# 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.

## 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 | San Francisco Bay Area | San Francisco, California | WPSL |
| Washington Spirit Reserves | Washington Metropolitan Area | Boyds, Maryland | expansion |

### Teams leaving

* Five teams folded or self-relegated following the 2012 season:
** New Jersey Rangers - Denville, New Jersey
** Northern Virginia Majestics - Manassas, Virginia
** Rochester Ravens - Rochester, New York
** Vancouver Whitecaps Women - Vancouver, British Columbia
** Victoria Highlanders Women - Victoria, British Columbia
* One team moved following the 2012 season
** D.C. United Women was renamed Washington Spirit and moved to the National Women's Soccer League. The Washington Spirit Reserves team was created, which then joined the W-League.

## Standings

As of 7/14/2013  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 |
* ↑ 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 |

### 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 |

### 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 |

## 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.

### Western Conference Playoff
## W-League Championship
### Championship

| Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Championship | Championship | Championship |
| 1 | Laval Comets (AET) | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Carolina Elite Cobras | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Carolina Elite Cobras | 2 | 1 | Laval Comets | 0 |
| | | | 2 | Pali Blues | 1 |
| 2 | Pali Blues (AET) | 3 | 2 | Pali Blues | 1 |
| 3 | Washington Spirit Reserves | 2 | | | |

## Statistical leaders
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Nation | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Shan Jones | ENG | Virginia Beach Piranhas | 11 |
| 2 | Jessica Fuccello | USA | New Jersey Wildcats | 9 |
| 3 | Kristen Hamilton | USA | Colorado Rapids Women | 8 |
| 3 | Savannah Jordan | USA | Atlanta Silverbacks | 8 |
| 3 | Brittany Pfaff | USA | New York Magic - F.A. Euro | 8 |
| 6 | Grace Hawkins | USA | Long Island Rough Riders | 7 |
| 6 | Ashley Nick | USA | Pali Blues | 7 |
| 8 | Ana Borges | POR | Santa Clarita Blue Heat | 6 |
| 8 | Emilie Fillion | CAN | Dayton Dutch Lions | 6 |
| 8 | Ashley Herndon | USA | Washington Spirit Reserves | 6 |
| 8 | Kristy Moore | AUS | Los Angeles Strikers | 6 |
Source:

## 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)

## 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