2016 Orlando Pride season explained

Club:Orlando Pride
Season:2016
Stadium:Camping World Stadium
League:National Women's Soccer League
League Result:9th of 10
Owner:Flavio Augusto da Silva
Phil Rawlins
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Tom Sermanni
Cup1:2016 NWSL Playoffs
Cup1 Result:Did not qualify
League Topscorer:Kristen Edmonds (6)
Highest Attendance:23,403
(April 23 vs. Houston)
Lowest Attendance:5,842
(July 10 vs. Boston)
American:true
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Nextseason:2017

The 2016 season was Orlando Pride's inaugural season. The team competes in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.

Team launch

The team was launched at a press conference held at Lake Eola Park in Downtown Orlando on October 20, 2015. At that time, it was announced that Tom Sermanni, previously the manager of both the Australian and United States women's national teams, would be the team's first manager. It was also announced that the team would share its home with Orlando City SC, beginning at Camping World Stadium in 2016, and eventually moving to Orlando City Stadium.[1]

Squad information

Roster

The NWSL held an Expansion Draft to populate the Pride's roster on November 2, 2015.[2] The Pride held the first pick in the 2016 NWSL College Draft, though it traded that pick to Portland Thorns FC in exchange for Alex Morgan and Kaylyn Kyle.[3] It will get the first pick in the subsequent rounds of the College Draft. Orlando will also receive top priority in player discovery and the waiver wire.

Number Nat. Player Position Date of birth Previous club 2016 NWSL
appearances 		2016 NWSL
goals 		2016 NWSL
assists 		Notes
Goalkeepers
1 GK 19 October 1985 10 0 0 –
19 GK 20 November 1991 1 0 0 injured
25 GK 27 October 1990 2 0 0 –
Defenders
2 DF 24 April 1990 3 0 0 –
3 DF 19 February 1990 8 0 0 –
5 DF 28 November 1989 9 0 0 -
7 DF 26 January 1994 11 1 1 –
9 DF 14 May 1986 11 0 0 –
12 DF 22 May 1987 12 3 1 -
21 DF 21 April 1987 11 0 0 –
Midfielders
6 6 October 1988 10 0 0 –
14 22 May 1988 11 0 0 –
16 MF 13 December 1990 2 0 0 –
17 17 March 1994 5 0 0 –
18 MF 21 April 1991 10 0 0 –
26 26 February 1994 11 0 0 –
Forwards
4 24 September 1993 7 0 0 –
8 18 November 1989 11 1 1 –
10 3 February 1988 8 2 1 transferred
10 14 November 1984 3 0 0
11 12 July 1993 5 0 0 –
13 2 July 1989 10 4 1 –
23 27 August 1990 13 4 1 –

Preseason non-roster invitees

NWSL College Draft

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2016 NWSL College Draft was held on January 15, 2016. Orlando had three selections.[4]

RoundPickPlayerCollegeStatus
110 Samantha WittemanDF University of California, BerkeleySigned
215 Christina BurkenroadFW Cal State FullertonSigned
431 Dani WeatherholtMF Santa Clara UniversitySigned

Match results

National Women's Soccer League

All times in regular season on Eastern Daylight Time .

It was announced on February 17, 2016, that the Pride would open their inaugural season on the road on April 17 at Portland Thorns FC, and would host Houston Dash for their home opener on April 23. The remainder of the schedule was released the next day.[5]

The Pride's "local opponent" by league definition is the Houston Dash. They will play the Dash four times this year, and every other team home-and-away.

League standings

Honors and awards

NWSL Awards

NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year

NWSL Weekly Awards

NWSL Goal of the Week

WeekResultPlayerRef.
1 Steph Catley[9]
5 Alex Morgan[10]
10 Jasmyne Spencer[11]
12 Kristen Edmonds[12]
17 Alex Morgan[13]

NWSL Save of the Week

WeekResultPlayerRef.
2 Ashlyn Harris[14]
3 Ashlyn Harris[15]
4 Ashlyn Harris[16]
6 Ashlyn Harris[17]
8 Ashlyn Harris[18]
9 Ashlyn Harris[19]
10 Ashlyn Harris[20]
18 Ashlyn Harris[21]

Media

All NWSL matches not aired through their national contract with Fox Sports 1 are livestreamed on the NWSL's YouTube channel. Orlando Pride home matches are being called by Orlando City play-by-play announcer Jeff Radcliffe and color commentator Becky Burleigh, head coach of the Florida Gators women's soccer team.[22]

Squad statistics

Source: NWSL

!
5DFLaura Alleway 11 9 781 0 0 0 6 3 50% 0 1 0 4 3 2 0
9FWJosee Belanger 14 14 1084 0 0 0 3 1 33% 2 0 0 13 13 2 0
19GKAubrey Bledsoe 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11MFChristina Burkenroad 7 2 253 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 2 4 1 0 0
7DFStephanie Catley 11 11 990 1 1 0 9 6 67% 11 22 1 8 10 0 0
10FWLisa De Vanna 3 2 154 0 0 0 3 1 33% 0 0 2 1 3 0 0
12MFKristen Edmonds 19 19 1701 6 2 0 30 16 53% 6 41 1 8 22 1 0
14MFBecky Edwards 16 10 808 0 0 0 4 2 50% 0 0 0 13 7 1 0
18DFMaddy Evans 16 12 1108 0 1 0 9 3 33% 2 0 0 15 15 2 0
4MFJamia Fields 12 6 627 0 1 0 6 1 17% 6 0 3 8 3 0 0
16FWLeah Fortune 3 0 43 0 1 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8FWSarah Hagen 17 8 587 2 2 0 9 7 78% 0 0 1 2 6 0 0
1GKAshlyn Harris 15 15 1350 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
21DFMonica Hickmann 16 15 1376 0 0 0 4 2 50% 2 0 0 7 0 0 0
6MFKaylyn Kyle 18 16 1436 0 0 0 5 1 20% 0 1 5 18 9 2 0
2DFCami Levin 10 9 836 0 1 0 2 1 50% 2 0 2 1 5 0 0
13FWAlex Morgan 15 15 1350 4 1 0 44 20 45% 3 0 10 7 19 1 0
3DFToni Pressley 14 11 1027 0 0 0 8 1 13% 0 5 1 12 4 2 0
10FWLianne Sanderson 8 3 419 2 1 0 7 3 43% 2 12 1 5 11 0 0
26GKKaitlyn Savage 4 4 360 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23FWJasmyne Spencer 20 17 1564 4 0 0 30 18 60% 7 0 15 12 33 2 0
17MFDani Weatherholt 12 9 786 0 0 0 7 3 43% 2 0 0 9 5 0 0
26DFSam Witteman 16 12 1070 0 0 0 7 4 57% 7 0 0 8 17 0 0
Team Total 20 — 19800 19 11 0 194 93 48% 52 82 44 155 187 15 0
!
19GKAubrey Bledsoe 1 1 90 2 2.00 0 0 11 4 2 50% 0 0
1GKAshlyn Harris 15 15 1350 20 1.33 1 1 161 82 62 76% 0 0
25GKKaitlyn Savage 4 4 360 8 2.00 1 1 50 26 19 73% 0 0
Team Total 20 — 1800 30 1.50 2 2 222 112 83 74% 0 0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Orlando City to Launch the Orlando Pride NWSL Team; Announce Head Coach . OrlandoCitySC.com . October 20, 2015.
  2. Web site: Breaking Down The Entire Orlando Pride Expansion Draft Class . OrlandoCitySC.com . November 3, 2015.
  3. Web site: Orlando Pride Acquires Alex Morgan, Kaylyn Kyle and Sarah Hagen . OrlandoCitySC.com . October 26, 2015.
  4. Web site: Orlando Pride Selects Three Players in NWSL College Draft . orlandocitysc.com.
  5. Web site: Orlando Pride's Inaugural 2016 NWSL Schedule Available. Orlando City Soccer Club.
  6. 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.
  7. Web site: Orlando Pride's Ashlyn Harris Voted Goalkeeper of the Year. NWSL. nwslsoccer.com. October 4, 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161006035554/http://nwslsoccer.com/orlando-pride-s-ashlyn-harris-voted-goalkeeper-of-the-year?sf37813665=1. October 6, 2016. mdy-all.
  8. Web site: ORLANDO PRIDE DEFENDER KRISTEN EDMONDS VOTED PLAYER OF THE WEEK. NWSL. nwslsoccer.com. July 12, 2016. September 26, 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161010125659/http://nwslsoccer.com/orlando-pride-s-kristen-edmonds-voted-player-of-the-week. October 10, 2016. mdy-all.
  9. Web site: Congrats to @ORLPride's @stephcatley on her goal being selected by the fans as the #NWSL Goal of the Week – Week 1!. Twitter.com. NWSL. May 6, 2016. April 22, 2016.
  10. Web site: Congrats to @ORLPride's @alexmorgan13 on being selected by the fans as the #NWSL Goal of the Week – Week 5!. NWSL. Twitter.com. May 20, 2016. May 20, 2016.
  11. Web site: Congrats to @ORLPride forward @Jas_it_Up on being selected by fans as the #NWSL Goal of the Week – Week 10! . NWSL. Twitter.com. July 9, 2016. July 1, 2016.
  12. Web site: Congrats to @ORLPride Kristen Edmonds on being voted #NWSL Goal of the Week – Week 12 by the fans! . NWSL. Twitter.com. July 15, 2016. July 16, 2016.
  13. Web site: Goal of the Week Winner: Alex Morgan – Week 17. NWSLsoccer. youtube.com. September 9, 2016 . September 7, 2016.
  14. Web site: Congrats to @ORLPride's @Ashlyn_Harris on her save being selected by the fans as the #NWSL Save of the Week –Week 2!. NWSL. Twitter.com. May 6, 2016. April 29, 2016.
  15. Web site: Congrats to @ORLPride's @Ashlyn_Harris on being selected by the fans as the #NWSL Save of the Week – Week 3!. NWSL. Twitter.com. May 6, 2016. May 6, 2016.
  16. Web site: Congrats to @ORLPride's @Ashlyn_Harris on her save being selected by the fans as #NWSL Save of the Week – Week 4!. NWSL. Twitter.com. May 6, 2016. May 6, 2016.
  17. Web site: Congrats to @ORLPride's @Ashlyn_Harris on her save being selected by the fans as #NWSL Save of the Week – Week 6! . NWSL. Twitter.com. May 27, 2016. May 27, 2016.
  18. Web site: Congrats to @ORLPride goalkeeper @Ashlyn_Harris on being selected by the fans as #NWSL Save of the Week – Week 8! . NWSL. Twitter.com. Jun 18, 2016. June 17, 2016.
  19. Web site: Congrats to @ORLPride's @Ashlyn_Harris on being selected by fans as the #NWSL Save of the Week – Week 9! . NWSL. Twitter.com. Jun 25, 2016. June 24, 2016.
  20. Web site: Congrats to @ORLPride's @Ashlyn_Harris on being selected by fans as the #NWSL Save of the Week – Week 10! . NWSL. Twitter.com. July 3, 2016 . July 1, 2016.
  21. Web site: Save of the Week Winner: Ashlyn Harris – Week 18. NWSLsoccer. youtube.com. September 16, 2016 . September 14, 2016.
  22. Web site: Becky Burleigh Joins Announce Team for Orlando Pride Home Debut.

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