2022 USL W League season

USL W League
Season	2022
Dates	May 6 - July 10; (regular season); July 13 - July 23; (playoffs)
Champions	South Georgia Tormenta FC
Regular Season Champions	Minnesota Aurora FC
Matches played	254
Goals scored	935 (3.68 per match)
Biggest home win	LIR 18, FAE 0 (July 6)
Biggest away win	FAE 2, ACC 10 (June 14); FAE 0, MAN 8 (June 22)
Highest scoring	LIR 18, FAE 0 (July 6)
Longest winning run	11 matches; Minnesota Aurora FC; (June 2 – July 9)
Longest unbeaten run	12 matches; Minnesota Aurora FC; (entire season)
Longest winless run	12 matches; St. Louis Lions; (entire season)
Longest losing run	12 matches; St. Louis Lions; (entire season)
	2023 → All statistics correct as of August 3, 2022.

The 2022 USL W League season is the first season of USL W League.

The regular season began on May 6 and ended on July 10. 44 teams participated in this inaugural season.^[1]

Indy Eleven won the first game in league history, defeating Kings Hammer FC 3–1 on May 6. Rachel McCarthy scored the first two goals.^[2]^[3]

South Georgia Tormenta FC won the Championship 2–1 against Regular Season winners Minnesota Aurora FC on July 23.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Standings

Metropolitan Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	Morris Elite SC	12	8	3	1	28	10	+18	27	2.25	Advance to USL W League Playoffs
2	Long Island Rough Riders	12	8	2	2	45	7	+38	26	2.17	Advance to USL W League Playoffs
3	Queensboro FC	12	8	1	3	33	12	+21	25	2.08
4	Cedar Stars	12	8	1	3	30	11	+19	25	2.08
5	AC Connecticut	12	5	2	5	24	17	+7	17	1.42
6	Manhattan SC	12	4	1	7	24	29	−5	13	1.08
7	Westchester Flames	12	2	0	10	11	40	−29	6	0.50
8	F.A. Euro	12	0	0	12	9	78	−69	0	0.00

Source: USL

Mid Atlantic Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	McLean Soccer	10	9	0	1	39	7	+32	27	2.70	Advance to USL W League Playoffs
2	Christos FC	10	6	1	3	26	13	+13	19	1.90
3	Patuxent Football Athletics	10	4	0	6	8	29	−21	12	1.20
4	Eagle FC	10	3	1	6	17	26	−9	10	1.00
5	Northern Virginia FC	10	1	2	7	12	27	−15	5	0.50

Source: USL

Great Lakes Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	Indy Eleven	12	10	2	0	31	7	+24	32	2.67	Advance to USL W League Playoffs
2	Midwest United FC	12	7	2	3	36	17	+19	23	1.92
3	Racing Louisville FC	12	6	3	3	26	15	+11	21	1.75
4	AFC Ann Arbor	12	6	3	3	23	15	+8	21	1.75
5	Detroit City FC	12	3	3	6	15	22	−7	12	1.00
6	Kalamazoo FC	12	3	1	8	23	30	−7	10	0.83
7	Kings Hammer FC	12	2	3	7	12	36	−24	9	0.75
8	Flint City AFC	12	2	1	9	17	41	−24	7	0.58

Source: USL

Heartland Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	Minnesota Aurora FC	12	11	1	0	35	8	+27	34	2.83	Advance to USL W League Playoffs
2	Kaw Valley FC	12	7	1	4	30	15	+15	22	1.83
3	Green Bay Glory	12	6	3	3	19	17	+2	21	1.75
4	Chicago City SC	12	6	1	5	26	21	+5	19	1.58
5	Chicago Dutch Lions	12	3	0	9	12	27	−15	9	0.75
6	St. Louis Lions	12	0	0	12	9	43	−34	0	0.00

Source: USL

South Atlantic Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	Greenville Liberty SC	12	8	2	2	32	13	+19	26	2.17	Advance to USL W League Playoffs
2	North Carolina Courage U23	12	6	4	2	25	15	+10	22	1.83
3	Wake FC	12	6	1	5	20	17	+3	19	1.58
4	Charlotte Independence	12	4	3	5	18	18	0	15	1.25
5	Asheville City SC	12	3	6	3	20	18	+2	15	1.25
6	North Carolina Fusion	12	1	0	11	5	39	−34	3	0.25

Source: USL

South Central Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	Tormenta FC	12	7	4	1	33	9	+24	25	2.08	Advance to USL W League Playoffs
2	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC	12	7	3	2	21	12	+9	24	2.00
3	South Carolina United FC	12	5	2	5	20	26	−6	17	1.42
4	Southern Soccer Academy	12	4	5	3	26	22	+4	17	1.42
5	Tennessee SC	12	2	2	8	13	32	−19	8	0.67
6	Peachtree City MOBA	12	1	4	7	11	23	−12	7	0.58

Source: USL

Southeast Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	FC Miami City	10	9	1	0	21	4	+17	28	2.80	Advance to USL W League Playoffs
2	Tampa Bay United	10	7	1	2	19	4	+15	22	2.20
3	Miami AC	10	5	0	5	16	21	−5	15	1.50
4	Florida Elite SA	10	1	1	8	7	17	−10	4	0.40
5	Caledonia SC	10	1	1	8	8	25	−17	4	0.40

Source: USL

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final

Morris Elite SC	0

McLean Soccer	8
		McLean Soccer	0

		Minnesota Aurora FC	1
Minnesota Aurora FC	2

Indy Eleven	1
				Minnesota Aurora FC	1

				Tormenta FC (a.e.t.)	2
FC Miami City	0

Tormenta FC	1
		Tormenta FC	4

		Greenville Liberty SC	1
Greenville Liberty SC	2

Long Island Rough Riders	0

Quarterfinals

July 13	FC Miami City	0–1	Tormenta FC	Tropical Park Miami, Florida
6:00 PM EDT	Hall Mendez	Report	Giddes Andrews 62'

July 13	Greenville Liberty SC	2–0	Long Island Rough Riders	Legacy Early College Field Greenville, South Carolina
7:00 PM EDT	Reilly 37' Mackin 70'	Report

July 13	Morris Elite SC	0–8	McLean Soccer	Frederick Douglass Field Newark, New Jersey
7:30 PM EDT		Report	Turner 15' Leas 17' Felton 24' Harwood 29' Caloia 42', 50' McBride 67' Meeks 73'

July 13	Minnesota Aurora FC	2–1	Indy Eleven	TCO Stadium Eagan, Minnesota
7:00 PM CDT	Turner 50' Preston 64' (pen.)	Report	Rogers 34'	Attendance: 6,200

Semifinals

July 17	Minnesota Aurora FC	1–0	McLean Soccer	TCO Stadium Eagan, Minnesota
3:00 PM EDT	Turner 52'	Report		Attendance: 6,200

July 17	Greenville Liberty SC	1–4	Tormenta FC	Legacy Early College Field Greenville, South Carolina
7:00 PM EDT	Conti 66'	Report	Olalere 55' Andrews 69', 79' Nyby 73' Scully

W League Championship

July 23	Minnesota Aurora FC	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Tormenta FC	TCO Stadium Eagan, Minnesota
4:30 PM CDT	Symonds 22' Nguyen	Report	Nyby 6', 115'	Attendance: 6,489

Championship MVP: Sydney Martinez (TRM)

Awards

Award	Winner	Team	Reason	Ref.
Golden Boot	Amy Andrews	Tormenta FC	16 goals in 10 games	^[7]
Golden Glove	Sydney Martinez	Tormenta FC	0.58 Goals Against Average; 6 Shutouts	^[7]
Assists Champion	Treva Aycock	Southern Soccer Academy	8 assists	^[8]
Coach of the Year	Nicole Lukic	Minnesota Aurora FC	Undefeated Regular Season	^[9]
Young (U20) Player of the Year	Christian Brathwaite	Greenville Liberty SC	Four goals; four assists	^[10]
Player of the Year	Amy Andrews	Tormenta FC	16 goals; 2 assists	^[11]
Goal of the Year	Addy Symonds	Minnesota Aurora FC	vs Tormenta FC in the Final	^[12]
Save of the Year	Madison Howard	North Carolina Fusion	vs Greenville Liberty SC	^[13]

All-League Teams

First Team

F: Amy Andrews (TRM), Katie Soderstrom (IND), Mía Asenjo (QFC)
M: Christian Brathwaite (GVL), Treva Aycock (SSA), Nicole Waters (WAK)
D: Kenzie Langdok (MNA), Robyn McCarthy (IND), Barbara Murillo (FMC), Nina Carlomusto (LIR)
G: Sydney Martinez (TRM)

Second Team

F: Maddy Williams (IND), Bailey Korhorn (KAL), Aleigh Gambone (MCL)
M: Caroline Conti (GVL), Jaida Nyby (TRM), Lauren Wrigley (MOR)
D: Kelsey Kaufusi (MNA), Abby Wolf (TRM), Emily Madril (LOU), Maggie Shaw (CHT)
G: Sarah Fuller (MNA)

^[14]

References

^ "USL W League Releases Inaugural Season Schedule". uslwleague.com. USL W League. February 3, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
^ ""Tonight was surreal": What made the W League inaugural match so special". uslwleague.com. USL W League. May 10, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
^ Haenchen, Brian (May 7, 2022). "USL W League debuts with Indy Eleven victory: 'It was so much more than I expected.'". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
^ "History made as South Georgia Tormenta FC wins inaugural W League Final". uslwleague.com. USL W League. July 23, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
^ La Vaque, David (July 23, 2022). "Aurora's dream season ends with 2-1 extra time loss to South Georgia in USL W title match". Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
^ "Tormenta FC win USL W League championship". Statesboro Herald. July 23, 2022. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Tormenta FC's Andrews and Martinez win Golden Boot and Golden Glove in inaugural season". USL W League. July 18, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
^ "Southern Soccer Academy's Treva Aycock announced as regular season Assists Champion". USL W League. July 19, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
^ "Minnesota Aurora FC's Nicole Lukic named USL W League Coach of the Year after a compelling 2022 regular season campaign". USL W League. July 19, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
^ "Greenville Liberty's Christian Brathwaite named 2022 W League Young Player of the Year". USL W League. July 20, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
^ "South Georgia Tormenta FC's Amy Andrews voted 2022 USL W League Player of the Year". USL W League. July 22, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
^ "2022 USL W League Goal of the Year". USL W League. August 8, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
^ "Vote for the 2022 USL W League Save of the Year". USL W League. August 15, 2022. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
^ "USL W League announces 2022 Team of the Year". USL W League. August 3, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.

External links

USL W League website

[1] "USL W League Releases Inaugural Season Schedule". uslwleague.com. USL W League. February 3, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.

[2] ""Tonight was surreal": What made the W League inaugural match so special". uslwleague.com. USL W League. May 10, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.

[3] Haenchen, Brian (May 7, 2022). "USL W League debuts with Indy Eleven victory: 'It was so much more than I expected.'". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved August 3, 2022.

[4] "History made as South Georgia Tormenta FC wins inaugural W League Final". uslwleague.com. USL W League. July 23, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.

[5] La Vaque, David (July 23, 2022). "Aurora's dream season ends with 2-1 extra time loss to South Georgia in USL W title match". Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Retrieved July 23, 2022.

[6] "Tormenta FC win USL W League championship". Statesboro Herald. July 23, 2022. Retrieved July 23, 2022.

[BootGlove-7] "Tormenta FC's Andrews and Martinez win Golden Boot and Golden Glove in inaugural season". USL W League. July 18, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.

[8] "Southern Soccer Academy's Treva Aycock announced as regular season Assists Champion". USL W League. July 19, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.

[9] "Minnesota Aurora FC's Nicole Lukic named USL W League Coach of the Year after a compelling 2022 regular season campaign". USL W League. July 19, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.

[10] "Greenville Liberty's Christian Brathwaite named 2022 W League Young Player of the Year". USL W League. July 20, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.

[11] "South Georgia Tormenta FC's Amy Andrews voted 2022 USL W League Player of the Year". USL W League. July 22, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.

[12] "2022 USL W League Goal of the Year". USL W League. August 8, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2022.

[13] "Vote for the 2022 USL W League Save of the Year". USL W League. August 15, 2022. Retrieved August 19, 2022.

[14] "USL W League announces 2022 Team of the Year". USL W League. August 3, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.

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