The 2015 season was the Houston Dash's second season as a professional women's soccer team. As a member of the National Women's Soccer League, United States' top-flight women's league, the Dash's schedule included 20 total games (10 home, 10 away) against eight other NWSL teams. The Dash sought to qualify for the playoffs for the first time in franchise history after finishing in last place during their inaugural season. The 2015 regular season began on April 10, 2015.
Background
College draft The Houston Dash selected University of Virginia and U.S. Women's National Team midfielder Morgan Brian with the first overall pick in the 2015 NWSL College Draft. The Dash also traded away the 13th overall pick in the 2015 draft and a second round pick in the 2016 College Draft to Portland Thorns FC for a player to be named later.
+ Houston Dash 2015 NWSL College Draft selections Round Overall Player Position College 1 1 Morgan Brian Midfielder University of Virginia 4 31 Carleigh Williams Defender University of Central Florida
Preseason DateOpponentsGroundResultF–AScorersNotesMarch 18, 2015Houston Dynamo U-16Houston Sports Park0-2March 25, 2015Houston Dynamo U-16Houston Sports Park0-5March 29, 2015Texas LonghornsHouston Sports Park2–0Henderson 55' Ohai 73' Colours: Green = Houston Dash win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.
Season review
April The new-look Houston Dash kicked off the year's NWSL action with a 2-0 win over the Washington Spirit at BBVA Compass Stadium. Offseason acquisition Carli Lloyd scored the opening goal in first half stoppage time, and last season's club top goalscorer Kealia Ohai put away the second goal five minutes into the second half. The Dash looked revamped in attack and, defensively, collected their first shutout of the season.
Club
Coaching staff {| class="wikitable" |- !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
Other information
Gabriel Brener |- ||President of Business Operations|| Chris Canetti
Squad The following is a list of players who were under contract with, or appeared on a gameday roster as an amateur call-up for, the Houston Dash during the 2015 season.
Standings and match results
National Women's Soccer League
League standings
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches
Awards
NWSL Player of the Month
Month Player Month's statline Ref. July Carli Lloyd 3 goals; 3 appearances
NWSL Player of the Week
Week Result Player Ref. 7 Bianca Henninger
Squad statistics + Field player statistics Name 2 MF 7 7 630 0 0 0 8 3 1 14 0 5 10 0 0 26 DF 2 2 171 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 MF 15 11 1,004 1 0 0 8 4 0 1 0 5 8 0 0 3 FW 7 0 126 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 11 MF 5 5 352 0 0 0 5 2 1 0 1 4 4 1 0 6 MF 10 10 810 0 3 0 7 5 0 4 0 8 5 0 0 24 DF 15 14 1,274 1 1 0 6 3 0 0 0 15 6 3 0 9 DF 12 6 511 0 0 0 7 1 0 4 0 11 11 2 0 15 DF 5 4 376 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 19 DF 15 12 1,148 0 1 0 3 1 0 2 0 6 10 1 0 21 FW 20 14 1,123 0 2 0 16 9 0 50 6 8 7 0 0 8 MF 9 3 334 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 1 0 0 25 DF 12 12 1,046 0 2 0 7 1 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 13 DF 6 3 315 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 MF 12 12 1,080 4 0 3 56 15 0 2 6 15 12 0 0 30 FW 19 18 1,606 2 0 1 7 6 1 0 0 11 9 6 0 12 FW 17 7 741 1 0 0 23 12 1 1 4 3 10 0 0 14 FW 20 19 1,675 7 1 2 41 17 0 0 9 8 6 0 0 16 MF 3 2 182 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 22 DF 3 2 154 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 7 FW 19 19 1,692 4 5 0 39 21 5 1 24 6 11 0 0 5 DF 15 15 1,306 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 6 4 1 0 23 MF 4 2 205 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 9 FW 2 0 24 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 DF 1 1 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 DF 2 1 151 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 + Goalkeeper statistics Name 18 GK 10 9 868 3 4 3 132 44 34 11 1.100 0 1 4 1 GK 11 11 932 3 4 3 164 74 60 15 1.364 0 0 2
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