2014 Seattle Reign FC season

Seattle Reign FC
2014 season
Owner Bill Predmore
Manager Laura Harvey
Stadium Memorial Stadium
National Women's Soccer League Overall: 1st place
Playoffs: Runners-up
Top goalscorer Kim Little (16 goals)
Highest home attendance 5,957 vs Portland Thorns FC (July 27, 2014)
Lowest home attendance 1,754 vs Washington Spirit (April 23, 2014)
Home colors
Away colors
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The 2014 Seattle Reign FC season is the club's second season of play and their second season in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.

Review and events

Preseason

Following an inaugural 2013 season that saw the team finish 7th out of 8 teams, the roster was significantly overhauled by Head Coach and GM Laura Harvey, with only 9 players returning for the 2014 season. In November, the team acquired US National team forward Sydney Leroux in a trade with the Boston Breakers.[1] Two days later, they signed Scottish international Kim Little — who had previously played for Harvey at Arsenal — after acquiring her NWSL rights in a trade with the Washington Spirit.[2]

In the January 2014 NWSL College Draft, the team selected Amanda Frisbie of Portland (1st round), Megan Brigman of North Carolina (2nd round), and Ellen Parker of Portland (4th round).[3] In February, they announced that they would be moving home stadiums from Starfire Sports in Tukwila to Memorial Stadium, located near downtown Seattle in Seattle Center.[4] On February 10 they announced the signing of their third international player, adding Japanese national team midfielder Nahomi Kawasumi on loan from Japanese club side INAC Kobe Leonessa.[5]

Regular season

During the 2014 season, the Reign set a league record unbeaten streak of 16 games. During the 16 game stretch, the Reign compiled a 13-0-3 record. The streak came to an end July 12, 2014 in a match against the Chicago Red Stars that ended 1-0 in favor of the Red Stars.[6] The team finished first in the regular season clinching the NWSL Shield for the first time.[7] Following the regular season, the team earned several league awards. Kim Little won the Golden Boot[8] and Most Valuable Player awards;[9] Laura Harvey was named Coach of the Year;[10] Kendall Fletcher, Jess Fishlock, Little and Nahomi Kawasumi were named to the NWSL Best XI team while goalkeeper Hope Solo and defenders Lauren Barnes and Stephanie Cox were named to the Second XI team.[11]

Playoffs

After defeating the Washington Spirit 2-1 in the playoff semi-finals, the Reign were defeated 2-1 by FC Kansas City during the championship final.[12]

Club

Coaching staff

Position Staff
General Manager & Head Coach Laura Harvey
Assistant Coach Sam Laity
Goalkeeper Coach Ben Dragavon

Last updated: April 4, 2014
Source: [13]

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
3 United States DF Lauren Barnes
23 United States DF Megan Brigman
14 United States DF Stephanie Cox
25 United States DF Kiersten Dallstream
4 United States DF Kate Deines
10 Wales MF Jess Fishlock
13 United States DF Kendall Fletcher
12 United States DF Amanda Frisbie
18 United States MF Danielle Foxhoven
17 United States FW Beverly Goebel
No. Position Player
9 Japan MF Nahomi Kawasumi
28 United States GK Haley Kopmeyer
2 United States FW Sydney Leroux
8 Scotland MF Kim Little
5 Canada DF Carmelina Moscato
20 United States MF Mariah Nogueira
15 United States MF Megan Rapinoe
7 United States DF Elli Reed
1 United States GK Hope Solo
11 United States MF Keelin Winters

Competitions

  Win   Tie   Loss

Preseason

Regular season

Regular season standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Seattle Reign FC 24 16 6 2 50 20 +30 54 NWSL Shield
2 FC Kansas City (C) 24 12 5 7 39 32 +7 41 NWSL Playoffs
3 Portland Thorns FC 24 10 6 8 39 35 +4 36
4 Washington Spirit 24 10 5 9 36 43 −7 35
5 Chicago Red Stars 24 9 8 7 32 26 +6 35
6 Sky Blue FC 24 9 7 8 30 37 −7 34
7 Western New York Flash 24 8 4 12 42 38 +4 28
8 Boston Breakers 24 6 2 16 37 53 −16 20
9 Houston Dash 24 5 3 16 23 44 −21 18
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champion.
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWL TGFGAGDWL TGFGAGDWL TGFGAGD
24 54 16 2 6 50 20  +30 8 0 4 30 10  +20 8 2 2 20 10  +10

Last updated: September 5, 2014
Source: [16]
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results by matchday
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
GroundHHHAAAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAAHHA
Result W W W W W W W D D W W W W D W W L D W W D W D L
Position[17] 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Last updated: September 5, 2014.
Source: http://www.nwslsoccer.com/schedules/2014/66489078.html
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Playoffs

Statistics

Goals and assists

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
As of match played August 31, 2014[16]
No. Pos. Name NWSL Regular Season NWSL Playoffs Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
3DFUnited States Lauren Barnes 23002002500
23DFUnited States Megan Brigman 200000200
14DFUnited States Stephanie Cox 21012002301
25DFUnited States Kiersten Dallstream 15010001501
4DFUnited States Kate Deines 18001001900
10MFWales Jess Fishlock 22482002444
13DFUnited States Kendall Fletcher 23212002521
18FWUnited States Danielle Foxhoven 12000001200
12DFUnited States Amanda Frisbie 000000000
17FWUnited States Beverly Goebel 14242001624
9FWJapan Nahomi Kawasumi 20952002295
28GKUnited States Haley Kopmeyer 400000400
2FWUnited States Sydney Leroux 22502002450
8MFScotland Kim Little 2316721025177
5DFCanada Carmelina Moscato 100000100
20MFUnited States Mariah Nogueira 15011001601
15FWUnited States Megan Rapinoe 9412201161
7DFUnited States Elli Reed 22012002401
1GKUnited States Hope Solo 20002002200
11MFUnited States Keelin Winters 23302012531
100010
Total---4630---31---4931

Disciplinary record

As of match played August 31, 2014[13]
No. Pos. Name NWSL Regular Season NWSL Playoffs Total
Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card
3DFUnited States Lauren Barnes 200000200
23DFUnited States Megan Brigman 000000000
14DFUnited States Stephanie Cox 000000000
25DFUnited States Kiersten Dallstream 000000000
4DFUnited States Kate Deines 100000100
10MFWales Jess Fishlock 400000400
13DFUnited States Kendall Fletcher 000100100
18FWUnited States Danielle Foxhoven 000000000
12DFUnited States Amanda Frisbie 000000000
17FWUnited States Beverly Goebel 100000100
9FWJapan Nahomi Kawasumi 000000000
28GKUnited States Haley Kopmeyer 000000000
2FWUnited States Sydney Leroux 200000200
8MFScotland Kim Little 200000200
5DFCanada Carmelina Moscato 000000000
20MFUnited States Mariah Nogueira 200000200
15FWUnited States Megan Rapinoe 300000300
7DFUnited States Elli Reed 300000300
1GKUnited States Hope Solo 000100100
11MFUnited States Keelin Winters 500000500
Total25002002700

Awards

Season Awards

NWSL Player of the Month

NWSL Player of the Week

Player of the Match

(Team awards for select matches)

Transfers

In

Date Player Pos Previous Club Notes Ref
September 10, 2013 Canada Carmelina Moscato DF Boston Breakers Traded for Kaylyn Kyle [39]
October 23, 2013 United States Mariah Nogueira MF Boston Breakers Traded for Seattle's 3rd round draft pick in 2014 and 3rd round draft pick in 2015 [40]
October 25, 2013 United States Nikki Marshall DF Washington Spirit Traded along with Washington's 2014 3rd round pick and the NWSL rights to Alina Garciamendez for Renae Cuellar, Seattle's 2014 3rd round draft pick and the rights to Jodie Taylor [41]
November 7, 2013 United States Kristie Mewis MF FC Kansas City Traded for Amy Rodriguez [42]
November 18, 2013 United States Sydney Leroux FW Boston Breakers Traded for Kristie Mewis, Michelle Betos, and Seattle's 1st and 2nd round picks in the 2015 draft [1]
November 20, 2013 Scotland Kim Little MF Arsenal LFC Signed as an International free agent [43]
November 26, 2013 United States Danielle Foxhoven FW Portland Thorns Traded for Jessica McDonald and the NWSL rights to Rebecca Moros [44]
December 5, 2013 United States Beverly Goebel FW INAC Kobe Leonessa Acquired on loan for the 2014 season [45]
January 3, 2014 Mexico Arianna Romero DF Nebraska Cornhuskers New allocation from FMF [46]
February 10, 2014 Japan Nahomi Kawasumi MF INAC Kobe Leonessa Acquired on loan for the 2014 season [5]
February 11, 2014 United States Kendall Fletcher DF Canberra United Signed as a free agent [47]
February 12, 2014 United States Amanda Frisbie DF Portland Pilots Seattle's 1st round draft pick [48]
February 13, 2014 United States Haley Kopmeyer GK Signed as a free agent [49]
March 14, 2014 United States Niki Cross DF FC Bayern Munich Signed and immediately traded to Washington for a 2nd round draft pick. [50]
March 31, 2014 United States Megan Brigman DF North Carolina Tar Heels Seattle's 2nd round draft pick [51]
July 30, 2014 United States Holly Hein DF Signed as a free agent [52]

Out

Date Player Pos Destination Club Notes Ref
September 9, 2013 United States Kristina Larsen MF Included in end-of-season Waiver Draft [53]
September 9, 2013 United States Kristen Meier MF Included in end-of-season Waiver Draft [53]
September 10, 2013 Canada Kaylyn Kyle MF Boston Breakers Traded for Carmelina Moscato [39]
October 25, 2013 Mexico Renae Cuellar FW Washington Spirit Traded along with Seattle's 2014 3rd round draft pick and the rights to Jodie Taylor for Nikki Marshall, Washington's 2014 3rd round pick, and the NWSL rights to Alina Garciamendez [41]
November 5, 2013 Australia Emily van Egmond FW Waived [54]
November 7, 2013 United States Amy Rodriguez FW FC Kansas City Traded for Kristie Mewis [42]
November 18, 2013 United States Kristie Mewis MF Boston Breakers Traded along with Michelle Betos and Seattle's 1st and 2nd round picks in the 2015 draft for Sydney Leroux [1]
November 18, 2013 United States Michelle Betos GK Boston Breakers Traded along with Kristie Mewis and Seattle's 1st and 2nd round picks in the 2015 draft for Sydney Leroux [1]
November 20, 2013 United States Christine Nairn MF Washington Spirit Traded for the NWSL rights to Kim Little [43]
November 26, 2013 United States Jessica McDonald FW Portland Thorns Traded along with the NWSL rights to Rebecca Moros for Danielle Foxhoven [44]
December 5, 2013 United States Liz Bogus FW FC Kansas City Traded along with Seattle's 3rd round 2014 draft pick for Kansas City's 2nd round 2014 and 3rd round 2015 draft picks [55]
December 10, 2013 United States Nikki Marshall DF Portland Thorns Traded along with Seattle's 2nd round 2014 draft pick for Portland's 1st round 2014 and 2nd round 2015 draft picks [56]
January 3, 2014 Mexico Jenny Ruiz DF Removed from allocation by FMF [57]
January 3, 2014 Canada Emily Zurrer DF Removed from allocation by CSA [57]
January 10, 2014 Mexico Arianna Romero DF Houston Dash Selected by Houston in 2014 NWSL Expansion Draft [58]
March 14, 2014 United States Niki Cross DF Washington Spirit Signed and immediately traded to Washington for a 2nd round draft pick. [50]

Squad statistics

Note: only regular season squad statistics displayed

Key to positions: FW - Forward, MF - Midfielder, DF - Defender, GK - Goalkeeper

NPosPlayerGPGSMinGAWGShotSOGCroCKOffFoulFSYCRC
3 DF Lauren Barnes 23 22 1898 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 7 7 2 0
23 DF Megan Brigman 2 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 DF Stephanie Cox 21 20 1776 0 1 0 5 1 8 0 1 5 9 0 0
25 DF Kiersten Dallstream 15 8 768 0 1 0 8 2 9 0 1 1 2 0 0
4 DF Kate Deines 18 9 859 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 8 3 1 0
10 MF Jessica Fishlock 22 22 1976 4 8 1 45 17 3 1 2 23 33 4 0
13 DF Kendall Fletcher 23 22 1917 2 1 0 10 7 1 0 0 10 5 0 0
18 DF Danielle Foxhoven 12 3 340 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 6 3 0 0
17 FW Beverly Goebel 24 21 1736 5 4 1 49 23 7 0 18 11 27 1 0
9 FW Nahomi Kawasumi 20 17 1531 9 5 3 41 29 5 72 9 1 15 0 0
2 FW Sydney Leroux 22 21 1873 5 0 4 51 20 1 1 15 11 21 2 0
8 MF Kim Little 23 22 1966 16 7 5 42 31 9 19 14 7 25 0 0
5 DF Carmelina Moscato 1 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF Mariah Nogueira 15 6 588 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 11 5 2 0
15 FW Megan Rapinoe 9 6 567 4 1 0 24 10 1 15 5 14 9 3 0
7 DF Elli Reed 22 19 1813 0 1 0 4 1 9 1 2 19 9 3 0
11 MF Keelin Winters 23 22 1963 3 0 2 12 6 1 0 0 15 12 5 0
NPosGoal keeperGPGSMinWLTShotSOGSavGAGA/GPenPKFSO
28 GK Haley Kopmeyer 4 4 360 3 0 1 27 19 17 2 0.500 0 0 2
1 GK Hope Solo 20 20 1800 13 2 5 162 83 65 18 0.900 2 3 5

See also

References

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  5. 1 2 "REIGN FC ACQUIRE NAHOMI KAWASUMI ON LOAN FROM INAC". NWSL.
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  43. 1 2 "REIGN TRADE CHRISTINE NAIRN TO SPIRIT". NWSL. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  44. 1 2 "THORNS TRADE DANIELLE FOXHOVEN TO REIGN". NWSL. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
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  49. ↑ "REIGN FC SIGNS GOALKEEPER HALEY KOPMEYER". NWSL. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  50. 1 2 "SPIRIT ACQUIRE DEFENDER NIKI CROSS". NWSL. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
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  53. 1 2 "NWSL WAIVER DRAFT". NWSL. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
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