2015 Houston Dash season

August 2023 March 2026 Houston Dash 2015 Head coach Randy Waldrum Managing Director Brian Ching Stadium BBVA Compass Stadium NWSL 5th NWSL Championship Did not qualify Jessica McDonald (7) 13,025(July 12 vs. Chicago; sellout, franchise record) 3,499(June 20 vs. Western New York) 6,413 2–0 v. WAS, April 10 2–0 v. WNY, June 20 0–3 v. SEA, August 22 _turquoise_nwsl_hoops2 _turquoise_nwsl_hoops2 FF6600 FF6600 FF6600 FFFFFF FF6600 _orange_nwsl_hoops2 _orange_nwsl_hoops2 66BBFF 66BBFF 66BBFF FFFFFF 66BBFF September 7, 2015 2014 2016 yes The 2015 season was the Houston Dash's second season as a professional women's soccer team. As a member of the National Women's Soccer League, United States' top-flight women's league, the Dash's schedule included 20 total games (10 home, 10 away) against eight other NWSL teams. The Dash sought to qualify for the playoffs for the first time in franchise history after finishing in last place during their inaugural season. The 2015 regular season began on April 10, 2015. Background College draft The Houston Dash selected University of Virginia and U.S. Women's National Team midfielder Morgan Brian with the first overall pick in the 2015 NWSL College Draft. The Dash also traded away the 13th overall pick in the 2015 draft and a second round pick in the 2016 College Draft to Portland Thorns FC for a player to be named later.NWSL ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF THE 2015 COLLEGE DRAFT http://www.nwslsoccer.com/home/857002.html?DB_OEM_ID=30500 NWSLsoccer.com National Women's Soccer League April 13, 2015 January 16, 2015 + Houston Dash 2015 NWSL College Draft selections Round Overall Player Position College 1 1 Morgan Brian Midfielder University of Virginia 4 31 Carleigh Williams Defender University of Central Florida Preseason DateOpponentsGroundResultF–AScorersNotesMarch 18, 2015Houston Dynamo U-16Houston Sports Park0-2March 25, 2015Houston Dynamo U-16Houston Sports Park0-5March 29, 2015Texas LonghornsHouston Sports Park2–0Henderson 55' Ohai 73' Colours: Green = Houston Dash win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win. Season review June 2023 April The new-look Houston Dash kicked off the year's NWSL action with a 2-0 win over the Washington Spirit at BBVA Compass Stadium. Offseason acquisition Carli Lloyd scored the opening goal in first half stoppage time, and last season's club top goalscorer Kealia Ohai put away the second goal five minutes into the second half. The Dash looked revamped in attack and, defensively, collected their first shutout of the season.Match Recap: Houston Dash 2, Washington Spirit 0 https://www.houstondynamofc.com/houstondash/news/match-recap-houston-dash-2-washington-spirit-0 June 27, 2023 Houston Dynamo FC April 10, 2015 main WDL Position at the end of April 3 HOU Houston Dash 1 0 0 2 0 complete Club 47% Coaching staff {| class="wikitable" |- !Position !Staff |- |Head coach||USA Randy Waldrum |- |Assistant coach || BRA Marcelo Galvao |- |Assistant coach || USA Hiro Suzuki |- |Goalkeeper coach|| USA Tom Brown |- |Athletic trainer || USA Kristy Chavez |- |Massage therapist || USA Wes Speights |- September 5, 2015 Houston Dash September 5, 2015 48% Other information Owner USA Philip Anschutz Co-Owners USA Oscar De La HoyaUSA Gabriel Brener |- ||President of Business Operations||USA Chris Canetti |- Managing Director USA Brian Ching y BBVA Compass Stadium 7,000 (22,039) 115x70 yards y Training ground Houston Sports Park September 5, 2015 Houston Dash September 5, 2015 Squad The following is a list of players who were under contract with, or appeared on a gameday roster as an amateur call-up for, the Houston Dash during the 2015 season.http://www.houstondynamo.com/houstondash/players Houston Dash Roster June 27, 2023 Houston Dynamo FC dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055425/http://www.houstondynamo.com/houstondash/players September 5, 2015http://www.nwslsoccer.com/teams/74415303/66489112-74415358/TEAM.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151001003545/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/teams/74415303/66489112-74415358/TEAM.html October 1, 2015 Houston Dash National Women's Soccer League June 27, 2023 y n Erin McLeod CAN 1 GK 1983 04 26 2015 09 05 2014 11 0 U Allocation Carleigh Williams USA 2 DF 1992 12 04 2015 09 05 2015 2 0 U Free Rookie seasonWaived July 27https://equalizersoccer.com/2015/07/27/houston-dash-sign-brazilian-midfielder-andressa/ Houston Dash sign Brazilian midfielder Andressa July 27, 2015 June 27, 2023 The Equalizer Andressinha BRA 2 MF 1995 05 01 2015 09 05 2015 7 0 U Free Signed July 27 Allie Bailey USA 3 FW 1993 09 24 2015 09 05 2015 7 1 U Amateur Lauren Sesselmann CAN 4 DF 1983 08 14 2015 09 05 2014 1 0 U Allocation Inactive Jordan Day 1 USA 5 GK 1993 04 30 2015 09 05https://12thman.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/jordan-day/2390 2014 Soccer Roster Texas A&M Aggies women's soccer June 27, 2023 2015 0 0 U Amateurhttps://playingfor90.com/2015/05/04/fc-kansas-city-shut-out-houston-dash-2-0/ FC Kansas City Shut Out Houston Dash 2-0 May 4, 2015 June 27, 2023 Playing for 90 Scott Sinclair FanSided Toni Pressley USA 5 DF 1983 08 14 2015 09 05 2015 15 0 U Trade Acquired May 11https://www.houstondynamofc.com/houstondash/news/houston-dash-acquire-defender-toni-pressley-western-new-york-flash Houston Dash acquire defender Toni Pressley from Western New York Flash May 11, 2015 June 27, 2023 Houston Dynamo FC Morgan Brian Morgan Gautrat USA 6 MF 1993 02 26 2015 09 05 2015 10 0 U Free Rookie season Kealia Ohai Kealia Watt USA 7 FW 1992 01 31 2015 09 05 2014 19 4 U Free Jordan Jackson soccer USA 8 MF 1990 09 19 2015 09 05 2014 9 0 U Free Camila footballer BRA 9 DF 1994 10 10 2015 09 05 2015 12 0 U Free Acquired May 20https://www.houstondynamofc.com/news/houston-dash-sign-defenders-ellie-brush-and-camila Houston Dash sign defenders Ellie Brush and Camila May 20, 2015 June 27, 2023 Houston Dynamo FC Stephanie Roche IRE 9 FW 1989 06 13 2015 09 05 2015 2 0 U U Waived May 20 Carli Lloyd USA 10 MF 1982 07 16 2015 09 05 2015 12 4 U Allocation Brittany Bock USA 11 MF 1987 04 11 2015 09 05 2014 5 0 U Expansion Draft Tiffany McCarty USA 12 FW 1990 12 14 2015 09 05 2014 17 1 U Expansion Draft Jen LaPonte USA 13 DF 1989 07 03 2015 09 05 2015 6 0 U Discovery signing Signed Aug. 75 app. as amateur Jessica McDonald USA 14 FW 1988 02 28 2015 09 05 2015 20 7 U Trade Allysha Chapman CAN 15 DF 1989 01 25 2015 09 05 2015 5 0 U Allocation Inactive Ashley Nick USA 16 MF 1987 10 27 2015 09 05 2014 3 0 U Trade Traded May 11 Lauren Silver JAM 17 DF 1993 03 22 2015 09 05 2015 0 0 U Amateur Bianca Henninger USA 18 GK 1990 10 22 2015 09 05 2014 10 0 U Trade Niki Cross USA 19 DF 1985 05 30 2015 09 05 2014 15 0 U Trade Retired Aug. 1https://www.dynamotheory.com/2015/7/29/9069867/niki-cross-to-retire-from-houston-dash Niki Cross to retire from Houston Dash July 29, 2015 June 27, 2023 Dynamo Theory Alicia Tolar Jordan O'Brien USA 20 MF 1992 10 11 2015 09 05 2015 0 0 U Amateurhal_kaiser Hal Kaiser 606891880652111872 Dash amateur call-ups for this weekend: Megan Kinneman, Cami Privett, Allie Bailey, Jen LaPonte, Jazmyne Avant, Jordan O'Brien. #DashOn June 5, 2015 June 27, 2023 Melissa Henderson USA 21 FW 1989 08 23 2015 09 05 2014 20 0 U Trade Stephanie Ochs USA 22 DF 1990 08 29 2015 09 05 2014 2 0 U Trade Inactive from May 20 Cami Privett USA 23 MF 1993 03 16 2015 09 05 2015 4 0 U Amateur Ellie Brush AUS 24 DF 1988 08 19 2015 09 05 2015 15 1 U Free Acquired May 20 Meghan Klingenberg USA 25 DF 1988 08 02 2015 09 05 2014 12 0 U Allocation Jazmyne Avant USA 26 DF 1990 01 30 2015 09 05 2015 1 0 U Amateur Megan Kinneman 1 USA 28 GK 1992 06 10 2015 09 05 2015 0 0 U Amateur Ella Masar USA 30 DF 1986 04 03 2015 09 05 2014 19 2 U Expansion Draft Rachael Axon ENG 40 MF 1985 09 11 2015 09 05 2014 15 1 U Discovery signing September 7, 2015 USA 2015 squad number Houston Dash, NWSL September 2015 Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. Standings and match results National Women's Soccer League 2015 National Women's Soccer League season League standings HOU Results summary 4 2 4 11 13 2 4 4 10 13 September 7, 2015 Houston Dash September 2015 Results by matchday table b Matchday Ground opponent, date, score H Washington Spirit, April 10, 2–0 /A Sky Blue FC, April 18, 1–1 /A Boston Breakers, April 26, 3–2 /H FC Kansas City, May 2, 0–2 /H Chicago Red Stars, May 15, 2–2 /A Portland Thorns FC, May 23, 0–1 /A Sky Blue FC, May 31, 1–1 /H Portland Thorns FC, June 6, 0–0 /H Western New York Flash, June 20, 2–0 /A Washington Spirit, June 27, 1–0 /H Chicago Red Stars, July 12, 1–2 /A FC Kansas City, July 20, 1–1 /A Western New York Flash, July 25, 0–1 /H FC Kansas City, July 29, 3–2 /A Washington Spirit, August 1, 3–1 /H Sky Blue FC, August 7, 0–2 /A Seattle Reign FC, August 12, 2–1 /H Seattle Reign FC, August 21, 0–3 /H Boston Breakers, August 30, 1–0 /A Chicago Red Stars, August 30, 1–1 Result W /D /L /L /D /W /D /D /W /L /L /D /W /W /L /L /L /L /W /D Positionn Houston Dash's position in the league at the end of match day 1 /2 /4 /6 /6 /4 /5 /5 /4 /5 /6 /6 /5 /4 /4 /5 /6 /6 /5 /5 green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 Home Away September 7, 2015 Houston Dash September 2015 n Matches 4 10, Fri 19:30 p.m. CDT UTC-5 1 Houston Dash 2–0 Dash reportNWSL reportBox Washington Spirit Lloyd 45 +6 Ohai 50 Masar 71 BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, Texas 6,012 Katja Koroleva W 4 18, Sat 18:00 CDT UTC-5 2 Sky Blue FC 1–1 Dash reportNWSL reportBox Houston Dash Freels 14 O'Hara 90 McDonald 52 Brian Yurcak Field Piscataway, New Jersey 1,742 Elvis Mahmutovic D 4 26, Sun 16:00 CDT UTC-5 3 Boston Breakers 3–2 Dash reportNWSL reportBox Houston Dash Boston, Massachusetts King8Ezurike31 McCaffreyEvans55own goal72 Lloyd Cross44McDonald65 Ohai58 BrianRoche90 Soldiers Field Soccer Stadium L 2,376 Danielle Chesky 5 2, Sat 19:30 CDT UTC-5 4 Houston Dash 0–2 Dash reportNWSL reportBox Bogus42 unassistedGroom51 HagenMoros63 FC Kansas City Houston, Texas BBVA Compass Stadium L 4,186 Margaret Domka 5 15, Fri 19:30 CDT UTC-5 5 Houston Dash 2–2 Dash reportNWSL reportBox Chicago Red Stars Axon28 penaltyOhai59 HendersonMasar62 Colaprico43Huerta60 Hoy, 81 unassisted Houston, Texas BBVA Compass Stadium 3,527 Randall Kelley D 5 23, Sat 21:00 CDT UTC-5 6 Portland Thorns FC 0–1 Dash reportNWSL reportBox Houston Dash McDonald 24 Pressley 86 Providence Park Portland, Oregon 14,409 W Matthew Kreitzer 5 31, Sun 14:00 CDT UTC-5 7 Sky Blue FC 1–1 Dash reportNWSL reportBox Houston Dash Piscataway, New Jersey Haagsma11 GrubkaDeCesare86 Bailey86 unassisted Yurcak Field D 958 Levi Rippy 6 6, Sat 19:30 CDT UTC-5 8 Houston Dash 0–0 Dash reportNWSL reportBox Portland Thorns FC Houston, Texas Camila35Bock45 Terry65 BBVA Compass Stadium D 4,864 Danielle Chesky 6 20, Sat 19:30 CDT UTC-5 9 Houston Dash 2–0 Dash reportWNY reportBox Western New York Flash Houston, Texas McDonald 24Ohai 63Masar 74 BBVA Compass Stadium w 3,499 Ekaterina Koroleva 6 27, Sat 18:00 CDT UTC-5 10 Washington Spirit 1–0 Dash reportNWSL reportBox Houston Dash Germantown, Maryland Dunn 56 Camila 55Brush 78 Maureen Hendricks Field at the Maryland SoccerPlex l 1,267 Matthew Franz 7 12, Sun 19:30 CDT UTC-5 11 Houston Dash 1–2 Dash reportNWSL reportBox Chicago Red Stars Houston, Texas McCarty 57Brush 84 Colaprico 3DiBernardo 19Hoy 61 BBVA Compass Stadium l 13,025 (franchise record) Christopher Spivey 7 20, Mon 19:00 CDT UTC-5 12 FC Kansas City 1–1 Dash reportNWSL reportBox Houston Dash Kansas City, Missouri own goal55 Pressley Masar 40Lloyd 45 Swope Soccer Village D 3,557 (sellout) Randall Kelley 7 25, Sat 18:00 CDT UTC-5 13 Western New York Flash 0–1 Dash reportNWSL reportBox Houston Dash Rochester, New York Lloyd 49 Klingenberg Sahlen's Stadium W 4,110 Margaret Domka 7 29, Wed 19:30 CDT UTC-5 14 Houston Dash 3–2 Dash reportNWSL reportBox FC Kansas City Houston, Texas Brush 12 OhaiMcDonald 17 KlingenbergLloyd 86 Cross Holiday 3 RodriguezHagen 84 BBVA Compass Stadium W 6,425 Matthew Mercier 8 1, Sat 18:00 CDT UTC-5 15 Washington Spirit 3–1 Dash reportNWSL reportBox Houston Dash Germantown, Maryland Dunn 28, 36 Matheson, 45+1 Nairn McDonald 74 Ohai Maureen Hendricks Field Maryland SoccerPlex L 5,418 Margaret Domka 8 7, Fri 19:30 CDT UTC-5 16 Houston Dash 0–2 Dash reportNWSL reportBox Sky Blue FC Houston, Texas Nadim38 LevinKillion45Kerr72 unassisted BBVA Compass Stadium L 6,216 Christopher Spivey 8 12, Wed 21:00 CDT UTC-5 17 Seattle Reign FC 2–1 Dash reportNWSL reportBox Houston Dash Seattle, Washington Mathias22 RapinoeCorsie59 Cox Ohai15 unassistedMasar70Brush90+ Memorial Stadium L 6,021 Cedric Adams 8 21, Fri 19:00 CDT UTC-5 18 Houston Dash 0–3 Dash reportNWSL reportBox Seattle Reign FC Houston, Texas Little 42 Barnes, 74, 90 BBVA Compass Stadium L 9,530 Christina Hutchinson 8 30, Sun 19:30 CDT UTC-5 19 Houston Dash 1–0 Dash reportNWSL reportBox Boston Breakers Houston, Texas Masar 34 McDonaldMasar35 Schoepfer89 BBVA Compass Stadium W 6,842 Cedric Adams 9 6, Sun 16:00 CDT UTC-5 20 Chicago Red Stars 1–1 Dash reportNWSL reportBox Houston Dash Bridgeview, Illinois DiBernardo82Press90 Johnston Masar62 Brian Toyota Park D 5,623 Margaret Domka Awards NWSL Player of the Month Month Player Month's statline Ref. JulyUSA Carli Lloyd 3 goals; 3 appearanceshttp://www.nwslsoccer.com/home/888490.html DASH'S CARLI LLOYD VOTED NWSL PLAYER OF THE MONTH; Lloyd helped Houston earn a 2-0-1 record in July to move into fourth in the standings August 3, 2015 September 7, 2015 nwslsoccer.com https://web.archive.org/web/20151222085537/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/home/888490.html December 22, 2015 dead NWSL Player of the Week Week Result Player Ref. 7 USA Bianca HenningerDASH'S BIANCA HENNINGER VOTED NWSL PLAYER OF THE WEEK; Henninger recorded her second shutout of the 2015 NWSL season on Saturday night May 27, 2015 September 7, 2015 http://nwslsoccer.com/home/879423.html nwslsoccer.com https://web.archive.org/web/20150710062159/http://nwslsoccer.com/home/879423.html 2015-07-10 dead Squad statistics + Field player statistics N Squad number Pos Playing position Name GP Games played GS Games started Min Minutes played G Goals scored A Assists provided WG Game-winning goals scored Shot Shots at goal SOG Shots on goal Cro Crosses provided CK Corner kicks taken Off Offside offences Foul Fouls committed FS Fouls suffered YC Yellow cards RC Red cards 2 MF Andressinha 7 7 630 0 0 0 8 3 1 14 0 5 10 0 0 26 DF Jazmyne Avant 2 2 171 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 MF Rachael Axon 15 11 1,004 1 0 0 8 4 0 1 0 5 8 0 0 3 FW Allie Bailey 7 0 126 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 11 MF Brittany Bock 5 5 352 0 0 0 5 2 1 0 1 4 4 1 0 6 MF Morgan Brian Morgan Gautrat 10 10 810 0 3 0 7 5 0 4 0 8 5 0 0 24 DF Ellie Brush 15 14 1,274 1 1 0 6 3 0 0 0 15 6 3 0 9 DF Camila footballer 12 6 511 0 0 0 7 1 0 4 0 11 11 2 0 15 DF Allysha Chapman 5 4 376 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 19 DF Niki Cross 15 12 1,148 0 1 0 3 1 0 2 0 6 10 1 0 21 FW Melissa Henderson 20 14 1,123 0 2 0 16 9 0 50 6 8 7 0 0 8 MF Jordan Jackson soccer 9 3 334 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 1 0 0 25 DF Meghan Klingenberg 12 12 1,046 0 2 0 7 1 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 13 DF Jen LaPonte 6 3 315 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 MF Carli Lloyd 12 12 1,080 4 0 3 56 15 0 2 6 15 12 0 0 30 FW Ella Masar 19 18 1,606 2 0 1 7 6 1 0 0 11 9 6 0 12 FW Tiffany McCarty 17 7 741 1 0 0 23 12 1 1 4 3 10 0 0 14 FW Jessica McDonald 20 19 1,675 7 1 2 41 17 0 0 9 8 6 0 0 16 MF Ashley Nick 3 2 182 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 22 DF Stephanie Ochs 3 2 154 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 7 FW Kealia Ohai Kealia Watt 19 19 1,692 4 5 0 39 21 5 1 24 6 11 0 0 5 DF Toni Pressley 15 15 1,306 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 6 4 1 0 23 MF Cami Privett 4 2 205 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 9 FW Stephanie Roche 2 0 24 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 DF Lauren Sesselmann 1 1 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 DF Carleigh Williams 2 1 151 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 + Goalkeeper statistics N Squad number Pos Playing position Name GP Games played GS Games started Min Minutes played W Games won L Games lost T Games tied Shot Shots at goal faced SOG Shots on goal faced Sav Saves made GA Goals against GA/G Goals against per game Pen Penalty goals conceded PKF Penalty kicks faced SO Shutouts 18 GK Bianca Henninger 10 9 868 3 4 3 132 44 34 11 1.100 0 1 4 1 GK Erin McLeod 11 11 932 3 4 3 164 74 60 15 1.364 0 0 2 Source: NWSLhttp://www.nwslsoccer.com/Stats/index_E.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151006115948/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/Stats/index_E.html October 6, 2015 June 27, 2023 All-Time Statistics National Women's Soccer League Key to positions: FW: Forward, MF: Midfielder, DF: Defender, GK: Goalkeeper References Category:Houston Dash seasons Houston Dash Houston Dash Houston Dash