Houston Dash

2018 season
Managing Director	Brian Ching
Head coach	Vera Pauw
Stadium	BBVA Compass Stadium
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The 2018 Houston Dash season was the team's fifth season as an American professional women's soccer team in the National Women's Soccer League. Before the start of the 2018 season Vera Pauw was appointed as head coach.^[1]

Players and squad numbers last updated on June 20, 2018.^[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Name	Country	Position	Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
1	Jane Campbell	United States	GK	(1995-02-17) February 17, 1995 (age 29)
30	Bianca Henninger	Mexico	GK	(1990-10-22) October 22, 1990 (age 34)
16	Sammy Jo Prudhomme	United States	GK	(1993-10-25) October 25, 1993 (age 31)
Defenders
22	Amber Brooks	United States	DF	(1991-01-23) January 23, 1991 (age 33)
55	Janine van Wyk	South Africa	DF	(1987-04-17) April 17, 1987 (age 37)
4	Allysha Chapman	Canada	DF	(1989-01-25) January 25, 1989 (age 35)
8	Clare Polkinghorne	Australia	DF	(1989-02-01) February 1, 1989 (age 35)
18	Kimberly Keever	United States	DF	(1995-09-22) September 22, 1995 (age 29)
Midfielders
19	Kristie Mewis	United States	MF	(1991-02-25) February 25, 1991 (age 33)
6	Meleana Shim	United States	MF	(1991-09-25) September 25, 1991 (age 33)
21	Taylor Comeau	United States	MF	(1993-07-21) July 21, 1993 (age 31)
9	Haley Hanson	United States	MF	(1996-02-22) February 22, 1996 (age 28)
10	Linda Motlhalo	South Africa	MF	(1998-07-01) July 1, 1998 (age 26)
23	Sofia Huerta	United States	MF	(1992-12-14) December 14, 1992 (age 32)
Forwards
3	Rachel Daly	England	FW	(1991-12-06) December 6, 1991 (age 33)
7	Kealia Ohai	United States	FW	(1992-01-31) January 31, 1992 (age 32)
14	Nichelle Prince	Canada	FW	(1995-02-19) February 19, 1995 (age 29)
20	Lindsay Agnew	Canada	FW	(1995-03-31) March 31, 1995 (age 29)
13	Savannah Jordan	United States	FW	(1995-01-24) January 24, 1995 (age 29)
11	Thembi Kgatlana	South Africa	FW	(1996-05-02) May 2, 1996 (age 28)
12	Veronica Latsko	United States	FW	(1995-12-12) December 12, 1995 (age 29)
17	Kyah Simon	Australia	FW	(1991-06-25) June 25, 1991 (age 33)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	North Carolina Courage (C)	24	17	6	1	53	17	+36	57	NWSL Shield
2	Portland Thorns FC	24	12	6	6	40	28	+12	42	NWSL Playoffs
3	Seattle Reign FC	24	11	8	5	27	19	+8	41
4	Chicago Red Stars	24	9	10	5	38	28	+10	37
5	Utah Royals FC	24	9	8	7	22	23	−1	35
6	Houston Dash	24	9	5	10	35	39	−4	32
7	Orlando Pride	24	8	6	10	30	37	−7	30
8	Washington Spirit	24	2	5	17	12	35	−23	11
9	Sky Blue FC	24	1	6	17	21	52	−31	9

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	NWSL
				Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK		Jane Campbell	22	0	0	0	0
30	GK		Bianca Henninger	0	0	0	0	0
16	GK		Sammy Jo Prudhomme	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
4	DF		Allysha Chapman	14	0	2	0	0
8	DF		Clare Polkinghorne	9	0	0	0	0
12	DF		Amber Brooks	22	0	3	0	0
18	DF		Kimberly Keever	10	1	1	0	0
55	DF		Janine van Wyk	18	0	1	0	0
Midfielders
9	MF		Haley Hanson	17	0	1	0	0
21	MF		Taylor Comeau	10	0	0	0	0
19	MF		Kristie Mewis	11	2	0	0	0
23	MF		Sofia Huerta	10	4	1	0	0
10	MF		Linda Motlhalo	19	1	0	0	0
6	MF		Meleana Shim	8	0	0	0	0
Forwards
3	FW		Rachel Daly	22	9	4	0	0
7	FW		Kealia Ohai	17	5	1	0	0
20	FW		Lindsay Agnew	11	0	0	0	0
11	FW		Thembi Kgatlana	15	1	1	0	0
14	FW		Nichelle Prince	18	1	0	0	0
17	FW		Kyah Simon	13	2	1	0	0
13	FW		Savannah Jordan	10	0	0	0	0
12	FW		Veronica Latsko	19	3	0	0	0

Team	Position	Player	Ref.
Second XI	Forward	Rachel Daly	[3]
Second XI	Forward	Sofia Huerta	[3]

Month	Result	Player	Ref
June	Won	Rachel Daly	[4]

Month	Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards	Ref.
March	Jane Campbell	Rachel Daly			[5]
April
May			Kristie Mewis	Rachel Daly	[6]
June				Kealia Ohai	[7]
July				Rachel Daly	[8]
August		Taylor Comeau	Sofia Huerta		[9]

Week	Result	Player	Ref
9	Won	Rachel Daly	[10]
17	Won	Jane Campbell	[11]

Week	Result	Player	Ref.
2	Won	Jane Campbell	[12]
4	Nominated	Jane Campbell	[13]
6	Nominated	Amber Brooks	[14]
7	Nominated	Van Wyk	[15]
8	Nominated	Jane Campbell	[16]
14	Nominated	Jane Campbell	[17]
17	Nominated	Jane Campbell	[18]
20	Nominated	Jane Campbell	[19]
22	Nominated	Jane Campbell	[20]

Week	Result	Player	Ref.
7	Nominated	Kristie Mewis	[21]
9	Nominated	Kealia Ohai	[22]
14	Won	Kealia Ohai	[23]
17	Nominated	Rachel Daly	[24]
21	Nominated	Kealia Ohai	[25]
22	Nominated	Sofia Huerta	[26]

Source: National Women's Soccer League^[27]

Round	Pick	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Notes	Previous Team
Round 1	7		Haley Hanson	MF	[29]	University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Round 2	12		Kimberly Keever	FW	[31]	University of Washington
Round 3	28		Veronica Latsko	FW	[33]	University of Virginia
Round 3	30		Abby Elinsky	DF/MF	[35]	University of North Carolina
Round 4	33		Sarah Shimer	GK		University of Washington

Date	Player	Positions played	Previous club	Fee/notes	Ref.
January 12, 2018	Savannah Jordan	FW	Portland Thorns FC	Acquired in trade for Andressinha.	[36]
January 16, 2018	Lindsay Agnew	FW	Washington Spirit	Acquired in trade for 3rd pick in 2018 NWSL College Draft.	[37]
January 18, 2018	Christen Press	FW	Chicago Red Stars	Acquired in trade for Carli Lloyd and Janine Beckie. Draft picks and international roster spot were also part of trade.	[38]
January 31, 2018	Michaela Hahn	MF	Apollon Ladies F.C.	Signed during the offseason	[39]
January 31, 2018	Allison Wetherington	MF	Portland Pilots	Signed during the offseason	[40]
February 1, 2018	Linda Motlhalo	MF	JVW FC	Signed during the offseason	[41]
February 13, 2018	Tiffany Weimer	FW	Washington Spirit	Acquired in trade for Dash's natural fourth-round pick in 2019 NWSL College Draft	[42]
February 17, 2018	Thembi Kgatlana	FW	University of Western Cape	Signed during the offseason	[43]
February 28, 2018	Kyah Simon	FW	Boston Breakers	Acquired rights during Boston Breakers Dispersal Draft	[44]
March 6, 2018	Meleana Shim	MF	Växjö DFF	Signed during preseason	[45]
June 7, 2018	Clare Polkinghorne	DF	Brisbane Roar	Signed during season.	[46]
June 18, 2018	Sofia Huerta	MF	Chicago Red Stars	Acquired in trade for Christen Press and 2020 first round draft pick.	[47]
June 18, 2018	Taylor Comeau	MF	Chicago Red Stars	Acquired in trade for Christen Press and 2020 first round draft pick.	[48]

Date	Player	Positions played	Destination club	Fee/notes	Ref.
October 23, 2017	Kelly Conheeney	MF		Waived.	[49]
January 12, 2018	Andressinha	MF	Portland Thorns FC	Traded for Savannah Jordan.	[50]
January 19, 2018	Carli Lloyd	MF	Sky Blue FC	Traded (along with Janine Beckie) as part of a three team trade that also included Christen Press, Sam Kerr, Nikki Stanton and Jen Hoy. Draft picks and international roster spot were also part of trade.	[51]
January 19, 2018	Janine Beckie	FW	Sky Blue FC	Traded (along with Carli Lloyd) as part of a three team trade that also included Christen Press, Sam Kerr, Nikki Stanton and Jen Hoy. Draft picks and international roster spot were also part of trade.	[52]
February 6, 2018	Poliana	DF	Orlando Pride	Traded for Orlando Pride's natural second-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft	[53]
February 8, 2018	Bruna Benites	DF		Waived.	[54]
March 9, 2018	Cami Privett	MF		Retired.
March 19, 2018	Cari Roccaro	MF	North Carolina Courage	Waived. Signed with the North Carolina Courage.	[55][56]
March 19, 2018	Camille Levin	MF	Vålerenga	Waived. Signed with Vålerenga in the Toppserien.	[57][58]
March 21, 2018	Tiffany Weimer	FW	Washington Spirit	Waived. Claimed off waivers by the Washington Spirit.	[59]
June 18, 2018	Claire Falknor	MF	EDF Logroño	Waived. Signed with EDF Logroño in the Primera División.	[60]
June 18, 2018	Alli Murphy	MF		Waived.	[61]
June 18, 2018	Christen Press	FW	Utah Royals FC	Traded along with a 2020 first round draft pick as part of a three team trade involving the Chicago Red Stars and Utah Royals FC.	[62]
August 16, 2018	Michaela Hahn	MF		Retired.	[63]