2022 Houston Dash season
Houston Dash 2022 soccer season
The 2022 Houston Dash season was the team's ninth season as an American professional women's soccer team in the National Women's Soccer League .
The 2022 NWSL season ran from 7 May 2022 to 2 October 2022, following the 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup .[ 1]
Season
The Dash started the season taking part in the 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup . Houston finished in 4th place in Central Division with 2 wins and 4 losses.[ 2] On 27 April 2022 the team suspended coach James Clarkson for allegations of discrimination, harassment, and abuse, based on an investigation started by the NWSL and NWSLPA the prior season.[ 3] The Houston Dash appointed assistant coach Sarah Lowdon as acting head coach. The Dash went on a six game unbeaten streak during Lowdon’s tenure including a 2-0 away win at the Portland Thorns and a 5-0 win at home against the Orlando Pride with Nichelle Prince scoring the club’s first hat trick. On 15 June 2022, the Dash appointed Amorós as the club's new interim head coach pending visa approval.[ 4] Amorós would not join the team until 12 July while waiting for his visa.[ 5] [ 6] In his first match managing the dash on 16 July, with newly acquired striker Ebony Salmon scoring a hat-trick , the Dash under Amorós defeated the Chicago Red Stars 4–1.[ 7]
On 24 August 2022, the Dash hired former NWSL player Alex Singer as general manager.[ 8]
Roster
As of October 16, 2022[update] . [ 9]
No.
Name
Nationality
Position(s)
Date of birth (age)
Signed in
Previous club
Apps
Goals
Goalkeepers
1
Jane Campbell
GK
(1995-02-17 ) February 17, 1995 (age 29)
2017
Stanford Cardinal
23
0
20
Lindsey Harris
GK
(1993-11-19 ) November 19, 1993 (age 30)
2020
Klepp
1
0
33
Ella Dederick
GK
(1996-07-27 ) July 27, 1996 (age 28)
2021
OL Reign
0
0
Defenders
2
Allysha Chapman
DF
(1989-01-25 ) January 25, 1989 (age 35)
2018
North Carolina Courage
14
0
5
Caprice Dydasco
DF
(1993-08-19 ) August 19, 1993 (age 31)
2022
NJ/NY Gotham
8
0
9
Haley Hanson
DF
(1996-02-02 ) February 2, 1996 (age 28)
2018
Nebraska Cornhuskers
15
0
12
Julia Ashley
DF
(1996-11-11 ) November 11, 1996 (age 27)
2022
Racing Louisville
5
0
23
Ally Prisock
DF
(1997-01-18 ) January 18, 1997 (age 27)
2021
USC Trojans
24
0
25
Katie Naughton
DF
(1994-02-15 ) February 15, 1994 (age 30)
2020
Perth Glory
24
0
27
Annika Schmidt
DF
(1993-05-04 ) May 4, 1993 (age 31)
2022
Butler Bulldogs
0
0
30
Natalie Jacobs
DF
(1997-08-16 ) August 16, 1997 (age 27)
2022
Real Betis
15
0
41
Machaela George
DF
(1997-10-03 ) October 3, 1997 (age 26)
2022
SC Braga
0
0
44
Tiernny Wiltshire
DF
(1998-05-08 ) May 8, 1998 (age 26)
2022
Kuopion Palloseura [ 10]
0
0
Midfielders
7
María Sánchez
MF
(1996-02-20 ) February 20, 1996 (age 28)
2021
Tigres UANL
22
1
10
Shea Groom
MF
(1993-05-04 ) May 4, 1993 (age 31)
2020
Reign FC
20
1
13
Sophie Schmidt
MF
(1998-06-28 ) June 28, 1998 (age 26)
2019
FFC Frankfurt
20
4
14
Brianna Visalli
MF
(1995-04-17 ) April 17, 1995 (age 29)
2020
Birmingham City
16
1
15
Marisa Viggiano
MF
(1997-02-05 ) February 5, 1997 (age 27)
2022
Orlando Pride
22
3
17
Kelcie Hedge
MF
(1997-09-19 ) September 19, 1997 (age 26)
2021
OL Reign
3
0
18
Emily Ogle
MF
(1996-08-05 ) August 5, 1996 (age 28)
2021
Portland Thorns
16
0
26
Makamae Gomera-Stevens
MF
(1999-03-17 ) March 17, 1999 (age 25)
2021
Washington State Cougars
3
0
31
Kayla Hamric
[ 11]
MF
(1998-12-08 ) December 8, 1998 (age 25) [ 11]
2022
UF Fjölnir
0
0
44
Maegan Rosa
MF
(1992-02-19 ) February 19, 1992 (age 32)
2022
Houston Dash
0
0
66
Haley Berg
MF
(1998-09-23 ) September 23, 1998 (age 25)
2022
Zaragoza CFF
0
0
Forwards
3
Rachel Daly
FW
(1991-12-06 ) December 6, 1991 (age 32)
2016
SoCal fC
6
4
8
Nichelle Prince
FW
(1995-02-15 ) February 15, 1995 (age 29)
2017
Ohio State Buckeyes
20
6
11
Ebony Salmon
FW
(2001-01-27 ) January 27, 2001 (age 23)
2022
Racing Louisville
14
9
19
Elizabeth Eddy
FW
(1991-09-13 ) September 13, 1991 (age 32)
2022
NJ/NY Gotham
15
2
21
Ryan Gareis
FW
(1998-11-13 ) November 13, 1998 (age 25)
2022
South Carolina Gamecocks
15
0
22
Michelle Alozie
FW
(1997-04-28 ) April 28, 1997 (age 27)
2021
Tennessee Lady Volunteers
12
2
24
Paulina Gramaglia
FW
(2003-03-21 ) March 21, 2003 (age 21)
2022
UAI Urquiza
1
0
28
Cali Farquharson
FW
(1993-12-17 ) December 17, 1993 (age 30)
2022
KIF Örebro
6
0
29
Joelle Anderson
FW
(1998-10-06 ) October 6, 1998 (age 25) [ 12] [ 13]
2022
Pepperdine Waves
9
1
34
Michaela Abam
FW
(1997-06-12 ) June 12, 1997 (age 27)
2021
Real Betis
13
0
89
Valérie Gauvin
FW
(1996-06-01 ) June 1, 1996 (age 28)
2022
North Carolina Courage
2
0
Struck players are no longer with the team.
Staff
As of 24 August 2022[update] [ 14]
Role
Name
President
Jessica O'Neill
General manager
Alex Singer
Interim head coach
Juan Carlos Amorós
Acting Head Coach/First Assistant Coach
Sarah Lowdon
Assistant coach
Michael Balogun
Assistant coach Video analyst
Hiro Suzuki
Assistant general manager
Carlos Martinez-Gloria
Equipment manager
Paloma Paez
Head athletic trainer
Frances Gilbert-Carlson
High performance coach
Corey Ashe
Competitions
2022 NWSL Challenge Cup
Divisional standings
Source:
NWSL Rules for classification: 1) Total points; 2) Total goal differential; 3) Total number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points record; 5) Head-to-head goal differential; 6) Head-to-head number of goals scored; 7) Fewest disciplinary points; 8) Drawing of lots
2022 National Women's Soccer League season
Season results
Post Season
Regular-season standings
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
22
10
6
6
35
27
+8
36
3
4
4
16
15
+1
7
2
2
19
12
+7
Results by matchday
Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Stadium H A A A H H A H A H A H A A H H A H H A H A Result L W D W D W D L W L L W W W D W L D D W L W Position 10 5 4 4 4 2 2 5 4 5 6 4 5 3 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 4
Updated to match(es) played on October 1, 2022. Source:
NWSL A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Transactions
2022 NWSL Expansion Draft
The 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft was an expansion draft held by the NWSL on December 16, 2021, for two expansion teams, Angel City FC and San Diego Wave FC , to select players from existing teams in the league.[ 22]
On December 10, 2021, the NWSL released the protected lists from teams participating in the draft.[ 23]
Bold indicates players selected in the Expansion Draft
Blue highlights indicate United States federation players
Italics indicate players who are not under contract but whose NWSL playing rights remain with the team
Of the Houston Dash's unprotected player list, San Diego selected Kristie Mewis and Angel City selected Jasmyne Spencer .[ 24]
2022 NWSL Draft
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2022 NWSL Draft was held on December 18, 2021.
Transfers in
Date
Player
Previous club
Fee/notes
December 17, 2021
Julia Ashley
DF
Racing Louisville FC
Acquired in exchange for the 26th overall pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft .
[ 25] [ 26]
December 18, 2021
Kelcie Hedge
MF
OL Reign
Acquired in exchange for the 22nd-overall pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft and $15,000 in allocation money.
[ 25] [ 27]
December 20, 2021
Paulina Gramaglia
FW
UAI Urquiza
Acquired on loan from January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2022.
[ 25] [ 28] [ 29] [ 30]
December 22, 2021
Ella Dederick
GK
OL Reign
Acquired in exchange for the Dash's natural third-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft .
[ 25] [ 31]
January 6, 2022
María Sánchez
FW
Tigres UANL
Signed a two-year contract.
[ 25] [ 32] [ 33]
January 28, 2022
Marisa Viggiano
DF
Orlando Pride
Acquired in exchange for Megan Montefusco , $30,000 in allocation money, and OL Reign 's natural third-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft .
[ 25] [ 34]
April 5, 2022
Natalie Jacobs
MF
Real Betis Féminas
Signed a National Team Replacement player contract.
[ 25]
May 7, 2022
Houston Dash
Signed an Injury Replacement player contract.
[ 35]
June 27, 2022
Ebony Salmon
FW
Racing Louisville FC
Acquired in exchange for up to $190,000 of allocation money, depending on performance-related conditions.
[ 36] [ 37]
August 19, 2022
Caprice Dydasco
DF
NJ/NY Gotham FC
Acquired in exchange for $120,000 in allocation money, and up to $150,000, increasing by $10,000 per playoff appearance.
[ 38]
August 23, 2022
Valérie Gauvin
FW
North Carolina Courage
Acquired in exchange for $25,000 in allocation money and a conditional second-round pick in the 2024 NWSL Draft .
[ 39] [ 40]
August 25, 2022
Tiernny Wiltshire
DF
Kuopion Palloseura [ 10]
Signed to a contract until the end of the 2022 season.
[ 41] [ 42]
Transfers out
Awards and honors
NWSL Best XI
End-of-season Team awards
See also
References
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