2014 Portland Thorns FC season

The 2014 season was the Portland Thorns FC's second season of existence in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.

Portland Thorns FC

2014 season
President	Merritt Paulson
Head coach	Paul Riley
Stadium	Providence Park Portland, Oregon (Capacity: 20,438)
National Women's Soccer League	3rd
NWSL Playoffs	Semifinals (eliminated by FC Kansas City)
Top goalscorer	Jessica McDonald (11 goals)
Highest home attendance	19,123 (Aug. 3 vs. Houston Dash)
Lowest home attendance	9,672 (Jul 13 vs. FC Kansas City)
Average home league attendance	13,362
Biggest win	7-1 (Jul. 13 vs. FC Kansas City)
Biggest defeat	0-5 (June 7 vs. Western New York Flash)
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Club

Executive staff

Majority Owner, Chief Executive Officer	Merritt Paulson
President, Business Operations	Mike Golub
General Manager	Gavin Wilkinson
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Jeld-Wen Field (20,438 / 110x70 yards)

Updated to match played October 6, 2014
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Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Head Coach	Paul Riley
Assistant Coach	Mike Demakis
Assistant Coach	Skip Thorp
Assistant Coach	Scot Thompson
Goalkeeper Coach	Steve Reese
Athletic Trainer	Katie Donnelly

Last updated: October 6, 2014
Source:

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  GER Nadine Angerer 2 DF  USA Rebecca Moros 4 DF  AUS Stephanie Catley 6 MF  USA Meleana Shim 7 DF  USA Nikki Marshall 8 MF  USA Angie Kerr 9 MF  ESP Verónica Boquete 10 MF  USA Allie Long 12 FW  CAN Christine Sinclair 13 FW  USA Alex Morgan 14 FW  USA Jessica McDonald

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 DF  USA Rachel Van Hollebeke 17 MF  USA Tobin Heath 18 GK  USA Michelle Betos 19 MF  USA Sarah Huffman 20 DF  USA Kat Tarr 21 DF  USA Emily Menges 22 MF  USA Amber Brooks 23 FW  MEX Jackie Acevedo 24 MF  USA Sinead Farrelly 25 DF  USA Courtney Niemiec 28 FW  SWE Hanna Terry

Match results

Key

  Win   Tie   Loss

Pre-season

Arizona Wildcats v Portland Thorns FC

March 28, 2014	Arizona Wildcats	0–10	Portland Thorns FC	Tucson, Arizona
19:00 (PDT)		Report	Sinclair 3' Kerr 6' Van Hollebeke 33', 53' McDonald 42', 48' Long 55', 58' Shim 68', 90'	Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,774 Referee: Ramy Touchan

Arizona State Sun Devils v Portland Thorns FC

March 30, 2014	Arizona State Sun Devils	0–5	Portland Thorns FC	Tucson, Arizona
19:00 (PDT)		Report	Long 3', 19' Acevedo 45' Sinclair 51' Tarr  69' McDonald 82'	Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,032 Referee: Matt Stewart

Regular season

Houston Dash v Portland Thorns FC

April 12, 2014 1	Houston Dash	0 - 1	Portland Thorns FC	Houston, Texas
20:00 (PDT)	Masar  74'	Report	Long  15' 24'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 8,097 [1] Referee: Christina Unkel

Sky Blue FC v Portland Thorns FC

Apr 19, 2014 2	Sky Blue FC	1 - 1	Portland Thorns FC	Piscataway, New Jersey
19:00 (PDT)	Rampone 25'	Report	Marshall  73' Long 75' (pen.)	Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 2,983 Referee: Mark Allatin

Portland Thorns FC v FC Kansas City

Apr 26, 2014 3	Portland Thorns FC	3 - 1	FC Kansas City	Portland, Oregon
22:00 (PDT)	Long 44' (pen.) McDonald 84', 88'	Report	Holiday 56' (pen.) Mathias  63'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 14,124 Referee: Farhad Dadkho

Western New York Flash v Portland Thorns FC

May 3, 2014 4	Western New York Flash	1 - 1	Portland Thorns FC	Rochester, New York
19:00 (PDT)	Bermudez 39'	Report	McDonald 43'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 3,674 Referee: Matthew Franz

Portland Thorns FC v Seattle Reign FC

May 10, 2014 5	Portland Thorns FC	0 - 1	Seattle Reign FC	Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT)	Brooks  29'	Report	Little 89'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 14,182 Referee: Boris Senic

Houston Dash v Portland Thorns FC

May 14, 2014 6	Houston Dash	0 - 1	Portland Thorns FC	Houston, Texas
20:00 (PDT)	Ohai  76'	Report	McDonald 57' Brooks  90'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 3,931 Referee: Josh Wilkens

Portland Thorns FC v Western New York Flash

May 21, 2014 7	Portland Thorns FC	2 - 1	Western New York Flash	Portland, Oregon
22:00 (PDT)	Long 17' McDonald 49' Tarr  75'	Report[dead link]	Bermudez  14' Zerboni 57' Reynolds  73' Wambach  81' Taylor  90'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 10,920 Referee: Mark Allatin

Portland Thorns FC v Sky Blue FC

May 24, 2014 8	Portland Thorns FC	0 - 1	Sky Blue FC	Portland, Oregon
22:00 (PDT)		Report	O'Hara 84'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 13,427 Referee: Bernard Hosu

Boston Breakers v Portland Thorns FC

May 28, 2014 9	Boston Breakers	4 - 1	Portland Thorns FC	Boston, Massachusetts
19:30 (PDT)	Ezurike 2' Reeves 25', 45', 59' Jones  39' Whitehill  64' D’Agostino  73'	Report	Tarr  42' Shim   58' Sinclair 62'	Stadium: Harvard Stadium Attendance: 1,556 Referee: Boris Senic

Portland Thorns FC v Western New York Flash

Jun 7, 2014 10	Portland Thorns FC	0 - 5	Western New York Flash	Portland, Oregon
22:00 (PDT)	Marshall  23' Angerer  28' Menges  31'	Report	Taylor  5' Zerboni 11' Lloyd 28' (pen.), 51' Kerr 32', 47'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 13,838 Referee: Juliana Duncan

Portland Thorns FC v Washington Spirit

Jun 15, 2014 11	Portland Thorns FC	2 - 0	Washington Spirit	Portland, Oregon
17:00 (PDT)	McDonald 11' Boquete 78'	Report	Angeli  45+2'  86'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 10,056 Referee: Michael Zapata

Washington Spirit v Portland Thorns FC

Jun 21, 2014 12	Washington Spirit	1 - 6	Portland Thorns FC	Boyds, Maryland
18:30 (PDT)	Gayle  10' Nairn 62'	Report	Sinclair 5' Morgan 10', 71' Brooks  59' McDonald 85', 87' Menges  89' Long 90+1'	Stadium: Maureen Hendricks Field Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 3,806 Referee: Kristen Salazar

Portland Thorns FC v Sky Blue FC

Jun 25, 2014 13	Portland Thorns FC	1 - 2	Sky Blue FC	Portland, Oregon
22:00 (PDT)	Sinclair 54' Van Hollebeke  76'	Report	Freels 8'  75' Foord  46' Cutshall 65'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 10,477 Referee: Bernard Hosu

FC Kansas City v Portland Thorns FC

Jun 28, 2014 14	FC Kansas City	1 - 0	Portland Thorns FC	Kansas City, Missouri
20:00 (PDT)	Holiday 41'	Report	Brooks  50'	Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,421 Referee: Josh Wilkens

Portland Thorns FC v Chicago Red Stars

Jul 4, 2014 15	Portland Thorns FC	2 - 2	Chicago Red Stars	Portland, Oregon
14:00 (PDT)	McDonald 24' Huffman 39'  62'	Report	Press 76', 82'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 13,084 Referee: Timon Berry

Chicago Red Stars v Portland Thorns FC

Jul 9, 2014 16	Chicago Red Stars	1 - 1	Portland Thorns FC	Lisle, Illinois
20:00 (PDT)	Van Egmond 86' (pen.)	Report	Long 27' (pen.) Huffman  88'	Stadium: Benedictine U. Sports Complex Stadium Referee: Boris Senic

Portland Thorns FC v FC Kansas City

Jul 13, 2014 17	Portland Thorns FC	7 - 1	FC Kansas City	Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT)	Boquete 3', 74' (pen.) Morgan 15' Long 43', 62' Heath  70' Sinclair 80' Brooks 88'	Report	Gorry 30' Richmond  40' LePeilbet  42' Buczkowski  87'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 9,672 Referee: Christina Unkel

Chicago Red Stars v Portland Thorns FC

Jul 17, 2014 18	Chicago Red Stars	1 - 1	Portland Thorns FC	Lisle, Illinois
20:00 (PDT)	Boxx  57' Chalupny 77'	Report	McDonald 1' Sinclair  57' Menges  90+1'	Stadium: Benedictine U. Sports Complex Stadium Attendance: 2,014 Referee: Josh Wilkens

Portland Thorns FC v Boston Breakers

Jul 20, 2014 19	Portland Thorns FC	6 - 3	Boston Breakers	Portland, Oregon
17:00 (PDT)	Long 21' (pen.) Sinclair 35', 42', 46' Morgan 52' McDonald 88'	Report	Schoepfer 14' Washington 32' O’Reilly 39' (pen.)	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 14,383 Referee: Margaret Domka

Washington Spirit v Portland Thorns FC

Jul 23, 2014 20	Washington Spirit	1 - 1	Portland Thorns FC	Boyds, Maryland
19:00 (PDT)	Taylor 68'	Report	Morgan 8'	Stadium: Maureen Hendricks Field Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 3,854 Referee: Katja Koroleva

Seattle Reign FC v Portland Thorns FC

Jul 27, 2014 21	Seattle Reign FC	5 - 0	Portland Thorns FC	Seattle, Washington
19:00 (PDT)	Leroux 4' Winters  10' Kawasumi 40', 49' Rapinoe 57' Little 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 5,597 Referee: Boris Senic

Portland Thorns FC v Houston Dash

Aug 3, 2014 22	Portland Thorns FC	1 - 0	Houston Dash	Portland, Oregon
22:00 (PDT)	Boquette 54' Marshall  90'	Report	Edwards  45'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 19,123 Referee: Katja Koroleva

Boston Breakers v Portland Thorns FC

Aug 10, 2014 23	Boston Breakers	2 - 0	Portland Thorns FC	Boston, Massachusetts
18:30 (PDT)	Wood 14' O’Reilly 28' King  53'	Report	Sinclair  29'	Stadium: Harvard Stadium Referee: Timon Berry

Portland Thorns FC v Seattle Reign FC

Aug 17, 2014 24	Portland Thorns FC	1 - 0	Seattle Reign FC	Portland, Oregon
17:00 (PDT)	Morgan 68'	Report	Deines  50' Rapinoe  89'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 17,109 Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Seattle Reign FC	24	16	6	2	50	20	+30	54	NWSL Shield
2	FC Kansas City (C)	24	12	5	7	39	32	+7	41	NWSL Playoffs
3	Portland Thorns FC	24	10	6	8	39	35	+4	36
4	Washington Spirit	24	10	5	9	36	43	−7	35
5	Chicago Red Stars	24	9	8	7	32	26	+6	35
6	Sky Blue FC	24	9	7	8	30	37	−7	34
7	Western New York Flash	24	8	4	12	42	38	+4	28
8	Boston Breakers	24	6	2	16	37	53	−16	20
9	Houston Dash	24	5	3	16	23	44	−21	18

Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
24	36	10	8	6	39	35	+4	7	4	1	25	17	+8	3	4	5	14	18	−4

Last updated: August 17, 2014
Source: National Women's Soccer League
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
Stadium	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	W	D	W	D	L	W	W	L	L	L	W	W	L	L	D	D	W	D	W	D	L	W	L	W

Updated to match(es) played on August 17, 2014. Source: National Women's Soccer League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

NWSL Championship Playoffs

FC Kansas City v Portland Thorns FC

August 23, 2014 Semifinal	FC Kansas City	2–0	Portland Thorns FC	Kansas City, Missouri
12:00 (CDT)	Rodriguez 65' Phillips  84' Holiday 87'	Report	Menges  22'	Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,997 Referee: Chris Spivey

Squad statistics

Note: only regular season squad statistics displayed

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
23	FW	Jackie Acevedo	2	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0
9	MF	Veronica Boquete	15	15	1335	4	6	1	31	12	2	16	1	8	17	0	0
22	MF	Amber Brooks	20	19	1598	1	2	0	21	7	2	10	1	25	9	4	0
4	DF	Stephanie Catley	14	13	1141	0	5	0	5	1	0	1	0	8	10	0	0
24	MF	Sinead Farrelly	17	16	1303	0	0	0	11	6	1	1	5	15	18	0	0
17	MF	Tobin Heath	5	5	401	0	0	0	13	7	0	1	1	8	6	1	0
19	MF	Sarah Huffman	22	9	962	1	1	0	6	2	3	3	0	9	7	2	0
8	MF	Angie Kerr	14	8	676	0	3	0	12	7	3	0	1	3	1	0	0
10	MF	Allie Long	22	20	1809	9	3	1	44	21	10	113	15	31	29	1	0
7	DF	Nikki Marshall	24	24	2072	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	16	13	3	0
14	FW	Jessica McDonald	24	13	1310	11	1	4	48	26	4	1	5	12	6	0	0
21	DF	Emily Menges	23	22	1972	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	8	4	3	0
13	FW	Alex Morgan	14	13	1135	6	4	3	56	36	0	1	16	5	12	0	0
2	MF	Rebecca Moros	18	13	1171	0	0	0	8	4	3	0	0	9	7	0	0
25	DF	Courtney Niemiec	11	10	824	0	0	0	2	0	5	0	1	5	6	0	0
6	MF	Meleana Shim	17	4	530	0	2	0	14	6	0	0	0	4	6	1	0
12	FW	Christine Sinclair	23	22	1987	7	1	1	77	40	1	2	12	11	16	2	0
11	FW	Elisabeth Sullivan	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	DF	Kat Tarr	6	5	405	0	0	0	4	1	2	0	1	14	1	1	1
28	FW	Hanna Terry	2	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF	Rachel Van Hollebeke	12	9	835	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	9	6	1	0

N	Pos	Goal keeper	GP	GS	Min	W	L	T	Shot	SOG	Sav	GA	GA/G	Pen	PKF	SO
1	GK	Nadine Angerer	22	22	1917	8	8	6	232	104	74	30	1.364	3	4	4
18	GK	Michelle Betos	3	2	243	2	0	0	34	14	9	5	1.667	1	1	1

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Player	Pos	Previous Club	Notes	Ref
January 2, 2014	Amber Brooks	MF	Bayern Munich	Drafted by Portland in the 2013 NWSL College Draft.	[2]
January 3, 2014	Jackie Acevedo	FW	Houston Aces	Acquired via national team allocation.	[3]
January 13, 2014	Nadine Angerer	GK	Brisbane Roar		[4]
January 13, 2014	Sinead Farrelly	MF	FC Kansas City	Acquired via trade for a 2nd-round 2014 NWSL College Draft pick.	[5]
January 17, 2014	Michelle Betos	GK	Boston Breakers	Acquired via trade for a 4th-round 2014 NWSL College Draft pick.	[6]
January 17, 2014	Emily Menges	DF	Georgetown University	2014 NWSL College Draft pick.	[6]
January 17, 2014	Meleana Shim	MF	Houston Dash	Acquired via trade for a 2nd-round 2014 NWSL College Draft pick and Nikki Washington.	[6]
January 17, 2014	Elisabeth Sullivan	FW	Mississippi State University	2014 NWSL College Draft pick.	[6]
February 17, 2014	Stephanie Catley	DF	Melbourne Victory		[7]
April 7, 2014	Verónica Boquete	MF	Western New York Flash	Acquired along with Sarah Huffman via trade for Courtney Wetzel, Kathryn Williamson, and a 1st-round 2015 NWSL College Draft pick.	[8]
April 7, 2014	Sarah Huffman	MF	Western New York Flash	Acquired along with Verónica Boquete via trade for Courtney Wetzel, Kathryn Williamson, and a 1st-round 2015 NWSL College Draft pick.	[8]
April 9, 2014	Courtney Niemiec	DF/MF	La Salle University		[9]
April 9, 2014	Katarina Tarr	DF	SGS Essen		[9]
July 25, 2014	Hanna Terry	FW	Northeastern University	Signed after amateur appearance.	[10]

Transfers out

Date	Player	Pos	Destination Club	Notes	Ref
January 10, 2014	Meleana Shim	MF	Houston Dash	Selected in the 2014 NWSL Expansion Draft.	[11]
January 13, 2014	Karina LeBlanc	GK	Chicago Red Stars	Traded for 2nd-round pick in the 2015 NWSL College Draft.	[12]
January 17, 2014	Nikki Washington	MF	Houston Dash	Tradeed along with a 2nd-round 2014 NWSL College Draft pick to acquire Meleana Shim.	[6]
January 17, 2014	Tiffany Weimer	FW	Washington Spirit	Traded for a 3rd-round 2014 NWSL College Draft pick.	[6]
August 25, 2014	Verónica Boquete	MF	1. FFC Frankfurt		[13]
September 10, 2014	Angie Kerr	MF	None	Player waived.	[14]
November 18, 2014	Sarah Huffman	DF	None	Player retired.	[15]

See also

• 2014 National Women's Soccer League season