2020 Washington Spirit season

The 2020 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.

Washington Spirit
2020 season
General ManagerChris Hummer
Head CoachRichie Burke
StadiumMaryland SoccerPlex
Audi Field
Segra Field
NWSLTBD
Top goalscorerLeague: TBD
All: TBD
Highest home attendanceTBD
Lowest home attendanceTBD
Average home league attendanceTBD

Club

Roster

The first-team roster of Washington Spirit.[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 GK Aubrey Bledsoe
2 FW Ashley Sanchez
3 DF Sam Staab
4 MF Natalie Jacobs
5 DF Brooke Hendrix
6 FW Katie McClure
7 MF Jaye Boissierre
8 MF Megan Dougherty Howard
9 DF Tegan McGrady
10 MF Rose Lavelle (FP)
11 MF Jordan DiBiasi
12 MF Andi Sullivan
13 FW Bayley Feist
No. Position Player
14 DF Paige Nielsen
16 MF Averie Collins
17 FW Kumi Yokoyama (INT)
18 FW Jessie Scarpa
19 DF Dorian Bailey
20 FW Cheyna Matthews
21 GK Katie Lund
22 FW Jenna Hellstrom (INT)
23 MF Tori Huster
24 FW Kaiya McCullogh
31 FW Crystal Thomas
33 FW Ashley Hatch
  • (FP) = Federation player[2]
  • (INT) = International roster player[3]

Team management
As of March 1, 2020[4][5]
Coaching staff
Head Coach Richie Burke
Player/Opponent Analyst Tom Torres
High Performance Coach Michael Minthorne
Goalkeeper Coach Ian McCaldon
Team Performance Coach Christian Cziommer
Reserve Team Head Coach Kati Jo Spisak
Athletic Trainer Julie Beveridge

Competitions

Preseason

Regular season

Regular season standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Chicago Red Stars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NWSL Shield
2 Houston Dash 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NWSL Playoffs
3 North Carolina Courage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 OL Reign 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Orlando Pride 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Portland Thorns FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Sky Blue FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Utah Royals FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Washington Spirit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: Canceled
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: March 1, 2020.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

Results by round
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Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on March 1, 2020. Source: NWSLsoccer.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Goalkeepers

Transfers

In
Date Player Number Position Previous club Fee/Notes
December 17, 2019 Jessie Scarpa18FW North Carolina Tar HeelsSigned[6]
Jenna Hellstrom22FW KIF Örebro DFFSigned[7]
December 18, 2019 Kumi Yokoyama17FW AC Nagano ParceiroSigned[8]
January 4, 2020 Brooke Hendrix5DF West Ham UnitedSigned[9]
January 7, 2020 Jaye Boissiere7MF Le Havre ACSigned[10]
February 10, 2020 Ashley Sanchez2FW UCLA BruinsSigned[11]
Natalie Jacobs4MF USC TrojansSigned Draft Pick[11]
Averie Collins16MF Washington State CougarsSigned Draft Pick[11]
Katie McClure6FW Kansas JayhawksSigned Draft Pick[11]
Kaiya McCullogh24MF UCLA BruinsSigned Draft Pick[11]
Katie Lund21GK Arkansas RazorbacksSigned, Undrafted[11]

Out
Date Player Number Position New club Fee/Notes
November 4, 2019 Arielle Ship2FW Utah Royals FCPlace on Re-Entry Wire[12][13]
Megan Crosson5DF Houston DashPlace on Re-Entry Wire[12][14]
Chloe Logarzo6MF Bristol CityPlace on Re-Entry Wire[12][15]
Amy Harrison7MF Western Sydney WandersPlace on Re-Entry Wire[12][16]
Tiffany McCarty16FWPlace on Re-Entry Wire[12]
Cali Farquharson17FW KIF Örebro DFFPlace on Re-Entry Wire[12][17]
Mackenzie Berryhill18DFPlace on Re-Entry Wire[12]
Elise Kellond-Knight28MF Brisbane RoarPlace on Re-Entry Wire[12][18]
Shea Yanez30GK Santa TeresaPlace on Re-Entry Wire[12][19]
January 16, 2020 Mallory Pugh11FW Sky Blue FCTrade for 4th, 13th, and 17th overall 2020 draft picks; 1st Round 2021 dract pick[20]
Mallory Eubanks22FW

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 2020 NWSL College Draft will be listed in the notes.

Player Pos Previous club Notes Ref
Ashley SanchezFW UCLA BruinsRound 1, Pick 4 (4th overall)[21]
Natalie JacobsMF USC TrojansRound 2, Pick 4 (13th overall)[22]
Averie CollinsMF Washington State CougarsRound 2, Pick 8 (17th overall)[23]
Katie McClureFW Kansas JayhawksRound 3, Pick 5 (23rd overall)[24]
Kaiya McCulloughFW UCLA BruinsRound 4, Pick 5 (32nd overall)[25]

Awards

References
  1. "Washington Spirit Roster". washingtonspirit.com. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  2. "NWSL releases 2020 allocated players list". NWSLsoccer.com. February 20, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  3. "Washington Spirit announces updated roster ahead of 2018 NWSL regular season". Washington Spirit. March 19, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  4. http://washingtonspirit.com/coaching-staff/ Spirit Coaching Staff Reference
  5. http://washingtonspirit.com/team/front-office/ Spirit Executive Staff
  6. "Washington Spirit Sign Forward Jessie Scarpa". Washington Spirit. December 17, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  7. "Washington Spirit Sign Forward Jenna Hellstrom". Washington Spirit. December 17, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  8. Declan Vargas (December 18, 2019). "Washington Spirit Sign Forward Kumi Yokoyama". Washington Spirit. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  9. Declan Vargas (January 4, 2020). "Washington Spirit Sign Defender Brooke Hendrix". Washington Spirit. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  10. Mason Covalier (January 7, 2020). "Washington Spirit sign Midfielder Jaye Boissiere". Washington Spirit. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  11. "Spirit sign all five 2020 draftees, add to keeper corps". Washington Spirit. February 10, 2020. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  12. "Washington Spirit announce roster updates for 2019 off-season". washingtonspirit.com. November 4, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  13. "TAKE THREE: Utah Royals FC grab 3 off NWSL Re-Entry Wire". Front Row Soccer. November 5, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  14. "Houston Dash Acquire DF Megan Crosson". Our Sporse Central. January 25, 2020. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  15. Aiden Beswick (January 24, 2020). "Women's Sport: Bristol City sign Chloe Logarzo from Sydney FC". GiveMeSport. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  16. Vince Rugari (October 23, 2019). "'I'm a Westie': Matilda Harrison crosses town for W-League homecoming". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  17. Damall Svenskan (December 19, 2019). "Örebro värvar från amerikanska ligan" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  18. Jacob Windon (October 26, 2019). "Signing news: Kellond-Knight returns to Brisbane". Maltildas.com.au. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  19. "El Liberbank Santa Teresa Badajoz ficha a la guardameta estadounidense Jessica Yañez" (in Spanish). santateresabadajoz.com. January 8, 2020. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  20. "Washington Spirit send Mal Pugh to Sky Blue FC in blockbuster NWSL Draft trade". blackandredunited.com. January 16, 2020. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  21. "Washington Spirit select Ashley Sanchez fourth overall in 2020 NWSL Draft". Washington Spirit. January 16, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  22. "Washington Spirit select Natalie Jacobs 13th overall in 2020 NWSL Draft". Washington Spirit. January 16, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  23. "Washington Spirit select Averie Collins 17th overall in 2020 NWSL Draft". Washington Spirit. January 16, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  24. "Washington Spirit select Katie McClure 23rd overall in 2020 NWSL Draft". Washington Spirit. January 16, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  25. "Washington Spirit select Kaiya McCullough 32nd overall in 2020 NWSL Draft". Washington Spirit. January 16, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020.


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