2013 Washington Spirit season

Washington Spirit
2013 season
General Manager Chris Hummer
Head Coach Mark Parsons
Stadium Maryland SoccerPlex
NWSL 8th
Top goalscorer Diana Matheson (8 goals)
Highest home attendance 5,011 (May 4, 2013 vs Portland Thorns)
Lowest home attendance 2,081 (August 7, 2013 vs Chicago Red Stars)
Average home league attendance 3,754
Home colors
Away colors

The 2013 season was Washington Spirit's first season of existence in which they competed in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.

Review

The inaugural Spirit roster began to assemble on January 11, 2013 as part of the NWSL Player Allocation, goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris (USA), defender Ali Krieger (USA), midfielder Lori Lindsey (USA), defender Robyn Gayle (CAN), midfielder Diana Matheson (CAN), defender Alina Garciamendez (MEX) and midfielder Teresa Worbis (MEX) were named to the team.[1][2][3] During the February 7, 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft, the team selected Stephanie Ochs, Tori Huster, Jordan Angeli, Natasha Kai, Megan Mischler and Heather Cooke.[4][5]

The Spirit played their first competitive match on April 14, 2013, drawing Boston Breakers 1–1 with Tiffany McCarty scoring the team's first goal assisted by Stephanie Ochs.[6] The Spirit won their first competitive match on May 16, 2013, when they defeated the Seattle Reign 2-4 at Starfire Stadium. As the season wore on, the Spirit struggled to gain form and after the first eleven matches, Mike Jorden was fired and replaced by Mark Parsons.[7]

The coaching transition would be tough, and the Spirit continued the season with a 13-match winless streak (only one draw) until finishing the season on a high with two wins and a draw. Washington finished their first season in last place (8th).

Club

Roster

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

No. Position Player
1 United States GK Ashlyn Harris (FP)
2 United States FW Colleen Williams
3 United States DF Kika Toulouse
4 United States DF Marisa Abegg
5 Canada DF Candace Chapman
6 United States MF Lori Lindsey (FP)
8 Canada MF Diana Matheson (FP)
9 United States MF Ingrid Wells
10 United States FW Caroline Miller
11 United States DF Ali Krieger (FP)
13 Mexico MF Teresa "Lupita" Worbis (FP)
13 United States MF Julia Roberts
No. Position Player
14 United States FW Tiffany McCarty
15 Canada DF Robyn Gayle (FP)
16 Germany FW Conny Pohlers (on loan from VfL Wolfsburg)
17 United States FW Lindsay Taylor
18 United States GK Chantel Jones
19 United States DF Toni Pressley
20 United States MF Holly King
22 United States FW Stephanie Ochs
23 United States MF Tori Huster
24 United States FW Jasmyne Spencer
United States DF Domenica Hodak

Team management

Owner Bill Lynch
General Manager Chris Hummer
Head Coach Mark Parsons

Competitions

Preseason

Regular season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Western New York Flash 22 10 8 4 36 20 +16 38 NWSL Shield
2 FC Kansas City 22 11 5 6 34 22 +12 38 NWSL Playoffs
3 Portland Thorns FC (C) 22 11 5 6 32 25 +7 38
4 Sky Blue FC 22 10 6 6 31 26 +5 36
5 Boston Breakers 22 8 6 8 35 34 +1 30
6 Chicago Red Stars 22 8 6 8 32 36 −4 30
7 Seattle Reign FC 22 5 3 14 22 36 −14 18
8 Washington Spirit 22 3 5 14 16 39 −23 14
Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champion.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
22 14 3 14 5 16 39  −23 2 5 4 10 17  −7 1 9 1 6 22  −16

Last updated: 20 August 2013
Source: Soccerway
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundAHHHHAAAHAAHAHAAHAAHHH
ResultDDLLDWLLLLLDLLLLLLLWWD

Updated to match(es) played on 20 August 2013. Source: us.women.soccerway.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of April 23, 2017[9]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalNWSL
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
2 FW United States Colleen Williams 6060
3 DF United States Kika Toulouse 160160
4 DF United States Marisa Abegg 5050
5 DF Canada Candace Chapman 8080
6 MF United States Lori Lindsey 211211
8 MF Canada Diana Matheson 198198
9 MF United States Ingrid Wells 8080
10 FW United States Caroline Miller 7070
11 DF United States Ali Krieger 181181
13 MF Mexico Lupita Worbis 111111
13 MF United States Julia Roberts 200200
14 FW United States Tiffany McCarty 212212
15 DF Canada Robyn Gayle 140140
16 FW Germany Conny Pohlers 131131
17 FW United States Lindsay Taylor 6060
19 DF United States Toni Pressley 8080
20 MF United States Holly King 110110
22 MF United States Stephanie Ochs 221221
23 MF United States Tori Huster 211211
24 FW United States Jasmyne Spencer 170170
DF United States Domenica Hodak 110110

Top scorers

Players with one goal or more included only.

As of August 20, 2013
Rk. Nat Pos Player Total NWSL
1 Canada MF Diana Matheson 8 8
2 United States FW Tiffany McCarty 2 2
3 United States MF Tori Huster 1 1
3 United States DF Ali Krieger 1 1
3 United States MF Lori Lindsey 1 1
3 United States MF Stephanie Ochs 1 1
3 Germany FW Conny Pohlers 1 1
3 Mexico MF Lupita Worbis 1 1

Top assists

Players with one assist or more included only.

As of August 20, 2013
Rk. Nat Pos Player Total NWSL
1 Canada MF Diana Matheson 3 3
2 United States MF Lori Lindsey 2 2
2 United States MF Stephanie Ochs 2 2
3 Canada DF Robyn Gayle 1 1
3 United States FW Jasmyne Spencer 1 1

Disciplinary record

Disciplinary record

Players with 1 card or more included only.

As of August 20, 2013
No. Nat Pos Player Total NWSL
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
15 Canada DF Robyn Gayle 2 0 2 0
1 United States GK Ashlyn Harris 1 0 1 0
23 Wales MF Tori Huster 1 0 1 0
11 United States DF Ali Krieger 2 0 2 0
16 Germany FW Conny Pohlers 2 0 2 0
19 United States DF Toni Pressley 1 0 1 0
13 United States MF Julia Roberts 1 0 1 0

Goalkeeper stats

Last updated: August 20, 2013

No. Nat Player National Women's Soccer League
MIN GA GAA SV
1 United States Ashlyn Harris 1620 33 1.833 85
18 United States Chantel Jones 350 6 1.5 15

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player Transferred From Fee/Notes Date Source
1 GK United States Ashlyn Harris Germany FCR 2001 Duisburg NWSL Player Allocation January 11, 2013 [10]
11 DF United States Ali Krieger Germany 1. FFC Frankfurt NWSL Player Allocation January 11, 2013 [10]
6 MF United States Lori Lindsey United States Western New York Flash NWSL Player Allocation January 11, 2013 [10]
15 DF Canada Robyn Gayle Canada Vancouver Whitecaps WFC NWSL Player Allocation January 11, 2013 [10]
8 MF Canada Diana Matheson Norway LSK Kvinner NWSL Player Allocation January 11, 2013 [10]
DF Mexico Alina Garciamendez United States Stanford Cardinal NWSL Player Allocation January 11, 2013 opted not to play [10]
7 MF Mexico Teresa "Lupita" Worbis Unknown NWSL Player Allocation January 11, 2013 [10]
14 FW United States Tiffany McCarty United States Florida State Seminoles Selected in the 2013 NWSL College Draft January 18, 2013
10 FW United States Caroline Miller United States Virginia Cavaliers Selected in the 2013 NWSL College Draft January 18, 2013
20 MF United States Holly King United States Florida Gators Selected in the 2013 NWSL College Draft January 18, 2013
2 MF United States Colleen Williams United States Dayton Flyers Selected in the 2013 NWSL College Draft January 18, 2013
MF United States Ingrid Wells Sweden Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC Signed February 6, 2013 [11]
18 GK United States Chantel Jones Iceland Þór Akureyri Signed February 6, 2013 [11]
22 FW United States Stephanie Ochs United States University of San Diego 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft February 7, 2013 [12]
23 MF United States Tori Huster United States Florida State Seminoles 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft February 7, 2013 [12]
3 DF United States Kika Toulouse Sweden Rågsveds IF Signed February 12, 2013 [13]
DF United States Domenica Hodak United States Maryland Terrapins Discovery Player March 9, 2013 [14]
24 FW United States Jasmyne Spencer Denmark Brøndby IF Signed April 9, 2013 [15]
19 DF United States Toni Pressley Russia Ryazan VDV Signed June 3, 2013 [16]
17 FW United States Lindsay Taylor United States Seattle Reign FC Traded for a 2014 NWSL College Draft second round pick July 1, 2013 [17]
4 FW United States Marisa Abegg United States Gulf Coast Texans Signed on July 31, 2013 July 31, 2013 [18]
5 FW Canada Candace Chapman United States Western New York Flash Free Agent 2013 [19]
13 MF United States Julia Roberts United States Seattle Sounders Women 2013 [20]

Loan In

No. Pos. Player Transferred From Fee/Notes Date Source
16 FW Germany Conny Pohlers Germany VfL Wolfsburg Signed in June 2013 - on loan from VfL Wolfsburg June 11, 2013 [21]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NWSL allocation easier said than done". ESPN. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Player distribution sees NWSL take shape". FIFA. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  3. ↑ Bell, Jack (11 January 2013). "New Women's League Allocates Players". New York Times. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "NWSL Supplemental Draft results". The Equalizer. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  5. ↑ "Washington Spirit focused on offense during the NWSL Supplemental Draft". NWSL News. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  6. ↑ "Breakers come back to draw with Washington". Boston Breakers. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  7. ↑ Sean Sedam (July 1, 2013). "Washington Spirit Fire Coach Mike Jorden". Germantown Patch. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Capacity crowd of 4,569 witness history in home opening 1-1 draw". Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  9. ↑ "2013 NWSL Season Stats". washingtonspirit.com. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NWSL Announces Allocation of 55 National Team Players to Eight Clubs". U.S. Soccer. USSoccer.com. January 11, 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2013. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
  11. 1 2 "Spirit add 2008 U-20 World Cup stars Ingrid Wells and Chantel Jones". Washington Spirit. February 6, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  12. 1 2 "Results: Ochs taken first in NWSL Supplemental Draft". The Equalizer. February 7, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Kika Toulouse Added to Washington Spirit Defense". Washington Spirit. February 12, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  14. ↑ Kareen Drot (March 9, 2013). "Washington Spirit sign three draft picks and a Discovery Player". NWSL News. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  15. ↑ Scott Lewis & Kareen Drot (April 9, 2013). "Washington Spirit sign forward Jasmyne Spencer, waive defender Skyy Anderson". NWSL News. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Spirit pick up defender Toni Pressley from Russian club Ryazan VDV". Washington Spirit. February 12, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Spirit Trade for Forward Lindsay Taylor". National Women's Soccer League. July 1, 2013. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
  18. ↑ "Washington Spirit Sign Defender Marisa Abegg on NWSL Roster Freeze". Our Sports Central. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  19. ↑ "Chapman Bio". Washington Spirit. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  20. ↑ "Spirit getting ready for inaugural season (Roberts Signed)". Washington Spirit. March 13, 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  21. ↑ "Spirit sign German Women's National Team forward Conny Pohlers on loan". Washington Spirit. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
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