2013 USL W-League season

USL W-League

Season	2013
Champions	Pali Blues (3rd Title)
Regular Season title	Virginia Beach Piranhas (1st Title)
Matches played	145
Goals scored	449 (3.1 per match)
Best Player	Shan Jones Virginia Beach Piranhas
Top goalscorer	Shan Jones Virginia Beach Piranhas (11 Goals)
Best goalkeeper	Genevieve Richard Laval Comets
Biggest home win	WAS 7, NJV 0 (June 1) WAS 8, NJW 1 (June 15)
Biggest away win	PAL 6, SCB 1 (June 2)
Highest scoring	WAS 8, NJW 1 (June 15)
Highest attendance	4,569 NJW @ WAS (June 15)
Lowest attendance	53 DDL @ VSI (June 8) FRD @ NJV (July 6)
Average attendance	384 (126 of 145 games reporting)
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The 2013 W-League season is the 19th season of the league's existence, and 10th season of second division women's soccer in the United States. The regular season started on May 11 and ended on July 14. ^{[1] [2]}

Changes from 2012 season

Name changes

Three teams changed their name in the off-season:

Team Name	Metro Area	Previous Name
K-W United FC	Hamilton area	Hamilton FC Rage
Carolina Elite Cobras	Columbia, SC	Central SC Cobras
VSI Tampa Bay FC	Tampa Bay Area	VSI Tampa Flames

Expansion teams

Two teams were added for the season:

Team Name	Metro Area	Location	Previous Affiliation
Bay Area Breeze [3]	San Francisco Bay Area	San Francisco, California	WPSL
Washington Spirit Reserves	Washington Metropolitan Area	Boyds, Maryland	expansion

Teams leaving

• Five teams folded or self-relegated following the 2012 season:
  • New Jersey Rangers - Denville, New Jersey
  • Northern Virginia Majestics - Manassas, Virginia
  • Rochester Ravens - Rochester, New York
  • Vancouver Whitecaps Women - Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Victoria Highlanders Women - Victoria, British Columbia
• One team moved following the 2012 season
  • D.C. United Women was renamed Washington Spirit and moved to the National Women's Soccer League. The Washington Spirit Reserves team was created, which then joined the W-League.

Standings

As of 7/14/2013 ^[4]
  2013 W-League Champion
  2013 Division Title
  2013 Playoff Team

Northeastern Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Virginia Beach Piranhas	12	10	1	1	32	12	+20	31
2	Washington Spirit Reserves	12	7	3	2	28	9	+19	23
3	Long Island Rough Riders	12	6	6	0	23	20	+3	18
4	New York Magic-FA Euro	12	4	6	2	13	20	−7	14
5	Fredericksburg Impact	12	3	5	4	17	19	−2	13
6	North Jersey Valkyries	12	3	7	2	13	29	−16	11
7	New Jersey Wildcats	12	3	8	1	16	33	−17	9 [a]

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Notes:

1. New Jersey Wildcats deducted one point.

Southeastern Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Dayton Dutch Lions	10	5	2	3	15	13	+2	18
2	Carolina Elite Cobras	10	5	4	1	10	11	−1	16
3	Atlanta Silverbacks Women	10	4	4	2	20	14	+6	14
4	Charlotte Lady Eagles	10	4	5	1	10	11	−1	13
5	VSI Tampa Bay FC	10	3	6	1	14	20	−6	10

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Central Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Laval Comets	12	8	1	3	21	7	+14	27
2	Ottawa Fury Women	12	7	3	2	21	8	+13	23
3	Toronto Lady Lynx	12	5	2	5	21	13	+8	20
4	K-W United FC	12	4	6	2	11	19	−8	14
5	Quebec City Amiral	12	3	7	2	11	22	−11	11
6	London Gryphons	12	0	8	4	8	24	−16	4

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Western Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Pali Blues	12	8	2	2	29	9	+20	26
2	Los Angeles Strikers	12	8	4	0	26	20	+6	24
3	Seattle Sounders Women	12	7	3	2	23	17	+6	23
4	Colorado Rapids Women	12	5	5	2	19	21	−2	17
5	Bay Area Breeze	12	4	6	2	15	22	−7	14
6	Santa Clarita Blue Heat	12	4	7	1	20	27	−7	13
7	Colorado Rush	12	0	9	3	13	29	−16	3

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Playoffs

Nine teams qualified for the postseason with one champion advancing from each conference to the 2013 W-League Championship, to be held at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Northeastern Conference Playoff

July 19, 2013
8:00pm EDT

Virginia Beach Piranhas	1–2	Washington Spirit Reserves
Anyanwu 45+' Jones  62'	Report Report	Chang  24' Siegel 57' Herndon 64' Mendes  90+'

Virginia Beach Sportsplex
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Attendance: 847

Referee: Michael Samaan

Southeastern Conference Playoff

July 19, 2013
7:00pm CDT

Dayton Dutch Lions	1–2	Carolina Elite Cobras
Fillion 88'	Report Report	Turpin 23' Trotter 45'

Beavercreek Stadium
Beavercreek, Ohio

Attendance: 422

Referee: Tori Penso

Central Conference Playoffs

July 17, 2013
7:00pm EDT

Ottawa Fury Women	5–1	Toronto Lady Lynx
Woods 18'46' Gavilsky 18' Gielnik 73' Hughes 86'	Report Report	Velaj 45+' (pen.)

Algonquin College Soccer Complex
Ottawa, Ontario

Attendance: 234

Referee: Jason Olinski

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July 20, 2013
4:00pm EDT

Laval Comets	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Ottawa Fury Women
Wilson 12' (pen.) Legault-Cordisco  28'	Report Report Report	Gielnik 56'
Penalties
Pierre-Louis	5–4	Gavilsky Gielnik Woods Mottershead Chapic Fancher Hughes

Centre Sportif Bois-de-Boulogne
Laval, Quebec

Attendance: 653

Referee: Mitchell Carvalho

Western Conference Playoff

July 21, 2013
12:30pm PDT

Pali Blues	2–0	Los Angeles Strikers
Stengel 27' Ubogagu 90+'	Report

Titan Stadium
Fullerton, California

Attendance: 247

Referee: Reyna Fonseca

W-League Championship

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Semi-finals

July 26, 2013
2:00pm EDT

Pali Blues	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Washington Spirit Reserves
Nick 26' Stengel 65' Ubogagu 109'	Report Report	Sullivan 43' Mendes 90' 117'

IMG Academy

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July 26, 2013
5:00pm EDT

Laval Comets	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Carolina Elite Cobras
Julien 29' Wilson 41' Robbins  67' Acton  89' Sanderson 110' Pierre-Louis  113'	Report Report	Devita 25' Kurtz 66'

IMG Academy

Third Place Playoff

July 28, 2013
12:00pm EDT

Washington Spirit Reserves	2–1	Carolina Elite Cobras
Herndon 36' Own Goal 83'	Report	Baer 88'

IMG Academy

Championship

July 28, 2013
2:30pm EDT

Laval Comets	0–1	Pali Blues
Charron-Delage  77'	Report Report	Walsh 87' (o.g.)

IMG Academy

Referee: Cedric Adams

	Semi-Finals					Championship
	1	Laval Comets (AET)	3
	4	Carolina Elite Cobras	2
						1	Laval Comets	0
						2	Pali Blues	1
	2	Pali Blues (AET)	3
	3	Washington Spirit Reserves	2

Statistical leaders

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Nation	Club	Goals
1	Shan Jones	ENG	Virginia Beach Piranhas	11
2	Jessica Fuccello	USA	New Jersey Wildcats	9
3	Kristen Hamilton	USA	Colorado Rapids Women	8
	Savannah Jordan	USA	Atlanta Silverbacks	8
	Brittany Pfaff	USA	New York Magic - F.A. Euro	8
6	Grace Hawkins	USA	Long Island Rough Riders	7
	Ashley Nick	USA	Pali Blues	7
8	Ana Borges	POR	Santa Clarita Blue Heat	6
	Emilie Fillion	CAN	Dayton Dutch Lions	6
	Ashley Herndon	USA	Washington Spirit Reserves	6
	Kristy Moore	AUS	Los Angeles Strikers	6

Source: ^[9]

Awards

• Most Valuable Player: Shan Jones, (VIR)
• Rookie of the Year: Shan Jones, (VIR)
• Defender of the Year: Blakely Mattern, (CAR)
• Coach of the Year: Cindy Walsh, (LAV)
• Goalkeeper of the Year: Genevieve Richard, (LAV)
• Playoff MVP: Ashley Nick, (PAL)

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All-League and All-Conference Teams

Northeastern Conference

F: Jessica Fuccello (NJW), Grace Hawkins (LIR), Shan Jones (VIR) *
M: Esther Anyanwu (VIR), Amber Stobbs (WAS), Alicia Tirelli (NJW)
D: Rachel Breton (NJW), Gabby Charno (LIR), Meghan Cox (WAS), Jessica Kalonji (VIR)
G: Lauren Vetock (VIR)

Southeastern Conference

F: Emilie Fillion (DDL), Savannah Jordan (ATL) *, Cherie Sayon (ATL)
M: Stacy Bishop (TAM), Leah Fortune (CHR), Amanda Naeher (CHR)
D: McCallie Jones (CHR), Blakely Mattern (CAR) *, Meghan Scharer (DDL), Ashley Swinehart (CAR)
G: Elizabeth Hull (CAR)

Central Conference

F: Nkemjika Ezurike Nathalie (LAV), Emily Gielnik (OTT), Furtuna Velaj (TOR)
M: Chantelle Campbell (LAV), Catherine Charron-Delage (LAV), Alyscha Mottershead (OTT) *
D: Kathryn Acton (LON) *, Kadeisha Buchanan (TOR), Diamond Simpson (KWU), Shelina Zadorsky (OTT)
G: Genevieve Richard (LAV) *

Western Conference

F: Ana Borges (SCL), Danica Evans (COL), Kristen Hamilton (CRW) *
M: Melissa Busque (SEA) *, Sarah Killion (PAB), Ashley Nick (PAB) *
D: Sasha Andrews (PAB), Rachel Daly (LAS), Danielle Johnson (BAB) *, Brooke Spence (COR) *
G: Erin McNulty (SEA)

* denotes All-League player

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