2019 Houston Dash season

The 2019 Houston Dash season was 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
Head coachJames 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)
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Roster

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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

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Regular season

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April 14, 2019 1 Houston Dash 1–1 Reign FC Houston, Texas
15:00
Box
Report
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 4,335
April 20, 2019 2 Sky Blue FC 0–1 Houston Dash Piscataway, New Jersey
17:00 Lloyd   80' Report
Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 1,394
April 28, 2019 3 Houston Dash 1–4 North Carolina Courage Houston, Texas
17:00
Report
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 2,933
May 5, 2019 4 Houston Dash 1–0 Orlando Pride Houston, Texas
17:00 Kealia Ohai   7' Report Marta   90+2' Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 4,173
Referee: Victor Rivas
May 11, 2019 5 Utah Royals FC 1–2 Houston Dash Sandy, Utah
7:00 pm MST
Report
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Referee: 10,138
May 19, 2019 6 Houston Dash 1–2 Chicago Red Stars Houston, Texas
17:00
Box
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 3,690
June 2, 2019 7 Reign FC 1–1 Houston Dash Tacoma, Washington
15:00
Box
Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 3,063
June 15, 2019 8 Houston Dash 2–2 Orlando Pride Houston, Texas
19:30
Box
Stadium: BBVA Stadium
Attendance: 3,776
June 22, 2019 9 Washington Spirit 0–0 Houston Dash Boyds, Maryland
18:00 Box
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 2,367
June 29, 2019 10 Houston Dash 1–2 Portland Thorns FC Houston, Texas
19:30
Report
Stadium: BBVA Stadium
Attendance: 3,379
July 5, 2019 11 North Carolina Courage 5–2 Houston Dash Cary, North Carolina
18:00
Box
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,066
July 13, 2019 12 Houston Dash 0–1 Chicago Red Stars Houston, Texas
19:30 Hanson   77' Report Johnson   7'
Stanton   66'
Stadium: BBVA Stadium
Attendance: 5,327
July 20, 2019 13 Washington Spirit 1–2 Houston Dash Boyds, 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 14 Portland Thorns FC 5–0 Houston Dash Portland, Oregon
21:30
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 22,329
July 28, 2019 15 Houston Dash 1–0 Sky Blue FC Houston, Texas
18:00 Daly   22' Report Dorsey   68' Stadium: BBVA Stadium
Attendance: 3,510
August 2, 2019 16 Houston Dash 0–1 Reign FC Houston, Texas
18:00 Nairn   90+5' Report White   21'
Jenkins   80'
Murphy   85'
Stadium: BBVA Stadium
Attendance: 3,621
August 10, 2019 17 Orlando Pride 0–1 Houston Dash Orlando, 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 18 Houston Dash 1–2 Sky Blue FC Houston, 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 19 Chicago Red Stars 3–0 Houston Dash Bridgeview, Illinois
17:00 Kerr   7', 44'
McCaskill   65'
Nagasato   90'
Report Agnew   40' Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 3,345
September 13, 2019 20 Houston Dash 2–1 Utah Royals FC Houston, Texas
19:30 Huerta   27', 62'
Nairn   87'
Report Jónsdóttir   75' Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 4,538
September 17, 2019 21 North Carolina Courage 1–0 Houston Dash Cary, 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 22 Portland Thorns FC 1–0 Houston Dash Portland, Oregon
21:30 Heath   48' Report Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,022
September 25, 2019 23 Houston Dash 0–0 Washington Spirit Houston, Texas
19:30 Chapman   44' Report Staab   12'
Nielsen   66'
Stadium: BBVA Stadium
Attendance: 5,247
October 12, 2019 24 Utah Royals FC 2-1 Houston Dash Sandy, 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

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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) Champions
Results summary
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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
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
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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
StadiumHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHA
ResultDWLWWLDDDLLLWLWLWLLWLLDL
Position655313655777776767777777
Source: NWSLsoccer.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Statistical leaders

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Awards

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As of October 10, 2019.
Week Result Player Ref.
1 Nominated   Nichelle Prince [4]
4 Won   Kealia Ohai [5]
8 Nominated   Christine Nairn [6]
19 Won   Kealia Ohai [7]
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

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Source: National Women's Soccer League[20]
Round Pick Nat. Player Pos. Previous Team
Round 2 12   Ally Prisock D University of Southern California
Round 2 13   CeCe Kizer F Mississippi
Round 2 16   Betsy Brandon M University of Virginia
Round 2 18   Kayla McCoy F Duke University
Round 3 21   Jazmin Jackmon D University of Oregon
Round 3 22   Grace Cutler M West Virginia University
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]
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]

References

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  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. April 13, 2019. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Clare Polkinghorne to leave Houston Dash due to family reasons". Houston Dynamo. August 21, 2019. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  4. ^ "Week 2 Goal of the Week Nominees". National Women's Soccer League. April 15, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  5. ^ "Week 4 Goal of the Week nominees". May 7, 2019. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  6. ^ "Week 8 Goal of the Week Nominees". National Women's Soccer League twitter. June 3, 2019. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  7. ^ "Kealia Ohai, Houston Dash Week 19 #NWSL Goal of the Week". YouTube. NWSL. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  8. ^ "Week 1 Save of the Week nominees". National Women's Soccer League. April 15, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  9. ^ "Week 3 Save of the Week nominees". National Women's Soccer League. April 29, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  10. ^ "Week 8 Save of the Week nominees". NWSL twitter. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  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 July 26, 2019.
  13. ^ "Jane Campbell, Houston Dash #NWSL Week 15 Save of the Week". YouTube. NWSL. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  14. ^ "Week 19 Save of the Week Nominees #NWSL 2019". YouTube. NWSL. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  15. ^ "Week 21 Save of the Week Nominees #NWSL 2019". YouTube. NWSL. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  16. ^ "Week 22 Save of the Week Nominees #NWSL 2019". YouTube. NWSL. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  17. ^ "Week 23 Save of the Week Nominees #NWSL 2019". YouTube. NWSL. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  18. ^ "Week 24 Save of the Week Nominees #NWSL 2019". YouTube. NWSL. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  19. ^ "Week 25 Save of the Week nominees #NWSL 2019". YouTube. NWSL. Retrieved October 17, 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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "Houston Dash sign six players for 2019 NWSL season". April 13, 2019. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  25. ^ a b "NWSL players available on the Re-Entry Wire". October 1, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  26. ^ a b "Kgatlana signs for Chinese club". February 23, 2019. Archived from the original on June 8, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  27. ^ a b c "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.
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