2015 Houston Dash season

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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 Coach United 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 Operations United 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 Erin McLeod 41 2014 20 0 Undisclosed Allocated Player Inactive
2 DF United States Carleigh Williams 32 2015 0 0 Undisclosed Free Rookie season
4 DF Canada Lauren Sesselmann 41 2014 0 0 Undisclosed Allocated Player Inactive
6 MF United States Morgan Brian 32 2015 1 0 Undisclosed Free Rookie season
7 FW United States Kealia Ohai 33 2014 24 5 Undisclosed Free
8 MF United States Jordan Jackson 34 2014 20 2 Undisclosed Free
9 FW Republic of Ireland Stephanie Roche 35 2015 1 0 Undisclosed Undisclosed
10 MF United States Carli Lloyd 42 2015 1 1 Undisclosed Allocated Player
11 MF United States Brittany Bock 37 2014 1 0 Undisclosed Expansion Draft
12 FW United States Tiffany McCarty 34 2014 21 4 Undisclosed Expansion Draft
14 FW United States Jessica McDonald 37 2015 1 0 Undisclosed Trade
15 DF Canada Allysha Chapman 36 2015 0 0 Undisclosed Allocated Player Inactive
16 MF United States Ashley Nick 37 2014 1 0 Undisclosed Trade
18 GK United States Bianca Henninger 34 2014 6 0 Undisclosed Trade
19 DF United States Niki Cross 39 2014 1 0 Undisclosed Trade
21 FW United States Melissa Henderson 35 2014 10 0 Undisclosed Trade
22 DF United States Stephanie Ochs 34 2014 25 0 Undisclosed Trade
25 DF United States Meghan Klingenberg 36 2014 9 0 Undisclosed Allocated Player
30 FW United States Ella Masar 38 2014 19 3 Undisclosed Expansion Draft
40 MF England Rachael Axon 39 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

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League standings

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

N Pos Player GP GS Min G A WG Shot SOG Cro CK Off Foul FS YC RC
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
N Pos Goal keeper GP GS Min W L T Shot SOG Sav GA GA/G Pen PKF SO
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

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References

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See also

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