In front of a sold-out crowd at Swope Soccer Village, FC Kansas City drew the visiting Houston Dash, 1-1 . The Dash’s offense came from United States national team star Carli Lloyd just moments before halftime after forward Camila was fouled in a dangerous spot in the attacking third. Lloyd sent a low, bouncing ball toward the … Continue reading
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PREVIEW: FC Kansas City at Houston Dash
The reigning NWSL champions and last season’s last place team enter Saturday’s match in remarkably similar situations. When Kansas City faces the Houston Dash at BBVA Compass Stadium it will make the first game for both teams without their key contigent of World Cup bound Americans. Both teams are similar in that they have have posted … Continue reading
And So It Begins: NWSL Fantasy Week 2
The moral of the week: First rounds stink. Seriously. Also, a moral: REMEMBER PORTLAND. I neglected to include any Thorns on my week 1 roster simply because…I kinda forgot. Well, that and I don’t like to put Allie Long on my roster. I’ll be kicking myself for that one. Which really is nothing new when it … Continue reading
Ellis names U.S. roster for Women’s World Cup
Jill Ellis announced Tuesday the 23-woman roster for this summer’s World Cup. The roster features eight players making their first World Cup roster: goalkeepers Ashlyn Harris and Alyssa Naeher; defenders Whitney Engen, Julie Johnston and Meghan Klingenberg; midfielder and NWSL first overall pick Morgan Brian; and forwards Sydney Leroux and Christen Press. Ellis has had 25 players … Continue reading
Dash look to rebound in year two
With their first year solidly in the books, the Houston Dash will open up the season at home on Friday when the Dash host the Washington Spirit. The Dash were narrowly beaten in their season opener against the Thorns last season. The club struggled to find the back of the net all year and scored … Continue reading
LIVE BLOG: USA at England (2/13/14)
After a 2-0 loss to France on Feb. 8, the U.S. women will take on England TODAY. Lineups: Tonight's @England Women and @ussoccer_wnt teams… #ENGvUSA pic.twitter.com/ASIokWOzpv — Milton Keynes Dons (@MKDonsFC) February 13, 2015 The U.S. women are coming off that 2-0 loss against France. Several lineup changes including Abby Wambach starting over Tobin Heath … Continue reading
France Earn 2-0 Win Over U.S. at Home
More than 15,000 fans traveled to Stade du Moustoir in Lorient, France to see the French women’s national team expose a struggling United States team today. While much of the pre-match talk may have surrounded goalkeeper Hope Solo’s absence, American goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris was one of the few who appeared ready for the match—making two … Continue reading
NWSL announces 2015 allocations
The NSWL announced today the names of 42 allocated players who are a part of the United States, Canada or Mexico national teams. While many of these names are well known to fans, there were some changes as five players were added to the allocation list. This included USWNT defender Julie Johnston, Canada’s Allysha Chapman, … Continue reading
DRAFT PREVIEW: How Houston goes from worst to postseason contender
A year ago, the Houston Dash had just selected its first group of players from the Expansion Draft and the club was preparing to go into the NWSL College Draft with the second overall selection. While the inaugural season did not go as well as planned, the Dash will look to improve upon a 5-16-3 … Continue reading
Live Blog: USWNT vs. Mexico (9/18/14)
We are just minutes away from kickoff of the second match of the United States’ two-game series with Mexico. The U.S. won Saturday, 8-0, in Sandy, Utah. Abby Wambach and Alex Morgan had a pair of goals each and Sydney Leroux, Heather O’Reilly, Whitney Engen and an own goal rounded out the scoring. Starting Lineups: … Continue reading
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