The 2022 Houston Dash season was the team's ninth season as an American professional women's soccer team in the National Women's Soccer League.
The 2022 NWSL season ran from May 7, 2022, to October 2, 2022, following the 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup.
Season The Dash started the season taking part in the 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup. Houston finished in 4th place in Central Division with 2 wins and 4 losses. On April 27, 2022, the team suspended coach James Clarkson for allegations of discrimination, harassment, and abuse, based on an investigation started by the NWSL and NWSLPA the prior season. The Houston Dash appointed assistant coach Sarah Lowdon as acting head coach. The Dash went on a six-game unbeaten streak during Lowdon's tenure including a 2–0 away win at the Portland Thorns and a 5–0 win at home against the Orlando Pride with Nichelle Prince scoring the club's first hat trick. On June 15, 2022, the Dash appointed Amorós as the club's new interim head coach pending visa approval. Amorós would not join the team until July 12 while waiting for his visa. In his first match managing the dash on 16 July, with newly acquired striker Ebony Salmon scoring a hat-trick, the Dash under Amorós defeated the Chicago Red Stars 4–1.
On August 24, 2022, the Dash hired former NWSL player Alex Singer as general manager.
Roster
. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Previous club Goals Goalkeepers 1 Jane Campbell GK 2017 Stanford Cardinal 23 0 20 Lindsey Harris GK 2020 Klepp 1 0 33 Ella Dederick GK 2021 OL Reign 0 0 Defenders 2 Allysha Chapman DF 2018 North Carolina Courage 14 0 5 Caprice Dydasco DF 2022 NJ/NY Gotham 8 0 9 Haley Hanson DF 2018 Nebraska Cornhuskers 15 0 12 Julia Ashley DF 2022 Racing Louisville 5 0 23 Ally Prisock DF 2021 USC Trojans 24 0 25 Katie Naughton DF 2020 Perth Glory 24 0 27 Annika Schmidt DF 2022 Butler Bulldogs 0 0 30 Natalie Jacobs DF 2022 Real Betis 15 0 41 Machaela George DF 2022 SC Braga 0 0 44 Tiernny Wiltshire DF 2022 Kuopion Palloseura 0 0 Midfielders 7 María Sánchez MF 2021 Tigres UANL 22 1 10 Shea Groom MF 2020 Reign FC 20 1 13 Sophie Schmidt MF 2019 FFC Frankfurt 20 4 14 Brianna Visalli MF 2020 Birmingham City 16 1 15 Marisa Viggiano MF 2022 Orlando Pride 22 3 17 Kelcie Hedge MF 2021 OL Reign 3 0 18 Emily Ogle MF 2021 Portland Thorns 16 0 26 Makamae Gomera-Stevens MF 2021 Washington State Cougars 3 0 31 Kayla Hamric MF 2022 UF Fjölnir 0 0 44 Maegan Rosa MF 2022 Houston Dash 0 0 66 Haley Berg MF 2022 Zaragoza CFF 0 0 Forwards 3 Rachel Daly FW 2016 SoCal fC 6 4 8 Nichelle Prince FW 2017 Ohio State Buckeyes 20 6 11 Ebony Salmon FW 2022 Racing Louisville 14 9 19 Elizabeth Eddy FW 2022 NJ/NY Gotham 15 2 21 Ryan Gareis FW 2022 South Carolina Gamecocks 15 0 22 Michelle Alozie FW 2021 Tennessee Lady Volunteers 12 2 24 Paulina Gramaglia FW 2022 UAI Urquiza 1 0 28 Cali Farquharson FW 2022 KIF Örebro 6 0 29 Joelle Anderson FW 2022 Pepperdine Waves 9 1 34 Michaela Abam FW 2021 Real Betis 13 0 89 Valérie Gauvin FW 2022 North Carolina Courage 2 0
Struck players are no longer with the team.
Staff
Role Name President Jessica O'Neill General manager Alex Singer Interim head coach Juan Carlos Amorós Acting Head Coach/First Assistant Coach Sarah Lowdon Assistant coach Michael Balogun Assistant coachVideo analyst Hiro Suzuki Assistant general manager Carlos Martinez-Gloria Equipment manager Paloma Paez Head athletic trainer Frances Gilbert-Carlson High performance coach Corey Ashe
Competitions
2022 NWSL Challenge Cup
Divisional standings
2022 National Women's Soccer League season
Season results
Post Season
Regular-season standings
Results summary
Results by matchday
Transactions
2022 NWSL Expansion Draft
The 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft was an expansion draft held by the NWSL on December 16, 2021, for two expansion teams, Angel City FC and San Diego Wave FC, to select players from existing teams in the league.
On December 10, 2021, the NWSL released the protected lists from teams participating in the draft.
Bold indicates players selected in the Expansion Draft Blue highlights indicate United States federation players Italics indicate players who are not under contract but whose NWSL playing rights remain with the team
Of the Houston Dash's unprotected player list, San Diego selected Kristie Mewis and Angel City selected Jasmyne Spencer. Protected UnprotectedJane Campbell Michaela Abam Rachel Daly Michelle Alozie Makamae Gomera-Stevens Joelle Anderson Shea Groom Bridgette Andrzejewski Haley Hanson Allysha Chapman Katie Naughton Taylor Comeau Nichelle Prince Niki Cross Maria Sanchez Amanda Dennis Gabby Seiler Hannah Diaz Marissa Diggs Lindsey Harris Melissa Henderson Bianca Henninger Savannah Jordan Veronica Latsko Kristie Mewis Christine Nairn Emily Ogle Megan Oyster Ally Prisock Annika Schmidt Sophie Schmidt Jasmyne Spencer Bri Visalli
2022 NWSL Draft
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2022 NWSL Draft was held on December 18, 2021.
Round Pick Player College Status Ref. 4 46 FW South Carolina Signed a two-year contract.
Transfers in Date Player Previous club Fee/notes December 17, 2021 DF Racing Louisville FC Acquired in exchange for the 26th overall pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft. December 18, 2021 MF OL Reign Acquired in exchange for the 22nd-overall pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft and $15,000 in allocation money. December 20, 2021 FW UAI Urquiza Acquired on loan from January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2022. December 22, 2021 GK OL Reign Acquired in exchange for the Dash's natural third-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft. January 6, 2022 FW Tigres UANL Signed a two-year contract. January 28, 2022 DF Orlando Pride Acquired in exchange for Megan Montefusco, $30,000 in allocation money, and OL Reign's natural third-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft. April 5, 2022 MF Real Betis Féminas Signed a National Team Replacement player contract. May 7, 2022 Houston Dash Signed an Injury Replacement player contract. June 27, 2022 FW Racing Louisville FC Acquired in exchange for up to $190,000 of allocation money, depending on performance-related conditions. August 19, 2022 DF NJ/NY Gotham FC Acquired in exchange for $120,000 in allocation money, and up to $150,000, increasing by $10,000 per playoff appearance. August 23, 2022 FW North Carolina Courage Acquired in exchange for $25,000 in allocation money and a conditional second-round pick in the 2024 NWSL Draft. August 25, 2022 DF Kuopion Palloseura Signed to a contract until the end of the 2022 season.
Transfers out Date Player Destination club Fee/notes January 14, 2022 FW OL Reign Traded in exchange for $30,000 in allocation money and OL Reign's natural third-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft. January 28, 2022 DF Orlando Pride Traded with $30,000 in allocation money and OL Reign's natural third-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft in exchange for Marisa Viggiano. January 31, 2022 MF None Retired. April 22, 2022 MF None National Team Replacement player contract expired. August 9, 2022 FW Aston Villa W.F.C. Transferred for an undisclosed fee. August 18, 2022 DF Orlando Pride Traded in exchange for $75,000 in allocation money and a second-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft.
Awards and honors
NWSL Best XI AwardAwardeePositionRefNWSL Best XI Second TeamEbony SalmonFW
End-of-season Team awards AwardWinnerPositionRefMost Valuable PlayerSophie SchmidtMFPlayer's Player of the YearSophie SchmidtMFGolden BootEbony SalmonFWDefender of the YearJane CampbellGKNewcomer of the YearMarisa ViggianoMFYoung Player of the YearRyan GareisFW
See also 2022 National Women's Soccer League season 2022 in American soccer
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