2010 Atlanta Beat season

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Atlanta Beat
2010 season
OwnerFitz Johnson
Head coachGareth O'Sullivan, James Galanis
StadiumKSU Soccer Stadium
WPS7th
PlayoffsDid not qualify
Top goalscorerLeague: Eniola Aluko (6)
All: Eniola Aluko (6)
Highest home attendance7,248 (May 9 vs. NJ)
Lowest home attendance2,267 (Sept. 1 vs. BOS)
Average home league attendance3,690
Biggest win1 goal (5 matches)
Biggest defeat1–6 (Aug. 28 vs. BAY)
2011 →
All statistics correct as of July 15, 2022.

The 2010 Atlanta Beat season was the club's inaugural season in Women's Professional Soccer, joining the Philadelphia Independence as expansion teams in the league's second season, and was their first season in the top division of women's soccer in the American soccer pyramid. Including the WUSA franchise, this was the club's fifth year of existence.[1]

Review and events[edit]

The WPS Beat, with few connections to its WUSA predecessor, was announced on June 18, 2009, as an expansion franchise. It began play at the newly built Kennesaw State University Soccer Stadium, a $16.5 million, 8,300-seat facility that had been built in partnership between the university and the Beat.[1][2] Their owner, Fitz Johnson, was an attorney and former defense contractor. The Beat's first signings were through the 2009 WPS International Draft, selecting Ramona Bachmann, Johanna Rasmussen, and Mami Yamaguchi. The team also selected Tobin Heath with the first-overall pick in the 2010 WPS College Draft; however, she injured her ankle three matches into the season and did not appear for the Beat again.[1]

On June 4, 2010, after the Saint Louis Athletica folded in the middle of the season, the Beat added Lori Chalupny, Hope Solo, Eniola Aluko (who would lead the team in goals scored on the season), and Tina Ellertson.[1][3] Its absorption of so many players from Athletica led to women's soccer bloggers to refer to nickname the team "Atlantica".[1]

After a 4-10-5 start, including an eight-match winless streak to start the season, the Beat fired head coach Gareth O'Sullivan and assistant coach Robbie Nicholson. James Galanis was hired to take over as coach;[4] under him, the Beat finished 1-3-1. The Beat conceded the league's most goals in the season (40) and were tied with Sky Blue FC for the fewest scored (20).[1]

Match results[edit]

Preseason[edit]

3 April 2010 (2010-04-03) Saint Louis Athletica 1–2 Atlanta Beat Tulsa, Oklahoma
  • Boxx
Report

WPS[edit]

11 April 2010 (2010-04-11) 1 Philadelphia Independence 0–0 Atlanta Beat Philadelphia
Report
Stadium: John A. Farrell Stadium
Attendance: 6,028
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald
Assistant referees: Melanie Johnson, Ian O'Neil
Fourth official: Zachary Rubinch
18 April 2010 (2010-04-18) 2 Washington Freedom 3–1 Atlanta Beat Boyds, Maryland
Report
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 2,665
Referee: Donald Dellavia
Assistant referees: Dean Fairweather, Mark Gorak
Fourth official: Kia Goodrich
24 April 2010 (2010-04-24) 3 FC Gold Pride 2–1 Atlanta Beat Castro Valley, California
Report
Stadium: Castro Valley Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 3,002
Referee: Dallas Malhiwsky
Assistant referees: Verónica Pérez, Mike Kampmeinert
Fourth official: Vicente Cortes
1 May 2010 (2010-05-01) 4 Philadelphia Independence 1–0 Atlanta Beat Philadelphia
Report Stadium: John A. Farrell Stadium
Attendance: 2,760
Referee: Michelle Cowman
Assistant referees: Marlene Duffy, Melanie Johnson
Fourth official: John McCloskey
9 May 2010 (2010-05-09) 5 Atlanta Beat 1–0 Sky Blue FC Kennesaw, GA
Report
Stadium: KSU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 7,248
Referee: Moo Hackett
Assistant referees: Melanie Johnson, Patrick Baker
Fourth official: Tony Russo
16 May 2010 (2010-05-16) 6 Atlanta Beat 0–2 Washington Freedom Kennesaw, GA
7:00 p.m. EST (UTC−05:00) Report
Stadium: KSU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,112
Referee: Daniel Radford
Assistant referees: Marlene Duffy, Amy Mahan
Fourth official: Chris Shanku
29 May 2010 (2010-05-29) 7 Atlanta Beat v Saint Louis Athletica Kennesaw, GA
7:00 p.m. EST (UTC−05:00) Stadium: KSU Soccer Stadium
Note: Saint Louis Athletica dissolved on May 27, 2010.[5]
6 June 2010 (2010-06-06) 8 Chicago Red Stars 0–0 Atlanta Beat Bridgeview, Illinois
3:08 p.m. CST (UTC−06:00)
Report Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 4,227
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald
Assistant referees: Shelley Finger, Ann Mayberry
Fourth official: Stephanie Toth
19 June 2010 (2010-06-19) 9 Atlanta Beat 1–0 Chicago Red Stars Kennesaw, GA
Report Stadium: KSU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,589
Note: Match highlights
23 June 2010 (2010-06-23) 10 Atlanta Beat 2–2 Philadelphia Independence Kennesaw, GA
7:30 p.m. EST (UTC−05:00) Report
Stadium: KSU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,632
Referee: Ted Unkel
Assistant referees: Tony Russo, Amy Mahan
Fourth official: Chris Shanku
3 July 2010 (2010-07-03) 11 Atlanta Beat 0–4 FC Gold Pride Kennesaw, GA
Report
Stadium: KSU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,111
Referee: Kari Seitz
Assistant referees: Ashley Cedro, Patrick Baker
Fourth official: Mark Cleland
7 July 2010 (2010-07-07) 12 Chicago Red Stars 1–1 Atlanta Beat Bridgeview, Illinois
Report
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 3,091
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald
Assistant referees: Vicente Cortes, Miguel Panduro
Fourth official: Stephanie Toth
11 July 2010 (2010-07-11) 13 Boston Breakers 3–1 Atlanta Beat Boston, Massachusetts
Report Stadium: Harvard Stadium
Attendance: 4,194
Referee: Donald Dellavia
Assistant referees: Miguel Panduro, Mark Allatin
Fourth official: Michael Solla
18 July 2010 (2010-07-18) 14 Sky Blue FC 0–1 Atlanta Beat Piscataway, New Jersey
Report
Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 2,808
Referee: Margaret Domka
21 July 2010 (2010-07-21) 15 Atlanta Beat 1–0 Chicago Red Stars Kennesaw, GA
Report Stadium: KSU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,214
Referee: Michael Donovan
Assistant referees: Matthew Kreitzer, Mark Cleland
Fourth official: Amy Mahan
28 July 2010 (2010-07-28) 16 Atlanta Beat 3–2 Washington Freedom Kennesaw, GA
Report
Stadium: KSU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,339
Referee: Michelle Cowman
Assistant referees: Amy Willing, Amy Mahan
Fourth official: Patrick Baker
1 August 2010 (2010-08-01) 17 Atlanta Beat 0–0 FC Gold Pride Kennesaw, GA
Report
Stadium: KSU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,242
Referee: Margaret Domka
Assistant referees: Said Ravanfar, J.J. Blodgett
Fourth official: Mark Cleland
4 August 2010 (2010-08-04) 18 Boston Breakers 2–0 Atlanta Beat Kennesaw, GA
Report Stadium: KSU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,251
Referee: Bryan Roslund
Assistant referees: Moo Hackett, Russell Wolf
Fourth official: Jan Halaska
7 August 2010 (2010-08-07) 19 Atlanta Beat 1–2 Sky Blue FC Kennesaw, GA
Report
Stadium: KSU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,489
Referee: Michael Donovan
Assistant referees: Juan Guzman, Mark Cleland
15 August 2010 (2010-08-15) 20 Philadelphia Independence 3–2 Atlanta Beat Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Report Stadium: John A. Farrell Stadium
Attendance: 2,559
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald
Assistant referees: Verónica Pérez, Stanford Nagle III
Fourth official: Eric Weisbrod
21 August 2010 (2010-08-21) 21 Boston Breakers 2–3 Atlanta Beat New Britain, Connecticut
Report
Stadium: Veterans Stadium
Attendance: 4,071
Referee: Ted Unkel
Assistant referees: Kristen Schiereck, Russell Wolf
Fourth official: Daniel Hristov
28 August 2010 (2010-08-28) 22 Atlanta Beat 1–6 FC Gold Pride Kennesaw, GA
Report
Stadium: KSU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,289
Referee: Jennifer Bennett
Assistant referees: Tony Russo, Chris Heintzman
Fourth official: Chris Shanku
1 September 2010 (2010-09-01) 23 Atlanta Beat 1–3 Boston Breakers Kennesaw, GA
Report
Stadium: KSU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,267
Referee: Daniel Radford
Assistant referees: John Schmitz, Brandon Adams
Fourth official: Amy Mahan
5 September 2010 (2010-09-05) 24 Atlanta Beat 0–0 Sky Blue FC Kennesaw, GA
Report
Stadium: KSU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,752
Referee: Allan Chapman
Assistant referees: Melanie Johnson, Mark Cleland
Fourth official: Justin Nelson
11 September 2010 (2010-09-11) 25 Washington Freedom 1–0 Atlanta Beat Boyds, Maryland
Report
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 3,545
Referee: Kari Seitz
Assistant referees: Verónica Pérez, Marlene Duffy
Fourth official: Michael Donovan

Club[edit]

Roster[edit]

As of September 5, 2010[6]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK United States USA Mallori Lofton-Malachi
2 MF United States USA McCall Zerboni
4 MF United States USA Stacy Bishop
6 DF United States USA Kia McNeill
7 DF United States USA Leigh Ann Robinson
8 FW Mexico MEX Mónica Ocampo
9 MF Japan JPN Mami Yamaguchi
10 FW Switzerland SUI Ramona Bachmann
11 MF United States USA Angie Kerr
12 MF United States USA Lori Chalupny
13 FW Denmark DEN Johanna Rasmussen
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF United States USA Carolyn Blank
15 FW United States USA Amanda Cinalli
16 DF United States USA Kaley Fountain
17 GK United States USA Brett Maron
18 MF Japan JPN Aya Miyama
19 MF England ENG Rebecca Nolin
21 FW England ENG Eniola Aluko
23 DF United States USA Tina Ellertson
24 FW United States USA Lauren Sesselmann
78 GK United States USA Hope Solo
MF United States USA Manya Makoski

Management and staff[edit]

Front Office
Position Staff
Owner & Chief Executive Officer United States T. Fitz Johnson
General Manager United States Shawn McGee
Player and Community Relations Director United States Jen Plante
Sales and Marketing Director United States Chris Sperry
Corporate Partnerships Manager United States Sherry King-Castellanos
Media Relations Manager United States Christa Mann
Crowd Building Director United States Scott Foster
Operations Director United States Kristin Lettiere
Benefits Coordinator United States Jan Williams
Administrative Assistant United States Maria Pacheco

Last updated: August 10, 2010
Source: Atlanta Beat

Coaching Staff
Position Staff
Interim Head Coach Australia James Galanis
Asst. Coach/GK Coach United States Russ Stroud

Last updated: September 10, 2010
Source: Atlanta Beat[6]

Standings[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
4 Washington Freedom 24 8 7 9 33 33 0 31 Advance to First Round
5 Sky Blue FC 24 7 7 10 20 31 −11 28
6 Chicago Red Stars 24 7 6 11 21 27 −6 27
7 Atlanta Beat 24 5 6 13 20 40 −20 21
8 Saint Louis Athletica 6 2 3 1 9 8 +1 9 Team withdrawn
Source: WPS Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) goal difference, 3) head-to-head result.


Awards[edit]

WPS Player of the Week[edit]

Week Player Week's Statline
16 United States Allison Lipsher 11 saves in two matches[7][8]
19 England Eniola Aluko Game-winning goal vs. Boston[9][10]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Atlanta Beat (2010-2011)". Fun While It Lasted. May 18, 2015. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  2. ^ Lauren Green (December 14, 2009). "Atlanta Beat, Kennesaw State University Announce New Stadium Partnership". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on February 9, 2010. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  3. ^ Whitney Keller (June 4, 2010). "Atlanta Beat Get Big Talent from St. Louis Athletica". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on July 15, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  4. ^ Whitney Keller (August 21, 2020). "Meet Atlanta Beat Interim Head Coach James Galanis". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on August 11, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  5. ^ "WPS team St. Louis Athletica announces shock shut down mid-season". Potomoac Soccer Wire. May 27, 2010. Archived from the original on May 31, 2010.
  6. ^ a b "Atlanta Beat vs. Sky Blue FC" (PDF). Atlanta Beat. September 5, 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 15, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  7. ^ "WPS Weekly – Week 16". oursportscentral.com. Women's Professional Soccer. August 3, 2010. Archived from the original on July 15, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  8. ^ "Goal.com WPS Player Of The Week: Hope Solo, Atlanta Beat". Goal. August 2, 2010. Archived from the original on August 31, 2010. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  9. ^ "Aluko Named WPS Player of the Week". oursportscentral.com. Atlanta Beat. August 24, 2010. Archived from the original on January 24, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  10. ^ "Women's Professional Soccer Weekly – Week 20". Box Score News. August 31, 2010. Archived from the original on July 15, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2022.