2016 Houston Dash season

The 2016 season is the Houston Dash's third season as an American professional women's soccer team in the NWSL.

Houston Dash

2016 season
Managing Director	Brian Ching
Head coach	Randy Waldrum
Stadium	BBVA Compass Stadium
NWSL	8th
NWSL Championship	Did not qualify
Top goalscorer	Kealia Ohai (11)
Highest home attendance	7,440 (April 16 vs. Chicago)
Lowest home attendance	4,329 (July 30 vs. Western New York)
Average home league attendance	5,696
Biggest win	3–0 (July 16 vs. Portland); 4–1 (Sept. 11 vs. Boston)
Biggest defeat	0–3 (Sept. 7 at Portland)
Home colors Away colors
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All statistics correct as of December 21, 2016.

Club

Coaching staff

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

First-team squad

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  MEX Bianca Henninger 2 DF  BRA Poliana Barbosa Medeiros 3 FW  ENG Rachel Daly 4 DF  USA Rebecca Moros 5 DF  USA Cari Roccaro 6 MF  USA Morgan Brian 7 FW  USA Kealia Ohai 9 FW  USA Chioma Ubogagu 10 MF  USA Carli Lloyd 11 FW  CAN Janine Beckie

No. Pos. Nation Player 12 FW  USA Amber Brooks 13 DF  IRL Denise O'Sullivan 15 DF  CAN Allysha Chapman 17 MF  BRA Andressa Machry 18 GK  AUS Lydia Williams 21 FW  USA Melissa Henderson 22 DF  USA Stephanie Ochs 23 MF  USA Cami Privett 24 DF  AUS Ellie Brush 27 MF  USA Caity Heap

Standings and Match Results

Preseason

Houston Dash v Baylor Bears

March 19 1	Houston Dash	4–2	Baylor Bears	Houston
3:00 p.m. CT	Daly , Heap Beckie	Report	?' (o.g.)	Stadium: Houston Sports Park
Note: Played in three 30-minute periods.

Oregon State Beavers v Houston Dash

March 27 2	Oregon State Beavers	0–3	Houston Dash	Portland, Oregon
4:30 p.m. CT		Report	Beckie 13', 50' Andressa 75'	Stadium: Providence Park

Seattle Reign FC v Houston Dash

March 30 3	Seattle Reign FC	2–0	Houston Dash	Portland, Oregon
7:00 p.m. CT	Yanez 37' Foxhoven  79' Dallstream 82'	Report	Brooks  68'	Stadium: Providence Park

Portland Thorns FC v Houston Dash

Apr 2 4	Portland Thorns FC	1-2	Houston Dash	Portland, Oregon
	Franch  27' Berryhill  51' Brynjarsdottir 79'		Beckie 83' Brooks  86' Ohai 90'	Stadium: Providence Park

Texas A&M Aggies v Houston Dash

April 8 4	Texas A&M Aggies	0–5	Houston Dash	College Station
8:00 p.m. CT		HOU Report TAMU Report	Daly 14', 27' Ubogagu 20', 88' Brooks 35'	Stadium: Ellis Field Attendance: 1,000+

Friendlies

FC Dallas WPSL v Houston Dash

Thurs June 2	FC Dallas WPSL	0–3	Houston Dash	Frisco
5:30 p.m. CT		Report		Stadium: Toyota Soccer Center Tundra Field #2

National Women's Soccer League

Main article: 2016 National Women's Soccer League season

League standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Portland Thorns FC	20	12	5	3	35	19	+16	41	NWSL Shield
2	Washington Spirit	20	12	3	5	30	21	+9	39	NWSL Playoffs
3	Chicago Red Stars	20	9	6	5	24	20	+4	33
4	Western New York Flash (C)	20	9	5	6	40	26	+14	32
5	Seattle Reign FC	20	8	6	6	29	21	+8	30
6	FC Kansas City	20	7	5	8	18	20	−2	26
7	Sky Blue FC	20	7	5	8	24	30	−6	26
8	Houston Dash	20	6	4	10	29	29	0	22
9	Orlando Pride	20	6	1	13	20	30	−10	19
10	Boston Breakers	20	3	2	15	14	47	−33	11

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

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	4	10	29	29	0	22	4	3	4	22	16	+6	2	1	6	7	13	−6

Last updated: September 25, 2016.
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
Stadium	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H
Result	W	L	D	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	W	D	D	L	D	W	W	L	W	L
Position[n 1]	1	5	3	4	6	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	7	9	8	8

Updated to match(es) played on September 25, 2016. Source: HoustonDashSoccer.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Houston Dash v Chicago Red Stars

April 16 1	Houston Dash	3–1	Chicago Red Stars	Houston
7:30 p.m. CT	Daly 22' Lloyd 51' (Daly) Beckie 53' (Ohai)	Report	Press 13'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 7,440 Referee: Chris Spivey

Orlando Pride v Houston Dash

April 23 2	Orlando Pride	3–1	Houston Dash	Orlando, Florida
6:30 p.m. CT	Andressa 46' (o.g.) Sanderson 57' Morgan 61'	Report	Andressa 75'	Stadium: Camping World Stadium Attendance: 23,403 Referee: Brandon Artis

Houston Dash v Sky Blue FC

April 29 3	Houston Dash	0–0	Sky Blue FC	Houston
7:30 p.m. CT		Report	Rodriguez  32'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 5,081 Referee: Reyna Fonseca

FC Kansas City v Houston Dash

May 7 4	FC Kansas City	1–2	Houston Dash	Kansas City, Missouri
7:30 p.m. CT	Yael Averbuch 87'	Report	Daly  45' O'Sullivan 69' (Ubogagu) Ubogagu 70' (Daly) Brush  82'	Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 3,282 Referee: Farhad Dadkho

Washington Spirit v Houston Dash

May 14 5	Washington Spirit	1–0	Houston Dash	Boyds, Maryland
6:00 p.m. CT	Lohman 39' (Nairn) Kleiner  66' Krieger  89'	Report		Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 3,545 Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic

Houston Dash v Orlando Pride

May 20 6	Houston Dash	0–1	Orlando Pride	Houston
7:30 p.m. CT		Report Report	Edmonds 81' (Sanderson)	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 6,293 Referee: Greg Dopka

Houston Dash v Washington Spirit

May 27	Houston Dash	PPD	Washington Spirit	Houston
7:30 p.m. CT		Announcement		Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Note: rescheduled to August 18 due to inclement weather.

Seattle Reign FC v Houston Dash

June 12 7	Seattle Reign FC	1–0	Houston Dash	Seattle, Washington
6:00 p.m. CT	Solaun 66' (Yanez)	Report		Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 4,682 Referee: Marco Vega

Houston Dash v FC Kansas City

June 19 8	Houston Dash	0–1	FC Kansas City	Houston, Texas
7:30 p.m. CT	Roccaro  89'	Report	Sauerbrunn 80'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 4,570 Referee: Matthew Franz

Orlando Pride v Houston Dash

Thu June 23 9	Orlando Pride	1–0	Houston Dash	Orlando, Florida
6:30 p.m. CT	Spencer 92+' (Hagen)	Report		Stadium: Camping World Stadium Attendance: 6,870 Referee: Marco Vega

Sky Blue FC v Houston Dash

July 9 10	Sky Blue FC	1–0	Houston Dash	Piscataway, New Jersey
6:00 p.m. CT	Lytle 54' (Killion) Kai  55'	Report		Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 1,732 Referee: Cuauhtemoc Delgadillo

Houston Dash v Portland Thorns FC

July 16 11	Houston Dash	3–0	Portland Thorns FC	Houston
7:30 p.m.	Rachel Daly 7' (Kealia Ohai) Amber Brooks 68' (Becca Moros) Kealia Ohai 83' (unassisted)	Report	Mana Shim  40' Hayley Raso  81'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 5,661 Referee: Danielle Chesky

Chicago Red Stars v Houston Dash

July 23 12	Chicago Red Stars	1–1	Houston Dash	Bridgeview, Illinois
7:00 p.m.	Danielle Colaprico 3' (Vanessa DiBernardo)	Report	Megan Crosson  64' Rachel Daly 82' (Kealia Ohai)	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 3,621 Referee: Levi Rippy

Houston Dash v Western New York Flash

July 30 13	Houston Dash	3–3	Western New York Flash	Houston
7:30 p.m.	Rachel Daly 31' (unassisted) Kealia Ohai 47' (unassisted) Kealia Ohai 63' (Stephanie Ochs) Caity Heap  89'	Report	Lianne Sanderson 3' (Lynn Williams) Jessica McDonald 70' (Lynn Williams) Lynn Williams 90+3' (Jessica McDonald) Jaelene Hinkle  90+3' Abby Dahlkemper  90+6'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 4,329 Referee: Matthew Franz

Houston Dash v Washington Spirit

Thu August 18 14	Houston Dash	1–2	Washington Spirit	Houston
7:00 p.m. CT	Kealia Ohai 90' (Stephanie Ochs)	Report	Christine Nairn 30' (pen.), 63' (unassisted)	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 5,012 Referee: Christina Unkel
Note: rescheduled from May 27

Houston Dash v Western New York Flash

August 27 15	Houston Dash	2–2	Western New York Flash	Houston
6:00 p.m. CT	Denise O'Sullivan 28' (Janine Beckie)  41' Kealia Ohai 34' (unasssited) Rachel Daly  86'	Report	Lianne Sanderson 36' (Lynn Williams) Makenzy Doniak 58' (L Williams)	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 4,329 Referee: Matthew Franz

Boston Breakers v Houston Dash

August 31 16	Boston Breakers	1–3	Houston Dash	Boston, Massachusetts
7:00 p.m. CT	Natasha Dowie 91+'	Report	Kealia Ohai 3' (C Lloyd), 33' (unassisted) Carli Lloyd 62'	Stadium: Jordan Field Attendance: 3,762 Referee: Jasmine Peralta

Houston Dash v Orlando Pride

September 3 17	Houston Dash	4–2	Orlando Pride	Houston
7:30 p.m. CT	Janine Beckie 24' (Carli Lloyd) Polina 49' (unassisted) Kealia Ohai 62' (unassisted), 95+' (J Becky) Cari Roccaro  76' Amber Brooks  79'	Report	Alex Morgan 80' (K Edmonds)  78' Kristen Edmonds 87' (unassisted)	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 6,819 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva

Portland Thorns FC v Houston Dash

September 7 18	Portland Thorns FC	3–0	Houston Dash	Portland, Oregon
9:00 p.m. CT	Allie Long 26' (Tobin Heath), 71' (T Heath) Christine Sinclair 90'	Report		Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 13,752 Referee: Brandon Artis

Houston Dash v Boston Breakers

September 11 19	Houston Dash	4–1	Boston Breakers	Houston
6:00 p.m. CT	Janine Beckie 26' (Carli Lloyd) Kealia Ohai 35' (Janine Beckie) Andressa Machry  55' Carli Lloyd 78' (Kealia Ohai) Carli Lloyd 81' (penalty)	Report	Elise Krieghoff 76' (unassisted)	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 6,107 Referee: Levi Rippy

Houston Dash v Seattle Reign FC

September 25 20	Houston Dash	2–3	Seattle Reign FC	Houston
8:30 p.m. CT	Kealia Ohai 39' (unassisted) Carli Lloyd 42' (Denise O'Sullivan)	Report	Merritt Mathias  13' Manon Melis 60' (Jessica Fishlock) Kim Little 76' (Jessica Fishlock) Beverly Yanez 82' (Carson Pickett)	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 5,651 Referee: Farhad Dadkho

Awards

NWSL Yearly Awards

NWSL Team of the Year

Team	Position	Player	Ref.
Best XI	Forward	Kealia Ohai	[1]

NWSL Weekly Awards

NWSL Player of the Week

Week	Result	Player	Ref.
1	Won	Rachel Daly	[2]
4	Won	Chioma Ubogagu	[3]
15	Won	Kealia Ohai	[4]
17	Won	Kealia Ohai	[5]

NWSL Goal of the Week

Week	Result	Player	Ref.
14	Won	Rachel Daly	[6]
15	Won	Rachel Daly	[7]
19	Won	Kealia Ohai	[8]

NWSL Save of the Week

Week	Result	Player	Ref.
5	Won	Lydia Williams	[9]
19	Won	Lydia Williams	[10]

Squad statistics

Source: NWSL

N	Pos	Player	GP	GS	Min	G	A	PK	Shot	SOG	SOG%	Cro	CK	Off	Foul	FS	YC	RC
2	DF	Poliana Barbosa	15	15	1324	1	0	0	15	9	60%	1	2	3	10	4	1	0
11	FW	Janine Beckie	14	11	916	3	2	0	19	7	37%	4	1	7	3	5	0	0
6	MF	Morgan Brian	13	13	1001	0	0	0	8	3	38%	0	16	2	5	11	0	0
12	MF	Amber Brooks	19	11	1084	1	0	0	10	2	20%	0	0	1	20	7	1	0
24	DF	Ellie Brush	15	15	1340	0	0	0	1	1	100%	0	0	0	12	7	4	0
15	DF	Allysha Chapman	9	8	710	0	0	0	2	1	50%	0	0	0	4	6	1	0
25	MF	Megan Crosson	4	1	114	0	0	0	1	1	100%	0	11	0	1	2	1	0
3	FW	Rachel Daly	16	12	1186	4	4	0	41	16	39%	2	1	19	20	16	2	0
19	MF	Tessa Florio-Gavilsky	3	0	55	0	0	0	2	0	0%	0	0	1	1	2	0	0
27	MF	Caity Heap	6	2	127	0	0	0	2	0	0%	0	0	0	3	3	2	0
21	FW	Melissa Henderson	7	4	321	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	8	2	5	4	0	0
1	GK	Bianca Henninger	5	5	450	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
10	MF	Carli Lloyd	7	7	553	5	3	1	27	10	37%	0	3	7	6	4	0	0
17	MF	Andressa Machry	15	15	1298	1	1	0	22	7	32%	3	37	0	12	26	1	0
4	DF	Becca Moros	17	17	1520	0	3	0	4	2	50%	0	1	0	13	7	0	0
13	MF	Denise O'Sullivan	18	14	1315	2	5	0	26	11	42%	0	1	2	16	14	1	0
22	DF	Stephanie Ochs	12	3	385	0	2	0	7	3	43%	2	8	3	3	3	0	0
7	FW	Kealia Ohai	20	18	1622	11	4	0	51	31	61%	6	1	31	8	10	0	0
23	MF	Cami Privett	15	11	1059	0	0	0	4	2	50%	0	0	0	8	8	1	0
5	DF	Cari Roccaro	15	14	1264	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	1	0	6	3	2	0
9	FW	Chioma Ubogagu	15	9	806	1	1	0	23	9	39%	3	0	9	9	6	0	0
18	GK	Lydia Williams	15	15	1350	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
Team Total			20	—	19800	29	23	1	265	115	43%	21	92	87	165	150	17	0

N	Pos	Goal keeper	GP	GS	Min	GA	GA/G	PKA	PKF	Shot	SOG	Sav	Sav%	YC	RC
1	GK	Bianca Henninger	5	5	450	7	1.40	1	1	61	22	14	64%	0	0
18	GK	Lydia Williams	15	15	1350	22	1.47	1	1	175	83	62	75%	0	0
Team Total			20	—	1800	29	1.45	2	2	236	105	76	72%	0	0

Notes

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