2012 USL W-League season

USL W-League
Season	2012
Champions	Ottawa Fury Women
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The 2012 W-League season was the 18th season of the league's existence, and 9th season of second division women's soccer in the United States. The regular season started on May 11 and ended on July 15.^[1]

Changes from 2011 season

Name changes

One team changed their name in the off-season:

Team Name	Metro Area	Previous Name
Colorado Rapids Women	Denver, Colorado	Colorado Force FC

Expansion teams

Three teams were added for the season:

Team Name	Metro Area	Location	Previous Affiliation
Central SC Cobras	Columbia, SC	Columbia, South Carolina	expansion
VSI Tampa Flames	Tampa Bay area	Brandon, Florida	expansion
FC JAX Destroyers	Jacksonville, FL	Jacksonville, Florida	expansion

Teams leaving

No teams either folded or left following the 2011 season:

Standings

As of 7/15/2012 ^[2]
Orange indicates Host Team for W-League Championship
Purple indicates division title clinched
Green indicates playoff berth clinched

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
D.C. United Women	12	11	0	1	37	8	+29	34
Virginia Beach Piranhas	12	6	3	3	18	11	+7	21
Fredericksburg Impact	12	6	4	2	27	20	+7	20
Northern Virginia Majestics	12	2	9	1	7	28	−21	7
Dayton Dutch Lions	12	0	9	3	10	32	−22	3

Northeast Division

Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Long Island Rough Riders	12	9	3	0	37	8	+29	27
North Jersey Valkyries	12	7	3	2	33	12	+21	23
New Jersey Wildcats	12	6	2	4	38	15	+13	22
New York Magic	12	3	7	2	18	24	−6	11
New Jersey Rangers	12	1	11	0	9	76	−67	3

Southeast Division

Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Charlotte Lady Eagles	12	9	1	2	29	10	+19	29
Atlanta Silverbacks Women	12	8	1	3	36	8	+28	27
Central SC Cobras	12	3	5	4	22	24	−2	13
VSI Tampa Flames	12	3	7	2	15	31	−16	10
FC JAX Destroyers	12	1	10	1	9	38	−29	4

Central Conference

Central Division

Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Ottawa Fury Women	12	10	2	0	32	8	+24	30
Quebec City Amiral	12	8	2	2	23	15	+8	26
Laval Comets	12	6	3	3	17	10	+7	21
Toronto Lady Lynx	12	6	5	1	16	13	+3	19
Hamilton FC Rage	12	5	5	2	14	15	−1	17
Rochester Ravens	12	2	10	0	9	22	−13	6
London Gryphons	12	0	10	2	10	38	−28	2

Western Conference

Western Division

Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Pali Blues	14	13	0	1	36	3	+33	40
Seattle Sounders Women	14	10	3	1	31	8	+23	31
Colorado Rush Women	14	5	4	5	18	19	−1	20
Colorado Rapids Women	14	5	5	4	20	23	−3	19
Santa Clarita Blue Heat	14	4	6	4	25	22	+3	16
Vancouver Whitecaps Women	14	3	5	6	15	16	−1	15
Los Angeles Strikers	14	3	9	2	19	35	−16	11
Victoria Highlanders Women	14	1	12	1	7	45	−38	4

Playoffs

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Note: Ottawa Fury hosts the W-League Championship and gains an automatic berth in the National Semi-Finals.

Eastern Conference Playoffs

July 21, 2012
3:30 PM EDT

Charlotte Lady Eagles	4–0	Long Island Rough Riders
Naeher 5', 44' Wingo 52' Braam 63'	Report

Maryland SoccerPlex
Boyds, MD
Attendance: 628
Referee: Matthew Richardson

July 21, 2012
6:00 PM EDT

D.C. United Women	3–0	Virginia Beach Piranhas
Siegel 23' Lohman 33', 80' Sanderson 45'	Report	Clarke 30' Kalonji 33'

Maryland SoccerPlex
Boyds, MD
Attendance: 628
Referee: Michael Piercey

July 22, 2012
4:00 PM EDT

Charlotte Lady Eagles	0–3	D.C. United Women
Naeher 65'	Report	Sanderson 28' 52' Siegel 42'

Maryland SoccerPlex
Boyds, MD
Attendance: 688
Referee: Rebekah Friedrich

Divisional Semifinals			Divisional Final


SE1	Charlotte Lady Eagles	4

NE1	Long Island Rough Riders	0
			SE1	Charlotte Lady Eagles	0

			A1	D.C. United Women	3
A1	D.C. United Women	3

A2	Virginia Beach Piranhas	0

Central Conference Playoffs

Quebec City Amiral v Hamilton FC Rage

July 21, 2012
1:00 PM EDT

Quebec City Amiral	6–1	Hamilton FC Rage
Belanger 12' Trodi 43' Mamay 44' Gosselin 65' Guy 68', 70', 89'	Report	Uremovich 71'

Collège François-Xavier-Garneau
Quebec City, QE
Attendance: 512
Referee: Jean-Philippe Jalbert

Laval Comets v Toronto Lady Lynx

July 21, 2012
4:00 PM EDT

Laval Comets	3–1	Toronto Lady Lynx
Sanderson 2' Pierre-Louis 45' Thouvenot 83'	Report	Spencer 43' Young 81'

Collège François-Xavier-Garneau
Quebec City, QE
Attendance: 48
Referee: Arfa Lyes

Quebec City Amiral v Laval Comets

July 22, 2012
1:00 PM EDT

Quebec City Amiral	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Laval Comets
Paradis 30'	Report	Thouvenot 10'
	Penalties
Sanderson Robbins Pierre Louis Pinard Walsh	5–4	Gosselin Paradis Trodi Leclerc Guy

Collège François-Xavier-Garneau
Quebec City, QE
Attendance: 580
Referee: Christopher Grabas

Divisional Semifinals			Divisional Final


C2	Quebec City Amiral	6

C5	Hamilton FC Rage	1
			C2	Quebec City Amiral (PEN)	1 (5)

			C3	Laval Comets	1 (4)
C3	Laval Comets	3

C4	Toronto Lady Lynx	1

Western Conference Playoff

Pali Blues v Seattle Sounders Women

July 22, 2012
1:00 PM PDT

Pali Blues	1–0	Seattle Sounders Women
Andrews 42' Williams 63' Huffman 81'	Report

Titan Stadium
Fullerton, CA
Attendance: 287
Referee: Felisha Mariscal

W-League Championship

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Semi-Finals

Pali Blues v Quebec City Amiral

July 27, 2012
4:30PM EDT

Pali Blues	2–0	Quebec City Amiral
Bogus 31' 77'	Report	Paradis 19th'

Algonquin College Soccer Complex
Ottawa, ON
Attendance: 185
Referee: Shauna Poirier

D.C. United Women v Ottawa Fury Women

July 27, 2012
7:30PM EDT

D.C. United Women	0–1	Ottawa Fury Women
Skogerboe 79'	Report	Hastings 44' Gorry 77'

Algonquin College Soccer Complex
Ottawa, ON
Attendance: 585
Referee: Sheena Dickson

Third Place Playoff

July 29, 2012
1:00 PM EDT

D.C. United Women	1–1 no (a.e.t.)	Quebec City Amiral
Skogerbee 53'	Report Report	Belanger 17'
	Penalties
Howell Menchel Sanderson Brown Weigel Lohman Skogerboe Abegg	7–6	Manay Paradis Guy Roy Leclerc Fortin Gauthier Belanger

Algonquin College Soccer Complex
Ottawa, ON
Attendance: 140
Referee: Alexis Vaughn

Championship

Pali Blues v Ottawa Fury Women

July 29, 2012
4:00 PM EDT

Pali Blues	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Ottawa Fury Women
Washington 2' Shaner 54'	Report Report Report Report	Busque 90+4' Conheeney 98' Williamson 113'
	Penalties
Lytle Engen Nogueira Huffman Bogus	3–4	Wetzel Seal Woods Ryan Conheeney

Algonquin College Soccer Complex
Ottawa, ON
Attendance: 785
Referee: Michelle Pye

Semi-Finals			Championship


1	Pali Blues	2

4	Quebec City Amiral	0
			1	Pali Blues	1(3)

			3	Ottawa Fury Women	1(4)
2	D.C. United Women	0

3	Ottawa Fury Women	1

Awards

^[5]

Most Valuable Player: Grace Hawkins, (LIR)
Rookie of the Year: Lynn Williams, (PAB)
Defender of the Year: Cindy Walsh, (LAV)
Coach of the Year: Charlie Naimo, (PAB)
Goalkeeper of the Year: Anna Maria Picarelli, (PAB)

All-League and All-Conference Teams

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Eastern Conference

F: Kristin Burton (ATL), Grace Hawkins (LIR)*, Mikaela Howell (DCU)
M: Yael Averbuch (NJW)*, Ashley Clarke (NJV), Hayley Siegel (DCU)
D: Marisa Abegg (DCU), Vaila Barsley (LIR)*, Sabbath McKiernan-Allen (CHR), Tabitha Padgett (CSC)
G: Robyn Jones (CHR)

Central Conference

F: Nkemjika Ezurike Nathalie (LAV), Kinley McNicoll (TOR), Imen Trodi (QUE)*
M: Catherine Charron-Delage (LAV), Katrina-Lee Gorry (OTT), Lisa-Marie Woods (OTT)
D: Alyscha Motterhead (TOR), Haillie Price (HAM), Cindy Walsh (LAV)*, Kathryn Williamson (OTT)
G: Jasmine Phillips (OTT)

Western Conference

F: Edite Fernandes (SCL), Jenna Richardson (VAN), Lynn Williams (PAB)*
M: Brittany Bock (COL), Sarah Huffman (PAB)*, Veronica Perez (SEA)*
D: Sasha Andrews (PAB)*, Stephanie Cox (SEA)*, Michelle Pao (PAB), Brooke Spence (COR)
G: Anna Maria Picarelli (PAB)*

* denotes All-League player

References

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