2002 Carolina Courage Statistics
Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA)
Team Record: 12-5-4 - 40 points
Finishing 1st in the WUSA
Postseason: 2-0
Won Championship
Coach: Marcia McDermott (12-5-4)
Location: Cary, North Carolina
Attendance: 58,392, Avg. 5,839 in 10 home dates
2002 Carolina Courage RosterTeam Record: 12-5-4 - 40 points
Finishing 1st in the WUSA
Postseason: 2-0
Won Championship
Coach: Marcia McDermott (12-5-4)
Location: Cary, North Carolina
Attendance: 58,392, Avg. 5,839 in 10 home dates
The Carolina Courage of the Women's United Soccer Association ended the 2002 season with a record of 12 wins and 5 losses and 4 ties for 40 points finishing first in the WUSA. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-0.
The Courage led the league with 40 goals. Carolina allowed 30 goals. Birgit Prinz scored 12 goals for the squad, while Hege Riise and Danielle Fotopoulos netted five or more also. Hege Riise contributed 14 assists. Kristin Luckenbill topped the team with 12 wins and a team-best 0.95 goals against average, pacing keepers with significant playing time.
Marcia McDermott coached the team. The 2002 Carolina Courage won the Championship.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | Pts | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danielle Fotopoulos | F | 21 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 33 | 50 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 12.2 | 47 | 23.4 |
| Birgit Prinz | F | 15 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 23.5 | 27 | 44.4 |
| Hege Riise | M | 19 | 19 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 10 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 14.6 | 25 | 24.0 |
| Danielle Slaton | D | 18 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 22.2 | 14 | 28.6 |
| Unni Lehn | F-M | 18 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 | 8 | 25.0 |
| Venus James | M | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16.7 | 6 | 33.3 |
| Tiffany Roberts | D-M | 19 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Staci Burt | D | 20 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Nel Fettig | D-M | 21 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Katie Barnes | F | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Tracy Grose | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Carla Overbeck | D | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Kim Yankowski Montgomery | F | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Staci Wilson | D | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Erin Baxter | D-M | 16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Meghan Anderson | M | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Brooke O'Hanley | D | 18 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Kristin Luckenbill | GK | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 292 | 210 | 38 | 50 | 126 | 261 | 258 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 288 | 13.2 | 148 | 25.7 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristin Luckenbill | 21 | 0 | 1890:00 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 1.43 | 1 | 1 | 144 | 114 | .792 |
| Totals | 21 | 0 | 1890:00 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 1.43 | 1 | 1 | 144 | 114 | .792 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | Pts | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danielle Fotopoulos | F | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 28.6 | 4 | 50.0 |
| Birgit Prinz | F | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Hege Riise | M | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Danielle Slaton | D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Unni Lehn | F-M | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Venus James | M | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Tiffany Roberts | D-M | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Staci Burt | D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Nel Fettig | D-M | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Carla Overbeck | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Staci Wilson | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Erin Baxter | D-M | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brooke O'Hanley | D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Kristin Luckenbill | GK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 26 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 28 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 15.6 | 18 | 27.8 |
Postseason - Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristin Luckenbill | 2 | 0 | 182 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.48 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| Totals | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
