2014 USL W-League season

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W-League
Season2014
Champions Los Angeles Blues
Matches played145
Goals scored502 (3.46 per match)
Top goalscorerDanica Evans (13)
Biggest home win LAB 7, SED 0 (May 23)
COR 7, SED 0 (July 11)
Biggest away win LAB 9, SED 0 (May 16)
PRI 9, SED 0 (June 7)
Highest scoring LAB 9, SED 0 (May 16)
PRI 9, SED 0 (June 7)
Highest attendance4,598 WAS vs. BRSE
(May 17)
Lowest attendance35 LON vs. LAV
(May 24)
Average attendance324 (128 of 145
games reported) [1]
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The 2014 W-League season is the 20th season of the league's existence, and 11th season of second division women's soccer in the United States. The regular season started on May 10 and ended on July 13. [2] [3] The Los Angeles Blues won their fourth league championship, finishing the season undefeated and tie-free. They scored 63 goals and had only 6 scored against them in 15 regular season & playoff games. [4]

Contents

Changes from 2013 season

Name changes

One team changed their name in the off-season:

Team NameMetro AreaPrevious Name
Flag of Quebec.svg Quebec Dynamo ARSQ Quebec City area Quebec City Amiral

Expansion teams

Five teams were added for the season:

Team NameMetro AreaLocationPrevious Affiliation
Flag of Virginia.svg Braddock Road Stars Elite Northern Virginia Fairfax, Virginia expansion [5]
Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado Pride Colorado Springs Metropolitan Statistical Area Colorado Springs, Colorado expansion [6]
Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado Storm Denver-Aurora metropolitan area Centennial, Colorado expansion [7]
Flag of Florida.svg Gulf Coast Texans Pensacola metropolitan area Pensacola, Florida WPSL [8]
Flag of Arizona.svg Sedona FC Strikers Verde Valley region Sedona, Arizona expansion [9]

Teams leaving

Merger

Standings

As of 7/13/2014 [11]
  2014 W-League Champion
  2014 Division Title
  2014 Playoff Team

Northeastern Conference

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPts
1 Washington Spirit Reserves 121002365+3132
2 Braddock Road Stars Elite 125612124−316
3 New York Magic 124531319−615
4 New Jersey Wildcats 124622228−614
5 Long Island Rough Riders 123541120−913
6 North Jersey Valkyries 122641320−710
Source: [ citation needed ]

Southeastern Conference

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPts
1 Gulf Coast Texans 105142311+1219
2 Charlotte Lady Eagles 105141811+719
3 Carolina Elite Cobras 105231610+618
4 Dayton Dutch Lions 103701629−139
5 Atlanta Silverbacks Women 101811123−124
Source: [ citation needed ]

Central Conference

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPts
1 Ottawa Fury Women 121101333+3034
2 K-W United FC 126331816+221
3 Laval Comets 126421810+820
4 Toronto Lady Lynx 124351218−617
5 Quebec Dynamo ARSQ 121831325−126
6 London Gryphons 120102628−222
Source: [ citation needed ]

Western Conference

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPts
1 Los Angeles Blues 121200504+4636
2 Colorado Pride 12921387+3128
3 Seattle Sounders Women 127412819+922
4 Colorado Rush 126333814+2421
5 Bay Area Breeze 126511711+619
6 Santa Clarita Blue Heat 124801532−1712
7 Colorado Storm 1211101347−343
8 Sedona FC Strikers 120120368−650
Source: [ citation needed ]

Playoffs

The top two finishers in the Northeastern, Southeastern and Western Conferences and the top three finishers in the Central Conference will qualify for the conference playoffs. The conference winners will play for the 2014 W-League Championship, to be held July 25–27 at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. [12] [13]

Northeastern Conference Playoff

Flag of Washington, D.C.svg Washington Spirit Reserves 6–0 Flag of Virginia.svg Braddock Road Stars Elite
Herndon Soccerball shade.svg9'
Cox Soccerball shade.svg28'
Pardue Soccerball shade.svg49', 83'
Bruder Soccerball shade.svg76', 79'		 Report
Maryland SoccerPlex
Boyds, Maryland
Attendance: 100
Referee: Danielle Chesky

Southeastern Conference Playoff

Flag of Florida.svg Gulf Coast Texans 2–2 (a.e.t.) Flag of North Carolina.svg Charlotte Lady Eagles
Waters Soccerball shade.svg17'
Hurd Yellow card.svg 40'
Jose-Rojas Soccerball shade.svg69'
Cruz Yellow card.svg 87'		 Report Naeher Yellow card.svg 30'
Fortune Soccerball shade.svg41'
Lanter Soccerball shade.svg45'
Penalties
Waters Soccerball shad check.svg
Arlitt Soccerball shad check.svg
Oram Soccerball shade cross.svg
Hurd Soccerball shad check.svg
Gomez-Junco Soccerball shade cross.svg		3–4Soccerball shad check.svg Naeher
Soccerball shad check.svg Fortune
Soccerball shad check.svg Parr
Soccerball shade cross.svg O'Brien
Soccerball shad check.svg Etten
Dickson Field
Charlotte, North Carolina
Attendance: 237
Referee: Christopher Spivey

Central Conference Playoffs

Flag of Ontario.svg K-W United FC 1–0 Flag of Quebec.svg Laval Comets
Skeete Soccerball shade.svg45+'
Lyon Yellow card.svg 67'		 Report
Wilfrid Laurier University Stadium
Waterloo, Ontario
Attendance: 350
Referee: M. Beaudoin
Flag of Ontario.svg Ottawa Fury Women 4–0 Flag of Ontario.svg K-W United FC
Rynier Soccerball shade.svg37', 68'
Steinledge Soccerball shade.svg49'
Moore Soccerball shade.svg80'		 Report Skeete Yellow card.svg 62'
Wheldon Yellow card.svg 78'
Algonquin College Soccer Complex
Ottawa, Ontario
Attendance: 402
Referee: Tim Wong

Western Conference Playoff

Flag of California.svg Los Angeles Blues 2–1 Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado Pride
Andrews Soccerball shade.svg45'
Eddy Soccerball shade.svg57'
Elby Yellow card.svg 70'
French Yellow card.svg 75'		 Report Weber Soccerball shade.svg27'
King Yellow card.svg 72'
Logarzo Yellow card.svg 87'
Patterson Field
Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 245

W-League Championship

[14]

Semi-finals

Flag of California.svg Los Angeles Blues 4–0 Flag of North Carolina.svg Charlotte Lady Eagles
Eddy Soccerball shade.svg23', 84'
Smith Yellow card.svg 32'
Stengel Soccerball shade.svg68', 71'		 Report
IMG Academy
Referee: Tim Kluenker

Third Place Playoff

Championship

Flag of California.svg Los Angeles Blues 6–1 Flag of Washington, D.C.svg Washington Spirit Reserves
Stengel Soccerball shade.svg18', 53'
French Soccerball shade.svg45'
Killion Soccerball shade.svg69'
Dydasco Soccerball shade.svg78'
Nielsen Soccerball shade.svg84'		 Report
Report 		Yensen Soccerball shade.svg74'
IMG Academy
Referee: Janessa Gunn
Semi-Finals Championship
      
1 Los Angeles Blues 4
4 Charlotte Lady Eagles 0
1 Los Angeles Blues 6
3 Washington Spirit Reserves 1
2 Ottawa Fury Women 1 (2)
3 Washington Spirit Reserves 1 (4)

Statistical leaders

Top scorers

RankPlayerNationClubGoals
1 Danica Evans Flag of the United States.svg  USA Colorado Rush13
2 Mallory Weber Flag of the United States.svg  USA Colorado Pride11
3 Kennya Cordner Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Seattle Sounders Women8
Mele French Flag of the United States.svg  USA Los Angeles Blues8
Katie Stengel Flag of the United States.svg  USA Los Angeles Blues8
6 Laylla da Cruz Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA New Jersey Wildcats7
Florence Dadson Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Gulf Coast Texans7
Rose Lavelle Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dayton Dutch Lions7
Civana Kuhlmann Flag of the United States.svg  USA Colorado Rush7
Sara Sanau Ruiz Flag of Spain.svg  SPA New York Magic7

Source: [15]

Awards

[16]

All-League and All-Conference Teams

Northeastern Conference

F: Ashley Herndon (WAS), Marisa Park (BRSE) *, Katie Yensen (WAS)
M: Laylla da Cruz (NJW), Serina Kashimoto (NYM), Yoreli Rincón (NJW)
D: Sue Alber-Weber (LIR) *, Sam Lofton (WAS) *, Satara Murray (WAS), Lorina White (NYM)
G: Samantha Depken (NYM)

Southeastern Conference

F: Florence Dadson (GCT), Jade Montgomery (CHE), Maria Jose-Rojas (GCT)
M: Leah Fortune (CHE), Rose Lavelle (DDL), Blakely Mattern (CAR) *
D: Lauren Gorodetsky (ATL), Renee Hurd (GCT), Kailey Mattison (CAR), Amanda Naeher (CHE) *
G: Robyn Jones (CHE)

Central Conference

F: Arin Gilliland (OTT), Christabel Oduro (OTT), Leticia Skeete (KWU)
M: Catherine Charron-Delage (LAV), Arielle Roy-Petitclerc (QUE), Lisa-Marie Woods (OTT)
D: Marissa Duguay (LAV), Melanie Pickert (TOR), Melissa Roy (QUE), Shelina Zadorsky (OTT) *
G: Genevieve Richard (LAV) *

Western Conference

F: Danica Evans (COR) *, Chloe Logarzo (PRI) *, Mallory Weber (PRI)
M: Jessica Ayers (PRI), Mele French (LAB) *, Sarah Killion (LAB) *
D: Rachel Daly (LAB), Danielle Johnson (BAB), Holly King (PRI), Kandace Love (LAB)
G: Anna Maria Picarelli (SEA)

* denotes All-League player

[17] [18]

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