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Washington Spirit 2018 soccer season From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2018 season is Washington Spirit's sixth season, competing in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States. On August 21, the Spirit parted ways with Head Coach and General Manager Jim Gabarra, assistant coach Tom Torres took over as interim Head Coach for the remaining 3 games of the season.[1]
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After a difficult 2017 season, the Spirit began rebuilding their team, continuing with a youth centered approach. Considered a successful 2018 draft, Washington recruited U.S. international Andi Sullivan (no. 1 overall pick) and Canadian international Quinn[n 1] (no. 3 overall pick).[2][3] In addition to the draft, the Spirit traded Crystal Dunn's player rights for 2017 Rookie of the Year Ashley Hatch and rookie outside back Taylor Smith.[4] The unfortunate folding of Boston Breakers allowed the Spirit to bring in U.S. international playmaker, Rose Lavelle via the subsequent dispersal draft.[5] What seemed to be only key loss for the Spirit was captain and anchor centerback, Shelina Zadorsky, traded to Orlando Pride for promising goalkeeper, Aubrey Bledsoe.[6]
The season opened with a loss to Seattle, but saw the return of Joanna Lohman, held back in 2017 through injury, and scored in her substitute appearance.[7] After several mediocre performances in March and April, the Spirit would struggle for the remainder of the season, winning only one more match (of two all season) against struggling Sky Blue FC. A combination of injuries to forwards Mallory Pugh, Havana Solaun, and Arielle Ship hamstrung the Spirit attack who were shutout 15 matches (including a 7-match streak).[8]
On August 21, after eight straight losses and being eliminated from playoff contention, the Spirit fired head coach, Jim Gabarra, and appointed assistant coach, Tom Torres as interim head coach.[1] Torres lead the Spirit through the final three matches of the season at home, including the Spirit's debut at newly opened Audi Field against Portland Thorns on August 25. The match set a new club record for home attendance with 7,976 fans.[9]
The last match of the season against Sky Blue FC, the Spirit ended a league-record setting goal drought at 765-minutes after Arielle Ship scored the opener of a 1–1 draw in the 71st minute.[10] The match also earned Aubrey Bledsoe the league-wide record for saves in a single season at 108.[10]
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Roster
The first-team roster of Washington Spirit.[11]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team management
Head Coach | Jim Gabarra |
First Assistant Coach | Briana Scurry |
Goalkeeping Coach | Jack Stefanowski |
Assistant Coach | Tom Torres |
Assistant Coach | Kati Jo Spisak |
Director of Sports Science | Kevin Boyle |
Source:[11]
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Preseason
March 10, Sat Preseason | Washington Spirit | 1–1 | University of North Carolina | Leesburg, Virginia |
19:15 EDT (UTC-04) | Eubanks ![]() |
Report | Andrzejewski ![]() |
Stadium: Evergreen Sportsplex Attendance: 2,000 |
March 17, Sat Preseason | Washington Spirit | 0–3 | North Carolina Courage | Richmond, Virginia |
19:00 EDT (UTC-04) | Report | Erceg ![]() MacDonald ![]() Zerboni ![]() Hamilton ![]() |
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 6,235 |
Regular season
March 24, Sat 1 | Seattle Reign | 2–1 | Washington Spirit | Seattle, Washington |
15:30 EDT (UTC-04) | Rapinoe ![]() ![]() Taylor ![]() Andrews ![]() |
Box Report |
Lohman ![]() |
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 3,561 |
March 31, Sat 2 | Washington Spirit | 2–0 | Orlando Pride | Boyds, Maryland |
15:30 EDT (UTC-04) | Church ![]() Pugh ![]() Hatch ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 4,989 | |
Note: Televised on Lifetime. |
April 14, Sat 3 | Washington Spirit | 2–4 | North Carolina Courage | Boyds, Maryland |
19:00 EDT (UTC-04) | Pugh ![]() Ordega ![]() Johnson ![]() |
Report | Dunn ![]() Zerboni ![]() Williams ![]() |
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 3,458 Referee: Jasmine Peralta |
April 20, Fri 4 | Portland Thorns FC | 1–1 | Washington Spirit | Portland, Oregon |
22:30 EDT (UTC-04) | Sonnett ![]() Sinclair ![]() Horan ![]() |
Report | Ordega ![]() Bledsoe ![]() |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 14,485 |
April 28, Sat 5 | Washington Spirit | 1–1 | Chicago Red Stars | Boyds, Maryland |
19:00 EDT (UTC-04) | Ordega ![]() |
Report | Mautz ![]() ![]() Nagasato ![]() Kerr ![]() |
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 3,448 |
May 5, Sat 6 | Utah Royals FC | 2–0 | Washington Spirit | Sandy, Utah |
21:00 EDT (UTC-04) | O'Hara ![]() Sauerbrunn ![]() Matheson ![]() |
Report | Smith ![]() |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 7,551 |
May 12, Sat 7 | North Carolina Courage | 1–0 | Washington Spirit | Cary, North Carolina |
19:00 EDT (UTC-04) | Erceg ![]() |
Report | Ordega ![]() |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 5,866 |
May 19, Sat 8 | Washington Spirit | 0–1 | Portland Thorns FC | Boyds, Maryland |
19:00 EDT (UTC-04) | Report | Carpenter ![]() Horan ![]() |
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 3,284 |
May 23, Wed 9 | Washington Spirit | 1–0 | Sky Blue FC | Boyds, Maryland |
19:30 EDT (UTC-04) | Ordega ![]() Hatch ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 2,433 |
May 27, Sun 10 | Houston Dash | 3–2 | Washington Spirit | Houston, Texas |
18:00 EDT (UTC-04) | Daly ![]() ![]() Ohai ![]() |
Report | Dougherty Howard ![]() Ordega ![]() Banini ![]() Hatch ![]() |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 4,045 |
June 2, Sat 11 | Washington Spirit | 0–2 | Chicago Red Stars | Boyds, Maryland |
15:30 EDT (UTC-04) | Lohman ![]() |
Report | Kerr ![]() Stanton ![]() Nagasato ![]() Mautz ![]() |
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 3,199 |
Note: Lifetime game but got delayed to 9 pm ET |
June 8, Fri 12 | Sky Blue FC | 0–0 | Washington Spirit | Piscataway, New Jersey |
19:00 EDT (UTC-04) | Meehan ![]() Killion ![]() |
Report | Dougherty Howard ![]() Dydasco ![]() |
Stadium: Yurack Field Attendance: 2,188 |
June 16, Sat 13 | Washington Spirit | 0–0 | Seattle Reign | Boyds, Maryland |
19:00 EDT (UTC-04) | Quinn ![]() Hatch ![]() |
Report | Addo ![]() Taylor ![]() |
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 3,509 |
June 23, Sat 14 | Washington Spirit | 0–1 | Orlando Pride | Boyds, Maryland |
19:00 EDT (UTC-04) | Kennedy ![]() |
Report | Dydasco ![]() Dougherty Howard ![]() |
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 4,005 |
Note: Televised on ESPNews. |
July 1, Sun 15 | Chicago Red Stars | 2–0 | Washington Spirit | Bridgeview, Illinois |
18:00 EDT (UTC-04) | Short ![]() Nagasato ![]() Mautz ![]() |
[14] | Johnson ![]() Hatch ![]() |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 2,858 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
July 7, Sat 16 | Orlando Pride | 2–1 | Washington Spirit | Orlando Pride |
19:30 EDT (UTC-04) | Leroux ![]() Marta ![]() ![]() |
Report | Hatch ![]() |
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 4,621 |
Note: Televised on ESPNews. |
July 11, Wed 17 | North Carolina Courage | 2–0 | Washington Spirit | Cary, North Carolina |
EDT (UTC-04) | Debinha ![]() O'Sullivan ![]() MacDonald ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,409 |
July 22, Sun 18 | Washington Spirit | 0–1 | Houston Dash | Boyds, Maryland |
10:00 EDT (UTC-04) | Report | Daly ![]() |
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 3,623 | |
Note: Game was originally scheduled for July 21, was rescheduled due to poor weather conditions |
August 5, Sun 19 | Seattle Reign | 2–0 | Washington Spirit | Seattle, Washington |
21:00 EDT (UTC-04) | Spencer ![]() Taylor ![]() Oyster ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 3,704 |
August 8, Wed 20 | Utah Royals FC | 1–0 | Washington Spirit | Sandy, Utah |
22:00 EDT (UTC-04) | Stengel ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 8,154 |
August 17, Fri 21 | Houston Dash | 4–0 | Washington Spirit | Houston, Texas |
20:30 EDT (UTC-04) | Ohai ![]() Huerta ![]() Simon ![]() |
Report | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 3,007 |
August 22, Wed 22 | Washington Spirit | 0–1 | Utah Royals FC | Boyds, Maryland |
19:30 EDT (UTC-04) | Report | Rodriguez ![]() Corsie ![]() |
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 3,318 |
August 25, Sat 23 | Washington Spirit | 0–1 | Portland Thorns FC | Washington, D.C. |
20:00 EDT (UTC-04) | Church ![]() |
Report | Heath ![]() |
Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 7,976 Referee: Katja Koroleva |
Note: Televised on ESPNews. |
September 1, Sat 24 | Washington Spirit | 1–1 | Sky Blue FC | Boyds, Maryland |
19:00 EDT (UTC-04) | Ship ![]() |
Report | Killion ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 3,462 |
Note: Game was postponed until September 2 at 10 a.m. (ET) due to lightning. |
Regular-season standings
Results summary
Last updated: September 2, 2018.
Source: Match reports
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on September 2, 2018. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
NWSL Playoffs
The Spirit were eliminated from playoff contention on July 22 after a 1–0 home loss to Houston Dash.[15]
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Appearances and goals
- As of September 3, 2018[16]
Italics indicates player left team midway through season.
Goalkeepers
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Honors and awards
NWSL Yearly Awards
NWSL Team of the Month
NWSL Weekly Awards
NWSL Player of the Week
NWSL Goal of the Week
NWSL Save of the Week
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Draft picks
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in. Only trades involving draft picks and executed during the 2018 NWSL College Draft will be listed in the notes.
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