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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

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Name changes

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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

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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

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Merger

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Standings

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As of 7/13/2014 [11]
  2014 W-League Champion
  2014 Division Title
  2014 Playoff Team

Northeastern Conference

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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: [citation needed]

Southeastern Conference

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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: [citation needed]

Central Conference

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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: [citation needed]

Western Conference

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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 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: [citation needed]

Playoffs

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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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  Los Angeles Blues2–1  Colorado Pride
Andrews   45'
Eddy   57'
Elby   70'
French   75'		 Report Weber   27'
King   72'
Logarzo   87'
Attendance: 245

W-League Championship

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Semi-finals

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  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

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  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

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  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

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Top scorers

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Rank Player Nation Club Goals
1 Danica Evans   USA Colorado Rush 13
2 Mallory Weber   USA Colorado Pride 11
3 Kennya Cordner   TRI Seattle Sounders Women 8
Mele French   USA Los Angeles Blues 8
Katie Stengel   USA Los Angeles Blues 8
6 Laylla da Cruz   BRA New Jersey Wildcats 7
Florence Dadson   GHA Gulf Coast Texans 7
Rose Lavelle   USA Dayton Dutch Lions 7
Civana Kuhlmann   USA Colorado Rush 7
Sara Sanau Ruiz   SPA New York Magic 7

Source:[15]

Awards

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  • 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)

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All-League and All-Conference Teams

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Northeastern Conference

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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

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Taking Attendance 6/30/2014: This One's For The Girls". Kenn Tomasch. www.kenn.com. June 30, 2014. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  2. ^ W-League Teams - United Soccer Leagues Archived 2012-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "W-League Announces Schedule for 20th Anniversary Season". United Soccer Leagues (USL). February 6, 2014. Archived from the original on February 9, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  4. ^ "Blues Capture 4th W-League Title". United Soccer Leagues (USL). July 27, 2014. Archived from the original on August 10, 2014. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
  5. ^ "W-League Welcomes Stars Elite". United Soccer Leagues (USL). February 5, 2014. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  6. ^ "Colorado Pride Joins W-League". United Soccer Leagues (USL). December 11, 2013. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  7. ^ "Colorado Storm Join W-League". United Soccer Leagues (USL). February 3, 2014. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  8. ^ "W-League Welcomes Gulf Coast Texans". United Soccer Leagues (USL). December 19, 2013. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  9. ^ "Sedona FC Strikers Join W-League". United Soccer Leagues (USL). November 26, 2013. Archived from the original on January 10, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  10. ^ "Pali, Strikers Merge to form LA Blues". United Soccer Leagues (USL). November 11, 2013. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  11. ^ W-League Schedule - United Soccer Leagues (USL) Archived 2010-05-31 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ "W-League, W-20 Championships Return to IMG". United Soccer Leagues (USL). April 24, 2014. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
  13. ^ "W-League Playoffs Take Shape". United Soccer Leagues (USL). July 13, 2014. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  14. ^ "W-League Championship Participants Set". United Soccer Leagues (USL). July 20, 2014. Archived from the original on August 9, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  15. ^ "Top Ten Listing - W-League". W-League (USL). July 15, 2014. Archived from the original on July 19, 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
  16. ^ "W-League Awards Winners Honored". United Soccer Leagues (USL). July 26, 2014. Archived from the original on August 10, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
  17. ^ "W-League All-Conference Teams Announced". United Soccer Leagues (USL). July 21, 2014. Archived from the original on August 10, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
  18. ^ "W-League All-League Team Announced". United Soccer Leagues (USL). July 22, 2014. Archived from the original on August 10, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
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