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2009 USL W-League season

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The 2009 W-League Season was the league's 15th. The regular season began on May 8 with the Hampton Roads Piranhas defeating the Charlotte Lady Eagles 2–1 in Charlotte. The season ended with 10 games on July 19. The playoffs began on July 22 and ended on August 7.

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Pali Blues repeated as W-League champions, defeating the Washington Freedom Reserves in come-from-behind fashion 2–1, which was also how they had won their previous title. Iris Mora was named the Playoffs MVP.

FC Indiana's Laura del Río finished with the most points (40) and goals (18), while her teammate Mónica Ocampo led the league in assists (11). Shannon Lynn, also of FC Indiana, led the league in GAA (0.116) and shutouts (10), and only allowed 2 goals the entire regular season.[1]

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Changes from 2008 season

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Name Changes

Six teams changed their name in the off-season:

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Expansion Teams

Two teams were added for the season:

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Teams Leaving

Six teams folded after the 2008 season:

Jersey Sky Blue and Washington Freedom both have expansion teams in Women's Professional Soccer. Washington have chosen to keep their reserve squad in the W-League, while Jersey has sold the rights to their W-League team to New York-based Quickstrike FC, which became Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues.[2]

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Standings

Orange indicates W-League title and bye into W-League semifinals.
Purple indicates division title clinched
Green indicates playoff berth clinched

Central Conference

Great Lakes Division

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Midwest Division

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Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

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Northeast Division

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Notes:
  1. The Boston Renegades qualified for the Eastern Conference playoffs but declined to participate, so the Charlotte Lady Eagles joined as the next most qualified team.
  2. Western Mass forfeited a 1–0 victory to New York due to an ineligible player, and was docked an additional three points.

Western Conference

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Source: [3]
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Playoffs

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Format

The Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues earned a bye directly to the W-League Semifinals. The Washington Freedom Reserves were moved into the top spot in the Northeast Division, and the Charlotte Lady Eagles received the division's second playoff spot (the Boston Renegades were the original holders of the second spot, but declined to enter).

The Central Conference will have 5 playoff spots. The second and third place teams from the Great Lakes Division will play each other. The winner will play the Midwest Division champions, while the Great Lakes Division champion will play the second place team of the Midwest Division. The winners of those games will play to determine the conference champion. The Eastern Conference division champions will play the second place team of the opposite division, the winners facing off to determine who goes to the W-League Semifinals. The Western Conference will have their top two teams facing off to determine their conference champion.

The W-League Semifinals will put the regular season champion against the lowest seeded conference champion, and the higher-ranked conference champions against each other. The winners of these games will play in the championship, while the losers will play in the Third Place game.

Conference Brackets

Central Conference

Central Divisional Round Central Semifinals Central Championship
         
MW1 Indiana FC Indiana 3
GL2 New York (state) Buffalo Flash 0
GL2 New York (state) Buffalo Flash 5
GL3 Quebec Quebec City Amiral SC 0
MW1 Indiana FC Indiana 1
GL1 Ontario Ottawa Fury Women 2
GL1 Ontario Ottawa Fury Women 4
MW2 Illinois Chicago Red Eleven 2

Eastern Conference

Eastern Semifinals Eastern Championship
      
NE1 Washington, D.C. Washington Freedom Reserves 2
AT2 Florida Tampa Bay Hellenic 1
NE1 Washington, D.C. Washington Freedom Reserves 2
NE2 North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles 1
AT1 Georgia (U.S. state) Atlanta Silverbacks Women 1
NE2 North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles 2

Western Conference

Western Finals
   
W1 California Pali Blues 5
W2 Colorado Colorado Force 2

W-League Championship Bracket

Semifinal Championship
      
NE1 Washington, D.C. Washington Freedom Reserves (AET/PSO) 0 (3)
GL1 Ontario Ottawa Fury Women 0 (1)
NE1 Washington, D.C. Washington Freedom Reserves 1
W1 California Pali Blues 2
WL New York (state) Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues 0
W1 California Pali Blues 4

Divisional Round

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Conference semifinals

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Attendance: 82
Referee: Patrick Baker (USA)

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Attendance: 917
Referee: Mark Cleland (USA)

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Conference finals

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Attendance: 114
Referee: Serdar Ertep (USA)

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Attendance: 342
Referee: Felisha Mariscal (USA)

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W-League Semifinals

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Attendance: 1,007
Referee: Edwin Cespedas (USA)

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Referee: Dean Fairweather (USA)

W-League Championship

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Awards

The finalists for W-League MVP, U19 Player of the Year, Coach of the Year, and Defender of the Year were announced on August 3, 2009, with the winners to be announced on August 5. The Goalkeeper of the Year was announced on August 3.[4]

Most Valuable Player Finalists

U19 Player of the Year Finalists

Defender of the Year Finalists

Goalkeeper of the Year

Coach of the Year Finalists

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All-League and All-Conference teams

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Central Conference

F: Laura del Río*, IND; Amber Hearn*, OTT; Caroline Smith, MIN
M: Gemma Davison*, CHI; Jennifer Hance, OTT; Fatima Leyva, IND; Rosa Tantillo*, BUF
D: Jenny Jeffers, CHI; Ria Percival*, OTT; Clare Rustad, TOR
G: Shannon Lynn, IND
Honorable Mention: Margaret Allgeier, D, FW; Haley Ford, D, CLE; Christina Julien, F, LAV; Melissa Lesage, F, QC; Heather MacDougall, M, HAM; Courtney Nash, M, WMi; Anna Stinson, M, KAL; Jenn Wolbert, G, LON; Casey Zimney, D, ROC

Eastern Conference

F: Angelika Johansson*, HV; Jen Parsons, WAS; Brittany Tegeler, WAS
M: Lindsay Ozimek, CHA; Christina Rife, CHA; Megan Tomlinson, ATL
D: Casey Brown, BOS; Ashleigh Gunning*, HV; Philisha Lewis, TB; Brittany Taylor*, HV
G: Michelle Betos*, ATL
Honorable Mention: Mary Casey, G, NV; Brooke DeRosa, M, LI; Shaneka Gordon, F, HR; Robyn Jones, G, NJ; Courtney McMahon, M, NY; Rachel Richards, M, WMa; Fortuna Velaj, F, & Lindsay Vera, F, CON; Jennifer Woodie, D, RIC

Western Conference

F: Iris Mora, PAL; Jodi Ann Robinson, VAN
M: Michelle French*, SEA; Tobin Heath, PAL; Nikki Marshall, COL; Carmelina Moscato, VAN; Nikki Washington*, PAL
D: Jenea Gibbons, LA; Kelli Smith, SEA; Leah Tapscott, PAL
G: Katie Hultin, SEA
Honorable Mention: Kay Hawke, G, VEN, Taryn Hemmings, M, RC

* denotes All-League selections. [4]

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See also

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References

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