Honors & Recognition

For the third installment of the post-season awards in UWS League Two, it’s time to recognize the Northeast Conference. New Jersey Copa FC Reserves (6-0) posted an undefeated record in the conference and ran away with the title. The team averaged four goals per game and only conceded two in 540 minutes for a +22 goal differential. Not surprisingly, NJ Copa FC led the way with six players being named to the UWS2 Northeast First Team.

An exciting summer season has concluded in the Mid-Atlantic South Conference of UWS League Two (UWS2), which features six teams based in Maryland and Virginia. Baltimore-based team, Coppermine United’s (7-1-0) record was unmatched as they led the conference in goals (25), and the least amount of goals against (5) in eight matches.

The United Women’s Soccer Awards signal the end of another season of excellence for the premier pro-am soccer league in North America by recognizing standout players, coaches, and clubs. The awards carry special significance this year, as UWS is the only league that held a national championship in 2021.

United Women’s Soccer’s largest conference held no shortage of storylines this season, from the success of expansion side FC Buffalo to CT Fusion’s run to the UWS National Championship. There were also plenty of standout individual performances in the East Conference, with players on all 12 teams showing out.

The UWS Central Conference split into North and South Divisions for the 2021 season, with exciting soccer taking place in both five-team groupings. Midwest United emerged from the playoffs to claim the conference title and earn a bid to the UWS National Championship Tournament.

An exciting campaign unfolded in the West Conference this season, as the absence of conference playoffs led to a regular season with added stakes. Ultimately, it was SC Blue Heat who emerged from a tight conference race, and dominated the UWS National Championship Tournament on the way to a second UWS title. Blue Heat were led by the Thompson sisters, Alyssa and Gisele, who split the West Conference player of the year awards.

The inaugural season of the Southeast Conference provided plenty of excitement and entertainment as each of the four teams played a six-game schedule. The top two sides, Pensacola FC and Atlanta Panthers, clashed in the conference title game, where Pensacola FC claimed the definitive conference crown with a 2-0 win.

Closely contested all season, the UWS Southwest Conference gave us excellent and exciting soccer in 2021. SA Athenians claimed the conference title after finishing second in the regular season standings to Lone Star Republic, and both clubs are well represented in the individual honors awarded to Southwest Conference players.

The inaugural season of play in the Central Conference brought plenty of excitement and outstanding soccer. St. Louis Scott Gallagher claimed the conference’s first regular-season title and the playoff berth that came along with it. There were standout individual performances from across the conference as well, with players from four of the five Central Conference clubs earning a place on the 2021 UWS All-Central Conference First Team.

Former Calgary Foothills keeper is making Olympic mark as UWS talents sign professional contracts METUCHEN, NJ — United Women’s Soccer alumna Stephanie Labbé will apply her craft on the big stage on Friday, August 6, when she leads Team Canada into the Olympic Gold Medal Match against Sweden.  Labbé spent four seasons with New England […]