# 2019 United Women's Soccer season

The 2019 United Women's Soccer season is the 25th season of pro-am women's soccer in the United States, and the fourth season of the UWS league.

## Changes from 2018

* Syracuse Development Academy joined the league and was placed in the East Conference.
* AFC Ann Arbor joined the league and was placed in the Midwest Conference.
* San Antonio Athenians SC joined the league and was placed in the Southwest Conference.
* Queen City United SC (Regina, Saskatchewan) joined the league and was placed in the West Conference.
* Indy Premier was renamed Indiana Union
* Fort Wayne United FC Gryphons, Genesee FC, HAR FC, New York Surf, North Texas Image, Real Salt Lake Women, SoCal Crush FC and Western New York Flash left the league.

## Standings
### East Conference

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New England Mutiny | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 7 | +23 | 26 | 2019 East Conference playoffs |
| 2 | Connecticut Fusion | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 6 | +21 | 26 | 2019 East Conference playoffs |
| 3 | Lancaster Inferno FC | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 21 | 2019 East Conference playoffs |
| 4 | Long Island Rough Riders | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 15 | 2019 East Conference playoffs |
| 5 | Syracuse Development Academy | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 14 | |
| 6 | Rochester Lady Lancers | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 11 | |
| 7 | New Jersey Copa FC | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 3 | |
| 8 | Worcester Smiles | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 46 | −44 | 0 | |

### Midwest Conference

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Lansing United | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 25 | 2019 Midwest Conference playoffs |
| 2 | Indiana Union | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 16 | +17 | 22 | 2019 Midwest Conference playoffs |
| 3 | Detroit Sun FC | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 12 | 2019 Midwest Conference playoffs |
| 4 | Grand Rapids FC | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 26 | −3 | 11 | 2019 Midwest Conference playoffs |
| 5 | Michigan Legends FC | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 11 | |
| 6 | AFC Ann Arbor | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 6 | |

### Southwest Conference

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Houston Aces | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | +27 | 18 | 2019 UWS national playoffs |
| 2 | FC Austin Elite | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 9 | |
| 3 | San Antonio Athenians SC | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 9 | |
| 4 | El Paso Surf | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 26 | −24 | 0 | |

### West Conference

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Calgary Foothills WFC | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 5 | +15 | 19 | 2019 UWS national playoffs |
| 2 | LA Galaxy Orange County | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 17 | 2019 UWS national playoffs |
| 3 | Santa Clarita Blue Heat | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 16 | |
| 4 | Queen City United SC | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 6 | |
| 5 | Colorado Pride | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 22 | −19 | 0 | |

## Playoffs
### East Conference Playoffs

Top two seeds host semifinal games. Highest remaining seed hosts final and the winner will automatically qualify for the UWS national championship.
| Semifinals July 12 | Semifinals July 12 | Semifinals July 12 | Final July 14 | Final July 14 | Final July 14 |
| 1 | New England Mutiny | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Long Island Rough Riders | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Long Island Rough Riders | 0 | 1 | New England Mutiny | 1 |
| | | | 3 | Lancaster Inferno FC | 2 |
| 2 | Connecticut Fusion | 1 | 3 | Lancaster Inferno FC | 2 |
| 3 | Lancaster Inferno FC | 2 | | | |
Bold = winner * = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score

### Midwest Conference Playoffs

Top two seeds host Semifinal games. Highest remaining seed hosts Final and the winner will automatically qualify for the UWS National Championship.
| Semifinals July 11 | Semifinals July 11 | Semifinals July 11 | Final July 14 | Final July 14 | Final July 14 |
| 1 | Lansing United | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Grand Rapids FC | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Grand Rapids FC | 3 | 4 | Grand Rapids FC | 2 |
| | | | 2 | Indiana Union | 3* |
| 2 | Indiana Union | 5 | 2 | Indiana Union | 3* |
| 3 | Detroit Sun FC | 1 | | | |
Bold = winner * = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score

### National Playoffs

Southwest Conference regular season conference champion (Houston) plays in the national quarterfinal against a wild card selection (opponent and date to be announced). Wild card selection to be determined by the league's Competition Committee. Winner of national quarterfinal qualifies for the UWS national championship. The West Conference regular season champion automatically qualifies for the UWS national championship.
| Quarterfinal July 13 | Quarterfinal July 13 | Quarterfinal July 13 | Semifinals July 20 | Semifinals July 20 | Semifinals July 20 | Final July 21 | Final July 21 | Final July 21 |
| | | | WC | LA Galaxy OC | 5 | | | |
| | | | MW | Indiana Union | 1 | | | |
| WC | LA Galaxy OC | 4 | MW | Indiana Union | 1 | | | |
| SW | Houston Aces | 1 | | | | | | |
| SW | Houston Aces | 1 | | | | WC | LA Galaxy OC | 1 |
| | | | | | | W | Calgary Foothills WFC | 0 |
| | | | W | Calgary Foothills WFC | 2 | | | |
| | | | E | Lancaster Inferno FC | 0 | | | |
Bold = winner * = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score

#### UWS Championship

Championship MVP: Catarina Macario (LA Galaxy Orange County)

## Statistical leaders
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Nation | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Kate Howarth | USA | New England Mutiny | 18 |
| 2 | Samantha Dewey | USA | Indiana Union | 11 |
| 2 | Taylor Wingerden | USA | Rochester Lady Lancers | 11 |
| 4 | Tatiana Ariza | COL | Houston Aces | 10 |
| 5 | Tanya Boychuk | CAN | Calgary Foothills WFC | 8 |
| 5 | Meghan Doyle | USA | Connecticut Fusion | 8 |
| 5 | Lauren Hughes | USA | Houston Aces | 8 |
| 5 | Gabriella Mencotti | USA | Detroit Sun | 8 |
| 9 | Brooke Barbuto | USA | Syracuse DA | 7 |
| 9 | Rachel Sweigard | USA | AFC Ann Arbor | 7 |
Source:

## League awards
### Individual awards

* Offensive Player of the Year: Kate Howarth (NEM)
* Defensive Player of the Year: Hillary Beall (LAG)
* Coach of the Year: Troye Flannery (CAL)

### All-League First Team

F: Kate Howarth (NEM), Alex Lamontagne (CAL) M: Tatiana Ariza (HOU), Marti Corby (GRA), Samantha Dewey (IND), Yvonne Northover (CAL), Teresa Rook (LAN) D: Natalie Jacobs (LAG), Sonia Rada (LAN), Yadira Toraya (SCB) G: Hillary Beall (LAG)

### All-League Second Team

F: Kaley Buck (LAN), Haley Crawford (LAN), Gabriella Mencotti (DET) M: Vivien Beil (CON), Jordan Marada (LAG), Alexis Mitchell (LAN) M/D: Ellie Jean (NEM), Molly McLaughlin (IND) D/M: Natalia Ariza (HOU) D: Athena Biondi (LAN) G: Kelly O'Brien (LAN)

### All-League Third Team

F: Tanya Boychuk (CAL), Taylor Wingerden (ROC), Bri Woodall (SAN) M: Brooke Barbuto (SYR), Tara McKeown (SCB), Chelsey Patterson (LAG) D: Shauny Alterisio (NEM), Paige Hayward (HOU), Julia Leonard (IND), Grace Stordy (CAL) G: Liz-Amanda Brown (AUS)