2019 United Women's Soccer season

United Women's Soccer
Season	2019
Champions	LA Galaxy OC
Matches played	102
Goals scored	386 (3.78 per match)
Top goalscorer	Kate Howarth (NEM); (18 goals)
Biggest home win	HOU 6, ELP 0; (June 1); LIR 6, WOR 0; (June 5); ROC 7, WOR 1; (June 23)
Biggest away win	ELP 0, HOU 8; (May 18)
Highest scoring	ELP 0, HOU 8; (May 18); ROC 7, WOR 1; (June 23)
Longest winning run	8 games; Lansing United; (May 10 - June 21)
Longest unbeaten run	10 games; New England Mutiny; (Entire Season); Connecticut Fusion; (Entire Season)
Longest losing run	10 games; Worcester Smiles; (Entire Season)
	← 2018 2021 →

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^[1] joined the league and was placed in the East Conference.
AFC Ann Arbor^[2] joined the league and was placed in the Midwest Conference.
San Antonio Athenians SC^[3] joined the league and was placed in the Southwest Conference.
Queen City United SC (Regina, Saskatchewan)^[4] 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
3	Lancaster Inferno FC	10	7	3	0	15	12	+3	21
4	Long Island Rough Riders	10	5	5	0	20	17	+3	15
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

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

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
3	Detroit Sun FC	10	4	6	0	21	22	−1	12
4	Grand Rapids FC	10	3	5	2	23	26	−3	11
5	Michigan Legends FC	10	3	5	2	13	25	−12	11
6	AFC Ann Arbor	10	2	8	0	14	25	−11	6

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

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

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

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

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

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.^[5]^[6]

Semifinals July 12			Final July 14

1	New England Mutiny	3

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

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

July 12, 2019

7:00 pm EDT

Connecticut Fusion	1 – 2	Lancaster Inferno FC

Farmington Sports Arena
Farmington, Connecticut

July 12, 2019

7:30 pm EDT

New England Mutiny	3 – 0	Long Island Rough Riders

Lusitano Stadium
Ludlow, Massachusetts

July 14, 2019

4:00 pm EDT

New England Mutiny	1 – 2	Lancaster Inferno FC

Lusitano Stadium
Ludlow, Massachusetts

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.^[5]^[6]

Semifinals July 11			Final July 14

1	Lansing United	1

4	Grand Rapids FC	3
			4	Grand Rapids FC	2

			2	Indiana Union	3*
2	Indiana Union	5

3	Detroit Sun FC	1

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

July 11, 2019

6:30 pm EDT

Indiana Union	5 – 1	Detroit Sun FC

Grand Park Sports Campus
Westfield, Indiana

July 11, 2019

7:00 pm EDT

Lansing United	1 – 3	Grand Rapids FC

East Lansing Soccer Complex
East Lansing, Michigan

July 14, 2019

4:00 pm EDT

Indiana Union	3 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Grand Rapids FC

Grand Park Sports Campus
Westfield, Indiana

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.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Quarterfinal
July 13

Semifinals
July 20

Final
July 21

WC

LA Galaxy OC

5

MW

Indiana Union

1

WC

LA Galaxy OC

4

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

Quarterfinal

July 13, 2019

6:00 pm PDT

LA Galaxy Orange County	4 – 1	Houston Aces

Champion Stadium
Irvine, California

Semifinals

July 20, 2019

2:00 pm MDT

Indiana Union	1 – 5	LA Galaxy OC

Mount Royal University
Calgary, Alberta

July 20, 2019

4:00 pm MDT

Calgary Foothills WFC	2 – 0	Lancaster Inferno FC

Mount Royal University
Calgary, Alberta

UWS Championship

July 21, 2019

2:00 pm MDT

Calgary Foothills WFC	0 – 1	LA Galaxy OC
	Report	Macario 72'

Mount Royal University
Calgary, Alberta

Championship MVP: Catarina Macario (LA Galaxy Orange County)^[8]

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
	Meghan Doyle	USA	Connecticut Fusion
	Lauren Hughes	USA	Houston Aces
	Gabriella Mencotti	USA	Detroit Sun
9	Brooke Barbuto	USA	Syracuse DA	7
9	Rachel Sweigard	USA	AFC Ann Arbor	7

Source:^[9]

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)

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References

^ "UWS Welcomes Syracuse DA". February 20, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Expansion: AFC Ann Arbor Joins Midwest". October 25, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "United Women's Soccer Welcomes Back San Antonio". January 22, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "United Women's Soccer Expands Further Into Canada". January 14, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b ^c "2019 UWS Postseason Format Released". July 5, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b ^c "2019 UWS Postseason Update". July 9, 2019. Retrieved July 10, 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "2019 UWS Championship Teams & Venue Set". July 15, 2019. Archived from the original on July 15, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
^ "National Final: LA Galaxy OC 1, Calgary FWFC 0". July 21, 2019. Archived from the original on July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
^ "2019 UWS statistics". Archived from the original on May 31, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
^ "2019 All-United Women's Soccer Awards". United Women's Soccer (UWS). August 8, 2019. Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.

External links

Official website

[1] "UWS Welcomes Syracuse DA". February 20, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] "Expansion: AFC Ann Arbor Joins Midwest". October 25, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] "United Women's Soccer Welcomes Back San Antonio". January 22, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] "United Women's Soccer Expands Further Into Canada". January 14, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}

[postseason-5] "2019 UWS Postseason Format Released". July 5, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}

[postseason2-6] "2019 UWS Postseason Update". July 9, 2019. Retrieved July 10, 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}

[nationalfinals-7] "2019 UWS Championship Teams & Venue Set". July 15, 2019. Archived from the original on July 15, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2019.

[championship-8] "National Final: LA Galaxy OC 1, Calgary FWFC 0". July 21, 2019. Archived from the original on July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 21, 2019.

[stats-9] "2019 UWS statistics". Archived from the original on May 31, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2019.

[10] "2019 All-United Women's Soccer Awards". United Women's Soccer (UWS). August 8, 2019. Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.

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