Dash vs Racing Louisville: Highlights, stats, and quotes
(image via Houston Dash)
The Houston Dash opened the 2023 NWSL season on Sunday night, drawing 0-0 with Racing Louisville. Both teams had some chances and Jane Campbell picked up the player of the match for a strong performance in goal.
MATCH SUMMARY
Houston Dash 0 – 0 Racing Louisville FC
Sunday, March 26, 2023
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium - Houston, Texas
Referee: Danielle Chesky
Assistants: Jennifer Garner, Mike Nickerson
Fourth Official: Melvin Rivas
VAR: Daniel Radford
Attendance: 5,722
Weather: 79 degrees, clear skies
SCORING SUMMARY
None
DISCIPLINE SUMMARY
HOU: Joelle Anderson (caution; foul) 15’
HOU: Natalie Jacobs (caution; foul) 55’
HOU: Sophie Schmidt (caution; foul) 58’
LOU: Ary Borges (caution; foul) 62’
HOU: Marisa Viggiano(caution; foul) 63’
LOU: Rebecca Holloway (caution; foul) 71’
LINEUPS & STATS
Houston Dash: Jane Campbell; Caprice Dydasco, Natalie Jacobs, Courtney Petersen (Allysha Chapman 46), Ally Prisock; Joelle Anderson (Havana Solaun 75), Marisa Viggiano (Kelcie Hedge 90+6), Sophie Schmidt (C); Ryan Gareis (Cameron Tucker 61), Ebony Salmon (María Sánchez 61), Diana Ordóñez
Unused Substitutes: Michelle Alozie, Madelyn Desiano, Savanah Madden, Jyllissa Harris
Total shots: 15 (Diana Ordóñez and Ebony Salmon tied with 4)
Shots on goal: 7 (Diana Ordóñez and Ebony Salmon tied with 2)
Fouls: 15 (Sophie Schmidt 6)
Offside: 1 (Ryan Gareis 1)
Corner kicks: 4
Saves: 5 (Jane Campbell 5)
Racing Louisville FC: Kaite Lund; Mauren Milliet, Carson Pickett, Abby Erceg (C) Rebecca Holloway; Elli Pikkujamsa (Zeneta Wyne 79), Savannah DeMelo, Ary Borges (Kayla Fisher 73); Jess McDonald (Paige Monaghan 58), Uchenna Kaue (Kirsten Wright 79), Wang Shuang (Alex Chidiac 73)
Unused substitutes: Jordyn Bloomer, Parker Goins, Satara Murray
Total shots: 17 (Savannah DeMelo and Uchenna Kanu tied with 4)
Shots on goal: 5 (Uchenna Kanu 2)
Fouls: 6 (Six players tied with 1)
Offside: 4 (Uchenna Kanu 2)
Corner kicks: 9
Saves: 7 (Katie Lund 7)
HOUSTON DASH HEAD COACH SAM LAITY
On getting chances:
“I would rather create one chance and score one goal than create 12 chances and score zero. Being a bit more ruthless and recognizing that there's a moment in every game that's a difference between winning and losing. We were making the wrong selection, or the quality wasn’t there. Hopefully in two or three more weeks the quality will be there.”
On forwards Ebony Salmon and Diana Ordóñez’s partnership up front:
“I think their relationship will evolve. Obviously, you’ve got a different type of profile when you’ve got Ryan Gareis or María Sánchez running in two different profiles. Then you've got (Diana) Ordóñez who is a box number nine in our opinion. Ebony is a different type of player. She’s more of a transitional player; I thought that we could have made some better decisions in that area. It’s going to be evolving. We might not see the best of any of these partnerships for seven, or eight, or nine games.”
HOUSTON DASH MIDFIELDER SOPHIE SCHMIDT
On her first game as captain:
"A lot of excitement. I'm also very proud to represent this group of players, this team, this organization. We're moving in an exciting direction forward. And I think that we're capable of doing something special this year to build off last year. I'm just proud to lead the charge on that."
On what the fans can expect this season:
“Thank you to all the fans that came out tonight. Moving forward, I think that they're going to see an exciting brand of soccer. We saw glimpses of it today. Very transitional. That's where we are the most dangerous, on counterattack. We have the ability to score goals and score lots of them. Unfortunately, not tonight but I think that's something that the fans can look forward to. A heartfelt performance and also an exciting game.”
