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. 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.

Changes from 2013 season

Name changes

One team changed their name in the off-season:
Team NameMetro AreaPrevious Name
Quebec Dynamo ARSQQuebec City areaQuebec City Amiral

Expansion teams

Five teams were added for the season:
Team NameMetro AreaLocationPrevious Affiliation
Braddock Road Stars EliteNorthern VirginiaFairfax, Virginiaexpansion
Colorado PrideColorado Springs Metropolitan Statistical AreaColorado Springs, Coloradoexpansion
Colorado StormDenver-Aurora metropolitan areaCentennial, Coloradoexpansion
Gulf Coast TexansPensacola metropolitan areaPensacola, FloridaWPSL
Sedona FC StrikersVerde Valley regionSedona, Arizonaexpansion

Teams leaving

As of 7/13/2014




Northeastern Conference

Southeastern Conference

Central Conference

Western Conference

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.

Northeastern Conference Playoff

Southeastern Conference Playoff

Central Conference Playoffs

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Western Conference Playoff

W-League Championship

Semi-Finals

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Third Place Playoff

Championship

Statistical leaders

Top scorers

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Top assists

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Awards

Northeastern Conference

F: Ashley Herndon, Marisa Park *, Katie Yensen

M: Laylla da Cruz, Serina Kashimoto, Yoreli Rincón

D: Sue Alber-Weber *, Sam Lofton *, Satara Murray, Lorina White

G: Samantha Depken

Southeastern Conference

F: Florence Dadson, Jade Montgomery, Maria Jose-Rojas

M: Leah Fortune, Rose Lavelle, Blakely Mattern *

D: Lauren Gorodetsky, Renee Hurd, Kailey Mattison, Amanda Naeher *

G: Robyn Jones

Central Conference

F: Arin Gilliland, Christabel Oduro, Leticia Skeete

M: Catherine Charron-Delage, Arielle Roy-Petitclerc, Lisa-Marie Woods

D: Marissa Duguay, Melanie Pickert, Melissa Roy, Shelina Zadorsky *

G: Genevieve Richard *

Western Conference

F: Danica Evans *, Chloe Logarzo *, Mallory Weber

M: Jessica Ayers, Mele French *, Sarah Killion *

D: Rachel Daly, Danielle Johnson, Holly King, Kandace Love

G: Anna Maria Picarelli
* denotes All-League player