2019 Washington Spirit season

Washington Spirit 2019 soccer season
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
Home colors
Away colors
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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]

Club

Roster

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

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

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

Washington Spirit v James Madison Dukes
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
Washington Spirit v FC Bordeaux
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
Washington Spirit v North Carolina Tar Heels
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
Washington Spirit v Virginia Tech Hokies
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

Washington Spirit v Sky Blue FC
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
Utah Royals FC v Washington Spirit
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
Washington Spirit v Reign FC
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
Sky Blue FC v Washington Spirit
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
Washington Spirit v Portland Thorns FC
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
Chicago Red Stars v Washington Spirit
May 26, 2019 6 Chicago Red Stars 0–2 Washington Spirit Bridgeview, Illinois
18:00
  • Johnson Yellow card 90+3'
 Report
Box Score		 Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 3,447
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
Washington Spirit v Utah Royals FC
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
Reign FC v Washington Spirit
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
Washington Spirit v Houston Dash
June 22, 2019 9 Washington Spirit 0–0 Houston Dash Boyds, Maryland
19:00 Report
Box Score
  • Nairn Yellow card 44'
  • Calderon Valdez Yellow card 73'
 Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 2,367
Referee: Lorant Varga
Washington Spirit v North Carolina Courage
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
Orlando Pride v Washington Spirit
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
Washington Spirit v Houston Dash
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
Sky Blue FC v Washington Spirit
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
North Carolina Courage v Washington Spirit
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.
Washington Spirit v Chicago Red Stars
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
Portland Thorns FC v Washington Spirit
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
Washington Spirit v Utah Royals FC
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.
Washington Spirit v Orlando Pride
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
Washington Spirit v Reign FC
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
Chicago Red Stars v Washington Spirit
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
Houston Dash v Washington Spirit
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
Washington Spirit v North Carolina Courage
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
Orlando Pride v Washington Spirit
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
Portland Thorns FC v Washington Spirit
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
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  • e
 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
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
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
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 Total NWSL Playoffs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers:
1 GK United States USA Aubrey Bledsoe 24 0 24 0 0 0
30 GK United States USA Shae Yanez 1 0 1 0 0 0
Defenders:
3 DF United States USA Sam Staab 24 1 24 1 0 0
5 DF United States USA Megan Crosson 9 1 9 1 0 0
9 DF United States USA Tegan McGrady 6 0 6 0 0 0
14 DF United States USA Paige Nielsen 22 0 22 0 0 0
18 DF United States USA McKenzie Berryhill 3 0 3 0 0 0
19 DF United States USA Dorian Bailey 19 2 19 2 0 0
24 DF United States USA Carlin Hudson 4 0 4 0 0 0
Midfielders:
4 MF United States USA Jordan DiBiasi 22 4 22 4 0 0
6 MF Australia AUS Chloe Logarzo 15 1 15 1 0 0
7 MF Australia AUS Amy Harrison 10 0 10 0 0 0
8 MF United States USA Megan Dougherty Howard 22 0 22 0 0 0
10 MF United States USA Rose Lavelle 6 1 6 1 0 0
12 MF United States USA Andi Sullivan 23 2 23 2 0 0
16 MF United States USA Tiffany McCarty 1 1 1 1 0 0
23 MF United States USA Tori Huster 22 0 22 0 0 0
28 MF Australia AUS Elise Kellond-Knight 9 0 9 0 0 0
Forwards:
2 FW United States USA Arielle Ship 8 0 8 0 0 0
11 FW United States USA Mallory Pugh 9 2 9 2 0 0
13 FW United States USA Bayley Feist 12 1 12 1 0 0
17 FW United States USA Cali Farquharson 13 0 13 0 0 0
20 FW Jamaica JAM Cheyna Matthews 17 3 17 3 0 0
31 FW United States USA Crystal Thomas 13 3 13 3 0 0
32 FW United States USA Grace Cutler 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 FW United States USA Ashley Hatch 24 7 24 7 0 0

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 States Aubrey Bledsoe 24 24 2149 9 8 7 25 1.05 9
21 United States Sammy Jo Prudhomme 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
30 United States Shea Yanez 1 0 11 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Transfers

In

Date Player Number Position Previous club Fee/notes
January 14, 2019 United States Megan Crosson 5 DF Lithuania FC Gintra Signed[11]
February 14, 2019 Australia Amy Harrison 7 DF Australia Sydney FC Signed[12]
February 28, 2019 United States Paige Nielsen 14 FW/DF Australia Canberra United Signed[13]
March 4, 2019 United States Jordan DiBiasi 4 MF United States Stanford Cardinal Signed[14]
United States Sam Staab 3 DF United States Clemson Tigers Signed[14]
United States Tegan McGrady 9 DF/FW United States Stanford Cardinal Signed[14]
United States Dorian Bailey 19 MF United States North Carolina Tar Heels Signed[14]
United States Bayley Feist 13 MF/FW United States Wake Forest Demon Deacons Signed[14]
April 8, 2019 United States Tiffany McCarty 16 FW Norway Medkila IL Signed to Supplemental Roster[15]
United States McKenzie Berryhill 18 DF Norway Klepp IL Signed[15]
United States Sammy Jo Prudhomme 21 GK United States Houston Dash Signed[15]
United States Carlin Hudson 24 DF United States North Carolina Courage Signed to Supplemental Roster[15]
United States Shae Yanez 30 GK United States Tennessee Volunteers Signed[15]
May 23, 2019 United States Crystal Thomas 31 FW Iceland Valur Signed[16]
June 13, 2019 United States Grace Cutler 32 FW United States West Virginia Mountaineers Signed as National Team Replacement[17]
July 15, 2019 Australia Elise Kellond-Knight 28 MF United States Reign FC Traded in exchange for Sammy Jo Prudhomme[18]

Out

Date Player Number Position New club Fee/notes
October 17, 2018 Argentina Estefanía Banini 10 FW Spain Levante UD Undisclosed[19]
November 16, 2019 United States Havana Solaun 9 FW Norway Klepp IL Undisclosed[20]
January 10, 2019 United States Caprice Dydasco 3 DF United States Sky Blue FC Traded for 3rd and 29th overall 2019 draft picks[21]
Bosnia and Herzegovina DiDi Haracic 21 GK
Cameroon Estelle Johnson 24 DF
January 11, 2019 United States Kelsey Wys 19 GK Iceland UMF Selfoss Waived[22][23]
February 5, 2019 Canada Quinn[a] 4 MF France Paris FC Undisclosed[24]
February 19, 2019 United States Tiffany Weimer 88 FW Denmark FC Nordsjælland Undisclosed[25]
February 27, 2019 United States Whitney Church 5 DF Waived[26]
March 1, 2019 Nigeria Francisca Ordega 14 FW China Shanghai W.F.C. Undisclosed[27]
March 22, 2019 United States Taylor Smith 7 DF United States Reign FC Released[28]
April 8, 2019 United States Joanna Lohman 15 MF Retired[29]
July 15, 2019 United States Sammy Jo Prudhomme 21 GK United States Reign FC Traded in exchange for Elise Kellond-Knight[18]
September 28, 2019 United States Carlin Hudson 24 DF France Guigamp Released[30]

Loan In

Date Player Number Position Parent club Fee/notes
February 14, 2019 Australia Chloe Logarzo 6 MF Australia Sydney FC Season 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 DiBiasi MF United States Stanford Cardinal Round 1, Pick 3 (3rd overall) [31]
United States Samantha Staab DF United States Clemson Tigers Round 1, Pick 4 (4th overall) [31]
United States Tegan McGrady DF/FW United States Stanford Cardinal Round 1, Pick 7 (7th overall) [31]
United States Dorian Bailey MF United States North Carolina Tar Heels Round 1, Pick 8 (8th overall) [31]
United States Bayley Feist FW/MF United States Wake Forest Demon Deacons Round 2, Pick 8 (17th overall) [31]

Awards

As of October 12, 2019

Monthly Awards

NWSL Team of the Month

Month Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Ref
May United States Aubrey Bledsoe United States Sam Staab United States Jordan DiBiasi United States Ashley Hatch [32]
June United States Aubrey Bledsoe United States Sam Staab United States Andi Sullivan [33]
August United States Aubrey Bledsoe [34]

NWSL Weekly Awards

NWSL Player of the Week

Week Result Player Ref.
4 Won United States Aubrey Bledsoe [35]
7 Won United States Aubrey Bledsoe [36]
20 Won United States Crystal Thomas [37]

NWSL Goal of the Week

Week Result Player Ref.
1 Nominated United States Megan Crosson [38]
5 Nominated United States Cheyna Matthews [39]
6 Won United States Jordan DiBiasi [40][41]
7 Nominated United States Ashley Hatch [42]
8 Nominated United States Ashley Hatch [43]
12 Nominated United States Bayley Feist [44]
18 Nominated United States Andi Sullivan [45]
19 Nominated United States Ashley Hatch [46]
20 Won United States Tiffany McCarty [47]
Nominated United States Ashley Hatch [48]
Nominated United States Crystal Thomas
22 Nominated United States Ashley Hatch [49]
23 Nominated United States Mallory Pugh [50]
24 Won United States Rose Lavelle [51]

NWSL Save of the Week

Week Result Player Ref.
4 Won United States Aubrey Bledsoe [52]
7 Won United States Paige Nielsen [53]
8 Nominated United States Aubrey Bledsoe [54]
9 Nominated United States Aubrey Bledsoe [55]
12 Won United States Aubrey Bledsoe [56]
16 Won United States Aubrey Bledsoe [57]
18 Nominated United States Aubrey Bledsoe [58]
19 Nominated United States Aubrey Bledsoe [59]
20 Nominated United States Shae Yanez [60]
24 Nominated United States Paige Nielsen [61]
25 Nominated United States Aubrey Bledsoe [62]

Notes

  1. ^ Then known as Rebecca Quinn

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