Boston Aztec is an American amateur
soccer
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team based in
Beverly,
,
United States
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. Founded in 2005, the team plays in
Women's Premier Soccer League
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(WPSL), a national amateur league at the second tier of the
American Soccer Pyramid
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.
In 2009, the Boston Aztec became the reserve team to the WPS Boston Breakers. The Breakers team has loan agreements in place for players to compete with the Boston Aztec in WPSL matches. The Boston Aztec players also train with the Boston Breakers staff. The Boston Aztec roster is composed entirely of post-college players. In 2010, the Boston Aztec enter a U23 team into the WPSL which is entirely made up of college players and is not connected to the Boston Breakers
Aztec's home is Endicott College, located in the city of Beverly, MA. The team is operated by the
Aztec Soccer Club, which also operates a
National Premier Soccer League
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team called
Boston Aztec
Boston Aztec was an American soccer team based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 2006, the team played in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in ...
. The team's colors are red and white. The U23 colors are red and black.
Players
2011 Boston Aztec Breakers reserve roster
:''As of 7 July 2011.''
''(On loan from
Boston Breakers
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)''
''(On loan from
Boston Breakers
The Boston Breakers were an American professional soccer club based in the Boston neighborhood of Allston. The team competed in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). They replaced the original Breakers, who competed in the defunct Women's ...
)''
''(On loan from
Boston Breakers
The Boston Breakers were an American professional soccer club based in the Boston neighborhood of Allston. The team competed in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). They replaced the original Breakers, who competed in the defunct Women's ...
)''
''(On loan from
Boston Breakers
The Boston Breakers were an American professional soccer club based in the Boston neighborhood of Allston. The team competed in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). They replaced the original Breakers, who competed in the defunct Women's ...
)''
''(On loan from
Boston Breakers
The Boston Breakers were an American professional soccer club based in the Boston neighborhood of Allston. The team competed in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). They replaced the original Breakers, who competed in the defunct Women's ...
)''
''(On loan from
Boston Breakers
The Boston Breakers were an American professional soccer club based in the Boston neighborhood of Allston. The team competed in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). They replaced the original Breakers, who competed in the defunct Women's ...
)''
''(On loan from
Boston Breakers
The Boston Breakers were an American professional soccer club based in the Boston neighborhood of Allston. The team competed in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). They replaced the original Breakers, who competed in the defunct Women's ...
)''
''(On loan from
Boston Breakers
The Boston Breakers were an American professional soccer club based in the Boston neighborhood of Allston. The team competed in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). They replaced the original Breakers, who competed in the defunct Women's ...
)''
Notable former players
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Meotis Erikson (2007, 2009)
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Ashley Phillips (2009)
Year-by-year
Honors
2010 WPSL Final Four MVP
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Leah Blayney Boston Aztec Breakers Reserves
2010 First Team ALL-WPSL
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Leah Blayney Boston Aztec Breakers Reserves
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Anna Caniglia Boston Aztec Breakers Reserves
2010 Second Team ALL-WPSL
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Jess Luscinski Boston Aztec U23
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Kelly Lawrence Boston Aztec Breakers Reserves
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Katherine Donnelly Boston Aztec U23
Competition history
Head coaches
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Dushawne Simpson (2005–2008)
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Meotis Erikson (2009)
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Rebekah Splaine (2009)
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Mike Kersker Breakers Reserves (2010–present)
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Dushawne Simpson Boston Aztec U23 (2010–present)
Other staff
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Javier Mejia-Blau Asst Coach Breakers Reserves (2010)
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Peter Kersker
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Asst Coach Breakers Reserves (2010)
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Mo Keita
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Asst Coach Boston Aztec U23 (2010)
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Ebbie Kodiat Asst Coach Boston Aztec U23 (2010)
* Ed Ryan Asst Coach Boston Aztec U23 (2010)
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Pete Levasseur Asst Coach Boston Aztec U23 (2010)
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Sarah Miller Strength Coach Boston Aztec U23 (2010)
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Barbara Hemphill Trainer (2008–present)
* Jack Lindsay Trainer (2010)
Administrative staff
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Brandon Nelson General Manager (2008–present)
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Eric Slack Director of Media Relations (2005–present)
Home stadiums
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Salem State College
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, (2005–2006)
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UMass Lowell
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, (2007)
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Amesbury Sports Park
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, (2008–2009)
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Endicott College
Endicott College is a private college in Beverly, Massachusetts.
History
Endicott College was founded as Endicott Junior College in 1939 by Eleanor Tupper and her husband, George O. Bierkoe. Originally a two-year women’s college, its miss ...
, (2010)
References
External links
Official SiteWPSL Boston Aztec page
Women's Premier Soccer League teams
Women's soccer clubs in the United States
Aztec Soccer Club
Soccer clubs in Massachusetts
Soccer clubs in Boston
Association football clubs established in 2005
2005 establishments in Massachusetts
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