The 2015 season was Washington Spirit's third season of existence in which they competed in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.
Review Building off 2014's playoff achievement, the Spirit added a few key contributors including midfielder Joanna Lohman (from Boston Breakers), defenders Megan Oyster (drafted out of UCLA) and Katherine Reynolds (from Western New York Flash), and Nigerian international Francisca Ordega (signed from Piteå IF). The season also served as the breakout year for Crystal Dunn who was awarded the 2015 NWSL Golden Boot Award, scoring 15 goals during the campaign.
The Spirit finished the 2015 season with a record of 8-6-6 and repeating their 4th place league position. The playoff result, again, ended in an away loss to Seattle in the semifinals.
At the conclusion of the season, Mark Parsons stepped down as head coach and general manager to take over as coach of the Portland Thorns FC.
Club
Roster As of May 15, 2017
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Team management
Competitions
Regular season
Regular-season standings
Results summary
NWSL Playoffs
Squad statistics
Source: NWSL
Key to positions: FW – Forward, MF – Midfielder, DF – Defender, GK – Goalkeeper 26 FW Estefania Banini 4 4 308 0 0 0 7 3 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 12 DF Josephine Chukwunonye 2 1 55 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 DF Whitney Church 16 15 1364 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 13 MF Amanda DaCosta 17 7 646 3 0 1 6 4 0 1 2 8 6 0 0 9 FW Laura del Rio 11 8 698 0 2 0 15 6 0 0 3 5 16 1 0 19 FW Crystal Dunn 20 19 1711 15 3 6 84 48 3 0 35 20 26 0 0 3 DF Caprice Dydasco 6 1 196 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 23 DF Tori Huster 17 13 1177 0 0 0 11 4 1 0 0 15 12 3 0 24 DF Estelle Johnson 19 18 1685 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 12 3 3 0 11 DF Ali Krieger 8 8 655 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 6 0 0 15 MF Joanna Lohman 17 15 1216 1 0 0 17 9 0 0 4 10 15 0 0 8 MF Diana Matheson 9 7 633 3 2 0 10 5 1 0 6 2 6 2 0 10 FW Caroline Miller 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 MF Christine Nairn 20 19 1701 5 4 0 42 20 2 73 2 9 19 2 0 25 FW Ngozi Okobi 4 0 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 14 FW Francisca Ordega 13 11 996 3 2 1 27 17 1 0 8 16 21 0 0 4 DF Megan Oyster 20 20 1800 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 8 9 3 0 20 MF Hayley Raso 8 1 182 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 4 4 1 0 2 DF Katherine Reynolds 18 18 1611 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 14 4 1 0 6 MF Angela Salem 15 12 981 0 1 0 7 3 0 13 1 7 10 2 0 21 DF Alex Singer 5 3 274 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 28 DF Jennifer Skogerboe 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 FW Tiffany Weimer 4 0 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
1 GK Ashlyn Harris 9 9 810 3 2 4 126 60 47 12 1.333 1 1 1 18 GK Kelsey Wys 11 11 990 5 4 2 121 51 35 16 1.455 0 1 3
Transfers
In
No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource 2 Western New York FlashTrade for Angeli 6 Western New York FlashTrade for Angeli 15 Boston BreakersSigned 13 Liverpool L.F.C.Signed 22 Houston DashTrade for Cross 4 UCLA Bruins2015 NWSL College Draft – 2nd Round 3 Pali Blues2015 NWSL College Draft – 3rd Round 5 Penn State Nittany Lions2015 NWSL College Draft – 4th Round 26 Colo-ColoSigned 24 Western New York FlashTrade for Pressley 9 Bristol City W.F.C.Signed 14 Piteå IFSigned 12 Rivers Angels F.C.Signed 20 Brisbane RoarSigned 25 Delta Queens F.C.Signed
Out
No.Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource 6N/ARetired 24 Melbourne Victory 28 Western New York FlashTrade for Reynolds and Salem 4 FC Kansas City 12 Houston DashTrade for Romero 3 Western New York FlashTrade for Johnson 10Waived 21 Avaldsnes ILWaived 9 15
Honors and awards
NWSL Yearly Awards
NWSL Most Valuable Player Player Result Ref. Crystal Dunn
NWSL Golden Boot Player Result Goals Ref. Crystal Dunn15
NWSL Team of the Year Team Position Player Ref. Best XI Defender Crystal Dunn Second X1 Defender Ali Krieger
NWSL Player of the Month
Month Player Month's Statline Ref. August Crystal Dunn 6 Goals; 1 Assist; Spirit 2–13 in August
See also 2015 National Women's Soccer League season
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