2019 Houston Dash season

The 2019 Houston Dash season is the team's sixth season as an American professional women's soccer team in the National Women's Soccer League. James Clarkson was appointed head coach on December 11, 2018 after Vera Pauw departed the team after only one season.[1]

Houston Dash
2019 season
ManagerJames Clarkson
StadiumBBVA Stadium
NWSL7th
Highest home attendance5,327
(July 13th vs. Chicago Red Stars)
Lowest home attendance2,933
(April 28th vs. North Carolina Courage)
Average home league attendance4,053
Biggest win1–0 (four games)
Biggest defeat0-5 (July 24th vs. Portland Thorns FC)

Roster
As of August 21, 2019.[2][3]

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  USA Jane Campbell
2 DF  MEX Arianna Romero
3 FW  ENG Rachel Daly
4 DF  CAN Allysha Chapman
6 MF  USA Mana Shim
7 FW  USA Kealia Ohai
9 MF  USA Haley Hanson
10 MF  USA Christine Nairn
11 MF  USA Sofia Huerta
12 MF  USA Veronica Latsko
13 MF  CAN Sophie Schmidt
14 FW  CAN Nichelle Prince
15 FW  USA CeCe Kizer
16 FW  JAM Kayla McCoy
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW  AUS Kyah Simon
18 GK  CAN Devon Kerr
19 MF  USA Kristie Mewis
20 DF  CAN Lindsay Agnew
21 DF  USA Ally Haran
22 DF  USA Amber Brooks
23 DF  USA Ally Prisock
24 FW  USA Jamia Fields
25 FW  MEX Ariana Calderón
27 DF  USA Betsy Brandon
28 MF  USA Cami Privett
30 GK  MEX Bianca Henninger
34 DF  USA Jazmin Jackmon
44 DF  ENG Satara Murray

Competitions

Regular season
April 14, 2019 1Houston Dash1–1Reign FCHouston, Texas
15:00
Box
Report
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 4,335
April 20, 2019 2Sky Blue FC0–1Houston DashPiscataway, New Jersey
17:00 Lloyd  80' Report
Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 1,394
April 28, 2019 3Houston Dash1–4North Carolina CourageHouston, Texas
17:00
Report
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 2,933
May 5, 2019 4Houston Dash1–0Orlando PrideHouston, Texas
17:00 Kealia Ohai  7' Report Marta  90+2' Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 4,173
Referee: Victor Rivas
May 11, 2019 5Utah Royals FC1–2Houston DashSandy, Utah
7:00 pm MST
Report
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Referee: 10,138
May 19, 2019 6Houston Dash1–2Chicago Red StarsHouston, Texas
17:00
Box
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 3,690
June 2, 2019 7Reign FC1–1Houston DashTacoma, Washington
15:00
Box
Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 3,063
June 15, 2019 8Houston Dash2–2Orlando PrideHouston, Texas
19:30
Box
Stadium: BBVA Stadium
Attendance: 3,776
June 22, 2019 9Washington Spirit0–0Houston DashBoyds, Maryland
18:00 Box
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 2,367
June 29, 2019 10Houston Dash1–2Portland Thorns FCHouston, Texas
19:30
Report
Stadium: BBVA Stadium
Attendance: 3,379
July 5, 2019 11North Carolina Courage5–2Houston DashCary, North Carolina
18:00
Box
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,066
July 13, 2019 12Houston Dash0–1Chicago Red StarsHouston, Texas
19:30 Hanson  77' Report Johnson  7'
Stanton  66'		 Stadium: BBVA Stadium
Attendance: 5,327
July 20, 2019 13Washington Spirit1–2Houston DashBoyds, Maryland
18:00 DiBiasi  53'
Hatch  77'		 Report Mewis  56'
Huerta  70'
Brooks  72'
Nairn  88'		 Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 5,500
July 24, 2019 14Portland Thorns FC5–0Houston DashPortland, Oregon
21:30
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 22,329
July 28, 2019 15Houston Dash1–0Sky Blue FCHouston, Texas
18:00 Daly  22' Report Dorsey  68' Stadium: BBVA Stadium
Attendance: 3,510
August 2, 2019 16Houston Dash0–1Reign FCHouston, Texas
18:00 Nairn  90+5' Report White  21'
Jenkins  80'
Murphy  85'		 Stadium: BBVA Stadium
Attendance: 3,621
August 10, 2019 17Orlando Pride0–1Houston DashOrlando, Florida
18:30 King  61'
Marta  64'  85'
Emslie  90+2'		 Report Kizer  82'
Ohai  87'
Daly  87' (pen)		 Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 5,106
August 24, 2019 18Houston Dash1–2Sky Blue FCHouston, Texas
19:30 Ohai  90+4' Report Dydasco  9'
Lloyd  26', 41'
Skroski  34'
Lewandowski  49'
Sheridan  83'		 Stadium: BBVA Stadium
Attendance: 4,102
September 8, 2019 19Chicago Red Stars3–0Houston DashBridgeview, Illinois
17:00 Kerr  7', 44'
McCaskill  65'
Nagasato  90'		 Report Agnew  40' Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 3,345
September 13, 2019 20Houston Dash2–1Utah Royals FCHouston, Texas
19:30 Huerta  27', 62'
Nairn  87'		 Report Jónsdóttir  75' Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 4,538
September 17, 2019 21North Carolina Courage1–0Houston DashCary, North Carolina
18:30 Mewis  87' (p) Report Daly  73'
Brooks  74'
Mewis  86'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,943
September 21, 2019 22Portland Thorns FC1–0Houston DashPortland, Oregon
21:30 Heath  48' Report Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,022
September 25, 2019 23Houston Dash0–0Washington SpiritHouston, Texas
19:30 Chapman  44' Report Staab  12'
Nielsen  66'		 Stadium: BBVA Stadium
Attendance: 5,247
October 12, 2019 24Utah Royals FC2-1Houston DashSandy, Utah
19:30 Press  3'
Rodriguez  23'
Weber  70'		 Report Schmidt  26'
Romero  29'
Daly  70'
Mewis  78'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 9,513

Regular season standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 North Carolina Courage (C) 24 15 4 5 54 23 +31 49 NWSL Shield
2 Chicago Red Stars 24 14 2 8 41 28 +13 44 NWSL Playoffs
3 Portland Thorns FC 24 11 7 6 40 31 +9 40
4 Reign FC 24 10 8 6 27 27 0 38
5 Washington Spirit 24 9 7 8 30 25 +5 34
6 Utah Royals FC 24 10 4 10 25 25 0 34
7 Houston Dash 24 7 5 12 21 36 −15 26
8 Sky Blue FC 24 5 5 14 20 34 −14 20
9 Orlando Pride 24 4 4 16 24 53 −29 16
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champion.
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
23 7 5 11 20 34  −14 26 4 3 6 13 17  −4 3 2 5 7 17  −10

Last updated: September 25, 2019.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
GroundHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHA
ResultDWLWWLDDDLLLWLWLWLLWLLDL
Position655313655777776767777777
Source: NWSLsoccer.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

    Statistical leaders

    Awards
    As of October 10, 2019.

    NWSL Weekly Awards

    NWSL Goal of the Week
    Week Result Player Ref.
    1 Nominated Nichelle Prince [4]
    4 Won Kealia Ohai [5]
    8 Nominated Christine Nairn [6]
    19 Won Kealia Ohai [7]

    NWSL Save of the Week
    Week Result Player Ref.
    1 Nominated Jane Campbell [8]
    3 Nominated Jane Campbell [9]
    8 Won Jane Campbell [10][11]
    14 Nominated Jane Campbell [12]
    15 Won Jane Campbell [13]
    19 Nominated Jane Campbell [14]
    21 Nominated Jane Campbell [15]
    22 Nominated Jane Campbell [16]
    23 Nominated Jane Campbell [17]
    24 Nominated Jane Campbell [18]
    25 Nominated Jane Campbell [19]

    Player Transactions

    2019 NWSL College Draft
    Source: National Women's Soccer League[20]
    Round Pick Nat. Player Pos. Previous Team
    Round 212Ally PrisockDUniversity of Southern California
    Round 213CeCe KizerFMississippi
    Round 216Betsy BrandonMUniversity of Virginia
    Round 218Kayla McCoyFDuke University
    Round 321Jazmin JackmonDUniversity of Oregon
    Round 322Grace CutlerMWest Virginia University

    In
    Date Player Positions played Previous club Fee/notes Ref.
    February 26, 2019 Christine Nairn MF Orlando Pride Acquired in Trade with the Orlando Pride for a third and fourth pick in the 2020 NWSL draft. [21]
    March 4, 2019 Arianna Romero DF Valur Signed [22]
    March 4, 2019 Satara Murray DF Liverpool F.C. Women Signed [22]
    March 12, 2019 Sophie Schmidt MF unattached Signed [23]
    April 13, 2019 Jamia Fields FW Avaldsnes IL Signed [24]
    April 13, 2019 Devon Kerr GK Ohio State University Signed [24]

    Out
    Date Player Positions played Destination club Fee/notes Ref.
    October 1, 2018 Janine Van Wyk DF unattached Waived [25]
    October 1, 2018 Michaela Hahn MF Retired [25]
    February 5, 2019 Thembi Kgatlana FW Beijing BG Phoenix F.C. Waived [26]
    February 5, 2019 Linda Motlhalo MF Beijing BG Phoenix F.C. Waived [26]
    March 4, 2019 Sammy Jo Prudhomme GK Washington Spirit Waived [27]
    March 4, 2019 Savannah Jordan FW Retired [27]
    March 4, 2019 Kimberly Keever FW Departed team [27]
    June 19, 2019 Taylor Comeau DF Retired [28]
    August 21, 2019 Clare Polkinghorne DF Family reasons [3]
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    References
    1. "NWSL: Houston Dash hire James Clarkson as club's third coach". December 11, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
    2. "Houston Dash sign six players for 2019 NWSL season". Houston Dynamo. 13 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
    3. "Clare Polkinghorne to leave Houston Dash due to family reasons". Houston Dynamo. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
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    6. "Week 8 Goal of the Week Nominees". National Women's Soccer League twitter. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
    7. "Kealia Ohai, Houston Dash Week 19 #NWSL Goal of the Week". YouTube. NWSL. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
    8. "Week 1 Save of the Week nominees". National Women's Soccer League. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
    9. "Week 3 Save of the Week nominees". National Women's Soccer League. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
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    11. "Week 8 Save of the Week". NWSL twitter. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
    12. "WEEK 14 SAVE OF THE WEEK NOMINEES". NWSL. NWSLSoccer.com. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
    13. "Jane Campbell, Houston Dash #NWSL Week 15 Save of the Week". YouTube. NWSL. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
    14. "Week 19 Save of the Week Nominees #NWSL 2019". YouTube. NWSL. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
    15. "Week 21 Save of the Week Nominees #NWSL 2019". YouTube. NWSL. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
    16. "Week 22 Save of the Week Nominees #NWSL 2019". YouTube. NWSL. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
    17. "Week 23 Save of the Week Nominees #NWSL 2019". YouTube. NWSL. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
    18. "Week 24 Save of the Week Nominees #NWSL 2019". YouTube. NWSL. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
    19. "Week 25 Save of the Week nominees #NWSL 2019". YouTube. NWSL. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
    20. "List: Every pick of the 2019 NWSL College Draft". National Women's Soccer League. January 10, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
    21. "Dash acquire MF Christine Nairn in trade with Orlando Pride". February 26, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
    22. "Houston Dash sign defenders Satara Murray and Ari Romero through Discovery Process". March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
    23. "Canadian midfielder Sophie Schmidt joins NWSL's Houston Dash". March 12, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
    24. "Houston Dash sign six players for 2019 NWSL season". April 13, 2019. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
    25. "NWSL players available on the Re-Entry Wire". October 1, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
    26. "Kgatlana signs for Chinese club". February 23, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
    27. "Houston Dash announce 2019 preseason roster". March 4, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
    28. "Houston Dash defender Taylor Comeau announces retirement". June 19, 2019. Retrieved June 19, 2019.

    See also
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