# 2018 United Women's Soccer season

The 2018 United Women's Soccer season is the 24th season of pro-am women's soccer in the United States, and the third season of the UWS league.

## Changes from 2017

* Connecticut Fusion and Worcester Smiles joined the league and were placed in the East Conference.
* Lansing United and Genesee FC joined the league and were placed in the Midwest Conference.
* LA Galaxy OC and Colorado Pride joined the league and were placed in the West Conference.
* ASA El Paso, FC Austin Elite, HAR FC, and North Texas Image joined the league and with the Houston Aces were placed in the newly formed Southwest Conference.
* New York Magic, FC Indiana, and Toledo Villa FC left the league.

## Standings
### East Conference

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Lancaster Inferno Rush | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 21 | 2018 East Conference playoffs |
| 2 | Connecticut Fusion | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 19 | 2018 East Conference playoffs |
| 3 | Long Island Rough Riders | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 17 | |
| 4 | Rochester Lady Lancers | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 17 | |
| 5 | Western New York Flash | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 15 | |
| 6 | New England Mutiny | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 14 | |
| 7 | New York Surf | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 14 | |
| 8 | New Jersey Copa FC | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 10 | |
| 9 | Worcester Smiles | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 49 | −42 | 3 | |

### Midwest Conference

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Lansing United | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 13 | +19 | 24 | 2018 Midwest Conference playoffs |
| 2 | Grand Rapids FC | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 10 | +34 | 23 | 2018 Midwest Conference playoffs |
| 3 | Detroit Sun FC | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 11 | +18 | 20 | 2018 Midwest Conference playoffs |
| 4 | Michigan Legends FC | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 14 | +13 | 18 | 2018 Midwest Conference playoffs |
| 5 | Indy Premier SC | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 40 | −30 | 9 | |
| 6 | Genesee FC | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 30 | −19 | 4 | |
| 7 | Fort Wayne United FC Gryphons | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 41 | −35 | 1 | |

### Southwest Conference

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Houston Aces | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 3 | +49 | 24 | 2018 UWS national playoffs |
| 2 | North Texas Image | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 12 | |
| 3 | FC Austin Elite | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 12 | |
| 4 | HAR FC | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 7 | |
| 5 | ASA El Paso | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 43 | −33 | 4 | |

### West Conference

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Calgary Foothills WFC | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 8 | +14 | 23 | 2018 UWS national playoffs |
| 2 | LA Galaxy Orange County | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 10 | +18 | 22 | |
| 3 | Santa Clarita Blue Heat | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 18 | |
| 4 | Real Salt Lake | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 13 | |
| 5 | Colorado Pride | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 31 | −18 | 5 | |
| 6 | SoCal Crush | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 32 | −23 | 4 | |

## Playoffs
### East Conference Playoffs

| Final July 17 | Final July 17 | Final July 17 |
| 1 | Lancaster Inferno Rush | 2 |
| 2 | Connecticut Fusion | 0 |
Bold = winner * = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score

### Midwest Conference Playoffs

Hosted by Lansing United in East Lansing, Michigan
| Semifinal July 12 | Semifinal July 12 | Semifinal July 12 | Final July 14 | Final July 14 | Final July 14 |
| 1 | Lansing United | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Michigan Legends FC | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Michigan Legends FC | 0 | 1 | Lansing United | 2 |
| | | | 2 | Grand Rapids FC | 4 |
| 2 | Grand Rapids FC | 2(4) | 2 | Grand Rapids FC | 4 |
| 3 | Detroit Sun FC | 2(3) | | | |
Bold = winner * = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score

### National Playoffs

Hosted by Grand Rapids FC at Grandville High School in Grandville, Michigan.
| Semifinal July 21 | Semifinal July 21 | Semifinal July 21 | Final July 22 | Final July 22 | Final July 22 |
| W | Calgary Foothills WFC | 1 | | | |
| SW | Houston Aces | 3 | | | |
| SW | Houston Aces | 3 | SW | Houston Aces | 1* |
| | | | E | Lancaster Inferno Rush | 0 |
| MW | Grand Rapids FC | 3 | E | Lancaster Inferno Rush | 0 |
| E | Lancaster Inferno Rush | 4 | | | |
Bold = winner * = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score

#### UWS Championship

Championship MVP: Julie Gavorski (Houston Aces)

## Statistical leaders
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Nation | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Gisela Arrieta | COL | Houston Aces | 13 |
| 2 | Haley Crawford | USA | Lancaster Inferno Rush | 10 |
| 3 | Christina Arteaga | USA | FC Austin Elite | 8 |
| 3 | Brooke Barbuto | USA | Rochester Lady Lancers | 8 |
| 3 | Kate Howarth | USA | New England Mutiny | 8 |
| 3 | Julie Gavorski | USA | Houston Aces | 8 |
| 3 | Tori Sousa | USA | Connecticut Fusion | 8 |
| 8 | Elin Eklund | SWE | Rochester Lady Lancers | 7 |
| 9 | Jennifer Borawski | USA | Michigan Legends FC | 6 |
| 9 | Carissima Cutrona | USA | Western New York Flash | 6 |
| 9 | Cindy Lay | AUS | Grand Rapids FC | 6 |
| 9 | Furtuna Velaj | ALB | New York Surf | 6 |
Source:

## League awards
### Individual awards

* Player of the Year: Brooke Barbuto (ROC)
* Offensive Player of the Year: Haley Crawford (INF)
* Defensive Player of the Year: Natalie Jacobs (LAG)
* Coach of the Year: Troye Flannery (CAL)

### All-League First Team

F: Gisela Arrieta (HOU), Haley Crawford (INF), Carissima Cutrona (WNY) M: Brooke Barbuto (ROC), Dani Evans (DET), Jessica Jones (CAL), Tesa McKibben (INF) D: Natalie Jacobs (LAG), Kylee McIntosh (CON), Olivia Trombley (LAN) G: Kelly O’Brien (INF)

### All-League Second Team

F: Julie Gavorski (HOU), Kate Howarth (NEM), Tori Sousa (CON) M: Sabrina Flores (LAG), Grace Labadie (GRA), Teresa Rook (INF), Riko Sagara (LAN) D: Athena Biondi (LAN), Grace Stordy (CAL), Aubrey Suydam (INF) G: Stephanie Labbé (CAL)