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2014 Washington Spirit season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Washington Spirit |
| season | [2014](2014-in-american-soccer) |
| chrtitle | General manager |
| chairman | Chris Hummer |
| mgrtitle | Head coach |
| manager | Mark Parsons |
| stadium | Maryland SoccerPlex |
| league | [NWSL](2014-national-women-s-soccer-league-season) |
| league result | 4th |
| cup1 | NWSL Playoffs |
| cup1 result | *Semi-finals* |
| highest attendance | 4,667 (May 3, 2014 vs Seattle) |
| lowest attendance | 2,306 (April 13, 2014 vs WNY Flash) |
| average attendance | |
| league topscorer | Jodie Taylor (11) |
| season topscorer | Jodie Taylor (11) |
| American | true |
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| prevseason | [2013](2013-washington-spirit-season) |
| nextseason | [2015](2015-washington-spirit-season) |
The 2014 season was Washington Spirit's second season of existence in which they competed in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.
Review
Coming off a tough inaugural season, the Spirit looked to build a contending team for the 2014 season. Mark Parsons had a full preseason to work with his team and made some key offseason acquisitions included Jodie Taylor and Christine Nairn, both who would finish as the team's tops scorers with 11 and 8 goals, respectively.
The beginning of the season saw similar struggles to 2013, losing 4 of the opening 6 matches. The turn-around began in Week 7, when the Spirit would outscore the Western New York Flash 3–2 with a brace from Jodie Taylor and own goal equalizer. The Spirit went 5 matches unbeaten mid-season and finished the season strong, losing only two of their last ten matches.
Finishing 4th, the Spirit made their first NWSL Playoff appearance. They ultimately lost at Seattle Reign in a 2–1 match with Verónica Pérez scoring the Spirit's first ever playoff goal in the 65th minute.
Club
Roster
As of April 24, 2014: (FP) (FP) (FP) (FP) (FP) (FP)
- (FP) = Federation player
Team management
Competitions
Preseason
Weimer Gayle Dunn Matheson Averbuch
Regular season
Taylor Nairn Winters Fishlock Sierra Dunn Matheson Leroux Adams Williamson Lloyd Salem Lindsey Matheson Freels O'Hara Taylor Nairn Ohale Taylor Taylor Pérez Jones Boquete Nairn Morgan Brooks McDonald Menges Long De Vanna Krieger Matheson Reeves Lohman Evans Sierra Matheson Nairn Schmidt Nadim Taylor Nairn Averbuch Hoy Santacaterina Little Fishlock
Regular-season standings
Results summary
NWSL Playoffs
Rapinoe
Fletcher
Pérez
Nairn
Squad statistics
Note: only regular season squad statistics displayed.
Key to positions: FW – Forward, MF – Midfielder, DF – Defender, GK – Goalkeeper
| N | Pos | Player | GP | GS | Min | G | A | WG | Shot | SOG | Cro | CK | Off | Foul | FS | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99 | FW | Danesha Adams | 13 | 9 | 802 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Jordan Angeli | 10 | 2 | 235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | MF | Yael Averbuch | 22 | 17 | 1562 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Niki Cross | 10 | 8 | 740 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Renae Cuellar | 10 | 4 | 408 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | Lisa De Vanna | 11 | 9 | 794 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Crystal Dunn | 21 | 18 | 1488 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | Kerstin Garefrekes | 10 | 6 | 591 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Robyn Gayle | 16 | 13 | 1143 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Tori Huster | 22 | 22 | 1980 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | Ali Krieger | 22 | 22 | 1935 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Lori Lindsey | 22 | 19 | 1509 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Diana Matheson | 23 | 21 | 1970 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Christine Nairn | 23 | 21 | 1838 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 18 | 0 | 52 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | Kelsey Pardue | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Verónica Pérez | 16 | 6 | 657 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Toni Pressley | 9 | 8 | 701 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Bianca Sierra | 9 | 5 | 520 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Alex Singer | 11 | 11 | 972 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | Jennifer Skogerboe | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Jodie Taylor | 21 | 19 | 1727 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| N | Pos | Goal keeper | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | Shot | SOG | Sav | GA | GA/G | Pen | PKF | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Ashlyn Harris | 19 | 19 | 1710 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 193 | 97 | 66 | 31 | 1.632 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 18 | GK | Chantel Jones | 5 | 5 | 450 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 78 | 34 | 22 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Transfers
In
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | USA Seattle Reign | Trade | |||||||||
| 14 | AUS Sydney FC | Signed | |||||||||
| 4 | SWE Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC | NWSL Player Allocation | title=Washington Spirit acquires Yael Averbuch | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/soccer-insider/wp/2014/01/03/washington-spirit-acquires-yael-averbuch/ | work=The Washington Post | author=Steven Goff | date=January 3, 2014 | access-date=April 25, 2017}} | |||
| 9 | USA FC Kansas City | NWSL Player Allocation | |||||||||
| 99 | USA Houston Dash | Trade | |||||||||
| 16 | USA Portland Thorns FC | Trade | |||||||||
| 12 | AUS Perth Glory | Signed | |||||||||
| 17 | USA Western New York Flash | Trade | |||||||||
| 12 | GER FC Bayern Munich | Trade | |||||||||
| 22 | USA University of Auburn | Signed | title=Washington Spirit Sign Midfielder Jordan Angeli and Mexican Women's National Team Defender Bianca Sierra | url=http://washingtonspirit.com/pro/washington-spirit-sign-midfielder-jordan-angeli-and-mexican-womens-national-team-defender-bianca-sierra/ | publisher=Washington Spirit | date=April 4, 2014 | access-date=May 5, 2017}} | ||||
| 28 | USA Boston Breakers | Signed | |||||||||
| 21 | USA Portland Thorns FC | Signed | |||||||||
| 21 | GER [1. FFC Turbine Potsdam](1-ffc-turbine-potsdam) | Signed | |||||||||
| 24 | USA Boston Breakers | Trade | title=Breakers Transfers 2014: Boston Trades Lisa De Vanna to Spirit for Defender Bianca Sierra | url=http://www.thebentmusket.com/boston-breakers/2014/6/18/5822010/breakers-transfers-2014-nwsl-lisa-de-vanna-trade-bianca-sierra-washington-draft-picks | publisher=The Bent Musket | date=June 18, 2014 | access-date=May 5, 2017}} | ||||
| 31 | USA Washington Spirit Reserves | ||||||||||
| 36 | USA Washington Spirit Reserves |
Out
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Source | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | USA Houston Dash | 2014 NWSL Expansion Draft | title=Houston Dash select 10 players in 2014 NWSL Expansion Draft | url=https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2014/01/10/houston-dash-select-10-players-2014-nwsl-expansion-draft | publisher=Houston Dynamo | date=January 10, 2014 | access-date=May 5, 2017}} | |||
| 14 | USA Houston Dash | 2014 NWSL Expansion Draft | ||||||||
| 22 | USA Houston Dash | Trade | ||||||||
| 4 | Retired | |||||||||
| 5 | Waived | |||||||||
| 20 | USA Colorado Pride | |||||||||
| 2 | Waived | |||||||||
| 23 | USA Boston Breakers | Trade | ||||||||
| USA Western New York Flash | Waived | |||||||||
| 13 | ||||||||||
| 24 | USA Western New York Flash | |||||||||
| 13 | ||||||||||
| 17 |
Loan in
| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Fee/notes | Date | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | GER [1. FFC Frankfurt](1-ffc-frankfurt) | Loan for remainder of 2014 season | {{cite web | title=Spirit acquire German midfielder Kerstin Garefrekes |
Honors and awards
NWSL Yearly Awards
[[NWSL Team of the Year]]
| Team | Position | Player | Ref. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best XI | Defender | USA Ali Krieger | url=http://chicagoredstars.com/national-womens-soccer-league-announces-2014-best-xi/ | title = National Women's Soccer League Announces 2014 Best XI Chicago Red Stars | access-date=2019-05-01 | archive-date=2020-10-01 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001113421/https://chicagoredstars.com/national-womens-soccer-league-announces-2014-best-xi/ | url-status=dead }} |
| Second X1 | Forward | ENG Jodie Taylor |
References
References
- (7 February 2014). "Roster". Washington Spirit.
- (November 20, 2013). "Reign Add Arsenal Star Midfielder Kim Little". Sounder at Heart.
- (December 18, 2013). "Jodie Taylor joins the Spirit for 2014 NWSL season & earns England National Team Call up". Washington Spirit.
- Steven Goff. (January 3, 2014). "Washington Spirit acquires Yael Averbuch". The Washington Post.
- (January 3, 2014). "NWSL announces 2014 allocated players: KC, Portland, Seattle look stacked". SoccerWire.com.
- (January 13, 2014). "Houston Dash acquire forward Stephanie Ochs from Washington Spirit". Washington Spirit.
- (January 17, 2014). "Portland Thorns reacquire Meleana Shim and shake up roster at NWSL College Draft". OregonLive.com.
- (February 27, 2014). "Spirit sign Danish defender Cecilie Sandvej". SoccerWire.com.
- Meg Linehan. (March 3, 2014). "De Vanna, Perez find new homes during trade flurry". OregonLive.com.
- (March 18, 2014). "Spirit acquire FC Bayern Munich defender Niki Cross via trade with Seattle Reign FC". Washington Spirit.
- (April 4, 2014). "Washington Spirit Sign Midfielder Jordan Angeli and Mexican Women's National Team Defender Bianca Sierra". Washington Spirit.
- (April 8, 2014). "Washington Spirit announces official 2014 NWSL roster". Women's Soccer United.
- (June 4, 2014). "Spirit Sign Defender Alex Singer". The Bent Musket.
- (June 18, 2014). "Breakers Transfers 2014: Boston Trades Lisa De Vanna to Spirit for Defender Bianca Sierra". The Bent Musket.
- (January 10, 2014). "Houston Dash select 10 players in 2014 NWSL Expansion Draft". Houston Dynamo.
- (January 13, 2014). "Houston Dash acquire forward Stephanie Ochs from Washington Spirit". Houston Dynamo.
- (February 14, 2014). "Marisa Abegg announces her retirement". Washington Spirit.
- (March 29, 2014). "The Washington Spirit Waive Defender Candace Chapman". Washington Spirit.
- Joe Paisley. (May 19, 2014). "Colorado Pride women's soccer team kicks off first season Thursday at Colorado College". The Gazette.
- (May 21, 2014). "Washington Spirit part ways with Colleen Williams". SoccerWire.com.
- Steven Goff. (June 20, 2013). "Wells Waived". Twitter.
- (April 7, 2014). "Western New York Flash announces 2014 roster". SoccerWire.com.
- "National Women's Soccer League Announces 2014 Best XI {{!}} {{!}} Chicago Red Stars".
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