Eight Clubs Represented Among Nominees
Soccer News: The W-League announced the finalists for its 2015 regular season honors. The awards for Most Valuable Player, Rookie of the Year, Defender of the Year, Goalkeeper of the Year and Coach of the Year will be presented at Saturday’s Awards Banquet for the 2015 W-League Championship presented by Nike in Laval, Quebec.
Eight W-League teams are represented among the finalists, with the Charlotte Lady Eagles leading the way with four nominations. Six of the nominees will take part in the 2015 W-League Championship presented by Nike Friday and Sunday in Laval.
Charlotte Defender of the Year nominee Amanda Naeher is the only player with an opportunity to repeat as winner after earning the honor in 2014, while teammate Robyn Horner-Jones (Goalkeeper of the Year) and Sue Alber-Weber (Defender of the Year) of the Long Island Rough Riders are also repeat finalists. Votes for W-League honors are submitted by W-League team management and finalists are determined by All-Conference voting.
2015 W-League Award Finalists
MVP Finalists
Tara Andrews, Colorado Pride
Shan Jones, Long Island Rough Riders
Rose Lavelle, Seattle Sounders Women
Coach of the Year Finalists
Hubert Busby, Jr., Seattle Sounders Women
Lee Horton, Charlotte Lady Eagles
Marc Mounicot, Quebec Dynamo ARSQ
Defender of the Year Finalists
Amanda Naeher, Charlotte Lady Eagles
Sue Alber-Weber, Long Island Rough Riders
Kelsey Wilson, Laval Comets
Rookie of the Year Finalists
Imani Dorsey, Washington Spirit Reserves
Kaleigh Riehl, Braddock Road Stars Elite
Annie Speese, Charlotte Lady Eagles
Goalkeeper of the Year Finalists
Rachelle Beanlands, Laval Comets
Britt Eckerstrom, Colorado Pride
Robyn Horner-Jones, Charlotte Lady Eagles
The host Laval Comets will welcome the Pride, Quebec Dynamo ARSQ and Washington Spirit Reserves to Desjardins Stadium Friday for the 2015 W-League Championship presented by Nike. Top-seeded Washington will meet No. 4 Quebec in the first semifinal Friday at 5 p.m. ET, with No. 2 Colorado facing No. 3 Laval at 7:30. The winners will advance to the championship match, set for 2:30 p.m. ET Sunday. The semifinals and championship will stream live on the W-League YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/user/uslwleague.
2015 W-League Championship presented by Nike
Semifinals, Friday, July 24
No. 4 Quebec Dynamo ARSQ vs. No. 1 Washington Spirit Reserves, 5 p.m. ET, Desjardins Stadium
No. 3 Laval Comets vs. No. 2 Colorado Pride, 7:30 p.m. ET, Desjardins Stadium
Consolation
Sunday, July 26, 12 p.m. ET, Desjardins Stadium
Championship
Sunday, July 26, 2:30 p.m. ET, Desjardins Stadium
