| 2018 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Managing Director | Brian Ching | ||
| Head coach | Vera Pauw | ||
| Stadium | BBVA Compass Stadium | ||
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2019 →
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The 2018 Houston Dash season was the team's fifth season as an American professional women's soccer team in the National Women's Soccer League. Before the start of the 2018 season Vera Pauw was appointed as head coach.[1]
Players and squad numbers last updated on June 20, 2018.[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Name | Country | Position | Date of Birth (Age) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||
| 1 | Jane Campbell |  United States
|
GK | (1995-02-17) February 17, 1995 (age 29) |
| 30 | Bianca Henninger |  Mexico
|
GK | (1990-10-22) October 22, 1990 (age 33) |
| 16 | Sammy Jo Prudhomme | United States
|
GK | (1993-10-25) October 25, 1993 (age 30) |
| Defenders | ||||
| 22 | Amber Brooks | United States
|
DF | (1991-01-23) January 23, 1991 (age 33) |
| 55 | Janine van Wyk |  South Africa
|
DF | (1987-04-17) April 17, 1987 (age 37) |
| 4 | Allysha Chapman |  Canada
|
DF | (1989-01-25) January 25, 1989 (age 35) |
| 8 | Clare Polkinghorne |  Australia
|
DF | (1989-02-01) February 1, 1989 (age 35) |
| 18 | Kimberly Keever | United States
|
DF | (1995-09-22) September 22, 1995 (age 28) |
| Midfielders | ||||
| 19 | Kristie Mewis | United States
|
MF | (1991-02-25) February 25, 1991 (age 33) |
| 6 | Meleana Shim | United States
|
MF | (1991-09-25) September 25, 1991 (age 32) |
| 21 | Taylor Comeau | United States
|
MF | (1993-07-21) July 21, 1993 (age 31) |
| 9 | Haley Hanson | United States
|
MF | (1996-02-22) February 22, 1996 (age 28) |
| 10 | Linda Motlhalo | South Africa
|
MF | (1998-07-01) July 1, 1998 (age 26) |
| 23 | Sofia Huerta | United States
|
MF | (1992-12-14) December 14, 1992 (age 31) |
| Forwards | ||||
| 3 | Rachel Daly |  England
|
FW | (1991-12-06) December 6, 1991 (age 32) |
| 7 | Kealia Ohai | United States
|
FW | (1992-01-31) January 31, 1992 (age 32) |
| 14 | Nichelle Prince | Canada
|
FW | (1995-02-19) February 19, 1995 (age 29) |
| 20 | Lindsay Agnew | Canada
|
FW | (1995-03-31) March 31, 1995 (age 29) |
| 13 | Savannah Jordan | United States
|
FW | (1995-01-24) January 24, 1995 (age 29) |
| 11 | Thembi Kgatlana | South Africa
|
FW | (1996-05-02) May 2, 1996 (age 28) |
| 12 | Veronica Latsko | United States
|
FW | (1995-12-12) December 12, 1995 (age 28) |
| 17 | Kyah Simon | Australia
|
FW | (1991-06-25) June 25, 1991 (age 33) |
| Pos | Team
|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina Courage (C) | 24 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 53 | 17 | +36 | 57 | NWSL Shield |
| 2 | Portland Thorns FC | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 28 | +12 | 42 | NWSL Playoffs |
| 3 | Seattle Reign FC | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 41 | |
| 4 | Chicago Red Stars | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 37 | |
| 5 | Utah Royals FC | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 35 | |
| 6 | Houston Dash | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 32 | |
| 7 | Orlando Pride | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 30 | |
| 8 | Washington Spirit | 24 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 35 | −23 | 11 | |
| 9 | Sky Blue FC | 24 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 52 | −31 | 9 |
| Mar 2 | Texas A&M | 0–1 | Houston Dash | College Station |
| Report | Heap  87' |
Stadium: Ellis Field (Texas A&M) |
| Mar 11 Thorns Spring Invitational | United States U-23 | 1–2 | Houston Dash | Portland, Oregon |
| 1:30 PM CDT | Report | Latsko 17' Brooks 55' |
Stadium: Merlo Field |
| Mar 14 Thorns Spring Invitational | Chicago Red Stars | 1–0 | Houston Dash | Portland, Oregon |
| 3:30 PM CDT | Huerta 9' |
Stadium: Merlo Field |
| Mar 17 Thorns Spring Invitational | Portland Thorns FC | 0–0 | Houston Dash | Portland, Oregon |
| 9:30 PM CDT | Report | Stadium: Merlo Field Attendance: 3,119 |
| Sun 25 Mar 2018 1 | Houston Dash | 1–1 | Chicago Red Stars | Houston, Texas |
| 4 PM CT | Keever 38' (Jordan) Brooks  81' |
Report | Naughton 69' Comeau 90+1' (Colaprico) |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 5,846 |
| Fri 30 Mar 2018 2 | Houston Dash | 0–0 | Utah Royals FC | Houston, Texas |
| 7 PM CT | Report | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 3,433 |
| Wed 18 Apr 2018 3 | Chicago Red Stars | 3–0 | Houston Dash | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 6:30 PM CT | Mewis 7' (o.g.) Gilliland 9' Kaskie 11' Huerta 74' (Colaprico) Johnson 90+2' |
Report | Keever 45' Brooks 82' |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 2,327 |
| Sun 22 Apr 2018 4 | Orlando Pride | 1–0 | Houston Dash | Orlando, Florida |
| 5 PM ET | Ubogagu 65' (Nairn) |
Report | Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 3,890 |
| Sat 28 Apr 2018 5 | Houston Dash | 0–2 | North Carolina Courage | Houston, Texas |
| 2:30 PM CT | Report | Dunn 3' (McDonald) Hamilton 48' (O'Sullivan) Mathias 44' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium | |
| Note: Televised on Lifetime. | ||||
| Sat 5 May 2018 6 | Sky Blue FC | 2–3 | Houston Dash | Piscataway, New Jersey |
| 7 PM ET | Johnson 57' (Groom), 73' (Killion) McCaskill 64' |
Report | Prince 24' (Agnew) Daly 59' (Ohai) 84' Latsko 79' (Kgatlana) |
Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 2,065 |
| Wed 9 May 2018 7 | Houston Dash | 1–1 | Portland Thorns FC | Houston, Texas |
| 7 PM ET | Simon 57' (Latsko) Van Wyk 90+1' |
Report | Crnogorčević 25' (Sinclair) |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 2,668 |
| Sat 12 May 2018 8 | Chicago Red Stars | 2–2 | Houston Dash | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 7 PM CT | Kerr 20' (Gilliland) Johnson 26' Comeau 59' Huerta 65' (pen) |
Report | Daly 6' (Prince) Mewis 48' (Simon) Ohai 89' |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 2,372 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
| Sat 19 May 2018 9 | Utah Royals FC | 1–0 | Houston Dash | Sandy, Utah |
| 1:30 PM MT | Elby 9' Tymrak 51' (Jonsdottir) Matheson 55' |
Report | Daly 12' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 8,323 Referee: Eric Tattersall |
| Note: Televised on Lifetime. | ||||
| Wed 23 May 2018 10 | Houston Dash | 2–1 | Seattle Reign FC | Houston, Texas |
| 7 PM CT | Mewis 68' Latsko 90+2' (Kgatlana) |
Report | Yanez 13' (Taylor) McNabb 67' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 2,376 |
| Sun 27 May 2018 11 | Houston Dash | 3–2 | Washington Spirit | Houston, Texas |
| 5 PM CT | Daly 45+1' (Prince), 78' (Kgatlana) 90+2' Ohai 46' |
Report | Dougherty Howard 5' Ordega 45+2' Banini 54' (Smith) Hatch 90+1' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 4,045 |
| Sun 3 Jun 2018 12 | Houston Dash | 1–1 | North Carolina Courage | Houston, Texas |
| 7:30 PM CT | Williams 45+1' Crouse 80' |
Report | Ohai 49' (Campbell) Daly 68' Kgatlana 90+3' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 2,941 Referee: Natalie Simon |
| Fri 22 Jun 2018 13 | Houston Dash | 1–3 | Portland Thorns FC | Houston, Texas |
| 7:30 PM CT | Huerta 12' Simon 85' |
Report | Heath 9' (Sinclair) Crnogorčević 33' Sinclair 83' (Lussi) |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 3,480 |
| Wed 27 Jun 2018 14 | Orlando Pride | 1–2 | Houston Dash | Orlando, Florida |
| 7:30 PM | Morgan 22' (Zadorsky) Pickett 90' Monica 90+1' Nairn 90+1' Leroux 90+3' |
Report | Chapman 75' Ohai 79' (Motlhalo) Huerta 83' (pen.) |
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 3,215 |
| Sat 7 Jul 2018 15 | Seattle Reign FC | 3–1 | Houston Dash | Seattle, Washington |
| 7 PM PT | Taylor 37' (Rapinoe) Rapinoe 56' (pen.) Long 85' (Rapinoe) Rapinoe 90+4' |
Report | Brooks 12' (Huerta) Chapman 59' |
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 3,172 |
| Wed 11 Jul 2018 16 | Houston Dash | 3–1 | Orlando Pride | Houston, Texas |
| 7:30 PM CT | Daly 17' (Ohai), 50' Hanson 90+1' Kgatlana 90+5' (Chapman) |
Report | Leroux 55' (Zadorsky) Ubogagu 80' Zadorsky 87' Marta  90+6' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 3,308 |
| Sun 15 Jul 2018 17 | Portland Thorns FC | 3–1 | Houston Dash | Portland, Oregon |
| 8 PM PT | Horan 16' (Sonnett), 31' Crnogorčević 48' (Raso) |
Report | Ohai 37' |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 15,327 Referee: Eric Tattersall |
| Sun 22 Jul 2018 18 | Washington Spirit | 0–1 | Houston Dash | Boyds, Maryland |
| 10 AM ET | Report | Daly 3' (Huerta) |
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 3,623 | |
| Note: Game was originally scheduled for July 21, was rescheduled due to poor weather conditions | ||||
| Sun 5 Aug 2018 19 | Houston Dash | 1–2 | Utah Royals FC | Houston, Texas |
| 7:30 PM CT | Latsko 41' (Huerta) Huerta 48' |
Report | Press 77' Stengel 83' (Tymrak) |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 3,907 |
| Sat 11 Aug 2018 20 | Sky Blue FC | 1–2 | Houston Dash | Piscataway, New Jersey |
| 7 PM ET | Tiernan 64' |
Report | Daly 7' (Ohai), 73' (pen.) |
Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 2,126 |
| Fri 17 Aug 2018 21 | Houston Dash | 4–0 | Washington Spirit | Houston, Texas |
| 7:30 PM CT | Ohai 42' (Daly) Huerta 58' (Comeau), 76' (Daly) Simon 84' (Latsko) |
Report | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 3,007 |
| Tue 21 Aug 2018 22 | Seattle Reign FC | 2–0 | Houston Dash | Seattle, Washington |
| 7:30 PM PT | Oyster 28' Taylor 58' (Nielsen), 61' (Rapinoe) |
Box Report |
Brooks 83' |
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 3,193 |
| Sat 25 Aug 2018 23 | Houston Dash | 6–1 | Sky Blue FC | Houston, Texas |
| 7:30 PM CT | Motlhalo 22' Latsko 48' (Huerta) Huerta 65' (Ohai) Daly 67' (pen.) Hanson 88' (Simon) Kgatlana 90' (Hanson) |
Report | Dorsey 54' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 4,257 |
| Sat 8 Sep 2018 24 | North Carolina Courage | 5–0 | Houston Dash | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7 PM ET | Jessica McDonald 13' (Erceg) Crystal Dunn 26' Williams 44' (McDonald), 57' (McDonald) Hamilton 70' |
Report | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 9,505 |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | NWSL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals |
|
|
| ||||
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||
| 1 | GK | 
|
Jane Campbell | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK |
|
Bianca Henninger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | GK |
|
Sammy Jo Prudhomme | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders | ||||||||
| 4 | DF |
|
Allysha Chapman | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | DF |
|
Clare Polkinghorne | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF |
|
Amber Brooks | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF |
|
Kimberly Keever | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | DF |
|
Janine van Wyk | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders | ||||||||
| 9 | MF |
|
Haley Hanson | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF |
|
Taylor Comeau | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF |
|
Kristie Mewis | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF |
|
Sofia Huerta | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF |
|
Linda Motlhalo | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF |
|
Meleana Shim | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards | ||||||||
| 3 | FW |
|
Rachel Daly | 22 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW |
|
Kealia Ohai | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW |
|
Lindsay Agnew | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW |
|
Thembi Kgatlana | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW |
|
Nichelle Prince | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW |
|
Kyah Simon | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW |
|
Savannah Jordan | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW |
|
Veronica Latsko | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: August 22, 2018.
Source: Competitive matches
| Team | Position | Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Second XI | Forward | Rachel Daly
|
[3] |
| Second XI | Forward | Sofia Huerta
|
[3] |
| Month | Result | Player | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| June | Won | Rachel Daly
|
[4] |
| Month | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | Jane Campbell
|
Rachel Daly
|
[5] | ||
| April | |||||
| May | Kristie Mewis
|
Rachel Daly
|
[6] | ||
| June | Kealia Ohai
|
[7] | |||
| July | Rachel Daly
|
[8] | |||
| August | Taylor Comeau
|
Sofia Huerta
|
[9] |
| Week | Result | Player | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Won | Rachel Daly
|
[10] |
| 17 | Won | Jane Campbell
|
[11] |
| Week | Result | Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Won | Jane Campbell
|
[12] |
| 4 | Nominated | Jane Campbell
|
[13] |
| 6 | Nominated | Amber Brooks
|
[14] |
| 7 | Nominated | Van Wyk
|
[15] |
| 8 | Nominated | Jane Campbell
|
[16] |
| 14 | Nominated | Jane Campbell
|
[17] |
| 17 | Nominated | Jane Campbell
|
[18] |
| 20 | Nominated | Jane Campbell
|
[19] |
| 22 | Nominated | Jane Campbell
|
[20] |
| Week | Result | Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Nominated | Kristie Mewis
|
[21] |
| 9 | Nominated | Kealia Ohai
|
[22] |
| 14 | Won | Kealia Ohai
|
[23] |
| 17 | Nominated | Rachel Daly
|
[24] |
| 21 | Nominated | Kealia Ohai
|
[25] |
| 22 | Nominated | Sofia Huerta
|
[26] |
| Round | Pick | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Notes | Previous Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 7 | |
Haley Hanson | MF | [29] | University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
| Round 2 | 12 | |
Kimberly Keever | FW | [31] | University of Washington |
| Round 3 | 28 | |
Veronica Latsko | FW | [33] | University of Virginia |
| Round 3 | 30 | |
Abby Elinsky | DF/MF | [35] | University of North Carolina |
| Round 4 | 33 | |
Sarah Shimer | GK | University of Washington |
| Date | Player | Positions played | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 12, 2018 | Savannah Jordan
|
FW | Portland Thorns FC
|
Acquired in trade for Andressinha. | [36] |
| January 16, 2018 | Lindsay Agnew
|
FW | Washington Spirit
|
Acquired in trade for 3rd pick in 2018 NWSL College Draft. | [37] |
| January 18, 2018 | Christen Press
|
FW | Chicago Red Stars
|
Acquired in trade for Carli Lloyd and Janine Beckie. Draft picks and international roster spot were also part of trade. | [38] |
| January 31, 2018 | Michaela Hahn
|
MF |  Apollon Ladies F.C.
|
Signed during the offseason | [39] |
| January 31, 2018 | Allison Wetherington
|
MF | Portland Pilots
|
Signed during the offseason | [40] |
| February 1, 2018 | Linda Motlhalo
|
MF | JVW FC
|
Signed during the offseason | [41] |
| February 13, 2018 | Tiffany Weimer
|
FW | Washington Spirit
|
Acquired in trade for Dash's natural fourth-round pick in 2019 NWSL College Draft | [42] |
| February 17, 2018 | Thembi Kgatlana
|
FW | University of Western Cape
|
Signed during the offseason | [43] |
| February 28, 2018 | Kyah Simon
|
FW | Boston Breakers
|
Acquired rights during Boston Breakers Dispersal Draft | [44] |
| March 6, 2018 | Meleana Shim
|
MF |  Växjö DFF
|
Signed during preseason | [45] |
| June 7, 2018 | Clare Polkinghorne
|
DF | Brisbane Roar
|
Signed during season. | [46] |
| June 18, 2018 | Sofia Huerta
|
MF | Chicago Red Stars
|
Acquired in trade for Christen Press and 2020 first round draft pick. | [47] |
| June 18, 2018 | Taylor Comeau
|
MF | Chicago Red Stars
|
Acquired in trade for Christen Press and 2020 first round draft pick. | [48] |
| Date | Player | Positions played | Destination club | Fee/notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 23, 2017 | Kelly Conheeney
|
MF | Waived. | [49] | |
| January 12, 2018 |  Andressinha
|
MF | Portland Thorns FC
|
Traded for Savannah Jordan. | [50] |
| January 19, 2018 | Carli Lloyd
|
MF | Sky Blue FC
|
Traded (along with Janine Beckie) as part of a three team trade that also included Christen Press, Sam Kerr, Nikki Stanton and Jen Hoy. Draft picks and international roster spot were also part of trade. | [51] |
| January 19, 2018 | Janine Beckie
|
FW | Sky Blue FC
|
Traded (along with Carli Lloyd) as part of a three team trade that also included Christen Press, Sam Kerr, Nikki Stanton and Jen Hoy. Draft picks and international roster spot were also part of trade. | [52] |
| February 6, 2018 | Poliana
|
DF | Orlando Pride
|
Traded for Orlando Pride's natural second-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft | [53] |
| February 8, 2018 | Bruna Benites
|
DF | Waived. | [54] | |
| March 9, 2018 | Cami Privett
|
MF | Retired. | ||
| March 19, 2018 | Cari Roccaro
|
MF | North Carolina Courage
|
Waived. Signed with the North Carolina Courage. | [55][56] |
| March 19, 2018 | Camille Levin
|
MF |  Vålerenga
|
Waived. Signed with Vålerenga in the Toppserien. | [57][58] |
| March 21, 2018 | Tiffany Weimer
|
FW | Washington Spirit
|
Waived. Claimed off waivers by the Washington Spirit. | [59] |
| June 18, 2018 | Claire Falknor
|
MF |  EDF Logroño
|
Waived. Signed with EDF Logroño in the Primera División. | [60] |
| June 18, 2018 |  Alli Murphy
|
MF | Waived. | [61] | |
| June 18, 2018 | Christen Press
|
FW | Utah Royals FC
|
Traded along with a 2020 first round draft pick as part of a three team trade involving the Chicago Red Stars and Utah Royals FC. | [62] |
| August 16, 2018 | Michaela Hahn
|
MF | Retired. | [63] |
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| Rivalries | Space Race (Orlando Pride) | ||||
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