NWSL Houston Dash

Houston Dash on the Road against the Washington Spirit Tonight

Published on June 27, 2015 under National Women's Soccer League (NWSL)
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Hendricks Field at Maryland SoccerPlex. The match will be broadcast live via YouTube at HoustonDashSoccer.com/live. Game notes for the Dash are attached.

The Dash (3-2-4, 13 points) defeated the Spirit (4-3-2, 14 points) 2-0 in the first match of the season at BBVA Compass Stadium on April 10. Both teams have a chance to jump to first place with a win, depending on other results from around the league. The teams will play each other once more this season, on August 1 at Washington.

This is the first meeting this season between the Dash (2-2-4, 10 points) and Western New York (3-3-1, 10 points). Both teams come into the match with multi-game unbeaten streaks. Houston has not lost in four matches - a franchise high - and the Flash are unbeaten in their last three games.

Washington recovered from the opening night loss to win their next two matches by a combined score of 6-2, and have remained in the upper half of the league standings since. The Spirit have been led by Crystal Dunn, who is tied atop the NWSL scoring chart with 6 goals and has also tallied two assists. Christine Nairn has added four goals and one assist. Spirit goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris and defender Ali Krieger are still with the United States at the Women's World Cup.

Following tonight's match, the Dash return home against the Chicago Red Stars on July 12 in what will be the return of World Cup players from both the United States and Canada. Individual tickets are available at HoustonDashSoccer.com or by calling (713) 276-GOAL.




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