United States (Women) 2002

First Level

Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA)

Final Table:

 1.Carolina Courage     21  12  4  5  40-30  40  Qualified
 2.Philadelphia Charge  21  11  6  4  36-22  39  Qualified
 3.Washington Freedom   21  11  5  5  40-29  38  Qualified
 4.Atlanta Beat         21  11  1  9  34-29  34  Qualified
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 5.San Jose CyberRays   21   8  5  8  34-30  29
 6.Boston Breakers      21   6  7  8  36-35  25
 7.San Diego Spirit     21   5  5 11  28-42  20
 8.New York Power       21   3  1 17  31-62   7

The Bay Area CyberRays changed their name to the San Jose CyberRays during 
the off-season.

NOTE: There is no relegation from the WUSA to lower-level leagues.  
The top four teams qualify for a championship play-off.

Round 1 [Apr 13]
San Jose      2-1  Boston
  [Pretinha 74, Brandi Chastain 88; Maren Meinert 50]
San Diego     1-2  Carolina
  [Zhang Ouying 65; Danielle Fotopoulos 36, Joy Fawcett 87og]
Atlanta       0-2  Philadelphia
  [Kelly Smith 60, Zhao Lihong 72]
Washington    1-4  New York
  [Monica Gerardo 9; Tiffeny Milbrett 33, 54, Linda Ormen 33, Anita Rapp 84]

Round 2 
[Apr 20]
San Diego     6-1  New York 
 [Zhang Ouying 3, 47, Shannon MacMillan 17, 40, Katie Tracy 69og,
  Lori Lindsey 80; Emily Janss 82]
Boston        3-1  Atlanta
  [Dagny Mellgren 20, Angela Hucles 35, Kristine Lilly 50; Wang Liping 51]
[Apr 21]
Washington    2-1  San Jose
  [Jacqui Little 49, Meredith Beard 82; Michelle French 14]
[Jun 19]
Carolina      1-3  Philadelphia
  [Danielle Fotopoulos 27; Marinette Pichon 26, 67, Kerry Connors 39]

Round 3 [Apr 27]
Atlanta       1-0  Washington
  [Charmaine Hooper 90]
San Jose      1-2  Carolina
  [Katia 71; Danielle Fotopoulos 5, Hege Riise 85]
New York      1-2  Philadelphia
  [Emily Janss 17; Mary-Frances Monroe 32, Kelly Smith 89pen]
Boston        2-2  San Diego
  [Maren Meinert 14, Bettina Wiegmann 46; Shauna Rohbock 8, 43]

Round 4 
[May 4]
Carolina      1-0  Atlanta
  [Tiffany Roberts 72]
Philadelphia  4-2  Boston
  [Jennifer Tietjen 45, Marinette Pichon 48, Michaella Rooney 52og,
   Mandy Clemens 82; Maren Meinert 20, Kristine Lilly 51]
[May 5]
New York      0-1  San Jose
  [Pretinha 14]
San Diego     0-3  Washington
  [Jacqui Little 22, Abby Wambach 38, Monica Gerardo 71]

Round 5
[May 11]
Philadelphia  3-1  Washington
  [Erin Martin 27, 39, Kelly Smith 88; Abby Wambach 88]
Carolina      1-1  Boston
  [Danielle Fotopolous 35; Maren Meinert 65]
Atlanta       3-3  New York
  [Charmaine Hooper 51, Kylie Bivens 79, Sun Wen 82; Minna Mustonen 18,
   Tiffeny Milbrett 84, Krista Davey 90]
[May 12]
San Jose      1-1  San Diego
  [Kim Clark 44; Sherrill Kester 90]

Round 6
[May 18]
Washington    1-1  Carolina
  [Abby Wambach 31; Hege Riise 52]
San Jose      1-2  Atlanta
  [Katia 29; Cindy Parlow 9, Charmaine Hooper 89]
New York      1-2  Boston
  [Anita Rapp 26; Dagny Mellgren 9, 88]
[May 19]
San Diego     1-0  Philadelphia  [Julie Foudy 43]

Round 7
[May 25]
New York      2-1  San Diego
  [Emily Janss 2, Linda Ormen 19; Shannon MacMillan 47]
Carolina      1-3  Philadelphia
  [Danielle Slaton 56; Marinette Pichon 29, 82, Kelly Smith 71pen]
Atlanta       1-0  Boston
  [Cindy Parlow 10]
[May 26]
San Jose      2-0  Washington
  [Katia 26, 74]

Round 8 [Jun 1]
Boston        0-0  Washington
  [played at Foxboro MA]
Carolina      4-1  New York
  [Unni Lehn 44, Danielle Slaton 60, Birgit Prinz 62, Danielle Fotopolous 73;
   Tiffeny Milbrett 66]
Philadelphia  0-0  San Jose
San Diego     0-2  Atlanta
  [Charmaine Hooper 21, Homare Sawa 74]

Round 9 
[Jun 8]
Philadelphia  1-1  Washington
  [Marinette Pichon 87; Jennifer Grubb 4pen]
Boston        2-2  Carolina
  [Dagny Mellgren 14, 49; Danielle Fotopoulos 6, Hege Riise 32]
[Jun 9]
New York      0-2  Atlanta
  [Charmaine Hooper 15, Cindy Parlow 39]
San Jose      3-1  San Diego
  [Tisha Venturini-Hoch 26, Katia 31, 35; Zhang Ouying 75]

Round 10
[Jun 12]
Washington    2-1  Boston
  [Abby Wambach 45, Mia Hamm 72; Dagny Mellgren 4]
[Jun 26]
New York      2-3  Carolina
  [Wynne McIntosh 34, Emily Janss 66; Birgit Prinz 14, 22; Hege Riise 79]
[Jul 31]
San Diego     1-4  Atlanta
  [Julie Fleeting 18; Sun Wen 25, Homare Sawa 34, 72, Charmaine Hooper 46]
San Jose      2-0  Philadelphia
  [Tisha Venturini-Hoch 54, Katia 84]

Round 11 [Jun 15]
San Jose      4-3  New York
  [Maren Hendershot-Brown 54, Brandi Chastain 66, 70, Katia 88pen;
   Tiffeny Milbrett 5, 69, 83]
Atlanta       1-3  Carolina
  [Homare Sawa 32; Danielle Fotopoulos 45, Unni Lehn 58, Birgit Prinz 78]
Philadelphia  1-0  Boston
  [Marinette Pichon 5]
Washington    4-0  San Diego
  [Abby Wambach 26, 89, Anne Makinen 79, Mia Hamm 81pen]

Round 12
[Jun 22]
Washington    1-3  Carolina
  [Bai Jie 76; Venus James 43, 53, Birgit Prinz 67]
Atlanta       2-1  San Jose
  [Charmaine Hooper 6, Cindy Parlow 36; Tisha Venturini-Hoch 43]
Boston        5-2  New York
  [Dagny Mellgren 4, 58, Maren Meinert 20, 27, Wynne McIntosh 47og;
   Tiffeny Milbrett 15, Emily Janss 39]
[Jun 23]
San Diego     1-1  Philadelphia
  [Zhang Ouying 49; Fan Yunjie 45og]

Round 13 [Jun 29]
Boston        1-1  San Jose 
  [Kristine Lilly 26; Katia 23]
New York      1-4  Washington
  [Tammy Pearman 66; Skylar Little 30, Anne Makinen 38, Mia Hamm 62, 90]
Philadelphia  3-1  Atlanta
  [Marinette Pichon 34, 73, Erica Iverson 47; Sun Wen 80]
Carolina      3-0  San Diego
  [Danielle Slaton 19, Birgit Prinz 29, Danielle Fotopoulos 68]

Round 14
[Jul 3]
Washington    2-1  Atlanta
  [Emily Barr 11, Bai Jie 19; Steffi Jones 49og]
[Jul 4]
Carolina      2-1  San Jose
  [Birgit Prinz 42, Hege Riise 88; Tisha Venturini-Hoch 48]
[Jul 6]
San Diego     5-4  Boston
  [Shannon Boxx 17, Julie Foudy 23, 90pen, Joy Fawcett 39, Lori Lindsey 56;
   Kristine Lilly 13, 28, Maren Meinert 36, Sara Yohe 66]
[Jul 7]
Philadelphia  3-1  New York
  [Marinette Pichon 77, 79, 90; Krista Davey 86]

Round 15
[Jul 10]
Boston        3-2  San Diego
  [Angela Hucles 3, Dagny Mellgren 12, 52; Shannon MacMillan 58, 
   Julie Foudy 79]
San Jose      3-1  Atlanta
  [Katia 51, 69, Tisha Venturini-Hoch 61; Homare Sawa 3]
[Jul 24]
Philadelphia  2-3  New York
  [Mandy Clemens 61, Liu Ailing 79; Tiffeny Milbrett 83, 87, Emily Janss 84]
[Jul 31]
Carolina      2-5  Washington
  [Danielle Fotopoulos 26, Birgit Prinz 45; Abby Wambach 23, Bai Jie 52, 60,
   Mia Hamm 56, 80]

Round 16
[Jul 13]
New York      1-4  Atlanta
  [Tammy Pearman 78; Sun Wen 36, Nikki Serlenga 54pen, Homare Sawa 57,
   Charmaine Hooper 77]
Carolina      2-1  Boston
  [Birgit Prinz 57, Angela Hucles 66og; Kristine Lilly 59]
[Jul 14]
Washington    1-1  Philadelphia
  [Abby Wambach 75; Zhao Lihong 85]
San Diego     2-2  San Jose
  [Shannon MacMillan 7, Julie Fleeting 59; Pretinha 5, Katia 69]

Round 17
[Jul 20]
Philadelphia  2-0  Carolina
  [Kerry Connors 21, Marinette Pichon 25]
Atlanta       3-1  Boston
  [Homare Sawa 27, Charmaine Hooper 66, Nikki Serlenga 89; Kristine Lilly 40]
New York      0-1  San Diego
  [Julie Fleeting 90]
[Jul 21]
San Jose      2-3  Washington
  [Sissi 5, Katia 90; Jennifer Grubb 39pen, Kelly Lindsey 56og,
   Monica Gerardo 83]

Round 18 [Jul 27]
Washington    1-0  San Diego
  [Abby Wambach 67]
Boston        1-1  Philadelphia
  [Allie Kemp 90; Liu Ailing 84]
San Jose      4-1  New York
  [Lisa Nanez 5, Katia 34, 82, Pretinha 82; Emily Janss 66]
Atlanta       1-0  Carolina
  [Charmaine Hooper 68]

Round 19
[Aug 3]
Carolina      4-1  San Jose
  [Birgit Prinz 16, 72, Danielle Slaton 59, Danielle Fotopoulos 70; 
   Tisha Venturini-Hoch 27]
Philadelphia  3-1  San Diego
  [Stacey Tullock 56, Erica Iverson 65, Marinette Pichon 71; Jen Mascaro 58]
[Aug 4]
Boston        4-1  New York
  [Dagny Mellgren 5, Angela Hucles 34, Bettina Wiegmann 61, Allie Kemp 80;
   Tammy Pearman 51]
Washington    3-2  Atlanta
  [Mia Hamm 58, Bai Jie 75, Pu Wei 90; Charmaine Hooper 13, Cindy Parlow 77]

Round 20
[Jul 24]
Washington    1-1  Boston
  [Abby Wambach 26; Alexa Bovisjuk 56]
[Aug 7]
Atlanta       0-1  San Diego
  [Julie Foudy 46]
New York      1-2  Carolina
  [Tammy Pearman 89; Birgit Prinz 66, Danielle Fotopoulos 81]
Philadelphia  1-1  San Jose
  [Stacey Tullock 73; Brandi Chastain 34]

Round 21
[Aug 10]
Atlanta       2-0  Philadelphia
  [Nikki Serlenga 4, Kelly Cagle 63]
New York      2-4  Washington
  [Emily Janss 60, Jaclyn Raveia 89; Bai Jie 17, Emmy Barr 56, Mia Hamm 67,
   Jacqui Little 79]
Boston        1-0  San Jose
  [Kristine Lilly 51]
[Aug 11]
San Diego     1-1  Carolina
  [Shannon Boxx 10; Hege Riise 75]

Final Table:

 1.Carolina Courage     21  12  4  5  40-30  40  Qualified
 2.Philadelphia Charge  21  11  6  4  36-22  39  Qualified
 3.Washington Freedom   21  11  5  5  40-29  38  Qualified
 4.Atlanta Beat         21  11  1  9  34-29  34  Qualified
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 5.San Jose CyberRays   21   8  5  8  34-30  29
 6.Boston Breakers      21   6  7  8  36-35  25
 7.San Diego Spirit     21   5  5 11  28-42  20
 8.New York Power       21   3  1 17  31-62   7

The Bay Area CyberRays changed their name to the San Jose CyberRays during 
the off-season.

NOTE: There is no relegation from the WUSA to lower-level leagues.  
The top four teams qualify for a championship play-off.


Semifinals [Aug 17]
Carolina      2-1  Atlanta  [asdet]
  [Danielle Fotopoulos 89pen, Carla Overbeck 92; Nikki Serlenga 28pen]
Philadelphia  0-1  Washington
  [Monica Gerardo 80]

Final (aka Founders Cup II) [Aug 24] (at Herndon Stadium, Atlanta)
Carolina      3-2  Washington
  [Hege Riise 20, Danielle Fotopoulos 53, Birgit Prinz 58;
   Danielle Fotopoulos 31og, Mia Hamm 64]
  [Yellow cards: Unni Lehn 38; Abby Wambach 41, Bai Jie 55]
Carolina wins the 2002 WUSA Championship


Rosters for the Final
Carolina: Kristin Luckenbill - Staci Burt, Nel Fettig, Erin Baxter, Danielle 
Slaton - Unni Lehn (Staci Wilson 84), Tiffany Roberts, Brooke O'Hanley (Venus
James 46), Hege Riise - Danielle Fotopoulos, Birgit Prinz.  Coach: Marcia McDermott.
Washington: Siri Mullinix - Skylar Little, Carrie Moore, Jen Grubb, Emmy Barr
(Tracey Milburn 84) - Steffi Jones, Ann Cook (Mia Hamm 46), Pu Wei, Anne
Makinen (Jacqui Little 62) - Bai Jie (Monica Gerardo 72), Abby Wambach.  Coach:
Jim Gabarra.
Referee: Ricardo Salazar



WUSA Honors and Awards, 2002

Most Valuable Player: Marinette Pichon (Philadelphia)
Offensive Player of the Year: Marinette Pichon (Philadelphia)
Defensive Player of the Year: Danielle Slaton (Carolina)
Goalkeeper of the Year: Kristin Luckenbill (Carolina)
Coach of the Year: Mark Krikorian (Philadelphia)

WUSA Global 11

Goalkeeper: Kristin Luckenbill (Carolina)
Defenders: Jennifer Tietjen (Philadelphia), Danielle Slaton (Carolina),
           Erica Iverson (Philadelphia)
Midfielders: Kristine Lilly (Boston), Hege Riise (Carolina),
             Sissi (San Jose), Homare Sawa (Atlanta)
Forwards: Marinette Pichon (Philadelphia), Katia (San Jose),
          Birgit Prinz (Carolina)



Women's Premier Soccer League 2002 (United States Second Level Women)

Note: There is no promotion from the WPSL to the WUSA, and teams cannot
      be relegated from the WPSL.

Final Tables:

North Division
1. California Storm          14 10  1  3  37-19   31
2. Utah Spiders              14  9  2  3  33-22   29
3. East Bay Power            14  6  4  4  26-25   22
4. Elk Grove Pride           14  5  2  7  24-38   17
5. San Francisco Nighthawks  14  2  2 10  16-28    8

South Division
1. Ajax Southern California  14  9  2  3  32-19   29
2. Denver Diamonds           14  9  2  3  32-16   26  [*]
3. San Diego WFC             14  4  4  6  24-25   16
4. Sonoran Thunder           14  4  3  7  26-30   15
5. Albuquerque Crush         14  1  0 13  10-39    0  [*]

[*] Denver and Alburquerque each had 3 points deducted for forfeiting a match.

[May 4]
Ajax             3-1  Sonoran Thunder
San Diego        2-0  Albuquerque
San Francisco    4-0  Elk Grove
[May 5]
San Diego        3-0  Sonoran Thunder
Ajax             3-2  Albuquerque

[May 11]
Ajax             3-2  San Diego
Utah             4-1  Sonoran Thunder
[May 12]
East Bay         1-0  San Francisco
Elk Grove        3-1  California

[May 17]
Albuquerque      2-3  Utah
Sonoran Thunder  1-4  Denver
[May 18]
Ajax             1-1  San Francisco
San Diego        1-6  California
[May 19]
San Diego        2-0  San Francisco
Ajax             3-2  California

[May 24]
Albuquerque      0-3  San Diego
[May 25]
California       3-1  San Francisco
East Bay         1-1  Elk Grove
Albuquerque      0-2  Ajax
Sonoran Thunder  1-1  San Diego
[May 26]
California       3-1  East Bay
Sonoran Thunder  3-2  Ajax
[May 27]
Elk Grove        2-1  San Francisco

[May 31]
Utah             2-1  Elk Grove
[Jun 1]
Utah             6-0  East Bay
Denver           4-0  Elk Grove
[Jun 2]
Denver           1-4  East Bay
[Jun 7]
Denver           2-0  Albuquerque
[Jun 8]
Denver           2-1  Sonoran Thunder
San Francisco    0-1  Utah
East Bay         0-1  Ajax
Elk Grove        2-1  San Diego
[Jun 9]
Elk Grove        1-4  Ajax
California       3-0  Utah
East Bay         2-2  San Diego
[Jun 14]
Sonoran Thunder  5-0  Albuquerque
[Jun 15]
Ajax             0-1  Denver
San Francisco    0-1  East Bay
Sonoran Thunder  1-2  California
[Jun 16]
San Diego        1-3  Denver
[Jun 21]
San Francisco    3-0  Albuquerque
[Jun 22]
California       3-0  Albuquerque
San Francisco    2-2  Sonoran Thunder
Utah             3-3  Denver
[Jun 23]
California       4-1  Sonoran Thunder
[Jun 28]
Albuquerque      w/o  Denver
  [Albuquerque awarded the victory, 1-0.]
[Jun 29]
East Bay         4-3  San Diego
Utah             2-0  California
[Jun 30]
Utah             3-1  San Francisco
Elk Grove        4-2  Ajax
[Jul 4]
San Diego        1-1  Ajax
Utah             w/o  Albuquerque
  [Utah awarded the victory, 1-0.]
[Jul 5]
San Francisco    1-3  California
Sonoran Thunder  1-1  East Bay
[Jul 6]
California       2-2  Denver
Albuquerque      1-4  East Bay
Sonoran Thunder  5-1  Elk Grove
[Jul 7]
San Francisco    2-3  Denver
Albuquerque      3-5  Elk Grove
[Jul 13]
East Bay         4-0  Utah
Denver           0-1  Ajax
California       3-2  Elk Grove
[Jul 14]
Elk Grove        0-5  Utah
Albuquerque      1-3  Sonoran Thunder
Denver           1-0  San Diego
[Jul 20]
Elk Grove        2-2  East Bay
Denver           6-0  San Francisco
[Jul 21]
East Bay         1-4  California
[Jul 27]
San Diego        2-2  Utah
[Jul 28]
Ajax             6-1  Utah

Final Tables:

North Division
1. California Storm          14 10  1  3  37-19   31
2. Utah Spiders              14  9  2  3  33-22   29
3. East Bay Power            14  6  4  4  26-25   22
4. Elk Grove Pride           14  5  2  7  24-38   17
5. San Francisco Nighthawks  14  2  2 10  16-28    8

South Division
1. Ajax Southern California  14  9  2  3  32-19   29
2. Denver Diamonds           14  9  2  3  32-16   26  [*]
3. San Diego WFC             14  4  4  6  24-25   16
4. Sonoran Thunder           14  4  3  7  26-30   15
5. Albuquerque Crush         14  1  0 13  10-39    0  [*]

[*] Denver and Alburquerque each had 3 points deducted for forfeiting a match.

Championship Match [Aug 3]
California       1-0  Ajax


USA (Women) W-League 2002 (Second Level)

Notes:
[1] Teams are awarded 4 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 1 bonus point for scoring at least three goals in a single match.
[2] There is no relegation or promotion from the W-League to other leagues.
[3] The W-1 and W-2 Leagues have combined into one level for this season.

Tables:

Team                            GP   W  D  L  Bonus GF-GA  Pts
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Northeast Division
1. Long Island Lady Riders      14  11  0  3    4   35-13   48 P
2. New York Magic               14   9  2  3    7   44-21   45 P
3. Maryland Pride               14   7  2  5    8   48-30   38
4. New Jersey Wildcats          14   7  1  6    4   29-21   32
5. New Jersey Lady Stallions    14   5  1  8    5   33-28   26
6. South Jersey Banshees        14   3  0 11    1   21-39   13
7. Rochester Ravens             14   0  0 14    1    8-101   1
Northern Division
1. Boston Renegades             12  11  0  1   11   55-13   55 P
2. Toronto Inferno              12   7  1  4    4   26-12   33 P
3. New Hampshire Lady Phantoms  12   6  0  6    4   23-29   28
4. Ottawa Fury                  12   5  2  5    4   32-15   26
5. Rhode Island Rays            11   0  0 11    0    7-51    0

WESTERN CONFERENCE
1. Vancouver Breakers           12  11  0  1    5   35-11   49 P
2. Denver Lady Cougars          12  10  0  2    7   32-14   46 P
3. Arizona Heatwave             12   8  0  4    4   30-19   36 P
4. Seattle Sounders             12   7  0  5    5   27-16   33 P
5. Oklahoma Outrage             12   3  1  8    3   20-33   16
6. Mile High Mustangs           12   3  1  8    2   16-30   15
7. Fort Collins Force           12   2  0 10    1   14-33    9
8. Albuquerque Crush            12   1  0 11    2   11-44    6

CENTRAL CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
1. Charlotte Lady Eagles        14  12  0  2    9   42-15   56 P
2. Northern Virginia Majestics  14   9  0  5    7   32-24   43 P
3. Hampton Roads Piranhas       14   8  1  5    9   36-21   42 P
4. Jacksonville Jade            14   7  1  6    5   36-38   34
5. Greensboro Twisters          14   5  2  7    1   14-18   23
6. Asheville Splash             14   3  2  9    1   11-27   15
7. Tampa Bay Extreme            14   2  2 10    3   10-33   13
Midwest Division
1. Kansas City Mystics          13  11  0  2    8   45-16   52 P  
2. Memphis Mercury              13  10  1  2    9   41-20   50 P  
3. Chicago Cobras               13   9  1  3    5   32-18   42 P
4. Windy City Bluez             13   7  0  6    2   26-25   30
5. Cincinnati Ladyhawks         13   4  0  9    3   21-31   22
6. Northern Kentucky TC Stars   13   2  0 11    0   10-26    8
7. Kentucky Fillies              4   0  0  4    0    0-18    0[*]

[*] Kentucky folded in June; its matches still count in the official standings.

P indicates playoff team.

Teams are awarded 4 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 1   
bonus point for scoring at least three goals in a single match.

[May 4]
New York           1-2  Long Island
Greensboro         0-1  Hampton Roads
[May 11]
NJ Lady Stallions  1-2  South Jersey
Charlotte          2-1  Hampton Roads
Asheville          0-2  Greensboro
Seattle            0-1  Albuquerque
Rhode Island       ppd  New Hampshire
Long Island        1-3  Maryland
Jacksonville       1-0  Tampa Bay
Memphis            2-1  Kansas City
[May 12]
New York           2-2  Maryland
Vancouver          5-0  Albuquerque
[May 17]
Tampa Bay          1-2  Jacksonville
Northern Kentucky  0-1  Kansas City
New Hampshire      1-0  Toronto
Chicago            4-2  Windy City
[May 18]
Tampa Bay          1-0  Asheville
Hampton Roads      4-0  Northern Virginia
Charlotte          1-0  Greensboro
Seattle            1-2  Vancouver
Rochester          0-3  NJ Lady Stallions
Long Island        2-1  South Jersey
Cincinnati         0-5  Kansas City
Boston             9-1  New Hampshire
Memphis            5-0  Maryland
Albuquerque        0-3  Mile High
[May 19]
Windy City         1-2  Chicago
NJ Wildcats        2-0  South Jersey
New York           1-3  Toronto
Jacksonville       2-1  Asheville
Vancouver          3-0  Seattle
[May 24]
Northern Kentucky  0-2  Cincinnati
Jacksonville       1-2  Northern Virginia
[May 25]
South Jersey       1-2  NJ Lady Stallions
Tampa Bay          3-0  Northern Virginia
Rochester          0-5  Long Island
New Hampshire      0-2  Ottawa
Kentucky           0-6  Windy City
Charlotte          5-1  Hampton Roads
Kansas City        4-3  Memphis
Arizona            3-0  Mile High
[May 26]
Kentucky           0-2  Northern Kentucky
Toronto            0-1  Long Island
Asheville          1-1  Hampton Roads
Vancouver          2-1  Seattle
[May 31]
Greensboro         2-0  Tampa Bay
Northern Kentucky  1-2  Chicago
Oklahoma           1-2  Arizona
Memphis            4-0  Kentucky
Kansas City        5-0  Windy City
[Jun 1]
NJ Lady Stallions  4-5  Boston
New Hampshire      3-1  Rhode Island
Maryland           3-2  NJ Wildcats
Charlotte          5-1  Tampa Bay
Ottawa             1-1  Toronto
Asheville          2-1  Greensboro
Rochester          0-2  South Jersey
Long Island        2-3  New York
Hampton Roads      4-0  Jacksonville
Cincinnati         2-0  Northern Kentucky
Fort Collins       2-3  Mile High
[Jun 2]
Oklahoma           0-2  Arizona
Kentucky           0-6  Chicago
Northern Virginia  3-1  Jacksonville
[Jun 6]
Denver             4-0  Mile High
[Jun 7]
Cincinnati         1-2  Chicago
Jacksonville       3-4  Charlotte
Boston             4-0  Toronto
[Jun 8]
New York           1-4  Arizona
South Jersey       2-3  New Hampshire
NJ Wildcats        3-2  Rhode Island
Maryland           0-3  Northern Virginia
Hampton Roads      4-0  Asheville
Tampa Bay          1-6  Charlotte
Long Island        2-0  NJ Lady Stallions
Fort Collins       0-3  Seattle
Memphis            4-0  Northern Kentucky
Denver             4-2  Albuquerque
[Jun 9]
Ottawa             9-0  Rochester
Oklahoma           2-7  Kansas City
Rhode Island       0-4  Boston
Mile High          0-2  Seattle
[Jun 11]
Fort Collins       1-2  Denver
[Jun 12]
Greensboro         1-0  Charlotte
[Jun 14]
Jacksonville       5-3  Hampton Roads
Boston             6-0  Rhode Island
Chicago            2-3  Memphis
[Jun 15]
Tampa Bay          0-3  Hampton Roads
NJ Wildcats        0-3  Long Island
NJ Lady Stallions 11-0  Rochester
Maryland           5-1  South Jersey
Ottawa             1-2  New Hampshire
Cincinnati         2-6  Memphis
Charlotte          4-1  Northern Virginia
Windy City         3-1  Northern Kentucky
Arizona            5-1  Albuquerque
Greensboro         1-0  Asheville
[Jun 16]
Ottawa             2-2  New York
NJ Wildcats        8-0  Rochester
Chicago            2-1  Northern Kentucky
Toronto            4-1  New Hampshire
Asheville          4-0  Northern Virginia
[Jun 18]
New Hampshire      0-4  Boston
[Jun 20]
Denver             2-1  Oklahoma
[Jun 21]
Cincinnati         3-1  Windy City
Jacksonville       2-2  Greensboro
Kansas City        2-1  Chicago
San Francisco-WPSL 3-0  Albuquerque
  [The result of the match at the WPSL's San Francisco Nighthawks counts as
   an official W-League match for Albuquerque.]
[Jun 22]
South Jersey       0-2  Long Island
Tampa Bay          1-1  Greensboro
Northern Virginia  7-3  Hampton Roads
NJ Lady Stallions  3-1  NJ Wildcats
Asheville          1-0  Charlotte
Seattle            1-0  Fort Collins
Rochester          2-8  Maryland
Rhode Island       1-4  Boston
Mile High          1-1  Oklahoma
Memphis            1-0  Cincinnati
Arizona            2-3  Denver
[Jun 23]
NJ Wildcats        2-0  South Jersey
New York           2-0  NJ Lady Stallions
Vancouver          7-0  Fort Collins

[Jun 25]
New Hampshire      5-2  Rhode Island
[Jun 27]
Windy City         2-1  Chicago
Fort Collins       2-1  Mile High
[Jun 28]
Boston             4-5  Memphis
Hampton Roads      3-0  Tampa Bay
Chicago            3-1  Cincinnati
Arizona            1-5  Seattle
[Jun 29]
New York           3-1  South Jersey
Northern Virginia  2-0  Tampa Bay
Maryland          12-0  Rochester
Toronto            1-0  Ottawa
Northern Kentucky  0-1  Windy City
Kansas City        3-1  Cincinnati
Albuquerque        0-3  Denver
[Jun 30]
Kansas City        5-0  Oklahoma
South Jersey       6-4  Rochester
NJ Lady Stallions  1-4  New York
Long Island        2-3  Memphis
Albuquerque        0-6  Seattle
Arizona            1-3  Vancouver
[Jul 2]
Denver             1-2  Vancouver
[Jul 4]
Fort Collins       1-2  Arizona
[Jul 5]
South Jersey       2-3  New York
Northern Virginia  0-3  Charlotte
Mile High          1-2  Vancouver
[Jul 6]
South Jersey       2-5  New York
  [Official Match for South Jersey only.]
New Hampshire      1-2  NJ Lady Stallions
  [Official Match for the NJ Lady Stallions only.]
Maryland           1-2  Long Island
Hampton Roads      0-1  Charlotte
Denver             2-0  Arizona
Asheville          0-0  Tampa Bay
Toronto            2-0  Ottawa
Rochester          1-5  NJ Wildcats
Cincinnati         4-5  Windy City
Fort Collins       0-2  Vancouver
[Jul 7]
Albuquerque        3-5  Elk Grove (WPSL)
  [Result counts in the W-League standings for Albuquerque.]
Northern Kentucky  0-1  Windy City
Rochester          0-8  Ottawa
Mile High          1-5  Arizona
Toronto            1-1  NJ Wildcats
  [Official Match for the New Jersey Wildcats only.]
[Jul 11]
Rhode Island       0-6  New Hampshire
[Jul 12]
Kansas City        5-2  Oklahoma
Greensboro         0-3  Northern Virginia
Seattle            1-2  Denver
Cincinnati         4-0  Northern Kentucky
Boston             4-0  Ottawa
Memphis            1-1  Chicago
Albuquerque        1-3  Arizona
[Jul 13]
NJ Wildcats        1-2  New York
Maryland           3-2  NJ Lady Stallions
Charlotte          7-4  Jacksonville
New Hampshire      0-2  Toronto
Rhode Island       1-5  Ottawa
Northern Kentucky  2-1  Memphis
Long Island        7-0  Rochester
Albuquerque        3-4  Fort Collins
[Jul 14]
Windy City         2-3  Memphis
Oklahoma           4-2  Mile High
NJ Wildcats        3-2  Maryland
Rhode Island       0-9  Toronto
New York          13-1  Rochester
Asheville          1-2  Jacksonville
Vancouver          2-1  Denver
[Jul 17]
Northern Virginia  3-1  Maryland
Boston             6-0  New Hampshire
[Jul 19]
Hampton Roads      5-0  Asheville
Seattle            3-2  Oklahoma
Greensboro         0-1  Charlotte
Chicago            3-2  Kansas City
[Jul 20]
New York           3-0  NJ Wildcats
Northern Virginia  5-0  Asheville
NJ Lady Stallions  1-3  Long Island
Greensboro         4-1  Jacksonville
Ottawa             3-0  Rhode Island
Mile High          2-1  Fort Collins
Vancouver          2-1  Oklahoma
[Jul 21]
Windy City         0-2  Kansas City
NJ Wildcats        1-0  NJ Lady Stallions
Toronto            3-0  Rhode Island

[July 23]
Denver             4-1  Fort Collins
[July 26]
Northern Virginia  3-0  Greensboro
Toronto            1-3  Boston
Oklahoma           3-2  Fort Collins
Mile High          2-4  Denver
[July 27]
Windy City         2-0  Cincinnati
South Jersey       1-5  Maryland
Charlotte          3-1  Asheville
Rochester          0-4  New York
Tampa Bay          3-4  Jacksonville
Long Island        1-0  NJ Wildcats
Hampton Roads      3-0  Greensboro
Kansas City        3-2  Northern Kentucky
[July 28]
Ottawa             1-2  Boston
Oklahoma           3-0  Albuquerque
Chicago            3-1  Cincinnati
Seattle            4-3  Vancouver
NJ Lady Stallions  3-3  Maryland
Jacksonville       8-3  Tampa Bay

Tables:

Team                            GP   W  D  L  Bonus GF-GA  Pts
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Northeast Division
1. Long Island Lady Riders      14  11  0  3    4   35-13   48 P
2. New York Magic               14   9  2  3    7   44-21   45 P
3. Maryland Pride               14   7  2  5    8   48-30   38
4. New Jersey Wildcats          14   7  1  6    4   29-21   32
5. New Jersey Lady Stallions    14   5  1  8    5   33-28   26
6. South Jersey Banshees        14   3  0 11    1   21-39   13
7. Rochester Ravens             14   0  0 14    1    8-101   1
Northern Division
1. Boston Renegades             12  11  0  1   11   55-13   55 P
2. Toronto Inferno              12   7  1  4    4   26-12   33 P
3. New Hampshire Lady Phantoms  12   6  0  6    4   23-29   28
4. Ottawa Fury                  12   5  2  5    4   32-15   26
5. Rhode Island Rays            11   0  0 11    0    7-51    0

WESTERN CONFERENCE
1. Vancouver Breakers           12  11  0  1    5   35-11   49 P
2. Denver Lady Cougars          12  10  0  2    7   32-14   46 P
3. Arizona Heatwave             12   8  0  4    4   30-19   36 P
4. Seattle Sounders             12   7  0  5    5   27-16   33 P
5. Oklahoma Outrage             12   3  1  8    3   20-33   16
6. Mile High Mustangs           12   3  1  8    2   16-30   15
7. Fort Collins Force           12   2  0 10    1   14-33    9
8. Albuquerque Crush            12   1  0 11    2   11-44    6

CENTRAL CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
1. Charlotte Lady Eagles        14  12  0  2    9   42-15   56 P
2. Northern Virginia Majestics  14   9  0  5    7   32-24   43 P
3. Hampton Roads Piranhas       14   8  1  5    9   36-21   42 P
4. Jacksonville Jade            14   7  1  6    5   36-38   34
5. Greensboro Twisters          14   5  2  7    1   14-18   23
6. Asheville Splash             14   3  2  9    1   11-27   15
7. Tampa Bay Extreme            14   2  2 10    3   10-33   13
Midwest Division
1. Kansas City Mystics          13  11  0  2    8   45-16   52 P  
2. Memphis Mercury              13  10  1  2    9   41-20   50 P  
3. Chicago Cobras               13   9  1  3    5   32-18   42 P
4. Windy City Bluez             13   7  0  6    2   26-25   30
5. Cincinnati Ladyhawks         13   4  0  9    3   21-31   22
6. Northern Kentucky TC Stars   13   2  0 11    0   10-26    8
7. Kentucky Fillies              4   0  0  4    0    0-18    0[*]

[*] Kentucky folded in June; its matches still count in the official standings.

P indicates playoff team.

Teams are awarded 4 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 1   
bonus point for scoring at least three goals in a single match.

Playoffs:

[Jul 30]
Memphis            4-2  Chicago
Northern Virginia  2-3  Hampton Roads
[Aug 2]
Charlotte          2-4  Memphis  [at Kansas City]
Kansas City        0-6  Hampton Roads
Long Island        3-1  New York
Boston             8-0  Toronto
Arizona            5-1  Seattle
[Aug 3]
Charlotte          2-1  Hampton Roads [asdet; at Kansas City]
Denver             2-1  Seattle [asdet]
Boston             4-2  Long Island
[Aug 9]
Semifinals – at Vancouver
Boston             2-1  Denver
Vancouver          1-1  Charlotte [asdet]
  [Charlotte advances on penalty kicks, 5-4.]
[Aug 10]
Third Place match – at Vancouver
Denver             0-2  Vancouver
Final – at Vancouver
Boston             3-0  Charlotte




2001

2003

list of champions


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