2014 W-League season

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W-League
Season 2014
Champions Los Angeles Blues
Matches played 145
Goals scored 502 (3.46 per match)
Top goalscorer Danica Evans (13)
Biggest home win LAB 7, SED 0 (May 23)
COR 7, SED 0 (July 11)
Biggest away win LAB 9, SED 0 (May 16)
PRI 9, SED 0 (June 7)
Highest scoring LAB 9, SED 0 (May 16)
PRI 9, SED 0 (June 7)
Highest attendance 4,598 WAS vs. BRSE
(May 17)
Lowest attendance 35 LON vs. LAV
(May 24)
Average attendance 324 (128 of 145
games reported) [1]
← 2013
2015 →

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]

Changes from 2013 season

Name changes

One team changed their name in the off-season:

Team Name Metro Area Previous Name
Quebec 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
Virginia Braddock Road Stars Elite Northern Virginia Fairfax, Virginia expansion [5]
Colorado Colorado Pride Colorado Springs Metropolitan Statistical Area Colorado Springs, Colorado expansion [6]
Colorado Colorado Storm Denver-Aurora metropolitan area Centennial, Colorado expansion [7]
Florida Gulf Coast Texans Pensacola metropolitan area Pensacola, Florida WPSL [8]
Arizona 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
 GP
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
1 Washington Spirit Reserves 12 10 2 0 36 5 +31 32
2 Braddock Road Stars Elite 12 5 1 6 21 24 −3 16
3 New York Magic 12 4 3 5 13 19 −6 15
4 New Jersey Wildcats 12 4 2 6 22 28 −6 14
5 Long Island Rough Riders 12 3 4 5 11 20 −9 13
6 North Jersey Valkyries 12 2 4 6 13 20 −7 10

Southeastern Conference

Pos
 Team
 GP
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
1 Gulf Coast Texans 10 5 4 1 23 11 +12 19
2 Charlotte Lady Eagles 10 5 4 1 18 11 +7 19
3 Carolina Elite Cobras 10 5 3 2 16 10 +6 18
4 Dayton Dutch Lions 10 3 0 7 16 29 −13 9
5 Atlanta Silverbacks Women 10 1 1 8 11 23 −12 4

Central Conference

Pos
 Team
 GP
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
1 Ottawa Fury Women 12 11 1 0 33 3 +30 34
2 K-W United FC 12 6 3 3 18 16 +2 21
3 Laval Comets 12 6 2 4 18 10 +8 20
4 Toronto Lady Lynx 12 4 5 3 12 18 −6 17
5 Quebec Dynamo ARSQ 12 1 3 8 13 25 −12 6
6 London Gryphons 12 0 2 10 6 28 −22 2

Western Conference

Pos
 Team
 GP
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
1 Los Angeles Blues 12 12 0 0 50 4 +46 36
2 Colorado Pride 12 9 1 2 38 7 +31 28
3 Seattle Sounders Women 12 7 1 4 28 19 +9 22
4 Colorado Rush 12 6 3 3 38 14 +24 21
5 Bay Area Breeze 12 6 1 5 17 11 +6 19
6 Santa Clarita Blue Heat 12 4 0 8 15 32 −17 12
7 Colorado Storm 12 1 0 11 13 47 −34 3
8 Sedona FC Strikers 12 0 0 12 3 68 −65 0

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

July 18, 2014
7:00pm EDT
Washington, D.C. Washington Spirit Reserves 6–0 Virginia Braddock Road Stars Elite
Herndon Goal 9'
Cox Goal 28'
Pardue Goal 49', 83'
Bruder Goal 76', 79'		 Report
Maryland SoccerPlex
Boyds, Maryland
Attendance: 100
Referee: Danielle Chesky

Southeastern Conference Playoff

July 19, 2014
7:00pm EDT
Florida Gulf Coast Texans 2–2 (a.e.t.) North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles
Waters Goal 17'
Hurd Booked 40'
Jose-Rojas Goal 69'
Cruz Booked 87'		 Report Naeher Booked 30'
Fortune Goal 41'
Lanter Goal 45'
  Penalties  
Waters Penalty scored
Arlitt Penalty scored
Oram Penalty missed
Hurd Penalty scored
Gomez-Junco Penalty missed		 3–4 Penalty scored Naeher
Penalty scored Fortune
Penalty scored Parr
Penalty missed O'Brien
Penalty scored Etten
Dickson Field
Charlotte, North Carolina
Attendance: 237
Referee: Christopher Spivey

Central Conference Playoffs

July 15, 2014
7:00pm EDT
Ontario K-W United FC 1–0 Quebec Laval Comets
Skeete Goal 45+'
Lyon Booked 67'		 Report
Wilfrid Laurier University Stadium
Waterloo, Ontario
Attendance: 350
Referee: M. Beaudoin

July 19, 2014
3:00pm EDT
Ontario Ottawa Fury Women 4–0 Ontario K-W United FC
Rynier Goal 37', 68'
Steinledge Goal 49'
Moore Goal 80'		 Report Skeete Booked 62'
Wheldon Booked 78'
Algonquin College Soccer Complex
Ottawa, Ontario
Attendance: 402
Referee: Tim Wong

Western Conference Playoff

July 19, 2014
7:30pm PDT
California Los Angeles Blues 2–1 Colorado Colorado Pride
Andrews Goal 45'
Eddy Goal 57'
Elby Booked 70'
French Booked 75'		 Report Weber Goal 27'
King Booked 72'
Logarzo Booked 87'

W-League Championship

[14]

Semi-Finals

July 25, 2014
5:00pm EDT
Ontario Ottawa Fury Women 1–1 (a.e.t.) Washington, D.C. Washington Spirit Reserves
Gilliland Goal 90+' Report Herndon Goal 63'
  Penalties  
Hastings Penalty scored
Raetzman Penalty missed
Gilliland Penalty scored
Mottershead Penalty missed		 2–4 Penalty scored Herndon
Penalty scored Pardue
Penalty scored Huster
Penalty scored Cuba

July 25, 2014
7:30pm EDT
California Los Angeles Blues 4–0 North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles
Eddy Goal 23', 84'
Smith Booked 32'
Stengel Goal 68', 71'		 Report
IMG Academy
Referee: Tim Kluenker

Third Place Playoff

July 27, 2014
12:00pm EDT
Ontario Ottawa Fury Women 1–1
no (a.e.t.)		 North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles
Raetzman Goal 34'
McCarthy Booked 38'		 Report
Report		 Fortune Goal 45'
  Penalties  
Hastings Penalty scored
Gilliland Penalty scored
Steinlage Penalty scored
McCarthy Penalty scored		 4–1 Penalty missed Naeher
Penalty missed Fortune
Penalty scored Parr
IMG Academy
Referee: Stephen Richardson

Championship

July 27, 2014
2:30pm EDT
California Los Angeles Blues 6–1 Washington, D.C. Washington Spirit Reserves
Stengel Goal 18', 53'
French Goal 45'
Killion Goal 69'
Dydasco Goal 78'
Nielsen Goal 84'		 Report
Report		 Yensen Goal 74'
IMG Academy
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 Rincon (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

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