Terry Vaughn

|result = W

}}

{{Football box collapsible

|date = August 7

|round = 20

|team1 = Philadelphia Charge

|score = 1–1

|report = [http://soccerstats.us/games/123644/ Box Score]

|team2 = San Jose CyberRays

|goals1 = Tullock {{goal|73}}

|goals2 = Chastain {{goal|34}}

|stadium = Villanova Stadium

|location = Villanova, PA

|attendance = 5,402

|referee = Rachel Woo

|result = D

}}

{{Football box collapsible

|date = August 10

|round = 21

|team1 = Atlanta Beat

|score = 2–0

|report = [http://soccerstats.us/games/123676/ Box Score]

|team2 = Philadelphia Charge

|goals1 = Serlenga {{goal|4}}
Cagle {{goal|63}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Herndon Stadium

|location = Atlanta, GA

|attendance = 7,590

|referee = Erich Simmons

|result = L

}}

{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|legendpos=b

|header=Round

|label1= {{tooltip|Ground|opponent, score}}

| res1={{tooltip|A|Atlanta Beat, 0–2}}

/{{tooltip|A|New York Power, 1–2}}

/{{tooltip|H|Boston Breakers, 4–2}}

/{{tooltip|H|Washington Freedom, 3–1}}

/{{tooltip|A|San Diego Spirit, 0–1}}

/{{tooltip|A|Carolina Courage, 3–1}}

/{{tooltip|H|San Jose CyberRays, 0–0}}

/{{tooltip|H|Washington Freedom, 1–1}}

/{{tooltip|H|Boston Breakers, 1–0}}

/{{tooltip|A|Carolina Courage, 1–3}}

/{{tooltip|A|San Diego Spirit, 1–1}}

/{{tooltip|H|Atlanta Beat, 3–1}}

/{{tooltip|H|New York Power, 3–1}}

/{{tooltip|A|Washington Freedom, 1-1}}

/{{tooltip|H|Carolina Courage, 2–0}}

/{{tooltip|H|New York Power, 2–3}}

/{{tooltip|A|Boston Breakers, 1–1}}

/{{tooltip|H|San Diego Spirit, 3-1}}

/{{tooltip|H|San Jose CyberRays, 1–1}}

/{{tooltip|A|Atlanta Beat, 2–0}}

/{{tooltip|A|Boston Breakers, 2–1}}

|label2= Result

| res2=W/W/W/W/L/W/D/D/W/W/D/W/W/D/W/L/D/L/W/D/L

|text_H=Home|text_A=Away

|color_W=green2|text_W=Win

|color_D=yellow2|text_D=Draw

|color_L=red2|text_L=Loss

|updated=complete

|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20011007111143/http://www.wusa.com/schedules/charge/ WUSA]

|date=April 2020

}}

{{Fb rs

| hw = 7 | hd = 3 | hl = 1 | hgf = 23 | hga = 11

| aw = 4 | ad = 3 | al = 3 | agf = 13 | aga = 11

}}

{{Fb rs footer

| u = complete

| s = [http://www.kenn.com/soccer/results/leagues/wusa.html#2002 WUSA]

|date=April 2020}}

{{:2002 Women's United Soccer Association season|showteam=PHI}}

{{Football box collapsible

|date = August 17

|round = Semi-Finals

|team1 = Philadelphia Charge

|score = 0–1

|report = [http://soccerstats.us/games/123854/ Box Score]

|team2 = Washington Freedom

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Gerardo {{goal|80}}

|stadium = Villanova Stadium

|location = Villanova, PA

|attendance = 6,547

|referee = Sandra Hunt

|result = L

}}

{{Updated|April 5, 2020}}

:Players without any appearance are not included.

{{Efs start|WUSA|WUSA playoffs}}

|-

|colspan="14"|Goalkeepers:

|-

{{Efs player|no= |name=Melissa Moore|pos=GK|nat=USA|20|0|1|0}}

{{Efs player|no= |name=Maite Zabala|pos=GK|nat=USA|1|0|0|0}}

|-

|colspan="14"|Defenders:

|-

{{Efs player|no= |name=Andrea Alfiler|pos=DF|nat=USA|4+1|0|0|0}}

{{Efs player|no= |name=Jenny Benson|pos=DF|nat=USA|18+1|0|1|0}}

{{Efs player|no= |name=Karyn Hall|pos=DF|nat=USA|3+4|0|0|0}}

{{Efs player|no= |name=Erica Iverson|pos=DF|nat=USA|19|2|1|0}}

{{Efs player|no= |name=Heather Mitts|pos=DF|nat=USA|16|0|1|0}}

{{Efs player|no= |name=Jennifer Tietjen-Prozzo|pos=MF|nat=USA|20|1|1|0}}

{{Efs player|no= |name=Stacey Tullock|pos=DF|nat=ENG|11+3|2|0+1|0}}

|-

|colspan="14"|Midfielders:

|-

{{Efs player|no= |name=Liu Ailing|pos=MF|nat=CHN|11+8|2|1|0}}

{{Efs player|no= |name=Kerry Connors|pos=MF|nat=USA|15+3|2|1|0}}

{{Efs player|no= |name=Michelle Demko|pos=MF|nat=USA|2+3|0|0|0}}

{{Efs player|no= |name=Lorrie Fair|pos=MF|nat=USA|18+1|0|1|0}}

{{Efs player|no= |name=Zhao Lihong|pos=MF|nat=CHN|16+1|2|1|0}}

{{Efs player|no= |name=Rebekah McDowell|pos=MF|nat=USA|7+5|0|0+1|0}}

{{Efs player|no= |name=Mary-Frances Monroe|pos=MF|nat=USA|11+4|1|0+1|0}}

{{Efs player|no= |name=Kelly Smith|pos=MF|nat=ENG|7|4|0|0}}

|-

|colspan="14"|Forwards:

|-

{{Efs player|no= |name=Mandy Clemens|pos=FW|nat=USA|11+7|2|0|0}}

{{Efs player|no= |name=Erin Martin|pos=FW|nat=USA|5+6|2|0|0}}

{{Efs player|no= |name=Tara Koleski|pos=FW|nat=USA|2+4|0|0|0}}

{{Efs player|no= |name=Marinette Pichon|pos=FW|nat=FRA|14+4|14|1|0}}

{{Efs end|date=April 2020|s=https://www.statscrew.com/womenssoccer/stats/t-WPHC/y-2002 StatsCrew.com}}

{{updated|April 5, 2020}}

:Record = W-L-D

2002 WUSA Most Valuable Player of the Year: {{flagicon|FRA}} Marinette Pichon{{cite web|url=https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/wusa/2002-08-22-awards_x.htm |title=Philadelphia's Pichon takes top honor in WUSA awards |website=usatoday.com |date=August 22, 2002 |accessdate=April 4, 2020}}

2002 WUSA Offensive Player of the Year: {{flagicon|FRA}} Marinette Pichon

2002 All-WUSA Team: {{flagicon|FRA}} Marinette Pichon, {{flagicon|USA}} Jennifer Tietjen-Prozzo, {{flagicon|USA}} Erica Iverson,

2002 WUSA Coach of the Year: {{flagicon|USA}} Mark Krikorian

{{reflist}}

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20011217093641/http://www.wusa.com/charge/ Philadelphia Charge website (archive.org)]

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