2022 Houston Dash season

The Dash started the season taking part in the 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup. Houston finished in 4th place in Central Division with 2 wins and 4 losses.^[2] On April 27, 2022, the team suspended coach James Clarkson for allegations of discrimination, harassment, and abuse, based on an investigation started by the NWSL and NWSLPA the prior season.^[3] The Houston Dash appointed assistant coach Sarah Lowdon as acting head coach. The Dash went on a six-game unbeaten streak during Lowdon's tenure including a 2–0 away win at the Portland Thorns and a 5–0 win at home against the Orlando Pride with Nichelle Prince scoring the club's first hat trick. On June 15, 2022, the Dash appointed Amorós as the club's new interim head coach pending visa approval.^[4] Amorós would not join the team until July 12 while waiting for his visa.^[5][6] In his first match managing the dash on 16 July, with newly acquired striker Ebony Salmon scoring a hat-trick, the Dash under Amorós defeated the Chicago Red Stars 4–1.^[7]

On August 24, 2022, the Dash hired former NWSL player Alex Singer as general manager.^[8]

As of October 16, 2022^[update].^[9]

No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Signed in	Previous club	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Jane Campbell		GK	(1995-02-17) February 17, 1995 (age 31)	2017	Stanford Cardinal	23	0
20	Lindsey Harris		GK	(1993-11-19) November 19, 1993 (age 32)	2020	Klepp	1	0
33	Ella Dederick		GK	(1996-07-27) July 27, 1996 (age 29)	2021	OL Reign	0	0
Defenders
2	Allysha Chapman		DF	(1989-01-25) January 25, 1989 (age 37)	2018	North Carolina Courage	14	0
5	Caprice Dydasco		DF	(1993-08-19) August 19, 1993 (age 32)	2022	NJ/NY Gotham	8	0
9	Haley Hanson		DF	(1996-02-02) February 2, 1996 (age 30)	2018	Nebraska Cornhuskers	15	0
12	Julia Ashley		DF	(1996-11-11) November 11, 1996 (age 29)	2022	Racing Louisville	5	0
23	Ally Prisock		DF	(1997-01-18) January 18, 1997 (age 29)	2021	USC Trojans	24	0
25	Katie Naughton		DF	(1994-02-15) February 15, 1994 (age 32)	2020	Perth Glory	24	0
27	Annika Schmidt		DF	(1993-05-04) May 4, 1993 (age 32)	2022	Butler Bulldogs	0	0
30	Natalie Jacobs		DF	(1997-08-16) August 16, 1997 (age 28)	2022	Real Betis	15	0
41	Machaela George		DF	(1997-10-03) October 3, 1997 (age 28)	2022	SC Braga	0	0
44	Tiernny Wiltshire		DF	(1998-05-08) May 8, 1998 (age 27)	2022	Kuopion Palloseura[10]	0	0
Midfielders
7	María Sánchez		MF	(1996-02-20) February 20, 1996 (age 30)	2021	Tigres UANL	22	1
10	Shea Groom		MF	(1993-05-04) May 4, 1993 (age 32)	2020	Reign FC	20	1
13	Sophie Schmidt		MF	(1998-06-28) June 28, 1998 (age 27)	2019	FFC Frankfurt	20	4
14	Brianna Visalli		MF	(1995-04-17) April 17, 1995 (age 30)	2020	Birmingham City	16	1
15	Marisa Viggiano		MF	(1997-02-05) February 5, 1997 (age 29)	2022	Orlando Pride	22	3
17	Kelcie Hedge		MF	(1997-09-19) September 19, 1997 (age 28)	2021	OL Reign	3	0
18	Emily Ogle		MF	(1996-08-05) August 5, 1996 (age 29)	2021	Portland Thorns	16	0
26	Makamae Gomera-Stevens		MF	(1999-03-17) March 17, 1999 (age 26)	2021	Washington State Cougars	3	0
31	Kayla Hamric	[11]	MF	(1998-12-08) December 8, 1998 (age 27)[11]	2022	UF Fjölnir	0	0
44	Maegan Rosa		MF	(1992-02-19) February 19, 1992 (age 34)	2022	Houston Dash	0	0
66	Haley Berg		MF	(1998-09-23) September 23, 1998 (age 27)	2022	Zaragoza CFF	0	0
Forwards
3	Rachel Daly		FW	(1991-12-06) December 6, 1991 (age 34)	2016	SoCal fC	6	4
8	Nichelle Prince		FW	(1995-02-15) February 15, 1995 (age 31)	2017	Ohio State Buckeyes	20	6
11	Ebony Salmon		FW	(2001-01-27) January 27, 2001 (age 25)	2022	Racing Louisville	14	9
19	Elizabeth Eddy		FW	(1991-09-13) September 13, 1991 (age 34)	2022	NJ/NY Gotham	15	2
21	Ryan Gareis		FW	(1998-11-13) November 13, 1998 (age 27)	2022	South Carolina Gamecocks	15	0
22	Michelle Alozie		FW	(1997-04-28) April 28, 1997 (age 28)	2021	Tennessee Lady Volunteers	12	2
24	Paulina Gramaglia		FW	(2003-03-21) March 21, 2003 (age 22)	2022	UAI Urquiza	1	0
28	Cali Farquharson		FW	(1993-12-17) December 17, 1993 (age 32)	2022	KIF Örebro	6	0
29	Joelle Anderson		FW	(1998-10-06) October 6, 1998 (age 27)[12][13]	2022	Pepperdine Waves	9	1
34	Michaela Abam		FW	(1997-06-12) June 12, 1997 (age 28)	2021	Real Betis	13	0
89	Valérie Gauvin		FW	(1996-06-01) June 1, 1996 (age 29)	2022	North Carolina Courage	2	0

Struck players are no longer with the team.

As of 24 August 2022^[update][14]

Role	Name
President	Jessica O'Neill
General manager	Alex Singer
Interim head coach	Juan Carlos Amorós
Acting Head Coach/First Assistant Coach	Sarah Lowdon
Assistant coach	Michael Balogun
Assistant coach Video analyst	Hiro Suzuki
Assistant general manager	Carlos Martinez-Gloria
Equipment manager	Paloma Paez
Head athletic trainer	Frances Gilbert-Carlson
High performance coach	Corey Ashe

The 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft was an expansion draft held by the NWSL on December 16, 2021, for two expansion teams, Angel City FC and San Diego Wave FC, to select players from existing teams in the league.^[22]

On December 10, 2021, the NWSL released the protected lists from teams participating in the draft.^[23]

• Bold indicates players selected in the Expansion Draft
• Blue highlights indicate United States federation players
• Italics indicate players who are not under contract but whose NWSL playing rights remain with the team

Of the Houston Dash's unprotected player list, San Diego selected Kristie Mewis and Angel City selected Jasmyne Spencer.^[24]

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2022 NWSL Draft was held on December 18, 2021.

Round	Pick	Nat.	Player	Pos.	College	Status	Ref.
4	46		Ryan Gareis	FW	South Carolina	Signed a two-year contract.	[25]

Date	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Previous club	Fee/notes	Ref.
December 17, 2021		Julia Ashley	DF	Racing Louisville FC	Acquired in exchange for the 26th overall pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft.	[25][26]
December 18, 2021		Kelcie Hedge	MF	OL Reign	Acquired in exchange for the 22nd-overall pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft and $15,000 in allocation money.	[25][27]
December 20, 2021		Paulina Gramaglia	FW	UAI Urquiza	Acquired on loan from January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2022.	[25][28][29][30]
December 22, 2021		Ella Dederick	GK	OL Reign	Acquired in exchange for the Dash's natural third-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft.	[25][31]
January 6, 2022		María Sánchez	FW	Tigres UANL	Signed a two-year contract.	[25][32][33]
January 28, 2022		Marisa Viggiano	DF	Orlando Pride	Acquired in exchange for Megan Montefusco, $30,000 in allocation money, and OL Reign's natural third-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft.	[25][34]
April 5, 2022		Natalie Jacobs	MF	Real Betis Féminas	Signed a National Team Replacement player contract.	[25]
May 7, 2022				Houston Dash	Signed an Injury Replacement player contract.	[35]
June 27, 2022		Ebony Salmon	FW	Racing Louisville FC	Acquired in exchange for up to $190,000 of allocation money, depending on performance-related conditions.	[36][37]
August 19, 2022		Caprice Dydasco	DF	NJ/NY Gotham FC	Acquired in exchange for $120,000 in allocation money, and up to $150,000, increasing by $10,000 per playoff appearance.	[38]
August 23, 2022		Valérie Gauvin	FW	North Carolina Courage	Acquired in exchange for $25,000 in allocation money and a conditional second-round pick in the 2024 NWSL Draft.	[39][40]
August 25, 2022		Tiernny Wiltshire	DF	Kuopion Palloseura[10]	Signed to a contract until the end of the 2022 season.	[41][42]

Date	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Destination club	Fee/notes	Ref.
January 14, 2022		Veronica Latsko	FW	OL Reign	Traded in exchange for $30,000 in allocation money and OL Reign's natural third-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft.	[25][43]
January 28, 2022		Megan Montefusco	DF	Orlando Pride	Traded with $30,000 in allocation money and OL Reign's natural third-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft in exchange for Marisa Viggiano.	[25][34]
January 31, 2022		Gabby Kessler	MF	None	Retired.	[25][44]
April 22, 2022		Natalie Jacobs	MF	None	National Team Replacement player contract expired.	[45]
August 9, 2022		Rachel Daly	FW	Aston Villa W.F.C.	Transferred for an undisclosed fee.	[46][47][48]
August 18, 2022		Haley Hanson	DF	Orlando Pride	Traded in exchange for $75,000 in allocation money and a second-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft.	[49]