The 2018 Houston Dash season was the team's fifth season as an American professional women's soccer team in the National Women's Soccer League. Before the start of the 2018 season Vera Pauw was appointed as head coach.
Team information Rosters Players and squad numbers last updated on June 20, 2018.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 1 Jane Campbell GK 30 Bianca Henninger GK 16 Sammy Jo Prudhomme GK Defenders 22 Amber Brooks DF 55 Janine van Wyk DF 4 Allysha Chapman DF 8 Clare Polkinghorne DF 18 Kimberly Keever DF Midfielders 19 Kristie Mewis MF 6Meleana Shim MF 21 Taylor Comeau MF 9 Haley Hanson MF 10 Linda Motlhalo MF 23 Sofia Huerta MF Forwards 3 Rachel Daly FW 7 Kealia Ohai FW 14 Nichelle Prince FW 20 Lindsay Agnew FW 13 Savannah Jordan FW 11 Thembi Kgatlana FW 12 Veronica Latsko FW 17 Kyah Simon FW
Competitions NWSL
League standings
Results by round
Matches Pre-season and friendlies
Regular season
Statistics Appearances PlayerNWSL Apps Goals Goalkeepers 1 GK Jane Campbell 22 0 0 0 0 30 GK Bianca Henninger 0 0 0 0 0 16 GK Sammy Jo Prudhomme 0 0 0 0 0 Defenders 4 DF Allysha Chapman 14 0 2 0 0 8 DF Clare Polkinghorne 9 0 0 0 0 12 DF Amber Brooks 22 0 3 0 0 18 DF Kimberly Keever 10 1 1 0 0 55 DF Janine van Wyk 18 0 1 0 0 Midfielders9 MF Haley Hanson170100 21 MF Taylor Comeau 10 0 0 0 0 19 MF Kristie Mewis 11 2 0 0 0 23 MF Sofia Huerta 10 4 1 0 0 10 MF Linda Motlhalo 19 1 0 0 0 6 MF Meleana Shim 8 0 0 0 0 Forwards 3 FW Rachel Daly 22 9 4 0 0 7 FW Kealia Ohai 17 5 1 0 0 20 FW Lindsay Agnew 11 0 0 0 0 11 FW Thembi Kgatlana 15 1 1 0 0 14 FW Nichelle Prince 18 1 0 0 0 17 FW Kyah Simon 13 2 1 0 0 13 FW Savannah Jordan 10 0 0 0 012 FW Veronica Latsko 19 3 0 0 0
Honors and awards
NWSL Yearly Awards
NWSL Team of the Year Team Position Player Ref. Second XI Forward Rachel Daly Second XI Forward Sofia Huerta
NWSL Monthly Awards
NWSL Player of the Month MonthResultPlayerRefJune Rachel Daly
NWSL Team of the Month
Month Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Ref.March Jane Campbell Rachel DalyAprilMay Kristie Mewis Rachel DalyJune Kealia OhaiJuly Rachel DalyAugust Taylor Comeau Sofia Huerta
NWSL Weekly Awards
NWSL Player of the Week WeekResultPlayerRef9 Rachel Daly17 Jane Campbell
NWSL Save of the Week WeekResultPlayerRef.2 Jane Campbell4 Jane Campbell6 Amber Brooks7 Van Wyk8 Jane Campbell14 Jane Campbell17 Jane Campbell20 Jane Campbell22 Jane Campbell
NWSL Goal of the Week
Week Result Player Ref.7 Kristie Mewis9 Kealia Ohai14 Kealia Ohai17 Rachel Daly21 Kealia Ohai22 Sofia Huerta
Player transactions
2018 NWSL College Draft
Source: National Women's Soccer League
RoundPickPlayerNotesPrevious TeamRound 17 MF University of Nebraska-LincolnRound 212 FW University of WashingtonRound 328 FW University of VirginiaRound 330 DF/MF University of North CarolinaRound 433 GK University of Washington
In
DatePlayerPositions playedPrevious clubFee/notesRef. January 12, 2018 Savannah Jordan FW Portland Thorns FC Acquired in trade for Andressinha.January 16, 2018 Lindsay Agnew FW Washington Spirit Acquired in trade for 3rd pick in 2018 NWSL College Draft.January 18, 2018 Christen Press FW Chicago Red Stars Acquired in trade for Carli Lloyd and Janine Beckie. Draft picks and international roster spot were also part of trade.January 31, 2018 Michaela Hahn MF Apollon Ladies F.C.Signed during the offseasonJanuary 31, 2018 Allison Wetherington MF Portland PilotsSigned during the offseasonFebruary 1, 2018 Linda Motlhalo MF JVW FCSigned during the offseasonFebruary 13, 2018 Tiffany Weimer FW Washington SpiritAcquired in trade for Dash's natural fourth-round pick in 2019 NWSL College DraftFebruary 17, 2018 Thembi Kgatlana FW University of Western CapeSigned during the offseasonFebruary 28, 2018 Kyah Simon FW Boston BreakersAcquired rights during Boston Breakers Dispersal DraftMarch 6, 2018 Meleana Shim MF Växjö DFFSigned during preseasonJune 7, 2018 Clare Polkinghorne DF Brisbane RoarSigned during season. June 18, 2018 Sofia Huerta MF Chicago Red StarsAcquired in trade for Christen Press and 2020 first round draft pick. June 18, 2018 Taylor Comeau MF Chicago Red StarsAcquired in trade for Christen Press and 2020 first round draft pick.
Out
DatePlayerPositions playedDestination clubFee/notesRef. October 23, 2017 Kelly Conheeney MF Waived.January 12, 2018 Andressinha MF Portland Thorns FC Traded for Savannah Jordan.January 19, 2018 Carli Lloyd MF Sky Blue FC Traded (along with Janine Beckie) as part of a three team trade that also included Christen Press, Sam Kerr, Nikki Stanton and Jen Hoy. Draft picks and international roster spot were also part of trade.January 19, 2018 Janine Beckie FW Sky Blue FCTraded (along with Carli Lloyd) as part of a three team trade that also included Christen Press, Sam Kerr, Nikki Stanton and Jen Hoy. Draft picks and international roster spot were also part of trade.February 6, 2018 Poliana DF Orlando PrideTraded for Orlando Pride's natural second-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College DraftFebruary 8, 2018 Bruna Benites DFWaived.March 9, 2018 Cami Privett MFRetired.March 19, 2018 Cari Roccaro MF North Carolina CourageWaived. Signed with the North Carolina Courage. March 19, 2018 Camille Levin MF VålerengaWaived. Signed with Vålerenga in the Toppserien. March 21, 2018 Tiffany Weimer FW Washington SpiritWaived. Claimed off waivers by the Washington Spirit. June 18, 2018 Claire Falknor MF EDF LogroñoWaived. Signed with EDF Logroño in the Primera División. June 18, 2018 Alli Murphy MF Waived. June 18, 2018 Christen Press FW Utah Royals FCTraded along with a 2020 first round draft pick as part of a three team trade involving the Chicago Red Stars and Utah Royals FC.August 16, 2018 Michaela Hahn MF Retired.
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