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.

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).

Background

See also: 2015 Portland Thorns FC season

Season review

April

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Preseason

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 Yellow card 59'
Nadim Yellow card 90'		 Report Mathias Yellow card 59'
Solaun 75'
Fishlock 77'		 Stadium: Providence Park
March 30, 2016 Pre 2 Portland Thorns FC 3–0 Oregon State University Portland, Oregon, U.S.
17:00 (PST) Nadim 33', 58', 68'
Bourille Yellow card 71'		 Report Stadium: Providence Park
April 2, 2016 Pre 3 Portland Thorns FC 1–2 Houston Dash Portland, Oregon, U.S.
14:30 (PST) Franch Yellow card 27'
Berryhill Yellow card 51'
Brynjarsdottir 79'		 Report Beckie 83'
Brooks Yellow card 86'
Ohai 90'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 United States Seattle Reign 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6 9
2 United States Houston Dash 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
2 United States Portland Thorns FC 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
4 United States Oregon State University 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source:[citation needed]

Regular season

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

April 17, 2016 1 Portland Thorns FC 2–1 Orlando Pride Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PST) Brynjarsdóttir 25' (Heath) Yellow card 45'
Horan 81' (Heath)
Klingenberg Yellow card 87'		 Report Catley 12'
Alleway Yellow card 78'
Kyle Yellow card 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) Yellow card 41' Yellow-red card 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 Yellow card 38'
King Yellow card 78'
Ratcliffe Yellow card 90'		 Report Brynjarsdóttir 79' (Heath)
Horan Yellow card 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 Yellow card 17' Report Sonnett Yellow card 26'
HeathYellow card 59' Yellow-red card 88'
Horan Yellow card 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 Yellow card 86'
Morris Yellow card 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) Yellow card 76'
Kleiner 31' (o.g.)
Heath 45' (Sinclair)
Morris 78', Yellow card 60'
Sonnett Yellow card 32'
Nadim Yellow card 61'		 Report Lohman 55' (Dunn)
Nairn Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 74'
Alyssa Mautz Yellow card 75'
Arin Gilliland Yellow card 84'		 Report Christine Sinclair 24'
Nadia Nadim Yellow card 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 Yellow card 47'
Kennedy Yellow card 55'
Doniak Yellow card 90'		 Report Sinclair 46' (Long)
Nadim 73' (pen.)
Raso Yellow card 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 Yellow card 43'
Spencer 67'		 Report Brynjarsdóttir 80' (Sinclair)
Horan 90' (Raso)
Raso Yellow card 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 Yellow card 66'		 Report Kai 30' (Lytle)
Rampone Yellow card 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 Yellow card 62'		 Report Groom 23' (McCarty), 54' (McCarty)
Reed Yellow card 51'
Averbuch Yellow card 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 Yellow card 40'
Raso Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 54'
Fishlock Yellow card 65'
Rapinoe 90+4' (Fishlock)		 Report Reynolds Yellow card 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' Yellow card 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 Yellow card 58'
Brynjarsdóttir 69' (Heath)
Betos Yellow card 71'		 Report Hinkle Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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
Round1234567891011121314151617181920
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
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
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

Further information: NWSL Playoffs

  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 Yellow card 75'
Sonnett 78'
Horan 106+' (Brynjarsdottir)
Heath Yellow card 114'		 Report Mewis 16'
Kennedy Yellow card 28'
Doniak 38' (McDonald)
Dahlkemper Yellow card 76'
Williams 98'
Williams 104' (Mewis)
Eddy Yellow card 109'
D'Angelo Yellow card 121+'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 20,086
Referee: Marco Vega
Thorns playing Flash, October 2, 2016

Club

Executive staff

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

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

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

Source: Providence Park

Kits

Primary kit

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

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

The Thorns do not have a third kit for 2016.

First Team

Roster

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 United States GK (1988-02-20) February 20, 1988 (age 35) 3 (2014)
24 Adrianna Franch United States GK (1990-11-12) November 12, 1990 (age 33) 1 (2016)
Defenders
2 Katherine Reynolds United States RB (1987-09-14) September 14, 1987 (age 36) 1 (2016)
4 Emily Menges United States CB (1992-07-28) July 28, 1992 (age 31) 3 (2014)
16 Emily Sonnett United States CB (1993-11-25) November 25, 1993 (age 30) 1 (2016)
25 Meghan Klingenberg United States LB (1988-08-02) August 2, 1988 (age 35) 1 (2016)
44 Meg Morris United States LB / FW (1992-05-11) May 11, 1992 (age 31) 1 (2016)
Midfielders
6 Meleana Shim United States CM (1991-09-25) September 25, 1991 (age 32) 4 (2013)
7 Lindsey Horan (NTA) United States CM (1994-05-26) May 26, 1994 (age 29) 1 (2016)
10 Allie Long United States LW / CM (1987-08-13) August 13, 1987 (age 36) 4 (2013)
11 Dagný Brynjarsdóttir Iceland MF (1991-08-10) August 10, 1991 (age 32) 1 (2016)
15 Kendall Johnson United States MF / DF (1991-04-24) April 24, 1991 (age 32) 2 (2015)
17 Tobin Heath (NTA) United States LW (1988-05-29) May 29, 1988 (age 35) 4 (2013)
28 Amandine Henry France CM (1989-09-28) September 28, 1989 (age 34) 1 (2016)
30 Celeste Boureille United States MF (1994-04-20) April 20, 1994 (age 29) 1 (2016)
Forwards
9 Nadia Nadim Denmark CF / RW (1988-01-02) January 2, 1988 (age 36) 1 (2016)
12 Christine Sinclair Canada CF (1983-06-12) June 12, 1983 (age 40) 4 (2013)
21 Hayley Raso Australia FW / RW (1994-09-05) September 5, 1994 (age 29) 1 (2016)
26 Mallory Weber United States FW / CB (1994-04-04) April 4, 1994 (age 29) 1 (2016)

Squad statistics

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

National Team Player Allocation

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

Transfers in

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

Loans in

Date Player Positions Played Previous club Fee/notes Ref

Loans out

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

Transfers out

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

Contract extensions

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

National Women's Soccer League College Draft

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

The draft was held on January 15, 2016.

Staff in

Date Name Position Previous club Notes Ref

Staff out

Date Name Position Destination club Notes Ref

National team participation

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

Appearances

No. Pos. Name NWSL NWSL Playoffs Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF United States Katherine Reynolds 17 (2) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 (2) 0 1 0
4 DF United States Emily Menges 19 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 1 0
5 DF United States Kat Williamson 4 (1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 (1) 1 0 0
6 MF United States Meleana Shim 9 (5) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 (5) 0 1 0
7 MF United States Lindsey Horan 14 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 14 4 4 0
9 FW Denmark Nadia Nadim 19 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 19 9 4 0
10 MF United States Allie Long 14 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 4 0 0
11 MF Iceland Dagný Brynjarsdóttir 12 (4) 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 (4) 5 1 0
12 FW Canada Christine Sinclair 9 (1) 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 (1) 6 0 0
15 MF United States Kendall Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF United States Emily Sonnett 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 2 0
17 MF United States Tobin Heath 12 (1) 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 12 (1) 1 2 1
18 GK United States Michelle Betos 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 1 0
21 FW Australia Hayley Raso 6 (13) 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 (13) 0 3 0
22 DF United States Jennifer Skogerboe 2 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 (1) 0 0 0
24 GK United States Adrianna Franch 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0
25 DF United States Meghan Klingenberg 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 1 0
26 FW United States Mallory Weber 7 (6) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 (6) 0 1 0
27 MF United States Maureen Fitzgerald 2 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 (1) 0 0 0
28 MF France Amandine Henry 7 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 (1) 0 0 0
29 FW United States Shade Pratt 1 (4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (4) 0 0 0
30 MF United States Celeste Boureille 5 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 (1) 0 0 0
32 DF United States Samantha Lofton 0 (3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (3) 0 0 0
44 MF United States 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 United States 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

No. Player NWSL NWSL Playoffs Total
MIN GA GAA SV MIN GA GAA SV MIN GA GAA SV
18 United States Michelle Betos 1170 15 1.15 48 0 0 0.00 0 1170 15 1.15 48
24 United States 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

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

Top scorers

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

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

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

Top assists

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

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

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

Clean sheets

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

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

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

Summary

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

NWSL Player of the Month

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

NWSL Weekly Awards

NWSL Player of the Week

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

NWSL Goal of the Week

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

NWSL Save of the Week

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

See also

References

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