2014 Portland Thorns FC season

August 2023 March 2026 Portland Thorns FC 2014 President Merritt Paulson Head coach Paul Riley Providence ParkPortland, Oregon(Capacity: 20,438) National Women's Soccer League 3rd 13,362 Jessica McDonald (11 goals) NWSL Playoffs Semifinals (eliminated by FC Kansas City) 19,123 (Aug. 3 vs. Houston Dash) 9,672(Jul 13 vs. FC Kansas City) true 7-1(Jul. 13 vs. FC Kansas City) 0-5(June 7 vs. Western New York Flash) _white_hoops _white_hoops ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 ffffff ffffff ffffff 000000 000000 2013 2015 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. Club Executive staff Majority Owner, Chief Executive Officer Merritt Paulson President, Business Operations Mike Golub General Manager Gavin Wilkinson y Jeld-Wen Field 20,438 110x70 yards October 6, 2014 October 6, 2014 Coaching staff Head Coach Paul Riley y Assistant Coach Mike Demakis y Assistant Coach Skip Thorp y Assistant Coach Scot Thompson y Goalkeeper Coach Steve Reese y Athletic Trainer Katie Donnelly October 6, 2014 October 6, 2014 Roster 1 GER GK Nadine Angerer 2 USA DF Rebecca Moros 4 AUS DF Stephanie Catley 6 USA MF Meleana Shim 7 USA DF Nikki Marshall 8 USA MF Angie Kerr 9 ESP MF Verónica Boquete 10 USA MF Allie Long 12 CAN FW Christine Sinclair 13 USA FW Alex Morgan 14 USA FW Jessica McDonald 16 USA DF Rachel Van Hollebeke 17 USA MF Tobin Heath 18 USA GK Michelle Betos 19 USA MF Sarah Huffman 20 USA DF Kat Tarr 21 USA DF Emily Menges 22 USA MF Amber Brooks 23 MEX FW Jackie Acevedo 24 USA MF Sinead Farrelly 25 USA DF Courtney Niemiec 28 SWE FW Hanna Terry Match results Key #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Tie 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA Pre-season March 28, 2014 19:00 (PDT) Arizona Wildcats 0–10 Report Portland Thorns FC Sinclair 3Kerr 6Van Hollebeke 33 53McDonald 42 48Long 55 58Shim 68 90 Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona 1,774 Ramy Touchan W March 30, 2014 19:00 (PDT) Arizona State Sun Devils 0–5 Report Portland Thorns FC Long 3 19Acevedo 45Sinclair 51Tarr 69McDonald 82 Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona 1,032 Matt Stewart W Regular season April 12, 2014 20:00 (PDT) 1 Houston Dash 0 - 1 Report Portland Thorns FC Masar 74 Long 15 24 BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, Texas 8,097 Match Recap: Houston Dash 0, Portland Thorns FC 1 http://www.houstondynamo.com/news/2014/04/match-recap-houston-dash-0-portland-thorns-fc-1 18 July 2014 April 13, 2014 April 17, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140417101720/http://www.houstondynamo.com/news/2014/04/match-recap-houston-dash-0-portland-thorns-fc-1 dead Christina Unkel W 2 Apr 19, 2014 19:00 (PDT) Sky Blue FC 1 - 1 Report Portland Thorns FC Rampone 25 Marshall 73 Long 75 pen. Yurcak Field Piscataway, New Jersey 2,983 Mark Allatin D 3 Apr 26, 2014 22:00 (PDT) Portland Thorns FC 3 - 1 Report FC Kansas City Long 44 pen. McDonald 84 88 Holiday 56 pen. Mathias 63 Providence Park Portland, Oregon 14,124 Farhad Dadkho W 4 May 3, 2014 19:00 (PDT) Western New York Flash 1 - 1 Report Portland Thorns FC Bermudez 39 McDonald 43 Sahlen's Stadium Rochester, New York 3,674 Matthew Franz D 5 May 10, 2014 19:00 (PDT) Portland Thorns FC 0 - 1 Report Seattle Reign FC Brooks 29 Little 89 Providence Park Portland, Oregon 14,182 Boris Senic L 6 May 14, 2014 20:00 (PDT) Houston Dash 0 - 1 Report Portland Thorns FC Ohai 76 McDonald 57 Brooks 90 BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, Texas 3,931 Josh Wilkens W 7 May 21, 2014 22:00 (PDT) Portland Thorns FC 2 - 1 ReportJanuary 2025 medicmedic Western New York Flash Long 17 McDonald 49 Tarr 75 Bermudez 14 Zerboni 57 Reynolds 73 Wambach 81 Taylor 90 Providence Park Portland, Oregon 10,920 Mark Allatin W 8 May 24, 2014 22:00 (PDT) Portland Thorns FC 0 - 1 Report Sky Blue FC O'Hara 84 Providence Park Portland, Oregon 13,427 Bernard Hosu L 9 May 28, 2014 19:30 (PDT) Boston Breakers 4 - 1 https://archive.today/20150408164221/http://www.timbers.com/news/2014/05/nwsl-recap-thorns-fc-fall-road-match-against-boston-breakers Report Portland Thorns FC Ezurike 2 Reeves 25 45 59 Jones 39 Whitehill 64 D’Agostino 73 Tarr 0 42 Shim 58 Sinclair 62 Harvard Stadium Boston, Massachusetts 1,556 Boris Senic L 10 Jun 7, 2014 22:00 (PDT) Portland Thorns FC 0 - 5 Report Western New York Flash Marshall 23 Angerer 0 28 Menges 31 Taylor 5 Zerboni 11 Lloyd 28 pen. goal 51 Kerr 32 47 Providence Park Portland, Oregon 13,838 Juliana Duncan L 11 Jun 15, 2014 17:00 (PDT) Portland Thorns FC 2 - 0 Report Washington Spirit McDonald 11 Boquete 78 Angeli 2 45+2 86 Providence Park Portland, Oregon 10,056 Michael Zapata W 12 Jun 21, 2014 18:30 (PDT) Washington Spirit 1 - 6 Report Portland Thorns FC Gayle 10 Nairn 62 Sinclair 5 Morgan 10 71 Brooks 59 McDonald 85 87 Menges 89 Long 90+1 Maureen Hendricks Field Maryland SoccerPlex Boyds, Maryland 3,806 Kristen Salazar W 13 Jun 25, 2014 22:00 (PDT) Portland Thorns FC 1 - 2 Report Sky Blue FC Sinclair 54 Van Hollebeke 76 Freels 8 75 Foord 46 Cutshall 65 Providence Park Portland, Oregon 10,477 Bernard Hosu L 14 Jun 28, 2014 20:00 (PDT) FC Kansas City 1 - 0 Report Portland Thorns FC Holiday 41 Brooks 50 Durwood Soccer Stadium Kansas City, Missouri 2,421 Josh Wilkens L 15 Jul 4, 2014 14:00 (PDT) Portland Thorns FC 2 - 2 Report Chicago Red Stars McDonald 24 Huffman 39 62 Press 76 82 Providence Park Portland, Oregon 13,084 Timon Berry D 16 Jul 9, 2014 20:00 (PDT) Chicago Red Stars 1 - 1 Report Portland Thorns FC Van Egmond 86 pen. Long 27 pen. Huffman 88 Benedictine U. Sports Complex Stadium Lisle, Illinois Boris Senic D 17 Jul 13, 2014 19:00 (PDT) Portland Thorns FC 7 - 1 Report FC Kansas City Boquete 3 74 pen. Morgan 15 Long 43 62 Heath 70 Sinclair 80 Brooks 88 Gorry 30 Richmond 40 LePeilbet 42 Buczkowski 87 Providence Park Portland, Oregon 9,672 Christina Unkel W 18 Jul 17, 2014 20:00 (PDT) Chicago Red Stars 1 - 1 https://archive.today/20150408181304/http://www.timbers.com/news/2014/07/nwsl-match-recap-portland-thorns-fc-1-chicago-red-stars-1-0 Report Portland Thorns FC Boxx 57 Chalupny 77 McDonald 1 Sinclair 57 Menges 90+1 Benedictine U. Sports Complex Stadium Lisle, Illinois 2,014 Josh Wilkens D 19 Jul 20, 2014 17:00 (PDT) Portland Thorns FC 6 - 3 Report Boston Breakers Long 21 pen. Sinclair 35 42 46 Morgan 52 McDonald 88 Schoepfer 14 Washington 32 O’Reilly 39 pen. Providence Park Portland, Oregon 14,383 Margaret Domka W 20 Jul 23, 2014 19:00 (PDT) Washington Spirit 1 - 1 Report Portland Thorns FC Taylor 68 Morgan 8 Maureen Hendricks Field Maryland SoccerPlex Boyds, Maryland 3,854 Katja Koroleva D 21 Jul 27, 2014 19:00 (PDT) Seattle Reign FC 5 - 0 Report Portland Thorns FC Leroux 4 Winters 10 Kawasumi 40 49 Rapinoe 57 Little 90+3 Memorial Stadium Seattle, Washington 5,597 Boris Senic L 22 Aug 3, 2014 22:00 (PDT) Portland Thorns FC 1 - 0 Report Houston Dash Boquette 54 Marshall 90 Edwards 45 Providence Park Portland, Oregon 19,123 Katja Koroleva W 23 Aug 10, 2014 18:30 (PDT) Boston Breakers 2 - 0 Report Portland Thorns FC Wood 14 O’Reilly 28 King 53 Sinclair 29 Harvard Stadium Boston, Massachusetts Timon Berry L 24 Aug 17, 2014 17:00 (PDT) Portland Thorns FC 1 - 0 Report Seattle Reign FC Morgan 68 Deines 50 Rapinoe 89 Providence Park Portland, Oregon 17,109 Elvis Mahmutovic W Standings POR Results summary 7 4 1 25 17 3 4 5 14 18 August 17, 2014 National Women's Soccer League August 2014 Results by round table b Round 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 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss August 17, 2014 National Women's Soccer League August 2014 NWSL Championship Playoffs August 23, 2014 12:00 (CDT) Semifinal FC Kansas City 2–0 Report Portland Thorns FC Rodriguez 65Phillips 84Holiday 87 Menges 22 Durwood Soccer Stadium Kansas City, Missouri 2,997 Chris Spivey L Squad statistics Note: only regular season squad statistics displayed Key to positions: FW - Forward, MF - Midfielder, DF - Defender, GK - Goalkeeper N Jersey numberPos Playing positionPlayer Player's nameGP Games playedGS Games startedMin Minutes playedG Goals scoredA Assists providedWG Game winning goals scoredShot Shots at goalSOG Shots on goalCro Crosses providedCK Corner kicks takenOff OffsidesFoul Fouls committedFS Fouls sufferedYC Yellow cardsRC Red cards23 FW Jackie Acevedo 2 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 09 MF Veronica Boquete 15 15 1335 4 6 1 31 12 2 16 1 8 17 0 022 MF Amber Brooks 20 19 1598 1 2 0 21 7 2 10 1 25 9 4 04 DF Stephanie Catley 14 13 1141 0 5 0 5 1 0 1 0 8 10 0 024 MF Sinead Farrelly 17 16 1303 0 0 0 11 6 1 1 5 15 18 0 017 MF Tobin Heath 5 5 401 0 0 0 13 7 0 1 1 8 6 1 019 MF Sarah Huffman 22 9 962 1 1 0 6 2 3 3 0 9 7 2 08 MF Angie Kerr 14 8 676 0 3 0 12 7 3 0 1 3 1 0 010 MF Allie Long 22 20 1809 9 3 1 44 21 10 113 15 31 29 1 07 DF Nikki Marshall 24 24 2072 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 16 13 3 014 FW Jessica McDonald 24 13 1310 11 1 4 48 26 4 1 5 12 6 0 021 DF Emily Menges 23 22 1972 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 8 4 3 013 FW Alex Morgan 14 13 1135 6 4 3 56 36 0 1 16 5 12 0 02 MF Rebecca Moros 18 13 1171 0 0 0 8 4 3 0 0 9 7 0 025 DF Courtney Niemiec 11 10 824 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 1 5 6 0 06 MF Meleana Shim 17 4 530 0 2 0 14 6 0 0 0 4 6 1 012 FW Christine Sinclair 23 22 1987 7 1 1 77 40 1 2 12 11 16 2 011 FW Elisabeth Sullivan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 020 DF Kat Tarr 6 5 405 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 1 14 1 1 128 FW Hanna Terry 2 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 016 DF Rachel Van Hollebeke 12 9 835 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 9 6 1 0 N Jersey numberPos Playing positionGoal keeper Goal keeper's nameGP Games playedGS Games startedMin Minutes playedW Games wonL Games lostT Games tiedShot Shots at goalSOG Shots on goalSav Saves madeGA Goals againstGA/G Goals against per gamePen Penalty againstPKF Penalty kick facedSO Shutout1 GK Nadine Angerer 22 22 1917 8 8 6 232 104 74 30 1.364 3 4 418 GK Michelle Betos 3 2 243 2 0 0 34 14 9 5 1.667 1 1 1 Transfers Transfers in DatePlayerPosPrevious clubNotesRef January 2, 2014 USA Amber Brooks MF GER Bayern Munich Drafted by Portland in the 2013 NWSL College Draft. https://www.timbers.com/news/thorns-fc-sign-midfielder-amber-brooks Thorns FC sign midfielder Amber Brooks January 3, 2014 MEX Jackie Acevedo FW USA Houston Aces Acquired via national team allocation. https://www.timbers.com/news/thorns-fc-add-jackie-acevedo-through-2014-nwsl-allocation-national-team-players Thorns FC add Jackie Acevedo through 2014 NWSL Allocation of National Team Players January 13, 2014 GER Nadine Angerer GK AUS Brisbane Roar https://www.timbers.com/news/thorns-fc-sign-goalkeeper-nadine-angerer Thorns FC sign goalkeeper Nadine Angerer January 13, 2014 USA Sinead Farrelly MF USA FC Kansas City Acquired via trade for a 2nd-round 2014 NWSL College Draft pick. https://www.timbers.com/news/thorns-fc-acquire-midfielder-sinead-farrelly-fc-kansas-city-exchange-2014-second Thorns FC acquire midfielder Sinead Farrelly from FC Kansas City in exchange for 2014 second-round pick January 17, 2014 USA Michelle Betos GK USA Boston Breakers Acquired via trade for a 4th-round 2014 NWSL College Draft pick. https://www.timbers.com/news/thorns-fc-acquire-midfielder-meleana-shim-goalkeeper-michelle-betos-separate-tra Thorns FC acquire midfielder Meleana Shim, goalkeeper Michelle Betos in separate trades at 2014 NWSL College Draft January 17, 2014 USA Emily Menges DF USA Georgetown University 2014 NWSL College Draft pick. January 17, 2014 USA Meleana Shim MF USA Houston Dash Acquired via trade for a 2nd-round 2014 NWSL College Draft pick and Nikki Washington. January 17, 2014 USA Elisabeth Sullivan FW USA Mississippi State University 2014 NWSL College Draft pick. February 17, 2014 AUS Stephanie Catley DF AUS Melbourne Victory https://www.timbers.com/news/thorns-fc-sign-defender-stephanie-catley Thorns FC sign defender Stephanie Catley April 7, 2014 ESP Verónica Boquete MF USA 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. https://www.timbers.com/post/2014/04/07/thorns-fc-acquire-spanish-international-ver%C3%B3nica-boquete-midfielder-sarah-huffman dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150711094327/http://www.timbers.com/post/2014/04/07/thorns-fc-acquire-spanish-international-ver%C3%B3nica-boquete-midfielder-sarah-huffman 2015-07-11 Thorns FC acquire Spanish international Verónica Boquete, midfielder Sarah Huffman from Western New York Flash in exchange for midfielder Courtney Wetzel, defender Kathryn Williamson, 2015 NWSL College Draft First Round Draft Pick https://web.archive.org/web/20190721115428/https://www.timbers.com/post/2014/04/07/thorns-fc-acquire-spanish-international-ver%25C3%25B3nica-boquete-midfielder-sarah-huffman 2019-07-21 April 7, 2014 USA Sarah Huffman MF USA 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. April 9, 2014 USA Courtney Niemiec DF/MF USA La Salle University https://www.timbers.com/news/thorns-fc-sign-courtney-niemiec-and-katarina-tarr Thorns FC sign Courtney Niemiec and Katarina Tarr April 9, 2014 USA Katarina Tarr DF GER SGS Essen July 25, 2014 USA Hanna Terry FW USA Northeastern University Signed after amateur appearance. https://www.timbers.com/news/thorns-fc-sign-forward-hanna-terry Thorns FC sign forward Hanna Terry Transfers out DatePlayerPosDestination ClubNotesRef January 10, 2014 USA Meleana Shim MF USA Houston Dash Selected in the 2014 NWSL Expansion Draft. https://www.timbers.com/news/thorns-fc-acquire-midfielder-meleana-shim-goalkeeper-michelle-betos-separate-tra Thorns FC acquire midfielder Meleana Shim, goalkeeper Michelle Betos in separate trades at 2014 NWSL College Draft January 13, 2014 CAN Karina LeBlanc GK USA Chicago Red Stars Traded for 2nd-round pick in the 2015 NWSL College Draft. https://www.timbers.com/news/thorns-fc-acquire-second-round-pick-2015-nwsl-draft-chicago-exchange-goalkeeper Thorns FC acquire second-round pick in 2015 NWSL Draft from Chicago in exchange for goalkeeper Karina LeBlanc January 17, 2014 USA Nikki Washington MF USA Houston Dash Tradeed along with a 2nd-round 2014 NWSL College Draft pick to acquire Meleana Shim. January 17, 2014 USA Tiffany Weimer FW USA Washington Spirit Traded for a 3rd-round 2014 NWSL College Draft pick. August 25, 2014 ESP Verónica Boquete MF GER 1. FFC Frankfurt https://www.timbers.com/news/thorns-fc-midfielder-vero-boquete-signs-ffc-frankfurt Thorns FC midfielder Vero Boquete signs with FFC Frankfurt January 7, 2025 August 27, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140827014405/http://www.timbers.com/thornsfc/2014/08/thorns-fc-midfielder-vero-boquete-signs-ffc-frankfurt dead September 10, 2014 USA Angie Kerr MF None Player waived. Portland Timbers November 18, 2014 USA Sarah Huffman DF None Player retired. https://www.timbers.com/news/thorns-fc-defender-sarah-huffman-announces-retirement Thorns FC defender Sarah Huffman announces retirement See also 2014 National Women's Soccer League season References 30em External links http://www.portlandthornsfc.com/ Category:Portland Thorns FC seasons Portland Thorns FC Portland Thorns FC Portland Thorns FC Portland