2014 Washington Spirit season

Washington Spirit
2014 season
General Manager Chris Hummer
Head Coach Mark Parsons
Stadium Maryland SoccerPlex
NWSL 4th
NWSL Playoffs Semi-Finals
Top goalscorer League: Jodie Taylor (11)
All: Jodie Taylor (11)
Highest home attendance 4,667 (May 3, 2014 vs Seattle)
Lowest home attendance 2,306 (April 13, 2014 vs WNY Flash)
Average home league attendance 3,335
Home colors
Away colors

The 2014 season was Washington Spirit's second 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

Coming off a tough inaugural season, the Spirit looked to build a contending team for the 2014 season. Mark Parsons had a full preseason to work with his team and made some key offseason acquisitions included Jodie Taylor and Christine Nairn, both who would finish as the team's tops scorers with 11 and 8 goals, respectively.

The beginning of the season saw similar struggles to 2013, losing 4 of the opening 6 matches. The turn-around began in Week 7, when the Spirit would outscore the Western New York Flash 3–2 with a brace from Jodie Taylor and own goal equalizer. The Spirit went 5 matches unbeaten mid-season and finished the season strong, losing only two of their last ten matches.

Finishing 4th, the Spirit made their first NWSL Playoff appearance. They ultimately lost at Seattle Reign in a 2–1 match with Veronica Perez scoring the Spirit's first ever playoff goal in the 65th minute.

Club

Roster

As of April 24, 2014:[1] 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 Toni Pressley
4 United States MF Yael Averbuch (FP)
5 Canada DF Robyn Gayle (FP)
6 United States MF Lori Lindsey
7 United States MF Christine Nairn
8 Canada MF Diana Matheson (FP)
9 Mexico FW Renae Cuellar (FP)
10 United States FW Caroline Miller
11 United States DF Ali Krieger (FP)
12 Denmark DF Cecilie Sandvej
No. Position Player
14 England FW Jodie Taylor
16 United States FW Tiffany Weimer
17 Mexico MF Veronica Perez
18 United States GK Chantel Jones
19 United States MF Crystal Dunn
21 United States GK Adelaide Gay
22 Mexico MF Bianca Sierra
23 United States DF Tori Huster
24 United States FW Jasmyne Spencer
28 United States DF Jordan Angeli
99 United States FW Danesha Adams
  • (FP) = Federation player

Team management

Owner Bill Lynch
General Manager Chris Hummer
Head Coach Mark Parsons

Competitions

Preseason

Regular season

Regular season standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Seattle Reign FC 24 16 6 2 50 20 +30 54 NWSL Shield
2 FC Kansas City (C) 24 12 5 7 39 32 +7 41 NWSL Playoffs
3 Portland Thorns FC 24 10 6 8 39 35 +4 36
4 Washington Spirit 24 10 5 9 36 43 −7 35
5 Chicago Red Stars 24 9 8 7 32 26 +6 35
6 Sky Blue FC 24 9 7 8 30 37 −7 34
7 Western New York Flash 24 8 4 12 42 38 +4 28
8 Boston Breakers 24 6 2 16 37 53 −16 20
9 Houston Dash 24 5 3 16 23 44 −21 18
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champion.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
24 10 5 9 36 43  −7 35 5 3 4 23 26  −3 5 2 5 13 17  −4

Last updated: August 16, 2014.
Source: Match reports

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
GroundHHAAHAHHHAAAAHAHAAAHHHAH
ResultLWLWLLWDWWWLLLWDWDLDWWDL

Updated to match(es) played on August 16, 2014. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

NWSL Playoffs

Squad statistics

Note: only regular season squad statistics displayed.

Key to positions: FW - Forward, MF - Midfielder, DF - Defender, GK - Goalkeeper

NPosPlayerGPGSMinGAWGShotSOGCroCKOffFoulFSYCRC
99FWDanesha Adams1398021108436110710
28MFJordan Angeli102235000100006011
4MFYael Averbuch2217156211115400016910
12DFNiki Cross108740000100005500
9FWRenae Cuellar104408000412064300
24FWLisa De Vanna119794140169001261310
19MFCrystal Dunn21181488030116202151010
13FWKerstin Garefrekes10659110019110048600
15DFRobyn Gayle161311432107310013240
23DFTori Huster2222198011194000121700
11DFAli Krieger22221935100533017410
6MFLori Lindsey221915091101560006900
8MFDiana Matheson2321197086228195186142420
7MFChristine Nairn232118386224118052472720
36MFKelsey Pardue109000000000000
17MFVeronica Perez1666570108300816810
19DFToni Pressley98701000200009100
23DFBianca Sierra95520000212006210
21DFAlex Singer11119720002000411300
31MFJennifer Skogerboe1015000000001000
14FWJodie Taylor21191727112446262034251310
NPosGoal keeperGPGSMinWLTShotSOGSavGAGA/GPenPKFSO
1GKAshlyn Harris1919171010541939766311.632234
18GKChantel Jones55450041783422122.4000

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player Transferred From Fee/Notes Date Source
7 MF United States Christine Nairn United States Seattle Reign Trade November 20, 2013 [2]
14 FW England Jodie Taylor Australia Sydney FC Signed December 18, 2013 [3]
4 MF United States Yael Averbuch Sweden Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC NWSL Player Allocation January 3, 2014 [4]
9 FW Mexico Renae Cuéllar United States FC Kansas City NWSL Player Allocation January 3, 2014 [5]
99 FW United States Danesha Adams United States Houston Dash Trade January 13, 2014 [6]
16 FW United States Tiffany Weimer United States Portland Thorns FC Trade January 17, 2014 [7]
12 DF Denmark Cecilie Sandvej Australia Perth Glory Signed February 27, 2014 [8]
17 MF Mexico Verónica Pérez United States Western New York Flash Trade March 3, 2014 [9]
12 DF Germany Niki Cross Germany FC Bayern Munich Trade March 18, 2014 [10]
22 MF Mexico Bianca Sierra United States University of Auburn Signed April 4, 2014 [11]
28 DF United States Jordan Angeli United States Boston Breakers Signed April 4, 2014 [11]
21 GK United States Adelaide Gay United States Portland Thorns FC Signed April 8, 2014 [12]
21 DF United States Alex Singer Germany 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam Signed June 4, 2014 [13]
24 FW Australia Lisa De Vanna United States Boston Breakers Trade June 18, 2014 [14]
31 MF United States Jennifer Skogerboe United States Washington Spirit Reserves
36 MF United States Kelsey Pardue United States Washington Spirit Reserves

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred To Fee/Notes Date Source
3 DF United States Kika Toulouse United States Houston Dash 2014 NWSL Expansion Draft January 10, 2014 [15]
14 FW United States Tiffany McCarty United States Houston Dash 2014 NWSL Expansion Draft January 10, 2014 [15]
22 MF United States Stephanie Ochs United States Houston Dash Trade January 13, 2014 [16]
4 DF United States Marisa Abegg Retired February 14, 2014 [17]
5 DF Canada Candace Chapman Waived March 29, 2014 [18]
20 MF United States Holly King United States Colorado Pride March 29, 2014 [19]
2 FW United States Colleen Williams Waived May 21, 2014 [20]
23 DF Mexico Bianca Sierra United States Boston Breakers Trade June 18, 2014 [14]
MF United States Ingrid Wells United States Western New York Flash Waived June 20, 2013 [21]
DF United States Domenica Hodak
13 MF Mexico Guadalupe Worbis
24 FW United States Jasmyne Spencer United States Western New York Flash [22]
13 MF United States Julia Roberts
17 FW United States Lindsay Taylor

Loan In

No. Pos. Player Loaned From Fee/Notes Date Source
13 MF Germany Kerstin Garefrekes Germany 1. FFC Frankfurt Loan for remainder of 2014 season June 14, 2014 [23]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Roster". Washington Spirit. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Reign Add Arsenal Star Midfielder Kim Little". Sounder at Heart. November 20, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Jodie Taylor joins the Spirit for 2014 NWSL season & earns England National Team Call up". Washington Spirit. December 18, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  4. ↑ Steven Goff (January 3, 2014). "Washington Spirit acquires Yael Averbuch". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  5. ↑ "NWSL announces 2014 allocated players: KC, Portland, Seattle look stacked". SoccerWire.com. January 3, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Houston Dash acquire forward Stephanie Ochs from Washington Spirit". Washington Spirit. January 13, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Portland Thorns reacquire Meleana Shim and shake up roster at NWSL College Draft". OregonLive.com. January 17, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Spirit sign Danish defender Cecilie Sandvej". SoccerWire.com. February 27, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  9. ↑ Meg Linehan (March 3, 2014). "De Vanna, Perez find new homes during trade flurry". OregonLive.com. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Spirit acquire FC Bayern Munich defender Niki Cross via trade with Seattle Reign FC". Washington Spirit. March 18, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  11. 1 2 "Washington Spirit Sign Midfielder Jordan Angeli and Mexican Women's National Team Defender Bianca Sierra". Washington Spirit. April 4, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Washington Spirit announces official 2014 NWSL roster". Women's Soccer United. April 8, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Spirit Sign Defender Alex Singer". The Bent Musket. June 4, 2014. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  14. 1 2 "Breakers Transfers 2014: Boston Trades Lisa De Vanna to Spirit for Defender Bianca Sierra". The Bent Musket. June 18, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  15. 1 2 "Houston Dash select 10 players in 2014 NWSL Expansion Draft". Houston Dynamo. January 10, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Houston Dash acquire forward Stephanie Ochs from Washington Spirit". Houston Dynamo. January 13, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Marisa Abegg announces her retirement". Washington Spirit. February 14, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  18. ↑ "The Washington Spirit Waive Defender Candace Chapman". Washington Spirit. March 29, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  19. ↑ Joe Paisley (May 19, 2014). "Colorado Pride women's soccer team kicks off first season Thursday at Colorado College". The Gazette. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  20. ↑ "Washington Spirit part ways with Colleen Williams". SoccerWire.com. May 21, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  21. ↑ Steven Goff (June 20, 2013). "Wells Waived". Twitter. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  22. ↑ "Western New York Flash announces 2014 roster". SoccerWire.com. April 7, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  23. ↑ "Spirit acquire German midfielder Kerstin Garefrekes". Washington Spirit. June 14, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
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