2017 Houston Dash season explained

Club:	Houston Dash
Season:	2017
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Manager:	Randy Waldrum Omar Morales (interim)
Chrtitle:	Managing Director
Chairman:	Brian Ching
Stdtitle:	Stadium
Stadium:	BBVA Compass Stadium
League:	NWSL
Cup1:	NWSL Championship
League Topscorer:	Rachel Daly & Poliana (3)
Highest Attendance:	6,095 (June 29 vs. Boston)
Lowest Attendance:	4,484 (Apr. 15 vs. Chicago)
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Prevseason:	2016
Nextseason:	2018
American:	yes

The 2017 Houston Dash season was the team's fourth season as an American professional women's soccer team in the National Women's Soccer League.

Team information

Rosters

Players and squad numbers last updated on June 17, 2017.^{[1] [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
18	Lydia Williams		GK	May 13, 1988
24	Jane Campbell		GK	February 17, 1995
Defenders
2	Poliana Barbosa Medeiros		DF	February 6, 1991
4	Bruna Benites		DF	October 16, 1985
5	Cari Roccaro		DF	July 18, 1994
22	Camille Levin		DF	April 24, 1990
23	Cami Privett		DF	March 16, 1990
55	Janine van Wyk		DF	April 17, 1987
Midfielders
6	Morgan Brian		MF	February 26, 1993
8	Claire Falknor		MF	May 12, 1993
10	Carli Lloyd		MF	July 16, 1982
12	Amber Brooks		MF	January 23, 1991
13	Denise O'Sullivan		MF	February 4, 1994
17	Andressa Cavalari Machry		MF	May 1, 1995
27	Caity Heap		MF	August 10, 1994
Forwards
3	Rachel Daly		FW	December 6, 1991
7	Kealia Ohai		FW	January 31, 1992
9	Sarah Hagen		FW	December 6, 1991
14	Nichelle Prince		FW	February 19, 1995
16	Janine Beckie		FW	August 20, 1994

Competitions

NWSL

See main article: 2017 National Women's Soccer League season.

Matches

Statistics

Appearances

			Player	NWSL
				Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
18	GK		Lydia Williams	7	0	0	0	0
24	GK		Jane Campbell	1	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF		Poliana Barbosa Medeiros	3+5	2	0	0	0
4	DF		Bruna Benites	5	0	3	0	0
5	DF		Cari Roccaro	8	0	0	0	0
22	DF		Camille Levin	6	0	0	0	0
23	DF		Cami Privett	2+2	0	1	0	0
55	DF		Janine van Wyk	4	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
6	MF		Morgan Brian	4+1	0	0	0	0
12	MF		Amber Brooks	8	0	2	0	0
13	MF		Denise O'Sullivan	5+2	0	0	0	0
16	MF		Janine Beckie	8	0	0	0	0
17	MF		Andressa Cavalari Machry	4+1	1	0	0	0
27	MF		Caity Heap	0+3	0	0	0	0
Forwards
3	FW		Rachel Daly	8	1	0	0	0
7	FW		Kealia Ohai	8	2	0	0	0
9	FW		Sarah Hagen	2+5	0	0	0	0
14	FW		Nichelle Prince	4+3	0	0	0	0
21	FW		Melissa Henderson	0+1	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers

Rank				Name	NWSL
1	2	DF		Poliana	3
	3	FW		Rachel Daly	3
3	7	FW		Kealia Ohai	2
	14	FW		Nichelle Prince	2
5	17	MF		Andressa Cavalari Machry	1
Totals					10

Last updated: June 28, 2017

Player transactions

Retirements

Honors and awards

NWSL Monthly Awards

NWSL Team of the Month

Month	Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards	Ref.
April				Kealia Ohai	^[5]
July	Jane Campbell	Amber Brooks	Andressinha		^[6]

NWSL Weekly Awards

NWSL Player of the Week

Week	Result	Player	Ref
10		Poliana	^[7]
13		Andressinha	^[8]

NWSL Goal of the Week

data-sort-type=number	Week	Result	Player	class=unsortable	Ref.
1		Rachel Daly	^[10]
21		Rachel Daly	^[11]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dash Player. Houston Dynamo. June 17, 2017.
2. Web site: Houston Dash – Roster. NWSLsoccer.com. June 17, 2017.
3. Web site: Dash forward Melissa Henderson announces retirement. Kayla. Lombardo. June 14, 2017. June 14, 2017. Excelle Sports. https://web.archive.org/web/20180131023652/http://www.excellesports.com/news/houston-dash-nwsl-melissa-henderson/. January 31, 2018. dead.
4. Web site: Houston Dash FW Rachel Daly named NWSL Player of the Month. July 16, 2018. June 1, 2018.
5. Web site: April Team of the Month. May 4, 2017. May 4, 2017.
6. Web site: July Team of the Month. August 3, 2017. August 3, 2017.
7. Web site: Poliana named Player of the Week. National Women's Soccer League. Jacqueline. Purdy. June 27, 2017. June 27, 2017.
8. Web site: Week 13 Player of the Week: Andressinha. National Women's Soccer League. Jacqueline. Purdy. July 18, 2017. July 18, 2017.
9. Web site: Save of the Week: Jane Campbell. September 6, 2017. September 7, 2017.
10. Web site: Rachel Daly wins NWSL Goal of the Week in Week 1. HoustonDashSoccer.com. April 19, 2017. April 21, 2017.
11. Web site: Goal of the Week: Rachel Daly. September 26, 2017. September 27, 2017.