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2013 Washington Spirit season

The 2013 season was Washington Spirit's first season of existence in which they competed in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.

Washington Spirit
2013 season
General managerChris Hummer
Head coachMark Parsons
StadiumMaryland SoccerPlex
NWSL8th
Top goalscorerDiana Matheson (8 goals)
Highest home attendance5,011 (May 4, 2013 vs Portland Thorns FC)
Lowest home attendance2,081 (August 7, 2013 vs Chicago Red Stars)
Average home league attendance3,754
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The inaugural Spirit roster began to assemble on January 11, 2013, as part of the NWSL Player Allocation, goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris (USA), defender Ali Krieger (USA), midfielder Lori Lindsey (USA), defender Robyn Gayle (CAN), midfielder Diana Matheson (CAN), defender Alina Garciamendez (MEX) and midfielder Teresa Worbis (MEX) were named to the team.[1][2][3] During the February 7, 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft, the team selected Stephanie Ochs, Tori Huster, Jordan Angeli, Natasha Kai, Megan Mischler and Heather Cooke.[4][5]

The Spirit played their first competitive match on April 14, 2013, drawing Boston Breakers 1–1 with Tiffany McCarty scoring the team's first goal assisted by Stephanie Ochs.[6] The Spirit won their first competitive match on May 16, 2013, when they defeated the Seattle Reign 2–4 at Starfire Stadium. As the season wore on, the Spirit struggled to gain form and after the first eleven matches, Mike Jorden was fired and replaced by Mark Parsons.[7]

The coaching transition would be tough, and the Spirit continued the season with a 13-match winless streak (only one draw) until finishing the season on a high with two wins and a draw. Washington finished their first season in last place (8th).

Club

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Roster

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   USA Ashlyn Harris (FP)
2 FW   USA Colleen Williams
3 DF   USA Kika Toulouse
4 DF   USA Domenica Hodak
4 DF   USA Marisa Abegg
5 DF   CAN Candace Chapman
6 MF   USA Lori Lindsey (FP)
7 MF   MEX Teresa "Lupita" Worbis (FP)
8 MF   CAN Diana Matheson (FP)
9 MF   USA Ingrid Wells
10 FW   USA Caroline Miller
11 DF   USA Ali Krieger (FP)
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 MF   USA Julia Roberts
14 FW   USA Tiffany McCarty
15 DF   CAN Robyn Gayle (FP)
16 FW   GER Conny Pohlers (on loan from VfL Wolfsburg)
17 FW   USA Lindsay Taylor
18 GK   USA Chantel Jones
19 DF   USA Toni Pressley
20 MF   USA Holly King
22 FW   USA Stephanie Ochs
23 MF   USA Tori Huster
24 FW   USA Jasmyne Spencer

Team management

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Owner Bill Lynch
General Manager Chris Hummer
Head Coach Mark Parsons

Competitions

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Preseason

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March 17, 2013 1 Washington Spirit 1–0 Penn State Nittany Lions TBD
16:00 EST Wagner   87' Report Stadium: TBD
March 30, 2013 2 Washington Spirit 2–0 North Carolina Tar Heels Boyds, Maryland
15:00 EST Miller   27', 48' Report Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 1,725
April 4, 2013 3 Maryland Terrapins 2–0 Washington Spirit College Park, Maryland
19:30 EST Huster   22' (o.g.)
Prior-Brown   68'		 Report Stadium: Ludwig Field
Attendance: 1,000
April 7, 2013 4 Washington Spirit 3–6 Virginia Cavaliers Boyds, Maryland
19:30 EST McCarty   32', 42'
Spencer   73'		 Report Douglas   5'
Torres   24'
Fry   33'
Doniak   36', 40'
Brian   64'		 Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 312

Regular season

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April 14, 2013 (2013-04-14) 1 Boston Breakers 1–1 Washington Spirit Somerville, Massachusetts
18:30 EDT Leroux   91+' (Guess) Report McCarty   15' (Ochs)
Wells   50'		 Stadium: Dilboy Stadium
Attendance: 2,634
Referee: Christina Unkel
April 20, 2013 (2013-04-20) 2 Washington Spirit 1–1 Western New York Flash Germantown, Maryland
19:00 EDT Huster   84'
Matheson   87' (pen.)		 Report Kerr   85' (Wambach) Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 4,569 [8]
Referee: Kari Seitz
April 27, 2013 (2013-04-27) 3 Washington Spirit 1–2 Sky Blue Germantown, Maryland
19:00 EDT Matheson   35' Report Goodson   2'
Schmidt   48'		 Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 4,569
Referee: Kara Honthumb
May 4, 2013 (2013-05-04) 4 Washington Spirit 1–2 Portland Thorns Germantown, Maryland
19:00 EDT Harris   13'
Matheson   86' (pen.)		 Report Morgan   12' (pen.)
Washington   51'
Long   70'
Edwards   82'		 Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 5,011
Referee: Christina Unkel
May 11, 2013 (2013-05-11) 5 Washington Spirit 1–1 Boston Breakers Germantown, Maryland
19:00 EDT Lindsey   51' (Matheson) Report Lohman   24' (Sanderson) Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 4,027
Referee: Josh Wilkens
May 16, 2013 (2013-05-16) 6 Seattle Reign FC 2–4 Washington Spirit Tukwila, Washington
19:00 PDT Taylor   7' (Larsen)
Noyola   47' (Nairn)
Larsen   68'
Zurrer   83'		 Report Matheson   37'
Krieger   41'
McCarty   56'
Krieger   63'
Roberts   75'
Huster   84' (Lindsey)		 Stadium: Starfire Stadium
Attendance: 1,011
Referee: Katja Koroleva
May 19, 2013 (2013-05-19) 7 Portland Thorns FC 2–0 Washington Spirit Portland, Oregon
14:00 PDT Sinclair   41' (Long)
Morgan   86' (Wetzel)
Marshall   65'		 Report Gayle   83' Stadium: JELD-WEN Field
Attendance: 12,474
Referee: Robert Sibiga
May 25, 2013 (2013-05-25) 8 Boston Breakers 3–0 Washington Spirit Somerville, Massachusetts
18:30 EDT O'Reilly   38' (Sanderson)
Shoepfer   53' (Sanderson)
Simon   66' (Sanderson)		 Report Stadium: Dilboy Stadium
Attendance: 1,246
Referee: Kara Honthumb
June 15, 2013 (2013-06-15) 9 Washington Spirit 0–2 Western New York Flash Germantown, Maryland
19:00 EDT Report Pérez   10' (Adriana)
DiMartino   31' (Sahlen)   36'
Adriana   55'		 Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 4,569
Referee:   Boris Senic
June 23, 2013 (2013-06-23) 10 FC Kansas City 2–0 Washington Spirit Overland Park, Kansas
20:35 EDT Holiday   17', 65' Summary Pressley   29' Stadium: Shawnee Mission District Stadium
Attendance: 3,057
Referee:   Katja Koroleva
June 28, 2013 (2013-06-28) 11 Western New York Flash 4–0 Washington Spirit Rochester, New York
19:05 EDT Lloyd   3' (Sahlen), 22' (Wambach), 55'
Taylor   90+1' (Wambach)		 Report Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 3,364
Referee:   Margaret Domka
July 3, 2013 (2013-07-03) 12 Washington Spirit 1–1 FC Kansas City Germantown, Maryland
19:30 EDT Matheson   86' (pen.) Report Tymrak   54' (Mathias) Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 2,467
Referee:   Kara Honthumb
July 6, 2013 (2013-07-06) 13 Sky Blue 1–0 Washington Spirit Piscataway, New Jersey
19:00 EDT Ocampo   74' Report Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 1,322
Referee:   John McCloskey
July 10, 2013 (2013-07-10) 14 Washington Spirit 0–2 Chicago Red Stars Germantown, Maryland
19:30 EDT Pohlers   90' Report Leon   63'
Masar   71' (Leon)		 Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 2,593
Referee: Miguel Panduro
July 14, 2013 (2013-07-14) 15 Seattle Reign FC 2–1 Washington Spirit Tukwila, Washington
19:00 PDT McDonald   30' (Nairn), 34' (Reed) Report Matheson   11' (pen.) Stadium: Starfire Stadium
Attendance: 3,855
Referee: Katja Koroleva
July 20, 2013 (2013-07-20) 16 Chicago Red Stars 1–0 Washington Spirit Lisle, Illinois
18:00 CDT McCarty   62' (o.g.)
Sitch   87'		 Report Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,241
Referee: Margaret Domka
July 27, 2013 (2013-07-27) 17 Washington Spirit 2–5 Boston Breakers Germantown, Maryland
19:00 EDT Matheson   2' (Spencer)
Pohlers   73' (Ochs)		 Report Nogueira   5' (O'Reilly)
Sanderson   42' (Wilkinson)
Wilkinson   48'
O'Reilly   57'
Whitehill   78'		 Stadium: Maryland Soccerplex
Attendance: 2,607
Referee: Kara Honthumb
July 31, 2013 (2013-07-31) 18 Western New York Flash 3–0 Washington Spirit Rochester, New York
20:05 PDT Martin   35' (Kerr)
Kerr   60' (Reynolds)
Lloyd   68'
Huffman   72'		 Report Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 3,967
Referee: Miguel Panduro
August 3, 2013 (2013-08-03) 19 Sky Blue FC 1–0 Washington Spirit Piscataway, New Jersey
19:00 EST Ocampo   58' (Freels) Re port Gayle   60'
Pohlers   68'		 Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 2,172
Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic
August 7, 2013 (2013-08-07) 20 Washington Spirit 1–0 Chicago Red Stars Germantown, Maryland
19:30 EDT Worbis   58'
Krieger   75'		 Report Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 2,081
Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov
Note: Match was called at 80' due to multiple lightning delays and a midnight curfew.
August 10, 2013 (2013-08-10) 21 Washington Spirit 1–0 Seattle Reign FC Germantown, Maryland
16:35 PDT Matheson   83' Report Nairn   86' Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 4,549
Referee: Kari Seitz
August 18, 2013 (2013-08-18) 22 Washington Spirit 1–1 Sky Blue FC Germantown, Maryland
17:00 EST Ochs   40' (Worbis) Report Lytle   84' Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 4,241
Referee: Kara Honthumb

Standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Western New York Flash 22 10 8 4 36 20 +16 38 NWSL Shield
2 FC Kansas City 22 11 5 6 34 22 +12 38 NWSL Playoffs
3 Portland Thorns FC (C) 22 11 5 6 32 25 +7 38
4 Sky Blue FC 22 10 6 6 31 26 +5 36
5 Boston Breakers 22 8 6 8 35 34 +1 30
6 Chicago Red Stars 22 8 6 8 32 36 −4 30
7 Seattle Reign FC 22 5 3 14 22 36 −14 18
8 Washington Spirit 22 3 5 14 16 39 −23 14
Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
22 14 3 14 5 16 39  −23 2 5 4 10 17  −7 1 9 1 6 22  −16

Last updated: 20 August 2013
Source: Soccerway
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

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Updated to match(es) played on 20 August 2013. Source: us.women.soccerway.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of April 23, 2017[9]
No. Pos Nat Player Total NWSL
Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 FW   USA Colleen Williams 6 0 6 0
3 DF   USA Kika Toulouse 16 0 16 0
4 DF   USA Domenica Hodak 11 0 11 0
4 DF   USA Marisa Abegg 5 0 5 0
5 DF   CAN Candace Chapman 8 0 8 0
6 MF   USA Lori Lindsey 21 1 21 1
7 MF   MEX Lupita Worbis 11 1 11 1
8 MF   CAN Diana Matheson 19 8 19 8
9 MF   USA Ingrid Wells 8 0 8 0
10 FW   USA Caroline Miller 7 0 7 0
11 DF   USA Ali Krieger 18 1 18 1
13 MF   USA Julia Roberts 20 0 20 0
14 FW   USA Tiffany McCarty 21 2 21 2
15 DF   CAN Robyn Gayle 14 0 14 0
16 FW   GER Conny Pohlers 13 1 13 1
17 FW   USA Lindsay Taylor 6 0 6 0
19 DF   USA Toni Pressley 8 0 8 0
20 MF   USA Holly King 11 0 11 0
22 MF   USA Stephanie Ochs 22 1 22 1
23 MF   USA Tori Huster 21 1 21 1
24 FW   USA Jasmyne Spencer 17 0 17 0

Top scorers

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Players with one goal or more included only.

As of August 20, 2013
Rk. Nat Pos Player Total NWSL
1   MF Diana Matheson 8 8
2   FW Tiffany McCarty 2 2
3   MF Tori Huster 1 1
3   DF Ali Krieger 1 1
3   MF Lori Lindsey 1 1
3   MF Stephanie Ochs 1 1
3   FW Conny Pohlers 1 1
3   MF Lupita Worbis 1 1

Top assists

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Players with one assist or more included only.

As of August 20, 2013
Rk. Nat Pos Player Total NWSL
1   MF Diana Matheson 3 3
2   MF Lori Lindsey 2 2
2   MF Stephanie Ochs 2 2
3   DF Robyn Gayle 1 1
3   FW Jasmyne Spencer 1 1

Disciplinary record

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Disciplinary record

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Players with 1 card or more included only.

As of August 20, 2013
No. Nat Pos Player Total NWSL
       
15   DF Robyn Gayle 2 0 2 0
1   GK Ashlyn Harris 1 0 1 0
23   MF Tori Huster 1 0 1 0
11   DF Ali Krieger 2 0 2 0
16   FW Conny Pohlers 2 0 2 0
19   DF Toni Pressley 1 0 1 0
13   MF Julia Roberts 1 0 1 0

Goalkeeper stats

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Last updated: August 20, 2013

No. Nat Player National Women's Soccer League
MIN GA GAA SV
1   Ashlyn Harris 1620 33 1.833 85
18   Chantel Jones 350 6 1.5 15

Transfers

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In

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No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
1 GK   Ashlyn Harris   FCR 2001 Duisburg NWSL Player Allocation January 11, 2013 [10]
11 DF   Ali Krieger   1. FFC Frankfurt NWSL Player Allocation January 11, 2013 [10]
6 MF   Lori Lindsey   Western New York Flash NWSL Player Allocation January 11, 2013 [10]
15 DF   Robyn Gayle   Vancouver Whitecaps WFC NWSL Player Allocation January 11, 2013 [10]
8 MF   Diana Matheson   LSK Kvinner NWSL Player Allocation January 11, 2013 [10]
DF   Alina Garciamendez   Stanford Cardinal NWSL Player Allocation January 11, 2013 opted not to play [10]
7 MF   Teresa "Lupita" Worbis Unknown NWSL Player Allocation January 11, 2013 [10]
14 FW   Tiffany McCarty   Florida State Seminoles Selected in the 2013 NWSL College Draft January 18, 2013
10 FW   Caroline Miller   Virginia Cavaliers Selected in the 2013 NWSL College Draft January 18, 2013
20 MF   Holly King   Florida Gators Selected in the 2013 NWSL College Draft January 18, 2013
2 MF   Colleen Williams   Dayton Flyers Selected in the 2013 NWSL College Draft January 18, 2013
MF   Ingrid Wells   Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC Signed February 6, 2013 [11]
18 GK   Chantel Jones   Þór Akureyri Signed February 6, 2013 [11]
22 FW   Stephanie Ochs   University of San Diego 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft February 7, 2013 [12]
23 MF   Tori Huster   Florida State Seminoles 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft February 7, 2013 [12]
3 DF   Kika Toulouse   Rågsveds IF Signed February 12, 2013 [13]
DF   Domenica Hodak   Maryland Terrapins Discovery Player March 9, 2013 [14]
24 FW   Jasmyne Spencer   Brøndby IF Signed April 9, 2013 [15]
19 DF   Toni Pressley   Ryazan VDV Signed June 3, 2013 [16]
17 FW   Lindsay Taylor   Seattle Reign FC Traded for a 2014 NWSL College Draft second round pick July 1, 2013 [17]
4 FW   Marisa Abegg   Gulf Coast Texans Signed on July 31, 2013 July 31, 2013 [18]
5 FW   Candace Chapman   Western New York Flash Free agent 2013 [19]
13 MF   Julia Roberts   Seattle Sounders Women 2013 [20]

Loan in

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No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
16 FW   Conny Pohlers   VfL Wolfsburg Signed in June 2013 – on loan from VfL Wolfsburg June 11, 2013 [21]

Honors and awards

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NWSL Yearly Awards

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NWSL Team of the Year

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Team Position Player Ref.
Best XI Midfielder   Diana Matheson
Second X1 Defender   Ali Krieger

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NWSL allocation easier said than done". ESPN. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  2. ^ "Player distribution sees NWSL take shape". FIFA. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  3. ^ Bell, Jack (January 11, 2013). "New Women's League Allocates Players". New York Times. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  4. ^ "NWSL Supplemental Draft results". The Equalizer. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
  5. ^ "Washington Spirit focused on offense during the NWSL Supplemental Draft". NWSL News. Archived from the original on November 12, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  6. ^ "Breakers come back to draw with Washington". Boston Breakers. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  7. ^ Sean Sedam (July 1, 2013). "Washington Spirit Fire Coach Mike Jorden". Germantown Patch. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  8. ^ "Capacity crowd of 4,569 witness history in home opening 1-1 draw". Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  9. ^ "2013 NWSL Season Stats". washingtonspirit.com. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g "NWSL Announces Allocation of 55 National Team Players to Eight Clubs". U.S. Soccer. USSoccer.com. January 11, 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2013. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
  11. ^ a b "Spirit add 2008 U-20 World Cup stars Ingrid Wells and Chantel Jones". Washington Spirit. February 6, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  12. ^ a b "Results: Ochs taken first in NWSL Supplemental Draft". The Equalizer. February 7, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  13. ^ "Kika Toulouse Added to Washington Spirit Defense". Washington Spirit. February 12, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  14. ^ Kareen Drot (March 9, 2013). "Washington Spirit sign three draft picks and a Discovery Player". NWSL News. Archived from the original on June 14, 2017. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  15. ^ Scott Lewis & Kareen Drot (April 9, 2013). "Washington Spirit sign forward Jasmyne Spencer, waive defender Skyy Anderson". NWSL News. Archived from the original on June 7, 2017. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  16. ^ "Spirit pick up defender Toni Pressley from Russian club Ryazan VDV". Washington Spirit. February 12, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  17. ^ "Spirit Trade for Forward Lindsay Taylor". National Women's Soccer League. July 1, 2013. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
  18. ^ "Washington Spirit Sign Defender Marisa Abegg on NWSL Roster Freeze". Our Sports Central. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  19. ^ "Chapman Bio". Washington Spirit. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  20. ^ "Spirit getting ready for inaugural season (Roberts Signed)". Washington Spirit. March 13, 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  21. ^ "Spirit sign German Women's National Team forward Conny Pohlers on loan". Washington Spirit. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
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