# 2024 Seattle Reign FC season

The 2024 season was the twelfth for Seattle Reign FC, a professional women's soccer team based in Seattle, Washington, United States. It was their twelfth season in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top division of women's soccer in the United States.
After playing as OL Reign from 2020 to 2023, the team's affiliation with Olympique Lyonnais and Olympique Lyonnais Féminin ended after December 31, 2023. Subsequently, the team rebranded on January 9, 2024, to Seattle Reign FC, their original name from 2013 to 2018. On June 17, 2024, the team was purchased by the Carlyle Group (majority owner) and Seattle Sounders FC.

## Team
### Coaching staff

    As of March 13, 2024.
| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Laura Harvey |
| Head assistant coach | Scott Parkinson |
| Assistant coach | Kate Norton |
| Assistant coach and head of goalkeeping | Lloyd Yaxley |

### Roster

    As of September 13, 2024.
| No. | Name | Date of birth (age) | Since | Previous team | Notes |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Claudia Dickey | (2000-01-06)January 6, 2000 (aged 24) | 2022 | North Carolina Tar Heels | |
| 18 | Laurel Ivory | (1999-08-28)August 28, 1999 (aged 24) | 2022 | Virginia Cavaliers | |
| 28 | Maia Pérez | (1999-10-19)October 19, 1999 (aged 24) | 2023 | GPSO 92 Issy | |
| Defenders |||||||
| 3 | Lauren Barnes (captain) | (1989-05-31)May 31, 1989 (aged 34) | 2013 | Philadelphia Independence | |
| 11 | Sofia Huerta | (1992-12-14)December 14, 1992 (aged 31) | 2020 | Sydney FC | LOA |
| 13 | Julia Lester | (1998-01-16)January 16, 1998 (aged 26) | 2024 | Racing Louisville | |
| 17 | Lily Woodham | (2000-09-03)September 3, 2000 (aged 23) | 2024 | Reading | INT, LOA |
| 21 | Phoebe McClernon | (1997-12-13)December 13, 1997 (aged 26) | 2022 | Orlando Pride | |
| 22 | Ryanne Brown | (1999-01-21)January 21, 1999 (aged 25) | 2022 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | |
| 25 | Shae Holmes | (2000-03-08)March 8, 2000 (aged 24) | 2023 | Washington Huskies | |
| 31 | Hanna Glas | (1993-04-16)April 16, 1993 (aged 30) | 2024 | Kansas City Current | INT |
| 32 | Jordyn Bugg | (2006-08-11)August 11, 2006 (aged 17) | 2024 | San Diego Surf SC | U18 |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 5 | Quinn | (1995-08-11)August 11, 1995 (aged 28) | 2019 | Paris FC | |
| 6 | Angharad James-Turner | (1994-06-01)June 1, 1994 (aged 29) | 2024 | Tottenham Hotspur | INT |
| 7 | Nikki Stanton | (1990-10-26)October 26, 1990 (aged 33) | 2022 | Chicago Red Stars | |
| 10 | Jess Fishlock | (1987-01-14)January 14, 1987 (aged 37) | 2013 | Bristol Academy | |
| 12 | Olivia Athens | (1998-08-01)August 1, 1998 (aged 25) | 2022 | UCLA Bruins | |
| 16 | Jaelin Howell | (1999-11-21)November 21, 1999 (aged 24) | 2024 | Racing Louisville | |
| 20 | Sam Meza | (2001-11-07)November 7, 2001 (aged 22) | 2024 | North Carolina Tar Heels | LOA |
| 27 | Maddie Mercado | (2001-04-01)April 1, 2001 (aged 22) | 2024 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | |
| 33 | Olivia Van der Jagt | (1999-07-21)July 21, 1999 (aged 24) | 2022 | Washington Huskies | |
| 46 | Ainsley McCammon | (2007-08-16)August 16, 2007 (aged 16) | 2024 | Solar SC | U18 |
| 91 | Ji So-yun | (1991-02-21)February 21, 1991 (aged 33) | 2024 | Suwon FC | INT |
| Forwards |||||||
| 9 | Jordyn Huitema | (2001-05-08)May 8, 2001 (aged 22) | 2022 | Paris Saint-Germain | INT |
| 23 | Tziarra King | (1998-08-24)August 24, 1998 (aged 25) | 2021 | Utah Royals | |
| 24 | Veronica Latsko | (1995-12-12)December 12, 1995 (aged 28) | 2022 | Houston Dash | |
| 26 | McKenzie Weinert | (1998-12-02)December 2, 1998 (aged 25) | 2024 | Melbourne Victory | LOA |
| 30 | Nérilia Mondésir | (1999-01-17)January 17, 1999 (aged 25) | 2024 | Montpellier HSC | INT |
| 34 | Ana-Maria Crnogorčević | (1990-10-03)October 3, 1990 (aged 33) | 2024 | Atlético Madrid | INT |
| 47 | Emeri Adames | (2006-04-03)April 3, 2006 (aged 17) | 2024 | Solar SC | U18 |
* ↑ denotes a season-ending injury.

## Competitions

Win  Draw  Loss

### Regular season

The NWSL regular season schedule was announced on January 25, 2024.

#### Regular-season standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 10 | San Diego Wave FC | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 25 |
| 11 | Utah Royals | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 40 | −18 | 25 |
| 12 | Angel City FC | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 42 | −13 | 24 |
| 13 | Seattle Reign FC | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 27 | 44 | −17 | 23 |
| 14 | Houston Dash | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 42 | −22 | 20 |
* ↑ Angel City FC were deducted three points for breaching spending cap rules.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: November 2, 2024. Source: NWSLsoccer.com

### NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | UTA | POR | SEA | TIJ |
| 1 | Utah Royals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 6 | — | 3–1 | 1–2 | 5–1 |
| 2 | Portland Thorns FC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | 1–3 | — | 1–0 | 5–0 |
| 3 | Seattle Reign FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–3 |
| 4 | Tijuana | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 3 | 1–5 | 0–5 | 3–2 | — |

#### Group stage
## Appearances and goals

    As of November 2, 2024; only players who have made appearances are listed.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Summer Cup | Summer Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers: ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | USA | Claudia Dickey | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | USA | Laurel Ivory | 12 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Defenders: ||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | USA | Lauren Barnes | 21 | 0 | 17+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | USA | Julia Lester | 7 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | USA | Phoebe McClernon | 28 | 0 | 22+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | USA | Ryanne Brown | 10 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | USA | Shae Holmes | 21 | 0 | 12+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | SWE | Hanna Glas | 7 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | USA | Jordyn Bugg | 8 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Midfielders: ||||||||||||
| 5 | MF | CAN | Quinn | 15 | 0 | 13+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | WAL | Angharad James-Turner | 17 | 1 | 12+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | USA | Nikki Stanton | 10 | 0 | 0+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | WAL | Jess Fishlock | 19 | 0 | 17+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | USA | Olivia Athens | 23 | 2 | 8+12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | USA | Jaelin Howell | 8 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | USA | Maddie Mercado | 8 | 2 | 0+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 33 | MF | USA | Olivia Van der Jagt | 15 | 0 | 7+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | MF | USA | Ainsley McCammon | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 91 | MF | KOR | Ji So-yun | 28 | 3 | 22+4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| Forwards: ||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | CAN | Jordyn Huitema | 18 | 3 | 17+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | USA | Tziarra King | 26 | 2 | 18+5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | USA | Veronica Latsko | 26 | 3 | 11+12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | HAI | Nérilia Mondésir | 10 | 1 | 2+8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | FW | SUI | Ana-Maria Crnogorčević | 10 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | FW | USA | Emeri Adames | 24 | 2 | 6+15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| Players who left the team during the season: ||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | USA | Alana Cook | 11 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | USA | Bethany Balcer | 18 | 5 | 13+2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | USA | Sofia Huerta | 22 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 |
| 17 | DF | WAL | Lily Woodham | 9 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | USA | Sam Meza | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | USA | McKenzie Weinert | 6 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Own goals for: ||||||||||||
| | MF | USA | Nealy Martin (6/30 @ NJNY) | 1 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | USA | Casey Murphy (8/25 v. NC) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | USA | Kayla Sharples (4/14 @ BAY) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | USA | Arin Wright (8/31 @ LOU) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Source:

## Transactions

For incoming transfers, dates listed are when Seattle Reign FC 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 Seattle Reign FC 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 Seattle Reign FC roster.

### Transfers in

| Date | Player | Pos. | Signed From | Notes |
| January 24, 2024 | Julia Lester | DF | Racing Louisville | Acquired, along with $20,000 in allocation money, in exchange for Sam Hiatt in a three-team trade that also involved Gotham FC |
| January 24, 2024 | Ji So-yun | MF | Suwon FC | Undisclosed |
| January 31, 2024 | Angharad James-Turner | MF | Tottenham Hotspur | Undisclosed |
| January 31, 2024 | Lily Woodham | DF | Reading | Undisclosed |
| February 21, 2024 | McKenzie Weinert | FW | Melbourne Victory | Free |
| March 7, 2024 | Sam Meza | MF | North Carolina Tar Heels | Draftee |
| March 13, 2024 | Emeri Adames | FW | Solar SC | U-18 Entry |
| March 13, 2024 | Maddie Mercado | MF | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Draftee |
| April 20, 2024 | Kaylie Collins | GK | Western Sydney Wanderers | Goalkeeper replacement player |
| July 19, 2024 | Jordyn Bugg | DF | San Diego Surf SC | U-18 Entry |
| July 19, 2024 | Ainsley McCammon | MF | Solar SC | U-18 Entry |
| July 29, 2024 | Nérilia Mondésir | FW | Montpellier HSC | Undisclosed |
| August 5, 2024 | Ana-Maria Crnogorčević | FW | Atlético Madrid | Undisclosed |
| August 19, 2024 | Jaelin Howell | MF | Racing Louisville | Traded along with $50,000 in allocation money in exchange for Bethany Balcer |
| September 2, 2024 | Hanna Glas | DF | Kansas City Current | Traded in exchange for $10,000 in intra-league transfer funds and an additional $10,000 in intra-league transfer funds pending conditions met |

#### Draft picks

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 |
| Sam Meza | MF | North Carolina Tar Heels | No. 17 pick |
| Maddie Mercado | MF | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | No. 27 pick |
| Makena Carr | DF | Saint Mary's Gaels | No. 43 pick |

### Transfers out

| Date | Player | Pos. | Destination Team | Notes |
| November 13, 2023 | Megan Rapinoe | FW | | Retired |
| November 20, 2023 | Marley Canales | MF | Spokane Zephyr | Waived |
| November 20, 2023 | Angelina | MF | Orlando Pride | Free |
| November 20, 2023 | Rose Lavelle | MF | Gotham FC | Free |
| November 20, 2023 | Emily Sonnett | DF | Gotham FC | Free |
| December 15, 2023 | Alyssa Malonson | DF | Bay FC | First pick of the 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft |
| December 15, 2023 | Elyse Bennett | FW | Utah Royals | Second pick of the 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft |
| January 24, 2024 | Sam Hiatt | DF | Gotham FC | Traded in exchange for Julia Lester and $20,000 in allocation money in a three-team trade that also involved Racing Louisville |
| June 16, 2024 | Kaylie Collins | GK | Washington Spirit | Waived |
| June 21, 2024 | Jimena López | DF | Tigres UANL | Free |
| July 22, 2024 | Alana Cook | DF | Kansas City Current | Traded in exchange for $40,000 in allocation money, $75,000 in intra-league transfer funds, and $25,000 in intra-league transfer funds pending performance-based incentives met |
| August 9, 2024 | Luany | MF | Atlético Madrid | Undisclosed |
| August 19, 2024 | Bethany Balcer | FW | Racing Louisville | Traded in exchange for Jaelin Howell and $50,000 in allocation money |

### Loans out

| Start | End | Player | Pos. | Destination Team |
| July 3, 2023 | June 21, 2024 | Jimena López | DF | Valencia |
| August 11, 2023 | June 30, 2024 | Luany | MF | Madrid CFF |
| August 1, 2024 | December 31, 2024 | Sam Meza | MF | Dallas Trinity |
| August 5, 2024 | December 31, 2024 | McKenzie Weinert | FW | Spokane Zephyr |
| September 12, 2024 | June 30, 2025 | Sofia Huerta | DF | Lyon |
| September 13, 2024 | January 31, 2025 | Lily Woodham | DF | Crystal Palace |

### New contracts

| Date | Player | Pos. | Notes |
| November 17, 2023 | Alana Cook | DF | Option exercised |
| November 17, 2023 | Claudia Dickey | GK | Re-signed |
| December 8, 2023 | Shae Holmes | DF | Option exercised |
| December 8, 2023 | Alyssa Malonson | DF | Re-signed |
| December 11, 2023 | Maia Pérez | GK | Re-signed |
| December 12, 2023 | Ryanne Brown | DF | Re-signed |
| December 14, 2023 | Olivia Athens | MF | Re-signed |
| December 14, 2023 | Laurel Ivory | GK | Re-signed |
| January 11, 2024 | Bethany Balcer | FW | Signed to a new contract |
| January 17, 2024 | Tziarra King | FW | Re-signed |
| January 18, 2024 | Nikki Stanton | MF | Re-signed |
| February 7, 2024 | Veronica Latsko | FW | Contract extended |
| March 20, 2024 | Phoebe McClernon | DF | Contract extended |
| March 27, 2024 | Julia Lester | DF | Contract extended |
| April 11, 2024 | Sofia Huerta | DF | Contract extended |
| August 1, 2024 | Sam Meza | MF | Option exercised |
| August 5, 2024 | McKenzie Weinert | FW | Contract extended |
| September 5, 2024 | Jordyn Huitema | FW | Contract extended |
| October 16, 2024 | Shae Holmes | DF | Contract extended |
| October 29, 2024 | Ryanne Brown | DF | Contract extended |

## Awards
### Goal of the Week

| Week | Player |
| 2 | Ji So-yun |
| 5 | Tziarra King |
| 7 | Veronica Latsko |
| 17 | Ji So-yun |

### Save of the Week

| Week | Player | Ref. |
| 7 | Laurel Ivory | |
| 15 | Claudia Dickey | |