2016 Houston Dash season explained

Club:	Houston Dash
Season:	2016
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Manager:	Randy Waldrum
Chrtitle:	Managing Director
Chairman:	Brian Ching
Stdtitle:	Stadium
Stadium:	BBVA Compass Stadium
League:	NWSL
League Result:	8th
Cup1:	NWSL Championship
Cup1 Result:	Did not qualify
League Topscorer:	Kealia Ohai (11)
Highest Attendance:	7,440 (April 16 vs. Chicago)
Lowest Attendance:	4,329 (July 30 vs. Western New York)
Largest Win:	3–0 (July 16 vs. Portland); 4–1 (Sept. 11 vs. Boston)
Largest Loss:	0–3 (Sept. 7 at Portland)
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Updated:	December 21, 2016
Prevseason:	2015
Nextseason:	2017
American:	yes

The 2016 season is the Houston Dash's third season as an American professional women's soccer team in the NWSL.

Club

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Head Coach	Randy Waldrum
Assistant coach	Marcelo Galvao
Assistant coach	Hiro Suzuki
Goalkeeper coach	Tom Brown
Athletic Trainer	Kristy Chavez
Massage Therapist	Wes Speights

Standings and Match Results

National Women's Soccer League

See main article: 2016 National Women's Soccer League season.

League standings

Results summary

Results by matchday

Matches

Awards

NWSL Yearly Awards

NWSL Team of the Year

NWSL Weekly Awards

NWSL Player of the Week

Week	Result	Player	Ref.
1		Rachel Daly	^[2]
4		Chioma Ubogagu	^[3]
15		Kealia Ohai	^[4]
17		Kealia Ohai	^[5]

NWSL Goal of the Week

Week	Result	Player	Ref.
14		Rachel Daly	^[6]
15		Rachel Daly	^[7]
19		Kealia Ohai	^[8]

NWSL Save of the Week

Week	Result	Player	Ref.
5		Lydia Williams	^[9]
19		Lydia Williams	^[10]

Squad statistics

Source: NWSL

2	DF	Poliana Barbosa	15	15	1324	1	0	0	15	9	60%	1	2	3	10	4	1	0
11	FW	Janine Beckie	14	11	916	3	2	0	19	7	37%	4	1	7	3	5	0	0
6	MF	Morgan Brian	13	13	1001	0	0	0	8	3	38%	0	16	2	5	11	0	0
12	MF	Amber Brooks	19	11	1084	1	0	0	10	2	20%	0	0	1	20	7	1	0
24	DF	Ellie Brush	15	15	1340	0	0	0	1	1	100%	0	0	0	12	7	4	0
15	DF	Allysha Chapman	9	8	710	0	0	0	2	1	50%	0	0	0	4	6	1	0
25	MF	Megan Crosson	4	1	114	0	0	0	1	1	100%	0	11	0	1	2	1	0
3	FW	Rachel Daly	16	12	1186	4	4	0	41	16	39%	2	1	19	20	16	2	0
19	MF	Tessa Florio-Gavilsky	3	0	55	0	0	0	2	0	0%	0	0	1	1	2	0	0
27	MF	Caity Heap	6	2	127	0	0	0	2	0	0%	0	0	0	3	3	2	0
21	FW	Melissa Henderson	7	4	321	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	8	2	5	4	0	0
1	GK	Bianca Henninger	5	5	450	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
10	MF	Carli Lloyd	7	7	553	5	3	1	27	10	37%	0	3	7	6	4	0	0
17	MF	Andressa Machry	15	15	1298	1	1	0	22	7	32%	3	37	0	12	26	1	0
4	DF	Becca Moros	17	17	1520	0	3	0	4	2	50%	0	1	0	13	7	0	0
13	MF	Denise O'Sullivan	18	14	1315	2	5	0	26	11	42%	0	1	2	16	14	1	0
22	DF	Stephanie Ochs	12	3	385	0	2	0	7	3	43%	2	8	3	3	3	0	0
7	FW	Kealia Ohai	20	18	1622	11	4	0	51	31	61%	6	1	31	8	10	0	0
23	MF	Cami Privett	15	11	1059	0	0	0	4	2	50%	0	0	0	8	8	1	0
5	DF	Cari Roccaro	15	14	1264	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	1	0	6	3	2	0
9	FW	Chioma Ubogagu	15	9	806	1	1	0	23	9	39%	3	0	9	9	6	0	0
18	GK	Lydia Williams	15	15	1350	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
Team Total			20	—	19800	29	23	1	265	115	43%	21	92	87	165	150	17	0

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1	GK	Bianca Henninger	5	5	450	7	1.40	1	1	61	22	14	64%	0	0
18	GK	Lydia Williams	15	15	1350	22	1.47	1	1	175	83	62	75%	0	0
Team Total			20	—	1800	29	1.45	2	2	236	105	76	72%	0	0

Notes and References

1. News: NATIONAL WOMEN'S SOCCER LEAGUE ANNOUNCES 2016 BEST XI. October 14, 2016. NWSL. October 7, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161007202908/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/national-women-s-soccer-league-announces-2016-best-xi. October 7, 2016. dead.
2. Web site: Blakely. Chris. Kim Little named NWSL Player of the Week for second straight week. Vavel. May 4, 2016. May 4, 2016.
3. Web site: HOUSTON DASH'S CHIOMA UBOGAGU VOTED PLAYER OF THE WEEK. NWSL. May 10, 2016. May 10, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20190501031941/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/houston-dash-s-chioma-ubogagu-voted-player-of-the-week. May 1, 2019. dead.
4. Web site: HOUSTON DASH FORWARD KEALIA OHAI VOTED NWSL PLAYER OF THE WEEK. NWSL. nwslsoccer.com. August 9, 2016. August 2, 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160921212818/http://nwslsoccer.com/houston-dash-forward-kealia-ohai-voted-nwsl-player-of-the-week. September 21, 2016. mdy-all.
5. Web site: HOUSTON DASH FORWARD KEALIA OHAI VOTED NWSL PLAYER OF THE WEEK. NWSL. nwslsoccer.com. September 9, 2016. September 6, 2016.
6. Web site: Goal of the Week Winner: Rachel Daly – Week 14 . NWSL. YouTube.com. August 10, 2016. July 26, 2016.
7. Web site: Goal of the Week Winner: Rachel Daly – Week 15 . NWSL. YouTube.com. August 9, 2016. August 3, 2016.
8. Web site: Goal of the Week Winner: Kealia Ohai – Week 19. NWSLsoccer. youtube.com. October 1, 2016 . September 28, 2016.
9. Web site: Congrats to @HoustonDash's @lydsaussie on her save being selected by the fans as #NWSL Save of the Week – Week 5!. NWSL. Twitter.com. May 20, 2016. May 20, 2016.
10. Web site: Save of the Week Winner: Lydia Williams – Week 19. NWSLsoccer. youtube.com. October 1, 2016 . September 28, 2016.