2019 Washington Spirit season

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Head coachRichie Burke
StadiumMaryland SoccerPlex (primary)
Audi Field (secondary)
NWSL5th
Top goalscorerLeague: Ashley Hatch (7)
All: Ashley Hatch (7)
Washington Spirit
2019 season
Head coachRichie Burke
StadiumMaryland SoccerPlex (primary)
Audi Field (secondary)
NWSL5th
Top goalscorerLeague: Ashley Hatch (7)
All: Ashley Hatch (7)
Highest home attendance19,871 (August 24 vs Pride)[1][2][3]
Lowest home attendance2,097 (May 4 vs Reign)
Average home league attendance6,138
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The 2019 season is Washington Spirit's seventh season, competing in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States. The season is the first to be led by newly appointed head coach Richie Burke.[4]

Roster

The first-team roster of Washington Spirit.[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  USA Aubrey Bledsoe
2 FW  USA Arielle Ship
3 DF  USA Sam Staab
4 MF  USA Jordan DiBiasi
5 DF  USA Megan Crosson
6 MF  AUS Chloe Logarzo (INT)
7 MF  AUS Amy Harrison (INT)
8 MF  USA Megan Dougherty Howard
9 DF  USA Tegan McGrady
10 MF  USA Rose Lavelle (FP)
11 FW  USA Mallory Pugh (FP)
12 MF  USA Andi Sullivan
13 FW  USA Bayley Feist
14 DF  USA Paige Nielsen
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW  USA Tiffany McCarty
17 FW  USA Cali Farquharson
18 DF  USA McKenzie Berryhill
19 DF  USA Dorian Bailey
20 FW  JAM Cheyna Matthews
22 FW  USA Mallory Eubanks (MAT)
23 MF  USA Tori Huster
24 DF  USA Carlin Hudson
28 MF  AUS Elise Kellond-Knight (INT)
30 GK  USA Shea Yanez
31 FW  USA Crystal Thomas
32 FW  USA Grace Cutler (NTR)
33 FW  USA Ashley Hatch
  • (FP) = Federation player[6]
  • (INT) = International roster player[7]
  • (MAT) = Maternity Leave
  • (NTR) = National Team Replacement

Team management

As of July 9, 2019[8][9]
Coaching staff
Head Coach England Richie Burke
Player/Opponent Analyst United States Tom Torres
High Performance Coach United States Michael Minthorne
Goalkeeper Coach England Ian McCaldon
Team Performance Coach Germany Christian Cziommer
Reserve Team Head Coach United States Kati Jo Spisak
Athletic Trainer United States Julie Beveridge

Competitions

Preseason

March 16, Sat Preseason Washington Spirit 5–0 James Madison Dukes Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT (UTC-04) Hatch 7', 26'
DiBiasi 32'
Farquharson 35'
Pugh 46'		 Report
Box Score		 Stadium: City Stadium
March 23, Sat Preseason Washington Spirit 1–3 FC Bordeaux Boyds, Maryland
19:00 EDT (UTC-04) Bornes 35' (o.g.) Report Lavogez 55'
Asseyi 79' (pen.), 90+1'		 Stadium: Maryland Soccerplex
March 30, Sat Preseason Washington Spirit 0–0 North Carolina Tar Heels Leesburg, Virginia
17:00 EDT (UTC-04) Dougherty Howard Yellow card 70' Report Stadium: Evergreen Sportsplex
Attendance: 2,000
April 6, Sat Preseason Washington Spirit 1–0 Virginia Tech Hokies Boyds, Maryland
19:00 EDT (UTC-04) Lohman 72' (pen.) Report Stadium: Maryland Soccerplex

Regular season

April 13, 2019 1 Washington Spirit 2–0 Sky Blue FC Boyds, Maryland
19:00 Staab 59'
Crosson 90+2'		 Report
Box Score		 Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 2,373
Referee: Natalie Simon
April 20, 2019 2 Utah Royals FC 1–0 Washington Spirit Sandy, Utah
21:00 Labonta 10' Report
Box Score		 Matthews Yellow card 26' Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 18,015
Referee: Katja Koroleva
May 4, 2019 3 Washington Spirit 0–0 Reign FC Boyds, Maryland
19:00 Matthews Yellow card 86' Report Barnes Yellow card 89' Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 2,097
Referee: Jasmine Peralta
May 11, 2019 5 Sky Blue FC 2–3 Washington Spirit Piscataway, New Jersey
15:00 Rodriguez 32'
Dorsey 80'		 Report
Box Score		 Matthews 22', 68'
Dougherty Howard Yellow card 22'
Nielsen Yellow card 54'
DiBiasi 55'		 Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 1,330
Referee: Tori Penso
May 18, 2019 5 Washington Spirit 3–1 Portland Thorns FC Boyds, Maryland
19:00 Hatch 16'
Dougherty Howard Yellow card 25'
Brynjarsdottir 47' (o.g.)
DiBiasi 71'
Staab Yellow card 87'
Logarzo Yellow card 90+4'		 Report
Box Score		 Foord 67' Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 3,049
Referee: Danielle Chesky
May 26, 2019 6 Chicago Red Stars 0–2 Washington Spirit Bridgeview, Illinois
18:00
Report
Box Score
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 3,447
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
June 1, 2019 7 Washington Spirit 2–0 Utah Royals FC Boyds, Maryland
19:00
Report
Box Score		 Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 4,575
Referee: Guido Gonzalez
June 15, 2019 8 Reign FC 1–1 Washington Spirit Tacoma, Washington
22:00
Report
Box Score
Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 3,572
Referee: Natalie Simon
June 22, 2019 9 Washington Spirit 0–0 Houston Dash Boyds, Maryland
19:00 Report
Box Score
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 2,367
Referee: Lorant Varga
June 29, 2019 10 Washington Spirit 1–2 North Carolina Courage Boyds, Maryland
19:00 Harrison Yellow card 39'
Thomas 82'		 Report
Box Score		 Debinha 45+4'
Pritchett 53'
Zerboni Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 3,481
Referee: Danielle Chesky
July 6, 2019 11 Orlando Pride 4–3 Washington Spirit Orlando, Florida
19:30
Report
Box Score
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 3,703
Referee: Greg Dopka
July 20, 2019 12 Washington Spirit 1–2 Houston Dash Boyds, Maryland
19:00 DiBiasi 53'
Hatch Yellow card 77'		 Report Mewis 56'
Huerta Yellow card 70'
Brooks 72'
Nairn Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 5,500
July 24, 2019 13 Sky Blue FC 0–1 Washington Spirit Piscataway, New Jersey
19:30 James Yellow card 50' Report
Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 5,003
Referee: Jasmine Peralta
August 3, 2019 14 North Carolina Courage 1–0 Washington Spirit Cary, North Carolina
16:00 Debinha 64'
Spetsmark Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Nielsen Red card 24' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,393
Referee: Gustavo Solorio
Note: Rescheduled from August 2nd due to thunderstorms.
August 10, 2019 15 Washington Spirit 0–1 Chicago Red Stars Boyds, Maryland
19:00 Sullivan Yellow card 13'
Lavelle Yellow card 64'		 Report Colaprico Yellow card 46'
Nagasato 65'		 Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 5,300
Referee: Katja Koroleva
August 17, 2019 16 Portland Thorns FC 3–1 Washington Spirit Portland, Oregon
22:30 Raso 5'
Sonnett 19'
Sinclair 63'		 Report Kellond-Knight Yellow card 58'
Sullivan 68'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 20,895
Referee: Michael Radchuk
August 21, 2019 17 Washington Spirit 0–0 Utah Royals FC Boyds, Maryland
19:30 Kellond-Knight Yellow card 5' Report Press Yellow card 50' Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 2,430
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
August 24, 2019 18 Washington Spirit 2–1 Orlando Pride Washington, D.C.
19:30 Nielsen Yellow card 38'
Thomas 9'
Hatch 59'
Feist Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Marta 31'
Emslie Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 19,871[1][2][3]
Referee: Matt Franz
September 14, 2019 19 Washington Spirit 2–2 Reign FC Washington, D.C.
19:30 Hatch 30'
Logarzo 90'		 Report Balcer 35'
Onumonu 90+2'
McNabb Yellow card 90+7'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 17,418
Referee: Jon Freemon
September 21, 2019 20 Chicago Red Stars 3–1 Washington Spirit Bridgeview, Illinois
20:00 Kerr 9', 49'
Nagasato 23'		 Report Nielsen Yellow card 53'
Staab Yellow card 62'
Daugherty Howard Yellow card 65'
Pugh 80'		 Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 4,317
Referee: Mark Allatin
September 25, 2019 21 Houston Dash 0–0 Washington Spirit Houston, Texas
20:30 Chapman Yellow card 44' Report Staab Yellow card 12'
Nielsen Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: BBVA Stadium
Attendance: 5,247
Referee: Katja Koroleva
September 28, 2019 22 Washington Spirit 2–1 North Carolina Courage Boyds, Maryland
19:00
Report
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
October 5, 2019 23 Orlando Pride 0–3 Washington Spirit Orlando, Florida
17:00 Emslie Yellow card 71' Report Feist Yellow card 1'
Hatch 5' (Crystal Thomas)
Thomas 62'
McCarty 85'		 Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 6,054
Referee: Tori Penso
Note: Game was rescheduled from August 31 due to Hurricane Dorian
October 12, 2019 24 Portland Thorns FC 0–0 Washington Spirit Portland, Oregon
22:30 Report Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 24,521
Referee: Farhad Dadkho

Regular season standings

Pos Team
 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
4 Reign FC 24 10 8 6 27 27 0 38
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
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
24 9 7 8 30 25  +5 34 5 4 3 15 10  +5 4 3 5 15 15  0

Last updated: October 12, 2019.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
GroundHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHHAHAAHA
ResultWLDWWWWDDLLLWLLLDWDLDWWD
Position256642111245457766666655
Updated to match(es) played on October 12, 2019. Source: NWSLsoccer.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of October 12, 2019[10]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalNWSLPlayoffs
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers:
1 GK United States USA Aubrey Bledsoe 24024000
30 GK United States USA Shae Yanez 101000
Defenders:
3 DF United States USA Sam Staab 24124100
5 DF United States USA Megan Crosson 919100
9 DF United States USA Tegan McGrady 606000
14 DF United States USA Paige Nielsen 22022000
18 DF United States USA McKenzie Berryhill 303000
19 DF United States USA Dorian Bailey 19219200
24 DF United States USA Carlin Hudson 404000
Midfielders:
4 MF United States USA Jordan DiBiasi 22422400
6 MF Australia AUS Chloe Logarzo 15115100
7 MF Australia AUS Amy Harrison 10010000
8 MF United States USA Megan Dougherty Howard 22022000
10 MF United States USA Rose Lavelle 616100
12 MF United States USA Andi Sullivan 23223200
16 MF United States USA Tiffany McCarty 111100
23 MF United States USA Tori Huster 22022000
28 MF Australia AUS Elise Kellond-Knight 909000
Forwards:
2 FW United States USA Arielle Ship 808000
11 FW United States USA Mallory Pugh 929200
13 FW United States USA Bayley Feist 12112100
17 FW United States USA Cali Farquharson 13013000
20 FW Jamaica JAM Cheyna Matthews 17317300
31 FW United States USA Crystal Thomas 13313300
32 FW United States USA Grace Cutler 000000
33 FW United States USA Ashley Hatch 24724700

Italics indicates player left team midway through season.

Goalkeepers

No. Nat Player National Women's Soccer League
GP GS MIN W L D GA GAA CS
1 United StatesAubrey Bledsoe 24242149987251.059
21 United StatesSammy Jo Prudhomme 00000000.000
30 United StatesShea Yanez 101100000.000

Transfers

In

Date Player Number Position Previous club Fee/notes
January 14, 2019United States Megan Crosson5DFLithuania FC GintraSigned[11]
February 14, 2019Australia Amy Harrison7DFAustralia Sydney FCSigned[12]
February 28, 2019United States Paige Nielsen14FW/DFAustralia Canberra UnitedSigned[13]
March 4, 2019United States Jordan DiBiasi4MFUnited States Stanford CardinalSigned[14]
United States Sam Staab3DFUnited States Clemson TigersSigned[14]
United States Tegan McGrady9DF/FWUnited States Stanford CardinalSigned[14]
United States Dorian Bailey19MFUnited States North Carolina Tar HeelsSigned[14]
United States Bayley Feist13MF/FWUnited States Wake Forest Demon DeaconsSigned[14]
April 8, 2019United States Tiffany McCarty16FWNorway Medkila ILSigned to Supplemental Roster[15]
United States McKenzie Berryhill18DFNorway Klepp ILSigned[15]
United States Sammy Jo Prudhomme21GKUnited States Houston DashSigned[15]
United States Carlin Hudson24DFUnited States North Carolina CourageSigned to Supplemental Roster[15]
United States Shae Yanez30GKUnited States Tennessee VolunteersSigned[15]
May 23, 2019United States Crystal Thomas31FWIceland ValurSigned[16]
June 13, 2019United States Grace Cutler32FWUnited States West Virginia MountaineersSigned as National Team Replacement[17]
July 15, 2019Australia Elise Kellond-Knight28MFUnited States Reign FCTraded in exchange for Sammy Jo Prudhomme[18]

Out

Date Player Number Position New club Fee/notes
October 17, 2018Argentina Estefanía Banini10FWSpain Levante UDUndisclosed[19]
November 16, 2019United States Havana Solaun9FWNorway Klepp ILUndisclosed[20]
January 10, 2019United States Caprice Dydasco3DFUnited States Sky Blue FCTraded for 3rd and 29th overall 2019 draft picks[21]
Bosnia and Herzegovina DiDi Haracic21GK
Cameroon Estelle Johnson24DF
January 11, 2019United States Kelsey Wys19GKIceland UMF SelfossWaived[22][23]
February 5, 2019Canada Quinn[a]4MFFrance Paris FCUndisclosed[24]
February 19, 2019United States Tiffany Weimer88FWDenmark FC NordsjællandUndisclosed[25]
February 27, 2019United States Whitney Church5DFWaived[26]
March 1, 2019Nigeria Francisca Ordega14FWChina Shanghai W.F.C.Undisclosed[27]
March 22, 2019United States Taylor Smith7DFUnited States Reign FCReleased[28]
April 8, 2019United States Joanna Lohman15MFRetired[29]
July 15, 2019United States Sammy Jo Prudhomme21GKUnited States Reign FCTraded in exchange for Elise Kellond-Knight[18]
September 28, 2019United States Carlin Hudson24DFFrance GuigampReleased[30]

Loan In

Date Player Number Position Parent club Fee/notes
February 14, 2019Australia Chloe Logarzo6MFAustralia Sydney FCSeason loan[12]

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 2019 NWSL College Draft will be listed in the notes.

Player Pos Previous club Notes Ref
United States Jordan DiBiasiMFUnited States Stanford CardinalRound 1, Pick 3 (3rd overall)[31]
United States Samantha StaabDFUnited States Clemson TigersRound 1, Pick 4 (4th overall)[31]
United States Tegan McGradyDF/FWUnited States Stanford CardinalRound 1, Pick 7 (7th overall)[31]
United States Dorian BaileyMFUnited States North Carolina Tar HeelsRound 1, Pick 8 (8th overall)[31]
United States Bayley FeistFW/MFUnited States Wake Forest Demon DeaconsRound 2, Pick 8 (17th overall)[31]

Awards

Notes

References

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