# 2019 Houston Dash season

The 2019 Houston Dash season was the team's sixth season as an American professional women's soccer team in the National Women's Soccer League. James Clarkson was appointed head coach on December 11, 2018 after Vera Pauw departed the team after only one season.

## Roster

    As of August 21, 2019.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | USA | Jane Campbell |
| 2 | DF | MEX | Arianna Romero |
| 3 | FW | ENG | Rachel Daly |
| 4 | DF | CAN | Allysha Chapman |
| 6 | MF | USA | Mana Shim |
| 7 | FW | USA | Kealia Ohai |
| 9 | MF | USA | Haley Hanson |
| 10 | MF | USA | Christine Nairn |
| 11 | MF | USA | Sofia Huerta |
| 12 | MF | USA | Veronica Latsko |
| 13 | MF | CAN | Sophie Schmidt |
| 14 | FW | CAN | Nichelle Prince |
| 15 | FW | USA | CeCe Kizer |
| 16 | FW | JAM | Kayla McCoy |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | FW | AUS | Kyah Simon |
| 18 | GK | CAN | Devon Kerr |
| 19 | MF | USA | Kristie Mewis |
| 20 | DF | CAN | Lindsay Agnew |
| 21 | DF | USA | Ally Haran |
| 22 | DF | USA | Amber Brooks |
| 23 | DF | USA | Ally Prisock |
| 24 | FW | USA | Jamia Fields |
| 25 | FW | MEX | Ariana Calderón |
| 27 | DF | USA | Betsy Brandon |
| 28 | MF | USA | Cami Privett |
| 30 | GK | MEX | Bianca Henninger |
| 34 | DF | USA | Jazmin Jackmon |
| 44 | DF | ENG | Satara Murray |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | North Carolina Courage (C) | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 54 | 23 | +31 | 49 | NWSL Shield |
| 2 | Chicago Red Stars | 24 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 41 | 28 | +13 | 44 | NWSL Playoffs |
| 3 | Portland Thorns FC | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 40 | NWSL Playoffs |
| 4 | Reign FC | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 38 | NWSL Playoffs |
| 5 | Washington Spirit | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 34 | |
| 6 | Utah Royals FC | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 34 | |
| 7 | Houston Dash | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 36 | −15 | 26 | |
| 8 | Sky Blue FC | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 34 | −14 | 20 | |
| 9 | Orlando Pride | 24 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 53 | −29 | 16 | |

##### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: September 25, 2019. Source: NWSLsoccer.com

##### 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 | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | W | L | W | W | L | D | D | D | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | D | L |
| Position | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |

## Awards

    As of October 10, 2019.

### NWSL Weekly Awards
#### NWSL Goal of the Week

| Week | Result | Player |
| 1 | Nominated | Nichelle Prince |
| 4 | Won | Kealia Ohai |
| 8 | Nominated | Christine Nairn |
| 19 | Won | Kealia Ohai |

#### NWSL Save of the Week

| Week | Result | Player |
| 1 | Nominated | Jane Campbell |
| 3 | Nominated | Jane Campbell |
| 8 | Won | Jane Campbell |
| 14 | Nominated | Jane Campbell |
| 15 | Won | Jane Campbell |
| 19 | Nominated | Jane Campbell |
| 21 | Nominated | Jane Campbell |
| 22 | Nominated | Jane Campbell |
| 23 | Nominated | Jane Campbell |
| 24 | Nominated | Jane Campbell |
| 25 | Nominated | Jane Campbell |

## Player Transactions
### 2019 NWSL College Draft

    Source: National Women's Soccer League
| Round | Pick | Player | Pos. | Previous Team |
| Round 2 | 12 | Ally Prisock | D | University of Southern California |
| Round 2 | 13 | CeCe Kizer | F | Mississippi |
| Round 2 | 16 | Betsy Brandon | M | University of Virginia |
| Round 2 | 18 | Kayla McCoy | F | Duke University |
| Round 3 | 21 | Jazmin Jackmon | D | University of Oregon |
| Round 3 | 22 | Grace Cutler | M | West Virginia University |

### In

| Date | Player | Positions played | Previous club | Fee/notes |
| February 26, 2019 | Christine Nairn | MF | Orlando Pride | Acquired in Trade with the Orlando Pride for a third and fourth pick in the 2020 NWSL draft. |
| March 4, 2019 | Arianna Romero | DF | Valur | Signed |
| March 4, 2019 | Satara Murray | DF | Liverpool F.C. Women | Signed |
| March 12, 2019 | Sophie Schmidt | MF | unattached | Signed |
| April 13, 2019 | Jamia Fields | FW | Avaldsnes IL | Signed |
| April 13, 2019 | Devon Kerr | GK | Ohio State University | Signed |

### Out

| Date | Player | Positions played | Destination club | Fee/notes |
| October 1, 2018 | Janine Van Wyk | DF | unattached | Waived |
| October 1, 2018 | Michaela Hahn | MF | | Retired |
| February 5, 2019 | Thembi Kgatlana | FW | Beijing BG Phoenix F.C. | Waived |
| February 5, 2019 | Linda Motlhalo | MF | Beijing BG Phoenix F.C. | Waived |
| March 4, 2019 | Sammy Jo Prudhomme | GK | Washington Spirit | Waived |
| March 4, 2019 | Savannah Jordan | FW | | Retired |
| March 4, 2019 | Kimberly Keever | FW | | Departed team |
| June 19, 2019 | Taylor Comeau | DF | | Retired |
| August 21, 2019 | Clare Polkinghorne | DF | | Family reasons |