2018 season | |||
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Managing Director | Brian Ching | ||
Head coach | Vera Pauw | ||
Stadium | BBVA Compass Stadium | ||
The 2018 Houston Dash season was the team's fifth season as an American professional women's soccer team in the National Women's Soccer League. Before the start of the 2018 season Vera Pauw was appointed as head coach. [1]
Players and squad numbers last updated on June 20, 2018. [2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | North Carolina Courage (C) | 24 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 53 | 17 | +36 | 57 | NWSL Shield |
2 | Portland Thorns FC | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 28 | +12 | 42 | NWSL Playoffs |
3 | Seattle Reign FC | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 41 | |
4 | Chicago Red Stars | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 37 | |
5 | Utah Royals FC | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 35 | |
6 | Houston Dash | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 32 | |
7 | Orlando Pride | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 30 | |
8 | Washington Spirit | 24 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 35 | −23 | 11 | |
9 | Sky Blue FC | 24 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 52 | −31 | 9 |
Mar 2 | Texas A&M | 0–1 | Houston Dash | College Station |
Report | Heap ![]() | Stadium: Ellis Field (Texas A&M) |
Mar 11Thorns Spring Invitational | United States U-23 | 1–2 | Houston Dash | Portland, Oregon |
1:30 PM CDT | Report | Latsko ![]() Brooks ![]() | Stadium: Merlo Field |
Mar 14Thorns Spring Invitational | Chicago Red Stars | 1–0 | Houston Dash | Portland, Oregon |
3:30 PM CDT | Huerta ![]() | Stadium: Merlo Field |
Mar 17Thorns Spring Invitational | Portland Thorns FC | 0–0 | Houston Dash | Portland, Oregon |
9:30 PM CDT | Report | Stadium: Merlo Field Attendance: 3,119 |
Sun 25 Mar 20181 | Houston Dash | 1–1 | Chicago Red Stars | Houston, Texas |
4 PM CT | Keever ![]() Brooks ![]() | Report | Naughton ![]() Comeau ![]() | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 5,846 |
Fri 30 Mar 20182 | Houston Dash | 0–0 | Utah Royals FC | Houston, Texas |
7 PM CT | Report | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 3,433 |
Wed 18 Apr 20183 | Chicago Red Stars | 3–0 | Houston Dash | Bridgeview, Illinois |
6:30 PM CT | Mewis ![]() Gilliland ![]() Kaskie ![]() Huerta ![]() Johnson ![]() | Report | Keever ![]() Brooks ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 2,327 |
Sun 22 Apr 20184 | Orlando Pride | 1–0 | Houston Dash | Orlando, Florida |
5 PM ET | Ubogagu ![]() | Report | Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 3,890 |
Sat 28 Apr 20185 | Houston Dash | 0–2 | North Carolina Courage | Houston, Texas |
2:30 PM CT | Report | Dunn ![]() Hamilton ![]() Mathias ![]() | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium | |
Note: Televised on Lifetime. |
Sat 5 May 20186 | Sky Blue FC | 2–3 | Houston Dash | Piscataway, New Jersey |
7 PM ET | Johnson ![]() McCaskill ![]() | Report | Prince ![]() Daly ![]() ![]() Latsko ![]() | Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 2,065 |
Wed 9 May 20187 | Houston Dash | 1–1 | Portland Thorns FC | Houston, Texas |
7 PM ET | Simon ![]() Van Wyk ![]() | Report | Crnogorčević ![]() | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 2,668 |
Sat 12 May 20188 | Chicago Red Stars | 2–2 | Houston Dash | Bridgeview, Illinois |
7 PM CT | Kerr ![]() Johnson ![]() Comeau ![]() Huerta ![]() | Report | Daly ![]() Mewis ![]() Ohai ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 2,372 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
Sat 19 May 20189 | Utah Royals FC | 1–0 | Houston Dash | Sandy, Utah |
1:30 PM MT | Elby ![]() Tymrak ![]() Matheson ![]() | Report | Daly ![]() | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 8,323 Referee: Eric Tattersall |
Note: Televised on Lifetime. |
Wed 23 May 201810 | Houston Dash | 2–1 | Seattle Reign FC | Houston, Texas |
7 PM CT | Mewis ![]() Latsko ![]() | Report | Yanez ![]() McNabb ![]() | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 2,376 |
Sun 27 May 201811 | Houston Dash | 3–2 | Washington Spirit | Houston, Texas |
5 PM CT | Daly ![]() ![]() Ohai ![]() | Report | Dougherty Howard ![]() Ordega ![]() Banini ![]() Hatch ![]() | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 4,045 |
Sun 3 Jun 201812 | Houston Dash | 1–1 | North Carolina Courage | Houston, Texas |
7:30 PM CT | Ohai ![]() Daly ![]() Kgatlana ![]() | Report | Williams ![]() Crouse ![]() | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 2,941 Referee: Natalie Simon |
Fri 22 Jun 201813 | Houston Dash | 1–3 | Portland Thorns FC | Houston, Texas |
7:30 PM CT | Huerta ![]() Simon ![]() | Report | Heath ![]() Crnogorčević ![]() Sinclair ![]() | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 3,480 |
Wed 27 Jun 201814 | Orlando Pride | 1–2 | Houston Dash | Orlando, Florida |
7:30 PM | Morgan ![]() Pickett ![]() Monica ![]() Nairn ![]() Leroux ![]() | Report | Chapman ![]() Ohai ![]() Huerta ![]() | Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 3,215 |
Sat 7 Jul 201815 | Seattle Reign FC | 3–1 | Houston Dash | Seattle, Washington |
7 PM PT | Taylor ![]() Rapinoe ![]() Long ![]() Rapinoe ![]() | Report | Brooks ![]() Chapman ![]() | Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 3,172 |
Wed 11 Jul 201816 | Houston Dash | 3–1 | Orlando Pride | Houston, Texas |
7:30 PM CT | Daly ![]() Hanson ![]() Kgatlana ![]() | Report | Leroux ![]() Ubogagu ![]() Zadorsky ![]() Marta ![]() | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 3,308 |
Sun 15 Jul 201817 | Portland Thorns FC | 3–1 | Houston Dash | Portland, Oregon |
8 PM PT | Horan ![]() Crnogorčević ![]() | Report | Ohai ![]() | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 15,327 Referee: Eric Tattersall |
Sun 22 Jul 201818 | Washington Spirit | 0–1 | Houston Dash | Boyds, Maryland |
10 AM ET | Report | Daly ![]() | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 3,623 | |
Note: Game was originally scheduled for July 21, was rescheduled due to poor weather conditions |
Sun 5 Aug 201819 | Houston Dash | 1–2 | Utah Royals FC | Houston, Texas |
7:30 PM CT | Latsko ![]() Huerta ![]() | Report | Press ![]() Stengel ![]() | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 3,907 |
Sat 11 Aug 201820 | Sky Blue FC | 1–2 | Houston Dash | Piscataway, New Jersey |
7 PM ET | Tiernan ![]() | Report | Daly ![]() | Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 2,126 |
Fri 17 Aug 201821 | Houston Dash | 4–0 | Washington Spirit | Houston, Texas |
7:30 PM CT | Ohai ![]() Huerta ![]() Simon ![]() | Report | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 3,007 |
Tue 21 Aug 201822 | Seattle Reign FC | 2–0 | Houston Dash | Seattle, Washington |
7:30 PM PT | Oyster ![]() Taylor ![]() | Box Report | Brooks ![]() | Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 3,193 |
Sat 25 Aug 201823 | Houston Dash | 6–1 | Sky Blue FC | Houston, Texas |
7:30 PM CT | Motlhalo ![]() Latsko ![]() Huerta ![]() Daly ![]() Hanson ![]() Kgatlana ![]() | Report | Dorsey ![]() | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 4,257 |
Sat 8 Sep 201824 | North Carolina Courage | 5–0 | Houston Dash | Cary, North Carolina |
7 PM ET | Jessica McDonald ![]() Crystal Dunn ![]() Williams ![]() Hamilton ![]() | Report | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 9,505 |
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | NWSL | ||||
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Apps | Goals | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | ||||
Goalkeepers | ||||||||
1 | GK | ![]() | Jane Campbell | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
30 | GK | ![]() | Bianca Henninger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | GK | ![]() | Sammy Jo Prudhomme | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defenders | ||||||||
4 | DF | ![]() | Allysha Chapman | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
8 | DF | ![]() | Clare Polkinghorne | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | DF | ![]() | Amber Brooks | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
18 | DF | ![]() | Kimberly Keever | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
55 | DF | ![]() | Janine van Wyk | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Midfielders | ||||||||
9 | MF | ![]() | Haley Hanson | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
21 | MF | ![]() | Taylor Comeau | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | MF | ![]() | Kristie Mewis | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | MF | ![]() | Sofia Huerta | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
10 | MF | ![]() | Linda Motlhalo | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | MF | ![]() | Meleana Shim | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Forwards | ||||||||
3 | FW | ![]() | Rachel Daly | 22 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
7 | FW | ![]() | Kealia Ohai | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
20 | FW | ![]() | Lindsay Agnew | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | FW | ![]() | Thembi Kgatlana | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
14 | FW | ![]() | Nichelle Prince | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | FW | ![]() | Kyah Simon | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
13 | FW | ![]() | Savannah Jordan | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | FW | ![]() | Veronica Latsko | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: August 22, 2018.
Source: Competitive matches
Team | Position | Player | Ref. |
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Second XI | Forward | ![]() | [3] |
Second XI | Forward | ![]() | [3] |
Month | Result | Player | Ref |
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June | Won | ![]() | [4] |
Month | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Ref. |
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March | ![]() | ![]() | [5] | ||
April | |||||
May | ![]() | ![]() | [6] | ||
June | ![]() | [7] | |||
July | ![]() | [8] | |||
August | ![]() | ![]() | [9] |
Week | Result | Player | Ref |
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9 | Won | ![]() | [10] |
17 | Won | ![]() | [11] |
Week | Result | Player | Ref. |
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2 | Won | ![]() | [12] |
4 | Nominated | ![]() | [13] |
6 | Nominated | ![]() | [14] |
7 | Nominated | ![]() | [15] |
8 | Nominated | ![]() | [16] |
14 | Nominated | ![]() | [17] |
17 | Nominated | ![]() | [18] |
20 | Nominated | ![]() | [19] |
22 | Nominated | ![]() | [20] |
Week | Result | Player | Ref. |
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7 | Nominated | ![]() | [21] |
9 | Nominated | ![]() | [22] |
14 | Won | ![]() | [23] |
17 | Nominated | ![]() | [24] |
21 | Nominated | ![]() | [25] |
22 | Nominated | ![]() | [26] |
Round | Pick | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Notes | Previous Team |
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Round 1 | 7 | ![]() | Haley Hanson | MF | [29] | University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
Round 2 | 12 | ![]() | Kimberly Keever | FW | [31] | University of Washington |
Round 3 | 28 | ![]() | Veronica Latsko | FW | [33] | University of Virginia |
Round 3 | 30 | ![]() | Abby Elinsky | DF/MF | [35] | University of North Carolina |
Round 4 | 33 | ![]() | Sarah Shimer | GK | University of Washington | |
Date | Player | Positions played | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref. |
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January 12, 2018 | ![]() | FW | ![]() | Acquired in trade for Andressinha. | [36] |
January 16, 2018 | ![]() | FW | ![]() | Acquired in trade for 3rd pick in 2018 NWSL College Draft. | [37] |
January 18, 2018 | ![]() | FW | ![]() | Acquired in trade for Carli Lloyd and Janine Beckie. Draft picks and international roster spot were also part of trade. | [38] |
January 31, 2018 | ![]() | MF | ![]() | Signed during the offseason | [39] |
January 31, 2018 | ![]() | MF | ![]() | Signed during the offseason | [40] |
February 1, 2018 | ![]() | MF | ![]() | Signed during the offseason | [41] |
February 13, 2018 | ![]() | FW | ![]() | Acquired in trade for Dash's natural fourth-round pick in 2019 NWSL College Draft | [42] |
February 17, 2018 | ![]() | FW | ![]() | Signed during the offseason | [43] |
February 28, 2018 | ![]() | FW | ![]() | Acquired rights during Boston Breakers Dispersal Draft | [44] |
March 6, 2018 | ![]() | MF | ![]() | Signed during preseason | [45] |
June 7, 2018 | ![]() | DF | ![]() | Signed during season. | [46] |
June 18, 2018 | ![]() | MF | ![]() | Acquired in trade for Christen Press and 2020 first round draft pick. | [47] |
June 18, 2018 | ![]() | MF | ![]() | Acquired in trade for Christen Press and 2020 first round draft pick. | [48] |
Date | Player | Positions played | Destination club | Fee/notes | Ref. |
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October 23, 2017 | ![]() | MF | Waived. | [49] | |
January 12, 2018 | ![]() | MF | ![]() | Traded for Savannah Jordan. | [50] |
January 19, 2018 | ![]() | MF | ![]() | Traded (along with Janine Beckie) as part of a three team trade that also included Christen Press, Sam Kerr, Nikki Stanton and Jen Hoy. Draft picks and international roster spot were also part of trade. | [51] |
January 19, 2018 | ![]() | FW | ![]() | Traded (along with Carli Lloyd) as part of a three team trade that also included Christen Press, Sam Kerr, Nikki Stanton and Jen Hoy. Draft picks and international roster spot were also part of trade. | [52] |
February 6, 2018 | ![]() | DF | ![]() | Traded for Orlando Pride's natural second-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft | [53] |
February 8, 2018 | ![]() | DF | Waived. | [54] | |
March 9, 2018 | ![]() | MF | Retired. | ||
March 19, 2018 | ![]() | MF | ![]() | Waived. Signed with the North Carolina Courage. | [55] [56] |
March 19, 2018 | ![]() | MF | ![]() | Waived. Signed with Vålerenga in the Toppserien. | [57] [58] |
March 21, 2018 | ![]() | FW | ![]() | Waived. Claimed off waivers by the Washington Spirit. | [59] |
June 18, 2018 | ![]() | MF | ![]() | Waived. Signed with EDF Logroño in the Primera División. | [60] |
June 18, 2018 | ![]() | MF | Waived. | [61] | |
June 18, 2018 | ![]() | FW | ![]() | Traded along with a 2020 first round draft pick as part of a three team trade involving the Chicago Red Stars and Utah Royals FC. | [62] |
August 16, 2018 | ![]() | MF | Retired. | [63] |