TAMPA, Fla. – The W-League announced its Team of the Week for Week 6 of the 2013 season today, honoring Laval forward Catherine Charron-Delage as Player of the Week after she scored the game-winning goal as the Comets defeated Ottawa 1-0 to move into second place in the Central Conference. 

Charron-Delage, a member of Canada’s 2012 U20 World Cup squad who plays for the University of Montreal, picked an opportune time to tally her first goal of the season, striking in the 17th minute as the Comets surprised the defending champions on their home turf. Laval (4-1-1) sits tied for second with Ottawa in the conference and holds the head-to-head tiebreaker.

Charron-Delage is joined on the Team of the Week by teammate Genevieve Richard, who backstopped the shutout at Ottawa and made six saves in a 2-1 win at Quebec City for the Comets. A trio of defenders is led by Pali veteran Sasha Andrews, who scored both goals in a 2-1 win at the Colorado Rapids. She is joined by Dayton’s Elizabeth Soto, who scored in an important 2-1 win at Charlotte, and Long Island’s Sue Weber, who helped limit North Jersey to three shots on goal as the Rough Riders moved within a point of the Northeastern Conference lead.

Washington Spirit Reserves midfielder Amber Stobbs produced a strong performance against the New Jersey Wildcats, tallying a goal and two assists as Washington improved to 4-1-0. Midfielder Alyscha Mottershead helped Ottawa rebound from the Laval loss with the game-winning goal in a 3-0 defeat of London, and Seattle’s Rachel Mercik scored twice in a 3-2 victory at the Colorado Rapids that kept the Sounders Women atop the Western Conference. Rounding out the midfield is Toronto’s Nicole Waters, who scored the game-winner as Toronto stayed undefeated with a 2-0 win against K-W United.

Joining Charron-Delage at forward this week is Virginia Beach’s Esther Anyanwu, who had a goal and an assist in a 3-1 win against New York, and Carolina Elite’s India Trotter, who scored the game-winner as the Cobras defeated Dayton 3-1 to stay atop the Southeastern Conference.

W-League Team of the Week

Pos	Player	Team	Highlights
GK	Genevieve Richard	Laval	Recorded shutout in 1-0 win at Ottawa; made 6 saves in 2-1 win at QC
D	Sasha Andrews	Pali	Scored both goals as Blues defeated Rapids 2-1
D	Elizabeth Soto	Dayton	Scored tying goal, led Dayton defense in 2-1 win at Charlotte
D	Sue Weber	Long Island	Anchored LI defense that held Valkyries to 3 shots on goal
M	Rachel Mercik	Seattle	Scored twice in 3-2 win at Rapids
M	Alyscha Mottershead	Ottawa	Scored GWG as Ottawa defeated London 3-0
M	Amber Stobbs	Washington	Goal, 2 assists, 5 SOG as Spirit Reserves ran over Wildcats
M	Nicole Waters	Toronto	Scored GWG as Toronto stayed undefeated with 2-0 win vs. K-W
F	Esther Anyanwu	Virg. Beach	Tallied goal and assist as Piranhas defeated NY 3-1
F	Catherine Charron-Delage	Laval	Scored lone goal as Laval knocked off Ottawa 1-0
F	India Trotter	Carolina	Scored second consecutive GWG as Cobras defeated Dayton

 

 

Honorable Mention –Atlanta - Savannah Jordan;Bay Area - Yiana Dimmitt, Leah Morales, Brandi Vega; Carolina Elite –Alexandra Ramsey; Charlotte - Macky Wingo;Colorado Rapids - Erin Gunther, Kristen Hamilton;Colorado Rush - Bethany Kanten, Morgan Kennedy;Dayton - Emilie Fillion, Brooke McCurdy;Fredericksburg - Kimmy Cummings; Laval -Nkemjika Ezurike, Amy Pietrangelo; Long Island -Kim DeCesare; Los Angeles - Kristy Moore; New York - Brittany Pfaff; Ottawa - Kori Chapic, Amanda Fancher; Santa Clarita - Ana Borges, Tara Corcoran, Diane Hare; Seattle - Janine Beckie, Erin McNulty, Shannon Woeller; Toronto - Noelle Leon-Palmer; Washington - Tiffany Brown, Meghan Cox, Morgan Reuther, Kara Wilson.