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)

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 United States USA Jane Campbell
2 DF Mexico MEX Arianna Romero
3 FW England ENG Rachel Daly
4 DF Canada CAN Allysha Chapman
6 MF United States USA Mana Shim
7 FW United States USA Kealia Ohai
9 MF United States USA Haley Hanson
10 MF United States USA Christine Nairn
11 MF United States USA Sofia Huerta
12 MF United States USA Veronica Latsko
13 MF Canada CAN Sophie Schmidt
14 FW Canada CAN Nichelle Prince
15 FW United States USA CeCe Kizer
16 FW Jamaica JAM Kayla McCoy
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW Australia AUS Kyah Simon
18 GK Canada CAN Devon Kerr
19 MF United States USA Kristie Mewis
20 DF Canada CAN Lindsay Agnew
21 DF United States USA Ally Haran
22 DF United States USA Amber Brooks
23 DF United States USA Ally Prisock
24 FW United States USA Jamia Fields
25 FW Mexico MEX Ariana Calderón
27 DF United States USA Betsy Brandon
28 MF United States USA Cami Privett
30 GK Mexico MEX Bianca Henninger
34 DF United States USA Jazmin Jackmon
44 DF England ENG Satara Murray

Competitions

Regular season
April 14, 2019 1 Houston Dash 1–1 Reign FC Houston, Texas
15:00
  • Prince 10'
  • Schmidt Yellow card 67'
  • Nairn Yellow card 90+3'
 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 77' Report Johnson 7'
Stanton Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: BBVA Stadium
Attendance: 5,327
July 20, 2019 13 Washington Spirit 1–2 Houston Dash Boyds, Maryland
18:00 DiBiasi 53'
Hatch Yellow card 77'		 Report Mewis 56'
Huerta Yellow card 70'
Brooks 72'
Nairn Yellow card 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 Yellow card 68' Stadium: BBVA Stadium
Attendance: 3,510
August 2, 2019 16 Houston Dash 0–1 Reign FC Houston, Texas
18:00 Nairn Yellow card 90+5' Report White 21'
Jenkins Yellow card 80'
Murphy Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: BBVA Stadium
Attendance: 3,621
August 10, 2019 17 Orlando Pride 0–1 Houston Dash Orlando, Florida
18:30 King Red card 61'
Marta Yellow card 64' Red card 85'
Emslie Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Kizer Yellow card 82'
Ohai Yellow card 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 Yellow card 9'
Lloyd 26', 41'
Skroski Yellow card 34'
Lewandowski Yellow card 49'
Sheridan Yellow card 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 Yellow card 90'		 Report Agnew Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 73'
Brooks Yellow card 74'
Mewis Yellow card 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 Yellow card 44' Report Staab Yellow card 12'
Nielsen Yellow card 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 Yellow card 70'		 Report Schmidt Yellow card 26'
Romero Yellow card 29'
Daly Yellow card 70'
Mewis 78'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 9,513

Regular-season standings
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
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
StadiumHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHA
ResultDWLWWLDDDLLLWLWLWLLWLLDL
Position655313655777776767777777
Source: NWSLsoccer.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

    Statistical leaders

    Awards
    As of October 10, 2019.

    NWSL Goal of the Week
    Week Result Player Ref.
    1 Nominated Canada Nichelle Prince [4]
    4 Won United States Kealia Ohai [5]
    8 Nominated United States Christine Nairn [6]
    19 Won United States Kealia Ohai [7]

    NWSL Save of the Week
    Week Result Player Ref.
    1 Nominated United States Jane Campbell [8]
    3 Nominated United States Jane Campbell [9]
    8 Won United States Jane Campbell [10][11]
    14 Nominated United States Jane Campbell [12]
    15 Won United States Jane Campbell [13]
    19 Nominated United States Jane Campbell [14]
    21 Nominated United States Jane Campbell [15]
    22 Nominated United States Jane Campbell [16]
    23 Nominated United States Jane Campbell [17]
    24 Nominated United States Jane Campbell [18]
    25 Nominated United States Jane Campbell [19]

    Player Transactions

    2019 NWSL College Draft
    Source: National Women's Soccer League[20]
    Round Pick Nat. Player Pos. Previous Team
    Round 212United StatesAlly PrisockDUniversity of Southern California
    Round 213United StatesCeCe KizerFMississippi
    Round 216United StatesBetsy BrandonMUniversity of Virginia
    Round 218JamaicaKayla McCoyFDuke University
    Round 321United StatesJazmin JackmonDUniversity of Oregon
    Round 322United StatesGrace CutlerMWest Virginia University

    In
    Date Player Positions played Previous club Fee/notes Ref.
    February 26, 2019 United States 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 Mexico Arianna Romero DF Iceland Valur Signed [22]
    March 4, 2019 England Satara Murray DF England Liverpool F.C. Women Signed [22]
    March 12, 2019 Canada Sophie Schmidt MF unattached Signed [23]
    April 13, 2019 United States Jamia Fields FW Norway Avaldsnes IL Signed [24]
    April 13, 2019 Canada Devon Kerr GK Ohio State University Signed [24]

    Out
    Date Player Positions played Destination club Fee/notes Ref.
    October 1, 2018 South Africa Janine Van Wyk DF unattached Waived [25]
    October 1, 2018 United States Michaela Hahn MF Retired [25]
    February 5, 2019 South Africa Thembi Kgatlana FW China Beijing BG Phoenix F.C. Waived [26]
    February 5, 2019 South Africa Linda Motlhalo MF China Beijing BG Phoenix F.C. Waived [26]
    March 4, 2019 United States Sammy Jo Prudhomme GK Washington Spirit Waived [27]
    March 4, 2019 United States Savannah Jordan FW Retired [27]
    March 4, 2019 United States Kimberly Keever FW Departed team [27]
    June 19, 2019 United States Taylor Comeau DF Retired [28]
    August 21, 2019 Australia Clare Polkinghorne DF Family reasons [3]

    References
    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. "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. "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. "Houston Dash sign six players for 2019 NWSL season". April 13, 2019. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
    25. "NWSL players available on the Re-Entry Wire". October 1, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
    26. "Kgatlana signs for Chinese club". February 23, 2019. Archived from the original on June 8, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
    27. "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.

    See also
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