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2017 season
Managing Director	Brian Ching
Head coach	Randy Waldrum (until May 29, 2017) Omar Morales (interim)
Stadium	BBVA Compass Stadium
Top goalscorer	Rachel Daly & Poliana (3)
Highest home attendance	6,095 (June 29 vs. Boston)
Lowest home attendance	4,484 (Apr. 15 vs. Chicago)
Average home league attendance	5,436
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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 39)
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 33)
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 33)
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)

Pre-season and friendlies

March 19, 2017 Friendly	Houston Dash	2–0	Baylor University	Plano, Texas
17:00 PT	Ohai 44' Munerlyn 50'	Report		Stadium: Prestonwood Lions Stadium

March 29, 2017 Thorns Invitational	U.S. U-23s WNT	1–2	Houston Dash	Portland, Oregon
17:00 PT	Savannah McCaskill 74'	Report	Bruna Benites 89' Amber Brooks 90+4'	Stadium: Providence Park Referee: Jason Perlewitz

March 26, 2017 Thorns Invitational	Chicago Red Stars	2–1	Houston Dash	Portland, Oregon
19:00 PT	Christen Press 41' (pen.), 84'	Report	Melissa Henderson 82' (pen.)	Stadium: Providence Park Referee: Jason Perlewitz

April 1, 2017 Thorns Invitational	Portland Thorns FC	1–1	Houston Dash	Portland, Oregon
19:30 PT	Meleana Shim 17'	Report	Rachel Daly 76'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 7,252

April 6, 2017 Friendly	Texas A&M Aggies	1–2	Houston Dash	College Station, Texas
20:00 PT	Briana Alston 17'	Report	Amber Brooks 12' Rachel Daly 80'	Stadium: Ellis Field

Competitions

NWSL

League standings

Results by round

Matches

June 3, 2017 8	Washington Spirit	2–0	Houston Dash	Boyds, Maryland
18:00 CDT	Williams 3' (Solaun) Pugh 69' (Mewis)	Report	Amber Brooks  63'	Stadium: Maureen Hendricks Field Attendance: 3,096 Referee: Victor Rivas

June 28, 2017 11	Houston Dash	0–0	Boston Breakers	Houston, Texas
19:30 CT		Report	Andrews  25' Chapman  58'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 6,095 Referee: Kevin Broadley

July 8, 2017 13	Houston Dash	1–1	Portland Thorns FC	Houston, Texas
21:00 CT	Beckie 8' (Daly) Benites  82' Daly  90' Lloyd  90+1'	Report	Horan  45+2', 90+1'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 3,869 Referee: Christina Unkel
Note: Kickoff was delayed from 19:30 Central due to severe weather.

August 5, 2017 16	Portland Thorns FC	2–1	Houston Dash	Portland, Oregon
15:00 CT	Sonnett 12' (Lussi) Lussi 39'	Report	Heap  22' Lloyd 33' (pen.)  40'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 18,243 Referee: Karen Abt

August 13, 2017 17	Houston Dash	0–1	FC Kansas City	Houston, Texas
19:30 CT	Brooks  63'	Report	Groom 83' (Sauerbrunn)	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 4,352 Referee: Robi Hullner

Statistics

Appearances

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	NWSL
				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
	3	FW		Rachel Daly	3
3	7	FW		Kealia Ohai	2
	14	FW		Nichelle Prince	2
5	17	MF		Andressa Cavalari Machry	1
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

References

1. "Dash Player". Houston Dynamo. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
2. "Houston Dash – Roster". NWSLsoccer.com. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
3. Lombardo, Kayla (June 14, 2017). "Dash forward Melissa Henderson announces retirement". p. Excelle Sports. Archived from the original on January 31, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
4. "Houston Dash FW Rachel Daly named NWSL Player of the Month". June 1, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
5. "April Team of the Month". May 4, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
6. "July Team of the Month". August 3, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
7. Purdy, Jacqueline (June 27, 2017). "Poliana named Player of the Week". National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
8. Purdy, Jacqueline (July 18, 2017). "Week 13 Player of the Week: Andressinha". National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
9. "Save of the Week: Jane Campbell". September 6, 2017. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
10. "Rachel Daly wins NWSL Goal of the Week in Week 1". HoustonDashSoccer.com. April 19, 2017. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
11. "Goal of the Week: Rachel Daly". September 26, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.

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