2015 USL W-League season

W-League
Season 2015
Champions Washington Spirit Reserves
Matches played 108
Goals scored 447 (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 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:

Name changes

One team changed its name in the off-season:

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

Standings

As of 7/26/2015 [4]
  2015 W-League Champion
  2015 Division Title
  2015 Playoff Team
  2015 Championship Host

Northeastern Conference

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

Southeastern Conference

Pos
 Team
 GP
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
1 Washington Spirit Reserves 12 9 3 0 38 11 +27 30
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 (-3) 12 1 0 11 5 37 −32 0

Western Conference

Pos
 Team
 GP
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
1 Seattle Sounders Women 12 10 1 1 44 11 +33 31
2 Colorado Pride 12 9 1 2 58 7 +51 28
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 (-3) 12 1 0 11 9 69 −60 0

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
Washington (state) Seattle Sounders Women 1–2 Colorado Colorado Pride
Diaz YC 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
7:30pm EDT
Colorado Colorado Pride 4–0 Quebec Laval Comets
Jerman  31'
Watt  42'
Andrews  45+'
O'breham  57' (o.g.)		 Report Charron-Delage YC 63'

Third Place Playoff

July 26, 2015
12:00pm EDT
Quebec Laval Comets 2–0 Quebec Quebec Dynamo ARSQ
Maranda  4'
Laverdiere  76'
Busque YC 90+'		 Report Levasseur YC 13'

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

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]

Top assists

Rank Player Nation Club Assists
1 Leah Fortune  USA Charlotte Lady Eagles 6
Lauren Hughes  CAN Charlotte Lady Eagles
3 Kayla Adamek  CAN Laval Comets 5
Danica Evans  USA Colorado Rush
Justine Hovden  USA Charlotte Lady Eagles
Serina Kashimoto  JPN New York Magic
7 Melissa Busque  CAN Laval Comets 4
Cali Farquharson  USA Seattle Sounders Women
Laura Kane  USA Colorado Pride
Rose Lavelle  USA Seattle Sounders Women
Casie Ludemann  USA Long Island Rough Riders
Ally Watt  USA Colorado Pride
Sarah Zadrazil  AUT 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 Munoz (WAS)

[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]

References

  1. ↑ "Taking Attendance 6/29/2015: Amateur Status". Kenn Tomasch. www.kenn.com. July 13, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  2. ↑ W-League Teams - United Soccer Leagues Archived 2012-07-06 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ "W-League Unveils Schedule for 2015 Season". United Soccer Leagues (USL). January 27, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  4. ↑ W-League Schedule - United Soccer Leagues (USL)
  5. ↑ "Laval Comets to Host 2015 W-League Championship". United Soccer Leagues (USL). March 11, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Top Ten Listing - W-League". W-League (USL). July 18, 2015. Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  7. ↑ "W-League Award Winners Announced". United Soccer Leagues (USL). July 25, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  8. ↑ "W-League All-Conference Teams Unveiled". United Soccer Leagues (USL). July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  9. ↑ "W-League Announces All-League Team". United Soccer Leagues (USL). July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
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