2013 Washington Spirit season

The 2013 season was Washington Spirit's first season of existence in which they competed in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.

Washington Spirit
2013 season
General ManagerChris Hummer
Head CoachMark Parsons
StadiumMaryland SoccerPlex
NWSL8th
Top goalscorerDiana Matheson (8 goals)
Highest home attendance5,011 (May 4, 2013 vs Portland Thorns)
Lowest home attendance2,081 (August 7, 2013 vs Chicago Red Stars)
Average home league attendance3,754

Review

The inaugural Spirit roster began to assemble on January 11, 2013 as part of the NWSL Player Allocation, goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris (USA), defender Ali Krieger (USA), midfielder Lori Lindsey (USA), defender Robyn Gayle (CAN), midfielder Diana Matheson (CAN), defender Alina Garciamendez (MEX) and midfielder Teresa Worbis (MEX) were named to the team.[1][2][3] During the February 7, 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft, the team selected Stephanie Ochs, Tori Huster, Jordan Angeli, Natasha Kai, Megan Mischler and Heather Cooke.[4][5]

The Spirit played their first competitive match on April 14, 2013, drawing Boston Breakers 1–1 with Tiffany McCarty scoring the team's first goal assisted by Stephanie Ochs.[6] The Spirit won their first competitive match on May 16, 2013, when they defeated the Seattle Reign 2-4 at Starfire Stadium. As the season wore on, the Spirit struggled to gain form and after the first eleven matches, Mike Jorden was fired and replaced by Mark Parsons.[7]

The coaching transition would be tough, and the Spirit continued the season with a 13-match winless streak (only one draw) until finishing the season on a high with two wins and a draw. Washington finished their first season in last place (8th).

Club

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  USA Ashlyn Harris (FP)
2 FW  USA Colleen Williams
3 DF  USA Kika Toulouse
4 DF  USA Marisa Abegg
5 DF  CAN Candace Chapman
6 MF  USA Lori Lindsey (FP)
8 MF  CAN Diana Matheson (FP)
9 MF  USA Ingrid Wells
10 FW  USA Caroline Miller
11 DF  USA Ali Krieger (FP)
13 MF  MEX Teresa "Lupita" Worbis (FP)
13 MF  USA Julia Roberts
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW  USA Tiffany McCarty
15 DF  CAN Robyn Gayle (FP)
16 FW  GER Conny Pohlers (on loan from VfL Wolfsburg)
17 FW  USA Lindsay Taylor
18 GK  USA Chantel Jones
19 DF  USA Toni Pressley
20 MF  USA Holly King
22 FW  USA Stephanie Ochs
23 MF  USA Tori Huster
24 FW  USA Jasmyne Spencer
— DF  USA Domenica Hodak

Team management
Owner Bill Lynch
General Manager Chris Hummer
Head Coach Mark Parsons

Competitions

Preseason
March 17, 2013 1Washington Spirit1–0Penn State Nittany LionsTBD
16:00 EST Wagner  87' Report Stadium: TBD
March 30, 2013 2Washington Spirit2–0North Carolina Tar HeelsBoyds, Maryland
15:00 EST Miller  27', 48' Report Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 1,725
April 4, 2013 3Maryland Terrapins2–0Washington SpiritCollege Park, Maryland
19:30 EST Huster  22' (o.g.)
Prior-Brown  68'		 Report Stadium: Ludwig Field
Attendance: 1,000
April 7, 2013 4Washington Spirit3–6Virginia CavaliersBoyds, Maryland
19:30 EST McCarty  32', 42'
Spencer  73'		 Report Douglas  5'
Torres  24'
Fry  33'
Doniak  36', 40'
Brian  64'		 Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 312

Regular season
April 14, 2013 (2013-04-14) 1Boston Breakers1–1Washington SpiritSomerville, Massachusetts
18:30 EDT Leroux  91+' (Guess) Report McCarty  15' (Ochs)
Wells  50'		 Stadium: Dilboy Stadium
Attendance: 2,634
Referee: Christina Unkel
April 20, 2013 (2013-04-20) 2Washington Spirit1–1Western New York FlashGermantown, Maryland
19:00 EDT Huster  84'
Matheson  87' (pen.)		 Report Kerr  85' (Wambach) Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 4,569 [8]
Referee: Kari Seitz
April 27, 2013 (2013-04-27) 3Washington Spirit1–2Sky BlueGermantown, Maryland
19:00 EDT Matheson  35' Report Goodson  2'
Schmidt  48'		 Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 4,569
Referee: Kara Honthumb
May 4, 2013 (2013-05-04) 4Washington Spirit1–2Portland ThornsGermantown, Maryland
19:00 EDT Harris  13'
Matheson  86' (pen.)		 Report Morgan  12' (pen.)
Washington  51'
Long  70'
Edwards  82'		 Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 5,011
Referee: Christina Unkel
May 11, 2013 (2013-05-11) 5Washington Spirit1–1Boston BreakersGermantown, Maryland
19:00 EDT Lindsey  51' (Matheson) Report Lohman  24' (Sanderson) Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 4,027
Referee: Josh Wilkens
May 16, 2013 (2013-05-16) 6Seattle Reign FC2–4Washington SpiritTukwila, Washington
19:00 PDT Taylor  7' (Larsen)
Noyola  47' (Nairn)
Larsen  68'
Zurrer  83'		 Report Matheson  37'
Krieger  41'
McCarty  56'
Krieger  63'
Roberts  75'
Huster  84' (Lindsey)		 Stadium: Starfire Stadium
Attendance: 1,011
Referee: Katja Koroleva
May 19, 2013 (2013-05-19) 7Portland Thorns FC2–0Washington SpiritPortland, Oregon
14:00 PDT Sinclair  41' (Long)
Morgan  86' (Wetzel)
Marshall  65'		 Report Gayle  83' Stadium: JELD-WEN Field
Attendance: 12,474
Referee: Robert Sibiga
May 25, 2013 (2013-05-25) 8Boston Breakers3–0Washington SpiritSomerville, Massachusetts
18:30 EDT O'Reilly  38' (Sanderson)
Shoepfer  53' (Sanderson)
Simon  66' (Sanderson)		 Report Stadium: Dilboy Stadium
Attendance: 1,246
Referee: Kara Honthumb
June 15, 2013 (2013-06-15) 9Washington Spirit0–2Western New York FlashGermantown, Maryland
19:00 EDT Report Perez  10' (Adriana)
DiMartino  31' (Sahlen)  36'
Adriana  55'		 Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 4,569
Referee: Boris Senic
June 23, 2013 (2013-06-23) 10FC Kansas City2–0Washington SpiritOverland Park, Kansas
20:35 EDT Holiday  17', 65' Summary Pressley  29' Stadium: Shawnee Mission District Stadium
Attendance: 3,057
Referee: Katja Koroleva
June 28, 2013 (2013-06-28) 11Western New York Flash4–0Washington SpiritRochester, New York
19:05 EDT Lloyd  3' (Sahlen), 22' (Wambach), 55'
Taylor  90+1' (Wambach)		 Report Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 3,364
Referee: Margaret Domka
July 3, 2013 (2013-07-03) 12Washington Spirit1–1FC Kansas CityGermantown, Maryland
19:30 EDT Matheson  86' (pen.) Report Tymrak  54' (Mathias) Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 2,467
Referee: Kara Honthumb
July 6, 2013 (2013-07-06) 13Sky Blue1–0Washington SpiritPiscataway, New Jersey
19:00 EDT Ocampo  74' Report Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 1,322
Referee: John McCloskey
July 10, 2013 (2013-07-10) 14Washington Spirit0–2Chicago Red StarsGermantown, Maryland
19:30 EDT Pohlers  90' Report Leon  63'
Masar  71' (Leon)		 Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 2,593
Referee: Miguel Panduro
July 14, 2013 (2013-07-14) 15Seattle Reign FC2–1Washington SpiritTukwila, Washington
19:00 PDT McDonald  30' (Nairn), 34' (Reed) Report Matheson  11' (pen.) Stadium: Starfire Stadium
Attendance: 3,855
Referee: Katja Koroleva
July 20, 2013 (2013-07-20) 16Chicago Red Stars1–0Washington SpiritLisle, Illinois
18:00 CDT McCarty  62' (o.g.)
Sitch  87'		 Report Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,241
Referee: Margaret Domka
July 27, 2013 (2013-07-27) 17Washington Spirit2–5Boston BreakersGermantown, Maryland
19:00 EDT Matheson  2' (Spencer)
Pohlers  73' (Ochs)		 Report Nogueira  5' (O'Reilly)
Sanderson  42' (Wilkinson)
Wilkinson  48'
O'Reilly  57'
Whitehill  78'		 Stadium: Maryland Soccerplex
Attendance: 2,607
Referee: Kara Honthumb
July 31, 2013 (2013-07-31) 18Western New York Flash3–0Washington SpiritRochester, New York
20:05 PDT Martin  35' (Kerr)
Kerr  60' (Reynolds)
Lloyd  68'
Huffman  72'		 Report Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 3,967
Referee: Miguel Panduro
August 3, 2013 (2013-08-03) 19Sky Blue FC1–0Washington SpiritPiscataway, New Jersey
19:00 EST Ocampo  58' (Freels) Re port Gayle  60'
Pohlers  68'		 Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 2,172
Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic
August 7, 2013 (2013-08-07) 20Washington Spirit1–0Chicago Red StarsGermantown, Maryland
19:30 EDT Worbis  58'
Krieger  75'		 Report Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 2,081
Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov
Note: Match was called at 80' due to multiple lightning delays and a midnight curfew.
August 10, 2013 (2013-08-10) 21Washington Spirit1–0Seattle Reign FCGermantown, Maryland
16:35 PDT Matheson  83' Report Nairn  86' Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 4,549
Referee: Kari Seitz
August 18, 2013 (2013-08-18) 22Washington Spirit1–1Sky Blue FCGermantown, Maryland
17:00 EST Ochs  40' (Worbis) Report Lytle  84' Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 4,241
Referee: Kara Honthumb

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Western New York Flash 22 10 8 4 36 20 +16 38 NWSL Shield
2 FC Kansas City 22 11 5 6 34 22 +12 38 NWSL Playoffs
3 Portland Thorns FC (C) 22 11 5 6 32 25 +7 38
4 Sky Blue FC 22 10 6 6 31 26 +5 36
5 Boston Breakers 22 8 6 8 35 34 +1 30
6 Chicago Red Stars 22 8 6 8 32 36 −4 30
7 Seattle Reign FC 22 5 3 14 22 36 −14 18
8 Washington Spirit 22 3 5 14 16 39 −23 14
Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champion.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
22 14 3 14 5 16 39  −23 2 5 4 10 17  −7 1 9 1 6 22  −16

Last updated: 20 August 2013
Source: Soccerway
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

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GroundAHHHHAAAHAAHAHAAHAAHHH
ResultDDLLDWLLLLLDLLLLLLLWWD
Updated to match(es) played on 20 August 2013. Source: us.women.soccerway.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Statistics

Appearances and goals
As of April 23, 2017[9]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalNWSL
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
2 FW Colleen Williams 6060
3 DF Kika Toulouse 160160
4 DF Marisa Abegg 5050
5 DF Candace Chapman 8080
6 MF Lori Lindsey 211211
8 MF Diana Matheson 198198
9 MF Ingrid Wells 8080
10 FW Caroline Miller 7070
11 DF Ali Krieger 181181
13 MF Lupita Worbis 111111
13 MF Julia Roberts 200200
14 FW Tiffany McCarty 212212
15 DF Robyn Gayle 140140
16 FW Conny Pohlers 131131
17 FW Lindsay Taylor 6060
19 DF Toni Pressley 8080
20 MF Holly King 110110
22 MF Stephanie Ochs 221221
23 MF Tori Huster 211211
24 FW Jasmyne Spencer 170170
DF Domenica Hodak 110110

Top scorers

Players with one goal or more included only.

As of August 20, 2013
Rk. Nat Pos Player Total NWSL
1 MF Diana Matheson 8 8
2 FW Tiffany McCarty 2 2
3 MF Tori Huster 1 1
3 DF Ali Krieger 1 1
3 MF Lori Lindsey 1 1
3 MF Stephanie Ochs 1 1
3 FW Conny Pohlers 1 1
3 MF Lupita Worbis 1 1

Top assists

Players with one assist or more included only.

As of August 20, 2013
Rk. Nat Pos Player Total NWSL
1 MF Diana Matheson 3 3
2 MF Lori Lindsey 2 2
2 MF Stephanie Ochs 2 2
3 DF Robyn Gayle 1 1
3 FW Jasmyne Spencer 1 1

Disciplinary record

Disciplinary record

Players with 1 card or more included only.

As of August 20, 2013
No. Nat Pos Player Total NWSL
15 DF Robyn Gayle 2 0 2 0
1 GK Ashlyn Harris 1 0 1 0
23 MF Tori Huster 1 0 1 0
11 DF Ali Krieger 2 0 2 0
16 FW Conny Pohlers 2 0 2 0
19 DF Toni Pressley 1 0 1 0
13 MF Julia Roberts 1 0 1 0

Goalkeeper stats

Last updated: August 20, 2013

No. Nat Player National Women's Soccer League
MIN GA GAA SV
1 Ashlyn Harris 1620 33 1.833 85
18 Chantel Jones 350 6 1.5 15

Transfers

In
No. Pos. Player Transferred From Fee/Notes Date Source
1 GK Ashlyn Harris FCR 2001 Duisburg NWSL Player Allocation January 11, 2013 [10]
11 DF Ali Krieger 1. FFC Frankfurt NWSL Player Allocation January 11, 2013 [10]
6 MF Lori Lindsey Western New York Flash NWSL Player Allocation January 11, 2013 [10]
15 DF Robyn Gayle Vancouver Whitecaps WFC NWSL Player Allocation January 11, 2013 [10]
8 MF Diana Matheson LSK Kvinner NWSL Player Allocation January 11, 2013 [10]
DF Alina Garciamendez Stanford Cardinal NWSL Player Allocation January 11, 2013 opted not to play [10]
7 MF Teresa "Lupita" Worbis Unknown NWSL Player Allocation January 11, 2013 [10]
14 FW Tiffany McCarty Florida State Seminoles Selected in the 2013 NWSL College Draft January 18, 2013
10 FW Caroline Miller Virginia Cavaliers Selected in the 2013 NWSL College Draft January 18, 2013
20 MF Holly King Florida Gators Selected in the 2013 NWSL College Draft January 18, 2013
2 MF Colleen Williams Dayton Flyers Selected in the 2013 NWSL College Draft January 18, 2013
MF Ingrid Wells Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC Signed February 6, 2013 [11]
18 GK Chantel Jones Þór Akureyri Signed February 6, 2013 [11]
22 FW Stephanie Ochs University of San Diego 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft February 7, 2013 [12]
23 MF Tori Huster Florida State Seminoles 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft February 7, 2013 [12]
3 DF Kika Toulouse Rågsveds IF Signed February 12, 2013 [13]
DF Domenica Hodak Maryland Terrapins Discovery Player March 9, 2013 [14]
24 FW Jasmyne Spencer Brøndby IF Signed April 9, 2013 [15]
19 DF Toni Pressley Ryazan VDV Signed June 3, 2013 [16]
17 FW Lindsay Taylor Seattle Reign FC Traded for a 2014 NWSL College Draft second round pick July 1, 2013 [17]
4 FW Marisa Abegg Gulf Coast Texans Signed on July 31, 2013 July 31, 2013 [18]
5 FW Candace Chapman Western New York Flash Free Agent 2013 [19]
13 MF Julia Roberts Seattle Sounders Women 2013 [20]

Loan In
No. Pos. Player Transferred From Fee/Notes Date Source
16 FW Conny Pohlers VfL Wolfsburg Signed in June 2013 - on loan from VfL Wolfsburg June 11, 2013 [21]

Honors and Awards

NWSL Yearly Awards

NWSL Team of the Year
Team Position Player Ref.
Best XI Midfielder Diana Matheson
Second X1 Defender Ali Krieger

See also

References
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  2. "Player distribution sees NWSL take shape". FIFA. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  3. Bell, Jack (11 January 2013). "New Women's League Allocates Players". New York Times. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  4. "NWSL Supplemental Draft results". The Equalizer. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  5. "Washington Spirit focused on offense during the NWSL Supplemental Draft". NWSL News. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  6. "Breakers come back to draw with Washington". Boston Breakers. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  7. Sean Sedam (July 1, 2013). "Washington Spirit Fire Coach Mike Jorden". Germantown Patch. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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  12. "Results: Ochs taken first in NWSL Supplemental Draft". The Equalizer. February 7, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  13. "Kika Toulouse Added to Washington Spirit Defense". Washington Spirit. February 12, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  14. Kareen Drot (March 9, 2013). "Washington Spirit sign three draft picks and a Discovery Player". NWSL News. Archived from the original on June 14, 2017. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  15. Scott Lewis & Kareen Drot (April 9, 2013). "Washington Spirit sign forward Jasmyne Spencer, waive defender Skyy Anderson". NWSL News. Archived from the original on June 7, 2017. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  16. "Spirit pick up defender Toni Pressley from Russian club Ryazan VDV". Washington Spirit. February 12, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  17. "Spirit Trade for Forward Lindsay Taylor". National Women's Soccer League. July 1, 2013. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
  18. "Washington Spirit Sign Defender Marisa Abegg on NWSL Roster Freeze". Our Sports Central. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  19. "Chapman Bio". Washington Spirit. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  20. "Spirit getting ready for inaugural season (Roberts Signed)". Washington Spirit. March 13, 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  21. "Spirit sign German Women's National Team forward Conny Pohlers on loan". Washington Spirit. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
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