2014 USL W-League season

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]

W-League
Season2014
ChampionsLos Angeles Blues
Matches played145
Goals scored502 (3.46 per match)
Top goalscorerDanica Evans (13)
Biggest home winLAB 7, SED 0 (May 23)
COR 7, SED 0 (July 11)
Biggest away winLAB 9, SED 0 (May 16)
PRI 9, SED 0 (June 7)
Highest scoringLAB 9, SED 0 (May 16)
PRI 9, SED 0 (June 7)
Highest attendance4,598 WAS vs. BRSE
(May 17)
Lowest attendance35 LON vs. LAV
(May 24)
Average attendance324 (128 of 145
games reported) [1]
← 2013
2015 →

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

Merger

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:

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:

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:

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 (soccer) 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:

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
Washington Spirit Reserves6–0 Braddock Road Stars Elite
Herndon  9'
Cox  28'
Pardue  49', 83'
Bruder  76', 79'		 Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Danielle Chesky

Southeastern Conference Playoff
Gulf Coast Texans2–2 (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
Attendance: 237
Referee: Christopher Spivey

Central Conference Playoffs
K-W United FC1–0 Laval Comets
Skeete  45+'
Lyon  67'		 Report
Attendance: 350
Referee: M. Beaudoin
Ottawa Fury Women4–0 K-W United FC
Rynier  37', 68'
Steinledge  49'
Moore  80'		 Report Skeete  62'
Wheldon  78'
Attendance: 402
Referee: Tim Wong

Western Conference Playoff
Los Angeles Blues2–1 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

[14]

Semi-Finals
Ottawa Fury Women1–1 (a.e.t.) Washington Spirit Reserves
Gilliland  90+' Report Herndon  63'
Penalties
Hastings
Raetzman
Gilliland
Mottershead 		2–4 Herndon
Pardue
Huster
Cuba
Los Angeles Blues4–0 Charlotte Lady Eagles
Eddy  23', 84'
Smith  32'
Stengel  68', 71'		 Report
Referee: Tim Kluenker

Third Place Playoff
Ottawa Fury Women1–1
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
Referee: Stephen Richardson

Championship
Los Angeles Blues6–1 Washington Spirit Reserves
Stengel  18', 53'
French  45'
Killion  69'
Dydasco  78'
Nielsen  84'		 Report
Report		 Yensen  74'
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

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)

[16]

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

[17][18]

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