2013 Washington Spirit season

August 2023 Washington Spirit 2013 General manager Chris Hummer Head coach Mark Parsons Maryland SoccerPlex NWSL 8th 5,011 (May 4, 2013 vs Portland Thorns FC) 2,081 (August 7, 2013 vs Chicago Red Stars) Diana Matheson (8 goals) true _whitehorizontal ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff 2014 The 2013 season was Washington Spirit's first season of existence in which they competed in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States. Review The inaugural Spirit roster began to assemble on January 11, 2013, as part of the NWSL Player Allocation, goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris (USA), defender Ali Krieger (USA), midfielder Lori Lindsey (USA), defender Robyn Gayle (CAN), midfielder Diana Matheson (CAN), defender Alina Garciamendez (MEX) and midfielder Teresa Worbis (MEX) were named to the team.NWSL allocation easier said than done http://espn.go.com/espnw/more-sports/8836654/espnw-nwsl-allocation-easier-said-done https://web.archive.org/web/20130115072108/http://espn.go.com/espnw/more-sports/8836654/espnw-nwsl-allocation-easier-said-done dead January 15, 2013 ESPN 12 January 2013Player distribution sees NWSL take shape https://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/footballdevelopment/women/news/newsid=1983348/ https://web.archive.org/web/20130115032037/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/footballdevelopment/women/news/newsid=1983348/ dead January 15, 2013 FIFA 12 January 2013New Women's League Allocates Players http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/11/new-womens-league-allocates-players/ New York Times 25 January 2013 Jack Bell 11 January 2013 During the February 7, 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft, the team selected Stephanie Ochs, Tori Huster, Jordan Angeli, Natasha Kai, Megan Mischler and Heather Cooke.NWSL Supplemental Draft results http://equalizersoccer.com/2013/02/07/in-progress-nwsl-supplemental-draft-results/ The Equalizer 7 February 2013Washington Spirit focused on offense during the NWSL Supplemental Draft http://www.nwslnews.com/washington-spirit-focused-on-offense-during-the-nwsl-supplemental-draft/ NWSL News 26 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131112025508/http://www.nwslnews.com/washington-spirit-focused-on-offense-during-the-nwsl-supplemental-draft/ 12 November 2013 dead The Spirit played their first competitive match on April 14, 2013, drawing Boston Breakers 1–1 with Tiffany McCarty scoring the team's first goal assisted by Stephanie Ochs.Breakers come back to draw with Washington http://www.bostonbreakerssoccer.com/news/breakers-come-back-to-draw-with-washington Boston Breakers 17 January 2018 The Spirit won their first competitive match on May 16, 2013, when they defeated the Seattle Reign 2–4 at Starfire Stadium. As the season wore on, the Spirit struggled to gain form and after the first eleven matches, Mike Jorden was fired and replaced by Mark Parsons.https://patch.com/maryland/germantown/washington-spirit-fire-coach-mike-jorden Washington Spirit Fire Coach Mike Jorden Germantown Patch Sean Sedam July 1, 2013 April 22, 2017 The coaching transition would be tough, and the Spirit continued the season with a 13-match winless streak (only one draw) until finishing the season on a high with two wins and a draw. Washington finished their first season in last place (8th). Club Roster 1 USA GK Ashlyn Harris (FP) 2 USA FW Colleen Williams 3 USA DF Kika Toulouse 4 USA DF Domenica Hodak 4 USA DF Marisa Abegg 5 CAN DF Candace Chapman 6 USA MF Lori Lindsey (FP) 7 MEX MF Teresa "Lupita" Worbis (FP) 8 CAN MF Diana Matheson (FP) 9 USA MF Ingrid Wells 10 USA FW Caroline Miller 11 USA DF Ali Krieger (FP) 13 USA MF Julia Roberts 14 USA FW Tiffany McCarty 15 CAN DF Robyn Gayle (FP) 16 GER FW Conny Pohlers on loan from VfL Wolfsburg 17 USA FW Lindsay Taylor 18 USA GK Chantel Jones 19 USA DF Toni Pressley 20 USA MF Holly King 22 USA FW Stephanie Ochs 23 USA MF Tori Huster 24 USA FW Jasmyne Spencer Team management Owner Bill Lynch y General Manager Chris Hummer Head Coach Mark Parsons Competitions Preseason 1 March 17, 2013 16:00 EST Washington Spirit 1–0 Report Penn State Nittany Lions Wagner 87 TBD TBD W 2 March 30, 2013 15:00 EST Washington Spirit 2–0 Report North Carolina Tar Heels Miller 27 48 Maryland SoccerPlex Boyds, Maryland 1,725 W 3 April 4, 2013 19:30 EST Maryland Terrapins 2–0 Report Washington Spirit Huster 22 o.g.Prior-Brown 68 Ludwig Field College Park, Maryland 1,000 L 4 April 7, 2013 19:30 EST Washington Spirit 3–6 Report Virginia Cavaliers McCarty 32 42Spencer 73 Douglas 5Torres 24Fry 33Doniak 36 40Brian 64 Maryland SoccerPlex Boyds, Maryland 312 L Regular season Boston Breakers 1 2013 4 14 18:30 EDT 1–1 https://archive.today/20130630011147/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/home/710819.html Report Washington Spirit Leroux 91+ Guess McCarty 15 OchsWells 50 Dilboy Stadium Somerville, Massachusetts 2,634 Christina Unkel D 2 2013 4 20 19:00 EDT Washington Spirit 1–1 https://archive.today/20130630010302/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/News/712559.html Report Western New York Flash Huster 84Matheson 87 pen. Kerr 85 Wambach Maryland SoccerPlex Germantown, Maryland 4,569 Capacity crowd of 4,569 witness history in home opening 1-1 draw http://washingtonspirit.com/pro/capacity-crowd-of-4569-witness-history-in-home-opening-1-1-draw/ 24 April 2014 Kari Seitz D 3 2013 4 27 19:00 EDT Washington Spirit 1–2 Report Sky Blue Matheson 35 Goodson 2 Schmidt 48 Maryland SoccerPlex Germantown, Maryland 4,569 Kara Honthumb L 4 2013 5 4 19:00 EDT Washington Spirit 1–2 https://archive.today/20130630010532/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/News/716367.html Report Portland Thorns Harris 13Matheson 86 pen. Morgan 12 pen. Washington 51Long 70Edwards 82 Maryland SoccerPlex Germantown, Maryland 5,011 Christina Unkel L 5 2013 5 11 19:00 EDT Washington Spirit 1–1 https://archive.today/20130630011635/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/News/718464.html Report Boston Breakers Lohman 24 Sanderson Lindsey 51 Matheson Maryland SoccerPlex Germantown, Maryland 4,027 Josh Wilkens D 2013 5 16 19:00 PDT 6 Seattle Reign FC 2–4 Report Washington Spirit Taylor 7 LarsenNoyola 47 NairnLarsen 68Zurrer 83 Matheson 37Krieger 41McCarty 56Krieger 63Roberts 75Huster 84 Lindsey Starfire Stadium Tukwila, Washington 1,011 Katja Koroleva W 2013 5 19 14:00 PDT 7 Portland Thorns FC 2–0 Report Washington Spirit Sinclair 41 LongMorgan 86 WetzelMarshall 65 Gayle 83 JELD-WEN Field Portland, Oregon 12,474 Robert Sibiga L 8 2013 5 25 18:30 EDT Boston Breakers 3–0 Report Washington Spirit O'Reilly 38 SandersonShoepfer 53 SandersonSimon 66 Sanderson Dilboy Stadium Somerville, Massachusetts 1,246 Kara Honthumb L 9 2013 6 15 19:00 EDT Washington Spirit 0–2 Report Western New York Flash Pérez 10 AdrianaDiMartino 31 Sahlen 36Adriana 55 Maryland SoccerPlex Germantown, Maryland 4,569 USA Boris Senic L 10 2013 6 23 20:35 EDT FC Kansas City 2–0 Summary Washington Spirit Holiday 17 65 Pressley 29 Shawnee Mission District Stadium Overland Park, Kansas 3,057 USA Katja Koroleva L 11 2013 6 28 19:05 EDT Western New York Flash 4–0 https://archive.today/20130701060525/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/News/733224.html Report Washington Spirit Lloyd 3 Sahlen 22 Wambach 55Taylor 90+1 Wambach Sahlen's Stadium Rochester, New York 3,364 USA Margaret Domka L 12 2013 7 3 19:30 EDT Washington Spirit 1–1 Report FC Kansas City Matheson 86 pen. Tymrak 54 Mathias Maryland SoccerPlex Germantown, Maryland 2,467 USA Kara Honthumb D 13 2013 7 6 19:00 EDT Sky Blue 1–0 Report Washington Spirit Ocampo 74 Yurcak Field Piscataway, New Jersey 1,322 USA John McCloskey L 14 2013 7 10 19:30 EDT Washington Spirit 0–2 https://archive.today/20130711154423/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/home/736437.html Report Chicago Red Stars Pohlers 90 Leon 63Masar 71 Leon Germantown, Maryland Maryland SoccerPlex 2,593 Miguel Panduro L 2013 7 14 19:00 PDT 15 Seattle Reign FC 2–1 Report Washington Spirit McDonald 30 Nairn 34 Reed Matheson 11 pen. Starfire Stadium Tukwila, Washington 3,855 Katja Koroleva L 16 2013 7 20 18:00 CDT Chicago Red Stars 1–0 https://archive.today/20130722132448/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/home/739402.html Report Washington Spirit McCarty 62 o.g.Sitch 87 Lisle, Illinois Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex 1,241 Margaret Domka L 2013 7 27 19:00 EDT 17 Washington Spirit 2–5 https://archive.today/20130801193518/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/News/741912.html Report Boston Breakers Matheson 2 SpencerPohlers 73 Ochs Nogueira 5 O'Reilly Sanderson 42 Wilkinson Wilkinson 48 O'Reilly 57 Whitehill 78 Maryland Soccerplex Germantown, Maryland 2,607 Kara Honthumb L 2013 7 31 20:05 PDT 18 Western New York Flash 3–0 https://archive.today/20130814013605/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/News/743235.html Report Washington Spirit Martin 35 Kerr Kerr 60 Reynolds Lloyd 68Huffman 72 Sahlen's Stadium Rochester, New York 3,967 Miguel Panduro L 19 2013 8 3 19:00 EST Sky Blue FC 1–0 https://archive.today/20130805122900/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/News/744040.html Re port Washington Spirit Ocampo 58 Freels Gayle 60Pohlers 68 Yurcak Field Piscataway, New Jersey 2,172 Elvis Mahmutovic L 20 2013 8 7 19:30 EDT Washington Spirit 1–0 Report Chicago Red Stars Worbis 58Krieger 75 Germantown, Maryland Maryland SoccerPlex 2,081 Dimitar Chavdarov W Match was called at 80' due to multiple lightning delays and a midnight curfew. 2013 8 10 16:35 PDT 21 Washington Spirit 1–0 Report Seattle Reign FC Matheson 83 Nairn 86 Maryland SoccerPlex Germantown, Maryland 4,549 Kari Seitz W 22 2013 8 18 17:00 EST Washington Spirit 1–1 Report Sky Blue FC Ochs 40 Worbis Lytle 84 Maryland SoccerPlex Germantown, Maryland 4,241 Kara Honthumb D Standings WAS Results summary 2 5 4 10 17 1 9 1 6 22 20 August 2013 Soccerway August 2013 table b Round Stadium A/H/H/H/H/A/A/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/H/H Result D/D/L/L/D/W/L/L/L/L/L/D/L/L/L/L/L/L/L/W/W/D Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 20 August 2013 us.women.soccerway.com August 2013 Statistics Appearances and goals April 23, 2017 http://washingtonspirit.com/2013-nwsl-season-stats/ 2013 NWSL Season Stats washingtonspirit.com April 23, 2017 April 24, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170424002042/http://washingtonspirit.com/2013-nwsl-season-stats/ dead NWSL 2 Colleen Williams FW USA 6 0 3 Kika Toulouse DF USA 16 0 4 Domenica Hodak DF USA 11 0 4 Marisa Abegg DF USA 5 0 5 Candace Chapman DF CAN 8 0 6 Lori Lindsey MF USA 21 1 7 Lupita Worbis MF MEX 11 1 8 Diana Matheson MF CAN 19 8 9 Ingrid Wells MF USA 8 0 10 Caroline Miller FW USA 7 0 11 Ali Krieger DF USA 18 1 13 Julia Roberts MF USA 20 0 14 Tiffany McCarty FW USA 21 2 15 Robyn Gayle DF CAN 14 0 16 Conny Pohlers FW GER 13 1 17 Lindsay Taylor FW USA 6 0 19 Toni Pressley DF USA 8 0 20 Holly King MF USA 11 0 22 Stephanie Ochs MF USA 22 1 23 Tori Huster MF USA 21 1 24 Jasmyne Spencer FW USA 17 0 |} Top scorers Players with one goal or more included only. August 20, 2013 Rk. RankNat NationalityPos PositionPlayerTotalNWSL1CAN MF Diana Matheson 8 82USA FW Tiffany McCarty 2 23USA MF Tori Huster 1 13USA DF Ali Krieger 1 13USA MF Lori Lindsey 1 13USA MF Stephanie Ochs 1 13GER FW Conny Pohlers 1 13MEX MF Lupita Worbis 1 1 Top assists Players with one assist or more included only. August 20, 2013 Rk. RankNat NationalityPos PositionPlayerTotalNWSL1CAN MF Diana Matheson 3 32USA MF Lori Lindsey 2 22USA MF Stephanie Ochs 2 23CAN DF Robyn Gayle 1 13USA FW Jasmyne Spencer 1 1 Disciplinary record Disciplinary record Players with 1 card or more included only. August 20, 2013 No. Squad NumberNat NationalityPos PositionPlayerTotalNWSL 15CAN DF Robyn Gayle 2 0 2 0 1USA GK Ashlyn Harris 1 0 1 0 23WAL MF Tori Huster 1 0 1 0 11USA DF Ali Krieger 2 0 2 0 16GER FW Conny Pohlers 2 0 2 0 19USA DF Toni Pressley 1 0 1 0 13USA MF Julia Roberts 1 0 1 0 Goalkeeper stats Last updated: August 20, 2013 No. Squad NumberNat NationalityPlayerNational Women's Soccer LeagueMIN Minutes playedGA Goals againstGAA Goals against averageSV Saves 1USAAshlyn Harris1620331.83385 18USAChantel Jones35061.515 Transfers In No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource 11 GKHarris, Ashlyn USA Ashlyn HarrisGER FCR 2001 DuisburgNWSL Player AllocationJanuary 11, 2013NWSL Announces Allocation of 55 National Team Players to Eight Clubs http://www.ussoccer.com/News/NWSL/2013/01/NWSL-Announces-Allocation-of-55-National-Team-Players-to-Eight-Clubs.aspx U.S. Soccer USSoccer.com January 11, 2013 January 11, 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130304205519/http://www.ussoccer.com/News/NWSL/2013/01/NWSL-Announces-Allocation-of-55-National-Team-Players-to-Eight-Clubs.aspx March 4, 2013 112 DFKrieger, Ali USA Ali KriegerGER 1. FFC FrankfurtNWSL Player AllocationJanuary 11, 2013 63 MFLindsey, Lori USA Lori LindseyUSA Western New York FlashNWSL Player AllocationJanuary 11, 2013 152 DFGayle, Robyn CAN Robyn GayleCAN Vancouver Whitecaps WFCNWSL Player AllocationJanuary 11, 2013 83 MFMatheson, Diana CAN Diana MathesonNOR LSK KvinnerNWSL Player AllocationJanuary 11, 20132 DFGarciamendez, Alina MEX Alina GarciamendezUSA Stanford CardinalNWSL Player AllocationJanuary 11, 2013opted not to play 73 MFWorbis, Teresa MEX Teresa "Lupita" WorbisUnknownNWSL Player AllocationJanuary 11, 2013 144 FWMcCarty, Tiffany USA Tiffany McCartyUSA Florida State SeminolesSelected in the 2013 NWSL College DraftJanuary 18, 2013 104 FWMiller, Caroline USA Caroline MillerUSA Virginia CavaliersSelected in the 2013 NWSL College DraftJanuary 18, 2013203 MFKing, Holly USA Holly KingUSA Florida GatorsSelected in the 2013 NWSL College DraftJanuary 18, 201323 MFWilliams, Colleen USA Colleen WilliamsUSA Dayton FlyersSelected in the 2013 NWSL College DraftJanuary 18, 20133 MFWells, Ingrid USA Ingrid WellsSWE Kopparbergs/Göteborg FCSignedFebruary 6, 2013http://washingtonspirit.com/pro/spirit-add-2008-u-20-world-cup-stars-ingrid-wells-and-chantel-jones/ Spirit add 2008 U-20 World Cup stars Ingrid Wells and Chantel Jones Washington Spirit February 6, 2013 May 7, 2017183 GKJones, Chantel USA Chantel JonesIceland Þór AkureyriSignedFebruary 6, 2013223 FWOchs, Stephanie USA Stephanie OchsUSA University of San Diego2013 NWSL Supplemental DraftFebruary 7, 2013http://equalizersoccer.com/2013/02/07/in-progress-nwsl-supplemental-draft-results/ Results: Ochs taken first in NWSL Supplemental Draft The Equalizer February 7, 2013 May 7, 2017233 MFHuster, Tori USA Tori HusterUSA Florida State Seminoles2013 NWSL Supplemental DraftFebruary 7, 201333 DFToulouse, Kika USA Kika ToulouseSWE Rågsveds IFSignedFebruary 12, 2013http://washingtonspirit.com/pro/kika-toulouse-added-to-washington-spirit-defense/ Kika Toulouse Added to Washington Spirit Defense Washington Spirit February 12, 2013 May 7, 20173 DFHodak, Domenica USA Domenica HodakUSA Maryland TerrapinsDiscovery PlayerMarch 9, 2013http://www.nwslnews.com/washington-spirit-sign-three-draft-picks-and-a-discovery-player/ Washington Spirit sign three draft picks and a Discovery Player NWSL News Kareen Drot March 9, 2013 May 7, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170614134313/http://www.nwslnews.com/washington-spirit-sign-three-draft-picks-and-a-discovery-player/ June 14, 2017 dead mdy-all243 FWSpencer, Jasmyne USA Jasmyne SpencerDEN Brøndby IFSignedApril 9, 2013http://www.nwslnews.com/washington-spirit-sign-forward-jasmyne-spencer-waive-defender-skyy-anderson/ Washington Spirit sign forward Jasmyne Spencer, waive defender Skyy Anderson NWSL News Scott Lewis & Kareen Drot April 9, 2013 May 7, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170607151027/http://www.nwslnews.com/washington-spirit-sign-forward-jasmyne-spencer-waive-defender-skyy-anderson/ June 7, 2017 dead193 DFPressley, Toni USA Toni PressleyRUS Ryazan VDVSignedJune 3, 2013http://washingtonspirit.com/pro/spirit-pick-up-defender-toni-pressley-from-russian-club-ryazan-vdv/ Spirit pick up defender Toni Pressley from Russian club Ryazan VDV Washington Spirit February 12, 2013 May 7, 201717 4 FWTaylor, Lindsay USA Lindsay TaylorUSA Seattle Reign FCTraded for a 2014 NWSL College Draft second round pickJuly 1, 2013http://www.nwslsoccer.com/News/734066.html Spirit Trade for Forward Lindsay Taylor National Women's Soccer League July 1, 2013 July 1, 201343 FWAbegg, Marisa USA Marisa AbeggUSA Gulf Coast Texans Signed on July 31, 2013July 31, 2013Washington Spirit Sign Defender Marisa Abegg on NWSL Roster Freeze http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4653678 Our Sports Central 21 August 2013 53 FWChapman, Candace CAN Candace ChapmanUSA Western New York Flash Free agent2013Chapman Bio http://washingtonspirit.com/persons/candace-chapman/ Washington Spirit May 8, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304140616/http://washingtonspirit.com/persons/candace-chapman/ March 4, 2016 dead133 MFRoberts, Julia USA Julia RobertsUSA Seattle Sounders Women 2013Spirit getting ready for inaugural season (Roberts Signed) http://www.allwhitekit.com/?p=11204 Washington Spirit March 13, 2013 May 8, 2017 Loan in No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource163 FWPohlers, Conny GER Conny PohlersGER VfL Wolfsburg Signed in June 2013 – on loan from VfL WolfsburgJune 11, 2013Spirit sign German Women's National Team forward Conny Pohlers on loan http://washingtonspirit.com/pro/spirit-sign-german-womens-national-team-forward-conny-pohlers-on-loan/ Washington Spirit 21 August 2013 Honors and awards NWSL Yearly Awards NWSL Team of the Year Team Position Player Ref. Best XI MidfielderCAN Diana Matheson Second X1 DefenderUSA Ali Krieger See also 2013 National Women's Soccer League season References Category:Washington Spirit seasons Washington Spirit Washington Spirit Washington Spirit