2015 USL W-League season

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

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

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

Washington (state) Seattle Sounders Women1–2Colorado Colorado Pride
Diaz Yellow card 77'
Clark 84'		 Report Andrews 4', 17'
Attendance: 215
Referee: Levi Rippy

W-League Championship

Semi-finals

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

Third Place Playoff

Quebec Laval Comets2–0Quebec Quebec Dynamo ARSQ
Maranda 4'
Laverdiere 76'
Busque Yellow card 90+'		 Report Levasseur Yellow card 13'

Championship

Washington, D.C. Washington Spirit Reserves2–1Colorado Colorado Pride
Aedo 26', 89' Report
Report		 Andrews 15'
Watt Yellow card 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

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]

Awards

[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

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