2014 Washington Spirit season

The 2014 season was Washington Spirit's second 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
2014 season
General ManagerChris Hummer
Head CoachMark Parsons
StadiumMaryland SoccerPlex
NWSL4th
NWSL PlayoffsSemi-Finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Jodie Taylor (11)
All: Jodie Taylor (11)
Highest home attendance4,667 (May 3, 2014 vs Seattle)
Lowest home attendance2,306 (April 13, 2014 vs WNY Flash)
Average home league attendance3,335

Review

Coming off a tough inaugural season, the Spirit looked to build a contending team for the 2014 season. Mark Parsons had a full preseason to work with his team and made some key offseason acquisitions included Jodie Taylor and Christine Nairn, both who would finish as the team's tops scorers with 11 and 8 goals, respectively.

The beginning of the season saw similar struggles to 2013, losing 4 of the opening 6 matches. The turn-around began in Week 7, when the Spirit would outscore the Western New York Flash 3–2 with a brace from Jodie Taylor and own goal equalizer. The Spirit went 5 matches unbeaten mid-season and finished the season strong, losing only two of their last ten matches.

Finishing 4th, the Spirit made their first NWSL Playoff appearance. They ultimately lost at Seattle Reign in a 2–1 match with Veronica Perez scoring the Spirit's first ever playoff goal in the 65th minute.

Club

Roster

As of April 24, 2014:[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Ashlyn Harris (FP)
2 FW Colleen Williams
3 DF Toni Pressley
4 MF Yael Averbuch (FP)
5 DF Robyn Gayle (FP)
6 MF Lori Lindsey
7 MF Christine Nairn
8 MF Diana Matheson (FP)
9 FW Renae Cuellar (FP)
10 FW Caroline Miller
11 DF Ali Krieger (FP)
12 DF Cecilie Sandvej
No. Position Player
14 FW Jodie Taylor
16 FW Tiffany Weimer
17 MF Veronica Perez
18 GK Chantel Jones
19 MF Crystal Dunn
21 GK Adelaide Gay
22 MF Bianca Sierra
23 DF Tori Huster
24 FW Jasmyne Spencer
28 DF Jordan Angeli
99 FW Danesha Adams
  • (FP) = Federation player

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

Competitions

Preseason
March 22, 2014 1Washington Spirit2–0North Carolina Tar HeelsBoyds, Maryland
Matheson  69'
Weimer  89'		 Report Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 2,534
March 29, 2014 2Washington Spirit1–1Virginia CavaliersBoyds, Maryland
Pressley  38' Report Alexis Shaffer  10' Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
April 5, 2014 3Washington Spirit7–0Maryland TerrapinsBoyds, Maryland
Taylor  15' 71' 90'
Gayle  20'
Dunn  30'
Matheson  32'
Averbuch  82'		 Report Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex

Regular season
April 13, 2014 1Washington Spirit1–3Western New York FlashBoyds, Maryland
18:30 EST Barczuk  50' Report Losada  54' 67'
Taylor  54'		 Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 2,306
Referee: Miguel Panduro
April 19, 2014 2Washington Spirit3–1FC Kansas CityBoyds, Maryland
19:00 EST Matheson  4' 38'
Nairn  45'		 Report Rodriguez  29' Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 2,577
Referee: Matthew Franz
April 23, 2014 3Seattle Reign FC3–1Washington SpiritSeattle, Washington
19:00 (PDT) Fletcher  3'
Winters  48'
Fishlock  80'		 Report Matheson  73' (pen.) Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 1,754
Referee: Josh Wilkens
Apr 26, 2014 4Chicago Red Stars0–1Washington SpiritLisle, Illinois
20:00 Johnston  67' Box Score Huster  50'
Sierra  55'
Dunn  70'
Matheson  71'		 Stadium: Benedictine U. Sports Complex Stadium
Attendance: 1,822
May 3, 2014 5Washington Spirit1–2Seattle Reign FCBoyds, Maryland
18:30 Krieger  53' Box Score Fishlock  55'
Leroux  76'		 Stadium: Maureen Hendricks Field Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 4,667
Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic
May 11, 2014 6FC Kansas City2–1Washington SpiritKansas City, Missouri
19:00 Rodriguez  35', 64' Box Score Gayle  50'
Adams  63'		 Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,797
Referee: Matt Mercier
May 17, 2014 7Washington Spirit3–2Western New York FlashBoyds, Maryland
18:30 Taylor  11', 78'
Williamson  71' (o.g.)		 Box Score Wambach  18'
Lloyd  30'
Salem  75'  90+5'		 Stadium: Maureen Hendricks Field Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 4,598
Referee: Katja Koroleva
May 21, 2014 8Washington Spirit3–3Sky Blue FCBoyds, Maryland
19:00 Gayle  38'
Lindsey  74'
Matheson  90+2' (pen.)		 Box Score Filigno  47'  55'
Freels  51'
O'Hara  65'		 Stadium: Maureen Hendricks Field Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 2,545
Referee: Boris Senic
May 26, 2014 9Washington Spirit3–2Houston DashBoyds, Maryland
16:00 Matheson  4'
Taylor  38'
Nairn  90+3'		 Box Score Burger  12'
Ohale  77'		 Stadium: Maureen Hendricks Field Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 2,865
Referee: Matthew Franz
Jun 1, 2014 10Boston Breakers2–3Washington SpiritBoston, Massachusetts
18:30 Sanderson  29', 37' Box Score Nairn  33'
Taylor  49', 74'		 Stadium: Harvard Stadium
Attendance: 2,876
Referee: Karen Abt
June 4, 2014 11Chicago Red Stars0-1Washington SpiritLisle, Illinois
19:00 CDT (UTC-05) Morway  40' Summary Gayle  27'
Taylor  79'
Perez  90'		 Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex
Attendance: 1450
Referee: Josh Wilkens
Jun 11, 2014 12Boston Breakers2–0Washington SpiritBoston, Massachusetts
19:00 Schoepfer  42'
Jones  43'		 Box Score Adams  60' Stadium: Harvard Stadium
Attendance: 1,429
Referee: Timon Berry
Jun 15, 2014 13Portland Thorns FC2–0Washington SpiritPortland, Oregon
17:00 McDonald  11'
Boquete  78'		 Box Score Angeli  45+2'  86' Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 10,056
Referee: Michael Zapata
Jun 21, 2014 14Washington Spirit1–6Portland Thorns FCBoyds, Maryland
18:30 Gayle  9'
Nairn  62'		 Box Score Sinclair  5'
Morgan  11', 70'
Brooks  59'
McDonald  85' (87)
Menges  88'
Long  90+1'		 Stadium: Maureen Hendricks Field Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 3,806
Referee: Kristen Salazar
Jun 28, 2014 15Houston Dash0–1Washington SpiritHouston, Texas
21:00 Box score Taylor  62' Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 4,050
Referee: Maraget Domka
Jul 2, 2014 16Washington Spirit3–3Boston BreakersBoyds, Maryland
19:00 Taylor  28' (56)
De Vanna  30'
Krieger  87'
Matheson  90+1' (pen.)		 Box Score O'Reilly  4' (pen.), 7' (pen.)  19'
Reeves  44'
Lohman  45+1'
Evans  70'
Sierra  90'		 Stadium: Maureen Hendricks Field Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 2,673
Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov
Jul 12, 2014 17Western New York Flash0–1Washington SpiritRochester, New York
19:00 Reynolds  54' Box Score Taylor  52'
Matheson  56' (pen.)
Nairn  73'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 3,134
Referee: Chris Spivey
Jul 17, 2014 18Houston Dash1–1Washington SpiritHouston, Texas
21:00 Diggs  74' Box Score De Vanna  19' Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 3,561
Referee: Michael Zapata
Jul 20, 2014 19Sky Blue FC4–2Washington SpiritPiscataway, New Jersey
18:00 O'Hara  22', 85'
Schmidt  36'
Nadim  81'		 Box Score Gayle  57'  89'
Taylor  88'		 Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 1,740
Referee: Bernhard Hosu
Jul 23, 2014 20Washington Spirit1–1Portland Thorns FCBoyds, Maryland
19:00 Taylor  68' Box Score Morgan  7' Stadium: Maureen Hendricks Field Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 3,854
Referee: Katja Koroleva
Jul 30, 2014 21Washington Spirit2–1FC Kansas CityBoyds, Maryland
19:00 Garefrekes  49'
Nairn  67'		 Box Score Sauerbrunn  18' Stadium: Maureen Hendricks Field Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 2,744
Referee: Kristen Salazar
August 2, 2014 (2014-08-02) 22Washington Spirit2–1Chicago Red StarsBoyds, Maryland
18:30 EDT (UTC-04) Nairn  47'  82'
Averbuch  90+4'		 Box Score Chalupny  3'
Hoy  28'
Santacaterina  30'		 Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 3,102
Referee: Chris Spivey
Aug 9, 2014 23Seattle Reign FC1–1Washington SpiritSeattle, Washington
22:00 Reed  16'
Little  89'
Fishlock  90'		 Box Score Report] Matheson  29' Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 3,479
Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic
Aug 16, 2014 24Washington Spirit0–1Sky Blue FCBoyds, Maryland
18:30 Box Score Ocampo  27' Stadium: Maureen Hendricks Field Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 4,282
Referee: David Mon

Regular season 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
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
24 10 5 9 36 43  −7 35 5 3 4 23 26  −3 5 2 5 13 17  −4

Last updated: August 16, 2014.
Source: Match reports

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
GroundHHAAHAHHHAAAAHAHAAAHHHAH
ResultLWLWLLWDWWWLLLWDWDLDWWDL
Updated to match(es) played on August 16, 2014. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

NWSL Playoffs
August 23, 2014 Semi-FinalsSeattle Reign FC2–1Washington SpiritSeattle, Washington
8:00 pm PDT Little  72'
Rapinoe  82'
Fletcher  90+5'		 Report Averbuch  31'
Perez  65'
Nairn  90+2'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,540
Referee: Timon Berry

Squad statistics

Note: only regular season squad statistics displayed.

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

NPosPlayerGPGSMinGAWGShotSOGCroCKOffFoulFSYCRC
99FWDanesha Adams1398021108436110710
28MFJordan Angeli102235000100006011
4MFYael Averbuch2217156211115400016910
12DFNiki Cross108740000100005500
9FWRenae Cuellar104408000412064300
24FWLisa De Vanna119794140169001261310
19MFCrystal Dunn21181488030116202151010
13FWKerstin Garefrekes10659110019110048600
15DFRobyn Gayle161311432107310013240
23DFTori Huster2222198011194000121700
11DFAli Krieger22221935100533017410
6MFLori Lindsey221915091101560006900
8MFDiana Matheson2321197086228195186142420
7MFChristine Nairn232118386224118052472720
36MFKelsey Pardue109000000000000
17MFVeronica Perez1666570108300816810
19DFToni Pressley98701000200009100
23DFBianca Sierra95520000212006210
21DFAlex Singer11119720002000411300
31MFJennifer Skogerboe1015000000001000
14FWJodie Taylor21191727112446262034251310
NPosGoal keeperGPGSMinWLTShotSOGSavGAGA/GPenPKFSO
1GKAshlyn Harris1919171010541939766311.632234
18GKChantel Jones55450041783422122.4000

Transfers

In
No. Pos. Player Transferred From Fee/Notes Date Source
7 MF Christine Nairn Seattle Reign Trade November 20, 2013 [2]
14 FW Jodie Taylor Sydney FC Signed December 18, 2013 [3]
4 MF Yael Averbuch Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC NWSL Player Allocation January 3, 2014 [4]
9 FW Renae Cuéllar FC Kansas City NWSL Player Allocation January 3, 2014 [5]
99 FW Danesha Adams Houston Dash Trade January 13, 2014 [6]
16 FW Tiffany Weimer Portland Thorns FC Trade January 17, 2014 [7]
12 DF Cecilie Sandvej Perth Glory Signed February 27, 2014 [8]
17 MF Verónica Pérez Western New York Flash Trade March 3, 2014 [9]
12 DF Niki Cross FC Bayern Munich Trade March 18, 2014 [10]
22 MF Bianca Sierra University of Auburn Signed April 4, 2014 [11]
28 DF Jordan Angeli Boston Breakers Signed April 4, 2014 [11]
21 GK Adelaide Gay Portland Thorns FC Signed April 8, 2014 [12]
21 DF Alex Singer 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam Signed June 4, 2014 [13]
24 FW Lisa De Vanna Boston Breakers Trade June 18, 2014 [14]
31 MF Jennifer Skogerboe Washington Spirit Reserves
36 MF Kelsey Pardue Washington Spirit Reserves

Out
No. Pos. Player Transferred To Fee/Notes Date Source
3 DF Kika Toulouse Houston Dash 2014 NWSL Expansion Draft January 10, 2014 [15]
14 FW Tiffany McCarty Houston Dash 2014 NWSL Expansion Draft January 10, 2014 [15]
22 MF Stephanie Ochs Houston Dash Trade January 13, 2014 [16]
4 DF Marisa Abegg Retired February 14, 2014 [17]
5 DF Candace Chapman Waived March 29, 2014 [18]
20 MF Holly King Colorado Pride March 29, 2014 [19]
2 FW Colleen Williams Waived May 21, 2014 [20]
23 DF Bianca Sierra Boston Breakers Trade June 18, 2014 [14]
MF Ingrid Wells Western New York Flash Waived June 20, 2013 [21]
DF Domenica Hodak
13 MF Guadalupe Worbis
24 FW Jasmyne Spencer Western New York Flash [22]
13 MF Julia Roberts
17 FW Lindsay Taylor

Loan In
No. Pos. Player Loaned From Fee/Notes Date Source
13 MF Kerstin Garefrekes 1. FFC Frankfurt Loan for remainder of 2014 season June 14, 2014 [23]

Honors and awards

NWSL Yearly Awards

NWSL Team of the Year
Team Position Player Ref.
Best XI Defender Ali Krieger [24]
Second X1 Forward Jodie Taylor [25]

See also

References
  1. "Roster". Washington Spirit. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  2. "Reign Add Arsenal Star Midfielder Kim Little". Sounder at Heart. November 20, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  3. "Jodie Taylor joins the Spirit for 2014 NWSL season & earns England National Team Call up". Washington Spirit. December 18, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  4. Steven Goff (January 3, 2014). "Washington Spirit acquires Yael Averbuch". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  5. "NWSL announces 2014 allocated players: KC, Portland, Seattle look stacked". SoccerWire.com. January 3, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  6. "Houston Dash acquire forward Stephanie Ochs from Washington Spirit". Washington Spirit. January 13, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  7. "Portland Thorns reacquire Meleana Shim and shake up roster at NWSL College Draft". OregonLive.com. January 17, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  8. "Spirit sign Danish defender Cecilie Sandvej". SoccerWire.com. February 27, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  9. Meg Linehan (March 3, 2014). "De Vanna, Perez find new homes during trade flurry". OregonLive.com. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  10. "Spirit acquire FC Bayern Munich defender Niki Cross via trade with Seattle Reign FC". Washington Spirit. March 18, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  11. "Washington Spirit Sign Midfielder Jordan Angeli and Mexican Women's National Team Defender Bianca Sierra". Washington Spirit. April 4, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  12. "Washington Spirit announces official 2014 NWSL roster". Women's Soccer United. April 8, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  13. "Spirit Sign Defender Alex Singer". The Bent Musket. June 4, 2014. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2017.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  14. "Breakers Transfers 2014: Boston Trades Lisa De Vanna to Spirit for Defender Bianca Sierra". The Bent Musket. June 18, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  15. "Houston Dash select 10 players in 2014 NWSL Expansion Draft". Houston Dynamo. January 10, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  16. "Houston Dash acquire forward Stephanie Ochs from Washington Spirit". Houston Dynamo. January 13, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  17. "Marisa Abegg announces her retirement". Washington Spirit. February 14, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  18. "The Washington Spirit Waive Defender Candace Chapman". Washington Spirit. March 29, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  19. Joe Paisley (May 19, 2014). "Colorado Pride women's soccer team kicks off first season Thursday at Colorado College". The Gazette. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  20. "Washington Spirit part ways with Colleen Williams". SoccerWire.com. May 21, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  21. Steven Goff (June 20, 2013). "Wells Waived". Twitter. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  22. "Western New York Flash announces 2014 roster". SoccerWire.com. April 7, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  23. "Spirit acquire German midfielder Kerstin Garefrekes". Washington Spirit. June 14, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  24. http://chicagoredstars.com/national-womens-soccer-league-announces-2014-best-xi/
  25. http://chicagoredstars.com/national-womens-soccer-league-announces-2014-best-xi/
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