2016 Houston Dash season

Houston Dash

2016 season
Managing Director	Brian Ching
Manager	Randy Waldrum
Stadium	BBVA Compass Stadium
Home colours Away colours
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All statistics correct as of March 1, 2016.

The 2016 season is the Houston Dash's third season as a professional women's soccer team.

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.

No. Position Player 1 GK Bianca Henninger 2 DF Poliana Barbosa Medeiros 3 FW Rachel Daly 4 DF Rebecca Moros 5 DF Cari Roccaro 6 MF Morgan Brian 7 FW Kealia Ohai 9 FW Chioma Ubogagu 10 MF Carli Lloyd 11 FW Janine Beckie

No. Position Player 12 FW Amber Brooks 15 DF Allysha Chapman 17 MF Andressa Machry 18 GK Lydia Williams 21 FW Melissa Henderson 22 DF Stephanie Ochs 23 MF Cami Privett 24 DF Ellie Brush MF Caity Heap DF Denise O'Sullivan

Standings and Match Results

Preseason

Houston Dash v Baylor Bears

Sat March 19 1	Houston Dash	4 – 2	Baylor Bears	Houston
3:00p.m. CT	Daly , Heap Beckie	Report	?' (o.g.)	Stadium: Houston Sports Park
Note: Played in three 30-minute periods.

Oregon State Beavers v Houston Dash

Sun March 27 2	Oregon State Beavers	0 – 3	Houston Dash	Portland, Oregon
4:30p.m. CT			Beckie  13', 50' Andressa  75'	Stadium: Providence Park

Seattle Reign FC v Houston Dash

Wed March 30 3	Seattle Reign FC	2 – 0	Houston Dash	Portland, Oregon
7:00p.m. CT	Yanez  37' Foxhoven  79' Dallstream  82'	Report	Brooks  68'	Stadium: Providence Park

Texas A&M Aggies v Houston Dash

Fri April 8 4	Texas A&M Aggies	0 – 5	Houston Dash	College Station
8:00p.m. CT		HOU Report TAMU Report	Daly 14', 27' Ubogagu 20', 88' Brooks 35'	Stadium: Ellis Field Attendance: 1,000+

Friendlies

FC Dallas WPSL v Houston Dash

Thurs June 2	FC Dallas WPSL	v	Houston Dash	Frisco
5:30p.m. CT				Stadium: Toyota Soccer Center Tundra Field #2

National Women's Soccer League

Main article: 2016 National Women's Soccer League season

League standings

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
6	2	1	3	6	7	−1	7	1	1	1	3	2	+1	1	0	2	3	5	−2

Last updated: May 20, 2016.
Source: National Women's Soccer League

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H
Result	W	L	D	W	L	L	P
Position	1	5	3	4	6	8

Last updated: May 20, 2016.
Source: HoustonDashSoccer.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

Houston Dash v Chicago Red Stars

Sat April 16 1	Houston Dash	3 – 1	Chicago Red Stars	Houston
	Rachel Daly  22' (unassisted) Carli Lloyd  51' (Rachel Daly) Janine Beckie  53' (Kealia Ohai)	Report	Christen Press  13' (unassisted)	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 7,440 Referee: Chris Spivey

Orlando Pride v Houston Dash

Sat April 23 2	Orlando Pride	3 – 1	Houston Dash	Orlando, Florida
	Andressa  46' (o.g.) Sanderson  57' Morgan  61'	Report	Andressa  75'	Stadium: Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium Attendance: 23,403 Referee: Brandon Artis

Houston Dash v Sky Blue FC

Fri April 29 3	Houston Dash	0 – 0	Sky Blue FC	Houston
		Report	Raquel Rodriguez  32'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 5,081 Referee: Reyna Fonseca

FC Kansas City v Houston Dash

Sat May 7 4	FC Kansas City	1 – 2	Houston Dash	Kansas City, Missouri
	Yael Averbuch  87' (Unassisted)	Report	Rachel Daly  45' Denise O'Sullivan  69' (Chioma Ubogagu) Chioma Ubogagu  70' (Rachel Daly) Ellie Brush  82'	Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 3,282 Referee: Farhad Dadkho

Washington Spirit v Houston Dash

Sat May 14 5	Washington Spirit	1 – 0	Houston Dash	Boyds, Maryland
	Joanna Lohman  39' (Christine Nairn) Alyssa Kleiner  66' Ali Krieger  89'	Report		Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 3545 Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic

Houston Dash v Orlando Pride

Fri May 20 6	Houston Dash	0 – 1	Orlando Pride	Houston
		Report Report	Kristen Edmonds  81' (Lianne Sanderson)	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 6,293 Referee: Greg Dopka

Houston Dash v Washington Spirit

Fri May 27 7	Houston Dash	PPD	Washington Spirit	Houston
		Announcement		Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Note: Postponed due to inclement weather.

Seattle Reign FC v Houston Dash

Sun June 12 8	Seattle Reign FC	v	Houston Dash	Seattle, Washington
				Stadium: Memorial Stadium

Houston Dash v FC Kansas City

Sun June 19 9	Houston Dash	v	FC Kansas City	Houston
				Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium

Orlando Pride v Houston Dash

Thu June 23 10	Orlando Pride	v	Houston Dash	Orlando, Florida
				Stadium: Orlando Citrus Bowl

Sky Blue FC v Houston Dash

Sat July 9 11	Sky Blue FC	v	Houston Dash	Piscataway, New Jersey
				Stadium: Yurcak Field

Houston Dash v Portland Thorns FC

Sat July 16 12	Houston Dash	v	Portland Thorns FC	Houston
				Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium

Chicago Red Stars v Houston Dash

Sat July 23 13	Chicago Red Stars	v	Houston Dash	Bridgeview, Illinois
				Stadium: Toyota Park

Houston Dash v Western New York Flash

Sat July 30 14	Houston Dash	v	Western New York Flash	Houston
				Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium

Western New York Flash v Houston Dash

Sat August 27 15	Western New York Flash	v	Houston Dash	Rochester, New York
				Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium

Boston Breakers v Houston Dash

Wed August 31 16	Boston Breakers	v	Houston Dash	Boston, Massachusetts
				Stadium: Jordan Field

Houston Dash v Orlando Pride

Sat September 3 17	Houston Dash	v	Orlando Pride	Houston
				Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium

Portland Thorns FC v Houston Dash

Wed September 7 18	Portland Thorns FC	v	Houston Dash	Portland, Oregon
				Stadium: Providence Park

Houston Dash v Boston Breakers

Sun September 11 19	Houston Dash	v	Boston Breakers	Houston
				Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium

Houston Dash v Seattle Reign FC

Sun September 25 20	Houston Dash	v	Seattle Reign FC	Houston
				Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium

Awards

to be determined

NWSL awards

to be determined