The Houston Dash kicked off the 2016 NWSL season on the right foot with a 3-1 win over the Chicago Red Stars
in front of 7,440 fans at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, Texas on
Saturday, April 16, 2016. It was Houston’s first-ever win over Chicago,
having achieved a 0-3-3 record against the Red Stars in their first two
seasons of play.
Photo by Darla Tamulitis-La Vita Loca Photography, Used with Permission.
The Red Stars drew blood in the 13th minute when forward
Christen Press aggressively gets the ball outside the box and sends it
flying pass Dash goalkeeper Lydia Williams, into right side of the goal
for the score. Houston scored the equalizer off a nice shot by forward Rachel Daly,
when she found Chicago goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher out of position. It was
the first professional goal for the St. John’s University product in
her Houston debut. She was a first-round draft pick for the Dash and
became the Red Storm’s all-time leading scorer last season.
Houston took the lead in the 51st minute when midfielder Carli Lloyd
took a pass from Daly outside six-yard box and punched it past Naeher
for the score. It was the team captain’s fifth goal of her career for
Dash and her first of the year. Two minutes later, forward Janine Beckie got her first goal of the season off a pass from forward Kealie Ohai, to increase the Houston lead to two.
Houston will play their next game on the road against the
Orlando Pride on April 23. The return home on April 29 to face the Sky
Blue FC with a 7:30 p.m. CDT start. After their matchup against Sky
Blue, they will again hit the road for two game; returning to BBVA
Compass Stadium on Friday, May 20 to face Orlando in their third home
game of the season.
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