2026 Houston Dash season

Houston Dash
2026 season
OwnersList of Houston Dash owners
President of Women's SoccerAngela Hucles Mangano
Head CoachFabrice Gautrat
StadiumShell Energy Stadium
(capacity: 20,656)
League 
All statistics correct as of Preseason.

The 2026 Houston Dash season is the team's thirteenth season as an American professional women's soccer team in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

Background

In head coach Fabrice Gautrat's first season leading the club, the Dash finished in 10th place out of 14 teams and failed to qualify for the 2025 NWSL playoffs. The team's scoring offense was second to last, with 27 goals scored in the regular season, and its defense conceded 39 goals. Yazmeen Ryan led the team in scoring with 4 goals,[1] and goalkeeper Jane Campbell reached 600 career saves and 15,000 career minutes played.[2]

In the offseason, the Dash traded Michelle Alozie to Chicago Stars FC, lost free agent and 2025 assists leader Ryan Gareis to Chicago, and lost backup goalkeeper Abby Smith to Denver Summit FC. Centerback Katie Lind also retired.[1]

Houston acquired former San Diego Wave FC forward Makenzy Robbe, and also signed several rookies, including 2024 Hermann Trophy winner Kate Faasse from the North Carolina Tar Heels, Kat Rader from Duke, Linda Ullmark from the Tar Heels, and Leah Klenke from Notre Dame.[1]

Players and staff

Current squad

As of August 9, 2026.[3]
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  USA Jane Campbell
2 DF  CAN Allysha Chapman
4 DF  USA Leah Klenke
6 FW  USA Messiah Bright
7 MF  SWE Evelina Duljan
8 DF  USA Natalie Hammond
9 FW  CAN Clarissa Larisey
10 DF  USA Malia Berkely
12 MF  JAM Kiki Van Zanten
13 MF  CAN Sophie Schmidt
14 DF  USA Paige Nielsen
15 DF  USA Avery Patterson
17 MF  AUT Sarah Puntigam
18 DF  USA Cate Hardin
19 MF  USA Maggie Graham
21 GK  USA Hillary Beall
22 FW  USA Kat Rader
23 FW  USA Kate Faasse
24 MF  USA Danielle Colaprico
25 FW  USA Makenzy Robbe (SEI[4])
27 DF  ITA Lisa Boattin
30 MF  USA Linda Ullmark
34 MF  USA Khyah Harper
40 GK  USA Caroline DeLisle
47 FW  SRB Miljana Ivanović

Out on loan

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 GK  USA Liz Beardsley (at Tampa Bay Sun FC[5])
16 FW  CAN Amanda West (at FC Rosengård[6])
29 DF  BRA Rebeca Costa Da Silva (at Dux Logroño[7])
33 DF  USA Jyllissa Harris (at Ottawa Rapid FC[8])

Current staff

As of March 28, 2026.[9]
Executive
President of Women's Soccer Angela Hucles Mangano
Assistant General Manager Jason Lowe
Coaching
Head Coach Fabrice Gautrat
Assistant Coach Emma Wright-Cates
Assistant Coach Jaime Frias
Assistant Coach Oscar Rivero
Goalkeeper Coach Matt Pickens
Assistant Goalkeeper Coach Megan Kinneman
Player Development Coach Marina Schachowskoj
Technical Staff
Technical Director Twila Kilgore[10]
Director of Recruitment and Analytics Michael Poma
Recruitment Analyst Adelaide Gilley
Data and Video Analyst Chloe Dhillon
Head of Performance Bethan Lloyd
Performance Coach Jeffery Duarte
Applied Sport Scientist Ariana Dinberg
Medical Director Wafaa Chatila
Head Athletic Trainer Matthew Hutton
Assistant Athletic Trainer Jill Davis
Physical Therapist Dorcas Copa
Team Dietitian Bianca Paulus
Dietitian Fellow Hannah Mitroff
Head of Equipment Matthew Hickman
Equipment Manager Gina Monaco
Front Office
Director of Operations & Player Experience Jessie Vilkofsky
Player Care Coordinator Emily Perez Velez
Team Administrator Claire Quaasdorff
Security Manager Martha Sanchez

Competitions

Regular season

Regular season standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
8 Seattle Reign FC 20 8 4 8 25 26 −1 28 Playoffs
9 Angel City FC 20 7 5 8 27 22 +5 26
10 Houston Dash 21 7 5 9 28 29 −1 26
11 Orlando Pride 21 8 2 11 25 31 −6 26
12 Denver Summit FC 20 6 6 8 25 26 −1 24
Updated to match(es) played on August 26, 2026. Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal difference; 3) total wins; 4) total goals scored; 5) head-to-head points; 6) head-to-head goal goals scored; 7) fewest disciplinary points; 8) coin toss (if 2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (if ≥3 clubs tied).

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
21 7 6 8 28 29  −1 27 5 3 3 19 13  +6 2 3 5 9 16  −7

Last updated: August 23, 2026.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

Results by matchday

Matchday123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAHHHAHAHHAAAAHHHAHAAAHAAHHAH
ResultWWLWLDLLLDWLLDDWLDWWL
Position2255867910121212121213121313119
Updated to match(es) played on August 19, 2026. Source: NWSLsoccer.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed;   = NWSL Shield;   = NWSL Playoffs

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

March 14, 2026 (2026-03-14) 1 San Diego Wave FC 1–0 Houston Dash San Diego, California
5:45 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Report
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 14,078
Referee: Muhammad Hassan
March 21, 2026 (2026-03-21) 2 Houston Dash 3–0 Boston Legacy FC Houston, Texas
3:00 p.m. CDT (UTC-5)
Report
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 10,259
Referee: Joe Suchoski
March 27, 2026 (2026-03-27) 3 Angel City FC 2–1 Houston Dash Los Angeles, California
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 13,896
Referee: Mark Verso
April 3, 2026 (2026-04-03) 4 Houston Dash 4–3 Racing Louisville FC Houston, Texas
7:30 p.m. CDT (UTC-5)
Report
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 5,442
Referee: Alex Billeter
April 25, 2026 (2026-04-25) 5 Houston Dash 0–1 North Carolina Courage Houston, Texas
7:00 p.m. CDT (UTC-5)
Report
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 6,811
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
May 1, 2026 (2026-05-01) 6 Houston Dash 0–0 Seattle Reign FC Houston, Texas
7:00 p.m. CDT (UTC-5) Report
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 5,465
Referee: Abdou Ndiaye
May 6, 2026 (2026-05-06) 7 Utah Royals FC 2–0 Houston Dash Sandy, Utah
8:00 p.m. MDT (UTC-6)
Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 6,789
Referee: Natalie Simon
May 9, 2026 (2026-05-09) 8 Houston Dash 1–4 Denver Summit FC Houston, Texas
7:00 p.m. CDT (UTC-5)
Report
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 7,111
Referee: Laadi Issaka
May 15, 2026 (2026-05-15) 9 Kansas City Current 3–0 Houston Dash Kansas City, Missouri
7:00 p.m. CDT (UTC-5)
Report
Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Shawn Tehini
May 20, 2026 (2026-05-20) 10 Houston Dash 2–2 San Diego Wave FC Houston, Texas
7:00 p.m. CDT (UTC-5)
Report
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 5,168
Referee: Gerald Flores
May 23, 2026 (2026-05-23) 11 Houston Dash 2–1 Angel City FC Houston, Texas
7:45 p.m. CDT (UTC-5)
Report
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 6,207
Referee: Muhammad Kaleia
May 31, 2026 (2026-05-31) 12 Gotham FC 1–0 Houston Dash Harrison, New Jersey
3:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-4)
Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium
Attendance: 10,549
Referee: Joshua Encarnacion
July 3, 2026 (2026-07-03) 13 Washington Spirit 2–1 Houston Dash Washington, D.C.
8:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-4)
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 15,792
Referee: Danielle Chesky
July 12, 2026 (2026-07-12) 14 Denver Summit FC 2–2 Houston Dash Commerce City, Colorado
5:00 p.m. MDT (UTC-6)
Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 15,131
Referee: Muhammad Hassan
July 18, 2026 (2026-07-18) 15 Racing Louisville FC 1–1 Houston Dash Louisville, Kentucky
8:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-4)
Report
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 4,728
Referee: Matthew Thompson
July 24, 2026 (2026-07-24) 16 Houston Dash 1–0 Bay FC Houston, Texas
7:00 p.m. CDT (UTC-5)
Report
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 7,270
Referee: Shawn Tehini
August 1, 2026 (2026-08-01) 17 Houston Dash 0–1 Gotham FC Houston, Texas
7:00 p.m. CDT (UTC-5)
Report
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 7,512
Referee: Lauren Aldrich
August 8, 2026 (2026-08-08) 18 Houston Dash 1–1 Kansas City Current Houston, Texas
7:45 p.m. CDT (UTC-5)
Report
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 7,112
Referee: Marie Durr
August 16, 2026 (2026-08-16) 19 North Carolina Courage 2–3 Houston Dash Cary, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-4)
Report
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 7,031
Referee: Jamie Padilla
August 19, 2026 (2026-08-19) 20 Houston Dash 5–0 Chicago Stars FC Houston, Texas
7:00 p.m. CDT (UTC-5)
Report
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 5,214
Referee: John Matto
August 23, 2026 (2026-08-23) 21 Bay FC 1–0 Houston Dash San José, California
3:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 12,548
Referee: Abdou Ndiaye
August 30, 2026 (2026-08-30) 22 Seattle Reign FC – Houston Dash
4:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
September 6, 2026 (2026-09-06) 23 Orlando Pride FC – Houston Dash Orlando, Florida
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: Inter.co Stadium
September 12, 2026 (2026-09-12) 24 Houston Dash – Utah Royals Houston, Texas
7:00 p.m. CDT (UTC-5) Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
September 20, 2026 (2026-09-20) 25 Boston Legacy FC – Houston Dash Foxboro, Massachusetts
2:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-4) Stadium: Gillette Stadium
September 26, 2026 (2026-09-26) 26 Portland Thorns FC – Houston Dash Portland, Oregon
5:45 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: Providence Park
October 4, 2026 (2026-10-04) 27 Houston Dash – Washington Spirit Houston, Texas
6:00 p.m. CDT (UTC-5) Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
October 18, 2026 (2026-10-18) 28 Houston Dash – Orlando Pride Houston, Texas
12:00 p.m. CDT (UTC-5) Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
October 23, 2026 (2026-10-23) 29 Chicago Stars FC – Houston Dash
7:00 p.m. CDT (UTC-5)
November 1, 2026 (2026-11-01) 30 Houston Dash – Portland Thorns FC Houston, Texas
4:00 p.m. CDT (UTC-5) Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium

Statistics

As of August 16, 2026

Appearances and goals

Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.

No. Pos Nat Player TotalNWSL
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK United States USA Jane Campbell 180180
21 GK United States USA Hillary Beall 0000
40 GK United States USA Caroline DeLisle 201+10
Defenders
2 DF Canada CAN Allysha Chapman 1305+80
4 DF United States USA Leah Klenke 19018+10
8 DF United States USA Natalie Bain 200+20
10 DF United States USA Malia Berkely 1709+80
14 DF United States USA Paige Nielsen 19018+10
15 DF United States USA Avery Patterson 170170
18 DF United States USA Cate Hardin 1206+60
27 DF Italy ITA Lisa Boattin 1509+60
Midfielders
7 MF Sweden SWE Evelina Duljan 0000
11 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Emina Ekić 501+40
12 MF Jamaica JAM Kiki Van Zanten 14411+34
13 MF Canada CAN Sophie Schmidt 1000+100
17 MF Austria AUT Sarah Puntigam 1415+91
19 MF United States USA Maggie Graham 19318+13
24 MF United States USA Danielle Colaprico 19017+20
30 MF United States USA Linda Ullmark 192192
34 MF United States USA Khyah Harper 301+20
Forwards
6 FW United States USA Messiah Bright 802+60
9 FW Canada CAN Clarissa Larisey 1622+142
22 FW United States USA Kat Rader 19718+17
23 FW United States USA Kate Faasse 16311+53
47 FW Serbia SRB Miljana Ivanović 100+10
Other players (departed during season, out on loan, season-ending injury etc.)
3 GK United States USA Liz Beardsley 0000
16 FW Canada CAN Amanda West 0000
18 FW United States USA Yazmeen Ryan 100+10
25 FW United States USA Makenzy Robbe 3131
29 DF Brazil BRA Rebeca Costa Da Silva 0000
33 DF United States USA Jyllissa Harris 0000

Transactions

Re-signings

Date Nat. Player Pos. Notes Ref.
December 9, 2025 Sweden Evelina Duljan
MF
 Signed contract through the 2026 season with a 2027 club option. [11]
March 3, 2026 United States Avery Patterson
FW
 Signed a contract extension through 2028. [12]
June 5, 2026 United States Maggie Graham
MF
 Signed a contract extension through 2029. [13]

Transfers in

Date Nat. Player Pos. Previous club Notes Ref.
December 8, 2025 United States Hillary Beall
GK
 United States San Diego Wave FC Signed contract through the 2027 season. [14]
January 7, 2026 United States Kat Rader
FW
 United States Duke Blue Devils Signed contract through the 2028 season. [15]
January 8, 2026 United States Leah Klenke
DF
 United States Notre Dame Fighting Irish Signed contract through the 2028 season. [16]
January 13, 2026 United States Linda Ullmark
MF
 United States North Carolina Tar Heels Signed contract through the 2029 season. [17]
January 14, 2026 United States Kate Faasse
FW
 United States North Carolina Tar Heels Signed contract through the 2028 season. [18]
January 22, 2026 United States Caroline DeLisle
GK
 Sweden IFK Norrköping Signed contract through the 2026 season. [19]
January 26, 2026 United States Makenzy Robbe
FW
 United States San Diego Wave FC Signed contract through the 2026 season. [20]
March 5, 2026 United States Cate Hardin
DF
 United States Georgia Bulldogs Signed contract through the 2026 season. [21]
April 10, 2026 United States Natalie Bain
DF
 United States Xavier Musketeers Signed contract through the 2026 season. [22]
April 28, 2026 Bosnia and Herzegovina Emina Ekić
MF
 United States Lexington SC Signed contract through the 2027 season with a mutual option for 2028. [23]
June 25, 2026 Serbia Miljana Ivanović
FW
 Sweden Malmö FF Signed contract through the 2028 season. [24]
July 28, 2026 United States Khyah Harper
MF
 United States Gotham FC Free transfer [25]

Transfers out

Date Nat. Player Pos. Destination club Notes Ref.
November 17, 2025 United States Anna Heilferty
MF
 United States Tampa Bay Sun FC Free agent; short-term contract expired. [26][27]
December 23, 2025 Nigeria Michelle Alozie
DF
 United States Chicago Stars FC Traded in exchange for $40,000 of allocation money. [28]
March 19, 2026 United States Yazmeen Ryan
FW
 United States Denver Summit FC Traded with $150,000 in allocation funds, in exchange for $800,000 in Intra-League Transfer funds and $200,000 in Expansion Allocation funds, as well as up to $100,000 in conditional transfer funds and an additional conditional sell-on fee. [29]
United States Delanie Sheehan
MF
April 24, 2026 United States Christen Westphal
DF
 Contract mutually terminated. [30]
July 1, 2026 United States Zoe Matthews
DF/MF
 Contract mutually terminated. [31]
August 17, 2026 Bosnia and Herzegovina Emina Ekić
MF
 Italy Parma Traded in exchange for an undisclosed fee. [32]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Houston Dash open 2026 season on Saturday. A look at the team's changes as it aims for postseason". Houston Chronicle. March 13, 2026. Retrieved March 28, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Houston Dash conclude season with loss in Portland as Jane Campbell reaches NWSL milestones". Houston Chronicle. November 2, 2025. Retrieved March 28, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Roster". Houston Dynamo FC.
  4. ↑ Gaspar, Melina (April 24, 2026). "Houston Dash's Makenzy Robbe suffers a season-ending injury". SB Nation. Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Liz Beardsley". Houston Dynamo FC. Retrieved March 28, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Houston Dash Loan Forward Amanda West to FC Rosengård Malmö" (Press release). Houston Dash. March 9, 2026. Retrieved March 28, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Rebeca Costa Da Silva". Houston Dynamo FC. Retrieved March 28, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Jyllissa Harris". Houston Dynamo FC. Retrieved March 28, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Houston Dash Staff". Houston Dynamo FC. Retrieved March 28, 2026.
  10. ↑ Nguyen, Phuoc (February 14, 2026). "Former USWNT interim manager Twila Kilgore hired as Houston Dash Technical Director". All for XI. SBNATION. Retrieved April 11, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Houston Dash Sign Swedish International Evelina Duljan to New Contract" (Press release). Houston Dynamo FC. December 9, 2025. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
  12. ↑ Zepeda, Abe (March 3, 2026). "Avery Patterson signs multi-year extension with Houston Dash". All for XI. SB Nation. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Houston Dash Midfielder Maggie Graham Signs Contract Extension Through 2029 Season". Houston Dash FC. June 5, 2026. Retrieved July 10, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Houston Dash Sign Goalkeeper Hillary Beall" (Press release). Houston Dynamo FC. December 8, 2025. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Dash sign high-scoring Duke F Kat Rader". Reuters. January 7, 2026. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
  16. ↑ "Notre Dame star Leah Klenke joins hometown Dash". Reuters. January 8, 2026. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
  17. ↑ Nguyen, Phuoc (January 13, 2026). "North Carolina Tar Heel midfielder and NCAA Champion Linda Ullmark signs with Houston Dash". All for XI. SB Nation. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
  18. ↑ "Dash sign decorated North Carolina F Kate Faasse". Reuters. January 14, 2026. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
  19. ↑ Nguyen, Phuoc (January 22, 2026). "Former University of Central Florida GK Caroline DeLisle signs with Houston Dash from Damallsvenskan's IFK Norrkoping". All for XI. SB Nation. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
  20. ↑ "Dash sign two-time NWSL champ F Makenzy Robbe". Reuters. January 26, 2026. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
  21. ↑ "Dash sign former Georgia standout D Cate Hardin". Reuters. March 5, 2026. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
  22. ↑ "Dash sign two-time Big East DPOY Natalie Bain". MSN. Reuters. April 10, 2026. Retrieved April 11, 2026.
  23. ↑ "Dash sign USL Super League MVP Emina Ekic". Reuters. April 28, 2026. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
  24. ↑ "Houston Dash Sign Serbian International Miljana Ivanović". Houston Dash. June 25, 2026. Retrieved July 10, 2026.
  25. ↑ "Houston Dash Acquire NWSL Champion Khyah Harper for 2026 Season". Houston Dash. July 28, 2026. Retrieved August 2, 2026.
  26. ↑ "Houston Dash See Growth in First Season with New Leadership" (Press release). Houston Dynamo FC. November 17, 2025. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
  27. ↑ "Tampa Bay Sun FC Signs Defender Anna Heilferty". OurSportsCentral (Press release). Tampa Bay Sun FC. April 2, 2026. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
  28. ↑ "Chicago Stars FC Acquires Michelle Alozie in Trade with Houston Dash" (Press release). Chicago Stars FC. December 23, 2025. Retrieved July 10, 2026.
  29. ↑ Munson, Bella (March 19, 2026). "Yazmeen Ryan and Delanie Sheehan traded to Denver Summit". Equalizer Soccer. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
  30. ↑ @HoustonDash (April 24, 2026). "We have mutually agreed to terminate Christen Westphal's contract" (Tweet). Retrieved April 29, 2026 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  31. ↑ "Houston Dash Announce Roster Update and Free Agent List". Houston Dash FC. July 1, 2026. Retrieved July 10, 2026.
  32. ↑ "Dash deal M Emina Ekic to Italy's Parma Calcio 1913". Reuters. August 17, 2026. Retrieved August 17, 2026.
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