2014 USL W-League season

W-League

Season	2014
Champions	Los Angeles Blues
Matches played	145
Goals scored	502 (3.46 per match)
Top goalscorer	Danica 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 attendance	4,598 WAS vs. BRSE (May 17)
Lowest attendance	35 LON vs. LAV (May 24)
Average attendance	324 (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]

Changes from 2013 season

Name changes

One team changed their name in the off-season:

Team Name	Metro Area	Previous Name
Quebec Dynamo ARSQ	Quebec City area	Quebec City Amiral

Expansion teams

Five teams were added for the season:

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

Teams leaving

• Three teams folded or self-relegated following the 2013 season:
  • Fredericksburg Impact - Fredericksburg, Virginia
  • VSI Tampa Bay FC - Tampa, Florida
  • Virginia Beach Piranhas - Virginia Beach, Virginia

Merger

• Pali Blues merged with the Los Angeles Strikers to form the Los Angeles Blues. ^[10]

Standings

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

Northeastern Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Washington Spirit Reserves	12	10	0	2	36	5	+31	32
2	Braddock Road Stars Elite	12	5	6	1	21	24	−3	16
3	New York Magic	12	4	5	3	13	19	−6	15
4	New Jersey Wildcats	12	4	6	2	22	28	−6	14
5	Long Island Rough Riders	12	3	5	4	11	20	−9	13
6	North Jersey Valkyries	12	2	6	4	13	20	−7	10

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Southeastern Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Gulf Coast Texans	10	5	1	4	23	11	+12	19
2	Charlotte Lady Eagles	10	5	1	4	18	11	+7	19
3	Carolina Elite Cobras	10	5	2	3	16	10	+6	18
4	Dayton Dutch Lions	10	3	7	0	16	29	−13	9
5	Atlanta Silverbacks Women	10	1	8	1	11	23	−12	4

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Central Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Ottawa Fury Women	12	11	0	1	33	3	+30	34
2	K-W United FC	12	6	3	3	18	16	+2	21
3	Laval Comets	12	6	4	2	18	10	+8	20
4	Toronto Lady Lynx	12	4	3	5	12	18	−6	17
5	Quebec Dynamo ARSQ	12	1	8	3	13	25	−12	6
6	London Gryphons	12	0	10	2	6	28	−22	2

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Western Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Los Angeles Blues	12	12	0	0	50	4	+46	36
2	Colorado Pride	12	9	2	1	38	7	+31	28
3	Seattle Sounders Women	12	7	4	1	28	19	+9	22
4	Colorado Rush	12	6	3	3	38	14	+24	21
5	Bay Area Breeze	12	6	5	1	17	11	+6	19
6	Santa Clarita Blue Heat	12	4	8	0	15	32	−17	12
7	Colorado Storm	12	1	11	0	13	47	−34	3
8	Sedona FC Strikers	12	0	12	0	3	68	−65	0

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

July 18, 2014
7:00pm EDT

Washington Spirit Reserves	6–0	Braddock Road Stars Elite
Herndon 9' Cox 28' Pardue 49', 83' Bruder 76', 79'	Report

Maryland SoccerPlex
Boyds, Maryland

Attendance: 100

Referee: Danielle Chesky

Southeastern Conference Playoff

July 19, 2014
7:00pm EDT

Gulf Coast Texans	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Charlotte Lady Eagles
Waters 17' Hurd  40' Jose-Rojas 69' Cruz  87'	Report	Naeher  30' Fortune 41' Lanter 45'
Penalties
Waters Arlitt Oram Hurd Gomez-Junco	3–4	Naeher Fortune Parr O'Brien Etten

Dickson Field
Charlotte, North Carolina

Attendance: 237

Referee: Christopher Spivey

Central Conference Playoffs

July 15, 2014
7:00pm EDT

K-W United FC	1–0	Laval Comets
Skeete 45+' Lyon  67'	Report

Wilfrid Laurier University Stadium
Waterloo, Ontario

Attendance: 350

Referee: M. Beaudoin

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July 19, 2014
3:00pm EDT

Ottawa Fury Women	4–0	K-W United FC
Rynier 37', 68' Steinledge 49' Moore 80'	Report	Skeete  62' Wheldon  78'

Algonquin College Soccer Complex
Ottawa, Ontario

Attendance: 402

Referee: Tim Wong

Western Conference Playoff

July 19, 2014
7:30pm PDT

Los Angeles Blues	2–1	Colorado Pride
Andrews 45' Eddy 57' Elby  70' French  75'	Report	Weber 27' King  72' Logarzo  87'

Patterson Field
Los Angeles, California

Attendance: 245

W-League Championship

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Semi-finals

July 25, 2014
5:00pm EDT

Ottawa Fury Women	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Washington Spirit Reserves
Gilliland 90+'	Report	Herndon 63'
Penalties
Hastings Raetzman Gilliland Mottershead	2–4	Herndon Pardue Huster Cuba

IMG Academy

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July 25, 2014
7:30pm EDT

Los Angeles Blues	4–0	Charlotte Lady Eagles
Eddy 23', 84' Smith  32' Stengel 68', 71'	Report

IMG Academy

Referee: Tim Kluenker

Third Place Playoff

July 27, 2014
12:00pm EDT

Ottawa Fury Women	1–1 no (a.e.t.)	Charlotte Lady Eagles
Raetzman 34' McCarthy  38'	Report Report	Fortune 45'
Penalties
Hastings Gilliland Steinlage McCarthy	4–1	Naeher Fortune Parr

IMG Academy

Referee: Stephen Richardson

Championship

July 27, 2014
2:30pm EDT

Los Angeles Blues	6–1	Washington Spirit Reserves
Stengel 18', 53' French 45' Killion 69' Dydasco 78' Nielsen 84'	Report Report	Yensen 74'

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

Rank	Player	Nation	Club	Goals
1	Danica Evans	USA	Colorado Rush	13
2	Mallory Weber	USA	Colorado Pride	11
3	Kennya Cordner	TRI	Seattle Sounders Women	8
	Mele French	USA	Los Angeles Blues	8
	Katie Stengel	USA	Los Angeles Blues	8
6	Laylla da Cruz	BRA	New Jersey Wildcats	7
	Florence Dadson	GHA	Gulf Coast Texans	7
	Rose Lavelle	USA	Dayton Dutch Lions	7
	Civana Kuhlmann	USA	Colorado Rush	7
	Sara Sanau Ruiz	SPA	New York Magic	7

Source: ^[15]

Awards

• Most Valuable Player: Mele French (LAB)
• Rookie of the Year: Chloe Logarzo (PRI)
• Defender of the Year: Amanda Naeher (CHE)
• Coach of the Year: Daniel Clitnovici (PRI)
• Goalkeeper of the Year: Genevieve Richard (LAV)
• Playoff MVP: Sarah Killion (LAB)

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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

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