2002
United States
level 1
champion Carolina Courage
mvp Marinette Pichon
golden boot Katia
87 games
3.3 goals / game
7032.0 avg. attendance
GP W T L pts gf ga ppg gf/ga
Carolina Courage 21 12 4 5 40 40 30 1.90 1.33
Philadelphia Charge 21 11 6 4 39 36 22 1.86 1.64
Washington Freedom 21 11 5 5 38 40 29 1.81 1.38
Atlanta Beat 21 11 1 9 34 34 29 1.62 1.17
San Jose CyberRays 21 8 5 8 29 34 30 1.38 1.13
Boston Breakers 21 6 7 8 29 36 35 1.38 1.03
San Diego Spirit 21 5 5 11 20 28 42 0.95 0.67
New York Power 21 3 1 17 10 31 62 0.48 0.50
Award Winner
Champion Carolina Courage
Coach of the Year Mark Krikorian
Defensive Player of the Year Danielle Slaton
Goalkeeper of the Year Kristin Luckenbill
MVP Marinette Pichon
Referee of the Year Kari Seitz
Rookie of the Year Abby Wambach
complete stats
gp g
Kristin Luckenbill Carolina Courage 23 0
Jennifer Grubb Washington Freedom 23 0
Emmy Barr Washington Freedom 23 0
Danielle Fotopoulos Carolina Courage 23 0
Staci Burt Carolina Courage 22 0
Sharolta Nonen Atlanta Beat 22 0
Nel Fettig Carolina Courage 23 0
Nikki Serlenga Atlanta Beat 22 0
Skylar Little Washington Freedom 22 0
Homare Sawa Atlanta Beat 22 0
Tiffany Roberts Carolina Courage 21 0
Melissa Moore Philadelphia Charge 21 0
Thori Bryan San Jose CyberRays 21 0
Jennifer Tietjen Philadelphia Charge 21 0
Hege Riise Carolina Courage 21 0
Christine McCann Boston Breakers 21 0
Abby Wambach Washington Freedom 21 0
Katia San Jose CyberRays 21 15
Pu Wei Washington Freedom 22 1
LaKeysia Beene San Jose CyberRays 20 0
Maren Meinert Boston Breakers 21 0
Erica Iverson Philadelphia Charge 20 0
Sissi San Jose CyberRays 21 1
Ronnie Fair New York Power 21 0
Pretinha San Jose CyberRays 21 4

all games

Aug. 24, 2002 2002 Carolina Courage 3 - 2 Washington Freedom Herndon Stadium Ricardo Salazar 15321 2
Aug. 17, 2002 2002 Atlanta Beat 1 - 2 Carolina Courage WakeMed Soccer Park Misail Tsapos 5583 2
Aug. 17, 2002 2002 Philadelphia Charge 0 - 1 Washington Freedom Villanova Stadium Sandra Hunt 6547 3
Aug. 11, 2002 2002 Carolina Courage v San Diego Spirit Torero Stadium Terry Vaughn 6358 3
Aug. 10, 2002 2002 New York Power 2 - 4 Washington Freedom Mitchel Athletic Complex Kari Seitz 7635 3
Aug. 10, 2002 2002 Boston Breakers 1 - 0 San Jose CyberRays Nickerson Field Arnold Baldeaux 6013 3
Aug. 10, 2002 2002 Atlanta Beat 2 - 0 Philadelphia Charge Herndon Stadium Erich Simmons 7590 3
Aug. 7, 2002 2002 Atlanta Beat 0 - 1 San Diego Spirit Herndon Stadium Todd Perry 5814 3
Aug. 7, 2002 2002 Philadelphia Charge 1 - 1 San Jose CyberRays Villanova Stadium Rachel Woo 5402 3
Aug. 7, 2002 2002 Carolina Courage v New York Power Mitchel Athletic Complex Ricardo Salazar 8312 3
Aug. 4, 2002 2002 Atlanta Beat 2 - 3 Washington Freedom RFK Stadium Kari Seitz 10357 3
Aug. 4, 2002 2002 Boston Breakers 4 - 1 New York Power Nickerson Field Erich Simmons 6462 3
Aug. 3, 2002 2002 Philadelphia Charge 3 - 1 San Diego Spirit Villanova Stadium Terry Vaughn 6889 3
Aug. 3, 2002 2002 Carolina Courage v San Jose CyberRays WakeMed Soccer Park Misail Tsapos 6629 3
July 31, 2002 2002 Philadelphia Charge 0 - 2 San Jose CyberRays Spartan Stadium Sandra Hunt 6653 3
July 31, 2002 2002 Atlanta Beat 4 - 1 San Diego Spirit Torero Stadium Mark Arblaster 6392 3
July 31, 2002 2002 Carolina Courage v Washington Freedom WakeMed Soccer Park Todd Perry 7214 3
July 27, 2002 2002 Boston Breakers 1 - 1 Philadelphia Charge Nickerson Field Misail Tsapos 6017 3
July 27, 2002 2002 Atlanta Beat 1 - 0 Carolina Courage Herndon Stadium Terry Vaughn 6810 3
July 27, 2002 2002 New York Power 1 - 4 San Jose CyberRays Spartan Stadium Kari Seitz 7183 3
July 27, 2002 2002 San Diego Spirit 0 - 1 Washington Freedom RFK Stadium Ricardo Salazar 24240 3
July 24, 2002 2002 New York Power 3 - 2 Philadelphia Charge Villanova Stadium Todd Perry 7469 3
July 24, 2002 2002 Boston Breakers 1 - 1 Washington Freedom RFK Stadium Rachel Woo 5847 3
July 21, 2002 2002 San Jose CyberRays 2 - 3 Washington Freedom Spartan Stadium Jesse Johnson 8384 3
July 20, 2002 2002 Atlanta Beat 3 - 1 Boston Breakers Herndon Stadium Arnold Baldeaux 6114 3