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2023 season
Majority owner	Ted Segal
President	Jessica O'Neill
Head coach	Sam Laity (until Sep 6) Sarah Lowdon (interim since Sep 6)
Stadium	Shell Energy Stadium, Houston
NWSL	10th
2023 NWSL Playoffs	DNQ
2023 Shield	10th
2023 NWSL Challenge Cup	Central Division: 3rd
2023 Copa Tejas Shield	6th
Top goalscorer	María Sánchez (4) & Michelle Alozie (4)
Highest home attendance	9,175
Lowest home attendance	4,124
Average home league attendance	5,910
Biggest win	HOU 2–0 ORL (6/3) (NWSL) HOU 2–0 CHI (5/3) (Cup)
Biggest defeat	HOU 0–3 SD (5/20) (NWSL) RAC 3–0 HOU (6/13) (Cup)
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All statistics correct as of 15:03, October 16, 2023 (UTC).

The 2023 Houston Dash season was the team's tenth season as an American professional women's soccer team in the National Women's Soccer League.

Season

Pre-season

Immediately following the 2022 Houston Dash season, Houston Dash started their preparation for the 2023 NWSL Season. On November 15, 2022, the team announced that it was 14 players as worked to build their 2023 roster. The declined Valérie Gauvin's option, released Elizabeth Eddy, Cali Farquharson to free agency, and Michelle Alozie, Michaela Abam, Makamae Gomera-Stevens, Kelcie Hedge, Emily Ogle, Ally Prisock, Annika Schmidt, Natalie Jacobs, Lindsey Harris, Tiernny Wiltshire, and Brianna Visalli were all out of contract. On the same day the team announced it was purchasing Paulina Gramaglia option, after her loan. On December 8, 2022, the Dash announced that they had resigned Michelle Alozie to a new contract, adding depth to attack. December 14, 2022, the team continued to build its attacking capabilities by signing Natalie Jacobs to a new contract. Houston started working on rebuilding their defensive presence on December 19, 2022, by resigning Ally Prisock to the team. On December 21, 2022, the Houston Dash announced they had chosen the fourth coach in team history, hiring Sam Laity after his term as interim coach with the OL Reign.> Houston continued to work on their defensive depth for 2023 by re-signing Annika Creel (formerly Schmidt) on January 5, 2023. Continuing to shape their 2023 roster, Houston signed Devon Kerr on January 6, 2023. Kerr is a Goalkeeper who started with the Dash in their 2019 season, and has spent the last three seasons with the Washington Spirit. Houston continued to re-sign players on January 9, 2023, when they added Emily Curran (formerly Ogle) to the midfield. On January 11, 2023, the Dash announced the signing of Jamaican international midfielder Havana Solaun. Just prior to the 2023 NWSL draft, Houston announced they had traded for Diana Ordóñez and the 2023 NWSL draft 30th pick from the North Carolina Courage for their 2023 and 2024 first round pick, 2023 international slot and $100,000 in allocation money. On February 1, 2023, the Dash announced they had acquired the rights for Courtney Petersen from the Orlando Pride in addition to the Pride's natural third round pick in the 2024 NWSL draft.

Challenge Cup

The 2023 version of the NWSL Challenge Cup will be held interspersed throughout the season, rather than being before the start of the season. The first Challenge Cup round for Houston was held on April 19, 2023, a midweek match against the Kansas City Current, which ended in a 2–0 defeat. Houston topped the Chicago Red Stars 2–0 in the second round of the Challenge Cup, with goals from Bárbara Olivieri and Diana Ordóñez. In their third round of the Challenge Cup, the Dash went on the road and lost 3–0 to Racing Louisville FC.

March/April

Starting their season at home, the Houston Dash earned a draw against Racing Louisville FC in the first game of the season. In their second game of the season, the Dash picked up the first win of the season, winning 2–1 against the Chicago Red Stars. The Dash managed to stay undefeated through the third game of the season by earning a draw against the league leading Portland Thorns FC. María Sánchez earned a first half equalizer, allowing the Dash to fight for a point in the game. April ended in the worst way possible, with a 1–0 loss to the North Carolina Courage due to a, weather induced, game abandonment in the 52nd minute of play.

May/June

The Dash started May off on the road at OL Reign, losing their second game of the season 2–0 to the league leaders. Houston bounced back in their second NWSL match of the month defeating the Portland Thorns FC 2–1 at home on goals from Ebony Salmon and Joelle Anderson. On May 20, 2023, Houston suffered their worse loss of the season to date by falling to San Diego Wave FC 3–0. In their next match, the Dash went on the road and secured a 2–0 win against the Kansas City Current and Jane Campbell (soccer) went over the 10,000 minute mark in the NWSL. As June started Houston kept up their winning ways by defeating the Orlando Pride 2–0 at home, with Hirst and Alozie both scoring their first goals of the season. On June 11 Houston drew with NJ/NY Gotham FC 1–1 at home, earning a point, but falling to 7th half way through the season.

July/August

To start the month of July, the Dash faced North Carolina Courage earning loss on the road 1–0 in North Carolina, after weather delayed start. On July 7, 2023, the Dash returned home to face the Chicago Red Stars, again suffering a 1–0 loss and extending their winless streak to five games. The Dash had 7 players selected to their national teams for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup that started on July 20, 2023, and goes until August 20, 2023. After a two-week break, Houston returned to the 2023 NWSL Challenge Cup against Kansas City Current, losing 3–1 and extending their losing streak to three games and winless streak to six games in all competitions. On July 26, 2023, Houston signed Sarah Puntigam to the squad for the rest of the 2023 season. The Dash managed a 1–0 win against Racing Louisville FC in the 2023 NWSL Challenge Cup on a goal by Ebony Salmon. The Dash closed out their Challenge Cup competition with a 3–0 loss to the Chicago Red Stars. In their first game back for the international break, Houston grabbed a late point on a stoppage time goal by Sanchez, drawing with the Washington Spirit 1–1. On August 26, the Dash earned another point at home against Chicago Red Star on a 1–1 draw on a goal from Michelle Alozie.

September

The Dash started September by falling to the San Diego Wave 1–0 after falling to 10 players on a Michelle Alozie was given a red card for DOGSO in the 33rd minute. On September 6, the Dash fired Laity. Two days later the team announced that Sarah Lowdon will serve as the interim head coach for the remainder of the 2023 season. On the same day the Dash announced they had completed the transfer of Ebony Salmon to Aston Villa W.F.C. for an undisclosed amount. Returning to play after the release of Laity, Houston secured three points beating Racing Louisville FC 1-0, keeping their slim chance at a play-off position alive. The Dash continued to push for a play-off spot by earning their eight clean sheet of the season in a 2–0 defeat of NJ/NY Gotham FC on two goals by Michelle Alozie. In front of the largest home crowd of the season Houston fell late to Angel City FC 2–1. The Dash finished the season with a 1–0 loss to the Orlando Pride, ending the season 6–8–8.

Roster

As of October 15, 2023.

No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Signed in	Previous club	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Jane Campbell		GK	(1995-02-17) February 17, 1995 (age 29)	2017	Stanford Cardinal	24	0
20	Devon Kerr		GK	(1997-07-03) July 3, 1997 (age 27)	2023	Washington Spirit	0	0
33	Ella Dederick		GK	(1996-07-27) July 27, 1996 (age 28)	2021	OL Reign	0	0
35	Savannah Madden		GK	(1999-02-02) February 2, 1999 (age 25)	2023	Texas Longhorns	0	0
99	Emily Alvarado		GK	(1998-06-09) June 9, 1998 (age 26)	2023	Stade de Reims Féminines	2	0
Defenders
2	Allysha Chapman		DF	(1989-01-25) January 25, 1989 (age 35)	2018	North Carolina Courage	13	0
3	Caprice Dydasco		DF	(1993-08-19) August 19, 1993 (age 31)	2022	NJ/NY Gotham FC	24	0
4	Natalie Jacobs		DF	(1997-08-16) August 16, 1997 (age 27)	2022	Real Betis Féminas	21	0
5	Courtney Petersen		DF	(1997-10-28) October 28, 1997 (age 27)	2023	Orlando Pride	16	0
23	Ally Prisock		DF	(1997-01-18) January 18, 1997 (age 27)	2021	USC Trojans	11	1
25	Katie Lind		DF	(1994-02-15) February 15, 1994 (age 30)	2020	Perth Glory	19	0
31	Madelyn Desiano		DF	(2000-02-18) February 18, 2000 (age 24)	2023	UCLA Bruins	6	1
36	Lindsi Jennings		DF	age (23)	2023	LSU Tigers	4	0
37	Jyllissa Harris		DF	(2000-04-08) April 8, 2000 (age 24)	2023	South Carolina Gamecocks	6	0
Midfielders
6	Havana Solaun		MF	(1993-02-23) February 23, 1993 (age 31)	2023	North Carolina Courage	10	0
10	Shea Groom		MF	(1993-05-04) May 4, 1993 (age 31)	2020	Reign FC	1	0
13	Sophie Schmidt		MF	(1998-06-28) June 28, 1998 (age 26)	2019	FFC Frankfurt	20	0
14	Marisa Viggiano		MF	(1997-02-05) February 5, 1997 (age 27)	2022	Orlando Pride	22	0
15	Bárbara Olivieri		MF	(2002-02-24) February 24, 2002 (age 22)	2023	Monterrey	9	1
17	Sarah Puntigam		MF	(1992-10-13) October 13, 1992 (age 32)	2023	FC Köln	7	0
18	Emily Curran		MF	(1996-08-05) August 5, 1996 (age 28)	2021	Portland Thorns FC	0	0
26	Makamae Gomera-Stevens		MF	(1999-03-17) March 17, 1999 (age 25)	2021	Washington State Cougars	0	0
30	Sophie Hirst		MF	(2000-02-25) February 25, 2000 (age 24)	2023	Harvard Crimson	11	1
55	Hope Breslin		MF	(1999-03-10) March 10, 1999 (age 25)	2023	Angel City FC	1	0
77	Andressa		MF	(1992-11-10) November 10, 1992 (age 32)	2023	Roma	5	1
	Kelcie Hedge		MF	(1997-09-19) September 19, 1997 (age 27)	2021	OL Reign	1	0
Forwards
7	María Sánchez		FW	(1996-02-20) February 20, 1996 (age 28)	2021	UANL	24	5
8	Nichelle Prince		FW	(1995-02-15) February 15, 1995 (age 29)	2017	Ohio State Buckeyes	7	0
9	Ebony Salmon		FW	(2001-01-27) January 27, 2001 (age 23)	2022	Racing Louisville FC	20	1
11	Diana Ordóñez		FW	(2001-09-26) September 26, 2001 (age 23)	2023	North Carolina Courage	23	3
21	Ryan Gareis		FW	(1998-11-13) November 13, 1998 (age 26)	2022	South Carolina Gamecocks	12	1
22	Michelle Alozie		FW	(1997-04-28) April 28, 1997 (age 27)	2021	Tennessee Volunteers	18	4
29	Joelle Anderson		FW	(1998-10-06) October 6, 1998 (age 26)	2022	Pepperdine Waves	17	1
39	Cameron Tucker		FW	(1999-07-15) July 15, 1999 (age 25)	2023	BYU Cougars	15	0

• EA=Excused absence
• SEI=Season ending injury

Transactions

2023 NWSL Draft

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2023 NWSL Draft was held on January 12, 2023.

Round	Pick	Nat.	Player	Pos.	College	Status	Ref.
2	8 (20)		Sophie Hirst	MF	Harvard	Signed with team
2	10 (22)		Jylissa Harris	DF	South Carolina	Signed with team
3	6 (30)		N/A
3	8 (32)		N/A
3	12 (36)		Lindsi Jennings	DF	LSU	Signed with team
4	12 (48)		Madelyn Desiano	DF	UCLA	Signed with team

1. OL Reign → Orlando Pride → Houston Dash. Houston Dash acquired a second-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft and $75,000 in allocation money from Orlando Pride in exchange for Haley Hanson. Orlando Pride had previously acquired the natural second-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft, the No. 10 pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft, Celia, and Leah Pruitt from OL Reign in exchange for Phoebe McClernon.
2. Houston Dash → North Carolina Courage. North Carolina Courage acquired the No. 8 pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft, the natural first-round pick in the 2024 NWSL Draft, a 2023 international spot, and $100,000 in allocation money from Houston Dash in exchange for Diana Ordóñez and the No. 30 pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft.
3. OL Reign → Houston Dash. Washington Spirit acquired the No. 30 pick from the Houston Dash for $30,000 in allocation money and the No. 32 pick.
4. Portland Thorns FC → Houston Dash. Portland Thorns FC acquired the No. 32 pick from the Houston Dash for $20,000 in allocation money and the No. 36 pick.
5. Portland Thorns FC → Houston Dash . Houston Dash acquired the No. 48 pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft from Portland Thorns FC in exchange for the natural third-round pick of 2024 NWSL Draft and $10,000 in allocation money.

Transfers in

Date	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Previous club	Fee/notes	Ref.
November 15, 2022		Paulina Gramaglia	FW	UAI Urquiza	Purchase Option from Loan
December 8, 2022		Michelle Alozie	FW	Houston Dash	Free Agent
December 14, 2022		Natalie Jacobs	FW	Houston Dash	Free Agent
December 19, 2022		Ally Prisock	DF	Houston Dash	Free Agent
January 5, 2023		Annika Creel	DF	Houston Dash	Free Agent
January 6, 2023		Devon Kerr	GK	Washington Spirit	Free Agent
January 9, 2023		Emily Curran	MF	Houston Dash	Free Agent
January 11, 2023		Havana Solaun	MF	North Carolina Courage	Free Agent
January 12, 2023		Diana Ordóñez	FW	North Carolina Courage	2023 & 2024 first round draft pick, 2023 International Slot, $100,000 allocation money
February 1, 2023		Courtney Petersen	DF	Orlando Pride	$65,000 allocation money
February 7, 2023		Bárbara Olivieri	MF	Monterrey	Contract for 2023 season with an option for 2024
April 7, 2023		Emily Alvarado	GK	Reims	Contract for 2023 season with an option for 2024
June 28, 2023		Andressa	MF	Roma	Free agent signed through 2024 with an option for an additional year.
July 21, 2023		Susanna Friedrichs	DF	UMF Selfoss	National Team Replacement Player
July 26, 2023		Sarah Puntigam	MF	FC Köln	Free agent signed through 2023 with an option for an additional year.

Transfers out

Date	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Destination club	Fee/notes	Ref.
November 15, 2022		Valérie Gauvin	FW	FC Fleury 91	Option Declined
November 15, 2022		Elizabeth Eddy	MF		Free Agent
November 15, 2022		Cali Farquharson	MF		Free Agent
November 15, 2022		Michelle Alozie	FW	Houston Dash	Out of Contract
November 15, 2022		Michaela Abam	FW	Linköping FC	Out of Contract
November 15, 2022		Makamae Gomera-Stevens	MF	Houston Dash	Out of Contract
November 15, 2022		Kelcie Hedge	MF	Houston Dash	Out of Contract
November 15, 2022		Emily Ogle	MF	Houston Dash	Out of Contract
November 15, 2022		Ally Prisock	DF	Houston Dash	Out of Contract
November 15, 2022		Annika Schmidt	DF	Houston Dash	Out of Contract
November 15, 2022		Natalie Jacobs	DF	Natalie Jacobs	Out of Contract
November 15, 2022		Lindsey Harris	GK		Out of Contract and Not Returning in 2023
November 15, 2022		Tiernny Wiltshire	MF		Out of Contract and Not Returning in 2023
November 15, 2022		Brianna Visalli	MF	Brighton & Hove Albion	Out of Contract and Not Returning in 2023
February 19, 2023		Julia Ashley	DF		Waived
June 10, 2023		Annika Creel	DF		Waived
June 16, 2023		Kelcie Hedge	MF		Mutual Agreement
September 8, 2023		Ebony Salmon	FW	Aston Villa W.F.C.	Undisclosed

Loan out

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned to	Start	End	Source
24	FW	Paulina Gramaglia	Red Bull Bragantino	February 10, 2023	December 31, 2023

Staff

As of 8 September 2023

Role	Name
President	Jessica O'Neill
General manager	Alex Singer
Head coach	Sarah Lowdon (interim)
Assistant coach	Michael Balogun
Assistant coach	Ricky Clarke
Goalkeeping coach	Matt Lampson
Assistant coach Video analyst	Hiro Suzuki
Assistant general manager	Carlos Martinez-Gloria
Equipment manager	Paloma Paez
Head athletic trainer	Frances Gilbert-Carlson
High performance coach	Corey Ashe

Non-competitive fixtures

April 11 Mexico Women's Tour	Houston Dash	1–5	Mexico	Houston, United States
19:00 UTC−5				Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium

Competitions

2023 National Women's Soccer League season

Regular-season standings

Results summary

Last updated: October 16, 2023.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

Results by matchday

Season results

March 26, 2023 1	Houston Dash	0–0	Racing Louisville FC	Houston, Texas
6:00 pm CDT	Anderson  15' Jacobs  55' Schmidt  58' Viggiano  63'	Report	Borges  62' Holloway  71'	Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 5,722 Referee: Danielle Chesky

April 1, 2023 2	Chicago Red Stars	1–2	Houston Dash	Bridgeview, Illinois
1:00 pm CDT	Jacobs 19' (o.g.)	Report	Sánchez 4' Schmidt  51' Ordóñez 60' (pen.)	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 4,065 Referee: Karen Callado

April 14, 2023 3	Portland Thorns FC	1–1	Houston Dash	Portland, Oregon
9:30 pm CDT	Dunn 9'	Report	Sánchez 24'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 15,657 Referee: Alexandra Billeter

April 22, 2023 4	Washington Spirit	0–0	Houston Dash	Washington, D.C.
6:00 pm CDT	Brooks  39' Staab  64'	Report		Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 7,073 Referee: Elton Garcia

April 28, 2023 5	Houston Dash	0–1	North Carolina Courage	Houston, Texas
7:30 pm CDT	Sánchez  20'	Report	Lussi 33'	Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Referee: Thomas Snyder
Note: Game abandoned in 52nd minute due to weather concerns, result based on league rules

May 12, 2023 7	Houston Dash	2–1	Portland Thorns FC	Houston, Texas
7:30 pm CDT	Anderson 59' Salmon 71'	Report	Rodríguez 34' Nally  90'	Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 4,638 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva

May 20, 2023 8	Houston Dash	0–3	San Diego Wave FC	Houston, Texas
7:30 pm CDT	Jacobs  13' Dydasco  39' Anderson  89'	Report	Morgan 2' Colaprico  35' Enge 58' Pogarch 79'	Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 5,966 Referee: Elijio Arreguin

May 26, 2023 9	Kansas City Current	0–2	Houston Dash	Kansas City, Kansas
7:00 pm CDT		Report	Ordóñez 42' Prisock 54'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 9,897 Referee: Alyssa Nichols

June 3, 2023 10	Houston Dash	2–0	Orlando Pride	Houston, Texas
7:30 pm CDT	Hirst 6' Anderson  11' Alozie 41' Tucker  75'	Report	Madril  61'	Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 4,863 Referee: Adam Kilpatrick

June 11, 2023 11	Houston Dash	1–1	NJ/NY Gotham FC	Houston, Texas
6:00 pm CDT	María Sánchez 36' Laity  65' Chapman  79' Jacobs  88' Dydasco  90+12'	Report	Lynn Williams 52' (pen.) O'Hara  85'	Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 5,827 Referee: Alexandra Billeter

June 17, 2023 12	Houston Dash	0–0	OL Reign	Houston, Texas
7:30 pm CDT	Jacobs  45+1' Laity  45+7'	Report		Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 8,128 Referee: Danielle Chesky

June 25, 2023 13	Angel City FC	0–0	Houston Dash	Los Angeles, California
7:00 pm CDT	Weatherholt  62' Vignola  88'	Report	Lind  58'	Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

July 1, 2023 14	North Carolina Courage	1–0	Houston Dash	Cary, North Carolina
7:30 pm CDT	Lussi 59'	Report	Dydasco  45+3' Anderson  81' Olivieri  90+2'	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,387 Referee: Rebecca Pagan
Note: Kickoff delayed from 6:30 p.m. by thunderstorms in the area.

July 7, 2023 15	Houston Dash	0–1	Chicago Red Stars	Houston, Texas
7:30 pm CDT	Petersen  86' Olivieri  90+7'	Report	Hocking 69'	Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 4,892 Referee: Alyssa Nichols

August 19, 2023 16	Houston Dash	1–1	Washington Spirit	Houston, Texas
7:30 pm CDT	Alozie  21' Sánchez 90+1'	Report	Sanchez 63'	Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 4,822 Referee: Eric Tattersall

August 26, 2023 17	Houston Dash	1–1	Kansas City Current	Houston, Texas
7:30 pm CDT	Jacobs  4' Alozie 67'	Report	LaBonta 51' Cooper  61' Rodriguez  90+7'	Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 4,536 Referee: Shawn Tehini

October 8, 2023 21	Houston Dash	1–2	Angel City FC	Houston, Texas
6:00 pm CDT	Andressa 44'	Report	Nielsen  39' Thompson 68' McCaskill 90+1'	Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 9,175 Referee: Katja Koroleva

October 15, 2023 22	Orlando Pride	1–0	Houston Dash	Orlando, Florida
4:00 pm CDT	Marta 87' (pen.) Watt  89'	Report	Puntigam  29' Sánchez  81'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 8,504 Referee: Natalie Simon

2023 NWSL Challenge Cup

Divisional standings

Group stage

April 19, 2023 1	Houston Dash	0–2	Kansas City Current	Houston, Texas
6:30 pm CST	Jennings  83'	Report	Kizer 36', 66' Weber  84' Merrick  88'	Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 4,124 Referee: Laura Rodriguez

May 3, 2023 2	Houston Dash	2–0	Chicago Red Stars	Houston, Texas
8:00 pm CST	Olivieri 5',  86' Desiano  68' Ordóñez 72' (pen.)	Report	Nagasato  33'	Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 3,696 Referee: Adorae Monroy

June 14, 2023 3	Racing Louisville FC	3–0	Houston Dash	Louisville, Kentucky
8:00 pm CST	Kanu  8' Fischer 45+4' DeMelo 45+6' Goins 73'	Report	Jennings  41'	Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 4,983 Referee: JC Grigs

July 22, 2023 4	Kansas City Current	3–1	Houston Dash	Kansas City, Kansas
8:00 pm CST	Cooper  35' Hamilton 45+1', 45+4', 68'	Report	Desiano 17' Salmon  57' Harris  90+4'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 11,014

July 29, 2023 5	Houston Dash	1–0	Racing Louisville FC	Houston, Texas
8:30 pm CST	Salmon 26' Lind  44' Jane Campbell  90+5'	Report	Pickett  60'	Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Referee: Gerald Flores

August 5, 2023 6	Chicago Red Stars	3–0	Houston Dash	Bridgeview, Illinois
8:00 pm CST	Hocking 37', 43' Nagasoto 50'	Report	Petersen  72'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 3,137

Awards and honors

NWSL Best XI

Team	Player	Position	Ref.
First Team	Jane Campbell	GK

NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year

Player	Ref.
Jane Campbell

Best XI of the month

Month	Player	Position	Ref.
September/October	Jane Campbell	GK
	Caprice Dydasco	DF

See also

• 2023 National Women's Soccer League season
• 2023 in American soccer

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• American soccer clubs 2023 season
• Houston Dash seasons
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