Dash vs Washington Spirit: Highlights, stats, and quotes

The Houston Dash grabbed a point at hime in a 2-2 draw with the Washington Spirit Saturday night. Sophie Schmidt gave Houston a halftime lead but two Ashley Hatch goals put Washington in front in the second half. Michelle Alozie played heroine on the night with a goal in second half stoppage time to give the Dash a valuable point as they battle for the NWSL playoffs.

MATCH SUMMARY

Houston Dash 2 – 2 Washington Spirit

Saturday, August 27, 2022

Venue: PNC Stadium - Houston, Texas

Referee: Adorae Monroy

Assistants: Melissa Gonzalez, Seth Barton

Fourth Official: William Hale

Attendance: 5,031

Weather: 85 degrees, clear skies

SCORING SUMMARY

HOU: Sophie Schmidt (unassisted) 22’

WAS: Ashley Hatch (Trinity Rodman) 53’

WAS: Ashley Hatch (Ashley Sanchez) 55’

HOU: Michelle Alozie (unassisted) 90+1’

DISCIPLINE SUMMARY

WAS: Amber Brooks (caution; dissent) 42’

HOU: Caprice Dydasco (caution; foul) 45+3’

HOU: Natalie Jacobs (caution; foul) 54’

WAS: Camryn Biegalski (caution; time wasting) 85’

LINEUPS & STATS

Houston Dash: Jane Campbell; Caprice Dydasco, Katie Naughton, Ally Prisock, Natalie Jacobs (Ryan Gareis 74); Sophie Schmidt, Marisa Viggiano (Bri Visalli 74), Shea Groom (Emily Ogle 74); Maria Sanchez, Ebony Salmon (Valérie Gauvin 81), Nichelle Prince (Michelle Alozie 81)

Unused Substitutes: Michaela Abam, Elizabeth Eddy, Cali Farquharson, Lindsey Harris

Total shots: 15 (Ebony Salmon 3)

Shots on goal: 5 (Michelle Alozie and Ebony Salmon tied with 2)

Fouls: 10 (Shea Groom, Natalie Jacobs, and Ally Prisock tied with 3)

Offside: 1 (Marissa Viggiano 1)

Corner kicks: 5

Saves: 5 (Jane Campbell 5)

Washington Spirit: Aubrey Kingsbury; Camryn Biegalski, Sam Staab, Amber Brooks (Karina Rodriguez 79), Anna Heilferty; Dorian Bailey (Bayley Feist 63), Andi Sullivan (C), Ashley Hatch (Jordan Baggett 63); Ashley Sanchez (Marissa Sheva 90+2), Trinity Rodman, Tara McKeown

Unused substitutes: Devon Kerr, Taylor Aylmer, Tinaya Alexander, Gaby Vincent, Madison Elwell

Total shots: 8 (Ashley Hatch, Tara McKeown, and Trinity Rodman tied with 2)

Shots on goal: 6 (Ashley Hatch 2)

Fouls: 9 (Anna Heilferty, Tara McKeown and Andi Sullivan tied with 2)

Offside: 3 (Trinity Rodman 2)

Corner kicks: 6

Saves: 4 (Aubrey Kingsbury 4)

HOUSTON DASH INTERM HEAD COACH JUAN CARLOS AMORÓS

On the comeback:

“We’ve been behind in games, and we’ve been able to win, but today was difficult.