2012 USL W-League season

USL W-League

Season	2012
Champions	Ottawa Fury Women (1st Title)
Regular Season title	Pali Blues (2nd Title)
Best Player	Grace Hawkins Long Island Lady Riders
Best goalkeeper	Anna Maria Picarelli Pali Blues
← 2011 2013 →

The 2012 W-League season was the 18th season of the league's existence, and 9th season of second division women's soccer in the United States. The regular season started on May 11 and ended on July 15. ^[1]

Changes from 2011 season

Name changes

One team changed their name in the off-season:

Team Name	Metro Area	Previous Name
Colorado Rapids Women	Denver, Colorado	Colorado Force FC

Expansion teams

Three teams were added for the season:

Team Name	Metro Area	Location	Previous Affiliation
Central SC Cobras	Columbia, SC	Columbia, South Carolina	expansion
VSI Tampa Flames	Tampa Bay area	Brandon, Florida	expansion
FC JAX Destroyers	Jacksonville, FL	Jacksonville, Florida	expansion

Teams leaving

No teams either folded or left following the 2011 season:

Standings

As of 7/15/2012 ^[2]
Orange indicates Host Team for W-League Championship
Purple indicates division title clinched
Green indicates playoff berth clinched

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
D.C. United Women	12	11	0	1	37	8	+29	34
Virginia Beach Piranhas	12	6	3	3	18	11	+7	21
Fredericksburg Impact	12	6	4	2	27	20	+7	20
Northern Virginia Majestics	12	2	9	1	7	28	−21	7
Dayton Dutch Lions	12	0	9	3	10	32	−22	3

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Northeast Division

Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Long Island Rough Riders	12	9	3	0	37	8	+29	27
North Jersey Valkyries	12	7	3	2	33	12	+21	23
New Jersey Wildcats	12	6	2	4	38	15	+23	22
New York Magic	12	3	7	2	18	24	−6	11
New Jersey Rangers	12	1	11	0	9	76	−67	3

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Southeast Division

Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Charlotte Lady Eagles	12	9	1	2	29	10	+19	29
Atlanta Silverbacks Women	12	8	1	3	36	8	+28	27
Central SC Cobras	12	3	5	4	22	24	−2	13
VSI Tampa Flames	12	3	7	2	15	31	−16	11
FC JAX Destroyers	12	1	10	1	9	38	−29	4

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Central Conference

Central Division

Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Ottawa Fury Women	12	10	2	0	32	8	+24	30
Quebec City Amiral	12	8	2	2	23	15	+8	26
Laval Comets	12	6	3	3	17	10	+7	21
Toronto Lady Lynx	12	6	5	1	16	13	+3	19
Hamilton FC Rage	12	5	5	2	14	15	−1	17
Rochester Ravens	12	2	10	0	9	22	−13	6
London Gryphons	12	0	10	2	10	38	−28	2

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Western Conference

Western Division

Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Pali Blues	14	13	0	1	36	3	+33	40
Seattle Sounders Women	14	10	3	1	31	8	+23	31
Colorado Rush	14	5	4	5	18	19	−1	20
Colorado Rapids Women	14	5	5	4	20	23	−3	19
Santa Clarita Blue Heat	14	4	6	4	25	22	+3	16
Vancouver Whitecaps Women	14	3	5	6	15	16	−1	15
Los Angeles Strikers	14	3	9	2	19	35	−16	11
Victoria Highlanders Women	14	1	12	1	7	45	−38	4

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Playoffs

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• Note: Ottawa Fury hosts the W-League Championship and gains an automatic berth in the National Semi-Finals.

Eastern Conference Playoffs

July 21, 2012
3:30 PM EDT

Charlotte Lady Eagles	4–0	Long Island Rough Riders
Naeher 5', 44' Wingo 52' Braam 63'	Report

Maryland SoccerPlex
Boyds, MD

Attendance: 628

Referee: Matthew Richardson

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July 21, 2012
6:00 PM EDT

D.C. United Women	3–0	Virginia Beach Piranhas
Siegel 23' Lohman  33', 80' Sanderson 45'	Report	Clarke  30' Kalonji  33'

Maryland SoccerPlex
Boyds, MD

Attendance: 628

Referee: Michael Piercey

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July 22, 2012
4:00 PM EDT

D.C. United Women	3–0	Charlotte Lady Eagles
Sanderson 28'52' Siegel 42'	Report	Naeher  65'

Maryland SoccerPlex
Boyds, MD

Attendance: 688

Referee: Rebekah Friedrich

	Divisional Semifinals					Divisional Final
	SE1	Charlotte Lady Eagles	4
	NE1	Long Island Rough Riders	0
						SE1	Charlotte Lady Eagles	0
						A1	D.C. United Women	3
	A1	D.C. United Women	3
	A2	Virginia Beach Piranhas	0

Central Conference Playoffs

July 21, 2012
1:00 PM EDT

Quebec City Amiral	6–1	Hamilton FC Rage
Belanger 12' Trodi  43' Mamay 44' Gosselin 65' Guy 68', 70', 89'	Report	Uremovich 71'

Collège François-Xavier-Garneau
Quebec City, QE

Attendance: 512

Referee: Jean-Philippe Jalbert

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July 21, 2012
4:00 PM EDT

Laval Comets	3–1	Toronto Lady Lynx
Sanderson 2' Pierre-Louis 45' Thouvenot 83'	Report	Spencer  43' Young 81'

Collège François-Xavier-Garneau
Quebec City, QE

Attendance: 48

Referee: Arfa Lyes

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July 22, 2012
1:00 PM EDT

Quebec City Amiral	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Laval Comets
Paradis 30'	Report	Thouvenot 10'
Penalties
Sanderson Robbins Pierre Louis Pinard Walsh	5–4	Gosselin Paradis Trodi Leclerc Guy

Collège François-Xavier-Garneau
Quebec City, QE

Attendance: 580

Referee: Christopher Grabas

	Divisional Semifinals					Divisional Final
	C2	Quebec City Amiral	6
	C5	Hamilton FC Rage	1
						C2	Quebec City Amiral (PEN)	1 (5)
						C3	Laval Comets	1 (4)
	C3	Laval Comets	3
	C4	Toronto Lady Lynx	1

Western Conference Playoff

July 22, 2012
1:00 PM PDT

Pali Blues	1–0	Seattle Sounders Women
Andrews  42' Williams 63' Huffman  81'	Report

Titan Stadium
Fullerton, CA

Attendance: 287

Referee: Felisha Mariscal

W-League Championship

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Semi-finals

July 27, 2012
4:30PM EDT

Pali Blues	2–0	Quebec City Amiral
Bogus 31'77'	Report	Paradis  19th'

Algonquin College Soccer Complex
Ottawa, ON

Attendance: 185

Referee: Shauna Poirier

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July 27, 2012
7:30PM EDT

Ottawa Fury Women	1–0	D.C. United Women
Hastings 44' Gorry  77'	Report	Skogerboe  79'

Algonquin College Soccer Complex
Ottawa, ON

Attendance: 585

Referee: Sheena Dickson

Third Place Playoff

July 29, 2012
1:00 PM EDT

D.C. United Women	1–1 no (a.e.t.)	Quebec City Amiral
Skogerbee 53'	Report Report	Belanger 17'
Penalties
Howell Menchel Sanderson Brown Weigel Lohman Skogerboe Abegg	7–6	Manay Paradis Guy Roy Leclerc Fortin Gauthier Belanger

Algonquin College Soccer Complex
Ottawa, ON

Attendance: 140

Referee: Alexis Vaughn

Championship

July 29, 2012
4:00 PM EDT

Ottawa Fury Women	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Pali Blues
Busque 90+4' Conheeney  98' Williamson  113'	Report Report Report Report	Washington 2' Shaner  54'
Penalties
Wetzel Seal Woods Ryan Conheeney	4–3	Lytle Engen Nogueira Huffman Bogus

Algonquin College Soccer Complex
Ottawa, ON

Attendance: 785

Referee: Michelle Pye

	Semi-Finals					Championship
	1	Pali Blues	2
	4	Quebec City Amiral	0
						1	Pali Blues	1(3)
						3	Ottawa Fury Women	1(4)
	2	D.C. United Women	0
	3	Ottawa Fury Women	1

Awards

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• Most Valuable Player: Grace Hawkins, (LIR)
• Rookie of the Year: Lynn Williams, (PAB)
• Defender of the Year: Cindy Walsh, (LAV)
• Coach of the Year: Charlie Naimo, (PAB)
• Goalkeeper of the Year: Anna Maria Picarelli, (PAB)

All-League and All-Conference Teams

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Eastern Conference

F: Kristin Burton (ATL), Grace Hawkins (LIR)*, Mikaela Howell (DCU)
M: Yael Averbuch (NJW)*, Ashley Clarke (NJV), Hayley Siegel (DCU)
D: Marisa Abegg (DCU), Vaila Barsley (LIR)*, Sabbath McKiernan-Allen (CHR), Tabitha Padgett (CSC)
G: Robyn Jones (CHR)

Central Conference

F: Nkem Ezurike (LAV), Kinley McNicoll (TOR), Imen Trodi (QUE)*
M: Catherine Charron-Delage (LAV), Katrina Gorry (OTT), Lisa-Marie Woods (OTT)
D: Alyscha Mottershead (TOR), Haillie Price (HAM), Cindy Walsh (LAV)*, Kathryn Williamson (OTT)
G: Jasmine Phillips (OTT)

Western Conference

F: Edite Fernandes (SCL), Jenna Richardson (VAN), Lynn Williams (PAB)*
M: Brittany Bock (COL), Sarah Huffman (PAB)*, Verónica Pérez (SEA)*
D: Sasha Andrews (PAB)*, Stephanie Cox (SEA)*, Michelle Pao (PAB), Brooke Spence (COR)
G: Anna Maria Picarelli (PAB)*

* denotes All-League player

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