2016 Portland Thorns FC season

The 2016 season was the Portland Thorns FC's fourth season of existence in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top division of women's soccer in the United States. The Thorns finished first, winning the NWSL Shield, an improvement over their sixth-place finish in the 2015 season. They lost their opening game of the 2016 NWSL Championship tournament (playoffs).

Portland Thorns FC
2016 season
PresidentMerritt Paulson
Head coachMark Parsons
StadiumProvidence Park
Portland, Oregon
(Capacity: 21,144)
National Women's Soccer League1st
NWSL PlayoffsSemifinals (eliminated by Western New York Flash)
Top goalscorerNadia Nadim (9 goals)
Highest home attendance21,144
(Sept. 11 vs. Western New York)[1]
Lowest home attendance13,752
(Sept. 7 vs. Houston)[2]
Average home league attendance16,945[3]
Biggest win5-1
(Sept. 4 vs. Boston Breakers)
Biggest defeat0-3
(July 16 vs. Houston Dash)
← 2015
2017 →
All statistics correct as of 9/26/2016.

Background edit

Season review edit

April edit

The Thorns began their season at Providence Park as they faced off against expansion team Orlando Pride in the latter's inaugural match. Former Thorn Steph Catley was able to strike first for Orlando in the 12th minute. Portland would soon respond with goals from Dagný Brynjarsdóttir in the 25th minute and Linsey Horan in the 81st minute. Both goals would be assisted by captain Tobin Heath. Thorns FC would win their home opener 2-1.

For their last match in April, the Thorns traveled to Kansas City where they would receive a 1-1 draw. Shea Groom was able to strike first with a goal in the 30th minute; however, Lindsey Horan was able to level for the Thorns in the 78th minute, again assisted by Tobin Heath.

Position at the end of April

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Portland Thorns FC 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4 NWSL Playoffs
Source: [citation needed]

May edit

The Thorns began their month of May continuing their 4-game road spell against the Boston Breakers where Dagný Brynjarsdóttir scored the lone goal and Tobin Heath continued her assist streak to 4 in a row. The Thorns would end up winning 1-0.

The Thorns traveled to D.C. to take on the Washington Spirit. The team would end up drawing 0-0 with Tobin Heath acquiring two yellow cards, thus suspending her for the next match against local rivals Seattle Reign FC.

The Thorns finished their 4 away matches in Seattle as they faced off against Reign FC. Nadia Nadim would score her first of the season with an assist by Meg Morris; however, Seattle would respond within 3 minutes by a goal from Beverly Yanez, equalizing at 1-1. Both teams would settle for the draw.

In the first of a two-game home stand, the Thorns secured a 3-1 win over the then-first-place Washington Spirit. In their last game of the month, missing 6 starters due to USWNT call-ups, the Thorns played Seattle to a 0-0 draw.

Position at the end of May

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Portland Thorns FC 7 3 4 0 9 4 +5 13 NWSL Playoffs
Source: [citation needed]

June edit

The Thorns began June with a two-game road trip, first holding on for a 1-1 draw with Chicago Red Stars and then prevailing 2-0 over Western New York Flash. French international Amandine Henry made her first appearance as a Thorn as a second-half substitute in that game.

The Thorns played a crucial match against Chicago Red Stars to determine who would remain in first place. The Thorns prevailed with a 2-0 win with goals from Christine Sinclair and Nadia Nadim with an assist from Henry, who also started for the first time for the club.

Continuing their unbeaten streak (11 games without a loss from the beginning of the season to the end of June), the Thorns traveled to Florida to take on Orlando Pride. The Thorns would win it 2-1, with goals from Dagný Brynjarsdóttir and Lindsey Horan.

Position at the end of June

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Portland Thorns FC 11 6 5 0 16 6 +10 23 NWSL Shield
Source: [citation needed]

July edit

The Thorns opened July play without 6 starters due to USWNT and CanWNT Olympics preparations for a home game against Sky Blue. Amandine Henry would join the French national team after the game. The starting lineup included players who previously had seen limited professional minutes or even earning her first start. Sky Blue scored first and the Thorns came back to win 2-1 with goals from Dagný and Nadim to extend their season-opening unbeaten streak to 12 games.

For their second match for the month, the Thorns took on FC Kansas City at home. Now without 7 starting players and using their new amateur players (via a rule that allowed a team to bring in non-paid players when national players go on duty), the Thorns would suffer their first loss of the season, falling 2-1 with the only Thorns goal scorer being Kat Williamson, who was assisted by Dagný Brynjarsdóttir.

The Thorns then went on the road and continuing the stretch without their Olympians, this time also without Dagný as well, lost 3-0 to the 9th-place Houston Dash.

In their last game of both July and before the league-wide Olympics break, the Thorns hosted Seattle Reign at Providence Park. Playing their first 5-4-1 formation of the season, Mana Shim passed to Nadia Nadim who headed home the game's only goal and the Thorns remained in 1st place.

Position at the end of July

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Portland Thorns FC 15 8 5 2 20 12 +8 29 NWSL Shield
Source: [citation needed]

August edit

Due to the Olympic Games in Brazil, NWSL did not schedule games most of the month. The Thorns traveled to Seattle at the end of the month and fell 3-1 to the Reign.

Position at the end of August

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Portland Thorns FC 16 8 5 3 21 15 +6 29 NWSL Playoffs
Source: [citation needed]

September edit

The Thorns started off their final month in NWSL League play on a busy week with 3 matches in 7 days. The team, fully reunited after the Olympics, hosted Boston Breakers where the Thorns took a dominating 5-1 victory, keeping them in the race for the NWSL Shield.

Continuing their busy week, Portland Thorns took on Houston Dash. In the 19th minute, Portland fans and team members learned from a message on the big screen that they had clinched a playoff berth with Seattle Reign's loss to Washington Spirit. The Thorns started off strong with a brace from Allie Long in the 26th and 71st minute, both goals assisted by Tobin Heath. Christine Sinclair would finish up by scoring in the 90th minute and shutting out Houston 3-0, giving goalkeeper Michelle Betos 4 clean sheets for the season so far.

To conclude the stretch of 3 games in 8 days, the Thorns played the Western New York Flash in front of their only sold-out crowd of the year, with 21,144 announced attendance. The Thorns went ahead 3-0 only to concede 2 goals within 4 minutes late in the game, but hung on to win and clinch a home playoff match.

On Sunday September 25, the Thorns clinched the NWSL Shield with a win over Sky Blue FC and a Washington Spirit loss to the Chicago Red Stars. The Thorns hosted Western New York Flash in the semi-finals for the NWSL Playoffs, losing a physical match 4-3 in overtime.

Position at the end of the season

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
Source: [citation needed]

Competitions edit

Competition Record Started Round First Match Last Match Final Position
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
NWSL 20 12 5 3 35 19 +16 060.00 1 April 17, 2016 September 25, 2016 1st
NWSL Playoffs 1 0 0 1 3 4 −1 000.00 Semi-finals October 2, 2016 October 2, 2016 out
Total 21 12 5 4 38 23 +15 057.14

NWSL edit

Preseason edit

Providence Park Pre-season Tournament

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

March 27, 2016 Pre 1 Portland Thorns FC 0–2 Seattle Reign FC Portland, Oregon, U.S.
14:30 (PST) Horan   59'
Nadim   90'
Report Mathias   59'
Solaun   75'
Fishlock   77'
Stadium: Providence Park
April 2, 2016 Pre 3 Portland Thorns FC 1–2 Houston Dash Portland, Oregon, U.S.
14:30 (PST) Franch   27'
Berryhill   51'
Brynjarsdottir   79'
Report Beckie   83'
Brooks   86'
Ohai   90'
Stadium: Providence Park
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Seattle Reign 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6 9
2   Houston Dash 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
2   Portland Thorns FC 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
4   Oregon State University 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: [citation needed]

Regular season edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

April 17, 2016 1 Portland Thorns FC 2–1 Orlando Pride Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PST) Brynjarsdóttir   25' (Heath)   45'
Horan   81' (Heath)
Klingenberg   87'
Report Catley   12'
Alleway   78'
Kyle   89'
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 16,073
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva
April 23, 2016 2 FC Kansas City 1–1 Portland Thorns FC Kansas City, Missouri
17:30 (PST) Groom   30' (O'Reilly)   41'   47' Report Horan   78' (Heath) Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 3,022
Referee: Danielle Chesky
May 1, 2016 3 Boston Breakers 0–1 Portland Thorns FC Boston, Massachusetts
14:00 (PST) Schillgard   38'
King   78'
Ratcliffe   90'
Report Brynjarsdóttir   79' (Heath)
Horan   91+'
Stadium: Jordan Field
Attendance: 3,698
Referee: Brandon Artis
May 7, 2016 4 Washington Spirit 0–0 Portland Thorns FC Boyds, Maryland
16:00 (PST) Oyster   17' Report Sonnett   26'
Heath  59'   88'
Horan   90+5'
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 4,333
Referee: Chris Spivey
May 14, 2016 5 Seattle Reign FC 1–1 Portland Thorns FC Seattle, Washington
19:00 (PST) Yanez   49' (Barnes) Report Nadim   46' (Morris)
Horan   86'
Morris   90'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,631
Referee: Matthew Kreitzer
May 21, 2016 6 Portland Thorns FC 4–1 Washington Spirit Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PST) Horan   27' (Heath)   76'
Kleiner   31' (o.g.)
Heath   45' (Sinclair)
Morris   78',   60'
Sonnett   32'
Nadim   61'
Report Lohman   55' (Dunn)
Nairn   61'
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 15,823
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva
May 29, 2016 7 Portland Thorns FC 0–0 Seattle Reign FC Portland, Oregon
16:00 (PST) Report Reed   84' Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 18,114
Referee: Greg Dopka
June 12, 2016 8 Chicago Red Stars 1–1 Portland Thorns FC Bridgeview, Illinois
15:00 (PST) Christen Press   61' (Alyssa Mautz)
Sofia Huerta   74'
Alyssa Mautz   75'
Arin Gilliland   84'
Report Christine Sinclair   24'
Nadia Nadim   88'
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 3,131
Referee: Levi Rippy
June 17, 2016 9 Western New York Flash 0–2 Portland Thorns FC Rochester, New York
16:00 (PST) Mewis   47'
Kennedy   55'
Doniak   90'
Report Sinclair   46' (Long)
Nadim   73' (pen.)
Raso   81'
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 2,235
Referee: Victor Rivas
June 22, 2016 10 Portland Thorns FC 2–0 Chicago Red Stars Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PST) Sinclair   6'
Nadim   25' (Henry)
Report Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 16,931
Referee: Chipalo Street
June 26, 2016 11 Orlando Pride 1–2 Portland Thorns FC Orlando, Florida
14:00 (PST) Alleway   43'
Spencer   67'
Report Brynjarsdóttir   80' (Sinclair)
Horan   90' (Raso)
Raso   90+2'
Stadium: Camping World Stadium
Attendance: 7,143
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva
July 2, 2016 12 Portland Thorns FC 2–1 Sky Blue FC Portland, Oregon
19:30 (PST) Brynjarsdóttir   38' (Nadim)
Nadim   62' (pen.)
Weber   66'
Report Kai   30' (Lytle)
Rampone   45+2'
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 14,287
Referee: Reyna Fonseca
July 9, 2016 13 Portland Thorns FC 1–2 FC Kansas City Portland, Oregon
19:30 (PST) Williamson   76' (Brynjarsdóttir)
Nadim   62'
Report Groom   23' (McCarty), 54' (McCarty)
Reed   51'
Averbuch   90+3'
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 16,942
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
July 16, 2016 14 Houston Dash 3–0 Portland Thorns FC Houston, Texas
TBD (PST) Daly   7' (Ohai)
Brooks   68' (Moros)
Ohai   83'
Report Shim   40'
Raso   81'
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 5,561
Referee: Danielle Chesky
July 30, 2016 15 Portland Thorns FC 1–0 Seattle Reign FC Portland, Oregon
19:30 (PST) Nadim   74' (Shim) Report Fishlock   61' Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 19,231
Referee: Malik Badawi
August 27, 2016 16 Seattle Reign FC 3–1 Portland Thorns FC Seattle, Washington
2pm (PST) Melis   27' (Naho), 50' (Yanez)
Barnes   54'
Fishlock   65'
Rapinoe   90+4' (Fishlock)
Report Reynolds   71'
Long   90+2' (Heath)
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 5,888
Referee: Rosendo Martinez
September 4, 2016 17 Portland Thorns FC 5–1 Boston Breakers Portland, Oregon
16:00 (PST) Sinclair   14' (Nadim)
Long   48' (Sinclair)
Nadim   41' (pen.), 79' (Long), 90+2'   90'
Report King   84' (Beckmann) Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 17,152
Referee: Jon Freemon
September 7, 2016 18 Portland Thorns FC 3–0 Houston Dash Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PST) Long   26' (Heath), 71' (Heath)
Sinclair   90'
Report Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 13,752
Referee: Brandon Artis
September 11, 2016 19 Portland Thorns FC 3–2 Western New York Flash Portland, Oregon
18:30 (PST) Nadim   27' (pen.)
Sinclair   37'
Heath   58'
Brynjarsdóttir   69' (Heath)
Betos   71'
Report Hinkle   27'
McDonald   77' (Eddy)
Williams   80' (McDonald)
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Marco Vega
September 25, 2016 20 Sky Blue FC 1–3 Portland Thorns FC Piscataway, New Jersey
16:00 (PST) Kai   6' (O'Hara)
Grubka   59'
Report Long   41' (Heath), 84' (Raso)
Horan   57' (Nadim)
Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 3,780
Referee: Christina Unkel

The 2016 NWSL Regular Season schedule was released on February 18, 2016.[4]

Results by round edit
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StadiumHAAAAHHAAHAHHAHAHHHA
ResultWDWDDWDDWWWWLLWLWWWW
Position[a]32233333211111222221
Updated to match(es) played on September 25, 2016. Source: Match results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
  1. ^ POR's position at the end of the matchweek, not their match.
Home/away results 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 12 5 3 35 19  +16 41 8 1 1 23 8  +15 4 4 2 12 11  +1

Last updated: September 25, 2016.
Source: Match reports

League table 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

NWSL Playoffs edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

October 2, 2016 Semi-finals Portland Thorns FC 3–4 (a.e.t.) Western New York Flash Portland, Oregon
14:00 (PST) Sinclair   39' (Reynolds)
Brynjarsdottir   75'
Sonnett   78'
Horan   106+' (Brynjarsdottir)
Heath   114'
Report Mewis   16'
Kennedy   28'
Doniak   38' (McDonald)
Dahlkemper   76'
Williams   98'
Williams   104' (Mewis)
Eddy   109'
D'Angelo   121+'
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 20,086
Referee: Marco Vega
 
Thorns playing Flash, October 2, 2016

Club edit

Executive staff edit

Majority Owner & Chief Executive Officer Merritt Paulson
President of Business Mike Golub
General Manager / President of Soccer Gavin Wilkinson
Manager of Soccer Operations / Executive Assistant Sarah Aschwald

Updated to match played November 16, 2016
Source: [1]

Coaching staff edit

Position Staff
Head Coach Mark Parsons
Assistant Coach Tracy Hasson
Assistant Coach Sophie Clough
Assistant Coach Carly Copplestone
Goalkeeping Coach Nadine Angerer
Fitness Coach Garga Caserta
Head Athletic Trainer Robyn Hasegawa
Athletic Trainer Katie Donnelley
Equipment Manager Megan Lovich

Last updated: November 16, 2016
Source: [2]

Stadiums edit

Ground (capacity and dimensions) Providence Park (21,144 / 110x75 yards)
Training Ground Providence Park

Source: Providence Park

Kits edit

Primary kit edit

The 2016 primary kits are their signature red color with a "spray on" black on the ends of the sleeves. The kits remain Nike and the sponsorship with their sponsor Providence Health and Services on the front.

Secondary kit edit

The 2016 secondary kits feature the same style as the first kit, however instead of red, it is white with the "spray on" black sleeve style. The kit is also Nike and shows the Providence Health and Services sponsorship.

Third kit edit

The Thorns do not have a third kit for 2016.

First Team edit

Roster edit

All players contracted to the club during the season included.
Last updated: August 30, 2016[5][6]

No. Name Nationality Positions Date of birth (age) Year with Club (Year Signed)
Goalkeepers
18 Michelle Betos   GK (1988-02-20) February 20, 1988 (age 36) 3 (2014)
24 Adrianna Franch   GK (1990-11-12) November 12, 1990 (age 33) 1 (2016)
Defenders
2 Katherine Reynolds   RB (1987-09-14) September 14, 1987 (age 36) 1 (2016)
4 Emily Menges   CB (1992-07-28) July 28, 1992 (age 31) 3 (2014)
16 Emily Sonnett   CB (1993-11-25) November 25, 1993 (age 30) 1 (2016)
25 Meghan Klingenberg   LB (1988-08-02) August 2, 1988 (age 35) 1 (2016)
44 Meg Morris   LB / FW (1992-05-11) May 11, 1992 (age 31) 1 (2016)
Midfielders
6 Meleana Shim   CM (1991-09-25) September 25, 1991 (age 32) 4 (2013)
7 Lindsey Horan (NTA)   CM (1994-05-26) May 26, 1994 (age 29) 1 (2016)
10 Allie Long   LW / CM (1987-08-13) August 13, 1987 (age 36) 4 (2013)
11 Dagný Brynjarsdóttir   MF (1991-08-10) August 10, 1991 (age 32) 1 (2016)
15 Kendall Johnson   MF / DF (1991-04-24) April 24, 1991 (age 33) 2 (2015)
17 Tobin Heath (NTA)   LW (1988-05-29) May 29, 1988 (age 35) 4 (2013)
28 Amandine Henry   CM (1989-09-28) September 28, 1989 (age 34) 1 (2016)
30 Celeste Boureille   MF (1994-04-20) April 20, 1994 (age 30) 1 (2016)
Forwards
9 Nadia Nadim   CF / RW (1988-01-02) January 2, 1988 (age 36) 1 (2016)
12 Christine Sinclair   CF (1983-06-12) June 12, 1983 (age 40) 4 (2013)
21 Hayley Raso   FW / RW (1994-09-05) September 5, 1994 (age 29) 1 (2016)
26 Mallory Weber   FW / CB (1994-04-04) April 4, 1994 (age 30) 1 (2016)
  • (HG) = Homegrown Player
  • (NTA) = National Team Allocated Player
  • (Loan) = On Loan
  • (AP) = Amateur Player

Squad statistics edit

Source: NWSL

Squad statistics are of regular season only

N Pos Player GP GS Min G A PK Shot SOG SOG% Cro CK Off Foul FS YC RC
20 DF McKenzie Berryhill 5 2 182 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
18 GK Michelle Betos 14 14 1260 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
30 MF Celeste Boureille 6 5 466 0 0 0 5 0 0% 0 0 0 4 3 0 0
11 MF Dagny Brynjarsdottir 17 12 1068 5 1 0 13 8 62% 0 0 1 25 5 1 0
27 MF Maureen Fitzgerald 3 2 133 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0
24 GK Adrianna Franch 6 6 540 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF Tobin Heath 14 13 1158 1 10 0 33 18 55% 6 61 6 25 30 2 1
28 MF Amandine Henry 9 8 638 0 1 0 10 2 20% 0 0 1 13 7 0 0
7 MF Lindsey Horan 15 15 1303 5 0 0 29 17 59% 2 0 8 23 17 4 0
25 DF Meghan Klingenberg 14 14 1259 0 0 0 4 2 50% 4 0 3 6 7 1 0
32 DF Sam Lofton 3 0 55 0 0 0 1 1 100% 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
10 MF Allie Long 15 15 1350 6 2 0 29 14 48% 2 3 3 19 27 0 0
4 DF Emily Menges 20 20 1800 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0
44 DF Meg Morris 7 3 274 1 1 0 2 1 50% 0 0 4 4 3 2 0
9 FW Nadia Nadim 20 20 1649 9 3 4 40 17 43% 2 15 18 32 21 4 0
29 DF Shade Pratt 5 1 141 0 0 0 1 1 100% 0 0 0 4 2 0 0
21 FW Hayley Raso 20 6 757 0 2 0 15 4 27% 1 0 5 18 18 3 0
2 DF Katherine Reynolds 20 18 1672 0 0 0 2 2 100% 0 0 0 11 9 1 0
6 MF Mana Shim 14 9 814 0 1 0 7 2 29% 1 3 1 9 3 1 0
12 FW Christine Sinclair 11 10 826 6 2 0 21 12 57% 0 0 6 4 4 0 0
22 DF Jennifer Skogerboe 3 2 210 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0
16 DF Emily Sonnett 15 15 1350 0 0 0 2 1 50% 0 0 1 4 3 2 0
26 DF Mallory Weber 13 7 697 0 0 0 4 1 25% 0 0 0 9 6 1 0
5 DF Kat Williamson 5 3 196 1 0 0 1 1 100% 0 0 0 3 1 0 0
Team Total 20 19798 34 23 4 220 104 47% 18 82 57 222 179 23 1
N Pos Goal keeper GP GS Min GA GA/G PKA PKF Shot SOG Sav Sav% YC RC
18 GK Michelle Betos 14 14 1260 16 1.14 0 1 165 66 50 76% 1 0
24 GK Adrianna Franch 6 6 540 3 0.50 0 0 62 22 19 86% 0 0
Team Total 20 1800 19 0.95 0 1 227 88 69 78% 1 0

Player transactions edit

National Team Player Allocation edit

Date Player Positions Played Previous club Notes Ref
January 13, 2016   Lindsey Horan FW   Paris Saint-Germain U.S. Women's National Team allocation process [7]

Transfers in edit

Date Player Positions Played Previous club Fee/notes Ref
November 2, 2015   Meghan Klingenberg DF   Orlando Pride Part of trade for Alex Morgan and Kaylyn Kyle. [8]
December 10, 2015   Adrianna Franch GK   Orlando Pride Part of trade for Steph Catley. [9]
January 19, 2016   Nadia Nadim FW   Sky Blue FC Traded for the second overall pick in 2016 and a 2017 first and conditional fourth-round pick. [10]
February 2, 2016   Katherine Reynolds DF   Washington Spirit Traded for Alyssa Kleiner. [11]
March 16, 2016   Amandine Henry MF   Olympique Lyonnais [12]
April 15, 2016   Celeste Boureille MF [13]
April 16, 2016   Hayley Raso FW   Washington Spirit Signed off waivers. [13]
April 27, 2016   Meg Morris DF / FW   Sky Blue FC [14]
July 1, 2016   Jennifer Skogerboe DF   FC Slovácko [15]

Loans in edit

Date Player Positions Played Previous club Fee/notes Ref

Loans out edit

Date Player Positions Played Destination club Fee/notes Ref
September 24, 2015   Michelle Betos GK   Sydney FC Will return for the start of the 2016 season. [16]
October 6, 2015   Steph Catley DF   Melbourne City FC Was set to return for the start of the 2016 season. Traded. [17]
October 6, 2015   Kendall Johnson DF   Western Sydney Wanderers Will return for the start of the 2016 season. [17]
October 6, 2015   Clare Polkinghorne DF   Brisbane Roar Will return for the start of the 2016 season. [17]
October 6, 2015   Lianne Sanderson MF   Apollon Limassol Was set to return for the start of the 2016 season. Selected in Expansion Draft. [17]
October 6, 2015   Mana Shim MF   Iga Football Club Kunoichi Will return for the start of the 2016 season. [17]

Transfers out edit

Date Player Positions Played Destination club Fee/notes Ref
October 21, 2015   Genoveva Añonma FW N/A Waived. [18]
October 26, 2015   Alex Morgan FW   Orlando Pride Part of trade for first Expansion Draft selection, first round College Draft selection, and international roster spot. [19]
October 26, 2015   Kaylyn Kyle MF   Orlando Pride Part of trade for first Expansion Draft selection, first round College Draft selection, and international roster spot. [19]
November 2, 2015   Lianne Sanderson MF   Orlando Pride Selected in Expansion Draft. [20]
December 10, 2015   Steph Catley DF   Orlando Pride Part of trade for Adrianna Franch. [21]
February 2, 2016   Alyssa Kleiner DF   Washington Spirit Traded for Katherine Reynolds. [22]
February 8, 2016   Rhian Wilkinson DF N/A No longer allocated. Released. [23]
March 24, 2016   Jodie Taylor FW   Arsenal Ladies [24]
August 30, 2016   McKenzie Berryhill DF   Orlando Pride Waived. Claimed off waivers by Pride. [25][26]

Contract extensions edit

Date Player Positions Played Year with Club (Year Signed) Notes Ref

National Women's Soccer League College Draft edit

Stage (Round Pick) Player Positions Played Previous club Notes Ref
1 (1) Emily Sonnett DF   Virginia Cavaliers [27]
3 (21) McKenzie Berryhill DF   Arizona State Sun Devils [27]

The draft was held on January 15, 2016.

Staff in edit

Date Name Position Previous club Notes Ref

Staff out edit

Date Name Position Destination club Notes Ref

National team participation edit

Ten Thorns players have been called up to play for their national teams during this season.

Team Players
  United States Meghan Klingenberg, Tobin Heath, Emily Sonnett, Lindsey Horan, Allie Long
  Canada Christine Sinclair
  Iceland Dagný Brynjarsdóttir
  Denmark Nadia Nadim
  France Amandine Henry

Statistics edit

Appearances edit

No. Pos. Name NWSL NWSL Playoffs Total
Apps Goals     Apps Goals     Apps Goals    
2 DF   Katherine Reynolds 17 (2) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 (2) 0 1 0
4 DF   Emily Menges 19 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 1 0
5 DF   Kat Williamson 4 (1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 (1) 1 0 0
6 MF   Meleana Shim 9 (5) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 (5) 0 1 0
7 MF   Lindsey Horan 14 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 14 4 4 0
9 FW   Nadia Nadim 19 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 19 9 4 0
10 MF   Allie Long 14 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 4 0 0
11 MF   Dagný Brynjarsdóttir 12 (4) 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 (4) 5 1 0
12 FW   Christine Sinclair 9 (1) 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 (1) 6 0 0
15 MF   Kendall Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF   Emily Sonnett 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 2 0
17 MF   Tobin Heath 12 (1) 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 12 (1) 1 2 1
18 GK   Michelle Betos 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 1 0
21 FW   Hayley Raso 6 (13) 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 (13) 0 3 0
22 DF   Jennifer Skogerboe 2 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 (1) 0 0 0
24 GK   Adrianna Franch 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0
25 DF   Meghan Klingenberg 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 1 0
26 FW   Mallory Weber 7 (6) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 (6) 0 1 0
27 MF   Maureen Fitzgerald 2 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 (1) 0 0 0
28 MF   Amandine Henry 7 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 (1) 0 0 0
29 FW   Shade Pratt 1 (4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (4) 0 0 0
30 MF   Celeste Boureille 5 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 (1) 0 0 0
32 DF   Samantha Lofton 0 (3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (3) 0 0 0
44 MF   Meg Morris 3 (4) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 (4) 1 2 0
Players who were transferred/waived from the club during active season or on loan
20 DF   McKenzie Berryhill 2 (3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 (3) 0 0 0

Last updated: September 11, 2016.
Source: NWSL statistics

Goalkeeper stats edit

No. Player NWSL NWSL Playoffs Total
MIN GA GAA SV MIN GA GAA SV MIN GA GAA SV
18   Michelle Betos 1170 15 1.15 48 0 0 0.00 0 1170 15 1.15 48
24   Adrianna Franch 540 3 0.50 19 0 0 0.00 0 540 3 0.50 19
TOTALS 1620 16 0.89 65 0 0 0.00 0 1710 18 0.95 67

Last updated: September 11, 2016.
Source: NWSL statistics

Line-up edit

As of September 11, 2016.
Visual Most recent starters Players who have started

Formation: 4-2-3-1

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
MS Notes
18 GK   Michelle Betos 13
11 RB   Katherine Reynolds 17
16 CB   Emily Sonnett 14
4 CB   Emily Menges 19
25 LB   Meghan Klingenberg 13
10 DM   Allie Long 14
28 DM   Amandine Henry 7
9 RW   Nadia Nadim 19
7 CM   Lindsey Horan 14
17 LW   Tobin Heath 12
12 CF   Christine Sinclair (c) 9
No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
MS Notes
24 GK   Adrianna Franch 6
5 LB   Kat Williamson 3
44 RB   Meg Morris 3
22 RB   Jennifer Skogerboe 2
LB   McKenzie Berryhill 2
6 DM   Meleana Shim 9
11 AM   Dagný Brynjarsdóttir 12
30 CM   Celeste Boureille 5
29 AM   Shade Pratt 1
26 AM   Mallory Weber 7
27 CM   Maureen Fitzgerald 2
21 RW   Hayley Raso 6

Top scorers edit

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rnk Pos No. Player NWSL NWSL Playoffs Total
1 F 9   Nadia Nadim 9 0 9
2 F 12   Christine Sinclair 6 0 6
3 MF 11   Dagný Brynjarsdóttir 5 0 5
4 MF 7   Lindsey Horan 4 0 4
MF 10   Allie Long 4 0 4
6 DF 5   Kat Williamson 1 0 1
MF 17   Tobin Heath 1 0 1
DF 44   Meg Morris 1 0 1
Own goals 1 0 1
Total 32 0 32

Last updated: September 11, 2016.
Source: NWSL statistics

Top assists edit

The list is sorted by shirt number when total assists are equal.

Rnk Pos No. Player NWSL NWSL Playoffs Total
1 MF 17   Tobin Heath 9 0 9
2 FW 9   Nadia Nadim 2 0 2
MF 10   Allie Long 2 0 2
FW 12   Christine Sinclair 2 0 2
5 MF 6   Meleana Shim 1 0 1
MF 11   Dagný Brynjarsdóttir 1 0 1
FW 21   Hayley Raso 1 0 1
MF 28   Amandine Henry 1 0 1
MF 44   Meg Morris 1 0 1
TOTALS 20 0 20

Last updated: September 11, 2016.
Source: NWSL statistics

Clean sheets edit

The list is sorted by shirt number when total appearances are equal.

Rnk No. Player NWSL NWSL Playoffs Total
1 18   Michelle Betos 4 0 4
24   Adrianna Franch 3 0 3
TOTALS 7 0 7

Last updated: September 7, 2016.
Source: NWSL statistics

Summary edit

Games played 20 (20 NWSL)
Games won 12 (12 NWSL)
Games drawn 5 (5 NWSL)
Games lost 3 (3 NWSL)
Goals scored 35 (35 NWSL)
Goals conceded 19 (19 NWSL)
Goal difference +16 (+16 NWSL)
Clean sheets 7 (7 NWSL)
Yellow cards 23 (23 NWSL)
Red cards 1 (1 NWSL)
Most appearances 20 Appearances (Emily Menges, Nadia Nadim, Katherine Reynolds, Hayley Raso)
Top scorer (9) (Nadia Nadim)
Top assists (10) (Tobin Heath)
Top clean sheets (4) (Michelle Betos)
Winning Percentage Overall: 12/20 (60.00%)

Last updated: September 25, 2016.
Source: NWSL statistics

Honors edit

NWSL Player of the Month edit

Month Result Player Ref
April Won   Tobin Heath [28][29]
June Won   Christine Sinclair [30]
September Won   Allie Long [31]

NWSL Weekly Awards edit

NWSL Player of the Week edit

Week Result Player Ref
6 Won   Tobin Heath [32]
19 Won   Allie Long [33]

NWSL Goal of the Week edit

Week Result Player Ref
6 Won   Tobin Heath [34]
11 Won   Dagný Brynjarsdóttir [35]

NWSL Save of the Week edit

Week Result Player Ref
1 Won   Michelle Betos [36]
7 Won   Katherine Reynolds [37]
12 Won   Michelle Betos [38]
13 Won   Michelle Betos [39]
15 Won   Michelle Betos [40]

See also edit

References edit

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