2015 Houston Dash season

Houston Dash
2015 season
Managing Director Brian Ching
Manager Randy Waldrum
Stadium BBVA Compass Stadium
NWSL 5th
NWSL Championship Did not qualify
Top goalscorer League: Jessica McDonald (7)
All: Jessica McDonald (7)
Highest home attendance 13,025
(July 12 vs. Chicago; sellout, franchise record)
Lowest home attendance 3,499
(June 20 vs. Western New York)
Average home league attendance 6,413
Biggest win 2–0 v. WAS, April 10
2–0 v. WNY, June 20
Biggest defeat 0–3 v. SEA, August 22
Home colours
Away colours
← 2014 2016 →
All statistics correct as of September 7, 2015.

The 2015 season is the Houston Dash's second season as a professional women's soccer team. As a member of the National Women's Soccer League, United States' top-flight women's league, the Dash's schedule includes 20 total games (10 home, 10 away) against eight other NWSL teams. The Dash look to make the playoffs for the first time in franchise history after finishing in last place during their inaugural season. The 2015 regular season began on April 10, 2015.

Background

College Draft

The Houston Dash selected University of Virginia and U.S. Women's National Team midfielder Morgan Brian with the first overall pick in the 2015 NWSL College Draft. The Dash also traded awsy the 13th overall pick in the 2015 draft and a second round pick in the 2016 College Draft to Portland Thorns FC for a player to be named later.[1]

Houston Dash 2015 NWSL College Draft Selections[1]
Round Overall Player Position College
1 1 Morgan Brian Midfielder University of Virginia
4 31 Carleigh Williams Defender University of Central Florida

Preseason

Date Opponents Ground Result
F–A		 Scorers Notes
March 18, 2015 Houston Dynamo U-16 Houston Sports Park 0-2
March 25, 2015 Houston Dynamo U-16 Houston Sports Park 0-5
March 29, 2015 Texas Longhorns Houston Sports Park 2–0 Henderson 55' Ohai 73'

Colours: Green = Houston Dash win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.

Season Review

April

The new-look Houston Dash kicked off the year's NWSL action with a 2-0 win over the Washington Spirit at BBVA Compass Stadium. Offseason acquisition Carli Lloyd scored the opening goal in first half stoppage time, and last season's club top goalscorer Kealia Ohai put away the second goal five minutes into the second half. The Dash looked revamped in attack and, defensively, collected their first shutout of the season.[2]

Position at the end of April

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
3 Houston Dash 1 1 0 0 2 0+2 3

Club

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Head CoachUnited States Randy Waldrum
Assistant Coach Brazil Marcelo Galvao
Assistant Coach United States Hiro Suzuki
Goalkeeper coach United States Tom Brown
Athletic Trainer United States Kristy Chavez
Massage Therapist United States Wes Speights

Last updated: April 13, 2015
Source: Houston Dash

Other information

Owner United States Philip Anschutz
Co-Owners United States Oscar De La Hoya
United States Gabriel Brener
President of Business OperationsUnited States Chris Canetti
Managing Director United States Brian Ching
Ground (capacity and dimensions) BBVA Compass Stadium (7,000 (22,039) / 115x70 yards)
Training ground Houston Sports Park

Last updated: April 13, 2015
Source: Houston Dash

Squad

The following is a list of players who were under contract with the Houston Dash at any point during the 2015 season.[3]

N
 P
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK Canada McLeod, ErinErin McLeod 33 2014 20 0 Undisclosed Allocated Player Inactive
2 DF United States Williams, CarleighCarleigh Williams 24 2015 0 0 Undisclosed Free Rookie season
4 DF Canada Sesselmann, LaurenLauren Sesselmann 33 2014 0 0 Undisclosed Allocated Player Inactive
6 MF United States Brian, MorganMorgan Brian 23 2015 1 0 Undisclosed Free Rookie season
7 FW United States Ohai, KealiaKealia Ohai 24 2014 24 5 Undisclosed Free
8 MF United States Jackson, JordanJordan Jackson 26 2014 20 2 Undisclosed Free
9 FW Republic of Ireland Roche, StephanieStephanie Roche 27 2015 1 0 Undisclosed Undisclosed
10 MF United States Lloyd, CarliCarli Lloyd 34 2015 1 1 Undisclosed Allocated Player
11 MF United States Bock, BrittanyBrittany Bock 29 2014 1 0 Undisclosed Expansion Draft
12 FW United States McCarty, TiffanyTiffany McCarty 25 2014 21 4 Undisclosed Expansion Draft
14 FW United States McDonald, JessicaJessica McDonald 28 2015 1 0 Undisclosed Trade
15 DF Canada Chapman, AllyshaAllysha Chapman 27 2015 0 0 Undisclosed Allocated Player Inactive
16 MF United States Nick, AshleyAshley Nick 29 2014 1 0 Undisclosed Trade
18 GK United States Henninger, BiancaBianca Henninger 26 2014 6 0 Undisclosed Trade
19 DF United States Cross, NikiNiki Cross 31 2014 1 0 Undisclosed Trade
21 FW United States Henderson, MelissaMelissa Henderson 27 2014 10 0 Undisclosed Trade
22 DF United States Ochs, StephanieStephanie Ochs 26 2014 25 0 Undisclosed Trade
25 DF United States Klingenberg, MeghanMeghan Klingenberg 28 2014 9 0 Undisclosed Allocated Player
30 FW United States Masar, EllaElla Masar 30 2014 19 3 Undisclosed Expansion Draft
40 MF England Axon, RachaelRachael Axon 31 2014 1 0 Undisclosed Discovery Signing
  • Last updated: April 13, 2015
  • Source: Houston Dash
    Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth.
  • Ordered by squad number.

Standings and Match Results

National Women's Soccer League

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Seattle Reign FC 20 13 4 3 41 21 +20 43 NWSL Shield
2 Chicago Red Stars 20 8 9 3 31 22 +9 33 NWSL Playoffs
3 FC Kansas City (C) 20 9 5 6 32 20 +12 32
4 Washington Spirit 20 8 6 6 31 28 +3 30
5 Houston Dash 20 6 6 8 21 26 −5 24
6 Portland Thorns FC 20 6 5 9 27 29 −2 23
7 Western New York Flash 20 6 5 9 24 34 −10 23
8 Sky Blue FC 20 5 7 8 22 28 −6 22
9 Boston Breakers 20 4 3 13 22 43 −21 15
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champion.
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
20 6 6 8 21 26  −5 24 4 2 4 11 13  −2 2 4 4 10 13  −3

Last updated: September 7, 2015.
Source: National Women's Soccer League

Results by matchday
Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920
GroundHAAHHAAHHAHAAHAHAHHA
Result W D L L D W D D W L L D W W L L L L W D
Position[n 1] 1 2 4 6 6 4 5 5 4 5 6 6 5 4 4 5 6 6 5 5

Last updated: September 7, 2015.
Source: HoustonDashSoccer.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

Awards

NWSL awards

Date Award Recipient Reference
May 27, 2015 Player of the week for week 7 Bianca Henninger [4]
August 3, 2015 Player of the month of July Carli Lloyd [5]

Squad statistics

Source: NWSL

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

NPosPlayerGPGSMinGAWGShotSOGCroCKOffFoulFSYCRC
2 MF Andressa Cavalari Machry 7 7 630 0 0 0 8 3 1 14 0 5 10 0 0
26 DF Jazmyne Avant 2 2 171 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 MF Rachael Axon 15 11 1004 1 0 0 8 4 0 1 0 5 8 0 0
3 FW Allie Bailey 7 0 126 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
11 MF Brittany Bock 5 5 352 0 0 0 5 2 1 0 1 4 4 1 0
6 MF Morgan Brian 10 10 810 0 3 0 7 5 0 4 0 8 5 0 0
24 DF Ellie Brush 15 14 1274 1 1 0 6 3 0 0 0 15 6 3 0
9 DF Camila Martins Pereira 12 6 511 0 0 0 7 1 0 4 0 11 11 2 0
15 DF Allysha Chapman 5 4 376 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 7 0 0 0
19 DF Niki Cross 15 12 1148 0 1 0 3 1 0 2 0 6 10 1 0
21 FW Melissa Henderson 20 14 1123 0 2 0 16 9 0 50 6 8 7 0 0
8 MF Jordan Jackson 9 3 334 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 1 0 0
25 DF Meghan Klingenberg 12 12 1046 0 2 0 7 1 0 0 1 3 3 0 0
13 DF Jen LaPonte 6 3 315 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0
10 MF Carli Lloyd 12 12 1080 4 0 3 56 15 0 2 6 15 12 0 0
30 FW Ella Masar 19 18 1606 2 0 1 7 6 1 0 0 11 9 6 0
12 FW Tiffany McCarty 17 7 741 1 0 0 23 12 1 1 4 3 10 0 0
14 FW Jessica McDonald 20 19 1675 7 1 2 41 17 0 0 9 8 6 0 0
16 MF Ashley Nick 3 2 182 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0
22 DF Stephanie Ochs 3 2 154 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0
7 FW Kealia Ohai 19 19 1692 4 5 0 39 21 5 1 24 6 11 0 0
5 DF Toni Pressley 15 15 1306 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 6 4 1 0
23 MF Cami Privett 4 2 205 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
9 FW Stephanie Roche 2 0 24 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
4 DF Lauren Sesselmann 1 1 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2 DF Carleigh Williams 2 1 151 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
NPosGoal keeperGPGSMinWLTShotSOGSavGAGA/GPenPKFSO
18 GK Bianca Henninger 10 9 868 3 4 3 132 44 34 11 1.1 0 1 4
1 GK Erin McLeod 11 11 932 3 4 3 164 74 60 15 1.364 0 0 2

Notes

  1. ↑ Houston Dash's position in the league at the end of match day

References

  1. 1 2 "NWSL ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF THE 2015 COLLEGE DRAFT". NWSLsoccer.com. National Women's Soccer League. January 16, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Match Recap: Houston Dash 2, Washington Spirit 0". HoustonDashSoccer.com. Houston Dash Communications. April 10, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Houston Dash Roster". Houston Dash. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  4. ↑ "DASH'S BIANCA HENNINGER VOTED NWSL PLAYER OF THE WEEK; Henninger recorded her second shutout of the 2015 NWSL season on Saturday night". nwslsoccer.com. May 27, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  5. ↑ "DASH'S CARLI LLOYD VOTED NWSL PLAYER OF THE MONTH; Lloyd helped Houston earn a 2-0-1 record in July to move into fourth in the standings". nwslsoccer.com. August 3, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.

See also

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