1995 USWISL season

Soccer season August 2023 USL W-League 1995 Regular Season title Long Island Lady Riders (1st title) Long Island Lady Riders (1st title) Charmaine Hooper (31 goals) 157 327 1996 The 1995 USWISL, also known as the 1995 Nike W League for sponsorship reasons,https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1995-06-01-9506010041-story.html Julie U.S. WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM GOING FOR MORE GLORY Deardorff Chicago Tribune June 1, 1995 June 29, 2022 mdy-allhttps://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Issues/1995/05/05/Sponsorships-Advertising-Marketing/NEW-JORDAN-NIKE-AD-TO-PREMIER-SUNDAY.aspx NEW JORDAN NIKE AD TO PREMIER SUNDAY Sports Business Journal May 5, 1995 June 29, 2022 mdy-allThe Year in American Soccer, 1995 David Litterer https://soccerhistoryusa.org/ASHA/year/1995.html www.soccerhistoryusa.org June 29, 2022 mdy-all was the inaugural season of the United States Women's Interregional Soccer League (USWISL), which later became the USL W-League. Operated by the USISL, it was the highest division of women's soccer in the United States at the time.USA - United States Women's Interregional Soccer League (W-League) https://www.rsssf.org/usadave/uswisl.html June 29, 2022 RSSSF mdy-all The Long Island Lady Riders were crowned champions after defeating the Southern California Nitemares in the Championship game. Background In December 1993, it was announced that the USISL had committed to establishing the first US-wide women's soccer league, and that it would begin operations in 1995.The Year in American Soccer, 1994 David Litterer https://soccerhistoryusa.org/ASHA/year/1994.html www.soccerhistoryusa.org June 29, 2022 mdy-all In 1994, in preparation for the following year, around eighteen teams were established with the purpose of playing a few exhibition games with each other under the USISL umbrella. Five of these teams were then invited to a final tournament in Trinity, North Carolina, which was won by the Sacramento Storm, who defeated the Greensboro Dynamo 1–0 in the Championship game. The league was originally meant to include 20 teams, but only 19 entered the competition; moreover, the Wichita Lady Blues and the Tulsa Roughnecks folded early in the year, thus bringing the number of competing teams down to 17, divided into three divisions (Eastern, Central, and Western). Competition format The league did not follow the standard FIFA points system; instead, points were awarded as follows: Regulation win (W) = 6 points Shootout win (SW) = 4 points Shootout loss (SL) = 2 points Regulation loss (L) = 0 points Bonus points (BP): An additional one point per goal, up to a maximum of three points per game. League standings Eastern Division Pos PositionTeamPld PlayedW WonL LostSW Shootout winsSL Shootout lossesGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts PointsBP Bonus points1Long Island Lady Riders (C)10 91103011 +19 78262Pennsylvania Freedom10 73111110 +1 53113Connecticut Lady Wolves1064111616052164Mass Bay Crusaders1064212014 +649155Boston Tornado1046021617 −144166Baltimore Lady Bays945001614 +237137Hampton Roads Piranhas90600726 −19778Rhode Island Stingrays90900222 −2022 Central Division Pos PositionTeamPld PlayedW WonL LostSW Shootout winsSL Shootout lossesGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts PointsBP Bonus points1Rockford Dactyls98100385 +33 72242Texas Lightning862003112 +19 56203Columbus Ziggx954002226 −449194Cincinnati Leopards1055002426 −247175Tulsa Roughnecks00000000006Wichita Lady Blues0000000000 Western Division Pos PositionTeamPld PlayedW WonL LostSW Shootout winsSL Shootout lossesGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts PointsBP Bonus points1Southern California Nitemares972003112 +19 64222San Francisco Vikings9 72002012 +8 62203Sacramento Storm954002217 +549174San Diego Lady Top Guns927011620 −424105Arizona Heatwave82610525 −20155 Sizzlin' Six Tournament The Sizzlin' Six Tournament took place in Cincinnati, Ohio from August 11 to August 13, 1995. The Cincinnati Leopards qualified automatically as the hosts of the tournament. Having won their respective divisions, the Long Island Lady Riders (Eastern), the Rockford Dactyls (Central), and the Southern California Nitemares (Western) also qualified for the tournament. The Pennsylvania Freedom and the Texas Lightning, who finished second in the Eastern and Central divisions respectively, took the remaining two spots. The six qualified teams played in a modified round-robin tournament, with each team playing games on August 11 and 12 against two non-division opponents. The Championship game was played on August 13, 1995. August 11, 1995 California Southern California Nitemares 3 − 0 Report Illinois Rockford Dactyls August 11, 1995 Texas Texas Lightning 1 − 0 Report Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Freedom August 11, 1995 New York Long Island Lady Riders 1 − 0 Report Ohio Cincinnati Leopards Grossman 1 August 12, 1995 New York Long Island Lady Riders 2 − 0 Report Texas Texas Lightning Sepe 47 August 12, 1995 Illinois Rockford Dactyls 2 − 1 Report Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Freedom August 12, 1995 California Southern California Nitemares 2 − 0 Report Ohio Cincinnati Leopards Championship August 13, 1995 New York Long Island Lady Riders 2 − 0 Report California Southern California Nitemares Vassallo-Tucker 40 70 Deer Park High School Cincinnati, Ohio Statistical leaders Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Charmaine Hooper Rockford Dactyls312 Diane McLoughlin Long Island Lady Riders193 Jennifer Evans Southern California Nitemares184 Janette Javit Texas Lightning175 Erica Handelman Rockford Dactyls156 Jennifer Shannon Cincinnati Leopards147 Paula Russo Boston Tornado138 Kara Lee Texas Lightning11 Lori Hokerson Sacramento Storm10 Caitlin Connolly Long Island Lady Riders9 Awards Scoring Champion: Charmaine Hooper (Rockford Dactyls)https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/16122205/2013-usl-media-guide-united-soccer-leagues 2013 USL Media Guide United Soccer League June 27, 2022 November 5, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211105130621/https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/16122205/2013-usl-media-guide-united-soccer-leagues dead Most Valuable Player: Laurie Hill (Southern California Nitemares) Coach of the Year: Peter Collins Jr. (Long Island Lady Riders) Goalkeeper of the Year: Kim Wyant (Long Island Lady Riders) Sizzlin' Six Tournament Offensive MVP: Gina Vassallo-Tucker (Long Island Lady Riders)https://www.frontrowsoccer.com/2020/09/13/getting-the-spoils-lady-riders-brought-home-a-lot-of-hardware-in-95/ GETTING THE SPOILS: Lady Riders brought home a lot of hardware in '95 www.frontrowsoccer.com September 13, 2020 July 13, 2022https://liroughriders.com/rough-riders-history-women-part-1/ Women's History 1995 – 2006 Michael Lewis Long Island Rough Riders July 13, 2022 Sizzlin' Six Tournament Defensive MVP: Kim Conway (Long Island Lady Riders)https://www.frontrowsoccer.com/2020/09/13/when-the-lady-riders-rode-high-how-li-team-captured-national-womens-title-in-1995/ WHEN THE LADY RIDERS RODE HIGH: How LI team captured national women's title in 1995 www.frontrowsoccer.com September 13, 2020 Michael Lewis July 13, 2022 References defunct Category:USL W-League (1995–2015) seasons Category:1995 in American soccer leagues Category:1995 in American women's soccer