2015 USL W-League season

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W-League
Season2015
Champions Washington Spirit Reserves
Matches played108
Goals scored447 (4.14 per match)
Top goalscorer Tara Andrews (18)
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 attendance787 COP vs. SEA
(July 3)
Lowest attendance35 NJV vs. NYM
(June 20)
COR vs. SCB
(July 9)
Average attendance196 (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]

Contents

Changes from 2014 season

Teams leaving

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

Name changes

One team changed its name in the off-season:

Team NameMetro AreaPrevious Name
Flag of Arizona.svg Arizona Strikers FC Yuma, Arizona Sedona FC Strikers

Standings

Northeastern Conference

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Laval Comets 129123211+21282015 Championship Host
2 Quebec Dynamo ARSQ 128222212+10262015 Playoff Team
3 Long Island Rough Riders 126242415+920
4 North Jersey Valkyries 123361928−910
5 New Jersey Wildcats 123181330−1710
6 New York Magic 121381630−145
Source: wleaguesoccer.com [4]

Southeastern Conference

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Washington Spirit Reserves 129303811+27302015 W-League Champion
2 Charlotte Lady Eagles 129214016+2429
3 Dayton Dutch Lions WFC 127142522+322
4 Atlanta Silverbacks Women 123362333−1012
5 Carolina Elite Cobras 121381123−126
6 Braddock Road Stars Elite 121011537−320
Source: wleaguesoccer.com

Western Conference

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Seattle Sounders Women 1210114411+33312015 Division Title
2 Colorado Pride 12912587+51282015 Playoff Team
3 Colorado Rush 128133415+1925
4 Santa Clarita Blue Heat 125162817+1116
5 Colorado Storm 121011660−543
6 Arizona Strikers FC 121011969−600
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

Flag of Washington.svg Seattle Sounders Women 1–2 Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado Pride
Diaz Yellow card.svg 77'
Clark Soccerball shade.svg84'		 Report Andrews Soccerball shade.svg4', 17'
Starfire Sports Complex
Tukwila, Washington
Attendance: 215
Referee: Levi Rippy

W-League Championship

Semi-finals

Third Place Playoff

Championship

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

RankPlayerNationClubGoals
1 Tara Andrews Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Colorado Pride18
2 Leah Fortune Flag of the United States.svg  USA Charlotte Lady Eagles12
3 Shan Jones Flag of England.svg  ENG Long Island Rough Riders11
Sara Sanau Ruiz Flag of Spain.svg  SPA New York Magic
5 Danica Evans Flag of the United States.svg  USA Colorado Rush10
Kasandra Massey Flag of the United States.svg  USA Santa Clarita Blue Heat
7 Melissa Fernandez Flag of the United States.svg  USA Santa Clarita Blue Heat9
Danielle Schulmann Flag of the United States.svg  USA North Jersey Valkyries
9Kayla AdamekFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Laval Comets8
Celeste Boureille Flag of the United States.svg  USA Colorado Rush
Imani Dorsey Flag of the United States.svg  USA Washington Spirit Reserves
Megan Dougherty-Howard Flag of the United States.svg  USA Washington Spirit Reserves

Source: [6]

Awards

[7]

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

[8] [9]

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