2018 United Women's Soccer season

United Women's Soccer
Season	2018
Champions	Houston Aces
Matches played	130
Goals scored	559 (4.3 per match)
Top goalscorer	Gisela Arrieta (HOU); (13 goals)
Biggest home win	GRFC 14, IND 0; (June 30)
Biggest away win	GEN 0, GRFC 7; (June 1); ELP 1, HOU 8; (June 23); AUS 0, HOU 8; (June 30)
Highest scoring	GRFC 14, IND 0; (June 30)
Longest unbeaten run	10 games; Houston Aces; (entire season)
Longest losing run	8 games; Fort Wayne United FC; (June 8 - July 8)
	← 2017 2019 → All statistics correct as of July 22, 2018.

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[edit]

Connecticut Fusion^[1] and Worcester Smiles^[2] joined the league and were placed in the East Conference.
Lansing United^[3] and Genesee FC^[4] joined the league and were placed in the Midwest Conference.
LA Galaxy OC^[5] and Colorado Pride^[6] joined the league and were placed in the West Conference.
ASA El Paso,^[7] FC Austin Elite,^[8] HAR FC,^[9] and North Texas Image^[10] 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[edit]

East Conference[edit]

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

Source: UWS standings
Rules for classification: 1) Head-to-head based on total points; 2) Total wins; 3) Goal difference all league games; 4) Goals scored in league games

Midwest Conference[edit]

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
3	Detroit Sun FC	10	6	2	2	29	11	+18	20
4	Michigan Legends FC	10	5	2	3	27	14	+13	18
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

Source: UWS standings
Rules for classification: 1) Head-to-head based on total points; 2) Total wins; 3) Goal difference all league games; 4) Goals scored in league games

Southwest Conference[edit]

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

Source: UWS standings
Rules for classification: 1) Head-to-head based on total points; 2) Total wins; 3) Goal difference all league games; 4) Goals scored in league games

West Conference[edit]

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

Source: UWS standings
Rules for classification: 1) Head-to-head based on total points; 2) Total wins; 3) Goal difference all league games; 4) Goals scored in league games

Playoffs[edit]

East Conference Playoffs[edit]

Final July 17

1	Lancaster Inferno Rush	2

2	Connecticut Fusion	0

Bold = winner
* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score

July 17, 2018

7:00 pm EDT

Lancaster Inferno Rush	2 – 0	Connecticut Fusion
Rook 36' Shuey 67'	Report

Pucillo Field
Millersville, Pennsylvania

Midwest Conference Playoffs[edit]

Hosted by Lansing United in East Lansing, Michigan

Semifinal July 12			Final July 14

1	Lansing United	3

4	Michigan Legends FC	0
			1	Lansing United	2

			2	Grand Rapids FC	4
2	Grand Rapids FC	2(4)

3	Detroit Sun FC	2(3)

Bold = winner
* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score

July 12, 2018

6:00 pm EDT

Grand Rapids FC	2 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Detroit Sun FC
Paul 11', 75'	Report	Singstock 10' DeLuca 84'
Penalties
Misiewicz Labadie Ashby Otteson	4–3	Wolfe Evans Deluca Bos Walker

East Lansing Soccer Complex
East Lansing, Michigan

July 12, 2018

8:30 pm EDT

Lansing United	3 – 0	Michigan Legends FC
Pelafas 1' Sagara 26' Costner 76'	Report

East Lansing Soccer Complex
East Lansing, Michigan

July 14, 2018

7:00 pm EDT

Lansing United	2 – 4	Grand Rapids FC
Tanner 47' Pelafas 90+2'	Report	Maher 43', 49' Corby 77', 82'

East Lansing Soccer Complex
East Lansing, Michigan

National Playoffs[edit]

Hosted by Grand Rapids FC at Grandville High School in Grandville, Michigan.^[11]

Semifinal July 21			Final July 22

W	Calgary Foothills WFC	1

SW	Houston Aces	3
			SW	Houston Aces	1*

			E	Lancaster Inferno Rush	0
MW	Grand Rapids FC	3

E	Lancaster Inferno Rush	4

Bold = winner
* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score

Semifinals[edit]

July 21, 2018

4:30 pm EDT

Calgary Foothills WFC	1 – 3	Houston Aces
Jones 8'	Report	Arrieta 8' Pallares 45+' Ariza 64'

Grandville High School
Grandville, Michigan

July 21, 2018

7:30 pm EDT

Grand Rapids FC	3 – 4	Lancaster Inferno Rush
Lay 17', 41' Otteson 21'	Report	Crawford 19', 23', 55' McKibben 29'

Grandville High School
Grandville, Michigan

UWS Championship[edit]

July 22, 2018

6:30 pm EDT

Houston Aces	1 – 0 (a.e.t.)	Lancaster Inferno Rush
Gavorski 118'	Report

Grandville High School
Grandville, Michigan

Championship MVP: Julie Gavorski (Houston Aces)

Statistical leaders[edit]

Top scorers[edit]

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
	Brooke Barbuto	USA	Rochester Lady Lancers
	Kate Howarth	USA	New England Mutiny
	Julie Gavorski	USA	Houston Aces
	Tori Sousa	USA	Connecticut Fusion
8	Elin Eklund	SWE	Rochester Lady Lancers	7
9	Jennifer Borawski	USA	Michigan Legends FC	6
	Carissima Cutrona	USA	Western New York Flash
	Cindy Lay	AUS	Grand Rapids FC
	Furtuna Velaj	ALB	New York Surf

Source:^[12]

League awards[edit]

Individual awards[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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)

^[13]

References[edit]

^ "FSA Purchases Expansion Franchise In UWS East". January 1, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
^ "Expansion Comes To The UWS East". January 18, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
^ "Lansing United Joins 2018 UWS Midwest Lineup". October 19, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
^ "New Addition To UWS Midwest - Genesee F.C." January 10, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
^ "LA Galaxy OC Joins UWS West For 2018". January 3, 2018. Archived from the original on April 19, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
^ "Colorado Pride Returns To UWS West". February 1, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
^ "United Women's Soccer Expands Into Texas". April 30, 2018. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
^ "United Women's Soccer Welcomes FC Austin Elite". May 3, 2018. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
^ "Houston Aces & HAR FC Round Out UWS Southwest". May 18, 2018. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
^ "North Texas Image Is Newest Addition To UWS". May 3, 2018. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
^ "Field Confirmed for 2018 UWS National Championship". United Women's Soccer (UWS). July 18, 2018.
^ "2018 UWS statistics". Retrieved July 16, 2018.
^ "2018 All-United Women's Soccer Awards". United Women's Soccer (UWS). August 3, 2018.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "FSA Purchases Expansion Franchise In UWS East". January 1, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018.

[2] "Expansion Comes To The UWS East". January 18, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018.

[3] "Lansing United Joins 2018 UWS Midwest Lineup". October 19, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2018.

[4] "New Addition To UWS Midwest - Genesee F.C." January 10, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018.

[5] "LA Galaxy OC Joins UWS West For 2018". January 3, 2018. Archived from the original on April 19, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018.

[6] "Colorado Pride Returns To UWS West". February 1, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018.

[7] "United Women's Soccer Expands Into Texas". April 30, 2018. Retrieved May 29, 2018.

[8] "United Women's Soccer Welcomes FC Austin Elite". May 3, 2018. Retrieved May 29, 2018.

[9] "Houston Aces & HAR FC Round Out UWS Southwest". May 18, 2018. Retrieved May 29, 2018.

[10] "North Texas Image Is Newest Addition To UWS". May 3, 2018. Retrieved May 29, 2018.

[11] "Field Confirmed for 2018 UWS National Championship". United Women's Soccer (UWS). July 18, 2018.

[stats-12] "2018 UWS statistics". Retrieved July 16, 2018.

[13] "2018 All-United Women's Soccer Awards". United Women's Soccer (UWS). August 3, 2018.

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