2023 USL W League season
The 2023 USL W League season is the 2nd season for the league. The regular season began on May 6 and ended on July 2. 16 teams qualified for the league playoffs, which began on July 6.
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| Season |
|---|
| May 6 - July 2(regular season)July 6 - July 22(playoffs) |
| Indy Eleven (1st Title) |
| Minnesota Aurora FC (2nd Title) |
| 375 |
| 1,464 (3.9 per match) |
| Nádia Gomes(San Francisco Glens SC) |
| Baylee DeSmit(Christos FC) (21 goals) |
| Bailey Herfurth(Tampa Bay United) |
| IND 16, STC 0 (June 30) |
| PFA 0, CHR 9 (May 21) |
| IND 16, STC 0 (June 30) |
| 12 gamesMinnesota Aurora FCTampa Bay United |
| 12 gamesMinnesota Aurora FCNorth Carolina Courage U23Flint City AFCTampa Bay United |
| 11 gamesPatuxent Football Athletics |
| 11 gamesPatuxent Football Athletics |
| ← 2022 2024 → |
| All statistics correct as of July 2, 2023. |
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| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Indy Eleven | NC Courage U23 |
| GK | 1 | Nona Reason | ||
| LB | 13 | Jenna Chatterton | 81' | |
| CB | 5 | Grace Bahr | 116' | |
| CB | 20 | Annika Schmidt | ||
| RB | 22 | Greta Kraszula | 67' | |
| LM | 21 | Samantha Dewey | 67' | |
| CM | 15 | Alia Martin | ||
| RM | 16 | Ella Rogers | ||
| LW | 10 | Addie Chester | 77' | |
| FW | 12 | Madison Williams | 67' | |
| RW | 9 | Katherine Soderstrom | ||
| Substitutes: | ||||
| GK | 0 | Emily Edwards | ||
| MF | 2 | Emma Johnson | 67' | |
| DF | 14 | Lizzie Sexton | 77' | |
| DF | 17 | Rafferty Kugler | 67' | |
| MF | 18 | Rhonda Ojongmboh | 116' | |
| FW | 19 | Maisie Whitsett | 67' | |
| MF | 24 | Susie Soderstrom | 81' | |
| Manager: | ||||
| Sebastian Giraldo | 90' | |||
| GK | 1 | Emmie Allen | ||
| LB | 23 | Brooklyn Holt | 105' | |
| CB | 16 | Taylor Chism | 78' | |
| CB | 22 | Bella Ayscue | ||
| RB | 4 | Aven Alvarez | 78' | |
| LM | 9 | Lauren Martinho | 105' | |
| CM | 26 | Katie Groff | ||
| RM | 29 | Maggie Graham | 60' | |
| LW | 20 | Mia Oliaro | ||
| FW | 5 | Mackenzie Geigle | 47' | 60' |
| RW | 15 | Emily Moxley | ||
| Substitutes: | ||||
| GK | 13 | MK Daly | ||
| MF | 8 | Phoebe Goldthwaite | 78' | |
| DF | 17 | Hannah Jibril | 105' | |
| MF | 19 | Gabrielle Ciocca | 105' | |
| MF | 21 | Amelia Brown | 60' | |
| FW | 27 | Isabella Brown | 60' | |
| MF | 28 | Braelynn Francher | 78' | |
| Manager: | ||||
| Willie Davis Jr. |
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Championship MVP: | |
| Alia Martin | Match rules |
90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shootout if scores still level. Maximum of seven substitutions. |
Championship MVP: Alia Martin (IND)
| Award | Winner | Team | Reason | .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baylee DeSmit | Christos FC | 21 goals in 11 games | ||
| Bailey Herfurth | Tampa Bay United | .096 Goals Against Average; 11 Shutouts | ||
| Tianna Harris | Minnesota Aurora FC | 4 goals; 2 assists | ||
| Katie Shea Collins | Tennessee SC | 7 assists | ||
| Mia Oliaro | North Carolina Courage U23 | 5 goals; 5 assists | ||
| Michele Krzisnik | Flint City AFC | undefeated regular season | ||
| Nádia Gomes | San Francisco Glens SC | 16 goals, 8 assists |
F: Samantha Dewey (IND), Baylee DeSmit (IND), Nádia Gomes (SFG)
M: Bella Gaetino (FCA), Mia Oliaro (NCC), Nia Christopher (EFC), Katie Shea Collins (TEN)
D: Laurel Ansbrow (NCC), Tianna Harris (MNA), Elle Piper (SFG)
G: Bailey Herfurth (TBU)
F: Claire Manning (MOR), Mariah Lee (OLY), Giana Riley (CAL)
M: Hannah Adler (MNA), Kennedy Barschel (CHI), Alia Martin (IND), Lauren Martinho (NCC)
D: Madison Cox (TBU), Carly Smith (EFC), Grace Bahr (IND)
G: Nona Reason (IND)
| Divisional Players of the Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Great Lakes | Bailey Korhorn | Kalamazoo FC |
| Heartland | Maya Hansen | Minnesota Aurora FC |
| Metropolitan | Claire Manning | Morris Elite SC |
| Mid Atlantic | Baylee DeSmit | Christos FC |
| NorCal | Nádia Gomes | San Francisco Glens SC |
| Northwest | Mariah Lee | Oly Town FC |
| Southeast | Carissa Boeckmann | Tampa Bay United |
| South Atlantic | Mia Oliaro | North Carolina Courage U23 |
| South Central | Katie Shea Collins | Tennessee SC |
| Valley | Samantha Dewey | Indy Eleven |
- USL W League website