NWSL

FT Sunday, September 28, 2025
Houston Dash DDWLW 0
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Washington Spirit DWWDD 4
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HOU000
WAS314
Audi Field · 12,715 att.

Team Stats

11
Fouls
11
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
1
Corner Kicks
5
5
Saves
2
37.9
Possession
62.1
8
SHOTS
16
2
ON GOAL
9
0.3
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
197
Accurate Passes
385
282
Passes
475
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
6
11
Crosses
13
0.2
Cross %
0.5
53
Long Balls
49
24
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
3
13
Effective Tackles
19
22
Tackles
25
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
12
Interceptions
12
19
Effective Clearances
16
19
Clearances
16

Highlights

01:12 Washington Spirit vs. Houston Dash - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 01:02 Gift Monday slots in the goal for Washington Spirit Watch on ESPN 01:04 Gift Monday finds the back of the net for Washington Spirit Watch on ESPN 00:44 Gift Monday finds the back of the net for Washington Spirit Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

WAS leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

WAS · 3-4-3

  1. 1Aubrey KingsburyG
  2. 25Kysha SyllaCD
  3. 9Tara RuddCD-L
  4. 24Esme MorganCD-R
  5. 17Hal HershfeltCM-L
  6. 10Leicy SantosCM-R
  7. 19Rosemonde KouassiLM
  8. 14Gabrielle CarleRM
  9. 21Gift MondayF
  10. 7Croix BethuneCF-L
  11. 2Trinity RodmanCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 22Heather StainbrookSUB
  2. 6Kate WiesnerSUB
  3. 27Sofia CantoreSUB
  4. 13Brittany RatcliffeSUB
  5. 20Deborah AbiodunSUB
  6. 28Sandy MacIverSUB
  7. 5Narumi MiuraSUB

HOU · 4-4-2

  1. 35Abby SmithG
  2. 14Paige NielsenCD-L
  3. 10Malia BerkelyCD-R
  4. 2Allysha ChapmanLB
  5. 15Avery PattersonRB
  6. 17Sarah PuntigamCM-L
  7. 24Danielle ColapricoCM-R
  8. 11Yazmeen RyanLM
  9. 12Kiki Van ZantenRM
  10. 8Delanie SheehanCF-L
  11. 9Clarissa Laris­eyCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 21Ryan GareisSUB
  2. 27Lisa BoattinSUB
  3. 7Evelina DuljanSUB
  4. 42Anna HeilfertySUB
  5. 22Michelle AlozieSUB
  6. 25Katie NaughtonSUB
  7. 20Christen WestphalSUB
  8. 3Liz BeardsleySUB
  9. 6Messiah BrightSUB

Timeline

  1. 18' Goal! Washington Spirit 1, Houston Dash 0. Gift Monday (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Trinity Rodman following a fast break.
  2. 21' Goal! Washington Spirit 2, Houston Dash 0. Gift Monday (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  3. 30' Gift Monday (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 36' Goal! Washington Spirit 3, Houston Dash 0. Gift Monday (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Trinity Rodman with a cross.
  5. 45'+2' Yazmeen Ryan (Houston Dash) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 45' Substitution, Houston Dash. Michelle Alozie replaces Allysha Chapman.
  7. 45' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Deborah Abiodun replaces Hal Hershfelt.
  8. 45' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Sofia Cantore replaces Gift Monday.
  9. 50' Michelle Alozie (Houston Dash) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 62' Substitution, Houston Dash. Ryan Gareis replaces Sarah Puntigam.
  11. 62' Substitution, Houston Dash. Messiah Bright replaces Clarissa Laris­ey.
  12. 65' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Kate Wiesner replaces Kysha Sylla.
  13. 75' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Narumi Miura replaces Leicy Santos.
  14. 82' Goal! Washington Spirit 4, Houston Dash 0. Sofia Cantore (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Narumi Miura.
  15. 82' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Brittany Ratcliffe replaces Gabrielle Carle.
  16. 87' Substitution, Houston Dash. Anna Heilferty replaces Delanie Sheehan.

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