2017 Houston Dash season

The 2017 Houston Dash season is the team's fourth season as an American professional women's soccer team in the National Women's Soccer League.

Houston Dash
2017 season
Managing DirectorBrian Ching
ManagerRandy Waldrum
(until May 29, 2017)
Omar Morales (interim)
StadiumBBVA Compass Stadium
Top goalscorerRachel Daly & Poliana (3)
Highest home attendance6,095
(June 29 vs. Boston)
Lowest home attendance4,484
(Apr. 15 vs. Chicago)
Average home league attendance5,436

Team information

Rosters

Players and squad numbers last updated on June 17, 2017.[1][2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Name Country Position Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
18 Lydia Williams  Australia GK (1988-05-13) May 13, 1988
24 Jane Campbell  United States GK (1995-02-17) February 17, 1995
Defenders
2 Poliana Barbosa Medeiros  Brazil DF (1991-02-06) February 6, 1991
4 Bruna Benites  Brazil DF (1985-10-16) October 16, 1985
5 Cari Roccaro  United States DF (1994-07-18) July 18, 1994
22 Camille Levin  United States DF (1990-04-24) April 24, 1990
23 Cami Privett  United States DF (1990-03-16) March 16, 1990
55 Janine van Wyk  South Africa DF (1987-04-17) April 17, 1987
Midfielders
6 Morgan Brian  United States MF (1993-02-26) February 26, 1993
8 Claire Falknor  United States MF (1993-05-12) May 12, 1993
10 Carli Lloyd  United States MF (1982-07-16) July 16, 1982
12 Amber Brooks  United States MF (1991-01-23) January 23, 1991
13 Denise O'Sullivan  Ireland MF (1994-02-04) February 4, 1994
17 Andressa Cavalari Machry  Brazil MF (1995-05-01) May 1, 1995
27 Caity Heap  United States MF (1994-08-10) August 10, 1994
Forwards
3 Rachel Daly  England FW (1991-12-06) December 6, 1991
7 Kealia Ohai  United States FW (1992-01-31) January 31, 1992
9 Sarah Hagen  United States FW (1991-12-06) December 6, 1991
14 Nichelle Prince  Canada FW (1995-02-19) February 19, 1995
16 Janine Beckie  Canada FW (1994-08-20) August 20, 1994

Pre-season and friendlies
March 19, 2017 FriendlyHouston Dash2–0Baylor UniversityPlano, Texas
17:00 PT Ohai  44'
Munerlyn  50'		 Report Stadium: Prestonwood Lions Stadium
March 29, 2017 Thorns InvitationalU.S. U-23s WNT1–2Houston DashPortland, Oregon
17:00 PT Savannah McCaskill  74' Report Bruna Benites  89'
Amber Brooks  90+4'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Referee: Jason Perlewitz
March 26, 2017 Thorns InvitationalChicago Red Stars2–1Houston DashPortland, Oregon
19:00 PT Christen Press  41' (pen.), 84' Report Melissa Henderson  82' (pen.) Stadium: Providence Park
Referee: Jason Perlewitz
April 1, 2017 Thorns InvitationalPortland Thorns FC1–1Houston DashPortland, Oregon
19:30 PT Meleana Shim  17' Report Rachel Daly  76' Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 7,252
April 6, 2017 FriendlyTexas A&M Aggies1–2Houston DashCollege Station, Texas
20:00 PT Briana Alston  17' Report Amber Brooks  12'
Rachel Daly  80'		 Stadium: Ellis Field

Competitions

NWSL
Main article: 2017 National Women's Soccer League season

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 North Carolina Courage 24 16 1 7 38 22 +16 49 NWSL Shield
2 Portland Thorns FC (C) 24 14 5 5 37 20 +17 47 NWSL Playoffs
3 Orlando Pride 24 11 7 6 45 31 +14 40
4 Chicago Red Stars 24 11 6 7 33 30 +3 39
5 Seattle Reign FC 24 9 7 8 43 37 +6 34
6 Sky Blue FC 24 10 3 11 42 51 −9 33
7 FC Kansas City 24 8 7 9 29 31 −2 31
8 Houston Dash 24 7 3 14 23 39 −16 24
9 Boston Breakers 24 4 7 13 24 35 −11 19
10 Washington Spirit 24 5 4 15 30 48 −18 19
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champion.

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
GroundHAAAHAHAHAHAHHHAHAAHHAHA
ResultWLWLLLLLLWDWDWWLLWLLLLLL
Position13447991010101077757778
Updated to match(es) played on August 16, 2017. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
April 15, 2017 1Houston Dash2–0Chicago Red StarsHouston, Texas
13:00 CDT
Report
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 4,484
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
April 22, 2017 2Seattle Reign FC5–1Houston DashSeattle, Washington
21:00 CDT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,727
Referee: Marco Vega
April 29, 2017 3Washington Spirit0–1Houston DashBoyds, Maryland
18:00 CDT Report
Stadium: Maureen Hendricks Field, Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 3,154
Referee: Christina Unkel
May 6, 2017 4Chicago Red Stars2–0Houston DashBridgeview, Illinois
15:00 CDT
Report
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 2,114
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva
May 13, 2017 5Houston Dash1–3Sky Blue FCHouston, Texas
15:00 CDT
Report
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 5,369
Referee: Michael Radchuk
May 20, 2017 6Sky Blue FC2–1Houston DashPiscataway, New Jersey
15:00 CDT
Report
Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 2,476
Referee: Christina Unkel
May 27, 2017 7Houston Dash0–2Seattle Reign FCHouston, Texas
15:00 CDT Report
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 5,312
Referee: Karen Abt
June 3, 2017 8Washington Spirit2–0Houston DashBoyds, Maryland
18:00 CDT
Report Amber Brooks  63' Stadium: Maureen Hendricks Field
Attendance: 3,096
Referee: Victor Rivas
June 17, 2017 9Houston Dash2–4Orlando PrideHouston, Texas
19:30 CDT
Report
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 5,918
Referee: Rebecca Pagan
June 24, 2017 10Orlando Pride0–2Houston DashOrlando, Florida
14:50 CT Report
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 5,497
Referee: Marco Vega
June 28, 2017 11Houston Dash0–0Boston BreakersHouston, Texas
19:30 CT Report Andrews  25'
Chapman  58'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 6,095
Referee: Kevin Broadley
July 2, 2017 12FC Kansas City1–2Houston DashKansas City, Missouri
19:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Children's Mercy Victory Field
Attendance: 1,703
Referee: Karen Abt
July 8, 2017 13Houston Dash1–1Portland Thorns FCHouston, Texas
21:00 CT Beckie  8' (Daly)
Benites  82'
Daly  90'
Lloyd  90+1'		 Report
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 3,869
Referee: Christina Unkel
Note: Kickoff was delayed from 19:30 Central due to severe weather.
July 15, 2017 14Houston Dash2–1Washington SpiritHouston, Texas
19:30 CT
Report
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 3,332
Referee: Chris Spivey
July 22, 2017 15Houston Dash1–0Boston BreakersHouston, Texas
19:30 CT
Report Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 5,337
Referee: Reyna Fonseca
August 5, 2017 16Portland Thorns FC2–1Houston DashPortland, Oregon
15:00 CT
Report Heap  22'
Lloyd  33' (pen.)  40'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 18,243
Referee: Karen Abt
August 13, 2017 17Houston Dash0–1FC Kansas CityHouston, Texas
19:30 CT Brooks  63' Report
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 4,352
Referee: Robi Hullner
August 16, 2017 18Boston Breakers1–3Houston DashBoston, Massachusetts
18:30 CT
Report
Stadium: Jordan Field
Attendance: 3,003
Referee: Matthew Franz
August 19, 2017 19Portland Thorns FC2–0Houston DashPortland, Oregon
21:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 19,672
Referee: Karen Abt
September 27, 2017 20Houston Dash0–4North Carolina CourageEdinburg, Texas
19:00 CT Report
Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 2,905
Referee: Michael Radchuk
September 3, 2017 21Houston Dash0–1Seattle Reign FCFrisco, Texas
19:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 1,258
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
September 9, 2017 22North Carolina Courage1–0Houston DashCary, North Carolina
18:30 CT
Report
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 4,702
Referee: Karen Abt
September 23, 2017 23Houston Dash2–3Chicago Red StarsHouston, Texas
15:00 CT
Report
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 6,707
Referee: Marco Vega
September 29, 2017 24FC Kansas City1–1Houston DashKansas City, Missouri
19:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Children's Mercy Victory Field
Attendance: 1,312
Referee: Lukasz Szpala

Statistics

Appearances
No. Pos Nat Player NWSL
Apps Goals  
Goalkeepers
18 GK Lydia Williams 7 0 0 0 0
24 GK Jane Campbell 1 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Poliana Barbosa Medeiros 3+5 2 0 0 0
4 DF Bruna Benites 5 0 3 0 0
5 DF Cari Roccaro 8 0 0 0 0
22 DF Camille Levin 6 0 0 0 0
23 DF Cami Privett 2+2 0 1 0 0
55 DF Janine van Wyk 4 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF Morgan Brian 4+1 0 0 0 0
12 MF Amber Brooks 8 0 2 0 0
13 MF Denise O'Sullivan 5+2 0 0 0 0
16 MF Janine Beckie 8 0 0 0 0
17 MF Andressa Cavalari Machry 4+1 1 0 0 0
27 MF Caity Heap 0+3 0 0 0 0
Forwards
3 FW Rachel Daly 8 1 0 0 0
7 FW Kealia Ohai 8 2 0 0 0
9 FW Sarah Hagen 2+5 0 0 0 0
14 FW Nichelle Prince 4+3 0 0 0 0
21 FW Melissa Henderson 0+1 0 0 0 0

Last updated: June 3, 2017.
Source: Competitive matches

Goalscorers
Rank No. Pos Nat Name NWSL
1 2 DF Poliana 3
3 FW Rachel Daly 3
3 7 FW Kealia Ohai 2
14 FW Nichelle Prince 2
5 17 MF Andressa Cavalari Machry 1
Totals 10

Last updated: June 28, 2017

Player transactions

Retirements
Date Player Positions Played Ref
June 14, 2017 Melissa Henderson FW [3]

Honors and awards

NWSL Monthly Awards

NWSL Player of the Month
Month Result Player Ref
June Won Rachel Daly [4]

NWSL Team of the Month
Month Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Ref.
April Kealia Ohai [5]
July Jane Campbell Amber Brooks Andressinha [6]

NWSL Weekly Awards

NWSL Player of the Week
Week Result Player Ref
10 Won Poliana [7]
13 Won Andressinha [8]

NWSL Save of the Week
Week Result Player Ref.
19 Nominated Jane Campbell [9]

NWSL Goal of the Week
Week Result Player Ref.
1 Won Rachel Daly [10]
21 Won Rachel Daly [11]
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References
  1. "Dash Player". Houston Dynamo. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
  2. "Houston Dash – Roster". NWSLsoccer.com. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
  3. Lombardo, Kayla (June 14, 2017). "Dash forward Melissa Henderson announces retirement". p. Excelle Sports. Archived from the original on January 31, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  4. "Houston Dash FW Rachel Daly named NWSL Player of the Month". June 1, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  5. "April Team of the Month". May 4, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  6. "July Team of the Month". August 3, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
  7. Purdy, Jacqueline (June 27, 2017). "Poliana named Player of the Week". National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  8. Purdy, Jacqueline (July 18, 2017). "Week 13 Player of the Week: Andressinha". National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  9. "Save of the Week: Jane Campbell". September 6, 2017. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  10. "Rachel Daly wins NWSL Goal of the Week in Week 1". HoustonDashSoccer.com. April 19, 2017. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  11. "Goal of the Week: Rachel Daly". September 26, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
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