| 2016 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Managing Director | Brian Ching | ||
| Head coach | Randy Waldrum | ||
| Stadium | BBVA Compass Stadium | ||
| NWSL | 8th | ||
| NWSL Championship | Did not qualify | ||
| Top goalscorer | Kealia Ohai (11) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 7,440 (April 16 vs. Chicago) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 4,329 (July 30 vs. Western New York) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 5,696 | ||
| Biggest win | 3–0 (July 16 vs. Portland); 4–1 (Sept. 11 vs. Boston) | ||
| Biggest defeat | 0–3 (Sept. 7 at Portland) | ||
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| All statistics correct as of December 21, 2016. | |||
The 2016 season is the Houston Dash's third season as an American professional women's soccer team in the NWSL.
Club
Coaching staff
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Head Coach |  Randy Waldrum |
| Assistant coach |  Marcelo Galvao |
| Assistant coach | Hiro Suzuki |
| Goalkeeper coach | Tom Brown |
| Athletic Trainer | Kristy Chavez |
| Massage Therapist | Wes Speights |
First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Standings and Match Results
Preseason
| March 19 1 | Houston Dash | 4–2 | Baylor Bears | Houston |
| 3:00 p.m. CT | Daly  , Heap Beckie |
Report | ?' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Houston Sports Park |
| Note: Played in three 30-minute periods. | ||||
| March 27 2 | Oregon State Beavers | 0–3 | Houston Dash | Portland, Oregon |
| 4:30 p.m. CT | Report | Beckie 13', 50' Andressa 75' |
Stadium: Providence Park |
| March 30 3 | Seattle Reign FC | 2–0 | Houston Dash | Portland, Oregon |
| 7:00 p.m. CT | Yanez 37' Foxhoven  79'Dallstream 82' |
Report | Brooks 68' |
Stadium: Providence Park |
| April 8 4 | Texas A&M Aggies | 0–5 | Houston Dash | College Station |
| 8:00 p.m. CT | HOU Report TAMU Report |
Daly 14', 27' Ubogagu 20', 88'Brooks 35' |
Stadium: Ellis Field Attendance: 1,000+ |
Friendlies
| Thurs June 2 | FC Dallas WPSL | 0–3 | Houston Dash | Frisco |
| 5:30 p.m. CT | Report | Stadium: Toyota Soccer Center Tundra Field #2 |
National Women's Soccer League
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portland Thorns FC | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 41 | NWSL Shield |
| 2 | Washington Spirit | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 39 | NWSL Playoffs |
| 3 | Chicago Red Stars | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 33 | |
| 4 | Western New York Flash (C) | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 32 | |
| 5 | Seattle Reign FC | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 30 | |
| 6 | FC Kansas City | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 26 | |
| 7 | Sky Blue FC | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 26 | |
| 8 | Houston Dash | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 22 | |
| 9 | Orlando Pride | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 19 | |
| 10 | Boston Breakers | 20 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 47 | −33 | 11 |
- Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | −6 |
Last updated: September 25, 2016.
Source: National Women's Soccer League
- Results by matchday
Updated to match(es) played on September 25, 2016. Source: HoustonDashSoccer.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
| April 16 1 | Houston Dash | 3–1 | Chicago Red Stars | Houston |
| 7:30 p.m. CT | Daly 22' Lloyd 51' (Daly)Beckie 53' (Ohai) |
Report | Press 13' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 7,440 Referee: Chris Spivey |
| April 23 2 | Orlando Pride | 3–1 | Houston Dash | Orlando, Florida |
| 6:30 p.m. CT | Andressa 46' (o.g.) Sanderson 57'Morgan 61' |
Report | Andressa 75' |
Stadium: Camping World Stadium Attendance: 23,403 Referee: Brandon Artis |
| April 29 3 | Houston Dash | 0–0 | Sky Blue FC | Houston |
| 7:30 p.m. CT | Report | Rodriguez 32' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 5,081 Referee: Reyna Fonseca |
| May 7 4 | FC Kansas City | 1–2 | Houston Dash | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 7:30 p.m. CT | Yael Averbuch 87' |
Report | Daly 45' O'Sullivan 69' (Ubogagu)Ubogagu 70' (Daly)Brush 82' |
Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 3,282 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
| May 14 5 | Washington Spirit | 1–0 | Houston Dash | Boyds, Maryland |
| 6:00 p.m. CT | Lohman 39' (Nairn) Kleiner 66'Krieger 89' |
Report | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 3,545 Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic |
| May 20 6 | Houston Dash | 0–1 | Orlando Pride | Houston |
| 7:30 p.m. CT | Report Report |
Edmonds 81' (Sanderson) |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 6,293 Referee: Greg Dopka |
| May 27 | Houston Dash | PPD | Washington Spirit | Houston |
| 7:30 p.m. CT | Announcement | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium | ||
| Note: rescheduled to August 18 due to inclement weather. | ||||
| June 12 7 | Seattle Reign FC | 1–0 | Houston Dash | Seattle, Washington |
| 6:00 p.m. CT | Solaun 66' (Yanez) |
Report | Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 4,682 Referee: Marco Vega |
| June 19 8 | Houston Dash | 0–1 | FC Kansas City | Houston, Texas |
| 7:30 p.m. CT | Roccaro 89' |
Report | Sauerbrunn 80' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 4,570 Referee: Matthew Franz |
| Thu June 23 9 | Orlando Pride | 1–0 | Houston Dash | Orlando, Florida |
| 6:30 p.m. CT | Spencer 92+' (Hagen) |
Report | Stadium: Camping World Stadium Attendance: 6,870 Referee: Marco Vega |
| July 9 10 | Sky Blue FC | 1–0 | Houston Dash | Piscataway, New Jersey |
| 6:00 p.m. CT | Lytle 54' (Killion) Kai 55' |
Report | Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 1,732 Referee: Cuauhtemoc Delgadillo |
| July 16 11 | Houston Dash | 3–0 | Portland Thorns FC | Houston |
| 7:30 p.m. | Rachel Daly 7' (Kealia Ohai) Amber Brooks 68' (Becca Moros)Kealia Ohai 83' (unassisted) |
Report | Mana Shim 40' Hayley Raso 81' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 5,661 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
| July 23 12 | Chicago Red Stars | 1–1 | Houston Dash | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 7:00 p.m. | Danielle Colaprico 3' (Vanessa DiBernardo) |
Report | Megan Crosson 64' Rachel Daly 82' (Kealia Ohai) |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 3,621 Referee: Levi Rippy |
| July 30 13 | Houston Dash | 3–3 | Western New York Flash | Houston |
| 7:30 p.m. | Rachel Daly 31' (unassisted) Kealia Ohai 47' (unassisted)Kealia Ohai 63' (Stephanie Ochs)Caity Heap 89' |
Report | Lianne Sanderson 3' (Lynn Williams) Jessica McDonald 70' (Lynn Williams)Lynn Williams 90+3' (Jessica McDonald)Jaelene Hinkle 90+3'Abby Dahlkemper 90+6' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 4,329 Referee: Matthew Franz |
| Thu August 18 14 | Houston Dash | 1–2 | Washington Spirit | Houston |
| 7:00 p.m. CT | Kealia Ohai 90' (Stephanie Ochs) |
Report | Christine Nairn 30' (pk), 63' (unassisted) |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 5,012 Referee: Christina Unkel |
| Note: rescheduled from May 27 | ||||
| August 27 15 | Houston Dash | 2–2 | Western New York Flash | Houston |
| 6:00 p.m. CT | Denise O'Sullivan 28' (Janine Beckie) 41' Kealia Ohai 34' (unasssited)Rachel Daly 86' |
Report | Lianne Sanderson 36' (Lynn Williams) Makenzy Doniak 58' (L Williams) |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 4,329 Referee: Matthew Franz |
| August 31 16 | Boston Breakers | 1–3 | Houston Dash | Boston, Massachusetts |
| 7:00 p.m. CT | Natasha Dowie 91+' |
Report | Kealia Ohai 3' (C Lloyd), 33' (unassisted) Carli Lloyd 62' |
Stadium: Jordan Field Attendance: 3,762 Referee: Jasmine Peralta |
| September 3 17 | Houston Dash | 4–2 | Orlando Pride | Houston |
| 7:30 p.m. CT | Janine Beckie 24' (Carli Lloyd) Polina 49' (unassisted)Kealia Ohai 62' (unassisted), 95+' (J Becky)Cari Roccaro 76'Amber Brooks 79' |
Report | Alex Morgan 80' (K Edmonds) 78' Kristen Edmonds 87' (unassisted) |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 6,819 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva |
| September 7 18 | Portland Thorns FC | 3–0 | Houston Dash | Portland, Oregon |
| 9:00 p.m. CT | Allie Long 26' (Tobin Heath), 71' (T Heath) Christine Sinclair 90' |
Report | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 13,752 Referee: Brandon Artis |
| September 11 19 | Houston Dash | 4–1 | Boston Breakers | Houston |
| 6:00 p.m. CT | Janine Beckie 26' (Carli Lloyd) Kealia Ohai 35' (Janine Beckie)Andressa Machry 55'Carli Lloyd 78' (Kealia Ohai)Carli Lloyd 81' (penalty) |
Report | Elise Krieghoff 76' (unassisted) |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 6,107 Referee: Levi Rippy |
| September 25 20 | Houston Dash | 2–3 | Seattle Reign FC | Houston |
| 8:30 p.m. CT | Kealia Ohai 39' (unassisted) Carli Lloyd 42' (Denise O'Sullivan) |
Report | Merritt Mathias 13' Manon Melis 60' (Jessica Fishlock)Kim Little 76' (Jessica Fishlock)Beverly Yanez 82' (Carson Pickett) |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 5,651 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
Awards
NWSL Yearly Awards
NWSL Team of the Year
| Team | Position | Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best XI | Forward | Kealia Ohai |
[1] |
NWSL Weekly Awards
NWSL Player of the Week
| Week | Result | Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Won |  Rachel Daly |
[2] |
| 4 | Won | Chioma Ubogagu |
[3] |
| 15 | Won | Kealia Ohai |
[4] |
| 17 | Won | Kealia Ohai |
[5] |
NWSL Goal of the Week
| Week | Result | Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Won | Rachel Daly |
[6] |
| 15 | Won | Rachel Daly |
[7] |
| 19 | Won | Kealia Ohai |
[8] |
NWSL Save of the Week
| Week | Result | Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Won | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Lydia Williams |
[9] |
| 19 | Won | Lydia Williams |
[10] |
Squad statistics
Source: NWSL
| N | Pos | Player | GP | GS | Min | G | A | PK | Shot | SOG | SOG% | Cro | CK | Off | Foul | FS | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | DF | Poliana Barbosa | 15 | 15 | 1324 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 60% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Janine Beckie | 14 | 11 | 916 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 37% | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Morgan Brian | 13 | 13 | 1001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 38% | 0 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | Amber Brooks | 19 | 11 | 1084 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 20% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Ellie Brush | 15 | 15 | 1340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Allysha Chapman | 9 | 8 | 710 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Megan Crosson | 4 | 1 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | FW | Rachel Daly | 16 | 12 | 1186 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 16 | 39% | 2 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Tessa Florio-Gavilsky | 3 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Caity Heap | 6 | 2 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | Melissa Henderson | 7 | 4 | 321 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | GK | Bianca Henninger | 5 | 5 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Carli Lloyd | 7 | 7 | 553 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 37% | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Andressa Machry | 15 | 15 | 1298 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 32% | 3 | 37 | 0 | 12 | 26 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Becca Moros | 17 | 17 | 1520 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 50% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Denise O'Sullivan | 18 | 14 | 1315 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 42% | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Stephanie Ochs | 12 | 3 | 385 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 43% | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Kealia Ohai | 20 | 18 | 1622 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 31 | 61% | 6 | 1 | 31 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Cami Privett | 15 | 11 | 1059 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Cari Roccaro | 15 | 14 | 1264 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Chioma Ubogagu | 15 | 9 | 806 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 39% | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | Lydia Williams | 15 | 15 | 1350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Total | 20 | — | 19800 | 29 | 23 | 1 | 265 | 115 | 43% | 21 | 92 | 87 | 165 | 150 | 17 | 0 | ||
| N | Pos | Goal keeper | GP | GS | Min | GA | GA/G | PKA | PKF | Shot | SOG | Sav | Sav% | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Bianca Henninger | 5 | 5 | 450 | 7 | 1.40 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 22 | 14 | 64% | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | Lydia Williams | 15 | 15 | 1350 | 22 | 1.47 | 1 | 1 | 175 | 83 | 62 | 75% | 0 | 0 |
| Team Total | 20 | — | 1800 | 29 | 1.45 | 2 | 2 | 236 | 105 | 76 | 72% | 0 | 0 | ||
Notes
- ↑ Houston Dash's position in the league at the end of match day
References
- ↑ "NATIONAL WOMEN'S SOCCER LEAGUE ANNOUNCES 2016 BEST XI". NWSL. October 7, 2016. Archived from the original on October 7, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
- ↑ Blakely, Chris (May 4, 2016). "Kim Little named NWSL Player of the Week for second straight week". Vavel. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
- ↑ "HOUSTON DASH'S CHIOMA UBOGAGU VOTED PLAYER OF THE WEEK". NWSL. May 10, 2016. Archived from the original on May 1, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
- ↑ "HOUSTON DASH FORWARD KEALIA OHAI VOTED NWSL PLAYER OF THE WEEK". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. August 2, 2016. Archived from the original on September 21, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
- ↑ "HOUSTON DASH FORWARD KEALIA OHAI VOTED NWSL PLAYER OF THE WEEK". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. September 6, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
- ↑ "Goal of the Week Winner: Rachel Daly – Week 14". YouTube.com. NWSL. July 26, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
- ↑ "Goal of the Week Winner: Rachel Daly – Week 15". YouTube.com. NWSL. August 3, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
- ↑ "Goal of the Week Winner: Kealia Ohai – Week 19". youtube.com. NWSLsoccer. September 28, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Congrats to @HoustonDash's @lydsaussie on her save being selected by the fans as #NWSL Save of the Week – Week 5!". Twitter.com. NWSL. May 20, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
- ↑ "Save of the Week Winner: Lydia Williams – Week 19". youtube.com. NWSLsoccer. September 28, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
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