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Orlando Pride Shut Out the Houston Dash in Return to Exploria Stadium

July 8, 2022 - National Women's Soccer League (NWSL)
Orlando Pride News Release


ORLANDO, Fla. - Orlando Pride (3-5-3, 12 points) earned its first home win of the season on Friday night, defeating the Houston Dash (4-3-4, 15 points) 1-0 at Exploria Stadium. This was the first game the Pride had played at Exploria stadium in six weeks after spending June on the road and playing in Daytona last week.

The game-winning goal on the night came courtesy of Pride defender Kylie Strom in the 79th minute. The goal marked her second of the season in as many games, the first time in her NWSL career that she has scored in back-to-back matches. Carrie Lawrence picked up her first assist of the season and her second across all NWSL competitions for the Club.

Pride goalkeeper Erin Mcleod tallied her second clean sheet of the season making two saves. Her first of the year came in the 1-0 win over Angel City FC. The shutout also marks the 10th of her NWSL regular season career.

Acting Orlando Pride Head Coach Seb Hines also earned his first victory at the helm. Hines joined the Pride coaching staff after playing for Orlando City SC of Major League Soccer in their inaugural season in 2015.

Acting Orlando Pride Head Coach Seb Hines:

"I think the players understood today that winning is hard. It is hard work and it was a collective effort. They had a real grit and determination on and off the ball. Houston causes some problems, like we had to try and figure it out. They clogged the middle and the areas that we like to exploit. We had to get some thinking at halftime about how we are going to create more goal scoring opportunities. We deserved a goal. It was a lucky goal, but we deserved it. We deserved to win last week and we deserved to win this week. A little bit of luck went on our side. Overall, I can't talk about the players enough and say how well they did. The players that came on made a difference and they understand that it is a collective effort. It is not just individuals, it is a team."

Scoring Recap:

79' Kylie Strom (Carrie Lawrence) - ORL 1, HOU 0

The Pride earned the breakthrough after Carrie Lawrence put the ball back into the box following a clearance from the Houston defense and found Kylie Strom behind the back line. Strom was able to flick the ball with her head towards the goal and past a diving Dash goalkeeper into the back of the net.

Match Notes:

Kylie Strom scored her second consecutive goal after hitting the back of the net for the first time in a Pride kit last week against Racing Louisville.

Carrie Lawrence tallied her first helper of the season on the Strom goal, sending a looping ball over the Houston backline. It was her second assist across all NWSL competitions with the first coming in the NWSL Fall Series.

Erin McLeod earned her 11th shutout across all NWSL competitions and the 10th of the regular season. The clean sheet also marks the third of her career while with the Pride.

With today's start, Megan Montefusco appeared in her 150th game across all NWSL competitions.

Entering as a 54th-minute substitute, midfielder Chelsee Washington made her first appearance of the 2022 regular season.

Acting Head Coach Seb Hines earned his first win as acting head coach with the Pride.

Hines made two changes to his starting lineup from the side's last outing against Racing Louisville, with Carrie Lawrence and Kerry Abello reentering the Starting XI.

Next Match: Orlando will hit the road and head to Audi Field to take on the Washington Spirit on Sunday, July 17. Kickoff for the match is set for 5 p.m. ET.

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Scoring Summary:

ORL - Kylie Strom (Carrie Lawrence) 79'

Misconduct Summary:

HOU - Marisa Viggiano (Yellow Card) 88'

ORL - Chelsee Washington (Yellow Card) 90+1'

ORL - Seb Hines (Yellow Card) 90+4'

Lineups/Substitutions:

Orlando Pride - GK Erin McLeod; D Celia, Carrie Lawrence, Megan Montefusco, Kylie Strom; M Jordyn Listro, Meggie Dougherty Howard (Mikayla Cluff 46'), Viviana Villacorta; F Erika Tymrak (Chelsee Washington 54'), Kerry Abello (Courtney Petersen 70'), Darian Jenkins (Abi Kim 90+3')

Substitutes Not Used: GK Anna Moorhouse, Kaylie Collins; D Toni Pressley, Caitlin Cosme; M Thais Reiss

Houston Dash - GK Jane Campbell ©; D Natalie Jacobs, Julia Ashley (Ryan Gareis 46'), Katie Naughton, Ally Prisock, Haley Hanson; M Emily Ogle, Marisa Viggiano, Bri Visalli (Makamae Gomera-Stevens 69', Cali Farquharson 77'); F Joelle Anderson (Shea Groom 57'), Ebony Salmon

Substitutes Not Used: GK Ella Dederick, D Machaela George; M Maegan Rosa, Haley Berg; F Paulina Gramaglia

Details of the Game:

Time: 7 p.m. ET

Weather: Clear

Date: July 8, 2022

Attendance: 3,520

Stats Summary: ORL / HOU

Possession: 52.2% / 47.8%

Shots: 11 / 7

Shots on Goal: 7 / 2

Saves: 2 / 6

Corner Kicks: 5 / 1

Fouls: 12 / 15

Offside: 1 / 0

Officials:

REF: Natalie Simon

AR1: Jessica Carnevale

AR2: Rhett Hammil

4TH: Daniel Gutierrez

Heineken Star of the Match: Kylie Strom

About Orlando Pride:

With two major professional teams, Orlando City Soccer Club (OCSC) has established itself as one of the preeminent Clubs in professional soccer. The Orlando Pride, OCSC's National Women's Soccer League franchise, began play in 2016 - bringing professional women's soccer to Orlando for the first time.

The Pride play at Exploria Stadium, a 25,500 seat soccer-specific stadium located in the heart of Downtown Orlando that is also home to Orlando City SC of Major League Soccer.

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