2017 United Women's Soccer season

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United Women's Soccer
Season2017
Champions Grand Rapids FC
Matches played95
Goals scored354 (3.73 per match)
Top goalscorerBethany Balcer - GRFC (19 goals)
Biggest home win11-0
(July 15, GRFC, vs. FCI)
Biggest away win0-6
(May 13, NJ vs. Rochester)
1-7
(July 8, Indy vs. GRFC)
Highest scoring11-0
(July 15, GRFC, vs. FCI)
Longest winning run9 (SCBH, May 26-July 21)
Longest unbeaten run12 (GRFC, May 27-July 22)
Longest losing run9 (NYM, May 27-July 14)
← 2016
2018 →
All statistics correct as of July 22, 2017.

The 2017 United Women's Soccer season was the 23nd season of pro-am women's soccer in the United States, and the 2nd season of the UWS league.

Contents

Changes from 2016

Standings

East Conference

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 New Jersey Copa FC 10811237+1625 2017 East Conference playoffs
2 Long Island Rough Riders 107213510+2522
3 New England Mutiny 107302310+1321
4 New York Surf 106222512+1320
5 Western New York Flash 104421821−314
6 Lancaster Inferno 104601823−512
7 Rochester Lady Lancers 100911035−251
8 New York Magic 10091438−341
Source: UWS standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head (if only 2 teams) 3) wins; 4) goal difference (maximum +5 goal difference in a game); 5) goals scored; 6) total points in smallest group; 7) points earned against top 4 finishers; 8) points outside smallest group; 9) lottery

Midwest Conference

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Grand Rapids FC 10811327+2525 2017 Midwest Conference playoffs
2Detroit Sun FC106132312+1121
3Michigan Legends FC104332116+515
4 FC Indiana 104601320−712
5Toledo Villa FC103611622−610
6 Fort Wayne United FC Gryphons 10361925−1610
7Indy Premier SC10271921−127
Source: UWS standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head (if only 2 teams) 3) wins; 4) goal difference (maximum +5 goal difference in a game); 5) goals scored; 6) total points in smallest group; 7) points earned against top 4 finishers; 8) points outside smallest group; 9) lottery

West Conference

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Santa Clarita Blue Heat 8800185+1324 2017 UWS national playoffs
2 Calgary Foothills WFC 84311413+113
3 Real Salt Lake 83411510+510
4 Houston Aces 83502119+29
5SoCal Crush8170728−213
Source: UWS standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head (if only 2 teams) 3) wins; 4) goal difference (maximum +5 goal difference in a game); 5) goals scored; 6) total points in smallest group; 7) points earned against top 4 finishers; 8) points outside smallest group; 9) lottery

Playoffs

East Conference Playoffs

Final
July 18
   
1 New Jersey Copa FC 1
2 Long Island Rough Riders 5

Bold = winner
* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score

New Jersey Copa FC 1 – 5 Long Island Rough Riders
Hunsberger Soccerball shade.svg86' Report
Report 		Santoro Soccerball shade.svg39', 51'
Elliott Soccerball shade.svg55'
Marra Soccerball shade.svg69' (pen.)
Antonino Soccerball shade.svg72'
St. John Vianney High School
Holmdel Township, New Jersey

Midwest Conference Playoffs

Hosted by Grandville High School in Grandville, Michigan

Semifinal
July 15 		Final
July 16
      
1 Grand Rapids FC 11
4 FC Indiana 0
1 Grand Rapids FC 1
2 Detroit Sun FC 0
2Detroit Sun FC1
3 Michigan Legends FC 0

Bold = winner
* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score

Detroit Sun FC1 – 0Michigan Legends FC
Brough Soccerball shade.svg
Grandville High School
Grandville, Michigan
Attendance: 630
Grand Rapids FC 11 – 0 FC Indiana
Carlson Soccerball shade.svg4'
Balcer Soccerball shade.svg14', 26', 43'
Lockwood Soccerball shade.svg18'
Corby Soccerball shade.svg34'
Maher Soccerball shade.svg55'
Sagara Soccerball shade.svg65'
Paul Soccerball shade.svg73', 83' (pen.)
Stinson Soccerball shade.svg78'
Grandville High School
Grandville, Michigan
Attendance: 630
Grand Rapids FC 1 – 0Detroit Sun FC
Kovacs Soccerball shade.svg22'
Grandville High School
Grandville, Michigan
Attendance: 641

National Playoffs

Hosted by Grandville High School in Grandville, Michigan. Classified to the semifinals are Grand Rapids FC (Midwest Conference champion), Santa Clarita (West Conference champion), Long Island Rough Riders (East Conference champion) and Detroit Sun FC invited by United Women's Soccer as a wildcard.

Semifinal
July 21 		Final
July 22
      
MW Grand Rapids FC 2 (3)
E Long Island Rough Riders 2 (2)
MW Grand Rapids FC 3*
W Santa Clarita Blue Heat 1
W Santa Clarita Blue Heat 3
WC Detroit Sun FC 0

Bold = winner
* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score

Semifinals

Santa Clarita Blue Heat 3 – 0Detroit Sun FC
Castellanos Soccerball shade.svg45+'
Lavrusky Soccerball shade.svg63'
Castaneda Soccerball shade.svg68'		 Report
Grandville High School
Grandville, Michigan
Attendance: 770
Grand Rapids FC 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) Long Island Rough Riders
Balcer Soccerball shade.svg16' (pen.)
Kovacs Soccerball shade.svg119'		 Report
Report
Report 		Modena Soccerball shade.svg9'
Venezia Soccerball shade.svg107'
Penalties
Lockwood Soccerball shad check.svg
Steinlage Soccerball shad check.svg
Corby Soccerball shade cross.svg
Stinson Soccerball shad check.svg		3–2Soccerball shad check.svg Marra
Soccerball shad check.svg Vasquez
Soccerball shade cross.svg Venezia
Soccerball shade cross.svg Groth
Soccerball shade cross.svg Dutcher
Grandville High School
Grandville, Michigan
Attendance: 770

UWS Championship

Grand Rapids FC 3 – 1 (a.e.t.) Santa Clarita Blue Heat
Corby Soccerball shade.svg15'
Sagara Soccerball shade.svg97'
Balcer Soccerball shade.svg103'		 Report Lavrusky Soccerball shade.svg14'
Grandville High School
Grandville, Michigan
Attendance: 1,074
Referee: Rebecca Pagan

Championship MVP: Michaela Kovacs (Grand Rapids FC)

Statistical leaders

Top scorers

RankPlayerNationClubGoals
1 Bethany Balcer Flag of the United States.svg  USA Grand Rapids FC 14
2 Carissima Cutrona Flag of the United States.svg  USA Western New York Flash 11
3 Haley Crawford Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lancaster Inferno 10
Kate Howarth Flag of the United States.svg  USA New England Mutiny
Morgan Santoro Flag of the United States.svg  USA Long Island Rough Riders
6 Madison Schupbach Flag of the United States.svg  USA Detroit Sun FC 9
7 Skylar Fleak Flag of the United States.svg  USA Toledo Villa FC 8
Erica Murphy Flag of the United States.svg  USA New York Surf
9 Joelle Gosselin Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Calgary Foothills WFC 7
Kayla Saager Flag of the United States.svg  USA Long Island Rough Riders
Tori Singstock Flag of the United States.svg  USA Michigan Legends FC

Source: [11]

League awards

Individual awards

All-League First Team

F: Bethany Balcer (GRA), Carissima Cutrona (WNY)
M: Jackie Bruno (NJC), Deyna Castellanos (SAC), Kimberly Marra (LIR), Annie Steinlage (GRA)
D: Michaela Kovacs (GRA), Natalia Kuikka (SAC), Rebecca Raber (NJC), Lauren Sesselmann (SAC)
G: Caitlyn Clem (DET)

All-League Second Team

F: Haley Crawford (LAN), Joelle Gosselin (CAL), Madison Schupbach (DET)
M: Brenna Brown (NEM), Chloe Castaneda (SAC), Dani Evans (DET)
D: Jennifer Cafferky (NEM), Taylor Groth (LIR), Natalie Norris (RSL), Brooke Salmon (NYS)
G: Emily Burns (CAL)

[12]

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