2019 Houston Dash season

Houston Dash
2019 season
Head coach	James Clarkson
Stadium	BBVA Stadium
NWSL	7th
Highest home attendance	5,327; (July 13th vs. Chicago Red Stars)
Lowest home attendance	2,933; (April 28th vs. North Carolina Courage)
Average home league attendance	4,053
Biggest win	1–0 (four games)
Biggest defeat	0-5 (July 24th vs. Portland Thorns FC)
Home colors	Away colors
	← 2018 2020 →

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]

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 1	Houston Dash	1–1	Reign FC	Houston, Texas
15:00	Prince 10' Schmidt 67' Nairn 90+3'	Box Report	Jenkins 58' McNabb 79'	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	Agnew 49' Huerta 83'	Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 1,394

April 28, 2019 3	Houston Dash	1–4	North Carolina Courage	Houston, Texas
17:00	Daly 86' Schmidt 44'	Report	Williams 45+1' Dunn 69' Debinha 69' Pruitt 76'	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	Rodriguez 29' S. Johnson 44' Corsie 69'	Report	Daly 42', 50' Hanson 72' Nairn 83'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Referee: 10,138

May 19, 2019 6	Houston Dash	1–2	Chicago Red Stars	Houston, Texas
17:00	Huerta 26' Murray 54'	Box	Kerr 8', 13' Stanton 49'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 3,690

June 2, 2019 7	Reign FC	1–1	Houston Dash	Tacoma, Washington
15:00	Balcer 32' Groom 45+3'	Box	Prisock 66' Nairn 90'	Stadium: Cheney Stadium Attendance: 3,063

June 15, 2019 8	Houston Dash	2–2	Orlando Pride	Houston, Texas
19:30	Brooks 11' Huerta 47' Mewis 67'	Box	Boyles 13' Reid 29' Viggiano 66' Evans 71' Greening 84'	Stadium: BBVA Stadium Attendance: 3,776

June 22, 2019 9	Washington Spirit	0–0	Houston Dash	Boyds, Maryland
18:00		Box	Nairn 44' Calderón 73'	Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 2,367

June 29, 2019 10	Houston Dash	1–2	Portland Thorns FC	Houston, Texas
19:30	Simon 51' Murray 75'	Report	Ball 60' Lussi 70' Purce 75'	Stadium: BBVA Stadium Attendance: 3,379

July 5, 2019 11	North Carolina Courage	5–2	Houston Dash	Cary, North Carolina
18:00	Hamilton 5', 18', 54', 71' Williams 31'	Box	Mewis 24' Simon 43' Schmidt 53' Hanson 69'	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	Horan 7' Raso 12', 23' Sinclair 18' (pen.) Campbell 71' (o.g.)	Report	Chapman 70'	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

Pos	Team v t e	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


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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
Stadium	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	W	L	W	W	L	D	D	D	L	L	L	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	D	L
Position	6	5	5	3	1	3	6	5	5	7	7	7	7	7	6	7	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7

Source: NWSLsoccer.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Statistical leaders

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Rachel Daly	5
1	Sofia Huerta	5
3	Kristie Mewis	4
4	Kyah Simon	2
4	Kealia Ohai	2
6	Nichelle Prince	1
	Christine Nairn
	Amber Brooks

Top assists

Rank	Player	Assists
1	Sofia Huerta	4
2	Kyah Simon	2
2	Christine Nairn	2
4	Sophie Schmidt	1
	Arianna Romero
	Kealia Ohai
	Kristie Mewis
	Rachel Daly
	Ariana Calderón

Shutouts

Rank	Player	Clean sheets
1	Jane Campbell	6

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	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

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]

References

^ "NWSL: Houston Dash hire James Clarkson as club's third coach". December 11, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
^ "Houston Dash sign six players for 2019 NWSL season". Houston Dynamo. April 13, 2019. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Clare Polkinghorne to leave Houston Dash due to family reasons". Houston Dynamo. August 21, 2019. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
^ "Week 2 Goal of the Week Nominees". National Women's Soccer League. April 15, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
^ "Week 4 Goal of the Week nominees". May 7, 2019. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
^ "Week 8 Goal of the Week Nominees". National Women's Soccer League twitter. June 3, 2019. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
^ "Kealia Ohai, Houston Dash Week 19 #NWSL Goal of the Week". YouTube. NWSL. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
^ "Week 1 Save of the Week nominees". National Women's Soccer League. April 15, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
^ "Week 3 Save of the Week nominees". National Women's Soccer League. April 29, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
^ "Week 8 Save of the Week nominees". NWSL twitter. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
^ "Week 8 Save of the Week". NWSL twitter. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
^ "WEEK 14 SAVE OF THE WEEK NOMINEES". NWSL. NWSLSoccer.com. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
^ "Jane Campbell, Houston Dash #NWSL Week 15 Save of the Week". YouTube. NWSL. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
^ "Week 19 Save of the Week Nominees #NWSL 2019". YouTube. NWSL. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
^ "Week 21 Save of the Week Nominees #NWSL 2019". YouTube. NWSL. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
^ "Week 22 Save of the Week Nominees #NWSL 2019". YouTube. NWSL. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
^ "Week 23 Save of the Week Nominees #NWSL 2019". YouTube. NWSL. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
^ "Week 24 Save of the Week Nominees #NWSL 2019". YouTube. NWSL. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
^ "Week 25 Save of the Week nominees #NWSL 2019". YouTube. NWSL. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
^ "List: Every pick of the 2019 NWSL College Draft". National Women's Soccer League. January 10, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
^ "Dash acquire MF Christine Nairn in trade with Orlando Pride". February 26, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Houston Dash sign defenders Satara Murray and Ari Romero through Discovery Process". March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
^ "Canadian midfielder Sophie Schmidt joins NWSL's Houston Dash". March 12, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Houston Dash sign six players for 2019 NWSL season". April 13, 2019. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "NWSL players available on the Re-Entry Wire". October 1, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Kgatlana signs for Chinese club". February 23, 2019. Archived from the original on June 8, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Houston Dash announce 2019 preseason roster". March 4, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
^ "Houston Dash defender Taylor Comeau announces retirement". June 19, 2019. Retrieved June 19, 2019.

External links

Official website