2015 Chicago Red Stars season

The 2015 Chicago Red Stars season was the seventh season of the soccer club and its third season in National Women's Soccer League. For the first time in NWSL the Red Stars advanced to the playoffs by finishing second in regular season. In addition, the team held the first place for ten consecutive weeks, from week 4 to week 13. However, the club could not reach the NWSL championship, as in the playoffs semi-final the Red Stars lost to the reigning Champion FC Kansas City, by a score of 0–3. It was the club's final season playing home games at the Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex.

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Chicago Red Stars

2015 season

Owner

Arnim Whisler

Head coach

Rory Dames

Stadium

Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex
(capacity: 3,600)
Toyota Park
(capacity: 20,000)

NWSL

2nd place

Top goalscorer

Christen Press (10)

Highest home attendance

16,017
(May 9 vs. Boston)

Lowest home attendance

1,402
(May 2 vs. Sky Blue)

Average home league attendance

4,210

Home colors

Away colors

Third colors

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First-team squad

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Roster

Players who were under contract to play for the club in 2015 NWSL season.

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

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No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	CAN	Karina LeBlanc
2	FW	USA	Jen Hoy
3	DF	USA	Arin Gilliland
4	MF	CAN	Alyssa Mautz
5	FW	USA	Zakiya Bywaters
6	DF	NZL	Abby Erceg
7	MF	USA	Shannon Boxx
8	DF	USA	Julie Johnston
9	FW	CAN	Melissa Tancredi
10	MF	USA	Vanessa DiBernardo
11	DF	CAN	Rachel Quon


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
12	FW	USA	Cara Walls
13	DF	USA	Michelle Lomnicki
14	DF	USA	Taryn Hemmings
16	DF	USA	Samantha Johnson
17	MF	USA	Lori Chalupny
18	GK	USA	Michele Dalton
19	FW	CAN	Adriana Leon
20	FW	MEX	Sofia Huerta
23	FW	USA	Christen Press
24	MF	USA	Danielle Colaprico
34	MF	USA	Mary Luba

Reserve players of first-team

Reserve players who appeared in the club's game day rosters during regular season. They should not be confused with the Chicago Red Stars Reserves team which compete in Women's Premier Soccer League.^[1]

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

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No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
25	DF	USA	Kelley McCloskey
26	MF	USA	Jackie Esterkamp
28	FW	USA	Rachel Tejada
29	DF	USA	Lillie Toaspern


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
30	GK	USA	Monica Gonyo
31	DF	USA	Leigh Jakes
32	DF	USA	Natalie Horner

Squad correct as of August 16, 2015

Player movement

Joined in previous seasons During preseason During regular season

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N	Pos	Player	Date	Trans	GDR	Method	Club
5	FW	Zakiya Bywaters	Jan 18, 2013	in	––	2013 College Draft^[2]	UCLA Bruins
2	FW	Jen Hoy	Jan 18, 2013	in	Apr 18, 2015^{[m 1]}	2013 College Draft^[2]	Princeton Tigers
4	MF	Alyssa Mautz	Feb 7, 2013	in	May 2, 2015^{[m 2]}	2013 Supplemental draft^[3]	Chicago Red Stars
13	DF	Michelle Lomnicki	Feb 7, 2013	in	Apr 18, 2015^{[m 1]}	2013 Supplemental draft^[3]	Sky Blue FC
10	MF	Vanessa DiBernardo	Jan 17, 2014	in	Apr 18, 2015^{[m 1]}	2014 College Draft^[4]	Illinois Fighting Illini
––	FW	Hayley Brock	Jan 17, 2014	in	––	2014 College Draft^[4]	Maryland Terrapins
14	DF	Taryn Hemmings	Sep 1, 2014	in	Apr 18, 2015^{[m 1]}	Signed^[5]	Fortuna Hjorring (loaned to)
17	MF	Lori Chalupny	Sep 4, 2014	in	Apr 18, 2015^{[m 1]}	Signed^[6]	Chicago Red Stars
6	DF	Abby Erceg	Sep 4, 2014	in	Apr 18, 2015^{[m 1]}	Signed^[6]	FF USV Jena (loaned to)
16	DF	Samantha Johnson	Sep 5, 2014	in	Apr 18, 2015^{[m 1]}	Returned^[7]	Sydney FC (loaned to)
7	MF	Shannon Boxx	Jan 14, 2015	in	Apr 18, 2015^{[m 1]}	Player allocation^[8]	Chicago Red Stars
8	DF	Julie Johnston	Jan 15, 2015	in	Apr 18, 2015^{[m 1]}	Player allocation^[8]	Chicago Red Stars
23	FW	Christen Press	Jan 15, 2015	in	Apr 18, 2015^{[m 1]}	Player allocation^[8]	Chicago Red Stars
19	FW	Adriana Leon	Jan 15, 2015	in	––	Player allocation^[8]	Chicago Red Stars
1	GK	Karina LeBlanc	Jan 15, 2015	in	Apr 18, 2015^{[m 1]}	Player allocation^[8]	Chicago Red Stars
9	FW	Melissa Tancredi	Jan 15, 2015	in	––	Player allocation^[8]	Chicago Red Stars
11	FW	Rachel Quon	Jan 15, 2015	in	Apr 18, 2015^{[m 1]}	Player allocation^[8]	Chicago Red Stars
––	FW	Stephanie McCaffrey	Jan 16, 2015	in	––	2015 College draft^[9]	Boston College
3	DF	Arin Gilliland	Jan 16, 2015	in	Apr 18, 2015^{[m 1]}	2015 College draft^[9]	University of Kentucky
24	MF	Danielle Colaprico	Jan 16, 2015	in	Apr 18, 2015^{[m 1]}	2015 College draft^[9]	University of Virginia
20	FW	Sofia Huerta	Jan 16, 2015	in	Apr 18, 2015^{[m 1]}	2015 College draft^[9]	Santa Clara University
12	FW	Cara Walls	Jan 16, 2015	in	Apr 18, 2015^{[m 1]}	2015 College draft^[9]	University of Wisconsin–Madison
––	FW	Nicole Setterlund	Jan 16, 2015	in	––	2015 College draft^[9]	Washington State University
28	FW	Rachel Tejada	Jan 16, 2015	in	May 9, 2015^{[m 3]}	2015 College draft^[9]	Illinois State University
––	FW	Stephanie McCaffrey	Mar 4, 2015	out	––	Traded^[10]	Boston Breakers
––	FW	Nicole Setterlund	Mar 6, 2015	out	––	Retired^[11]	––
5	FW	Zakiya Bywaters	Apr 6, 2015	out	––	Recovering from surgery^[12]	––
––	FW	Hayley Brock	Apr 6, 2015	out	––	Returned to school^[12]	––
18	GK	Michele Dalton	Apr 16, 2015	in	Apr 18, 2015^{[m 1]}	Signed^[13]	Kvarnsvedens IK
17	MF	Lori Chalupny	Apr 14, 2015	out	May 2, 2015^{[m 2]}	World Cup^[14]	United States
7	MF	Shannon Boxx	Apr 14, 2015	out	May 2, 2015^{[m 2]}	World Cup^[14]	United States
8	DF	Julie Johnston	Apr 14, 2015	out	May 2, 2015^{[m 2]}	World Cup^[14]	United States
23	FW	Christen Press	Apr 14, 2015	out	May 2, 2015^{[m 2]}	World Cup^[14]	United States
19	FW	Adriana Leon	Apr 28, 2015	out	––	World Cup^[15]	Canada
1	GK	Karina LeBlanc	Apr 28, 2015	out	May 2, 2015^{[m 2]}	World Cup^[15]	Canada
9	FW	Melissa Tancredi	Apr 28, 2015	out	––	World Cup^[15]	Canada
25	DF	Kelley McCloskey	––	in	May 9, 2015^{[m 3]}	Preseason trial^{[p 1]}	University of San Diego
26	MF	Jackie Esterkamp	––	in	May 9, 2015^{[m 3]}	Preseason trial^{[p 1]}	Cincinnati Christian University
29	DF	Lillie Toaspern	––	in	May 9, 2015^{[m 3]}	Preseason trial^{[p 1]}	Washington University in St. Louis
20	GK	Monica Gonyo	––	in	May 9, 2015^{[m 3]}	Preseason trial^{[p 1]}	Loyola University Chicago
6	DF	Abby Erceg	May 15, 2015	out	May 15, 2015^{[m 4]}	World Cup^[16]	New Zealand
34	MF	Mary Luba	Sep 2, 2015	in	May 23, 2015^{[m 5]}	Signed^[17]^{[p 2]}	Marquette University
31	DF	Leigh Jakes	––	in	May 23, 2015^{[m 5]}	Preseason trial^{[p 1]}	NiceFutis
32	DF	Natalie Horner	––	in	Jun 28, 2015^{[m 6]}	Preseason trial^{[p 1]}	University of Kentucky
6	DF	Abby Erceg	Jun 19, 2015	in	Jun 28, 2015^{[m 6]}	World Cup elimination^[18]	New Zealand
19	FW	Adriana Leon	Jun 27, 2015	in	Jul 12, 2015^{[m 7]}	World Cup elimination^[19]	Canada
1	GK	Karina LeBlanc	Jun 27, 2015	in	Jul 12, 2015^{[m 7]}	World Cup elimination^[19]	Canada
9	FW	Melissa Tancredi	Jun 27, 2015	in	Jul 12, 2015^{[m 7]}	World Cup elimination^[19]	Canada
17	MF	Lori Chalupny	Jul 5, 2015	in	Jul 18, 2015^{[m 8]}	World Cup final^[20]	United States
7	MF	Shannon Boxx	Jul 5, 2015	in	Jul 18, 2015^{[m 8]}	World Cup final^[20]	United States
8	DF	Julie Johnston	Jul 5, 2015	in	Jul 12, 2015^{[m 7]}	World Cup final^[20]	United States
23	FW	Christen Press	Jul 5, 2015	in	Jul 12, 2015^{[m 7]}	World Cup final^[20]	United States
7	MF	Shannon Boxx	Jul 27, 2015	out	Jul 18, 2015^{[m 8]}	Retired^[21]	––

Management and staff

Front Office

Owner Arnim Whisler

Coaching Staff^[22]

Manager Rory Dames
First Assistant and Goalkeeper Coach Trae Manny
Second Assistant Coach Christian Lavers

Regular-season standings

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Seattle Reign FC	20	13	4	3	41	21	+20	43	NWSL Shield
2	Chicago Red Stars	20	8	9	3	31	22	+9	33	NWSL Playoffs
3	FC Kansas City (C)	20	9	5	6	32	20	+12	32
4	Washington Spirit	20	8	6	6	31	28	+3	30
5	Houston Dash	20	6	6	8	21	26	−5	24
6	Portland Thorns FC	20	6	5	9	27	29	−2	23
7	Western New York Flash	20	6	5	9	24	34	−10	23
8	Sky Blue FC	20	5	7	8	22	28	−6	22
9	Boston Breakers	20	4	3	13	22	43	−21	15

Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions

Results summary

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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
20	33	8	3	9	31	22	+9	3	1	6	15	11	+4	5	2	3	16	11	+5

Last updated: September 6, 2015
Source: NWSLsoccer.com standings
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

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Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Ground	H	H	H	H	A	A	A	A	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H
Result	W	D	W	W	D	W	D	L	W	W	D	W	D	D	L	D	L	D	W	D
Position^{[n 1]}	5	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	2	2	2

Updated to match(es) played on September 6, 2015. Source: Match results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

Win Tie Loss

Preseason

March 16, Mon	Marquette Golden Eagles	0–3	Chicago Red Stars	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
17:00 CDT (UTC-05)		Report^{[p 1]}	Chalupny 12' Mautz 17' DiBernardo 53'	Stadium: Valley Fields

March 20, Fri	Wisconsin Badgers	0–1	Chicago Red Stars	Verona, Wisconsin
19:00 CDT (UTC-05)		Report^{[p 3]}	Colaprico 2'	Stadium: Goodman Pitch at Reddan Park

April 4, Sat	Missouri Lady Tigers	0–6	Chicago Red Stars	St. Louis, Missouri
11:00 CDT (UTC-05)		Report^{[p 2]}	Walls 1' DiBernardo 4' Hoy 5' Mary Luba 13' 19' (o.g.) Giuleana Lopez 30' Jayden Barrett 36'	Stadium: Lou Fusz Soccer Complex Field #1
Note: 45 minute scrimmage.

April 4, Sat	Iowa State Cyclones	0–3	Chicago Red Stars	St. Louis, Missouri
12:00 CDT (UTC-05)		Report^{[p 2]}	Hoy 23' Valerie Gonyo 25' Walls 28'	Stadium: Lou Fusz Soccer Complex Field #1
Note: 45 minute scrimmage.

April 8, Wed	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0–1	Chicago Red Stars	Notre Dame, Indiana
18:00 CDT (UTC-05)		Report^{[p 4]}	Huerta 1' Johnson 41'	Stadium: Alumni Stadium

National Women's Soccer League

Regular season

April 18, Sat 1	Chicago Red Stars	3–2	Seattle Reign FC	Lisle, Illinois
19:00 CDT (UTC-05)	Press 32' (DiBernado) 91+' (unassisted) Hoy 35' (Press)	Report^{[m 1]}	Yanez 32' (Rapinoe) Fletcher 39' (unassisted)	Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex Attendance: 2,368 Referee: David Mon

April 25, Sat 2	Chicago Red Stars	2–2	Portland Thorns FC	Lisle, Illinois
19:30 CDT (UTC-05)	Press 4' (Chalupny) 8' (DiBernardo) Johnston 16'	Report^{[m 9]}	Sinclair 29' (Long) Shim 47' (unassisted)	Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex Attendance: 2,136 Referee: Levi Rippy

May 2, Sat 3	Chicago Red Stars	1–0	Sky Blue FC	Lisle, Illinois
17:00 CDT (UTC-05)	Colaprico 54' (unassisted)	Report^{[m 2]}	Nadim 86'	Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex Attendance: 1,402

May 9, Sat 4	Chicago Red Stars	3–0	Boston Breakers	Bridgeview, Illinois
16:00 CDT (UTC-05)	Johnson 22' Huerta 56' (DiBernardo) 82' (Gilliland) Walls 70' (Huerta)	Report^{[m 3]}	King 39'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 16,017 Referee: Margaret Domka

May 15, Fri 5	Houston Dash	2–2	Chicago Red Stars	Houston
19:30 CDT (UTC-05)	Axon 28' (penalty) Ohai 59' (Henderson) Masar 62'	Report^{[m 4]}	Colaprico 43' Huerta 60' (Hoy) 81' (unassisted)	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 3,527 Referee: Randall Kelley

May 23, Sat 6	FC Kansas City	1–2	Chicago Red Stars	Kansas City, Missouri
19:00 CDT (UTC-05)	LePeilbet 68'	Report^{[m 5]}	Huerta 33' (DiBernardo) Hemmings 82' (Lomnicki)	Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Championship Field

May 30, Sat 7	Seattle Reign FC	0–0	Chicago Red Stars	Seattle
21:00 CDT (UTC-05)	Mathias 90+'	Report^{[m 10]}	Colaprico 61'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,367 Referee: Brandon Artis

June 6, Sat 8	Western New York Flash	3–1	Chicago Red Stars	Rochester, New York
18:00 CDT (UTC-05)	S Mewis 51' (Eddy) Eddy 72' (Williams) Fields 75' (unassisted) S Mewis 85'	Report^{[m 11]}	Lomnicki 57' Huerta 93+' (DiBernardo)	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 2,514

June 20, Sat	Chicago Red Stars	abandoned	Washington Spirit	Lisle, Illinois
19:00 CDT (UTC-05)		Report^{[m 12]}		Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex
Note: rescheduled to August 16, 2015

June 28, Sun 9	Sky Blue FC	0–3	Chicago Red Stars	Piscataway, New Jersey
17:00 CDT (UTC-05)		Report^{[m 6]}	DiBernardo 6' (Huerta) Hoy 34' (Huerta) Mautz 62' (Hoy)	Stadium: Yurcak Field

July 12, Sun 10	Houston Dash	1–2	Chicago Red Stars	Houston
19:30 CDT (UTC-05)	McCarty 57' (Ohai) Brush 84'	Report^{[m 7]}	Colaprico 3' DiBernado 19' (Mautz) Hoy 69' (unassisted)	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 13,025 Referee: Christopher Spivey

July 18, Sat 11	Chicago Red Stars	1–1	Boston Breakers	Lisle, Illinois
19:00 CDT (UTC-05)	Chalupny 54' (Hemmings) Leon 75'	Report^{[m 8]}	McCaffrey 62' (unassisted) Schoepfer 63'	Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex Attendance: 3,560 record crowd

July 22, Wed 12	Boston Breakers	1–2	Chicago Red Stars	Boston
18:00 CDT (UTC-05)	Simon 69' (McCaffrey)	Report^{[m 13]}	Tancredi 41' (Mautz) Press 90' (Hoy)	Stadium: Soldiers Field Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,403 Referee: Cedric Adams

July 25, Sat 13	Washington Spirit	1–1	Chicago Red Stars	Germantown, Maryland
18:00 CDT (UTC-05)	Dunn 83' (unassisted)	Report^{[m 14]}	Press 31' (unassisted) Hemmings 74'	Stadium: Maureen Hendricks Field Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 5,100

August 1, Sat 14	Chicago Red Stars	2–2	FC Kansas City	Lisle, Illinois
19:00 CDT (UTC-05)	Press 12' (Chalupny) 74' (Chalupny) Erceg 42'	Report^{[m 15]}	LePeilbet 35' (Holiday) Hagen 87' (O'Reilly)	Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex Attendance: 3,477^[23] Referee: Matthew Franz

August 9, Sun 15	Portland Thorns FC	2–1	Chicago Red Stars	Portland, Oregon
21:00 CDT (UTC-05)	Long 38' (unassisted) 69' (Farrelly)	Report^{[m 16]}	Mautz 29' (unassisted)	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 15,858 Referee: Margaret Domka

August 12, Wed 16	Chicago Red Stars	1–1	Sky Blue FC	Lisle, Illinois
13:00 CDT (UTC-05)	Leon 15' (Gilliland) Chalupny 64'	Report^{[m 17]}	Kerr 36' (unassisted) Filigno 86'	Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex

August 16, Sun 17	Chicago Red Stars	1–2	Washington Spirit	Lisle, Illinois
19:30 CDT (UTC-05)	Tancredi 82' (Mautz) Lomnicki 44'	Report^{[m 18]}	Oyster 3' (Nairn) Dunn 90+2' (unassisted)	Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex
Note: rescheduled from June 20, 2015

August 23, Sun 18	Chicago Red Stars	0–0	Western New York Flash	Lisle, Illinois
16:00 CDT (UTC-05)				Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex

August 29, Sat 19	Western New York Flash	0–2	Chicago Red Stars	Rochester, New York
18:00 CDT (UTC-05)		Report^{[m 19]}	Press 40' (Chalupny) DiBernardo 63' Hoy 65' (Press) Erceg 86'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 3,525

September 6, Sun 20	Chicago Red Stars	1–1	Houston Dash	Bridgeview, Illinois
16:00 CDT (UTC-05)	DiBernardo 82' Press 90' (Johnston)	Report^{[m 20]}	Masar 62' (Brian)	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 5,623 Referee: Margaret Domka

Postseason playoff

September 13, Sun Semifinal	Chicago Red Stars	0–3	FC Kansas City	Bridgeview, Illinois
12:30 CDT (UTC-05)	Samantha Johnson 68'	Report^{[po 1]}^{[po 2]}	Rodriguez 16' (unassisted) Tymrak 21' (O'Reilly) Rodriguez 35' (O'Reilly)	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 3,031 Referee: Karen Abt

NWSL awards

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Date	Award	Recipient	Reference
April 21, 2015	Player of the week of week 2	Christen Press	^[24]
May 1, 2015	Player of the month of April	Christen Press	^[25]
May 12, 2015	Player of the week of week 5	Sofia Huerta	^[26] ^{[n 2]}
May 19, 2015	Player of the week of week 6	Sofia Huerta	^[27] ^{[n 2]}
June 3, 2015	Player of the month of May	Sofia Huerta	^[28]
September 10, 2015	Player of the week of week 21	Karina LeBlanc	^[29]
September 14, 2015	Rookie of the year 2015	Danielle Colaprico	^[30] ^{[n 3]}
September 25, 2015	NWSL Best Eleven	Christen Press	^[31]
	NWSL Best Eleven	Julie Johnston
	NWSL Second Eleven	Arin Gilliland
		Danielle Colaprico
		Sofia Huerta

Squad statistics

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Source: NWSL

Key to positions: FW – Forward, MF – Midfielder, DF – Defender, GK – Goalkeeper

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N	Pos	Player	GP	GS	Min	G	A	WG	Shot	SOG	Cro	CK	Off	Foul	FS	YC
7	MF	Shannon Boxx	4	2	231	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	3	2	0
17	MF	Lori Chalupny	11	11	944	1	3	0	17	9	0	0	1	14	16	1
24	MF	Danielle Colaprico	20	20	1776	1	0	1	10	5	2	46	1	18	15	3
10	MF	Vanessa DiBernardo	20	19	1733	2	5	1	34	19	5	73	0	25	22	2
6	DF	Abby Erceg	14	12	1085	0	0	0	5	3	1	0	0	6	0	2
3	DF	Arin Gilliland	19	17	1533	0	2	0	13	5	2	0	4	10	4	0
14	DF	Taryn Hemmings	18	17	1528	1	1	1	10	7	4	0	1	18	8	1
2	FW	Jen Hoy	18	14	1110	4	4	1	25	15	3	0	12	15	3	0
20	FW	Sofia Huerta	19	15	1343	6	3	1	36	20	3	0	17	11	12	0
31	DF	Leigh Jakes	1	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF	Samantha Johnson	14	13	1215	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	4	3
8	DF	Julie Johnston	11	11	990	0	2	0	4	1	1	0	0	7	10	1
19	FW	Adriana Leon	5	4	277	1	0	0	5	4	0	0	2	5	2	1
13	DF	Michelle Lomnicki	12	7	614	0	1	0	4	0	2	0	0	6	4	2
34	DF	Mary Luba	3	0	40	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
4	MF	Alyssa Mautz	15	13	1076	2	3	0	16	4	1	1	3	16	8	0
25	DF	Kelley McCloskey	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
23	FW	Christen Press	11	10	931	10	2	3	50	27	0	0	17	7	2	0
11	DF	Rachel Quon	17	12	1046	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	10	8	1
9	FW	Melissa Tancredi	8	2	246	2	0	0	12	5	0	0	2	5	1	0
28	FW	Rachel Tejada	2	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
12	FW	Cara Walls	10	1	256	1	1	0	3	3	2	0	4	4	2	0

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N	Pos	Goal keeper	GP	GS	Min	W	L	T	Shot	SOG	Sav	GA	GA/G	Pen	PKF	SO
18	GK	Michele Dalton	12	12	1080	6	1	5	113	58	47	11	.917	1	1	5
1	GK	Karina LeBlanc	8	8	720	2	2	4	79	39	28	11	1.375	0	0	1

Chicago Red Stars team awards

On September 23 Chicago Red Stars announced the winners of 2015 team awards.^[32] For the second time in 2 years Julie Johnston was the recipient of the award for Defensive Most Valuable Player, having been named Defender of the Year in 2014. Lori Chalupny who was the Team Most Valuable Player in 2014, was named the Iron Women of Character. Christen Press was named Team Most Valuable player, and was in 2014 the Golden Boot recipient. Danielle Colaprico was named the team's Rookie of the Year, while she was also the recipient of the NWSL Rookie of the Year. Vanessa DiBernardo who had a team high of 5 assists, and served a team high of 73 corner kicks, was named the Unsung Hero.

Team Most Valuable Player

Christen Press

Defensive Most Valuable Player

Julie Johnston

Rookie of the Year

Danielle Colaprico

Unsung Hero

Vanessa DiBernardo

Iron Woman of Character

Lori Chalupny

Images

On May 2, 2015, Chicago Red Stars sent off 6 players to their World Cup in a ceremony, after a 1–0 win over Sky Blue FC. Left to right: Lori Chalupny, Shannon Boxx, Julie Johnston, Karina LeBlanc, Abby Erceg and Christen Press. Not in picture and already joined Canada World Cup team were Melissa Tancredi and Adriana Leon. Chicago Red Stars sent eight players to 2015 World Cup; the highest number in NWSL.

Notes

[n 1]
Chicago Red Stars' position in the league at the end of match day
[n 2]
Sofia Huerta is the first NWSL to earn back to back player of the week awards
[n 3]
Danielle Colaprico is the second Red Star named NWSL Rookie of the Year, in two consecutive years. Julie Johnston was NWSL Rookie of the Year in 2014

References

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[2]
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[3]
"All Eight Clubs Add Players to their Roster".
[4]
"SPIRIT SELECT CRYSTAL DUNN WITH FIRST OVERALL PICK 36 Players selected in the 2014 College Draft".
[5]
"Red Stars Loan Defender Taryn Hemmings To Fortuna Hjorring".
[6]
"CHICAGO RED STARS RE-SIGN CHALUPNY AND ERCEG; Erceg Loaned To FF USV Jena in German Bundesliga".
[7]
"Chicago Red Stars Loan Samantha Johnson to Sydney FC".
[8]
"NWSL ANNOUNCES 2015 ALLOCATED PLAYERS".
[9]
"NWSL ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF THE 2015 COLLEGE DRAFT".
[10]
"BREAKERS SIGN FORWARD STEPHANIE MCCAFFREY".
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"TAYLOR VANCIL, NICOLE SETTERLUND ANNOUNCE RETIREMENT".
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"CHICAGO SIGNS GOALKEEPER DALTON AND FORWARD WALLS". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
[14]
"Ellis Names U.S. Roster for 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Team".
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"11 NWSL PLAYERS NAMED TO CANADA WNT ROSTER — Sinclair and Canada will kick off the first game of the tournament June 6 against China". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
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"CANADA FALLS TO ENGLAND, 2–1 — Show heart and fight as they bow out of WWC". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
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"WORLD CHAMPIONS: USA WINS 2015 FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP — Carli Lloyd Scores First Hat Trick in WWC Final History".
[21]
"CHICAGO AND U.S. STAR SHANNON BOXX RETIRES FROM NWSL PLAY — Legendary midfielder's national team career to end at conclusion of 2015". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
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"Red Stars' Christen Press Voted Player of the Month; Press scored four goals and added one assist over two games in April". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
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"Red Stars Huerta Voted NWSL Player of the Week; Forward scored two goals and recorded an assist in the Red Stars 3–0 victory over Breakers". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
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"Red Stars Huerta Voted NWSL Player of the Week; Huerta, 22, recorded her second brace of the 2015 NWSL season on Friday night". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
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"Red Stars' Karina LeBlanc Voted Player of the Week; LeBlanC helped the Red Stars earn a point at home in a 1–1 draw". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
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Match reports (preseason)

[p 1]
"Red Stars Defeat Marquette 3–0 In Preseason Opener — Away scrimmage features total of 22 Chicago players". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
[p 2]
"Chicago Downs Missouri 6–0, Iowa State 3–0 in 45-Minute Games; Hoy and Walls each score twice as club improves to 4–0 in NWSL preseason". chicagoredstars.com. Archived from the original on April 8, 2015. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
[p 3]
"Chicago Downs UW-Madison For Second Preseason Win — Early Colaprico goal holds up for dominant NWSL side". chicagoredstars.com. Chicago Red Stars. Archived from the original on October 19, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
[p 4]
"Red Stars Wrap up Preseason with Gritty Win at Notre Dame; Defeat Fighting Irish 1–0 behind Huerta goal, stay perfect in 2015". chicagoredstars.com. Archived from the original on April 14, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2015.

Match reports (regular season)

[m 1]
"RED STARS DEFEAT REIGN FC, 3–2, IN EXTRA TIME". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Archived from the original on October 19, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
[m 2]
"CHICAGO DEFEATS SKY BLUE FC, 1–0; Red Stars Remain undefeated as Colaprico bags first professional goal". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
[m 3]
"Huerta Shines as Red Stars Defeat Boston 3-0". chicagoredstars.com. Chicago Red Stars. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
[m 4]
"Dash and Red Stars Split Points in 2–2 Draw — Kealia Ohai earned a penalty and scored a goal in match". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
[m 5]
"Red Stars Earn 2-1 Road Win over Defending Champs — Hemmings with the game-winner in rainy Kansas City". nwslsoccer.com. Chicago Red Stars. Archived from the original on October 19, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
[m 6]
"Red Stars Dominate Sky Blue FC, 3–0 — Several players with standout performances as Chicago remains atop NWSL table". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
[m 7]
"Red Stars Defeat Dash, 2–1; DiBernardo and Hoy find the net to grab all three points for Chicago". nwsl.com.
[m 8]
"Chicago Earns 1–1 Draw With Boston; WWC winner Lori Chalupny scores in front of record crowd". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Archived from the original on October 19, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
[m 9]
"RED STARS AND THORNS FC BATTLE TO 2–2 DRAW — Chicago's Christen Press scores two goals in first half". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
[M 10]
"Reign FC Tie Red Stars, 0–0; Haley Kopmeyer made four saves to earn the shutout". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
[M 11]
"Flash Defeat Red Stars, 3–1 — WNY snaps Chicago's undefeated streak". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
[M 12]
"Red Stars' Clash With Spirit Falls Victim to Weather — NWSL blockbuster match to be replayed at a later date". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Archived from the original on October 19, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
[M 13]
"Red Stars Earn Dramatic 2–1 Win at Boston; Chicago needs late winner from USWNT star despite dominant performance". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
[M 14]
"Spirit Rally vs. Red Stars for 1–1 Tie; Crystal Dunn scores her league-leading 9th goal". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Archived from the original on October 19, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
[M 15]
"Chicago Draws 2–2 with Kansas City — Red Stars' Christen Press scored two goals in the game". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
[M 16]
"Thorns FC Earn 2–1 Win Over Red Stars — Allie Long scores the game-winning goal". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
[M 17]
"Red Stars and SBFC Settle for 1–1 Draw — Adriana Leon scored the opening goal, but Sam Kerr would net the equalizer". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
[M 18]
"Spirit Strike Late to Earn 2–1 Win Over Red Stars — Crystal Dunn scores the game-winning goal". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Archived from the original on October 19, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
[M 19]
"Red Stars Defeat Flash, 2–0 — Press and Hoy each score to end winless streak at six games". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
[M 20]
"Red Stars Come Back to Tie Dash, 1–1 — Christen Press scored the game-tying goal in the 90th minute". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 14, 2016.

Match report (postseason playoff)

[P 1]
"Kansas City Advances to Final After Defeating Chicago, 3–0; Amy Rodriguez (2) and Erika Tymrak both scored in the first half". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Archived from the original on September 27, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
[P 2]
Hersh, Philip (September 13, 2015). "Red Stars routed in NWSL soccer semifinals". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 1, 2018.

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