2016 Houston Dash season

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Houston Dash
2016 season
Managing Director Brian Ching
Head coach Randy Waldrum
Stadium BBVA Compass Stadium
NWSL 8th
NWSL ChampionshipDid not qualify
Top goalscorer Kealia Ohai (11)
Highest home attendance7,440
(April 16 vs. Chicago)
Lowest home attendance4,329
(July 30 vs. Western New York)
Average home league attendance5,696
Biggest win3–0 (July 16 vs. Portland);
4–1 (Sept. 11 vs. Boston)
Biggest defeat0–3 (Sept. 7 at Portland)
  2015
2017  
All statistics correct as of December 21, 2016.

The 2016 season is the Houston Dash's third season as an American professional women's soccer team in the NWSL.

Contents

Club

Coaching staff

PositionStaff
Head Coach Flag of the United States.svg Randy Waldrum
Assistant coach Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Galvao
Assistant coach Flag of the United States.svg Hiro Suzuki
Goalkeeper coach Flag of the United States.svg Tom Brown
Athletic Trainer Flag of the United States.svg Kristy Chavez
Massage Therapist Flag of the United States.svg Wes Speights

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Bianca Henninger
2 DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Poliana Barbosa Medeiros
3 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Rachel Daly
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Rebecca Moros
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cari Roccaro
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Morgan Brian
7 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kealia Ohai
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chioma Ubogagu
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Carli Lloyd
11 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Janine Beckie
No.Pos.NationPlayer
12 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Amber Brooks
13 DF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Denise O'Sullivan
15 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Allysha Chapman
17 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Andressa Machry
18 GK Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Lydia Williams
21 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Melissa Henderson
22 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Stephanie Ochs
23 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cami Privett
24 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Ellie Brush
27 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Caity Heap

Standings and Match Results

Preseason

March 191 Houston Dash 4–2 Baylor Bears Houston
3:00 p.m. CT Daly Soccerball shade.svg, Soccerball shade.svg
Heap Soccerball shade.svg
Beckie Soccerball shade.svg
Report Soccerball shade.svg
Soccerball shade.svg?' (o.g.)
Stadium: Houston Sports Park
Note: Played in three 30-minute periods.
Apr 24 Portland Thorns FC 1-2 Houston Dash Portland, Oregon
Stadium: Providence Park
April 84 Texas A&M Aggies 0–5 Houston Dash College Station
8:00 p.m. CT HOU Report
TAMU Report
Daly Soccerball shade.svg14', 27'
Ubogagu Soccerball shade.svg20', 88'
Brooks Soccerball shade.svg35'
Stadium: Ellis Field
Attendance: 1,000+

Friendlies

National Women's Soccer League

League standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Portland Thorns FC 2012533519+1641 NWSL Shield
2 Washington Spirit 2012353021+939 NWSL Playoffs
3 Chicago Red Stars 209652420+433
4 Western New York Flash (C)209564026+1432
5 Seattle Reign FC 208662921+830
6 FC Kansas City 207581820226
7 Sky Blue FC 207582430626
8 Houston Dash 2064102929022
9 Orlando Pride 20611320301019
10 Boston Breakers 20321514473311
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
2064102929 0224342216 +6216713 −6

Last updated: September 25, 2016.
Source: National Women's Soccer League

Results by matchday
Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920
StadiumHAHAAHAHAAHAHHAAHAHH
ResultWLDWLLLLLLWDDLDWWLWL
Position [n 1] 15346889999999987988
Updated to match(es) played on September 25, 2016. Source: HoustonDashSoccer.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

April 161 Houston Dash 3–1 Chicago Red Stars Houston
7:30 p.m. CT Daly Soccerball shade.svg22'
Lloyd Soccerball shade.svg51' (Daly)
Beckie Soccerball shade.svg53' (Ohai)
Report Press Soccerball shade.svg13'Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 7,440
Referee: Chris Spivey
April 232 Orlando Pride 3–1 Houston Dash Orlando, Florida
6:30 p.m. CT Andressa Soccerball shade.svg46' (o.g.)
Sanderson Soccerball shade.svg57'
Morgan Soccerball shade.svg61'
Report Andressa Soccerball shade.svg75'Stadium: Camping World Stadium
Attendance: 23,403
Referee: Brandon Artis
April 293 Houston Dash 0–0 Sky Blue FC Houston
7:30 p.m. CT Report Rodriguez Yellow card.svg 32'Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 5,081
Referee: Reyna Fonseca
May 74 FC Kansas City 1–2 Houston Dash Kansas City, Missouri
7:30 p.m. CT Yael Averbuch Soccerball shade.svg87' Report Daly Yellow card.svg 45'
O'Sullivan Soccerball shade.svg69' (Ubogagu)
Ubogagu Soccerball shade.svg70' (Daly)
Brush Yellow card.svg 82'
Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 3,282
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
May 145 Washington Spirit 1–0 Houston Dash Boyds, Maryland
6:00 p.m. CT Lohman Soccerball shade.svg39' (Nairn)
Kleiner Yellow card.svg 66'
Krieger Yellow card.svg 89'
Report Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 3,545
Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic
May 206 Houston Dash 0–1 Orlando Pride Houston
7:30 p.m. CT Report
Report
Edmonds Soccerball shade.svg81' (Sanderson)Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 6,293
Referee: Greg Dopka
May 27 Houston Dash PPD Washington Spirit Houston
7:30 p.m. CT Announcement Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Note: rescheduled to August 18 due to inclement weather.
June 127 Seattle Reign FC 1–0 Houston Dash Seattle, Washington
6:00 p.m. CT Solaun Soccerball shade.svg66' (Yanez) Report Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,682
Referee: Marco Vega
June 198 Houston Dash 0–1 FC Kansas City Houston, Texas
7:30 p.m. CT Roccaro Yellow card.svg 89' Report Sauerbrunn Soccerball shade.svg80'Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 4,570
Referee: Matthew Franz
Thu June 239 Orlando Pride 1–0 Houston Dash Orlando, Florida
6:30 p.m. CT Spencer Soccerball shade.svg92+' (Hagen) Report Stadium: Camping World Stadium
Attendance: 6,870
Referee: Marco Vega
July 910 Sky Blue FC 1–0 Houston Dash Piscataway, New Jersey
6:00 p.m. CT Lytle Soccerball shade.svg54' (Killion)
Kai Yellow card.svg 55'
Report Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 1,732
Referee: Cuauhtemoc Delgadillo
July 1611 Houston Dash 3–0 Portland Thorns FC Houston
7:30 p.m. Rachel Daly Soccerball shade.svg7' (Kealia Ohai)
Amber Brooks Soccerball shade.svg68' (Becca Moros)
Kealia Ohai Soccerball shade.svg83' (unassisted)
Report Mana Shim Yellow card.svg 40'
Hayley Raso Yellow card.svg 81'
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 5,661
Referee: Danielle Chesky
July 3013 Houston Dash 3–3 Western New York Flash Houston
7:30 p.m. Rachel Daly Soccerball shade.svg31' (unassisted)
Kealia Ohai Soccerball shade.svg47' (unassisted)
Kealia Ohai Soccerball shade.svg63' (Stephanie Ochs)
Caity Heap Yellow card.svg 89'
Report Lianne Sanderson Soccerball shade.svg3' (Lynn Williams)
Jessica McDonald Soccerball shade.svg70' (Lynn Williams)
Lynn Williams Soccerball shade.svg90+3' (Jessica McDonald)
Jaelene Hinkle Yellow card.svg 90+3'
Abby Dahlkemper Yellow card.svg 90+6'
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 4,329
Referee: Matthew Franz
Thu August 1814 Houston Dash 1–2 Washington Spirit Houston
7:00 p.m. CT Kealia Ohai Soccerball shade.svg90' (Stephanie Ochs) Report Christine Nairn Soccerball shade.svg30' (pen.), 63' (unassisted)Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 5,012
Referee: Christina Unkel
Note: rescheduled from May 27
August 2715 Houston Dash 2–2 Western New York Flash Houston
6:00 p.m. CT Denise O'Sullivan Soccerball shade.svg28' (Janine Beckie)Yellow card.svg 41'
Kealia Ohai Soccerball shade.svg34' (unasssited)
Rachel Daly Yellow card.svg 86'
Report Lianne Sanderson Soccerball shade.svg36' (Lynn Williams)
Makenzy Doniak Soccerball shade.svg58' (L Williams)
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 4,329
Referee: Matthew Franz
August 3116 Boston Breakers 1–3 Houston Dash Boston, Massachusetts
7:00 p.m. CT Natasha Dowie Soccerball shade.svg91+' Report Kealia Ohai Soccerball shade.svg3' (C Lloyd), 33' (unassisted)
Carli Lloyd Soccerball shade.svg62'
Stadium: Jordan Field
Attendance: 3,762
Referee: Jasmine Peralta
September 317 Houston Dash 4–2 Orlando Pride Houston
7:30 p.m. CT Janine Beckie Soccerball shade.svg24' (Carli Lloyd)
Polina Soccerball shade.svg49' (unassisted)
Kealia Ohai Soccerball shade.svg62' (unassisted), 95+' (J Becky)
Cari Roccaro Yellow card.svg 76'
Amber Brooks Yellow card.svg 79'
Report Alex Morgan Soccerball shade.svg80' (K Edmonds)Yellow card.svg 78'
Kristen Edmonds Soccerball shade.svg87' (unassisted)
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 6,819
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva
September 718 Portland Thorns FC 3–0 Houston Dash Portland, Oregon
9:00 p.m. CT Allie Long Soccerball shade.svg26' (Tobin Heath), 71' (T Heath)
Christine Sinclair Soccerball shade.svg90'
Report Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 13,752
Referee: Brandon Artis
September 1119 Houston Dash 4–1 Boston Breakers Houston
6:00 p.m. CT Janine Beckie Soccerball shade.svg26' (Carli Lloyd)
Kealia Ohai Soccerball shade.svg35' (Janine Beckie)
Andressa Machry Yellow card.svg 55'
Carli Lloyd Soccerball shade.svg78' (Kealia Ohai)
Carli Lloyd Soccerball shade.svg81' (penalty)
Report Elise Krieghoff Soccerball shade.svg76' (unassisted)Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 6,107
Referee: Levi Rippy
September 2520 Houston Dash 2–3 Seattle Reign FC Houston
8:30 p.m. CT Kealia Ohai Soccerball shade.svg39' (unassisted)
Carli Lloyd Soccerball shade.svg42' (Denise O'Sullivan)
Report Merritt Mathias Yellow card.svg 13'
Manon Melis Soccerball shade.svg60' (Jessica Fishlock)
Kim Little Soccerball shade.svg76' (Jessica Fishlock)
Beverly Yanez Soccerball shade.svg82' (Carson Pickett)
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 5,651
Referee: Farhad Dadkho

Awards

NWSL Yearly Awards

NWSL Team of the Year

TeamPositionPlayerRef.
Best XIForward Flag of the United States.svg Kealia Ohai [1]

NWSL Weekly Awards

NWSL Player of the Week

WeekResultPlayerRef.
1Won Flag of England.svg Rachel Daly [2]
4Won Flag of England.svg Chioma Ubogagu [3]
15Won Flag of the United States.svg Kealia Ohai [4]
17Won Flag of the United States.svg Kealia Ohai [5]

NWSL Goal of the Week

WeekResultPlayerRef.
14Won Flag of England.svg Rachel Daly [6]
15Won Flag of England.svg Rachel Daly [7]
19Won Flag of the United States.svg Kealia Ohai [8]

NWSL Save of the Week

WeekResultPlayerRef.
5Won Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lydia Williams [9]
19Won Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lydia Williams [10]

Squad statistics

Source: NWSL

NPosPlayerGPGSMinGAPKShotSOGSOG%CroCKOffFoulFSYCRC
2DFPoliana Barbosa1515132410015960%12310410
11FWJanine Beckie141191632019737%4173500
6MFMorgan Brian131310010008338%016251100
12MFAmber Brooks1911108410010220%00120710
24DFEllie Brush1515134000011100%00012740
15DFAllysha Chapman987100002150%0004610
25MFMegan Crosson4111400011100%01101210
3FWRachel Daly16121186440411639%2119201620
19MFTessa Florio-Gavilsky3055000200%0011200
27MFCaity Heap62127000200%0003320
21FWMelissa Henderson74321000000825400
1GKBianca Henninger55450000000000100
10MFCarli Lloyd77553531271037%0376400
17MFAndressa Machry1515129811022732%3370122610
4DFBecca Moros171715200304250%01013700
13MFDenise O'Sullivan18141315250261142%012161410
22DFStephanie Ochs1233850207343%2833300
7FWKealia Ohai201816221140513161%613181000
23MFCami Privett151110590004250%0008810
5DFCari Roccaro15141264000000106320
9FWChioma Ubogagu15980611023939%3099600
18GKLydia Williams15151350000000100100
Team Total20198002923126511543%219287165150170
NPosGoal keeperGPGSMinGAGA/GPKAPKFShotSOGSavSav%YCRC
1GKBianca Henninger5545071.401161221464%00
18GKLydia Williams15151350221.4711175836275%00
Team Total201800291.45222361057672%00

Notes

  1. Houston Dash's position in the league at the end of match day

References

  1. "NATIONAL WOMEN'S SOCCER LEAGUE ANNOUNCES 2016 BEST XI". NWSL. October 7, 2016. Archived from the original on October 7, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  2. Blakely, Chris (May 4, 2016). "Kim Little named NWSL Player of the Week for second straight week". Vavel. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  3. "HOUSTON DASH'S CHIOMA UBOGAGU VOTED PLAYER OF THE WEEK". NWSL. May 10, 2016. Archived from the original on May 1, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  4. "HOUSTON DASH FORWARD KEALIA OHAI VOTED NWSL PLAYER OF THE WEEK". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. August 2, 2016. Archived from the original on September 21, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  5. "HOUSTON DASH FORWARD KEALIA OHAI VOTED NWSL PLAYER OF THE WEEK". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. September 6, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  6. "Goal of the Week Winner: Rachel Daly – Week 14". YouTube.com. NWSL. July 26, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  7. "Goal of the Week Winner: Rachel Daly – Week 15". YouTube.com. NWSL. August 3, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  8. "Goal of the Week Winner: Kealia Ohai – Week 19". youtube.com. NWSLsoccer. September 28, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  9. "Congrats to @HoustonDash's @lydsaussie on her save being selected by the fans as #NWSL Save of the Week – Week 5!". Twitter.com. NWSL. May 20, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  10. "Save of the Week Winner: Lydia Williams – Week 19". youtube.com. NWSLsoccer. September 28, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.

See also