2013 USL W-League season

The 2013 W-League season is the 19th season of the league's existence, and 10th season of second division women's soccer in the United States. The regular season started on May 11 and ended on July 14.[1][2]

USL W-League
Season2013
ChampionsPali Blues
Matches played145
Goals scored449 (3.1 per match)
Top goalscorerShan Jones VIR (11)
Biggest home winWAS 7, NJV 0
(June 1)
WAS 8, NJW 1
(June 15)
Biggest away winPAL 6, SCB 1
(June 2)
Highest scoringWAS 8, NJW 1
(June 15)
Highest attendance4,569
NJW @ WAS
(June 15)
Lowest attendance53
DDL @ VSI
(June 8)
FRD @ NJV
(July 6)
Average attendance384
(126 of 145 games reporting)
← 2012
2014 →

Changes from 2012 season

Name changes

Three teams changed their name in the off-season:

Team Name Metro Area Previous Name
K-W United FC Hamilton area Hamilton FC Rage
Carolina Elite Cobras Columbia, SC Central SC Cobras
VSI Tampa Bay FC Tampa Bay Area VSI Tampa Flames

Expansion teams

Two teams were added for the season:

Team Name Metro Area Location Previous Affiliation
Bay Area Breeze [3] San Francisco Bay Area San Francisco, California WPSL
Washington Spirit Reserves Washington Metropolitan Area Boyds, Maryland expansion

Teams leaving

Standings

As of 7/14/2013 [4]
  2013 W-League Champion
  2013 Division Title
  2013 Playoff Team

Northeastern Conference
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Virginia Beach Piranhas 12 10 1 1 32 12 +20 31
2 Washington Spirit Reserves 12 7 3 2 28 9 +19 23
3 Long Island Rough Riders 12 6 6 0 23 20 +3 18
4 New York Magic-FA Euro 12 4 6 2 13 20 −7 14
5 Fredericksburg Impact 12 3 5 4 17 19 −2 13
6 North Jersey Valkyries 12 3 7 2 13 29 −16 11
7 New Jersey Wildcats 12 3 8 1 16 33 −17 9[lower-alpha 1]
Source:
Notes:
  1. New Jersey Wildcats deducted one point.

Southeastern Conference
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Dayton Dutch Lions 10 5 2 3 15 13 +2 18
2 Carolina Elite Cobras 10 5 4 1 10 11 −1 16
3 Atlanta Silverbacks Women 10 4 4 2 20 14 +6 14
4 Charlotte Lady Eagles 10 4 5 1 10 11 −1 13
5 VSI Tampa Bay FC 10 3 6 1 14 20 −6 10
Source:

Central Conference
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Laval Comets 12 8 1 3 21 7 +14 27
2 Ottawa Fury Women 12 7 3 2 21 8 +13 23
3 Toronto Lady Lynx 12 5 2 5 21 13 +8 20
4 K-W United FC 12 4 6 2 11 19 −8 14
5 Quebec City Amiral 12 3 7 2 11 22 −11 11
6 London Gryphons 12 0 8 4 8 24 −16 4
Source:

Western Conference
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Pali Blues 12 8 2 2 29 9 +20 26
2 Los Angeles Strikers 12 8 4 0 26 20 +6 24
3 Seattle Sounders Women 12 7 3 2 23 17 +6 23
4 Colorado Rapids Women 12 5 5 2 19 21 −2 17
5 Bay Area Breeze 12 4 6 2 15 22 −7 14
6 Santa Clarita Blue Heat 12 4 7 1 20 27 −7 13
7 Colorado Rush 12 0 9 3 13 29 −16 3
Source:

Playoffs

Nine teams qualified for the postseason with one champion advancing from each conference to the 2013 W-League Championship, to be held at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.[5][6][7]

Northeastern Conference Playoff
Virginia Beach Piranhas1–2 Washington Spirit Reserves
Anyanwu  45+'
Jones  62'		 Report
Report		 Chang  24'
Siegel  57'
Herndon  64'
Mendes  90+'
Attendance: 847
Referee: Michael Samaan

Southeastern Conference Playoff
Dayton Dutch Lions1–2 Carolina Elite Cobras
Fillion  88' Report
Report		 Turpin  23'
Trotter  45'
Attendance: 422
Referee: Tori Penso

Central Conference Playoffs
Ottawa Fury Women5–1 Toronto Lady Lynx
Woods  18'  46'
Gavilsky  18'
Gielnik  73'
Hughes  86'		 Report
Report		 Velaj  45+' (pen.)
Attendance: 234
Referee: Jason Olinski
Laval Comets1–1
(a.e.t.)		 Ottawa Fury Women
Wilson  12' (pen.)
Legault-Cordisco  28'		 Report
Report
Report		 Gielnik  56'
Penalties






Pierre-Louis 		5–4 Gavilsky
Gielnik
Woods
Mottershead
Chapic
Fancher
Hughes
Attendance: 653
Referee: Mitchell Carvalho

Western Conference Playoff
Pali Blues2–0 Los Angeles Strikers
Stengel  27'
Ubogagu  90+'		 Report
Attendance: 247
Referee: Reyna Fonseca

W-League Championship

[8]

Semi-Finals
Pali Blues3–2
(a.e.t.)		 Washington Spirit Reserves
Nick  26'
Stengel  65'
Ubogagu  109'		 Report
Report		 Sullivan  43'
Mendes  90'  117'
Laval Comets3–2
(a.e.t.)		 Carolina Elite Cobras
Julien  29'
Wilson  41'
Robbins  67'
Acton  89'
Sanderson  110'
Pierre-Louis  113'		 Report
Report		 Devita  25'
Kurtz  66'

Third Place Playoff
Washington Spirit Reserves2–1 Carolina Elite Cobras
Herndon  36'
Own Goal  83'		 Report Baer  88'

Championship
Laval Comets0–1 Pali Blues
Charron-Delage  77' Report
Report		 Walsh  87' (o.g.)
Referee: Cedric Adams
Semi-Finals Championship
      
1 Laval Comets (AET) 3
4 Carolina Elite Cobras 2
1 Laval Comets 0
2 Pali Blues 1
2 Pali Blues (AET) 3
3 Washington Spirit Reserves 2

Statistical leaders

Awards

  • Most Valuable Player: Shan Jones, (VIR)
  • Rookie of the Year: Shan Jones, (VIR)
  • Defender of the Year: Blakely Mattern, (CAR)
  • Coach of the Year: Cindy Walsh, (LAV)
  • Goalkeeper of the Year: Genevieve Richard, (LAV)
  • Playoff MVP: Ashley Nick, (PAL)

[10]

All-League and All-Conference Teams

Northeastern Conference

F: Jessica Fuccello (NJW), Grace Hawkins (LIR), Shan Jones (VIR) *
M: Esther Anyanwu (VIR), Amber Stobbs (WAS), Alicia Tirelli (NJW)
D: Rachel Breton (NJW), Gabby Charno (LIR), Meghan Cox (WAS), Jessica Kalonji (VIR)
G: Lauren Vetock (VIR)

Southeastern Conference

F: Emilie Fillion (DDL), Savannah Jordan (ATL) *, Cherie Sayon (ATL)
M: Stacy Bishop (TAM), Leah Fortune (CHR), Amanda Naeher (CHR)
D: McCallie Jones (CHR), Blakely Mattern (CAR) *, Meghan Scharer (DDL), Ashley Swinehart (CAR)
G: Elizabeth Hull (CAR)

Central Conference

F: Nkemjika Ezurike Nathalie (LAV), Emily Gielnik (OTT), Furtuna Velaj (TOR)
M: Chantelle Campbell (LAV), Catherine Charron-Delage (LAV), Alyscha Mottershead (OTT) *
D: Kathryn Acton (LON) *, Kadeisha Buchanan (TOR), Diamond Simpson (KWU), Shelina Zadorsky (OTT)
G: Genevieve Richard (LAV) *

Western Conference

F: Ana Borges (SCL), Danica Evans (COL), Kristen Hamilton (CRW) *
M: Melissa Busque (SEA) *, Sarah Killion (PAB), Ashley Nick (PAB) *
D: Sasha Andrews (PAB), Rachel Daly (LAS), Danielle Johnson (BAB) *, Brooke Spence (COR) *
G: Erin McNulty (SEA)

* denotes All-League player

[11][12]

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