2015 USL W-League season

W-League

Season	2015
Champions	Washington Spirit Reserves (1st Title)
Regular Season title	Seattle Sounders Women (1st Title)
Matches played	108
Goals scored	447 (4.14 per match)
Best Player	Tara Andrews Colorado Pride
Top goalscorer	Tara Andrews Colorado Pride (18 Goals)
Best goalkeeper	Britt Eckerstrom Colorado Pride
Biggest home win	WAS 7, BRSE 0 (June 6) COP 7, COS 0 (June 9) COR 7, COS 0 (June 13) SCB 7, ARI 0 (July 3)
Biggest away win	COR 12, ARI 0 (May 28)
Highest scoring	COR 12, ARI 0 (May 28)
Highest attendance	787 COP vs. SEA (July 3)
Lowest attendance	35 NJV vs. NYM (June 20) COR vs. SCB (July 9)
Average attendance	196 (79 of 108 games reported) [1]
← 2014

The 2015 W-League season was the 21st and last season of the league's existence, and 12th season of second division women's soccer in the United States. The regular season started on May 16 and ended on July 18. ^{[2] [3]}

Changes from 2014 season

Teams leaving

Seven teams folded or self-relegated following the 2014 season:

• Bay Area Breeze - San Francisco, California
• Gulf Coast Texans - Pensacola, Florida
• K-W United FC - Waterloo, Ontario
• London Gryphons - London, Ontario
• Los Angeles Blues - Los Angeles, California
• Ottawa Fury Women - Ottawa, Ontario
• Toronto Lady Lynx - Toronto, Ontario

Name changes

One team changed its name in the off-season:

Team Name	Metro Area	Previous Name
Arizona Strikers FC	Yuma, Arizona	Sedona FC Strikers

Standings

Northeastern Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Laval Comets	12	9	1	2	32	11	+21	28	2015 Championship Host
2	Quebec Dynamo ARSQ	12	8	2	2	22	12	+10	26	2015 Playoff Team
3	Long Island Rough Riders	12	6	2	4	24	15	+9	20
4	North Jersey Valkyries	12	3	3	6	19	28	−9	10
5	New Jersey Wildcats	12	3	1	8	13	30	−17	10
6	New York Magic	12	1	3	8	16	30	−14	5

Source: wleaguesoccer.com ^[4]

Southeastern Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Washington Spirit Reserves	12	9	3	0	38	11	+27	30	2015 W-League Champion
2	Charlotte Lady Eagles	12	9	2	1	40	16	+24	29
3	Dayton Dutch Lions WFC	12	7	1	4	25	22	+3	22
4	Atlanta Silverbacks Women	12	3	3	6	23	33	−10	12
5	Carolina Elite Cobras	12	1	3	8	11	23	−12	6
6	Braddock Road Stars Elite	12	1	0	11	5	37	−32	0

Source: wleaguesoccer.com

Western Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Seattle Sounders Women	12	10	1	1	44	11	+33	31	2015 Division Title
2	Colorado Pride	12	9	1	2	58	7	+51	28	2015 Playoff Team
3	Colorado Rush	12	8	1	3	34	15	+19	25
4	Santa Clarita Blue Heat	12	5	1	6	28	17	+11	16
5	Colorado Storm	12	1	0	11	6	60	−54	3
6	Arizona Strikers FC	12	1	0	11	9	69	−60	0

Source: wleaguesoccer.com

Playoffs

The Laval Comets were selected as host for the W-League Championship and gained an automatic berth in the National Semi-Finals. The top regular-season finisher in the Northeastern Conference (other than Laval) and the Southeastern Conference also qualified. The top two finishers in the Western Conference will meet on July 18 for a berth in the Championship. ^[5]

Western Conference Playoff

July 18, 2015
3:00pm PDT

Seattle Sounders Women	1–2	Colorado Pride
Diaz  77' Clark 84'	Report	Andrews 4', 17'

Starfire Sports Complex
Tukwila, Washington

Attendance: 215

Referee: Levi Rippy

W-League Championship

Semi-finals

July 24, 2015
5:00pm EDT

Washington Spirit Reserves	1–0	Quebec Dynamo ARSQ
Aedo 39' Stobbs  68'	Report	Vandal  39'  76' Gauthier  45+'

Desjardins Stadium
Laval, Québec

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July 24, 2015
7:30pm EDT

Laval Comets	0–4	Colorado Pride
Charron-Delage  63'	Report	Jerman 31' Watt 42' Andrews 45+' O'breham 57' (o.g.)

Desjardins Stadium
Laval, Québec

Third Place Playoff

July 26, 2015
12:00pm EDT

Laval Comets	2–0	Quebec Dynamo ARSQ
Maranda 4' Laverdiere 76' Busque  90+'	Report	Levasseur  13'

Desjardins Stadium
Laval, Québec

Championship

July 26, 2015
2:30pm EDT

Washington Spirit Reserves	2–1	Colorado Pride
Aedo 26', 89'	Report Report	Andrews 15' Watt  70'

Desjardins Stadium
Laval, Québec

	Semi-Finals					Championship
	1	Washington Spirit Reserves	1
	4	Quebec Dynamo ARSQ	0
						1	Washington Spirit Reserves	2
						2	Colorado Pride	1
	2	Colorado Pride	4
	3	Laval Comets	0

Statistical leaders

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Nation	Club	Goals
1	Tara Andrews	AUS	Colorado Pride	18
2	Leah Fortune	USA	Charlotte Lady Eagles	12
3	Shan Jones	ENG	Long Island Rough Riders	11
	Sara Sanau Ruiz	SPA	New York Magic
5	Danica Evans	USA	Colorado Rush	10
	Kasandra Massey	USA	Santa Clarita Blue Heat
7	Melissa Fernandez	USA	Santa Clarita Blue Heat	9
	Danielle Schulmann	USA	North Jersey Valkyries
9	Kayla Adamek	CAN	Laval Comets	8
	Celeste Boureille	USA	Colorado Rush
	Imani Dorsey	USA	Washington Spirit Reserves
	Megan Dougherty-Howard	USA	Washington Spirit Reserves

Source: ^[6]

Awards

• Most Valuable Player: Tara Andrews (PRI)
• Rookie of the Year: Imani Dorsey (WAS)
• Defender of the Year: Amanda Naeher (CHE)
• Coach of the Year: Marc Mounicot (QUE)
• Goalkeeper of the Year: Britt Eckerstrom (PRI)
• Playoff MVP: Yanara Aedo (WAS)

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All-League and All-Conference Teams

Northeastern Conference

F: Shan Jones (LIR)*, Sara Sanau-Ruiz (NYM), Danielle Schulmann (NJV)
M: Kayla Adamek (LAV)*, Serina Kashimoto (NYM), Casie Ludemann (LIR)
D: Sue Alber-Weber (LIR)*, Catherine Chukuka (NJV), Marie-Sandra Ujeneza (QUE), Kelsey Wilson (LAV)*
G: Rachelle Beanlands (LAV)

Southeastern Conference

F: Leah Fortune (CHE)*, Imani Dorsey (WAS), Ode Fulutudilu (DDL)
M: Alex Brandt (CHE), Megan Dougherty-Howard (WAS)*, Annie Speese (CHE)
D: Savannah McCaskill (CAR) *, Amanda Naeher (CHE)*, Carson Pickett (WAS), Kaleigh Riehl (BRSE)
G: Robyn Horner-Jones (CHE)

Western Conference

F: Tara Andrews (PRI)*, Celeste Boureille (COR), Kasandra Massey (SCB)
M: Kelly Fitzgerald (COR), Rose Lavelle (SEA)*, Abby Rolph (COS)
D: Sophie Howard (PRI), Morgan Kennedy (COR), Chloe McDaniel (SCB), Kinley McNicoll (SEA)
G: Britt Eckerstrom (PRI)*

* denotes All-League player

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