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2016 Orlando Pride season

The 2016 season was Orlando Pride's inaugural season. The team competes in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.

Orlando Pride
2016 season
OwnerFlavio Augusto da Silva
Phil Rawlins
Head coachTom Sermanni
StadiumCamping World Stadium
National Women's Soccer League9th of 10
2016 NWSL PlayoffsDid not qualify
Top goalscorerKristen Edmonds (6)
Highest home attendance23,403
(April 23 vs. Houston)
Lowest home attendance5,842
(July 10 vs. Boston)
Average home league attendance8,785
2017 →

Team launch edit

The team was launched at a press conference held at Lake Eola Park in Downtown Orlando on October 20, 2015. At that time, it was announced that Tom Sermanni, previously the manager of both the Australian and United States women's national teams, would be the team's first manager. It was also announced that the team would share its home with Orlando City SC, beginning at Camping World Stadium in 2016, and eventually moving to Orlando City Stadium.[1]

Squad information edit

Coaching staff edit

Position Staff
Head Coach Tom Sermanni

Last updated: October 26, 2015
Source: Orlando Pride: Staff

Roster edit

The NWSL held an Expansion Draft to populate the Pride's roster on November 2, 2015.[2] The Pride held the first pick in the 2016 NWSL College Draft, though it traded that pick to Portland Thorns FC in exchange for Alex Morgan and Kaylyn Kyle.[3] It will get the first pick in the subsequent rounds of the College Draft. Orlando will also receive top priority in player discovery and the waiver wire.[1]

Number Nat. Player Position Date of birth Previous club 2016 NWSL
appearances		 2016 NWSL
goals		 2016 NWSL
assists		 Notes
Goalkeepers
1   Ashlyn Harris GK (1985-10-19) October 19, 1985 (age 38)   Washington Spirit 10 0 0 –
19   Aubrey Bledsoe GK (1991-11-20) November 20, 1991 (age 32)   Fortuna Hjørring 1 0 0 injured
25   Kaitlyn Savage GK (1990-10-27) October 27, 1990 (age 33)   Glenfield Rovers FC 2 0 0 –
Defenders
2   Camille Levin DF (1990-04-24) April 24, 1990 (age 34)   Sky Blue FC 3 0 0 –
3   Toni Pressley DF (1990-02-19) February 19, 1990 (age 34)   Houston Dash 8 0 0 –
5   Laura Alleway DF (1989-11-28) November 28, 1989 (age 34)   Melbourne City 9 0 0 -
7   Steph Catley DF (1994-01-26) January 26, 1994 (age 30)   Melbourne City 11 1 1 –
9   Josée Bélanger DF (1986-05-14) May 14, 1986 (age 37)   FC Rosengård 11 0 0 –
12   Kristen Edmonds DF (1987-05-22) May 22, 1987 (age 36)   Western New York Flash 12 3 1 -
21   Mônica DF (1987-04-21) April 21, 1987 (age 37)   Flamengo 11 0 0 –
Midfielders
6   Kaylyn Kyle MF (1988-10-06) October 6, 1988 (age 35)   Portland Thorns FC 10 0 0 –
14   Becky Edwards MF (1988-05-22) May 22, 1988 (age 35)   Western New York Flash 11 0 0 –
16   Leah Fortune MF (1990-12-13) December 13, 1990 (age 33)   Charlotte Lady Eagles 2 0 0 –
17   Dani Weatherholt MF (1994-03-17) March 17, 1994 (age 30)   Santa Clara Broncos 5 0 0 –
18   Maddy Evans MF (1991-04-21) April 21, 1991 (age 33)   Boston Breakers 10 0 0 –
26   Samantha Witteman MF (1994-02-26) February 26, 1994 (age 30)   California Golden Bears 11 0 0 –
Forwards
4   Jamia Fields FW (1993-09-24) September 24, 1993 (age 30)   Western New York Flash 7 0 0 –
8   Sarah Hagen FW (1989-11-18) November 18, 1989 (age 34)   FC Kansas City 11 1 1 –
10   Lianne Sanderson FW (1988-02-03) February 3, 1988 (age 36)   Apollon Limassol 8 2 1 transferred
10   Lisa De Vanna FW (1984-11-14) November 14, 1984 (age 39)   Melbourne City 3 0 0
11   Christina Burkenroad FW (1993-07-12) July 12, 1993 (age 30)   Cal State Fullerton 5 0 0 –
13   Alex Morgan FW (1989-07-02) July 2, 1989 (age 34)   Portland Thorns FC 10 4 1 –
23   Jasmyne Spencer FW (1990-08-27) August 27, 1990 (age 33)   Western New York Flash 13 4 1 –

Preseason non-roster invitees edit

No. Position Player Nation
— MF Leah Fortune   Brazil
— GK Julia Kantor   United States
— FW Chelsea Leiva   United States
— MF Sierra Lelii   United States
— MF Kim Reynolds   United States
— DF Jackie Simpson   United States
— MF Lauren Smith   United States
— FW Allie Wisner   United States

NWSL College Draft edit

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2016 NWSL College Draft was held on January 15, 2016. Orlando had three selections.[4]

Round Pick Player Pos. College Status
1 10   Samantha Witteman DF   University of California, Berkeley Signed
2 15   Christina Burkenroad FW   Cal State Fullerton Signed
4 31   Dani Weatherholt MF   Santa Clara University Signed

Match results edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

Preseason edit

March 19, 2016 Eastern Florida State 0–8 Orlando Pride Melbourne, Florida
4:30pm Report Morgan   4' (pen.), 11', 37', 42'
Edmonds   17', 19'
Mônica   25'
Wisner   49'		 Stadium: Titan Soccer Complex
March 22, 2016 Orlando Pride 5–1 University of Florida Sanford, Florida
Morgan   37', 54'
Hagen   51'
Burkenroad   64', 85'		 Report Bigic   90' Stadium: Sylvan Lake Park
Attendance: Closed scrimmage
March 30, 2016 University of South Florida 0–3 Orlando Pride Melbourne, Florida
Report Spencer   42'
Mônica   53'
Catley   74'		 Stadium: Titan Soccer Complex
April 2, 2016 Orlando Pride 1–0 Florida State University Orlando, Florida
Sanderson   24' Report Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Note: Abandoned after 32mins due to weather

National Women's Soccer League edit

Further information: 2016 National Women's Soccer League season
All times in regular season on Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04:00).

It was announced on February 17, 2016, that the Pride would open their inaugural season on the road on April 17 at Portland Thorns FC, and would host Houston Dash for their home opener on April 23. The remainder of the schedule was released the next day.[5]

The Pride's "local opponent" by league definition is the Houston Dash. They will play the Dash four times this year, and every other team home-and-away.

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
20 6 1 13 20 30  −10 19 5 0 5 13 11  +2 1 1 8 7 19  −12

Last updated: September 24, 2016.
Source: Match reports

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StadiumAHAHHAAAAHHHHAAHAAHH
ResultLWLWWWLLLWLWLLLLLDLL
Updated to match(es) played on September 24, 2016. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results edit

April 17, 2016 1 Portland Thorns FC 2–1 Orlando Pride Portland, Oregon
Brynjarsdóttir   25'
Horan   81'		 Report Catley   12' Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 16,073
Referee: Ekaterina Korolyova
April 23, 2016 2 Orlando Pride 3–1 Houston Dash Orlando, Florida
7:30pm Andressa   46' (o.g.)
Sanderson   57'
Morgan   61'		 Report Andressa   75' Stadium: Camping World Stadium
Attendance: 23,403
Referee: Brandon Artis
May 1, 2016 3 Chicago Red Stars 1–0 Orlando Pride Bridgeview, Illinois
Press   65' Report Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 4,024
Referee: Victor Rivas
May 8, 2016 4 Orlando Pride 2–0 Seattle Reign FC Orlando, Florida
5:00pm Hagen   11'
Sanderson   87'		 Report Stadium: Camping World Stadium
Attendance: 8,211
Referee: Leszek Stalmach
May 14, 2016 5 Orlando Pride 1–0 Western New York Flash Orlando, Florida
7:30pm Morgan   79' Report Erceg   50'  89'   Stadium: Camping World Stadium
Attendance: 7,841
Referee: Levi Rippy
May 20, 2016 6 Houston Dash 0–1 Orlando Pride Houston, Texas
Report
Report		 Edmonds   81' (Sanderson) Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 6,293
Referee: Greg Dopka
May 28, 2016 7 FC Kansas City 2–0 Orlando Pride Kansas City, Missouri
8:30pm Averbuch   53' (unassisted)
Tymrak   77' (Kastor)		 Report Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 3,104
Referee: Margaret Domka
June 11, 2016 8 Western New York Flash 1–0 Orlando Pride Rochester, New York
Makenzy Doniak   4' (Jessica McDonald)
Meredith Speck   45+'
Michaela Hahn   83'		 Report Jasmyne Spencer   76' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 4,526
Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic
June 18, 2016 9 Washington Spirit 2–0 Orlando Pride Boyds, Maryland
Estefania Banini   9'
Shelina Zadorsky   11'
Francisca Ordega   40'		 Report Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 5,750
Referee: Christopher Spivey
June 23, 2016 10 Orlando Pride 1–0 Houston Dash Orlando, Florida
7:30pm Spencer   91' (Hagen) Stadium: Camping World Stadium
Attendance: 6,870
Referee: Marco Vega
June 26, 2016 11 Orlando Pride 1–2 Portland Thorns FC Orlando, Florida
5:00pm Jasmyne Spencer   67' (unassisted)
Laura Alleway   78'
Kaylyn Kyle   89'		 Report Dagný Brynjarsdóttir   25' (Tobin Heath)
Dagný Brynjarsdóttir   45'
Lindsey Horan   81' (Tobin Heath)
Meghan Klingenberg   87'		 Stadium: Camping World Stadium
Attendance: 7,143
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva
July 10, 2016 12 Orlando Pride 2–1 Boston Breakers Orlando, Florida
5:00pm Jasmyne Spencer   21'
Kristen Edmonds   90', 93+' (Leah Fortune)		 Report Mollie Pathman   5'
Brooke Elby   34'   89'
Louise Schillgard   49'
Jami Kranich   93+'		 Stadium: Camping World Stadium
Attendance: 5,842
Referee: Jon Freemon
July 16, 2016 13 Orlando Pride 0–1 Chicago Red Stars Orlando, Florida
7:30pm Maddy Evans   94+' Report Taylor Comeau   23' (Sofia Huerta)
Arin Gilliland   44'		 Stadium: Camping World Stadium
Attendance: 7,247
Referee: Victor Rivas
Note: lightning delayed at minute 74 for 1 hour
July 23, 2016 14 Seattle Reign FC 5–2 Orlando Pride Seattle, Washington
Kim Little   21' (penalty)
Jessica Fishlock   30' (unassisted)
Manon Melis   47' (unassisted)
Kendall Fletcher   56' (Lauren Barnes)
Kiersten Dallstream   81'
Own Goal   87' (Toni Pressley)		 Report Jasmyne Spencer   52' (Jamia Fields)
Kristen Edmonds   89' (Sarah Hagen)		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 5,103
Referee: Christopher Spivey
July 31, 2016 15 Boston Breakers 1–0 Orlando Pride Boston, Massachusetts
Natasha Dowie   10' (unassisted)
Louise Schillgard   29'		 Report Toni Pressley   90' Stadium: Jordan Field
Attendance: 4,379
Referee: Leszek Stalmach
August 26, 2016 16 Orlando Pride 1–2 Washington Spirit Orlando, Florida
7:30pm Toni Pressley   28'
Sarah Hagen   71' (Cami Levin)		 Report Ali Krieger   35'
Cheyna Williams   37' (Caprice Dydasco)
Christine Nairn   57' (Katie Stengel)		 Stadium: Camping World Stadium
Attendance: 7,052
Referee: Marco Vega
September 3, 2016 17 Houston Dash 4–2 Orlando Pride Houston
Janine Beckie   24' (Carli Lloyd)
Polina   49' (unassisted)
Kealia Ohai   62' (unassisted), 95+' (J Becky)
Cari Roccaro   76'
Amber Brooks   79'		 Report Alex Morgan   80' (K Edmonds)   78'
Kristen Edmonds   87' (unassisted)		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 6,819
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva
September 7, 2016 18 Sky Blue FC 1–1 Orlando Pride Piscataway, New Jersey
Sam Kerr   80'
Nikki Stanton   90+'		 Report Alex Morgan   23' (Maddy Evans) Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 2,055
Referee: Matthew Franz
September 10, 2016 19 Orlando Pride 1–2 Sky Blue FC Orlando, Florida
7:30pm Kristen Edmonds   42' (unassisted)
Toni Pressley   70'		 Report Sam Kerr   48' (unassisted)
Christie Rampone   49'
Maya Hayes   53' (unassisted)		 Stadium: Camping World Stadium
Attendance: 6,788
Referee: Danielle Chesky
September 24, 2016 20 Orlando Pride 1–2 FC Kansas City Orlando, Florida
5:00pm Jasmyne Spencer   16' (unassisted) Report Tiffany McCarty   47' (unassisted)
Alex Arlitt   80'
Heather O'Reilly   84' (penalty)
Frances Silva   91+'		 Stadium: Camping World Stadium
Attendance: 7,454
Referee: Margaret Domka

League standings edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Portland Thorns FC 20 12 5 3 35 19 +16 41 NWSL Shield
2 Washington Spirit 20 12 3 5 30 21 +9 39 NWSL Playoffs
3 Chicago Red Stars 20 9 6 5 24 20 +4 33
4 Western New York Flash (C) 20 9 5 6 40 26 +14 32
5 Seattle Reign FC 20 8 6 6 29 21 +8 30
6 FC Kansas City 20 7 5 8 18 20 −2 26
7 Sky Blue FC 20 7 5 8 24 30 −6 26
8 Houston Dash 20 6 4 10 29 29 0 22
9 Orlando Pride 20 6 1 13 20 30 −10 19
10 Boston Breakers 20 3 2 15 14 47 −33 11
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions

Honors and awards edit

NWSL Awards edit

NWSL Team of the Year edit

Team Position Player Ref.
Best XI Goalkeeper   Ashlyn Harris [6]

NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year edit

Player Saves Goals-Against-Average Appearances Ref.
  Ashlyn Harris 62 1.33 15 [7]

NWSL Weekly Awards edit

NWSL Player of the Week edit

Week Result Player Ref.
12 Won   Kristen Edmonds [8]

NWSL Goal of the Week edit

Week Result Player Ref.
1 Won   Steph Catley [9]
5 Won   Alex Morgan [10]
10 Won   Jasmyne Spencer [11]
12 Won   Kristen Edmonds [12]
17 Won   Alex Morgan [13]

NWSL Save of the Week edit

Week Result Player Ref.
2 Won   Ashlyn Harris [14]
3 Won   Ashlyn Harris [15]
4 Won   Ashlyn Harris [16]
6 Won   Ashlyn Harris [17]
8 Won   Ashlyn Harris [18]
9 Won   Ashlyn Harris [19]
10 Won   Ashlyn Harris [20]
18 Won   Ashlyn Harris [21]

Media edit

All NWSL matches not aired through their national contract with Fox Sports 1 are livestreamed on the NWSL's YouTube channel. Orlando Pride home matches are being called by Orlando City play-by-play announcer Jeff Radcliffe and color commentator Becky Burleigh, head coach of the Florida Gators women's soccer team.[22]

Squad statistics edit

Source: NWSL

N Pos Player GP GS Min G A PK Shot SOG SOG% Cro CK Off Foul FS YC RC
5 DF Laura Alleway 11 9 781 0 0 0 6 3 50% 0 1 0 4 3 2 0
9 FW Josee Belanger 14 14 1084 0 0 0 3 1 33% 2 0 0 13 13 2 0
19 GK Aubrey Bledsoe 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 MF Christina Burkenroad 7 2 253 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 2 4 1 0 0
7 DF Stephanie Catley 11 11 990 1 1 0 9 6 67% 11 22 1 8 10 0 0
10 FW Lisa De Vanna 3 2 154 0 0 0 3 1 33% 0 0 2 1 3 0 0
12 MF Kristen Edmonds 19 19 1701 6 2 0 30 16 53% 6 41 1 8 22 1 0
14 MF Becky Edwards 16 10 808 0 0 0 4 2 50% 0 0 0 13 7 1 0
18 DF Maddy Evans 16 12 1108 0 1 0 9 3 33% 2 0 0 15 15 2 0
4 MF Jamia Fields 12 6 627 0 1 0 6 1 17% 6 0 3 8 3 0 0
16 FW Leah Fortune 3 0 43 0 1 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 FW Sarah Hagen 17 8 587 2 2 0 9 7 78% 0 0 1 2 6 0 0
1 GK Ashlyn Harris 15 15 1350 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
21 DF Monica Hickmann 16 15 1376 0 0 0 4 2 50% 2 0 0 7 0 0 0
6 MF Kaylyn Kyle 18 16 1436 0 0 0 5 1 20% 0 1 5 18 9 2 0
2 DF Cami Levin 10 9 836 0 1 0 2 1 50% 2 0 2 1 5 0 0
13 FW Alex Morgan 15 15 1350 4 1 0 44 20 45% 3 0 10 7 19 1 0
3 DF Toni Pressley 14 11 1027 0 0 0 8 1 13% 0 5 1 12 4 2 0
10 FW Lianne Sanderson 8 3 419 2 1 0 7 3 43% 2 12 1 5 11 0 0
26 GK Kaitlyn Savage 4 4 360 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW Jasmyne Spencer 20 17 1564 4 0 0 30 18 60% 7 0 15 12 33 2 0
17 MF Dani Weatherholt 12 9 786 0 0 0 7 3 43% 2 0 0 9 5 0 0
26 DF Sam Witteman 16 12 1070 0 0 0 7 4 57% 7 0 0 8 17 0 0
Team Total 20 — 19800 19 11 0 194 93 48% 52 82 44 155 187 15 0
N Pos Goal keeper GP GS Min GA GA/G PKA PKF Shot SOG Sav Sav% YC RC
19 GK Aubrey Bledsoe 1 1 90 2 2.00 0 0 11 4 2 50% 0 0
1 GK Ashlyn Harris 15 15 1350 20 1.33 1 1 161 82 62 76% 0 0
25 GK Kaitlyn Savage 4 4 360 8 2.00 1 1 50 26 19 73% 0 0
Team Total 20 — 1800 30 1.50 2 2 222 112 83 74% 0 0

Images edit

 
April 23, 2016, a NWSL record crowd of 23,403 at Camping World Stadium on Orlando Pride's first Home Game.

Notes edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Orlando City to Launch the Orlando Pride NWSL Team; Announce Head Coach". OrlandoCitySC.com. October 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "Breaking Down The Entire Orlando Pride Expansion Draft Class". OrlandoCitySC.com. November 3, 2015.
  3. ^ "Orlando Pride Acquires Alex Morgan, Kaylyn Kyle and Sarah Hagen". OrlandoCitySC.com. October 26, 2015.
  4. ^ "Orlando Pride Selects Three Players in NWSL College Draft". orlandocitysc.com.
  5. ^ "Orlando Pride's Inaugural 2016 NWSL Schedule Available". Orlando City Soccer Club.
  6. ^ "NATIONAL WOMEN'S SOCCER LEAGUE ANNOUNCES 2016 BEST XI". NWSL. October 7, 2016. Archived from the original on October 7, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  7. ^ "Orlando Pride's Ashlyn Harris Voted Goalkeeper of the Year". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. October 4, 2016. Archived from the original on October 6, 2016.
  8. ^ "ORLANDO PRIDE DEFENDER KRISTEN EDMONDS VOTED PLAYER OF THE WEEK". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. September 26, 2016. Archived from the original on October 10, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  9. ^ "Congrats to @ORLPride's @stephcatley on her goal being selected by the fans as the #NWSL Goal of the Week – Week 1!". Twitter.com. NWSL. April 22, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  10. ^ "Congrats to @ORLPride's @alexmorgan13 on being selected by the fans as the #NWSL Goal of the Week – Week 5!". Twitter.com. NWSL. May 20, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  11. ^ "Congrats to @ORLPride forward @Jas_it_Up on being selected by fans as the #NWSL Goal of the Week – Week 10!". Twitter.com. NWSL. July 1, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  12. ^ "Congrats to @ORLPride Kristen Edmonds on being voted #NWSL Goal of the Week – Week 12 by the fans!". Twitter.com. NWSL. July 16, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  13. ^ "Goal of the Week Winner: Alex Morgan – Week 17". youtube.com. NWSLsoccer. September 7, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  14. ^ "Congrats to @ORLPride's @Ashlyn_Harris on her save being selected by the fans as the #NWSL Save of the Week –Week 2!". Twitter.com. NWSL. April 29, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  15. ^ "Congrats to @ORLPride's @Ashlyn_Harris on being selected by the fans as the #NWSL Save of the Week – Week 3!". Twitter.com. NWSL. May 6, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  16. ^ "Congrats to @ORLPride's @Ashlyn_Harris on her save being selected by the fans as #NWSL Save of the Week – Week 4!". Twitter.com. NWSL. May 6, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  17. ^ "Congrats to @ORLPride's @Ashlyn_Harris on her save being selected by the fans as #NWSL Save of the Week – Week 6!". Twitter.com. NWSL. May 27, 2016. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
  18. ^ "Congrats to @ORLPride goalkeeper @Ashlyn_Harris on being selected by the fans as #NWSL Save of the Week – Week 8!". Twitter.com. NWSL. June 17, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  19. ^ "Congrats to @ORLPride's @Ashlyn_Harris on being selected by fans as the #NWSL Save of the Week – Week 9!". Twitter.com. NWSL. June 24, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
  20. ^ "Congrats to @ORLPride's @Ashlyn_Harris on being selected by fans as the #NWSL Save of the Week – Week 10!". Twitter.com. NWSL. July 1, 2016. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
  21. ^ "Save of the Week Winner: Ashlyn Harris – Week 18". youtube.com. NWSLsoccer. September 14, 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  22. ^ "Becky Burleigh Joins Announce Team for Orlando Pride Home Debut".

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