# 2016 Seattle Reign FC season

The 2016 Seattle Reign FC season was the club's fourth season of play and their fourth season in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States. The club entered the season as the two-time defending winner of the NWSL Shield.

## Club
### Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| General Manager & Head Coach | Laura Harvey |
| Assistant Coach | Sam Laity |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Ben Dragavon |
Last updated: August 30, 2016 Source: https://www.reignfc.com/

### Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | USA | Lauren Barnes |
| 4 | DF | SCO | Rachel Corsie |
| 21 | DF | USA | Michelle Cruz |
| 25 | FW | USA | Kiersten Dallstream |
| 6 | MF | USA | Lindsay Elston |
| 10 | MF | WAL | Jess Fishlock |
| 13 | DF | USA | Kendall Fletcher |
| 36 | FW | JPN | Nahomi Kawasumi |
| 28 | GK | USA | Haley Kopmeyer |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Kim Little |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 9 | FW | USA | Merritt Mathias |
| 14 | FW | NED | Manon Melis |
| 16 | DF | USA | Carson Pickett |
| 15 | FW | USA | Megan Rapinoe |
| 7 | DF | USA | Elli Reed |
| 19 | MF | USA | Havana Solaun |
| 24 | GK | USA | Andi Tostanoski |
| 20 | MF | JPN | Rumi Utsugi |
| 11 | MF | USA | Keelin Winters (captain) |
| 17 | FW | USA | Beverly Yanez |

## Competitions

Win  Tie  Loss

### Regular season
#### Regular-season standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Portland Thorns FC | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 41 | NWSL Shield |
| 2 | Washington Spirit | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 39 | NWSL Playoffs |
| 3 | Chicago Red Stars | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 33 | NWSL Playoffs |
| 4 | Western New York Flash (C) | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 32 | NWSL Playoffs |
| 5 | Seattle Reign FC | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 30 | |
| 6 | FC Kansas City | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 26 | |
| 7 | Sky Blue FC | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 26 | |
| 8 | Houston Dash | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 22 | |
| 9 | Orlando Pride | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 19 | |
| 10 | Boston Breakers | 20 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 47 | −33 | 11 | |

##### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| 20 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | −1 |
Last updated: September 26, 2016 Source: http://www.nwslsoccer.com/teams/seattle-reign-fc Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

##### Results by matchday

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Stadium | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | L | W | W | L | D | L | D | W | D | D | W | L | D | W | L | W | D | L | W | W |
| Position | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
* ↑ SRFC's position at the end of the day in which their match was played.

## Statistics

    Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
    * Tostanoski's appearances came while she was still an amateur call-up.
Last updated: September 26, 2016. Source: http://nwslsoccer.com/teams/seattle-reign-fc
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Regular Season | Regular Season | Discipline | Discipline |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Goals | | |
| 3 | DF | USA | Lauren Barnes | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SCO | Rachel Corsie | 11 (1) | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | USA | Lindsay Elston | 0 (12) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | USA | Elli Reed | 14 (2) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Kim Little | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | USA | Merritt Mathias | 17 (2) | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | WAL | Jess Fishlock | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | USA | Keelin Winters | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | USA | Kendall Fletcher | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | NED | Manon Melis | 15 (1) | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | USA | Megan Rapinoe | 2 (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | USA | Carson Pickett | 8 (7) | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | USA | Beverly Yanez | 18 (2) | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | USA | Havana Solaun | 3 (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | JPN | Rumi Utsugi | 6 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | USA | Michelle Cruz | 0 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | USA | Andi Tostanoski | 1 (1)* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | USA | Kiersten Dallstream | 2 (9) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | GK | USA | Haley Kopmeyer | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | FW | JPN | Nahomi Kawasumi | 8 (2) | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| | | Own Goal | | 1 | | |
| Players who left the club during the season ||||||||
| 1 | GK | USA | Hope Solo | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | USA | Paige Nielsen | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Awards
### FIFA FIFPro Women's World11

* Hope Solo

### BBC Women's Footballer of the Year

* Kim Little (winner)

### The 100 Best Footballers in The World

* No. 4: Kim Little
* No. 22: Jess Fishlock
* No. 40: Hope Solo
* No. 56: Manon Melis

### NWSL Season Awards

* Defender of the Year: Lauren Barnes
* Best XI: Lauren Barnes
* Second XI: Jess Fishlock, Kim Little

### NWSL Player of the Week

* Week 2: Kim Little (1G, 2A at Boston Breakers)
* Week 3: Kim Little (GWG vs. FC Kansas City)
* Week 11: Nahomi Kawasumi (2G vs. Boston Breakers)
* Week 16: Manon Melis (2G vs. Portland Thorns FC)

### NWSL Save of the Week

* Week 14: Kendall Fletcher

### Team awards

* Kendall Fletcher, MVP
* Keelin Winters, Unsung Hero
* Manon Melis, Offensive Player of the Year
* Kendall Fletcher, Defensive Player of the Year
* Manon Melis, Golden Boot (7G)
* Megan Rapinoe, Goal of the Year (vs. Portland Thorns FC, August 27)
* Haley Kopmeyer, Best Social Media

## Contract extensions

| Date | Player | Pos | Notes |
| November 23, 2015 | Lauren Barnes | DF | Signed to new contract |
| November 23, 2015 | Jess Fishlock | MF | Signed to new contract |
| November 23, 2015 | Kendall Fletcher | DF | Signed to new contract |
| November 23, 2015 | Haley Kopmeyer | GK | Signed to new contract |
| November 23, 2015 | Kim Little | MF | Signed to new contract |
| November 23, 2015 | Elli Reed | DF | Signed to new contract |
| November 23, 2015 | Keelin Winters | MF | Signed to new contract |
| November 25, 2015 | Rachel Corsie | DF | Club option exercised |
| November 25, 2015 | Kiersten Dallstream | FW | Club option exercised |
| November 25, 2015 | Merritt Mathias | FW | Club option exercised |
| November 25, 2015 | Havana Solaun | MF | Club option exercised |
| November 25, 2015 | Caroline Stanley | GK | Club option exercised |
| November 25, 2015 | Beverly Yanez | FW | Club option exercised |

## Transfers

For transfers in, dates listed are when the 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, and amateur call-ups are not considered official signings either. For transfers out, dates listed are when the Reign FC officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with another club, her new club will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when she was officially removed from the Reign FC roster.

### In

| Date | Player | Pos | Previous Club | Notes |
| October 26, 2015 | Meghan Klingenberg | DF | Houston Dash | Traded, along with a conditional selection in the 2017 NWSL College Draft, for Amber Brooks and the No. 5 overall selection in the 2016 NWSL College Draft |
| November 25, 2015 | Manon Melis | FW | Göteborg FC | Free |
| November 25, 2015 | Antonia Göransson | DF | Vittsjö GIK | Free |
| April 11, 2016 | Carson Pickett | DF | Florida State Seminoles | Free; 2016 draft pick |
| April 11, 2016 | Lindsay Elston | MF | FC Metz-Algrange | Free |
| April 24, 2016 | Andi Tostanoski | GK | Santa Clara Broncos | Free; GK replacement for match at BOS |
| May 5, 2016 | Paige Nielsen | DF | North Carolina Tar Heels | Free; 2016 draft pick |
| May 20, 2016 | Andi Tostanoski | GK | Seattle Reign FC | Free; GK replacement for match vs. CRS |
| June 2, 2016 | Rumi Utsugi | MF | Montpellier HSC | Free |
| June 16, 2016 | Nahomi Kawasumi | FW | INAC Kobe Leonessa | Free |
| August 27, 2016 | Andi Tostanoski | GK | Seattle Reign FC | Free |

#### Draft picks

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in. Only trades involving draft picks and executed during the 2016 NWSL College Draft on January 15, 2016, will be listed in the notes.
| Player | Pos | Previous Club | Notes |
| Carson Pickett | DF | Florida State Seminoles | 1st round, 4th pick (4th pick overall) |
| Paige Nielsen | DF | North Carolina Tar Heels | 3rd round, 5th pick (25th pick overall) |
| Summer Green | FW | North Carolina Tar Heels | 3rd round, 10th pick (30th pick overall) |
| Lindsey Luke | GK | Utah Utes | 4th round, 10th pick (40th pick overall) |

### Out

| Date | Player | Pos | Destination Club | Notes |
| October 6, 2015 | Katrine Veje | FW | Brøndby IF | Waived |
| October 8, 2015 | Mariah Bullock | MF | | Retired |
| October 19, 2015 | Stephanie Cox | DF | | Retired |
| October 26, 2015 | Amber Brooks | MF | Houston Dash | Traded, along with the No. 5 overall selection in the 2016 NWSL College Draft, for Meghan Klingenberg and a conditional selection in the 2017 NWSL College Draft |
| November 2, 2015 | Meghan Klingenberg | DF | Orlando Pride | The No. 1 selection in the 2015 NWSL Expansion Draft |
| December 22, 2015 | Caroline Stanley | GK | Sky Blue FC | Waived |
| January 18, 2016 | Danielle Foxhoven | FW | | Out of contract; left the club by mutual consent |
| March 25, 2016 | Antonia Göransson | DF | Mallbackens IF | Waived due to a medical issue |
| April 25, 2016 | Andi Tostanoski | GK | Seattle Reign FC | End of GK replacement |
| May 23, 2016 | Andi Tostanoski | GK | Seattle Reign FC | End of GK replacement |
| July 1, 2016 | Paige Nielsen | DF | Apollon Ladies FC | Waived |
| August 30, 2016 | Hope Solo | GK | | Personal leave for the remainder of the 2016 season |

### Offseason loans

* Lauren Barnes, Melbourne City
* Jess Fishlock, Melbourne City
* Kendall Fletcher, Western Sydney Wanderers
* Nahomi Kawasumi, INAC Kobe Leonessa
* Beverly Yanez, Melbourne City