2014 Portland Thorns FC season

The 2014 season is the Portland Thorns FC's second season of existence in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.

Portland Thorns FC
2014 season
PresidentMerritt Paulson
Head CoachPaul Riley
StadiumProvidence Park
Portland, Oregon
(Capacity: 20,438)
National Women's Soccer League3rd
NWSL PlayoffsSemifinals (eliminated by FC Kansas City)
Top goalscorerJessica McDonald (11 goals)
Highest home attendance19,123
(Aug. 3 vs. Houston Dash)
Lowest home attendance9,672
(Jul 13 vs. FC Kansas City)
Average home league attendance13,362
Biggest win7-1
(Jul. 13 vs. FC Kansas City)
Biggest defeat0-5
(June 7 vs. Western New York Flash)

Club

Current roster

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  GER Nadine Angerer
2 DF  USA Rebecca Moros
4 DF  AUS Stephanie Catley
6 MF  USA Meleana Shim
7 DF  USA Nikki Marshall
8 MF  USA Angie Kerr
9 MF  ESP Verónica Boquete
10 MF  USA Allie Long
12 FW  CAN Christine Sinclair
13 FW  USA Alex Morgan
14 FW  USA Jessica McDonald
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF  USA Rachel Van Hollebeke
17 MF  USA Tobin Heath
18 GK  USA Michelle Betos
19 MF  USA Sarah Huffman
20 DF  USA Kat Tarr
21 DF  USA Emily Menges
22 MF  USA Amber Brooks
23 FW  MEX Jackie Acevedo
24 MF  USA Sinead Farrelly
25 DF  USA Courtney Niemiec
28 FW  SWE Hanna Terry

Match results

Key

  Win   Tie   Loss

Pre-season
March 28, 2014 Arizona Wildcats0–10Portland Thorns FCTucson, Arizona
19:00 (PDT) Report Sinclair  3'
Kerr  6'
Van Hollebeke  33', 53'
McDonald  42', 48'
Long  55', 58'
Shim  68', 90'		 Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 1,774
Referee: Ramy Touchan
March 30, 2014 Arizona State Sun Devils0–5Portland Thorns FCTucson, Arizona
19:00 (PDT) Report Long  3', 19'
Acevedo  45'
Sinclair  51'
Tarr  69'
McDonald  82'		 Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 1,032
Referee: Matt Stewart

Regular season
April 12, 2014 1Houston Dash0 - 1Portland Thorns FCHouston, Texas
20:00 (PDT) Masar  74' Report Long  15'  24' Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 8,097 [1]
Referee: Christina Unkel
Apr 19, 2014 2Sky Blue FC1 - 1Portland Thorns FCPiscataway, New Jersey
19:00 (PDT) Rampone  25' Report Marshall  73'
Long  75' (pen.)		 Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 2,983
Referee: Mark Allatin
Apr 26, 2014 3Portland Thorns FC3 - 1FC Kansas CityPortland, Oregon
22:00 (PDT) Long  44' (pen.)
McDonald  84', 88'		 Report Holiday  56' (pen.)
Mathias  63'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 14,124
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
May 3, 2014 4Western New York Flash1 - 1Portland Thorns FCRochester, New York
19:00 (PDT) Bermudez  39' Report McDonald  43' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 3,674
Referee: Matthew Franz
May 10, 2014 5Portland Thorns FC0 - 1Seattle Reign FCPortland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Brooks  29' Report Little  89' Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 14,182
Referee: Boris Senic
May 14, 2014 6Houston Dash0 - 1Portland Thorns FCHouston, Texas
20:00 (PDT) Ohai  76' Report McDonald  57'
Brooks  90'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 3,931
Referee: Josh Wilkens
May 21, 2014 7Portland Thorns FC2 - 1Western New York FlashPortland, Oregon
22:00 (PDT) Long  17'
McDonald  49'
Tarr  75'		 Report Bermudez  14'
Zerboni  57'
Reynolds  73'
Wambach  81'
Taylor  90'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 10,920
Referee: Mark Allatin
May 24, 2014 8Portland Thorns FC0 - 1Sky Blue FCPortland, Oregon
22:00 (PDT) Report O'Hara  84' Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 13,427
Referee: Bernard Hosu
May 28, 2014 9Boston Breakers4 - 1Portland Thorns FCBoston, Massachusetts
19:30 (PDT) Ezurike  2'
Reeves  25', 45', 59'
Jones  39'
Whitehill  64'
D’Agostino  73'		 Report Tarr  42'
Shim   58'
Sinclair  62'		 Stadium: Harvard Stadium
Attendance: 1,556
Referee: Boris Senic
Jun 7, 2014 10Portland Thorns FC0 - 5Western New York FlashPortland, Oregon
22:00 (PDT) Marshall  23'
Angerer  28'
Menges  31'		 Report Taylor  5'
Zerboni  11'
Lloyd  28' (pen.), 51'
Kerr  32', 47'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 13,838
Referee: Juliana Duncan
Jun 15, 2014 11Portland Thorns FC2 - 0Washington SpiritPortland, Oregon
17:00 (PDT) McDonald  11'
Boquete  78'		 Report Angeli  45+2'  86' Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 10,056
Referee: Michael Zapata
Jun 21, 2014 12Washington Spirit1 - 6Portland Thorns FCBoyds, Maryland
18:30 (PDT) Gayle  10'
Nairn  62'		 Report Sinclair  5'
Morgan  10', 71'
Brooks  59'
McDonald  85', 87'
Menges  89'
Long  90+1'		 Stadium: Maureen Hendricks Field Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 3,806
Referee: Kristen Salazar
Jun 25, 2014 13Portland Thorns FC1 - 2Sky Blue FCPortland, Oregon
22:00 (PDT) Sinclair  54'
Van Hollebeke  76'		 Report Freels  8'  75'
Foord  46'
Cutshall  65'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 10,477
Referee: Bernard Hosu
Jun 28, 2014 14FC Kansas City1 - 0Portland Thorns FCKansas City, Missouri
20:00 (PDT) Holiday  41' Report Brooks  50' Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,421
Referee: Josh Wilkens
Jul 4, 2014 15Portland Thorns FC2 - 2Chicago Red StarsPortland, Oregon
14:00 (PDT) McDonald  24'
Huffman  39'  62'		 Report Press  76', 82' Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 13,084
Referee: Timon Berry
Jul 9, 2014 16Chicago Red Stars1 - 1Portland Thorns FCLisle, Illinois
20:00 (PDT) Van Egmond  86' (pen.) Report Long  27' (pen.)
Huffman  88'		 Stadium: Benedictine U. Sports Complex Stadium
Referee: Boris Senic
Jul 13, 2014 17Portland Thorns FC7 - 1FC Kansas CityPortland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Boquete  3', 74' (pen.)
Morgan  15'
Long  43', 62'
Heath  70'
Sinclair  80'
Brooks  88'		 Report Gorry  30'
Richmond  40'
LePeilbet  42'
Buczkowski  87'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 9,672
Referee: Christina Unkel
Jul 17, 2014 18Chicago Red Stars1 - 1Portland Thorns FCLisle, Illinois
20:00 (PDT) Boxx  57'
Chalupny  77'		 Report McDonald  1'
Sinclair  57'
Menges  90+1'		 Stadium: Benedictine U. Sports Complex Stadium
Attendance: 2,014
Referee: Josh Wilkens
Jul 20, 2014 19Portland Thorns FC6 - 3Boston BreakersPortland, Oregon
17:00 (PDT) Long  21' (pen.)
Sinclair  35', 42', 46'
Morgan  52'
McDonald  88'		 Report Schoepfer  14'
Washington  32'
O’Reilly  39' (pen.)		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 14,383
Referee: Margaret Domka
Jul 23, 2014 20Washington Spirit1 - 1Portland Thorns FCBoyds, Maryland
19:00 (PDT) Taylor  68' Report Morgan  8' Stadium: Maureen Hendricks Field Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 3,854
Referee: Katja Koroleva
Jul 27, 2014 21Seattle Reign FC5 - 0Portland Thorns FCSeattle, Washington
19:00 (PDT) Leroux  4'
Winters  10'
Kawasumi  40', 49'
Rapinoe  57'
Little  90+3'		 Report Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 5,597
Referee: Boris Senic
Aug 3, 2014 22Portland Thorns FC1 - 0Houston DashPortland, Oregon
22:00 (PDT) Boquette  54'
Marshall  90'		 Report Edwards  45' Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 19,123
Referee: Katja Koroleva
Aug 10, 2014 23Boston Breakers2 - 0Portland Thorns FCBoston, Massachusetts
18:30 (PDT) Wood  14'
O’Reilly  28'
King  53'		 Report Sinclair  29' Stadium: Harvard Stadium
Referee: Timon Berry
Aug 17, 2014 24Portland Thorns FC1 - 0Seattle Reign FCPortland, Oregon
17:00 (PDT) Morgan  68' Report Deines  50'
Rapinoe  89'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 17,109
Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Seattle Reign FC 24 16 6 2 50 20 +30 54 NWSL Shield
2 FC Kansas City (C) 24 12 5 7 39 32 +7 41 NWSL Playoffs
3 Portland Thorns FC 24 10 6 8 39 35 +4 36
4 Washington Spirit 24 10 5 9 36 43 −7 35
5 Chicago Red Stars 24 9 8 7 32 26 +6 35
6 Sky Blue FC 24 9 7 8 30 37 −7 34
7 Western New York Flash 24 8 4 12 42 38 +4 28
8 Boston Breakers 24 6 2 16 37 53 −16 20
9 Houston Dash 24 5 3 16 23 44 −21 18
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champion.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
24 36 10 8 6 39 35  +4 7 4 1 25 17  +8 3 4 5 14 18  −4

Last updated: August 17, 2014
Source: National Women's Soccer League
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
GroundAAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAH
ResultWDWDLWWLLLWWLLDDWDWDLWLW
Updated to match(es) played on August 17, 2014. Source: National Women's Soccer League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

NWSL Championship Playoffs
August 23, 2014 SemifinalFC Kansas City2–0Portland Thorns FCKansas City, Missouri
12:00 (CDT) Rodriguez  65'
Phillips  84'
Holiday  87'		 Report Menges  22' Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,997
Referee: Chris Spivey

Squad statistics

Note: only regular season squad statistics displayed

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

NPosPlayerGPGSMinGAWGShotSOGCroCKOffFoulFSYCRC
23FWJackie Acevedo2015000000030000
9MFVeronica Boquete151513354613112216181700
22MFAmber Brooks20191598120217210125940
4DFStephanie Catley141311410505101081000
24MFSinead Farrelly17161303000116115151800
17MFTobin Heath554010001370118610
19MFSarah Huffman229962110623309720
8MFAngie Kerr1486760301273013100
10MFAllie Long2220180993144211011315312910
7DFNikki Marshall2424207200061000161330
14FWJessica McDonald241313101114482641512600
21DFEmily Menges23221972000100018430
13FWAlex Morgan141311356435636011651200
2MFRebecca Moros18131171000843009700
25DFCourtney Niemiec1110824000205015600
6MFMeleana Shim1745300201460004610
12FWChristine Sinclair2322198771177401212111620
11FWElisabeth Sullivan101000000000000
20DFKat Tarr654050004120114111
28FWHanna Terry208000000000000
16DFRachel Van Hollebeke129835010200009610
NPosGoal keeperGPGSMinWLTShotSOGSavGAGA/GPenPKFSO
1GKNadine Angerer2222191788623210474301.364344
18GKMichelle Betos322432003414951.667111

Transfers

Transfers in
Date Player Pos Previous Club Notes Ref
January 2, 2014 Amber BrooksMF Bayern MunichDrafted by Portland in the 2013 NWSL College Draft.[2]
January 3, 2014 Jackie AcevedoFW Houston AcesAcquired via national team allocation.[3]
January 13, 2014 Nadine AngererGK Brisbane Roar[4]
January 13, 2014 Sinead FarrellyMF FC Kansas CityAcquired via trade for a 2nd-round 2014 NWSL College Draft pick.[5]
January 17, 2014 Michelle BetosGK Boston BreakersAcquired via trade for a 4th-round 2014 NWSL College Draft pick.[6]
January 17, 2014 Emily MengesDF Georgetown University2014 NWSL College Draft pick.[6]
January 17, 2014 Meleana ShimMF Houston DashAcquired via trade for a 2nd-round 2014 NWSL College Draft pick and Nikki Washington.[6]
January 17, 2014 Elisabeth SullivanFW Mississippi State University2014 NWSL College Draft pick.[6]
February 17, 2014 Stephanie CatleyDF Melbourne Victory[7]
April 7, 2014 Verónica BoqueteMF Western New York FlashAcquired along with Sarah Huffman via trade for Courtney Wetzel, Kathryn Williamson, and a 1st-round 2015 NWSL College Draft pick.[8]
April 7, 2014 Sarah HuffmanMF Western New York FlashAcquired along with Verónica Boquete via trade for Courtney Wetzel, Kathryn Williamson, and a 1st-round 2015 NWSL College Draft pick.[9]
April 9, 2014 Courtney NiemiecDF/MF La Salle University[10]
April 9, 2014 Katarina TarrDF SGS Essen[10]
July 25, 2014 Hanna TerryFW Northeastern UniversitySigned after amateur appearance.[11]

Transfers out
Date Player Pos Destination Club Notes Ref
January 10, 2014 Meleana ShimMF Houston DashSelected in the 2014 NWSL Expansion Draft.[12]
January 13, 2014 Karina LeBlancGK Chicago Red StarsTraded for 2nd-round pick in the 2015 NWSL College Draft.[13]
January 17, 2014 Nikki WashingtonMF Houston DashTradeed along with a 2nd-round 2014 NWSL College Draft pick to acquire Meleana Shim.[6]
January 17, 2014 Tiffany WeimerFW Washington SpiritTraded for a 3rd-round 2014 NWSL College Draft pick.[6]
August 25, 2014 Verónica BoqueteMF 1. FFC Frankfurt[14]
September 10, 2014 Angie KerrMFNonePlayer waived.[15]
November 18, 2014 Sarah HuffmanDFNonePlayer retired.[16]
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See also

References
  1. "Match Recap: Houston Dash 0, Portland Thorns FC 1". April 13, 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  2. https://www.timbers.com/post/2014/01/02/thorns-fc-sign-midfielder-amber-brooks
  3. https://www.timbers.com/post/2014/01/03/thorns-fc-add-jackie-acevedo-through-2014-nwsl-allocation-national-team-players
  4. https://www.timbers.com/post/2014/01/13/thorns-fc-sign-goalkeeper-nadine-angerer
  5. https://www.timbers.com/post/2014/01/13/thorns-fc-acquire-midfielder-sinead-farrelly-fc-kansas-city-exchange-2014-second
  6. https://www.timbers.com/post/2014/01/17/thorns-fc-acquire-midfielder-meleana-shim-goalkeeper-michelle-betos-separate-trades
  7. https://www.timbers.com/post/2014/02/17/thorns-fc-sign-defender-stephanie-catley
  8. https://www.timbers.com/post/2014/04/07/thorns-fc-acquire-spanish-international-ver%C3%B3nica-boquete-midfielder-sarah-huffman
  9. https://www.timbers.com/post/2014/04/07/thorns-fc-acquire-spanish-international-ver%C3%B3nica-boquete-midfielder-sarah-huffman
  10. https://www.timbers.com/post/2014/04/09/thorns-fc-sign-courtney-niemiec-and-katarina-tarr
  11. https://www.timbers.com/post/2014/07/25/thorns-fc-sign-forward-hanna-terry
  12. https://www.timbers.com/post/2014/01/17/thorns-fc-acquire-midfielder-meleana-shim-goalkeeper-michelle-betos-separate-trades
  13. https://www.timbers.com/post/2014/01/13/thorns-fc-acquire-second-round-pick-2015-nwsl-draft-chicago-exchange-goalkeeper
  14. https://www.timbers.com/post/2014/08/25/thorns-fc-midfielder-vero-boquete-signs-ffc-frankfurt
  15. http://www.timbers.com/thornsfc/2014/09/thorns-fc-waive-midfielder-angie-kerr
  16. https://www.timbers.com/post/2014/11/18/thorns-fc-defender-sarah-huffman-announces-retirement
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