The National Women’s Soccer League announced the 2019 regular season schedule today, including the Houston Dash’s 24-game slate. The Dash open the 2019 season on Sunday, April 14 at BBVA Compass Stadium against Reign FC at 5 p.m. CDT.
The NWSL has shifted the 2019 match calendar by nearly a month, starting in mid-April as opposed to late March and ending in mid-October rather than in September. The league will also take a two-week break from play from June 2 to June 15 for the opening matches of the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France.
The Dash, entering their sixth season, return the core of the squad that finished 2018 season by winning six of their final 11 matches, including co-captain and all-time leading scorer Kealia Ohai, 2018 club Golden Boot winner Rachel Daly, U.