The 2017 United Women’s Soccer season began last weekend, with the newly-expanded league taking several strides forward in providing a high-quality developmental experience for women’s soccer in America.
Formed by 11 teams that had previously played in WPSL and the now-defunct W-League, UWS followed up its highly successful first year by adding 12 new teams with 2 departing, giving the league 19 teams across three conferences for the current term.
As described on their website, UWS aims to be a league that bridges the gap between the college and professional game, offering “a summer competitive season that will help the collegiate player evolve & enhance their game for fall competition while giving the post-collegiate player a chance to further develop for the professional and international ranks.