2015 USL W-League season

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]

W-League
Season2015
ChampionsWashington Spirit Reserves
Matches played108
Goals scored447 (4.14 per match)
Top goalscorerTara Andrews (18)
Biggest home winWAS 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 winCOR 12, ARI 0
(May 28)
Highest scoringCOR 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

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 Strikers FC Yuma, Arizona Sedona FC Strikers

Standings

Northeastern Conference
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Laval Comets 12 9 1 2 32 11 +21 28 2015 Championship Host
2 Quebec Dynamo ARSQ 12 8 2 2 22 12 +10 26 2015 Playoff Team
3 Long Island Rough Riders 12 6 2 4 24 15 +9 20
4 North Jersey Valkyries 12 3 3 6 19 28 −9 10
5 New Jersey Wildcats 12 3 1 8 13 30 −17 10
6 New York Magic 12 1 3 8 16 30 −14 5
Source: wleaguesoccer.com[4]

Southeastern Conference
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Washington Spirit Reserves 12 9 3 0 38 11 +27 30 2015 W-League Champion
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 12 1 0 11 5 37 −32 0
Source: wleaguesoccer.com

Western Conference
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Seattle Sounders Women 12 10 1 1 44 11 +33 31 2015 Division Title
2 Colorado Pride 12 9 1 2 58 7 +51 28 2015 Playoff Team
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 12 1 0 11 9 69 −60 0
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
Seattle Sounders Women1–2 Colorado Pride
Diaz  77'
Clark  84'		 Report Andrews  4', 17'
Attendance: 215
Referee: Levi Rippy

W-League Championship

Semi-Finals
Washington Spirit Reserves1–0 Quebec Dynamo ARSQ
Aedo  39'
Stobbs  68'		 Report Vandal  39'  76'
Gauthier  45+'
Colorado Pride4–0 Laval Comets
Jerman  31'
Watt  42'
Andrews  45+'
O'breham  57' (o.g.)		 Report Charron-Delage  63'

Third Place Playoff
Laval Comets2–0 Quebec Dynamo ARSQ
Maranda  4'
Laverdiere  76'
Busque  90+'		 Report Levasseur  13'

Championship
Washington Spirit Reserves2–1 Colorado Pride
Aedo  26', 89' Report
Report		 Andrews  15'
Watt  70'
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

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. Archived from the original on January 31, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  4. "W-League Schedule - United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2015-05-06. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
  5. "Laval Comets to Host 2015 W-League Championship". United Soccer Leagues (USL). March 11, 2015. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  6. "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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