2022 OL Reign season explained

Club:	OL Reign
Season:	2022
Stadium:	Lumen Field
Ownertitle:	Majority owner
Owner:	OL Groupe
Chrtitle:	CEO
Chairman:	Vincent Berthillot
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Manager:	Laura Harvey
League:	NWSL
League Result:	1st of 12
Cup1:	Playoffs
Cup1 Result:	Semifinal
Cup2:	Challenge Cup
Cup2 Result:	Semifinal
League Topscorer:	Bethany Balcer, Megan Rapinoe (7)
Season Topscorer:	Bethany Balcer (9)
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Prevseason:	2021
Nextseason:	2023

The 2022 OL Reign season was the team's tenth season of play and their tenth season in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.

In December 2021, the team announced that it would start playing its home games at Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington.^[1]

Team

Roster

		Name	Date of birth (age)		Previous team	Notes
Goalkeepers
18		Laurel Ivory	March 19, 2022	2022	Virginia Cavaliers
30		Claudia Dickey	March 19, 2022	2022	North Carolina Tar Heels
91		Phallon Tullis-Joyce	March 19, 2022	2021	Stade de Reims
Defenders
3		Lauren Barnes (co-captain)	March 19, 2022	2013	Philadelphia Independence
4		Alana Cook	March 19, 2022	2021	Paris Saint-Germain
11		Sofia Huerta	March 19, 2022	2020	Sydney FC
14		Jimena López	March 19, 2022	2021	SD Eibar	INT
17		Sam Hiatt	March 19, 2022	2020	Stanford Cardinal
19		Sinclaire Miramontez	March 19, 2022	2022	Racing Louisville
20		Alyssa Malonson	March 19, 2022	2022	Auburn Tigers	LOA
21		Phoebe McClernon	March 19, 2022	2022	Orlando Pride
22		Ryanne Brown	March 19, 2022	2022	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	LOA
Midfielders
2		Nikki Stanton	March 19, 2022	2022	Chicago Red Stars
5		Quinn	March 19, 2022	2019	Paris FC
6		Angelina	March 19, 2022	2021	Palmeiras
10		Jess Fishlock	March 19, 2022	2013	Bristol Academy
12		Olivia Athens	March 19, 2022	2022	UCLA Bruins
13		Marley Canales	March 19, 2022	2022	UCLA Bruins
16		Rose Lavelle	March 19, 2022	2021	Manchester City
33		Olivia Van der Jagt	March 19, 2022	2022	Washington Huskies
Forwards
8		Bethany Balcer	March 19, 2022	2019	Spring Arbor Cougars
9		Jordyn Huitema	March 19, 2022	2022	Paris Saint-Germain	INT
15		Megan Rapinoe (co-captain)	March 19, 2022	2013	Lyon
23		Tziarra King	March 19, 2022	2021	Utah Royals
24		Veronica Latsko	March 19, 2022	2022	Houston Dash
44		Jodi Ülkekul	March 19, 2022	2022	CD Castellón
77		Tobin Heath	March 19, 2022	2022	Arsenal

Competitions

All times are in PT unless otherwise noted.

Preseason and friendlies

The Women's Cup

Regular season

Regular-season standings

Results by matchday

Challenge Cup

See main article: 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup.

Group stage

Divisional standings

Knockout stage

Appearances and goals

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Transfers

For incoming transfers, dates listed are when OL Reign officially signed the players to the roster. Transactions where only the rights to the players are acquired (e.g., draft picks) are not listed. For outgoing transfers, dates listed are when OL Reign officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another team. If a player later signed with another team, her new team will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when she was officially removed from the OL Reign roster.

Transfers in

Date	Player	Pos.	Signed From	Notes	Ref.
December 2, 2021	Nikki Stanton	MF	Chicago Red Stars	Traded in exchange for the natural third-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft	^[2]
December 10, 2021	Sinclaire Miramontez	DF	Racing Louisville	Acquired off waivers	^[3]
December 18, 2021	Phoebe McClernon	DF	Orlando Pride	Traded in exchange for the No. 10 pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft, the natural second-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft, Leah Pruitt, and Celia	^[4]
January 14, 2022	Veronica Latsko	FW	Houston Dash	Rights acquired in exchange for the natural third-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft and $30,000 in allocation money	^[5] ^[6]
January 20, 2022	Zsani Kaján	FW	St. John's Red Storm	Draftee	^[7]
January 21, 2022	Olivia Athens	MF	UCLA Bruins	Free	^[8]
January 24, 2022	Laurel Ivory	GK	Virginia Cavaliers	Free	^[9]
January 24, 2022	Claudia Dickey	GK	North Carolina Tar Heels	Draftee	^[10]
January 25, 2022	Alyssa Malonson	DF	Auburn Tigers	Rights acquired from North Carolina Courage in exchange for the rights to Frankie Tagliaferri	^[11] ^[12]
March 18, 2022	Olivia Van der Jagt	MF	Washington Huskies	Draftee	^[13]
April 11, 2022	Ryanne Brown	DF	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	Signed as National Team Replacement player	^[14]
April 11, 2022	Marley Canales	MF	UCLA Bruins	Signed as National Team Replacement player
June 16, 2022	Tobin Heath	FW	Arsenal	Rights acquired from Racing Louisville in exchange for a second- and a fourth-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft and $50,000 in allocation money	^[15]
June 18, 2022	Jordyn Huitema	FW	Paris Saint-Germain	Undisclosed	^[16]
July 1, 2022	Ryanne Brown	DF		Signed as National Team Replacement player	^[17]
July 1, 2022	Elli Burris	DF		Signed as National Team Replacement player
July 1, 2022	Jodi Ülkekul	DF	CD Castellón	Signed as National Team Replacement player
August 17, 2022	Jodi Ülkekul	DF		Free	^[18]

Draft picks

See main article: 2022 NWSL Draft.

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as incoming transfers.

Player	Pos.	Previous Team	Notes	Ref.
Zsani Kaján	FW	St. John's Red Storm	No. 8 pick	^[19]
Claudia Dickey	GK	North Carolina Tar Heels	No. 20 pick
Ryanne Brown	FW	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	No. 21 pick
Kaile Halvorsen	FW	Santa Clara Broncos	No. 32 pick
Olivia Van der Jagt	MF	Washington Huskies	No. 33 pick
Marley Canales	MF	UCLA Bruins	No. 47 pick

Transfers out

Date	Player	Pos.	Destination Team	Notes	Ref.
December 8, 2021	Shirley Cruz	MF	Alajuelense	Waived	^[20] ^[21]
December 8, 2021	Rosie White	MF		Waived
December 8, 2021	Steph Cox	DF		Retired	^[22]
December 8, 2021	Miranda Nild	FW	Selfoss	Team option declined	^[23]
December 10, 2021	Nicole Momiki	FW	Linköping	Undisclosed
December 16, 2021	Dani Weatherholt	MF	Angel City FC	No. 1 pick in the 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft	^[24]
December 16, 2021	Kristen McNabb	DF	San Diego Wave	No. 4 pick in the 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft
December 18, 2021	Kelcie Hedge	MF	Houston Dash	Traded in exchange for the No. 21 pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft and $15,000 in allocation money	^[25]
December 18, 2021	Leah Pruitt	FW	Orlando Pride	Traded along with the No. 10 pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft, the natural second-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft, and Celia in exchange for Phoebe McClernon
December 18, 2021	Celia	DF	Orlando Pride	Traded along with the No. 10 pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft, the natural second-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft, and Leah Pruitt in exchange for Phoebe McClernon
December 22, 2021	Ella Dederick	GK	Houston Dash	Traded in exchange for the natural third-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft	^[26]
January 25, 2022	Amber Brooks	DF	Washington Spirit	Waived	^[27] ^[28]
March 3, 2022	Cosette Morché	GK	GPSO 92 Issy	Undisclosed	^[29]
March 11, 2022	Madison Hammond	DF	Angel City FC	Traded in exchange for the natural second-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft and $45,000 in allocation money	^[30]
April 15, 2022	Ryanne Brown	DF		National Team Replacement period ended
June 27, 2022	Zsani Kaján	FW	ACF Fiorentina	Undisclosed	^[31]
July 18, 2022	Elli Burris	DF		National Team Replacement period ended
July 18, 2022	Jodi Ülkekul	DF		National Team Replacement period ended
August 15, 2022	Ally Watt	FW	Orlando Pride	Traded in exchange for $125,000 of allocation money	^[32]

Loans out

Start	End	Player	Pos.	Destination Team	Notes	Ref.
July 26, 2021	March 3, 2022	Cosette Morché	GK	GPSO 92 Issy		^[35]
July 29, 2022	December 31, 2022	Ryanne Brown	DF	FC Nordsjælland		^[36] ^[37]
July 29, 2022	December 31, 2022	Alyssa Malonson	DF	FC Nordsjælland

New contracts

Date	Player	Pos.	Notes	Ref.
December 8, 2021	Madison Hammond	DF	Team option exercised
December 8, 2021	Nikki Stanton	MF	Team option exercised	^[38]
January 19, 2022	Phoebe McClernon	DF	Signed to a new contract	^[39]
January 19, 2022	Tziarra King	FW	Re-signed	^[40]
January 21, 2022	Jess Fishlock	MF	Re-signed	^[41]
January 26, 2022	Lauren Barnes	DF	Re-signed	^[42]
January 26, 2022	Bethany Balcer	FW	Signed to a new contract	^[43]
January 26, 2022	Megan Rapinoe	FW	Re-signed	^[44]
January 26, 2022	Rose Lavelle	MF	Re-signed	^[45]
February 21, 2022	Sofia Huerta	DF	Signed to a new contract	^[46]
April 16, 2022	Marley Canales	MF	Signed to a standard contract	^[47]
July 6, 2022	Phallon Tullis-Joyce	GK	Signed to a new contract	^[48]
July 29, 2022	Ryanne Brown	DF	Signed to a standard contract

Awards

NWSL annual awards

See main article: NWSL awards. Nominees announced on October 14, 2022^[49]

• Coach of the Year: Laura Harvey (finalist)
• Defender of the Year: Alana Cook and Sofia Huerta (finalists)
• Goalkeeper of the Year: Phallon Tullis-Joyce (finalist)
• Best XI: Alana Cook and Sofia Huerta^[50]
• Second XI: Jess Fishlock, Rose Lavelle, and Megan Rapinoe^[50]

NWSL Team of the Month

Month	Goalkeeper	Defender	Midfielder	Forward	Ref.
May					^[52]
July					^[53]
August		Sofia Huerta (2)			^[54]
September/October		Alana Cook (2)	Rose Lavelle (2)	Megan Rapinoe (2)	^[55]

NWSL Player of the Week

Week	Player	Ref.
5	Sofia Huerta	^[56]
9	Jess Fishlock	^[57]
12	Sofia Huerta (2)	^[58]
16	Megan Rapinoe	^[59]

NWSL Save of the Week

Week	Player	Ref.
CC 2	Phallon Tullis-Joyce	^[60]
CC 3	Phallon Tullis-Joyce (2)	^[61]
CC 4	Phallon Tullis-Joyce (3)	^[62]
2	Phallon Tullis-Joyce (4)	^[63]
3	Phallon Tullis-Joyce (5)	^[64]

NWSL Challenge Cup All-Tournament Team

Pos.	Player	Ref.
GK		^[65]
DF	Alana Cook Sofia Huerta
MF	Rose Lavelle

The Women's Cup

• Most Valuable Player: Tziarra King^[66]

External links

Notes and References

1. Web site: OL Reign Returns Home to Seattle. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
2. Web site: OL Reign Acquire Midfielder Nikki Stanton in Trade. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
3. Web site: OL Reign Acquire Sinclaire Miramontez; Transfer Momiki to Linköpings FC. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
4. Web site: OL Reign Acquire Defender Phoebe McClernon in Trade with Orlando Pride. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
5. Web site: OL Reign Signs Veronica Latsko Through 2023 Season. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
6. Web site: OL Reign Acquire Rights to Veronica Latsko in Trade with Houston. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
7. Web site: Hungarian International Zsani Kaján Signs with Reign. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
8. Web site: OL Reign Inks Deal with UCLA Grad Olivia Athens. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
9. Web site: OL Reign Signs Goalkeeper Laurel Ivory to One-Year Deal. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
10. Web site: OL Reign Signs Goalkeeper Claudia Dickey Through 2022 Season. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
11. Web site: OL Reign Signs Defender Alyssa Malonson to One-Year Contract. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
12. Web site: OL Reign obtain rights to Alyssa Malonson from NC Courage. Susie. Rantz. January 12, 2022. Sounder At Heart.
13. Web site: OL Reign Sign Olivia Van der Jagt to One Year Contract. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
14. Web site: OL Reign Sign Ryanne Brown and Marley Canales as National Team Replacement Players. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
15. Web site: OL Reign Acquires Rights to Tobin Heath in Trade with Racing Louisville FC. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
16. Web site: OL Reign Signs Forward Jordyn Huitema. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
17. Web site: OL Reign Signs Ryanne Brown, Elli Reed, and Jodi Ulkekul as National Team Replacement Players. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
18. Web site: OL Reign Signs Defender Jodi Ulkekul Through 2022 Season. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
19. Web site: OL Reign Selects Six Players in 2022 NWSL Draft. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
20. Web site: OL Reign Waive Shirley Cruz and Rosie White. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
21. Web site: Alajuelense anuncia regreso de Shirley Cruz con magistral vídeo de presentación. January 4, 2022. ESPNdeportes.com.
22. Web site: OL Reign Defender Steph Cox Announces Retirement. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
23. Web site: Selfoss fær tælenska landsliðskonu sem Björn þekkir vel – Vísir. Sindri. Sverrisson. visir.is.
24. Web site: Dani Weatherholt and Kristen McNabb Selected in Expansion Draft. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
25. Web site: OL Reign Trade Kelcie Hedge to Houston Dash. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
26. Web site: OL Reign Acquire Draft Pick in Trade with Houston. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
27. Web site: Defender Amber Brooks Waived by OL Reign. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
28. Web site: Washington Spirit Sign Defender Amber Brooks » Washington Spirit. Jordan. Small. March 17, 2022.
29. Web site: OL Reign Transfers Cosette Morché to GPSO Issy. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
30. Web site: OL Reign Acquire Draft Pick and Allocation Money in Trade with Angel City FC. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
31. Web site: OL Reign Transfers Forward Zsani Kaján to ACF Fiorentina. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
32. Web site: OL Reign Acquires $125,000 in Allocation Money in Trade with Orlando Pride. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
33. Web site: OL Reign Sign Midfielder Kim Little. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
34. Web site: Kim Little joins OL Reign on short-term loan deal. www.arsenal.com.
35. News: GOALKEEPER COSETTE MORCHÉ LOANED TO GPSO 92 ISSY . 27 July 2021 . OL Reign . 26 July 2021.
36. Web site: OL Reign Extends Contract of Defender Ryanne Brown, Loans Brown and Defender Alyssa Malonson to FC Nordsjælland. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
37. Web site: To amerikanske forstærkninger til Kvindeliga-holdet. July 29, 2022. FC Nordsjælland.
38. Web site: Offseason Roster Moves Announced by OL Reign. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
39. Web site: OL Reign Signs Defender Phoebe McClernon through 2023 Season. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
40. Web site: OL Reign Re-Signs Forward Tziarra King Through 2023 Season. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
41. Web site: OL Reign Re-Signs NWSL MVP Jess Fishlock Through 2023 Season. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
42. Web site: OL Reign Re-Signs Defender Lu Barnes to One-Year Deal. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
43. Web site: OL Reign Forward Bethany Balcer Signs Contract Extension. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
44. Web site: OL Reign Re-Signs Forward Megan Rapinoe to One-Year Deal. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
45. Web site: OL Reign Re-Signs Midfielder Rose Lavelle to Two-Year Deal. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
46. Web site: OL Reign Defender Sofia Huerta Inks Contract Extension. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
47. Web site: OL Reign Sign Marley Canales Through 2022 Season. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
48. Web site: OL Reign Extends Contract of Goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
49. Web site: Harvey, Cook, Huerta and Tullis-Joyce Nominated for 2022 NWSL Awards. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
50. Web site: Five OL Reign Players Named to NWSL Best XI First and Second Teams. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
51. Web site: Megan Rapinoe Named NWSL Player of the Month for August. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
52. Web site: Four OL Reign Players Named to NWSL May Team of the Month Presented by Mastercard. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
53. Web site: Balcer and Fishlock Named to July Best XI of the Month. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
54. Web site: OL Reign Players Sofia Huerta and Megan Rapinoe Named to NWSL Best XI of the Month. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
55. Web site: Three OL Reign Players Named to NWSL Best XI of the Month. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
56. Web site: Sofia Huerta Named NWSL Player of the Week. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
57. Web site: Jess Fishlock Named NWSL Player of the Week. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
58. Web site: Sofia Huerta Named NWSL Player of the Week. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
59. Web site: Megan Rapinoe Wins NWSL Player of the Week. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
60. Web site: Phallon Tullis-Joyce Earns NWSL Save of the Week. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
61. Web site: Phallon Tullis-Joyce Earns NWSL Save of Week (Again). OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
62. Web site: Phallon Tullis-Joyce Earns Third NWSL Save of the Week. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
63. Web site: Phallon Tullis-Joyce Earns NWSL Save of the Week AGAIN. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
64. Web site: Phallon Tullis-Joyce Earns Fifth NWSL Save of the Week Honor. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
65. Web site: Four OL Reign Players Named to 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup All-Tournament Team. OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
66. Web site: OL Reign defeat Racing Louisville 2–1 to win 2022 The Women’s Cup. Southern. Sylvs. August 20, 2022. Sounder At Heart.