The 2022 USL W League season is the first season of

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. The regular season began on May 6 and ended on July 10. 44 teams participated in this inaugural season.

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won the first game in league history, defeating

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3–1 on May 6.

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scored the first two goals.

South Georgia Tormenta FC South Georgia Tormenta FC is an American soccer organization based in Statesboro, Georgia, United States. Founded in 2015, the club fields a professional team in USL League One, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, as well as a pre-prof ...

won the Championship 2–1 against Regular Season winners

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on July 23.

Standings

Metropolitan Division

Mid Atlantic Division

Great Lakes Division

Heartland Division

South Atlantic Division

South Central Division

Southeast Division

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

W League Championship

Championship MVP: Sydney Martinez ( TRM)

Awards

All-League Teams

First Team

F: Amy Andrews ( TRM), Katie Soderstrom (

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), Mia Asenjo ( QFC)
M: Christian Brathwaite ( GVL), Treva Aycock ( SSA), Nicole Waters ( WAK)
D: Kenzie Langdok ( MNA), Robyn McCarthy (

), Barbara Murillo ( FMC), Nina Carlomusto (

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)
G: Sydney Martinez ( TRM)

Second Team

F: Maddy Williams (

), Bailey Korhorn ( KAL), Aleigh Gambone (

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)
M: Caroline Conti ( GVL), Jaida Nyby ( TRM), Lauren Wrigley ( MOR)
D: Kelsey Kaufusi ( MNA), Abby Wolf ( TRM), Emily Madril ( LOU), Maggie Shaw ( CHT)
G: Sarah Fuller ( MNA)

References

External links

USL League Two website
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