The W-League announced its Team of the Week for the final week of the
2014 regular season today, naming Colorado Pride midfielder Chloe
Logarzo as Player of the Week. Logarzo scored twice and turned in a
dominant all-around performance as the expansion Pride defeated the
Seattle Sounders Women 4-0 Friday night to clinch a spot in the
postseason.
A member of the Australian Women’s National Team, Logarzo had a
strong rookie regular season in the W-League, finishing with six goals
and seven assists in only eight games played. She helped lead the Pride
(9-2-1) to the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference, and will be a key
factor if Colorado is to defeat the No. 1-seeded LA Blues in the
conference title game Saturday night.
Joining Logarzo in the Team of the Week midfield are three others
taking part in the postseason, with Braddock Road’s Rachel Moore,
Ottawa’s Courtney Raetzman and K-W United FC’s Leticia Skeete all
helping their teams lock in playoff spots.
Rounding out the attack at forward are Kennya Cordner of the Seattle
Sounders Women, who tallied a hat trick against the Colorado Storm, and
Braddock Road’s Maire Shine, who scored twice in the playoff-clinching
3-0 win against North Jersey.
Anchoring the defense this week is Colorado Rush goalkeeper Sabrina
Macias, who shut out Sedona and made nine crucial saves in a 1-1 draw
against Seattle. She is joined on defense by LA’s Rachel Daly, who
scored the game-winner as the Blues knocked off Bay Area 1-0 to remain
perfect and claim the regular season title. Daly is joined by the
Pride’s Holly King, Charlotte’s Amanda Naeher, and Laval’s Rhian
Wilkinson, who were each named as huge factors in wins that ensured
playoff spots.
With K-W United’s 1-0 victory against Laval in the Central Conference
play-in game Tuesday night, the W-League conference championship
matchups are set for this weekend.
The action kicks off Friday night as the Northeastern Conference sees
the No. 1 Washington Spirit Reserves hosting No. 2 Braddock Road at 7
p.m. ET. K-W United travels to face the No. 1 Ottawa Fury at 3 p.m. ET
Saturday in the Central Conference Championship, while the No. 2
Charlotte Lady Eagles host the No. 1 Gulf Coast Texans at 7 p.m. ET
Saturday in the Southeastern Conference Championship. The final matchup
sees the No. 2 Colorado Pride at the No. 1 LA Blues at 10:30 p.m. ET
Saturday in the Western Conference Championship.
Select W-League conference championship games can be seen live on
YouTube, with live updates also available via Twitter (@USLWLEAGUE) and
Facebook. Stay up to date with news, previews and match reports from
throughout the league via WLEAGUEsoccer.com.
Honorable Mention – Atlanta – Grace Damaska; Braddock Road – Elysse Branton, Marisa Park; Charlotte – Leah Fortune; Colo. Pride – Tara Andrews, Ashley Spina; Colo. Rush – Danica Evans, Civana Kuhlmann; Colo. Storm – Diana Potterveld; Gulf Coast – Alex Arlitt; LA – Shawna Gordon; Long Island – Casie Ludemann; New York – Sara Sanau Ruiz; North Jersey – Jen Andresen, Ani Sarkisian, Stefanie Scholz; Ottawa – Lauren Hughes, Christabel Oduro; Seattle – Jaclyn Softli; Washington – Ashley Herndon.