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Tukwila, wash. - anna picarelli was named to the all-western conference 1st team today after leading the sounders women to a 3rd place finish in the conference this season. picarelli, also a goalkeeper for the italian national team, tallied 53 saves this year, and gave up just 1.3 goals per match. in her 1st season with the sounders, she posted a clean sheet in one-third of her starts.tampa, fla. – the w-league announced its 2014 all-conference teams today, honoring the players who stood out most during the league’s 20th anniversary season. the w-league all-conference teams, selected through a vote of team management, feature some of the top young women’s soccer talent in the world.each of the four teams that will compete in this weekend’s w-league championship presented by nike at img academy in bradenton, florida are represented on the all-conference teams, with the charlotte lady eagles (southeastern conference), la blues (western conference), ottawa fury fc (central conference) and washington spirit reserves (northeastern conference) each having four players honored.a total of nine players were selected for the second consecutive season, while laval comets midfielder catherine charron-delage earned her third consecutive all-central conference nod. earning their second consecutive selection are leah fortune and amanda naeher of the southeastern conference champion charlotte lady eagles, blakely mattern of the carolina elite cobras, genevieve richard of the laval comets, shelina zadorsky of the ottawa fury, rachel daly and sarah killion of the la blues, and league scoring champion danica evans of the colorado rush.the w-league all-league team will be announced on tuesday, july 22. the finalists for coach of the year, defender of the year, rookie of the year and most valuable player will be announced on wednesday, july 23, with the awards presented at the w-league championship banquet in bradenton on saturday, july 26. goalkeeper of the year will also be presented at the banquet.picarelli leaps up and grabs the bar to ensure the shot is covered (jane gershovich)2014 w-league all-conference teamssoutheasterngk – robyn jones, charlotte lady eaglesd – lauren gorodetsky, atlanta silverbacksd – renee hurd, gulf coast texansd – kailey mattison, carolina elite cobrasd – amanda naeher, charlotte lady eaglesmf – leah fortune, charlotte lady eaglesmf – rose lavelle, dayton dutch lionsmf – blakely mattern, carolina elite cobrasf – florence dadson, gulf coast texansf – jade montgomery, charlotte lady eaglesf – maria jose-rojas, gulf coast texansnortheasterngk – samantha depken, new york magicd – sue alber-weber, long island rough ridersd – sam lofton, washington spirit reservesd – satara murray, washington spirit reservesd – lorina white, new york magicmf – laylla da cruz, new jersey wildcatsmf – serina kashimoto, new york magicmf – yoreli rincon, new jersey wildcatsf – ashley herndon, washington spirit reservesf – marisa park, braddock road stars elitef – katie yensen, washington spirit reservescentralgk – genevieve richard, laval cometsd – marissa duguay, laval cometsd – melanie pickert, toronto lady lynxd – melissa roy, quebec dynamo arsqd – shelina zadorsky, ottawa fury fcmf – catherine charron-delage, laval cometsmf – arielle roy-petitclerc, quebec dynamo arsqmf – lisa-marie woods, ottawa fury fcf – arin gilliland, ottawa fury fcf – christabel oduro, ottawa fury fcf – leticia skeete, k-w united fcwesterngk – anna maria picarelli, seattle sounders womend – rachel daly, la bluesd – danielle johnson, bay area breezed – holly king, colorado prided – kandace love, la bluesmf – jessica ayers, colorado pridemf – mele french, la bluesmf – sarah killion, la bluesf – danica evans, colorado rushf – chloe logarzo, colorado pridef – mallory weber, colorado pridethe 2014 w-league championship presented by nike will see the charlotte lady eagles, la blues, ottawa fury fc and washington spirit reserves vying for the title friday and sunday at img academy in bradenton, florida. the winners from friday’s semifinal will advance to the 2014 w-league championship final at 2:30 p.m. et sunday.both of friday’s semifinal matchups and sunday’s championship and consolation match will be available live on the w-league youtube channel: www.youtube.com/uslwleague.w-leaguethe w-league is the first and longest-standing women’s soccer league in north america. the 2014 w-league campaign features 25 teams in four regional conferences playing 10-12 regular season matches. featuring current and former international and professional stars, the w-league also provides elite amateurs the opportunity to compete while maintaining their eligibility as college student-athletes. the league is recognized throughout the world for providing superior competition for female players, while offering affordable family entertainment for fans throughout north america. |