# 2017 Houston Dash season

The 2017 Houston Dash season was the team's fourth season as an American professional women's soccer team in the National Women's Soccer League.

## Team information
### Rosters

Players and squad numbers last updated on June 17, 2017. 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 |||||
| 18 | Lydia Williams | Australia | GK | (1988-05-13) May 13, 1988 (age 36) |
| 24 | Jane Campbell | United States | GK | (1995-02-17) February 17, 1995 (age 29) |
| Defenders |||||
| 2 | Poliana Barbosa Medeiros | Brazil | DF | (1991-02-06) February 6, 1991 (age 33) |
| 4 | Bruna Benites | Brazil | DF | (1985-10-16) October 16, 1985 (age 38) |
| 5 | Cari Roccaro | United States | DF | (1994-07-18) July 18, 1994 (age 30) |
| 22 | Camille Levin | United States | DF | (1990-04-24) April 24, 1990 (age 34) |
| 23 | Cami Privett | United States | DF | (1990-03-16) March 16, 1990 (age 34) |
| 55 | Janine van Wyk | South Africa | DF | (1987-04-17) April 17, 1987 (age 37) |
| Midfielders |||||
| 6 | Morgan Brian | United States | MF | (1993-02-26) February 26, 1993 (age 31) |
| 8 | Claire Falknor | United States | MF | (1993-05-12) May 12, 1993 (age 31) |
| 10 | Carli Lloyd | United States | MF | (1982-07-16) July 16, 1982 (age 42) |
| 12 | Amber Brooks | United States | MF | (1991-01-23) January 23, 1991 (age 33) |
| 13 | Denise O'Sullivan | Ireland | MF | (1994-02-04) February 4, 1994 (age 30) |
| 17 | Andressa Cavalari Machry | Brazil | MF | (1995-05-01) May 1, 1995 (age 29) |
| 27 | Caity Heap | United States | MF | (1994-08-10) August 10, 1994 (age 30) |
| Forwards |||||
| 3 | Rachel Daly | England | FW | (1991-12-06) December 6, 1991 (age 32) |
| 7 | Kealia Ohai | United States | FW | (1992-01-31) January 31, 1992 (age 32) |
| 9 | Sarah Hagen | United States | FW | (1991-12-06) December 6, 1991 (age 32) |
| 14 | Nichelle Prince | Canada | FW | (1995-02-19) February 19, 1995 (age 29) |
| 16 | Janine Beckie | Canada | FW | (1994-08-20) August 20, 1994 (age 30) |

## Competitions
### NWSL
#### League standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | North Carolina Courage | 24 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 38 | 22 | +16 | 49 | NWSL Shield |
| 2 | Portland Thorns FC (C) | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 20 | +17 | 47 | NWSL Playoffs |
| 3 | Orlando Pride | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 45 | 31 | +14 | 40 | NWSL Playoffs |
| 4 | Chicago Red Stars | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 39 | NWSL Playoffs |
| 5 | Seattle Reign FC | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 34 | |
| 6 | Sky Blue FC | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 42 | 51 | −9 | 33 | |
| 7 | FC Kansas City | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 31 | |
| 8 | Houston Dash | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 39 | −16 | 24 | |
| 9 | Boston Breakers | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 19 | |
| 10 | Washington Spirit | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 30 | 48 | −18 | 19 | |

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| Stadium | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | D | W | D | W | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L |
| Position | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | 8 |

#### Matches
## Statistics
### Appearances

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | NWSL | NWSL | NWSL | NWSL | NWSL |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | | | |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| 18 | GK | | Lydia Williams | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | | Jane Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 2 | DF | | Poliana Barbosa Medeiros | 3+5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Bruna Benites | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Cari Roccaro | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | | Camille Levin | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | | Cami Privett | 2+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | | Janine van Wyk | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 6 | MF | | Morgan Brian | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | | Amber Brooks | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | | Denise O'Sullivan | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | | Janine Beckie | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | | Andressa Cavalari Machry | 4+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | | Caity Heap | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards |||||||||
| 3 | FW | | Rachel Daly | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | | Kealia Ohai | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | Sarah Hagen | 2+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | | Nichelle Prince | 4+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | | Melissa Henderson | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: June 3, 2017. Source: Competitive matches

### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | NWSL |
| 1 | 2 | DF | | Poliana | 3 |
| 1 | 3 | FW | | Rachel Daly | 3 |
| 3 | 7 | FW | | Kealia Ohai | 2 |
| 3 | 14 | FW | | Nichelle Prince | 2 |
| 5 | 17 | MF | | Andressa Cavalari Machry | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 10 |
Last updated: June 28, 2017

## Player transactions
### Retirements

| Date | Player | Positions Played | Ref |
| June 14, 2017 | Melissa Henderson | FW | |

## Honors and awards
### NWSL Monthly Awards
#### NWSL Player of the Month

| Month | Result | Player | Ref |
| June | Won | Rachel Daly | |

#### NWSL Team of the Month

| Month | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Ref. |
| April | | | | Kealia Ohai | |
| July | Jane Campbell | Amber Brooks | Andressinha | | |

### NWSL Weekly Awards
#### NWSL Player of the Week

| Week | Result | Player | Ref |
| 10 | Won | Poliana | |
| 13 | Won | Andressinha | |

#### NWSL Save of the Week

| Week | Result | Player | Ref. |
| 19 | Nominated | Jane Campbell | |

#### NWSL Goal of the Week

| Week | Result | Player | Ref. |
| 1 | Won | Rachel Daly | |
| 21 | Won | Rachel Daly | |