2014 Houston Dash season

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Houston Dash
2014 season
PresidentChris Canetti
Head coach Randy Waldrum
National Women's Soccer League 9th
NWSL Championship Did not qualify
Top goalscorer Nina Burger
Tiffany McCarty
Kealia Ohai
(4 goals)
Highest home attendance8,097 vs. Portland Thorns FC
(April 12, 2014)
Lowest home attendance3,561 vs. Washington Spirit
(July 17, 2014)
2015  

The 2014 season was the Houston Dash's inaugural season as a professional women's soccer team. As the first expansion team to the National Women's Soccer League, United States' top-flight women's league, the Dash played a 24-game schedule that saw them compete against the eight other NWSL teams, playing each at home and away at least once. The Dash finished the season in last place and ended the season with 5 wins, 3 draws, and 16 losses and a -21 goal differential. The season for the Dash began on April 12, 2014, and concluded August 20, 2014 after the team failed to qualify for the playoffs.

Contents

Background

On November 19, 2013, the Houston Dynamo began the initial talks of bringing a top flight women's professional soccer franchise to Houston. [1] Just a week later, the effort was bolstered when the Dynamo began accepting refundable deposits for a potential NWSL expansion team. [2] On December 11, 2013, the National Women's Soccer League announced that the Houston Dynamo and the city of Houston were awarded an expansion franchise to begin playing in the 2014 season. [3] The following day, the Houston Dynamo held a press conference at BBVA Compass Stadium to formally announce the expansion club to the local and national media.

We're proud and excited to welcome the Houston Dash to the NWSL as the first expansion team in league history. The creation of the Dash will mean enhanced opportunities for female soccer players at the professional level as well as the chance for fans from another part of the country to watch and interact with some of the world's most talented players. We are thrilled at being able to add an organization as strong as the Houston Dynamo as we work toward continuing to build a sustainable league.

NWSL Executive Director Cheryl Bailey [4]

During the press conference on December 12, 2013, Houston Dynamo President Chris Canetti announced that the club would be named the Houston Dash and would share similar colors to the Dynamo: orange, black, and sky blue. The crest, which features a soccer ball along with the words "Houston Dash" with sky blue lines in the background, was unveiled. Also present at the announcement were Houston Mayor Annise Parker and NWSL Executive Director Cheryl Bailey. [5]

On December 23, 2013, former Houston Dynamo player Brian Ching was named "managing director", putting him in charge of day-to-day duties on both the business and technical sides of under the supervision of Houston Dash and Dynamo team president Chris Canetti. [6] Later that week, Ching hired former U.S. women's national team and FIFA Women's World Cup winning coach Tony DiCicco as a consultant to help the Dash in their search for a head coach and building a roster for the first season in the National Women's Soccer League. [7]

On January 3, 2014, Randy Waldrum was named as the Dash's first head coach, having previously coached the Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer team to two national titles. [8] The first players to be named to the roster (Whitney Engen, Teresa Noyola and Melissa Tancredi) were awarded through the 2014 NWSL Player Allocation. [9] Within a few days Tancredi was traded to the Chicago Red Stars for the Dash's first goalkeeper, Erin McLeod. [10] The Dash later bolstered their roster with 10 additional players through the 2014 NWSL Expansion Draft. [11]

Houston Dash 2014 NWSL Expansion Draft Selections [11] [12]
PickPlayerPositionTeamNotes
1 Brittany Bock Midfielder Sky Blue FC Sky Blue FC added Kendall Johnson to their protected list. [13]
2 Tiffany McCarty Forward Washington Spirit The Washington Spirit added Lori Lindsey to their protected list. [14]
3 Lauren Sesselmann Defender FC Kansas City FC Kansas City added Sarah Hagen to their protected list. [15]
4 Meleana Shim Midfielder Portland Thorns FC Portland Thorns FC added a "Discovery Player" to their protected list. [16]
5 Ella Masar Forward Chicago Red Stars The Chicago Red Stars added Alyssa Mautz to their protected list. [17]
6 Meghan Klingenberg Defender Boston Breakers With this selection, the Houston Dash may not take any additional players from the Boston Breakers. [18]
7 Arianna Romero Defender Seattle Reign FC The Seattle Reign FC added Kate Deines to their protected list. [19]
8 Becky Edwards Midfielder Portland Thorns FC With this selection, the Houston Dash may not take any additional players from the Portland Thorns FC. [20]
9 Danesha Adams Forward Sky Blue FC With this selection, the Houston Dash may not take any additional players from the Sky Blue FC. [21]
10 Kika Toulouse Defender Washington Spirit With this selection, the Houston Dash have completed their selections in the 2014 NWSL Expansion Draft. [22]

The Dash then went on to trade Danesha Adams to the Washington Spirit for Stephanie Ochs [23] and sent their 3rd pick in the 2014 NWSL College Draft to Chicago for Bianca Henninger [24] to round out their off-season moves before the draft. The club also announced details of an open tryout for aspiring female soccer players born in 1996 and older to be held on Saturday, February 15 at Houston Amateur Sports Park. [25] Dash head coach Randy Waldrum and managing director Brian Ching will evaluate all participants. Those identified as the tryout's best players will receive an invitation to participate with the team during its pre-season, scheduled to begin on March 10. [25]

The second annual NWSL College Draft took place on January 17, 2014, in conjunction with the NSCAA Convention in Philadelphia. The draft order was determined by the final 2013 NWSL regular season standings. [26] Because the Dash were not part of the 2013 season, their position in the draft was to be decided. Initially, according to reports, the Dash were to pick fifth in the first round (between the four teams that missed the 2013 playoffs and the four that made the playoffs), and first in the second and fourth rounds. [27] After the 2014 allocations were released, this was later updated to give Houston the second pick in the first round [28] and the first pick in the third round. [29] After trading for an additional pick on draft day, the Dash left the college draft with four more players on their roster.

Houston Dash 2014 NWSL College Draft Selections [30]
RoundOverallPlayerPositionCollege
12 Kealia Ohai Forward University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
210 Rafaelle Souza Forward University of Mississippi
11 Marissa Diggs [R2 trade 1] Defender University of Central Florida
428 Jordan Jackson Midfielder University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Draft Notes:

  1. Washington Spirit → Seattle Reign FC → Portland Thorns FC → Houston Dash. 1 July 2013: Seattle Reign FC sent Lindsay Taylor and a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2014 NWSL College Draft to Washington Spirit in exchange for the Spirit's 2014 College Draft second-round selection. [31] 10 Dec 2013: Seattle Reign FC sent defender Nikki Marshall and the No. 9 pick in the 2014 National Women's Soccer League College Draft to the Portland Thorns in exchange for Portland's No. 6 pick in the 2014 NWSL College Draft and a second-round pick in the 2015 Draft. [32] 17 Jan 2014: Portland Thorns traded their 2nd round pick and a player to be named later to Houston Dash in exchange for Meleana Shim [33]

The Houston Dash followed their draft moves by acquiring their first international signing, Japanese defender and 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup winner Aya "Same" Sameshima, on January 24, 2014. Per team and league policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. [34]

The Dash began the month of February by revealing their on-field look for 2014 with the unveiling of three sets of Nike kits on February 7 in the West Club of BBVA Compass Stadium. [35] The home uniform features an orange jersey with white shorts, while the alternate uniform is a light blue shirt with white shorts. The Dash will wear a white top with orange and light blue on the sleeves with orange shorts for daily training sessions. BBVA Compass was also announced as the jersey sponsor, signing on a 5-year commitment. [36]

The Dash athletes are exceptional role models for our city, and it is a great honor to see our logo on their jerseys.

BBVA Compass Houston City President Mark Montgomery [36]

BBVA Compass Houston City President Mark Montgomery said the bank will work with the Dash on several community initiatives, including renovating a house and hosting a youth soccer clinic in the East End, which will help introduce Houston's newest sports stars to their adopted city. The efforts will further the bank's partnership with the Dynamo and Dynamo Charities for their Building a Better Houston campaign, which was started in 2012 to revitalize the neighborhood around BBVA Compass Stadium.

On February 8, the club hosted "Dash Day" to give fans a first opportunity to meet players of the team before the start of the season. [37] Fans would have the option to obtain player autographs, participate in Q&A and photo sessions.

On February 15, over 140 young women from the Houston area showed up at Houston Sports Park to tryout for the team's final roster spot in front of Head Coach Randy Waldrum and Managing Director Brian Ching. [38] To round out news in February, Brian Ching confirmed KKHH radio host Sarah Pepper as the Dash's in-stadium announcer. [39]

Season review

Preseason

The Dash began their first preseason camp on March 10 at Houston Sports Park. [40] Their first ever scrimmage took place on March 19 in a 4–0 defeat of the Rice Owls women's soccer team at HSP. [41] After a Rice own goal gave them the lead, rookie Jordan Jackson and trialist Dominique Richardson alternated setting each other up for the second and third goals of the Dash before Teresa Noyola scored the fourth off a Kealia Ohai assist. [42]

Three days later they picked up their second preseason win, 1–0, over the 2013 SEC Champion Texas A&M Aggies women's soccer team after Kealia Ohai got her first goal of the preseason from a Tiffany McCarty assist. [43] Four days later, the Dash would have their first defeat of the preseason in a 3–1 loss to the Houston Dynamo Academy Under 15 boys team. [44] The Dash would regroup and defeat the visiting Texas Tech Lady Raiders the following Saturday in a 7–0 win. [45] The Dash then traveled up the road to College Station to face the Aggies at their place, where they would win 3–1 against the SEC Champions. [46] The Houston Dash capped off their season by defeating cross-town club Houston Aces 7–1 in their BBVA Compass Stadium debut, exactly one week before their NWSL inaugural match. [47]

On Monday, April 7, the Dash announced their 18-player roster for the NWSL season. [48] The club also signed four more players before the first match of the season. The players signed were Lindsay Elston, Holly Hein, Osinachi Ohale and Dominique Richardson. [49]

DateOpponentsGroundResult
F–A
ScorersNotes
March 19, 2014 Rice Owls Houston Sports Park 4-0 2' (o.g.) Richardson 11', Jackson 43', Noyola 48'First Dash preseason game
March 22, 2014 Texas A&M Aggies Houston Sports Park 1-0 Ohai 7'Texas A&M won the 2013 SEC Championship
March 26, 2014 Houston Dynamo U-16 Houston Sports Park 1-3 McCarty 35'First preseason loss
March 29, 2014 Texas Tech Lady Raiders Houston Sports Park 7–0 Washington 30', McCarty 32', 48', Elston 73', Ohai 77', Bock 87', Guajardo 90+'Elston and Guajardo are trialist players
April 3, 2014Texas A&M Aggies Ellis Field 3-1 Jackson 9', Ohai 45', Masar 80'First away preseason game
April 5, 2014 Houston Aces BBVA Compass Stadium 7-1 Edwards 6', Masar 14', 53', 58', Ohai 24', 30', Bock 41'Doubleheader with Houston Dynamo vs. FC Dallas

Colours: Green = Houston Dash win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.

April

The Houston Dash debuted at home against the defending NWSL Champion Portland Thorns FC in front of 8,097 fans, the largest attendance for the first week of the season. [50] Portland won 1–0, despite playing without Alex Morgan, on a game-winner by Allie Long. The Dash's Becky Edwards seemed to have scored the tying goal in stoppage time but her goal was ruled offside and the match ended shortly after. The Dash traveled to Harvard Stadium the following Sunday to face the Boston Breakers. Heather O'Reilly scored immediately within the first minute of play and would later assist Joanna Lohman in the 70th minute to overcome Ella Masar's tying goal in the 50th minute of the match. The home team held the lead and looked to be the victor into the last 10 minutes of play. A brace by Teresa Noyola, her second goal coming from a penalty kick, were enough to see the Dash shock the home crowd and earn their first franchise win. [51] The Dash ended the month of April by visiting the league-leader Seattle Reign FC. Kim Little led the way for the Reign with two first-half goals (the only goals of the evening) as the team remained unbeaten and untied to top the NWSL standings. [52]

Position at the end of April
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
6 Houston Dash 31023523
Source: [ citation needed ]

May

The Houston Dash returned home to begin the most heavily scheduled month of its season. The first of these seven games featured FC Kansas City's star-studded squad of 2013 NWSL MVP Lauren Holiday, 2013 NWSL Defender of the Year Becky Sauerbrunn, 2013 NWSL Rookie of the Year Erika Tymrak, 2013 NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year Nicole Barnhart, along with United States national team players Amy LePeilbet and Amy Rodriguez. Kansas City came off a season that saw them sweep the 2013 NWSL awards with Vlatko Andonovski being named the coach of the year. The Blues proved to be too much star power for the Dash and cruised to a 4-nil victory, which saw the Dash left with 10 women after Osinachi Ohale's red card in the 58th minute. [53]

The following week the Dash traveled to face the Chicago Red Stars at the Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex. After a three-hour severe weather delay, the Houston Dash lost 1-nil to the Chicago Red Stars and fell to 1-4-0 (3 points) for the season. [54] Dash goalkeeper Bianca Henninger made her first appearance, starting in place of the injured Erin McLeod, and held down the Houston defense with several diving saves until the 33rd minute, when a misplayed ball by Arianna Romero ended up at the feet of Chicago's Jen Hoy, who chipped Henninger and found the back of the net. The Houston Dash then returned to BBVA Compass Stadium to play a rematch of their inaugural NWSL match against the defending champion Portland Thorns FC. The rematch ended with the same result as the first time with Portland winning 1-nil, this time with a second-half goal by Jessica McDonald. [55]

On May 18, the Houston Dash came from behind twice to earn a 2–2 draw on the road against FC Kansas City, ending their four-game losing streak and obtaining the first draw in franchise history. [56] On May 23, the Houston Dash finally got their first goal at BBVA Compass Stadium, but it wasn't enough to get their first points at home as they fell 3–1 to the Chicago Red Stars. [57] Three days later, the Dash came from behind twice to equalize before conceding a heart-breaking goal in stoppage time to lose 3–2 to the Washington Spirit. [58] The Dash would finally close out one of their comebacks on the last day of the month in a 2–1 win at Abby Wambach's Western New York Flash. [59] The win was the second in franchise history and featured goals from Kealia Ohai (her first for the club) and Nina Burger.

Position at the end of May
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
8 Houston Dash 102171020107
Source: [ citation needed ]

Club

Coaching staff

PositionStaff
Head Coach Flag of the United States.svg Randy Waldrum
Assistant coach Flag of England.svg Lee Cullip
Goalkeeper coach Flag of the United States.svg Steve Branz
Head Athletic Trainer Flag of the United States.svg Kristy Chavez

Updated to match played April 16, 2014
Source:  Houston Dash

Other information

Owner Flag of the United States.svg Philip Anschutz
Co-Owners Flag of the United States.svg Oscar De La Hoya
Flag of the United States.svg Gabriel Brener
President of Business Operations Flag of the United States.svg Chris Canetti
Managing Director Flag of the United States.svg Brian Ching
Ground (capacity and dimensions) BBVA Compass Stadium (7,000 (22,039) / 115x70 yards)
Training ground Houston Sports Park

Updated to match played March 22, 2014
Source:  Houston Dash

Squad

The following is the final list of players who were under contract with the Houston Dash up till the last day of the season. Players that were traded, waived, or otherwise removed from the team have been omitted but their stats may be found in the statistics section of this page.
Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. Squad correct as of August 20, 2014. [60]

Squad No.NameNationalityPosition(s)SinceDate of Birth (Age)Signed fromGames PlayedGoals Scored
Goalkeepers
1 Erin McLeod Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg GK 2014February 26, 1983 (age 41) Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Red Stars 200
18 Bianca Henninger Flag of the United States.svg GK 2014October 22, 1990 (age 33) Flag of the United States.svg FC Kansas City 50
Defenders
2 Arianna Romero Flag of Mexico.svg RB 2014July 29, 1992 (age 31) Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Reign FC 210
3 Whitney Engen (played for Tyresö FF until May 22) Flag of the United States.svg CB 2014November 27, 1987 (age 36) Flag of Sweden.svg Tyresö FF 110
4 Lauren Sesselmann (inactive due to injury) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CB 2014August 14, 1983 (age 40) Flag of the United States.svg FC Kansas City 00

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16 Kika Toulouse Flag of the United States.svg CB 2014May 3, 1989 (age 35) Flag of the United States.svg Washington Spirit 70
20 Osinachi Ohale Flag of Nigeria.svg CB 2014October 18, 1992 (age 31) Flag of Nigeria.svg Delta Queens191
23 Marissa Diggs Flag of the United States.svg CB 2014April 8, 1992 (age 32) Flag of the United States.svg University of Central Florida 131
25 Meghan Klingenberg (played for Tyresö FF until May 22) Flag of the United States.svg LB 2014August 2, 1988 (age 35) Flag of the United States.svg Boston Breakers 70
Midfielders
8 Jordan Jackson Flag of the United States.svg CM 2014September 19, 1990 (age 33) Flag of the United States.svg University of Nebraska–Lincoln 202
9 Kaylyn Kyle Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CM 2014October 6, 1988 (age 35) Flag of the United States.svg Boston Breakers 190
10 Teresa Noyola Flag of Mexico.svg CM / AM / ST 2014April 5, 1990 (age 34) Flag of the United States.svg FC Kansas City 103
11 Brittany Bock (out for the 2014 season with a left ACL tear [61] ) Flag of the United States.svg CM 2014April 11, 1987 (age 37) Flag of the United States.svg Sky Blue FC 10
14 Becky Edwards Flag of the United States.svg CM 2014May 22, 1988 (age 36) Flag of the United States.svg Portland Thorns FC 230
24 Kelly McFarlane Flag of the United States.svg CM 2014October 2, 1992 (age 31) Flag of the United States.svg University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 130
Forwards
6 Rafaelle Souza Flag of Brazil.svg ST 2014June 18, 1991 (age 33) Flag of the United States.svg University of Mississippi 160
7 Kealia Ohai Flag of the United States.svg ST 2014January 31, 1992 (age 32) Flag of the United States.svg University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 234
12 Tiffany McCarty Flag of the United States.svg ST 2014December 14, 1990 (age 33) Flag of the United States.svg Washington Spirit 204
13 Lindsay Elston Flag of the United States.svg ST 2014April 30, 1991 (age 33) Flag of the United States.svg University of Washington 50
19 Nina Burger Flag of Austria.svg ST 2014December 27, 1987 (age 36) Flag of Austria.svg SV Neulengbach 174
22 Stephanie Ochs Flag of the United States.svg ST 2014August 29, 1990 (age 33) Flag of the United States.svg Washington Spirit 240
30 Ella Masar Flag of the United States.svg ST 2014April 3, 1986 (age 38) Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Red Stars 183

NWSL roster

The active roster consists of 18-20 players, per NWSL rules. [4] The following list is of players that were active for NWSL play on the last day season. Injured players are not included.
Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. Squad correct as of August 20, 2014. [60]

No.PositionPlayerNation
1 GK Erin McLeod (Al.)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2 DF Arianna Romero (Al.)Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
3 DF Whitney Engen (Al.)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
6 FW Rafaelle Souza (Rk.)Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
7 FW Kealia Ohai (Rk.)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
8 FW Jordan Jackson (Rk.)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
9 MF Kaylyn Kyle (Al.)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
10 MF Teresa Noyola (Al.)Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
12 FW Tiffany McCarty Flag of the United States.svg  United States
13 FW Lindsay Elston Flag of the United States.svg  United States
14 MF Becky Edwards Flag of the United States.svg  United States
16 DF Kika Toulouse Flag of the United States.svg  United States
18 GK Bianca Henninger Flag of the United States.svg  United States
19 FW Nina Burger Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
20 DF Osinachi Ohale Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
22 FW Stephanie Ochs Flag of the United States.svg  United States
23 DF Marissa Diggs (Rk.)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
24 MF Kelly McFarlane (Rk.)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
25 DF Meghan Klingenberg (Al.)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
30 FW Ella Masar Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.PosNatPlayerTotal NWSL Regular Season
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Erin McLeod 200200
2 DF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Arianna Romero 210210
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Whitney Engen 110110
4 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Lauren Sesselmann 0000
6 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Rafaelle Souza 160160
7 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kealia Ohai 234234
8 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jordan Jackson 202202
9 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Kaylyn Kyle 190190
10 MF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Teresa Noyola 103103
11 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brittany Bock 1010
12 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tiffany McCarty 204204
14 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Becky Edwards 230230
16 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kika Toulouse 7070
18 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Bianca Henninger 5050
19 FW Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Nina Burger 174174
20 DF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Osinachi Ohale 191191
21 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Melissa Henderson 9090
22 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Stephanie Ochs 240240
23 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Marissa Diggs 131131
24 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kelly McFarlane 130130
25 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Meghan Klingenberg 7070
30 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ella Masar 183183
Players who left the club during the season:(Statistics shown are the appearances made and goals scored with the Houston Dash)
13 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lindsay Elston (Waived)5050
15 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dominique Richardson (Waived)3030
21 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Holly Hein (Waived)8080
26 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nikki Washington (Traded)2020

Updated to match played August 20, 2014
Source: Competitive matches

Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Ran No. Pos Nat NameNWSL Regular Season
17FW Flag of the United States.svg Kealia Ohai 4
212FW Flag of the United States.svg Tiffany McCarty 4
319FW Flag of Austria.svg Nina Burger 4
410MF Flag of Mexico.svg Teresa Noyola 3
530FW Flag of the United States.svg Ella Masar 3
68MF Flag of the United States.svg Jordan Jackson 2
720DF Flag of Nigeria.svg Osinachi Ohale 1
823DF Flag of the United States.svg Marissa Diggs 1
TOTAL17

Last updated: August 20, 2014
Source: Competitive matches

Italic: denotes no longer with club.

Top assists

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total assists are equal.

Ran No. Pos Nat NameNWSL Regular SeasonNWSL Championship PlayoffsTotal
122DF Flag of the United States.svg Stephanie Ochs 303
214MF Flag of the United States.svg Becky Edwards 202
32DF Flag of Mexico.svg Arianna Romero 101
46FW Flag of Brazil.svg Rafaelle Souza 101
57FW Flag of the United States.svg Kealia Ohai 101
69MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kaylyn Kyle 101
719FW Flag of Austria.svg Nina Burger 101
830FW Flag of the United States.svg Ella Masar 101
TOTALS11011

Last updated: July 5, 2014
Source: Competitive matches

Italic: denotes no longer with club.

Clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.

Ran No. Pos Nat NameNWSL Regular Season
11GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Erin McLeod 2
TOTAL2

Last updated: August 20, 2014
Source: Competitive matches

Italic: denotes no longer with club.

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total cards are equal.

R No. Pos Nat NameNWSL Regular SeasonNWSL Championship PlayoffsTotal
Yellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svg
120DF Flag of Nigeria.svg Osinachi Ohale 301000201
230FW Flag of the United States.svg Ella Masar 400000300
37FW Flag of the United States.svg Kealia Ohai 100000100
418GK Flag of the United States.svg Bianca Henninger 100000100
519FW Flag of Austria.svg Nina Burger 100000100
621DF Flag of the United States.svg Holly Hein 100000100
TOTALS11010001101

Last updated: July 5, 2014
Source: Competitive matches

Italic: denotes no longer with club.

Captains

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when games are equal.

No.Pos.NameGames
1GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Erin McLeod 13
30FW Flag of the United States.svg Ella Masar 3

Last updated: July 11, 2014
Source: Competitive matches

Italic: denotes no longer with club.

Team statistics

TotalHomeAway
Games played1587
Games won413
Games drawn101
Games lost1073
Biggest win3–0 at Sky Blue 2-1 vs. Western New York 3–0 at Sky Blue
Biggest win (League)3–0 at Sky Blue 2-1 vs. Western New York 3–0 at Sky Blue
Biggest win (Playoffs)n/an/an/a
Biggest loss0-4 vs. FC Kansas City 0-4 vs. FC Kansas City 0–2 at Seattle Reign FC
Biggest loss (League)0-4 vs. FC Kansas City 0-4 vs. FC Kansas City 0–2 at Seattle Reign FC
Biggest loss (Playoffs)n/an/an/a
Clean sheets101
Goals scored17512
Goals conceded281711
Goal difference-11-12+1
Average GF per game1.130.631.71
Average GA per game1.872.131.57
Yellow cards1147
Red cards110
Most appearances3 players tied at 154 players tied at 84 players tied at 7
Top scorer Tiffany McCarty 4 Soccerball shade.svg4 players tied at 1 Soccerball shade.svg Tiffany McCarty 3 Soccerball shade.svg
Worst discipline Osinachi Ohale 2 Yellow card.svg 1 Red card.svg Osinachi Ohale 1 Red card.svg2 players tied at 2 Yellow card.svg
Penalties for2/4 50%1/3 33.33%1/1 100%
Penalties against2/3 66.67%1/1 100%1/2 50%
Points (League)13 28.88%3 12.50%10 47.62%
Winning rate26.67%12.50%42.86%

Last updated: July 5, 2014
Source: Competitive matches

International call-ups

No. P NameCountryLevelCapsGoalsOppositionCompetition
1GK Erin McLeod Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Senior 3
Tot. 95
0
Tot. 0
vs. Flag of the United States.svg United States Green check.svg (January 31) [62]
vs. Flag of the United States.svg United States Green check.svg (May 8) [63]
Friendly
vs. Flag of Finland.svg Finland Red x.svg (March 5 – Group Stage) [64]
vs. Flag of Italy.svg Italy Red x.svg(March 7 – Group Stage) [65]
vs. Flag of England.svg England Green check.svg (March 10 – Group Stage) [66]
vs. Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Red x.svg (March 12 – Fifth place match) [67]
2014 Cyprus Cup
3DF Whitney Engen Flag of the United States.svg United States Senior 5
Tot. 15
0
Tot. 1
vs. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Green check.svg (January 31) [62]
vs. Flag of Russia.svg Russia Red x.svg (February 8) [68]
vs. Flag of Russia.svg Russia Green check.svg (February 13) [69]
vs. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Green check.svg (May 8) [63]
Friendly
vs. Flag of Japan.svg Japan Green check.svg (March 5 – Group Stage) [70]
vs. Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Red x.svg(March 7 – Group Stage) [71]
vs. Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Green check.svg (March 10 – Group Stage) [72]
vs. Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea Red x.svg (March 12 – Seventh place match) [73]
2014 Algarve Cup
4DF Lauren Sesselmann Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Senior 1
Tot. 39
0
Tot. 0
vs. Flag of the United States.svg United States Green check.svg (January 31) [62] Friendly
vs. Flag of Finland.svg Finland Red x.svg (March 5 – Group Stage) [64]
vs. Flag of Italy.svg Italy Red x.svg(March 7 – Group Stage) [65]
vs. Flag of England.svg England Red x.svg (March 10 – Group Stage) [66]
vs. Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Red x.svg (March 12 – Fifth place match) [67]
2014 Cyprus Cup
7FW Kealia Ohai Flag of the United States.svg United States Under-23 3
Tot. 3
1
Tot. 1
vs. Flag of Japan.svg Japan Green check.svgSoccerball shade.svg (March 1) [74]
vs. Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Green check.svg(March 3) [75]
vs. Flag of Norway.svg Norway Green check.svg (March 5) [76]
La Manga Women Tournament 2014
9MF Kaylyn Kyle Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Senior 1
Tot. 79
0
Tot. 5
vs. Flag of the United States.svg United States Green check.svg (May 8) [63] Friendly
25DF Meghan Klingenberg Flag of the United States.svg United States Senior 4
Tot. 8
0
Tot. 1
vs. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Green check.svg (May 8) [63] Friendly
vs. Flag of Japan.svg Japan Red x.svg (March 5 – Group Stage) [70]
vs. Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Green check.svg(March 7 – Group Stage) [71]
vs. Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Green check.svg (March 10 – Group Stage) [72]
vs. Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea Green check.svg (March 12 – Seventh place match) [73]
2014 Algarve Cup

Sesselmann was called up to the Canadian national team for the Cypress Cup but was not available for the tournament for cause of injury. [77]

Transfers

In

Squad #PositionPlayerTransferred FromNotesDateSource
3DF Flag of the United States.svg Whitney Engen Flag of Sweden.svg Tyresö FF NWSL Player Allocation January 3, 2014 [9]
10MF Flag of Mexico.svg Teresa Noyola Flag of the United States.svg FC Kansas City NWSL Player Allocation January 3, 2014 [9]
FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Melissa Tancredi Flag of Sweden.svg Dalsjöfors GoIF NWSL Player Allocation January 3, 2014 [9]
1GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Erin McLeod Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Red Stars Acquired in exchange for Melissa Tancredi January 7, 2014 [10]
11MF Flag of the United States.svg Brittany Bock Flag of the United States.svg Sky Blue FC 2014 NWSL Expansion Draft Pick #1January 10, 2014 [11]
12FW Flag of the United States.svg Tiffany McCarty Flag of the United States.svg Washington Spirit 2014 NWSL Expansion Draft Pick #2January 10, 2014 [11]
4DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lauren Sesselmann Flag of the United States.svg FC Kansas City 2014 NWSL Expansion Draft Pick #3January 10, 2014 [11]
MF Flag of the United States.svg Meleana Shim Flag of the United States.svg Portland Thorns FC 2014 NWSL Expansion Draft Pick #4January 10, 2014 [11]
30FW Flag of the United States.svg Ella Masar Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Red Stars 2014 NWSL Expansion Draft Pick #5January 10, 2014 [11]
25DF Flag of the United States.svg Meghan Klingenberg Flag of the United States.svg Boston Breakers 2014 NWSL Expansion Draft Pick #6January 10, 2014 [11]
2DF Flag of Mexico.svg Arianna Romero Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Reign FC 2014 NWSL Expansion Draft Pick #7January 10, 2014 [11]
14MF Flag of the United States.svg Becky Edwards Flag of the United States.svg Portland Thorns FC 2014 NWSL Expansion Draft Pick #8January 10, 2014 [11]
FW Flag of the United States.svg Danesha Adams Flag of the United States.svg Sky Blue FC 2014 NWSL Expansion Draft Pick #9January 10, 2014 [11]
16DF Flag of the United States.svg Gabriella Toulouse Flag of the United States.svg Washington Spirit 2014 NWSL Expansion Draft Pick #10January 10, 2014 [11]
18GK Flag of the United States.svg Bianca Henninger Flag of the United States.svg FC Kansas City Acquired in exchange for Dash's third-round selection in the 2014 NWSL College Draft January 13, 2014 [24]
22FW Flag of the United States.svg Stephanie Ochs Flag of the United States.svg Washington Spirit Acquired in exchange for Danesha Adams January 13, 2014 [23]
7FW Flag of the United States.svg Kealia Ohai Flag of the United States.svg University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Selected in the first round (No. 2 overall) of the 2014 NWSL College Draft January 17, 2014 [30]
6FW Flag of Brazil.svg Rafaelle Souza Flag of the United States.svg University of Mississippi Selected in the second round (No. 10 overall) of the 2014 NWSL College Draft January 17, 2014 [30]
26MF Flag of the United States.svg Nikki Washington Flag of the United States.svg Portland Thorns FC Acquired in exchange for the No. 11 overall pick in the 2014 NWSL College Draft and Meleana Shim January 17, 2014 [30]
23DF Flag of the United States.svg Marissa Diggs Flag of the United States.svg University Of Central Florida Selected in the second round (No. 11 overall) of the 2014 NWSL College Draft January 17, 2014 [30]
8MF Flag of the United States.svg Jordan Jackson Flag of the United States.svg University of Nebraska–Lincoln Selected in the fourth round (No. 28 overall) of the 2014 NWSL College Draft January 17, 2014 [30]
5DF Flag of Japan.svg Aya Sameshima Flag of Japan.svg Vegalta Sendai First international signing for the Dash. Terms not disclosed.January 24, 2014 [34]
13FW Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Elston Flag of the United States.svg University of Washington Signed after having been on trial with the club since the start of preseason on March 10.April 11, 2014 [49]
15MF Flag of the United States.svg Dominique Richardson Flag of the United States.svg University of Missouri Signed after having been on trial with the club since the start of preseason on March 10.April 11, 2014 [49]
20DF Flag of Nigeria.svg Osinachi Ohale Flag of Nigeria.svg Delta QueensSigned after joining as a trialist on March 29. Will occupy an international spot.April 11, 2014 [49]
21DF Flag of the United States.svg Holly Hein Flag of the United States.svg University of Michigan Signed after having been on trial with the club since the start of preseason on March 10.April 11, 2014 [49]
9MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kaylyn Kyle Flag of the United States.svg Boston Breakers Acquired in exchange for Nikki Washington. Kyle is allocated by the Canadian Soccer Association.April 29, 2014 [78]
19FW Flag of Austria.svg Nina Burger Flag of Austria.svg SV Neulengbach Burger scored 226 goals in her nine years with Neulengbach, claiming the league scoring title six times and was voted player of the year in 2010. At the time of the trade, Burger topped the ÖFB-Frauenliga scoring charts for the 2013–14 season with 20 goals in 12 games. Terms not disclosed.April 30, 2014 [79]
24MF Flag of the United States.svg Kelly McFarlane Flag of the United States.svg University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Signed as a discovery player.May 14, 2014 [80]

Out

Squad #PositionPlayerTransferred ToNotesDateSource
FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Melissa Tancredi Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Red Stars Traded in exchange for Erin McLeod January 7, 2014 [10]
FW Flag of the United States.svg Danesha Adams Flag of the United States.svg Washington Spirit Traded in exchange for Stephanie Ochs January 13, 2014 [23]
MF Flag of the United States.svg Meleana Shim Flag of the United States.svg Portland Thorns FC Traded in exchange for the No. 11 overall pick in the 2014 NWSL College Draft and Nikki Washington January 17, 2014 [30]
26MF Flag of the United States.svg Nikki Washington Flag of the United States.svg Boston Breakers Traded in exchange for Kaylyn Kyle April 29, 2014 [78]
15MF Flag of the United States.svg Dominique Richardson Free agentWaivedMay 16, 2014 [81]

Trialists

Players on trial are invited to train with the team but do not have a contract with the club.

Squad #PositionPlayerPrevious ClubNotesDateSource
MF Flag of the United States.svg Sara Campbell Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Sounders Women Preseason campMarch 10, 2014April 7, 2014 [82]
13MF Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Elston Flag of the United States.svg University of Washington Preseason campMarch 10, 2014April 11, 2014 [82]
FW Flag of Mexico.svg Anisa Guajardo Flag of the United States.svg Boston Breakers Preseason campMarch 10, 2014April 7, 2014 [82]
21DF Flag of the United States.svg Holly Hein Flag of the United States.svg University of Michigan Preseason campMarch 10, 2014April 11, 2014 [82]
DF Flag of the United States.svg Katie Kelly Flag of the United States.svg FC Kansas City Preseason campMarch 10, 2014April 7, 2014 [82]
GK Flag of the United States.svg Megan Kinneman Flag of the United States.svg Louisiana State University Preseason campMarch 10, 2014April 7, 2014 [82]
MF Flag of the United States.svg Tori McCombs Flag of the United States.svg University of Michigan Preseason campMarch 10, 2014April 7, 2014 [82]
MF Flag of the United States.svg Emilee O'Neil Flag of the United States.svg Portland Thorns FC Preseason campMarch 10, 2014April 7, 2014 [82]
15MF Flag of the United States.svg Dominique Richardson Flag of the United States.svg University of Missouri Preseason campMarch 10, 2014April 11, 2014 [82]
MF Flag of Israel.svg Diana Redman Flag of the United States.svg Pali Blues Preseason campMarch 10, 2014April 7, 2014 [82]
20DF Flag of Nigeria.svg Osinachi Ohale Flag of Nigeria.svg Delta QueensJoined as a trialist on March 29.March 29, 2014April 11, 2014 [49]

Standings and match results

National Women's Soccer League

League standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Seattle Reign FC 2416625020+3054 NWSL Shield
2 FC Kansas City (C)2412573932+741 NWSL Playoffs
3 Portland Thorns FC 2410683935+436
4 Washington Spirit 2410593643735
5 Chicago Red Stars 249873226+635
6 Sky Blue FC 249783037734
7 Western New York Flash 2484124238+428
8 Boston Breakers 24621637531620
9 Houston Dash 24531623442118
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
2053122030 −1018219819 −113231211 +1

Last updated: July 26, 2014.
Source: National Women's Soccer League

Results by matchday

Matchday123456789101112131415161718192021222324
Stadium H A A H A H A H A A A H H H A H H H A H A A H A
ResultLWLLLLDLLWWWLLPLWDDLLLLL
Position76698888887788888888888
Source: HoustonDashSoccer.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

April 12, 20141 Houston Dash 0–1 Portland Thorns FC Houston
07:00 p.m. CT Ella Masar Yellow card.svg 74' Report Long Yellow card.svg 15'Soccerball shade.svg24'Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 8,097
Referee: Christina Unkel
April 20, 20142 Boston Breakers 2–3 Houston Dash Boston
06:30 p.m. ET O'Reilly Soccerball shade.svg1'Yellow card.svg 85'
Naeher Yellow card.svg 58'
Lohman Soccerball shade.svg70'
Jones Yellow card.svg 79'
Report Masar Soccerball shade.svg50'
Noyola Soccerball shade.svg81'Soccerball shade.svg85' (pen.)
Stadium: Harvard Stadium
Attendance: 2,018
Referee: Josh Wilkens
April 27, 20143 Seattle Reign FC 2–0 Houston Dash Seattle
04:00 p.m. PT Little Soccerball shade.svg19' (pen.)Soccerball shade.svg38'
Reed Yellow card.svg 36'
Winters Yellow card.svg 63'
Report Masar Yellow card.svg 2'
Ohale Yellow card.svg 77'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,290
Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov
May 3, 20144 Houston Dash 0–4 FC Kansas City Houston
07:00 p.m. CT Bogus Soccerball shade.svg13'
Rodriguez Soccerball shade.svg48'
Tymrak Soccerball shade.svg80'
Silva Soccerball shade.svg89'
Report Ohale Red card.svg 58'
Hein Yellow card.svg 72'
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 5,198
Referee: Juliana Duncan
May 11, 20145 Chicago Red Stars 1–0 Houston Dash Lisle, Illinois
08:00 p.m. CT Hoy Soccerball shade.svg33'
Leon Yellow card.svg 59'
Report Masar Yellow card.svg 64'
Henninger Yellow card.svg 75'
Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,039
Referee: Miguel Panduro
May 14, 20146 Houston Dash 0–1 Portland Thorns FC Houston
07:00 p.m. CT Ohai Yellow card.svg 76' Report McDonald Soccerball shade.svg57'
Brooks Yellow card.svg 91+'
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 3,931
Referee: Josh Wilkens
May 18, 20147 FC Kansas City 2–2 Houston Dash Kansas City
05:00 p.m. CT Holiday Soccerball shade.svg2'
Tymrak Soccerball shade.svg36'
Phillips Yellow card.svg 80'
Report Jackson Soccerball shade.svg20'
Burger Yellow card.svg 65'
McCarty Soccerball shade.svg78'
Ohale Yellow card.svg 90'
Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,483
Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic
May 23, 20148 Houston Dash 1–3 Chicago Red Stars Houston
07:00 p.m. CT Masar Soccerball shade.svg51'Yellow card.svg 57' Report DiBernardo Soccerball shade.svg10' (pen.)
Mautz Yellow card.svg 24'Soccerball shade.svg54'
Hoy Soccerball shade.svg62'
Tancredi Yellow card.svg 75'Yellow card.svg 89' Yellow-red card.svg
Quon Yellow card.svg 78'
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 4,868
Referee: Timon Berry
May 26, 20149 Washington Spirit 3–2 Houston Dash Germantown, Maryland
04:00 p.m. ET Matheson Soccerball shade.svg4'
Taylor Soccerball shade.svg38'
Nairn Soccerball shade.svg93+'
Report Burger Soccerball shade.svg12'
Ohale Soccerball shade.svg77'
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 2,865
Referee: Matthew Franz
May 31, 201410 Western New York Flash 1–2 Houston Dash Rochester, New York
07:00 p.m. ET Zerboni Soccerball shade.svg44' Report Ohale Yellow card.svg 9'
Ohai Soccerball shade.svg51'
Burger Soccerball shade.svg73'
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 3,555
Referee: Kristen Salazar
Jun 8, 201411 Sky Blue FC 0–3 Houston Dash Piscataway, New Jersey
18:00Stadium: Yurcak Field
Jun 11, 201412 Houston Dash 2–1 Western New York Flash Houston, Texas
19:30Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Jun 14, 201413 Houston Dash 1–2 FC Kansas City Houston, Texas
21:00Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Jun 28, 201414 Houston Dash 0–1 Washington Spirit Houston, Texas
21:00Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Jul 2, 201415 Sky Blue FC postponed Houston Dash Piscataway, New Jersey
19:00Stadium: Yurcak Field
Jul 5, 201416 Houston Dash 1–4 Western New York Flash Houston, Texas
21:00Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Jul 11, 201417 Houston Dash 2–1 Boston Breakers Houston, Texas
21:00Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Jul 17, 201418 Houston Dash 1–1 Washington Spirit Houston, Texas
21:00Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Jul 26, 201419 Chicago Red Stars 0–0 Houston Dash Lisle, Illinois
14:00 Erceg Yellow card.svg 61'
Mautz Yellow card.svg 90+2'
Summary Osinachi Ohale Yellow card.svg 84'Stadium: Benedictine U. Sports Complex Stadium
Attendance: 1,494
Referee: Flag of the United States.svg Christina Unkel
Jul 30, 201420 Houston Dash 1–4 Seattle Reign FC Houston, Texas
21:00 Ohai Soccerball shade.svg56' Leroux Soccerball shade.svg2'
Little Soccerball shade.svg27', 78'
Rapinoe Soccerball shade.svg48'
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Aug 3, 201421 Portland Thorns FC 1–0 Houston Dash Portland, Oregon
22:00Stadium: Providence Park
Aug 6, 201422 Seattle Reign FC 4–1 Houston Dash Seattle, Washington
22:00 Kawasumi Soccerball shade.svg31', 34'
Goebel Soccerball shade.svg40'
Little Soccerball shade.svg63'
Jackson Soccerball shade.svg83'Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Aug 9, 201423 Houston Dash 1–0 Sky Blue FC Houston, Texas
21:00Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Aug 17, 201424 Boston Breakers 1–0 Houston Dash Boston, Massachusetts
18:30Stadium: Harvard Stadium

Squad statistics

Key to positions: FW – Forward, MF – Midfielder, DF – Defender, GK – Goalkeeper

NPosPlayerGPGSMinGAWGShotSOGCroCKOffFoulFSYCRC
11MF Brittany Bock 1123000000000000
19FW Nina Burger 171597841117900109710
23DF Marissa Diggs 13111080110520004800
14MF Becky Edwards 23232070020178201293030
13MF Lindsay Elston 51206000220011000
3FW Whitney Engen 1111978000200101200
21DF Holly Hein 87657000000003710
21FW Melissa Henderson 98629000650011200
8MF Jordan Jackson 2013120621017816410900
25DF Meghan Klingenberg 77607000202603300
9MF Kaylyn Kyle 1918162602097106291420
30FW Ella Masar 181411523101710015221140
12FW Tiffany McCarty 201111484112415009111100
5MF Tori McCombs 1019000000001000
24MF Kelly McFarlane 135596010100009300
10MF Teresa Noyola 103431302760901300
22FW Stephanie Ochs 24191804020156173216900
7FW Kealia Ohai 232118174114622301417910
20DF Osinachi Ohale 191815551002200114441
15MF Dominique Richardson 2192000000000100
2MF Arianna Romero 211917650006410019810
6MF Rafaelle Souza 1665070105401010410
16DF Kika Toulouse 75375000320403200
26FW Nikki Washington 332470000001301200
NPosGoal keeperGPGSMinWLTShotSOGSavGAGA/GPenPKFSO
18GK Bianca Henninger 5540514069433391.8000
1GK Erin McLeod 20191755412324712083351.75232

Honors and awards

NWSL Player of the Week

WeekResultPlayerRef.
2Won Flag of Mexico.svg Teresa Noyola [83]

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