2016 season | |||
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President | Merritt Paulson | ||
Head coach | Mark Parsons | ||
Stadium | Providence Park Portland, Oregon (Capacity: 21,144) | ||
National Women's Soccer League | 1st | ||
NWSL Playoffs | Semifinals (eliminated by Western New York Flash) | ||
Top goalscorer | Nadia Nadim (9 goals) | ||
Highest home attendance | 21,144 (Sept. 11 vs. Western New York) [1] | ||
Lowest home attendance | 13,752 (Sept. 7 vs. Houston) [2] | ||
Average home league attendance | 16,945 [3] | ||
Biggest win | 5-1 (Sept. 4 vs. Boston Breakers) | ||
Biggest defeat | 0-3 (July 16 vs. Houston Dash) | ||
All statistics correct as of 9/26/2016. |
The 2016 season was the Portland Thorns FC's fourth season of existence in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top division of women's soccer in the United States. The Thorns finished first, winning the NWSL Shield, an improvement over their sixth-place finish in the 2015 season. They lost their opening game of the 2016 NWSL Championship tournament (playoffs).
The Thorns began their season at Providence Park as they faced off against expansion team Orlando Pride in the latter's inaugural match. Former Thorn Steph Catley was able to strike first for Orlando in the 12th minute. Portland would soon respond with goals from Dagný Brynjarsdóttir in the 25th minute and Linsey Horan in the 81st minute. Both goals would be assisted by captain Tobin Heath. Thorns FC would win their home opener 2-1.
For their last match in April, the Thorns traveled to Kansas City where they would receive a 1-1 draw. Shea Groom was able to strike first with a goal in the 30th minute; however, Lindsey Horan was able to level for the Thorns in the 78th minute, again assisted by Tobin Heath.
Position at the end of April
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | Portland Thorns FC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | NWSL Playoffs |
The Thorns began their month of May continuing their 4-game road spell against the Boston Breakers where Dagný Brynjarsdóttir scored the lone goal and Tobin Heath continued her assist streak to 4 in a row. The Thorns would end up winning 1-0.
The Thorns traveled to D.C. to take on the Washington Spirit. The team would end up drawing 0-0 with Tobin Heath acquiring two yellow cards, thus suspending her for the next match against local rivals Seattle Reign FC.
The Thorns finished their 4 away matches in Seattle as they faced off against Reign FC. Nadia Nadim would score her first of the season with an assist by Meg Morris; however, Seattle would respond within 3 minutes by a goal from Beverly Yanez, equalizing at 1-1. Both teams would settle for the draw.
In the first of a two-game home stand, the Thorns secured a 3-1 win over the then-first-place Washington Spirit. In their last game of the month, missing 6 starters due to USWNT call-ups, the Thorns played Seattle to a 0-0 draw.
Position at the end of May
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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2 | Portland Thorns FC | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 13 | NWSL Playoffs |
The Thorns began June with a two-game road trip, first holding on for a 1-1 draw with Chicago Red Stars and then prevailing 2-0 over Western New York Flash. French international Amandine Henry made her first appearance as a Thorn as a second-half substitute in that game.
The Thorns played a crucial match against Chicago Red Stars to determine who would remain in first place. The Thorns prevailed with a 2-0 win with goals from Christine Sinclair and Nadia Nadim with an assist from Henry, who also started for the first time for the club.
Continuing their unbeaten streak (11 games without a loss from the beginning of the season to the end of June), the Thorns traveled to Florida to take on Orlando Pride. The Thorns would win it 2-1, with goals from Dagný Brynjarsdóttir and Lindsey Horan.
Position at the end of June
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Portland Thorns FC | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 23 | NWSL Shield |
The Thorns opened July play without 6 starters due to USWNT and CanWNT Olympics preparations for a home game against Sky Blue. Amandine Henry would join the French national team after the game. The starting lineup included players who previously had seen limited professional minutes or even earning her first start. Sky Blue scored first and the Thorns came back to win 2-1 with goals from Dagný and Nadim to extend their season-opening unbeaten streak to 12 games.
For their second match for the month, the Thorns took on FC Kansas City at home. Now without 7 starting players and using their new amateur players (via a rule that allowed a team to bring in non-paid players when national players go on duty), the Thorns would suffer their first loss of the season, falling 2-1 with the only Thorns goal scorer being Kat Williamson, who was assisted by Dagný Brynjarsdóttir.
The Thorns then went on the road and continuing the stretch without their Olympians, this time also without Dagný as well, lost 3-0 to the 9th-place Houston Dash.
In their last game of both July and before the league-wide Olympics break, the Thorns hosted Seattle Reign at Providence Park. Playing their first 5-4-1 formation of the season, Mana Shim passed to Nadia Nadim who headed home the game's only goal and the Thorns remained in 1st place.
Position at the end of July
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Portland Thorns FC | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 29 | NWSL Shield |
Due to the Olympic Games in Brazil, NWSL did not schedule games most of the month. The Thorns traveled to Seattle at the end of the month and fell 3-1 to the Reign.
Position at the end of August
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | Portland Thorns FC | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 29 | NWSL Playoffs |
The Thorns started off their final month in NWSL League play on a busy week with 3 matches in 7 days. The team, fully reunited after the Olympics, hosted Boston Breakers where the Thorns took a dominating 5-1 victory, keeping them in the race for the NWSL Shield.
Continuing their busy week, Portland Thorns took on Houston Dash. In the 19th minute, Portland fans and team members learned from a message on the big screen that they had clinched a playoff berth with Seattle Reign's loss to Washington Spirit. The Thorns started off strong with a brace from Allie Long in the 26th and 71st minute, both goals assisted by Tobin Heath. Christine Sinclair would finish up by scoring in the 90th minute and shutting out Houston 3-0, giving goalkeeper Michelle Betos 4 clean sheets for the season so far.
To conclude the stretch of 3 games in 8 days, the Thorns played the Western New York Flash in front of their only sold-out crowd of the year, with 21,144 announced attendance. The Thorns went ahead 3-0 only to concede 2 goals within 4 minutes late in the game, but hung on to win and clinch a home playoff match.
On Sunday September 25, the Thorns clinched the NWSL Shield with a win over Sky Blue FC and a Washington Spirit loss to the Chicago Red Stars. The Thorns hosted Western New York Flash in the semi-finals for the NWSL Playoffs, losing a physical match 4-3 in overtime.
Position at the end of the season
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Portland Thorns FC | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 41 | NWSL Shield |
Competition | Record | Started Round | First Match | Last Match | Final Position | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
NWSL | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 60.00 | 1 | April 17, 2016 | September 25, 2016 | 1st |
NWSL Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 0.00 | Semi-finals | October 2, 2016 | October 2, 2016 | out |
Total | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 57.14 |
Providence Park Pre-season Tournament
Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
March 27, 2016Pre 1 | Portland Thorns FC | 0–2 | Seattle Reign FC | Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
14:30 (PST) | Horan 59' Nadim 90' | Report | Mathias 59' Solaun 75' Fishlock 77' | Stadium: Providence Park |
March 30, 2016Pre 2 | Portland Thorns FC | 3–0 | Oregon State University | Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
17:00 (PST) | Nadim 33', 58', 68' Bourille 71' | Report | Stadium: Providence Park |
April 2, 2016Pre 3 | Portland Thorns FC | 1–2 | Houston Dash | Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
14:30 (PST) | Franch 27' Berryhill 51' Brynjarsdottir 79' | Report | Beckie 83' Brooks 86' Ohai 90' | Stadium: Providence Park |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Seattle Reign | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
2 | Houston Dash | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
2 | Portland Thorns FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
4 | Oregon State University | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
April 17, 20161 | Portland Thorns FC | 2–1 | Orlando Pride | Portland, Oregon |
19:00 (PST) | Brynjarsdóttir 25' (Heath) 45' Horan 81' (Heath) Klingenberg 87' | Report | Catley 12' Alleway 78' Kyle 89' | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 16,073 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva |
April 23, 20162 | FC Kansas City | 1–1 | Portland Thorns FC | Kansas City, Missouri |
17:30 (PST) | Groom 30' (O'Reilly) 41' 47' | Report | Horan 78' (Heath) | Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 3,022 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
May 1, 20163 | Boston Breakers | 0–1 | Portland Thorns FC | Boston, Massachusetts |
14:00 (PST) | Schillgard 38' King 78' Ratcliffe 90' | Report | Brynjarsdóttir 79' (Heath) Horan 91+' | Stadium: Jordan Field Attendance: 3,698 Referee: Brandon Artis |
May 7, 20164 | Washington Spirit | 0–0 | Portland Thorns FC | Boyds, Maryland |
16:00 (PST) | Oyster 17' | Report | Sonnett 26' Heath 59' 88' Horan 90+5' | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 4,333 Referee: Chris Spivey |
May 14, 20165 | Seattle Reign FC | 1–1 | Portland Thorns FC | Seattle, Washington |
19:00 (PST) | Yanez 49' (Barnes) | Report | Nadim 46' (Morris) Horan 86' Morris 90' | Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 4,631 Referee: Matthew Kreitzer |
May 21, 20166 | Portland Thorns FC | 4–1 | Washington Spirit | Portland, Oregon |
19:00 (PST) | Horan 27' (Heath) 76' Kleiner 31' (o.g.) Heath 45' (Sinclair) Morris 78', 60' Sonnett 32' Nadim 61' | Report | Lohman 55' (Dunn) Nairn 61' | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 15,823 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva |
May 29, 20167 | Portland Thorns FC | 0–0 | Seattle Reign FC | Portland, Oregon |
16:00 (PST) | Report | Reed 84' | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 18,114 Referee: Greg Dopka |
June 12, 20168 | Chicago Red Stars | 1–1 | Portland Thorns FC | Bridgeview, Illinois |
15:00 (PST) | Christen Press 61' (Alyssa Mautz) Sofia Huerta 74' Alyssa Mautz 75' Arin Gilliland 84' | Report | Christine Sinclair 24' Nadia Nadim 88' | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 3,131 Referee: Levi Rippy |
June 17, 20169 | Western New York Flash | 0–2 | Portland Thorns FC | Rochester, New York |
16:00 (PST) | Mewis 47' Kennedy 55' Doniak 90' | Report | Sinclair 46' (Long) Nadim 73' (pen.) Raso 81' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 2,235 Referee: Victor Rivas |
June 22, 201610 | Portland Thorns FC | 2–0 | Chicago Red Stars | Portland, Oregon |
19:00 (PST) | Sinclair 6' Nadim 25' (Henry) | Report | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 16,931 Referee: Chipalo Street |
June 26, 201611 | Orlando Pride | 1–2 | Portland Thorns FC | Orlando, Florida |
14:00 (PST) | Alleway 43' Spencer 67' | Report | Brynjarsdóttir 80' (Sinclair) Horan 90' (Raso) Raso 90+2' | Stadium: Camping World Stadium Attendance: 7,143 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva |
July 2, 201612 | Portland Thorns FC | 2–1 | Sky Blue FC | Portland, Oregon |
19:30 (PST) | Brynjarsdóttir 38' (Nadim) Nadim 62' (pen.) Weber 66' | Report | Kai 30' (Lytle) Rampone 45+2' | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 14,287 Referee: Reyna Fonseca |
July 9, 201613 | Portland Thorns FC | 1–2 | FC Kansas City | Portland, Oregon |
19:30 (PST) | Williamson 76' (Brynjarsdóttir) Nadim 62' | Report | Groom 23' (McCarty), 54' (McCarty) Reed 51' Averbuch 90+3' | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 16,942 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
July 16, 201614 | Houston Dash | 3–0 | Portland Thorns FC | Houston, Texas |
TBD (PST) | Daly 7' (Ohai) Brooks 68' (Moros) Ohai 83' | Report | Shim 40' Raso 81' | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 5,561 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
July 30, 201615 | Portland Thorns FC | 1–0 | Seattle Reign FC | Portland, Oregon |
19:30 (PST) | Nadim 74' (Shim) | Report | Fishlock 61' | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 19,231 Referee: Malik Badawi |
August 27, 201616 | Seattle Reign FC | 3–1 | Portland Thorns FC | Seattle, Washington |
2pm (PST) | Melis 27' (Naho), 50' (Yanez) Barnes 54' Fishlock 65' Rapinoe 90+4' (Fishlock) | Report | Reynolds 71' Long 90+2' (Heath) | Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 5,888 Referee: Rosendo Martinez |
September 4, 201617 | Portland Thorns FC | 5–1 | Boston Breakers | Portland, Oregon |
16:00 (PST) | Sinclair 14' (Nadim) Long 48' (Sinclair) Nadim 41' (pen.), 79' (Long), 90+2' 90' | Report | King 84' (Beckmann) | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 17,152 Referee: Jon Freemon |
September 7, 201618 | Portland Thorns FC | 3–0 | Houston Dash | Portland, Oregon |
19:00 (PST) | Long 26' (Heath), 71' (Heath) Sinclair 90' | Report | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 13,752 Referee: Brandon Artis |
September 11, 201619 | Portland Thorns FC | 3–2 | Western New York Flash | Portland, Oregon |
18:30 (PST) | Nadim 27' (pen.) Sinclair 37' Heath 58' Brynjarsdóttir 69' (Heath) Betos 71' | Report | Hinkle 27' McDonald 77' (Eddy) Williams 80' (McDonald) | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Marco Vega |
September 25, 201620 | Sky Blue FC | 1–3 | Portland Thorns FC | Piscataway, New Jersey |
16:00 (PST) | Kai 6' (O'Hara) Grubka 59' | Report | Long 41' (Heath), 84' (Raso) Horan 57' (Nadim) | Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 3,780 Referee: Christina Unkel |
The 2016 NWSL Regular Season schedule was released on February 18, 2016. [4]
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 |
Last updated: September 25, 2016.
Source: Match reports
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Portland Thorns FC | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 41 | NWSL Shield |
2 | Washington Spirit | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 39 | NWSL Playoffs |
3 | Chicago Red Stars | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 33 | |
4 | Western New York Flash (C) | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 32 | |
5 | Seattle Reign FC | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 30 | |
6 | FC Kansas City | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 26 | |
7 | Sky Blue FC | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 26 | |
8 | Houston Dash | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 22 | |
9 | Orlando Pride | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 19 | |
10 | Boston Breakers | 20 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 47 | −33 | 11 |
Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
October 2, 2016 Semi-finals | Portland Thorns FC | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | Western New York Flash | Portland, Oregon |
14:00 (PST) | Sinclair 39' (Reynolds) Brynjarsdottir 75' Sonnett 78' Horan 106+' (Brynjarsdottir) Heath 114' | Report | Mewis 16' Kennedy 28' Doniak 38' (McDonald) Dahlkemper 76' Williams 98' Williams 104' (Mewis) Eddy 109' D'Angelo 121+' | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 20,086 Referee: Marco Vega |
Majority Owner & Chief Executive Officer | Merritt Paulson |
President of Business | Mike Golub |
General Manager / President of Soccer | Gavin Wilkinson |
Manager of Soccer Operations / Executive Assistant | Sarah Aschwald |
Position | Staff |
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Head Coach | Mark Parsons |
Assistant Coach | Tracy Hasson |
Assistant Coach | Sophie Clough |
Assistant Coach | Carly Copplestone |
Goalkeeping Coach | Nadine Angerer |
Fitness Coach | Garga Caserta |
Head Athletic Trainer | Robyn Hasegawa |
Athletic Trainer | Katie Donnelley |
Equipment Manager | Megan Lovich |
Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Providence Park (21,144 / 110x75 yards) |
Training Ground | Providence Park |
Source: Providence Park
The 2016 primary kits are their signature red color with a "spray on" black on the ends of the sleeves. The kits remain Nike and the sponsorship with their sponsor Providence Health and Services on the front.
The 2016 secondary kits feature the same style as the first kit, however instead of red, it is white with the "spray on" black sleeve style. The kit is also Nike and shows the Providence Health and Services sponsorship.
The Thorns do not have a third kit for 2016.
All players contracted to the club during the season included.
Last updated: August 30, 2016 [5] [6]
No. | Name | Nationality | Positions | Date of birth (age) | Year with Club (Year Signed) |
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Goalkeepers | |||||
18 | Michelle Betos | GK | February 20, 1988 | 3 (2014) | |
24 | Adrianna Franch | GK | November 12, 1990 | 1 (2016) | |
Defenders | |||||
2 | Katherine Reynolds | RB | September 14, 1987 | 1 (2016) | |
4 | Emily Menges | CB | July 28, 1992 | 3 (2014) | |
16 | Emily Sonnett | CB | November 25, 1993 | 1 (2016) | |
25 | Meghan Klingenberg | LB | August 2, 1988 | 1 (2016) | |
44 | Meg Morris | LB / FW | May 11, 1992 | 1 (2016) | |
Midfielders | |||||
6 | Meleana Shim | CM | September 25, 1991 | 4 (2013) | |
7 | Lindsey Horan (NTA) | CM | May 26, 1994 | 1 (2016) | |
10 | Allie Long | LW / CM | August 13, 1987 | 4 (2013) | |
11 | Dagný Brynjarsdóttir | MF | August 10, 1991 | 1 (2016) | |
15 | Kendall Johnson | MF / DF | April 24, 1991 | 2 (2015) | |
17 | Tobin Heath (NTA) | LW | May 29, 1988 | 4 (2013) | |
28 | Amandine Henry | CM | September 28, 1989 | 1 (2016) | |
30 | Celeste Boureille | MF | April 20, 1994 | 1 (2016) | |
Forwards | |||||
9 | Nadia Nadim | CF / RW | January 2, 1988 | 1 (2016) | |
12 | Christine Sinclair | CF | June 12, 1983 | 4 (2013) | |
21 | Hayley Raso | FW / RW | September 5, 1994 | 1 (2016) | |
26 | Mallory Weber | FW / CB | April 4, 1994 | 1 (2016) | |
Source: NWSL
Squad statistics are of regular season only
N | Pos | Player | GP | GS | Min | G | A | PK | Shot | SOG | SOG% | Cro | CK | Off | Foul | FS | YC | RC |
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20 | DF | McKenzie Berryhill | 5 | 2 | 182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
18 | GK | Michelle Betos | 14 | 14 | 1260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
30 | MF | Celeste Boureille | 6 | 5 | 466 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
11 | MF | Dagny Brynjarsdottir | 17 | 12 | 1068 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 62% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
27 | MF | Maureen Fitzgerald | 3 | 2 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
24 | GK | Adrianna Franch | 6 | 6 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | MF | Tobin Heath | 14 | 13 | 1158 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 33 | 18 | 55% | 6 | 61 | 6 | 25 | 30 | 2 | 1 |
28 | MF | Amandine Henry | 9 | 8 | 638 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 20% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
7 | MF | Lindsey Horan | 15 | 15 | 1303 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 17 | 59% | 2 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 0 |
25 | DF | Meghan Klingenberg | 14 | 14 | 1259 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 50% | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
32 | DF | Sam Lofton | 3 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
10 | MF | Allie Long | 15 | 15 | 1350 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 14 | 48% | 2 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
4 | DF | Emily Menges | 20 | 20 | 1800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
44 | DF | Meg Morris | 7 | 3 | 274 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
9 | FW | Nadia Nadim | 20 | 20 | 1649 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 17 | 43% | 2 | 15 | 18 | 32 | 21 | 4 | 0 |
29 | DF | Shade Pratt | 5 | 1 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
21 | FW | Hayley Raso | 20 | 6 | 757 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 27% | 1 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 0 |
2 | DF | Katherine Reynolds | 20 | 18 | 1672 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
6 | MF | Mana Shim | 14 | 9 | 814 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 29% | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
12 | FW | Christine Sinclair | 11 | 10 | 826 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 57% | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
22 | DF | Jennifer Skogerboe | 3 | 2 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
16 | DF | Emily Sonnett | 15 | 15 | 1350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
26 | DF | Mallory Weber | 13 | 7 | 697 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 25% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
5 | DF | Kat Williamson | 5 | 3 | 196 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Team Total | 20 | — | 19798 | 34 | 23 | 4 | 220 | 104 | 47% | 18 | 82 | 57 | 222 | 179 | 23 | 1 |
N | Pos | Goal keeper | GP | GS | Min | GA | GA/G | PKA | PKF | Shot | SOG | Sav | Sav% | YC | RC |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18 | GK | Michelle Betos | 14 | 14 | 1260 | 16 | 1.14 | 0 | 1 | 165 | 66 | 50 | 76% | 1 | 0 |
24 | GK | Adrianna Franch | 6 | 6 | 540 | 3 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 22 | 19 | 86% | 0 | 0 |
Team Total | 20 | — | 1800 | 19 | 0.95 | 0 | 1 | 227 | 88 | 69 | 78% | 1 | 0 |
Date | Player | Positions Played | Previous club | Notes | Ref |
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January 13, 2016 | Lindsey Horan | FW | Paris Saint-Germain | U.S. Women's National Team allocation process | [7] |
Date | Player | Positions Played | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref |
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November 2, 2015 | Meghan Klingenberg | DF | Orlando Pride | Part of trade for Alex Morgan and Kaylyn Kyle. | [8] |
December 10, 2015 | Adrianna Franch | GK | Orlando Pride | Part of trade for Steph Catley. | [9] |
January 19, 2016 | Nadia Nadim | FW | Sky Blue FC | Traded for the second overall pick in 2016 and a 2017 first and conditional fourth-round pick. | [10] |
February 2, 2016 | Katherine Reynolds | DF | Washington Spirit | Traded for Alyssa Kleiner. | [11] |
March 16, 2016 | Amandine Henry | MF | Olympique Lyonnais | [12] | |
April 15, 2016 | Celeste Boureille | MF | [13] | ||
April 16, 2016 | Hayley Raso | FW | Washington Spirit | Signed off waivers. | [13] |
April 27, 2016 | Meg Morris | DF / FW | Sky Blue FC | [14] | |
July 1, 2016 | Jennifer Skogerboe | DF | FC Slovácko | [15] |
Date | Player | Positions Played | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref |
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Date | Player | Positions Played | Destination club | Fee/notes | Ref |
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September 24, 2015 | Michelle Betos | GK | Sydney FC | Will return for the start of the 2016 season. | [16] |
October 6, 2015 | Steph Catley | DF | Melbourne City FC | Was set to return for the start of the 2016 season. Traded. | [17] |
October 6, 2015 | Kendall Johnson | DF | Western Sydney Wanderers | Will return for the start of the 2016 season. | [17] |
October 6, 2015 | Clare Polkinghorne | DF | Brisbane Roar | Will return for the start of the 2016 season. | [17] |
October 6, 2015 | Lianne Sanderson | MF | Apollon Limassol | Was set to return for the start of the 2016 season. Selected in Expansion Draft. | [17] |
October 6, 2015 | Mana Shim | MF | Iga Football Club Kunoichi | Will return for the start of the 2016 season. | [17] |
Date | Player | Positions Played | Destination club | Fee/notes | Ref |
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October 21, 2015 | Genoveva Añonma | FW | N/A | Waived. | [18] |
October 26, 2015 | Alex Morgan | FW | Orlando Pride | Part of trade for first Expansion Draft selection, first round College Draft selection, and international roster spot. | [19] |
October 26, 2015 | Kaylyn Kyle | MF | Orlando Pride | Part of trade for first Expansion Draft selection, first round College Draft selection, and international roster spot. | [19] |
November 2, 2015 | Lianne Sanderson | MF | Orlando Pride | Selected in Expansion Draft. | [20] |
December 10, 2015 | Steph Catley | DF | Orlando Pride | Part of trade for Adrianna Franch. | [21] |
February 2, 2016 | Alyssa Kleiner | DF | Washington Spirit | Traded for Katherine Reynolds. | [22] |
February 8, 2016 | Rhian Wilkinson | DF | N/A | No longer allocated. Released. | [23] |
March 24, 2016 | Jodie Taylor | FW | Arsenal Ladies | [24] | |
August 30, 2016 | McKenzie Berryhill | DF | Orlando Pride | Waived. Claimed off waivers by Pride. | [25] [26] |
Date | Player | Positions Played | Year with Club (Year Signed) | Notes | Ref |
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1 (1) | Emily Sonnett | DF | Virginia Cavaliers | [27] | |
3 (21) | McKenzie Berryhill | DF | Arizona State Sun Devils | [27] |
The draft was held on January 15, 2016.
Date | Name | Position | Previous club | Notes | Ref |
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Ten Thorns players have been called up to play for their national teams during this season.
Team | Players |
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United States | Meghan Klingenberg, Tobin Heath, Emily Sonnett, Lindsey Horan, Allie Long |
Canada | Christine Sinclair |
Iceland | Dagný Brynjarsdóttir |
Denmark | Nadia Nadim |
France | Amandine Henry |
No. | Pos. | Name | NWSL | NWSL Playoffs | Total | |||||||||
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2 | DF | Katherine Reynolds | 17 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
4 | DF | Emily Menges | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
5 | DF | Kat Williamson | 4 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
6 | MF | Meleana Shim | 9 (5) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 (5) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
7 | MF | Lindsey Horan | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
9 | FW | Nadia Nadim | 19 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
10 | MF | Allie Long | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
11 | MF | Dagný Brynjarsdóttir | 12 (4) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 (4) | 5 | 1 | 0 |
12 | FW | Christine Sinclair | 9 (1) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 (1) | 6 | 0 | 0 |
15 | MF | Kendall Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | DF | Emily Sonnett | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
17 | MF | Tobin Heath | 12 (1) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 (1) | 1 | 2 | 1 |
18 | GK | Michelle Betos | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
21 | FW | Hayley Raso | 6 (13) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (13) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
22 | DF | Jennifer Skogerboe | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | GK | Adrianna Franch | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | DF | Meghan Klingenberg | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
26 | FW | Mallory Weber | 7 (6) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 (6) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
27 | MF | Maureen Fitzgerald | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
28 | MF | Amandine Henry | 7 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
29 | FW | Shade Pratt | 1 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
30 | MF | Celeste Boureille | 5 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32 | DF | Samantha Lofton | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
44 | MF | Meg Morris | 3 (4) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (4) | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Players who were transferred/waived from the club during active season or on loan | ||||||||||||||
20 | DF | McKenzie Berryhill | 2 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: September 11, 2016.
Source: NWSL statistics
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MIN | GA | GAA | SV | MIN | GA | GAA | SV | MIN | GA | GAA | SV | ||
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18 | Michelle Betos | 1170 | 15 | 1.15 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1170 | 15 | 1.15 | 48 |
24 | Adrianna Franch | 540 | 3 | 0.50 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 540 | 3 | 0.50 | 19 |
TOTALS | 1620 | 16 | 0.89 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1710 | 18 | 0.95 | 67 |
Last updated: September 11, 2016.
Source: NWSL statistics
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The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | NWSL | NWSL Playoffs | Total |
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1 | F | 9 | Nadia Nadim | 9 | 0 | 9 |
2 | F | 12 | Christine Sinclair | 6 | 0 | 6 |
3 | MF | 11 | Dagný Brynjarsdóttir | 5 | 0 | 5 |
4 | MF | 7 | Lindsey Horan | 4 | 0 | 4 |
MF | 10 | Allie Long | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
6 | DF | 5 | Kat Williamson | 1 | 0 | 1 |
MF | 17 | Tobin Heath | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
DF | 44 | Meg Morris | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Own goals | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
Total | 32 | 0 | 32 |
Last updated: September 11, 2016.
Source: NWSL statistics
The list is sorted by shirt number when total assists are equal.
Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | NWSL | NWSL Playoffs | Total |
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1 | MF | 17 | Tobin Heath | 9 | 0 | 9 |
2 | FW | 9 | Nadia Nadim | 2 | 0 | 2 |
MF | 10 | Allie Long | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
FW | 12 | Christine Sinclair | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
5 | MF | 6 | Meleana Shim | 1 | 0 | 1 |
MF | 11 | Dagný Brynjarsdóttir | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
FW | 21 | Hayley Raso | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | 28 | Amandine Henry | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | 44 | Meg Morris | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
TOTALS | 20 | 0 | 20 |
Last updated: September 11, 2016.
Source: NWSL statistics
The list is sorted by shirt number when total appearances are equal.
Rnk | No. | Player | NWSL | NWSL Playoffs | Total |
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1 | 18 | Michelle Betos | 4 | 0 | 4 |
24 | Adrianna Franch | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
TOTALS | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Last updated: September 7, 2016.
Source: NWSL statistics
Games played | 20 (20 NWSL) |
Games won | 12 (12 NWSL) |
Games drawn | 5 (5 NWSL) |
Games lost | 3 (3 NWSL) |
Goals scored | 35 (35 NWSL) |
Goals conceded | 19 (19 NWSL) |
Goal difference | +16 (+16 NWSL) |
Clean sheets | 7 (7 NWSL) |
Yellow cards | 23 (23 NWSL) |
Red cards | 1 (1 NWSL) |
Most appearances | 20 Appearances (Emily Menges, Nadia Nadim, Katherine Reynolds, Hayley Raso) |
Top scorer | (9) (Nadia Nadim) |
Top assists | (10) (Tobin Heath) |
Top clean sheets | (4) (Michelle Betos) |
Winning Percentage | Overall: 12/20 (60.00%) |
Last updated: September 25, 2016.
Source: NWSL statistics
Month | Result | Player | Ref |
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April | Won | Tobin Heath | [28] [29] |
June | Won | Christine Sinclair | [30] |
September | Won | Allie Long | [31] |
Week | Result | Player | Ref |
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6 | Won | Tobin Heath | [32] |
19 | Won | Allie Long | [33] |
Week | Result | Player | Ref |
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6 | Won | Tobin Heath | [34] |
11 | Won | Dagný Brynjarsdóttir | [35] |
Week | Result | Player | Ref |
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1 | Won | Michelle Betos | [36] |
7 | Won | Katherine Reynolds | [37] |
12 | Won | Michelle Betos | [38] |
13 | Won | Michelle Betos | [39] |
15 | Won | Michelle Betos | [40] |
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