Washington Spirit 2–1 Houston Dash, NWSL Matchday 11

Washington Spirit v Houston Dash

Washington Spirit2nd 24 pts

T. Rodman 50′, 90+4′

2

2–1

Full time

Fri 3 Jul

Expected goals: Washington Spirit 2.45, Houston Dash 1.18

Houston Dash11th 14 pts

K. Faasse 89′

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Fri 3 Jul, 8:00 pm EDT Audi Field NWSL 2026, Matchday 11

The match story

Croix Bethune portrait — Courtesy Kansas City Current

NWSL News

Croix Bethune set the NWSL single-season assist record against Washington

Her 17th-minute pass to Vanessa DiBernardo produced Kansas City’s winning goal; Bethune had matched the previous mark as a Spirit rookie in 2024.

3 November 2026

Key moments

50′Goal T. Rodman (Washington Spirit)1–0
89′Goal K. Faasse (Houston Dash)1–1
90+4′Goal T. Rodman (Washington Spirit)2–1

Top performers

Washington Spirit

T. RodmanMWASshirt 22G5SH
L. SantosMWASshirt 100G4SH
R. KouassiMWASshirt 190G2SH

Houston Dash

K. FaasseHOUshirt 23, came off the bench1G2SH
A. PattersonDHOUshirt 150G1SH
K. Van ZantenFHOUshirt 120G1SH

Three per club, chosen from the match record: goals, then shots.

What it means

Washington Spirit

2nd▲2 from 4th

In the playoff places, 9 points above Denver Summit FC, with 18 to play.

Houston Dash

11thNo change

Outside the playoff places, 3 points behind Orlando Pride in the last playoff place, with 17 to play.

Season series

Matchday 11 Fri 3 Jul

Washington Spirit2

Houston Dash1

Matchday 24 Sun 4 Oct

Houston Dash2

Washington Spirit3

Washington Spirit took both meetings, 5–3 on aggregate.

Team stats

WAS HOU

Expected goals: Washington Spirit: 2.45; Houston Dash: 1.18
Possession: Washington Spirit: 57%; Houston Dash: 43%
Shots: Washington Spirit: 18; Houston Dash: 6
Corners: Washington Spirit: 4; Houston Dash: 0

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	San Diego Wave FC	13	+6	25
2	Washington Spirit	12	+10	24
3	Utah Royals FC	12	+8	24
4	Portland Thorns FC	13	+6	24
5	Gotham FC	11	+7	21
6	Kansas City Current	12	+1	21
7	North Carolina Courage	11	+4	18
8	Orlando Pride	12	+1	17
⋯
11	Houston Dash	13	−6	14

After this result

By the numbers

Houston Dash have 4 points from last 5, in step with their season. 0.8 a match, against 1.1 all season. NWSL average 1.4.

Washington Spirit have 28 goals conceded, the 2nd fewest in the NWSL. 0.9 a match. NWSL average 1.4.

The match on the pitch

Washington Spirit: 57% possession; 78 possessions; 19% ended in a shot; 29% reached the box; 7.2 actions each
Houston Dash: 43% possession; 79 possessions; 8% ended in a shot; 20% reached the box; 5.4 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Washington Spirit

Houston Dash

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Washington Spirit started 15% of their possessions in the final third, Houston Dash 5%.

Where the shots came from

Washington SpiritHouston Dash

Washington Spirit attack right, Houston Dash left. A larger ringed dot is a goal. Own goals are not shots.

How each team moved the ball

Washington Spirit

Houston Dash

Passes between 20 zones, both teams attacking right. Forward moves in the team colour, backward moves dark, sideways moves pale; line weight is the share of the team’s passes.

How long possessions ran

Washington SpiritHouston Dash

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Washington SpiritHouston Dash

Of the possessions with each number of actions, the share that produced a shot. A gap marks too few possessions to rate.

Where play slowed down

Washington SpiritHouston Dash

Mean seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, by where the action happened.

Every recorded action

Observed match events

Every action recorded in this match, where it happened: what was seen on the pitch, not a simulated path. 1,487 events in the record.

Period Minute 96 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Washington Spirit attack right, Houston Dash left. Passes are arrows to where they ended, dashed when not completed; a ringed start is a restart. A dot is a shot, a larger ringed dot a goal; a diamond is a take-on, a square a keeper action. Showing the whole match.

Choose an action on the pitch or in the list to see everything recorded about it.

56 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
2:22	D. Colaprico	Houston Dash
3:12	L. Di Guglielmo	Washington Spirit
9:19	K. Van Zanten	Houston Dash
12:11	L. Boattin	Houston Dash
14:11	A. Patterson	Houston Dash
16:09	R. Kouassi	Washington Spirit
19:24	L. Santos	Washington Spirit
21:30	T. Rodman	Washington Spirit
23:56	H. Hershfelt	Washington Spirit
24:20	L. Di Guglielmo	Washington Spirit
26:35	L. Boattin	Houston Dash
27:58	T. Rodman	Washington Spirit
30:27	J. Campbell	Houston Dash
34:17	R. Kouassi	Washington Spirit
35:08	T. Rodman	Washington Spirit
35:28	T. Rudd	Washington Spirit
41:11	T. Rodman	Washington Spirit
42:25	L. Santos	Washington Spirit
44:17	S. Cantore	Washington Spirit
44:18	J. Campbell	Houston Dash

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Lineups

Washington SpiritFormation 4-1-4-1

Washington Spirit, 4-1-4-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 18 S. MacIver. Line 1: 5 É. Tsé, 9 T. Rudd, 4 R. Bernal, 13 L. Di Guglielmo. Line 2: 12 A. Sullivan. Line 3: 19 R. Kouassi, 17 H. Hershfelt, 10 L. Santos, 2 T. Rodman. Line 4: 27 S. Cantore.

Washington Spirit lineup: 11 starters, then 3 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G
18	S. MacIver	90	0
5	É. Tsé, off at 62′	62	0
13	L. Di Guglielmo	90	0
12	A. Sullivan, off at 62′	62	0
9	T. Rudd	90	0
4	R. Bernal	90	0
19	R. Kouassi	90	0
17	H. Hershfelt	90	0
27	S. Cantore, off at 70′	70	0
10	L. Santos	90	0
2	T. Rodman	90	2
Substitutes
14	G. Carle, on at 62′	28	0
20	D. Abiodun, on at 62′	28	0
21	G. Monday, on at 70′	20	0
Team			2

Unused: S. Wojdelko, K. Wiesner, T. Bolt, E. Morgan, P. Metayer, M. Haugen

All player stats

Washington Spirit lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
5	É. Tsé, off at 62′	62	0	0	0	89%	1	0
13	L. Di Guglielmo	90	0	1	0	85%	0	0
12	A. Sullivan, off at 62′	62	0	0	0	92%	0	0
9	T. Rudd	90	0	1	0	91%	0	2
4	R. Bernal	90	0	1	1	99%	0	0
19	R. Kouassi	90	0	2	4	74%	0	0
17	H. Hershfelt	90	0	0	1	93%	1	0
27	S. Cantore, off at 70′	70	0	2	2	59%	1	1
10	L. Santos	90	0	4	3	79%	1	0
2	T. Rodman	90	2	5	1	71%	0	1
Substitutes
28	S. Wojdelko	–
6	K. Wiesner	–
14	G. Carle, on at 62′	28	0	1	2	79%	1	0
16	T. Bolt	–
20	D. Abiodun, on at 62′	28	0	1	0	80%	1	1
21	G. Monday, on at 70′	20	0	0	0	67%	0	0
24	E. Morgan	–
26	P. Metayer	–
35	M. Haugen	–
Team			2	18	14	86%	6	5

Washington Spirit goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
18	S. MacIver	90	2	3	67%	1	0

Houston DashFormation 4-2-3-1

Houston Dash, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 1 J. Campbell. Line 1: 15 A. Patterson, 14 P. Nielsen, 4 L. Klenke, 27 L. Boattin. Line 2: 24 D. Colaprico, 17 S. Puntigam. Line 3: 30 L. Ullmark, 22 K. Rader, 19 M. Graham. Line 4: 12 K. Van Zanten.

Houston Dash lineup: 11 starters, then 5 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G
1	J. Campbell	90	0
15	A. Patterson	90	0
27	L. Boattin, off at 84′	84	0
17	S. Puntigam, off at 62′	62	0
14	P. Nielsen, off at 46′	45	0
4	L. Klenke	90	0
30	L. Ullmark	90	0
24	D. Colaprico	90	0
12	K. Van Zanten, off at 46′	45	0
22	K. Rader, off at 71′	71	0
19	M. Graham	90	0
Substitutes
2	A. Chapman, on at 84′	6	0
9	C. Larisey, on at 62′	28	0
10	M. Berkely, on at 46′	45	0
13	S. Schmidt, on at 71′	19	0
23	K. Faasse, on at 46′	45	1
Team			1

Unused: C. DeLisle, M. Bright, C. Hardin, N. Bain

All player stats

Houston Dash lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
15	A. Patterson	90	0	1	1	80%	1	2
27	L. Boattin, off at 84′	84	0	0	1	81%	2	1
17	S. Puntigam, off at 62′	62	0	0	0	82%	0	0
14	P. Nielsen, off at 46′	45	0	0	0	93%	0	0
4	L. Klenke	90	0	0	0	93%	0	2
30	L. Ullmark	90	0	1	1	83%	1	1
24	D. Colaprico	90	0	0	1	77%	0	1
12	K. Van Zanten, off at 46′	45	0	1	0	78%	0	0
22	K. Rader, off at 71′	71	0	0	0	50%	1	0
19	M. Graham	90	0	0	1	71%	1	0
Substitutes
40	C. DeLisle	–
2	A. Chapman, on at 84′	6	0	0	0	50%	0	0
6	M. Bright	–
9	C. Larisey, on at 62′	28	0	0	0	83%	0	0
10	M. Berkely, on at 46′	45	0	0	0	84%	1	0
13	S. Schmidt, on at 71′	19	0	1	0	75%	0	0
18	C. Hardin	–
23	K. Faasse, on at 46′	45	1	2	0	100%	1	0
8	N. Bain	–
Team			1	6	5	84%	8	7