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2016 Houston Dash season
Houston Dash 2016 soccer season
The 2016 season is the Houston Dash's third season as an American professional women's soccer team in the NWSL.
Quick Facts season, Managing Director ...
| 2016 season | |||
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| Managing Director | Brian Ching | ||
| Head coach | Randy Waldrum | ||
| Stadium | BBVA Compass Stadium | ||
| NWSL | 8th | ||
| NWSL Championship | Did not qualify | ||
| Top goalscorer | Kealia Ohai (11) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 7,440 (April 16 vs. Chicago) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 4,329 (July 30 vs. Western New York) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 5,696 | ||
| Biggest win | 3–0 (July 16 vs. Portland); 4–1 (Sept. 11 vs. Boston) | ||
| Biggest defeat | 0–3 (Sept. 7 at Portland) | ||
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| All statistics correct as of December 21, 2016. | |||
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Coaching staff
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| Position | Staff |
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| Head Coach |  Randy Waldrum |
| Assistant coach |  Marcelo Galvao |
| Assistant coach | Hiro Suzuki |
| Goalkeeper coach | Tom Brown |
| Athletic Trainer | Kristy Chavez |
| Massage Therapist | Wes Speights |
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Preseason
Houston Dash v Baylor Bears
| March 19 1 | Houston Dash | 4–2 | Baylor Bears | Houston |
| 3:00 p.m. CT | Daly  , Heap Beckie |
Report | ?' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Houston Sports Park |
| Note: Played in three 30-minute periods. | ||||
Oregon State Beavers v Houston Dash
| March 27 2 | Oregon State Beavers | 0–3 | Houston Dash | Portland, Oregon |
| 4:30 p.m. CT | Report | Beckie 13', 50' Andressa 75' |
Stadium: Providence Park |
Seattle Reign FC v Houston Dash
| March 30 3 | Seattle Reign FC | 2–0 | Houston Dash | Portland, Oregon |
| 7:00 p.m. CT | Yanez 37' Foxhoven  79'Dallstream 82' |
Report | Brooks 68' |
Stadium: Providence Park |
Texas A&M Aggies v Houston Dash
| April 8 4 | Texas A&M Aggies | 0–5 | Houston Dash | College Station |
| 8:00 p.m. CT | HOU Report TAMU Report |
Daly 14', 27' Ubogagu 20', 88'Brooks 35' |
Stadium: Ellis Field Attendance: 1,000+ |
Friendlies
FC Dallas WPSL v Houston Dash
| Thurs June 2 | FC Dallas WPSL | 0–3 | Houston Dash | Frisco |
| 5:30 p.m. CT | Report | Stadium: Toyota Soccer Center Tundra Field #2 |
National Women's Soccer League
Main article: 2016 National Women's Soccer League season
League standings
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Portland Thorns FC | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 41 | NWSL Shield |
| 2 | Washington Spirit | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 39 | NWSL Playoffs |
| 3 | Chicago Red Stars | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 33 | |
| 4 | Western New York Flash (C) | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 32 | |
| 5 | Seattle Reign FC | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 30 | |
| 6 | FC Kansas City | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 26 | |
| 7 | Sky Blue FC | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 26 | |
| 8 | Houston Dash | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 22 | |
| 9 | Orlando Pride | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 19 | |
| 10 | Boston Breakers | 20 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 47 | −33 | 11 |
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- Results summary
More information Overall, Home ...
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | −6 |
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Last updated: September 25, 2016.
Source: National Women's Soccer League
- Results by matchday
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| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
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| Stadium | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H |
| Result | W | L | D | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | D | D | L | D | W | W | L | W | L |
| Position[n 1] | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
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Updated to match(es) played on September 25, 2016. Source: HoustonDashSoccer.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Houston Dash v Chicago Red Stars
| April 16 1 | Houston Dash | 3–1 | Chicago Red Stars | Houston |
| 7:30 p.m. CT | Daly 22' Lloyd 51' (Daly)Beckie 53' (Ohai) |
Report | Press 13' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 7,440 Referee: Chris Spivey |
Orlando Pride v Houston Dash
| April 23 2 | Orlando Pride | 3–1 | Houston Dash | Orlando, Florida |
| 6:30 p.m. CT | Andressa 46' (o.g.) Sanderson 57'Morgan 61' |
Report | Andressa 75' |
Stadium: Camping World Stadium Attendance: 23,403 Referee: Brandon Artis |
Houston Dash v Sky Blue FC
| April 29 3 | Houston Dash | 0–0 | Sky Blue FC | Houston |
| 7:30 p.m. CT | Report | Rodriguez 32' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 5,081 Referee: Reyna Fonseca |
FC Kansas City v Houston Dash
| May 7 4 | FC Kansas City | 1–2 | Houston Dash | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 7:30 p.m. CT | Yael Averbuch 87' |
Report | Daly 45' O'Sullivan 69' (Ubogagu)Ubogagu 70' (Daly)Brush 82' |
Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 3,282 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
Washington Spirit v Houston Dash
| May 14 5 | Washington Spirit | 1–0 | Houston Dash | Boyds, Maryland |
| 6:00 p.m. CT | Lohman 39' (Nairn) Kleiner 66'Krieger 89' |
Report | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 3,545 Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic |
Houston Dash v Orlando Pride
| May 20 6 | Houston Dash | 0–1 | Orlando Pride | Houston |
| 7:30 p.m. CT | Report Report |
Edmonds 81' (Sanderson) |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 6,293 Referee: Greg Dopka |
Houston Dash v Washington Spirit
| May 27 | Houston Dash | PPD | Washington Spirit | Houston |
| 7:30 p.m. CT | Announcement | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium | ||
| Note: rescheduled to August 18 due to inclement weather. | ||||
Seattle Reign FC v Houston Dash
| June 12 7 | Seattle Reign FC | 1–0 | Houston Dash | Seattle, Washington |
| 6:00 p.m. CT | Solaun 66' (Yanez) |
Report | Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 4,682 Referee: Marco Vega |
Houston Dash v FC Kansas City
| June 19 8 | Houston Dash | 0–1 | FC Kansas City | Houston, Texas |
| 7:30 p.m. CT | Roccaro 89' |
Report | Sauerbrunn 80' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 4,570 Referee: Matthew Franz |
Orlando Pride v Houston Dash
| Thu June 23 9 | Orlando Pride | 1–0 | Houston Dash | Orlando, Florida |
| 6:30 p.m. CT | Spencer 92+' (Hagen) |
Report | Stadium: Camping World Stadium Attendance: 6,870 Referee: Marco Vega |
Sky Blue FC v Houston Dash
| July 9 10 | Sky Blue FC | 1–0 | Houston Dash | Piscataway, New Jersey |
| 6:00 p.m. CT | Lytle 54' (Killion) Kai 55' |
Report | Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 1,732 Referee: Cuauhtemoc Delgadillo |
Houston Dash v Portland Thorns FC
| July 16 11 | Houston Dash | 3–0 | Portland Thorns FC | Houston |
| 7:30 p.m. | Rachel Daly 7' (Kealia Ohai) Amber Brooks 68' (Becca Moros)Kealia Ohai 83' (unassisted) |
Report | Mana Shim 40' Hayley Raso 81' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 5,661 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
Chicago Red Stars v Houston Dash
| July 23 12 | Chicago Red Stars | 1–1 | Houston Dash | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 7:00 p.m. | Danielle Colaprico 3' (Vanessa DiBernardo) |
Report | Megan Crosson 64' Rachel Daly 82' (Kealia Ohai) |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 3,621 Referee: Levi Rippy |
Houston Dash v Western New York Flash
| July 30 13 | Houston Dash | 3–3 | Western New York Flash | Houston |
| 7:30 p.m. | Rachel Daly 31' (unassisted) Kealia Ohai 47' (unassisted)Kealia Ohai 63' (Stephanie Ochs)Caity Heap 89' |
Report | Lianne Sanderson 3' (Lynn Williams) Jessica McDonald 70' (Lynn Williams)Lynn Williams 90+3' (Jessica McDonald)Jaelene Hinkle 90+3'Abby Dahlkemper 90+6' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 4,329 Referee: Matthew Franz |
Houston Dash v Washington Spirit
| Thu August 18 14 | Houston Dash | 1–2 | Washington Spirit | Houston |
| 7:00 p.m. CT | Kealia Ohai 90' (Stephanie Ochs) |
Report | Christine Nairn 30' (pk), 63' (unassisted) |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 5,012 Referee: Christina Unkel |
| Note: rescheduled from May 27 | ||||
Houston Dash v Western New York Flash
| August 27 15 | Houston Dash | 2–2 | Western New York Flash | Houston |
| 6:00 p.m. CT | Denise O'Sullivan 28' (Janine Beckie) 41' Kealia Ohai 34' (unasssited)Rachel Daly 86' |
Report | Lianne Sanderson 36' (Lynn Williams) Makenzy Doniak 58' (L Williams) |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 4,329 Referee: Matthew Franz |
Boston Breakers v Houston Dash
| August 31 16 | Boston Breakers | 1–3 | Houston Dash | Boston, Massachusetts |
| 7:00 p.m. CT | Natasha Dowie 91+' |
Report | Kealia Ohai 3' (C Lloyd), 33' (unassisted) Carli Lloyd 62' |
Stadium: Jordan Field Attendance: 3,762 Referee: Jasmine Peralta |
Houston Dash v Orlando Pride
| September 3 17 | Houston Dash | 4–2 | Orlando Pride | Houston |
| 7:30 p.m. CT | Janine Beckie 24' (Carli Lloyd) Polina 49' (unassisted)Kealia Ohai 62' (unassisted), 95+' (J Becky)Cari Roccaro 76'Amber Brooks 79' |
Report | Alex Morgan 80' (K Edmonds) 78' Kristen Edmonds 87' (unassisted) |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 6,819 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva |
Portland Thorns FC v Houston Dash
| September 7 18 | Portland Thorns FC | 3–0 | Houston Dash | Portland, Oregon |
| 9:00 p.m. CT | Allie Long 26' (Tobin Heath), 71' (T Heath) Christine Sinclair 90' |
Report | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 13,752 Referee: Brandon Artis |
Houston Dash v Boston Breakers
| September 11 19 | Houston Dash | 4–1 | Boston Breakers | Houston |
| 6:00 p.m. CT | Janine Beckie 26' (Carli Lloyd) Kealia Ohai 35' (Janine Beckie)Andressa Machry 55'Carli Lloyd 78' (Kealia Ohai)Carli Lloyd 81' (penalty) |
Report | Elise Krieghoff 76' (unassisted) |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 6,107 Referee: Levi Rippy |
Houston Dash v Seattle Reign FC
| September 25 20 | Houston Dash | 2–3 | Seattle Reign FC | Houston |
| 8:30 p.m. CT | Kealia Ohai 39' (unassisted) Carli Lloyd 42' (Denise O'Sullivan) |
Report | Merritt Mathias 13' Manon Melis 60' (Jessica Fishlock)Kim Little 76' (Jessica Fishlock)Beverly Yanez 82' (Carson Pickett) |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 5,651 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
NWSL Yearly Awards
NWSL Team of the Year
NWSL Weekly Awards
NWSL Player of the Week
More information Week, Result ...
| Week | Result | Player | Ref. |
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| 1 | Won |  Rachel Daly |
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| 4 | Won | Chioma Ubogagu |
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| 15 | Won | Kealia Ohai |
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| 17 | Won | Kealia Ohai |
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NWSL Goal of the Week
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| Week | Result | Player | Ref. |
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| 14 | Won | Rachel Daly |
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| 15 | Won | Rachel Daly |
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| 19 | Won | Kealia Ohai |
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NWSL Save of the Week
More information Week, Result ...
| Week | Result | Player | Ref. |
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| 5 | Won |  Lydia Williams |
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| 19 | Won | Lydia Williams |
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Source: NWSL
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| N | Pos | Player | GP | GS | Min | G | A | PK | Shot | SOG | SOG% | Cro | CK | Off | Foul | FS | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | DF | Poliana Barbosa | 15 | 15 | 1324 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 60% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Janine Beckie | 14 | 11 | 916 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 37% | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Morgan Brian | 13 | 13 | 1001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 38% | 0 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | Amber Brooks | 19 | 11 | 1084 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 20% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Ellie Brush | 15 | 15 | 1340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Allysha Chapman | 9 | 8 | 710 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Megan Crosson | 4 | 1 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | FW | Rachel Daly | 16 | 12 | 1186 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 16 | 39% | 2 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Tessa Florio-Gavilsky | 3 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Caity Heap | 6 | 2 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | Melissa Henderson | 7 | 4 | 321 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | GK | Bianca Henninger | 5 | 5 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Carli Lloyd | 7 | 7 | 553 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 37% | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Andressa Machry | 15 | 15 | 1298 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 32% | 3 | 37 | 0 | 12 | 26 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Becca Moros | 17 | 17 | 1520 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 50% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Denise O'Sullivan | 18 | 14 | 1315 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 42% | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Stephanie Ochs | 12 | 3 | 385 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 43% | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Kealia Ohai | 20 | 18 | 1622 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 31 | 61% | 6 | 1 | 31 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Cami Privett | 15 | 11 | 1059 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Cari Roccaro | 15 | 14 | 1264 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Chioma Ubogagu | 15 | 9 | 806 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 39% | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | Lydia Williams | 15 | 15 | 1350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Total | 20 | — | 19800 | 29 | 23 | 1 | 265 | 115 | 43% | 21 | 92 | 87 | 165 | 150 | 17 | 0 | ||
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More information N, Pos ...
| N | Pos | Goal keeper | GP | GS | Min | GA | GA/G | PKA | PKF | Shot | SOG | Sav | Sav% | YC | RC |
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| 1 | GK | Bianca Henninger | 5 | 5 | 450 | 7 | 1.40 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 22 | 14 | 64% | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | Lydia Williams | 15 | 15 | 1350 | 22 | 1.47 | 1 | 1 | 175 | 83 | 62 | 75% | 0 | 0 |
| Team Total | 20 | — | 1800 | 29 | 1.45 | 2 | 2 | 236 | 105 | 76 | 72% | 0 | 0 | ||
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- Houston Dash's position in the league at the end of match day
- "NATIONAL WOMEN'S SOCCER LEAGUE ANNOUNCES 2016 BEST XI". NWSL. October 7, 2016. Archived from the original on October 7, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
- Blakely, Chris (May 4, 2016). "Kim Little named NWSL Player of the Week for second straight week". Vavel. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
- "HOUSTON DASH'S CHIOMA UBOGAGU VOTED PLAYER OF THE WEEK". NWSL. May 10, 2016. Archived from the original on May 1, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
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- "HOUSTON DASH FORWARD KEALIA OHAI VOTED NWSL PLAYER OF THE WEEK". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. September 6, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
- "Goal of the Week Winner: Rachel Daly – Week 14". YouTube.com. NWSL. July 26, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
- "Goal of the Week Winner: Rachel Daly – Week 15". YouTube.com. NWSL. August 3, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
- "Goal of the Week Winner: Kealia Ohai – Week 19". youtube.com. NWSLsoccer. September 28, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- "Congrats to @HoustonDash's @lydsaussie on her save being selected by the fans as #NWSL Save of the Week – Week 5!". Twitter.com. NWSL. May 20, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
- "Save of the Week Winner: Lydia Williams – Week 19". youtube.com. NWSLsoccer. September 28, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.