18 May 2023
The 2023 UWS season began where the 2022 season ended, in Ludlow, Massachusetts, as the ever-growing East Conference kicked off play a week earlier than most. The New England Mutiny hosted the Worcester Fuel in a thrilling 7-1 match on Saturday evening, with Catherine Barry leading the charge for the Mutiny and securing the first Offensive Player of the Week award for the 2023 season.