2002 USL D3 Pro League

August 2023 Statistics of the USL D3 Pro League for the 2002 season. USL D3 Pro League 2002 Regular Season title Utah Blitzz (2nd Title) Long Island Rough Riders (1st Title) 180 628 BRA Julio Cesar-Dos Santos New Jersey Stallions BRA Julio Cesar-Dos Santos New Jersey Stallions (22 Goals) USA Nathan Kipp Carolina Dynamo 2001 2003 League standings Northern Conference main WDL Q y 4 WMP Western Mass Pioneers CON Connecticut Wolves WES Westchester Flames NHP New Hampshire Phantoms 14 5 1 44 24 10 8 2 32 31 7 10 3 22 29 4 13 3 20 45 y 5 4 3 2 #CCFFCC Q Q complete rsssf.com Atlantic Conference main WDL Q y 4 LIR Long Island Rough Riders NYF New York Freedom NJS New Jersey Stallions SJB South Jersey Barons REA Reading Rage 13 6 1 28 28 13 7 0 38 30 12 8 0 44 32 7 10 3 30 40 3 16 1 26 53 y 11 6 8 3 2 #CCFFCC Q Q complete rsssf.com Southern Conference main WDL Q y 4 WIL Wilmington Hammerheads GRE Greenville Lions CAR Carolina Dynamo NVR Northern Virginia Royals 14 4 2 58 25 11 6 3 43 26 9 6 5 35 25 3 17 0 26 67 y 11 5 5 3 #CCFFCC Q Q complete rsssf.com Western Conference main WDL Q y 4 UTA Utah Blitzz SDG San Diego Gauchos ARZ Arizona Sahuaros CAL California Gold NNA Northern Nevada Aces 16 3 1 52 20 10 7 3 38 29 10 7 3 31 30 9 10 1 32 32 5 15 0 29 52 y 9 5 4 3 1 #CCFFCC Q Q complete rsssf.com Playoffs First Round San Diego defeated Arizona, 3-0. Carolina defeated Greenville, 1-0. Connecticut defeated Western Massachusetts 0-2, 3-2 August 7, 2002 Greenville Lions 0–1 Carolina Dynamo 70 John Samford Sirrine Stadium Greenville, South Carolina August 7, 2002 San Diego Gauchos 3–0 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/124814575/ Arizona Sahuaros Ralph Dartt 59 Herculez Gomez Titan Stadium Chula Vista, California August 7, 2002 First Leg Connecticut Wolves 0–2 https://www.newslibrary.com/newspapers?sort=dsc&formType=advanced&advanced-1=Western+Mass+Pioneers+Lusitano+stadium&inType-1=alltext&andornot-2=And&advanced-2=&inType-2=alltext&andornot-3=And&advanced-3=&inType-3=alltext&andornot-4=And&advanced-4=&inType-4=alltext&YMD_date=august+2002 Western Mass Pioneers Mick McDermott 2 45 50 30 Rob Jachym 90+ pen. Paul Kelly Veterans Stadium New Britain, Connecticut 1,568 August 10, 2002 Second Leg 7:30 PM EDT Western Mass Pioneers 2–3 Report 1 Report 2 Connecticut Wolves Mark Manganello 40 Paul Kelly 50 pen. 45 Dahir Mohammed 48 Roger Kennedy 89 Carlos Sousa Lusitano Stadium Ludlow, Massachusetts 3,422 Connecticut Wolves advance win a 5–4 point difference in a Best-of-2 Series. Conference Finals Long Island defeated New York 2-2 (5-4 PK) Wilmington defeated Carolina 2-1 Utah defeated San Diego 1-0 August 10, 2002 Wilmington Hammerheads 2–1 https://www.starnewsonline.com/story/sports/mls/2002/08/11/hammers-roll-on/30491707007/ Carolina Dynamo Tyler Hughes 48 George Corrie 65 73 Moaffat Oduor Legion Stadium Wilmington, North Carolina August 10, 2002 Utah Blitzz 1–0 (OT) San Diego Gauchos Chris Watkins 111 Cottonwood High School Murray, Utah August 11, 2002 Long Island Rough Riders 2–2 https://web.archive.org/web/20030826085222/http://rough-riders.com/cgi-bin/news.cgi?id=43 New York Freedom Brett Davis 20 John Diffley 24 o.g. 1 Nick Christopher Ben Hickey y Billy Gatti Christer Arnesen 5–4 Ben Diallo Mitchel Athletic Complex Uniondale, New York Semifinals Wilmington defeated Utah 3-1 Long Island defeated Connecticut 3-0 August 17, 2002 7:30 PM EDT Long Island Rough Riders 3–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20031024100059/http://www.rough-riders.com/cgi-bin/news.cgi?id=43 Connecticut Wolves Karim Diallo 2 20 53 Georges Haba 59 Cordt Weinstein 74 Fausto Klinger 80 pen. 0 80 J.T. Dorsey Mitchel Athletic Complex Uniondale, New York 500 August 18, 2002 5:00 PM EDT Wilmington Hammerheads 3–1 https://www.deseret.com/2002/8/19/19672574/wilmington-hammers-blitzz Utah Blitzz Glenn Murray 9 45 John Payne 29 11 Richie Breza Legion Stadium Wilmington, North Carolina USL D3 Pro League Championship Game August 24, 2002 8:00 PM EDT Wilmington Hammerheads 1–2 https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/etienne-scores-game-winner-to-propel-rough-riders-over-wilmington-2-1/n-1974261 Long Island Rough Riders Christopher Bagley 40 58 Carlos Mendes 82 Derrick Etienne Legion Stadium Wilmington, North Carolina 5,768 Long Island defeated Wilmington 2-1 United Soccer Leagues (RSSSF) References defunct 2002 3