NWSL Game Guide | FC Kansas City vs. Portland Thorns FC - Aug. 23, 2014

PORTLAND THORNS FC GAME NOTES

SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 2014, 10 A.M. (PT)VP Communications: Chris Metz - (503) 553-5433, [email protected]

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PORTLAND THORNS FC AT FC KANSAS CITY

THORNS FC

12-7-5 (41pts)

VS.

FC KANSAS CITY

10-8-6 (36pts)

2014 SCHEDULE2014 NWSL RECORD: 10-8-6(Home: 7-4-1; Away: 3-4-5)

DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT BROADCAST/ATT.Sat., April 12 @Houston Dash W 1-0 8,097 Sat., April 19 @Sky Blue FC T 1-1 2,983Sat., April 26 FC KANSAS CITY W 3-1 14,124Sat., May 3 @Western NY T 1-1 3,274Sat., May 10 SEATTLE REIGN FC L 0-1 14,182Wed., May 14 @Houston Dash W 1-0 3,931Wed., May 21 WESTERN NY W 2-1 10,920Sat., May 24 SKY BLUE FC L 0-1 13,427Wed., May 28 @Boston Breakers L 1-4 1,556Sat., June 7 WESTERN NY L 0-5 13,838Sun., June 15 WASHINGTON W 2-0 10,056Sat., June 21 @Washington W 6-1 3,806Wed., June 25 SKY BLUE FC L 1-2 10,866Sat., June 28 @FC Kansas City L 0-1 2,421Fri., July 4 CHICAGO T 2-2 13,084Wed., July 9 @Chicago T 1-1 2,101Sun., July 13 FC KANSAS CITY W 7-1 9,672Thurs., July 17 @Chicago T 1-1 2,014Sun., July 20 BOSTON W 6-3 14,383Wed., July 23 @Washington T 1-1 3,854Sun., July 27 @Seattle Reign FC L 0-5 5,957Sun., Aug. 3 HOUSTON DASH W 1-0 19,123Sun., Aug. 10 @Boston L 0-2 4,191Sun., Aug. 17 SEATTLE REIGN FC W 1-0 17,109Sat., Aug. 23 @FC Kansas City^ 10 a.m. ESPN2

^ - NWSL Playoffs*dates and times subject to change

MATCH INFORMATIONDate: Saturday, August 23, 2014Kickoff: 10 a.m. (Pacific)Location: Verizon Wireless Field at Durwood Stadium (Kansas City, Mo.)Forecast: Sunny, 99 degrees

Referee: Chris SpiveyAssistant Referees: Amanda Ross, Kathryn NesbittFourth Official: David Yon

National Television: ESPN2Broadcast Team: Jonathan Yardley and Julie Foudy

NWSL PLAYOFF SEMIFINAL SCHEDULESaturday, Aug. 23 TIME (PT) NATIONAL TV Portland Thorns FC at FC Kansas City 10 a.m. ESPN2 Sunday, Aug. 24 TIME (PT) NATIONAL TV Washington Spirit at Seattle Reign FC 8 p.m. ESPN2

MATCH PREVIEWSaturday’s National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) Playoffs semifinal match marks the fourth meeting of the 2014 season, and eighth meeting all-time, in all competitions, between Thorns FC and FC Kansas City. The clubs met three times during the regular season, twice at Providence Park and once at Verizon Wireless Field at Durwood Stadium. In the only meeting in Kansas City, Mo., FC Kansas City earned a 1-0 victory on June 28.

Overall, Portland registered a record of 2-1-0 against FC Kansas City in the regular season. The two teams combined for 13 goals in three matches, while Thorns FC outscored the Blues in those meetings, 10-2, including a record-breaking 7-1 victory on July 13 at Providence Park. Portland’s six-goal victory currently stands as the largest margin of victory in match in NWSL history and the team’s seven goals are the most in a single match in the league’s history.

Thorns FC have compiled a mark of 11-6-8 (.600) on the road in all competi-tions since 2013, including a 2-0-0 record on the road in the postseason.

NO PLACE LIKE HOMEPlaying their home matches at downtown Portland’s iconic Providence Park, Thorns FC drew an average crowd of 13,320 fans per game during the inaugural 2013 National Women’s Soccer League season. In 2014, Thorns FC averaged 13,362 fans at Providence Park. Portland’s tallied an NWSL record 19,123 fans against the Houston Dash on ESPN2 on Aug. 3, 2014.

REGULAR SEASON REVIEWPortland Thorns FC returns to the NWSL Playoffs for a second consecutive sea-son, claiming the third seed on the final day of the 2014 regular season with a 1-0 win against Seattle Reign FC on Aug. 17 at Providence Park. Forward Alex Morgan scored the game-winning goal in the 68th minute, vaulting Portland into the postseason. Portland’s home form during the season was key in help-ing the team claim a playoff berth. Thorns FC finished the regular season on a five-match, home unbeaten streak (4-0-1), winning its last four matches at Providence Park, and produced a record of 7-4-1 at home.

Portland opened the season without the services of Morgan and defender Rachel Van Hollebeke, while defender Steph Catley and midfielders Tobin Heath and Vero Boquete arrived midway through the season. Portland’s depth was highlighted throughout the regular season as 11 different players tallied at least one point. Boquete provided a spark upon arrival, recording 14 points in 15 matches (all starts) with four goals and six assists. Morgan returned in early June and added six goals and four assists in 14 games (16 points).

Forward Jessica McDonald had a breakout season with 11 goals. McDonald is one of two players to appear in all 24 regular-season matches, along with defender Nikki Marshall. Midfielder Allie Long upped her goal total from a year ago (3), finishing the regular season with nine goals.

PORTLAND THORNS FC AT FC KANSAS CITYSATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 2014

CATEGORICAL WON-LOST-TIED HEAD COACH PAUL RILEYPaul Riley was named the club’s head coach for the 2014 National Women’s Soccer League season on Dec. 10, 2013. Riley, 50, has compiled a lengthy head coaching career at the youth, collegiate and professional levels.

Previously serving as head coach of the Philadelphia Independence in Women’s Professional Soccer, Riley helped build the club into one of the best teams in the league reaching the WPS Championship match in each of the team’s two seasons. A two-time WPS Coach of the Year selection (2010, 2011), Riley compiled a 21-14-7 regular-season record in two seasons at the helm in Philadelphia, including a mark of 11-4-3 during the 2011 season.

Having coached at every level, Riley began his women’s coaching career with the Long Island Fury of the Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL) in 2005, leading the club to a national championship in its inaugural 2006 season and a second title in 2009. Riley was named WPSL Coach of the Year in 2009 and, most recently, coached the team during their 2013 WPSL campaign. With the advent of WPSL Elite in 2012, Riley took charge of the New York Fury, helping guide the club to the semifinal round of the playoffs.

A native of Liverpool, England, Riley has served as a youth coach and director of coaching for Long Island-based Albertson Soccer Club since 1994, helping build one of the most well-known youth devel-opment clubs in the Northeast.

Prior to coaching women’s soccer, Riley began his professional coaching career as head coach of the Long Island Rough Riders from 1998-2003, earning USL A-League Coach of the Year honors in 1999 and guiding the Rough Riders to the USL D3 Pro League championship in 2002.

At the collegiate level, Riley served as head coach of the LIU Post men’s soccer team from 1990-97, registering an 88-49-13 overall record and garnering New York Collegiate Athletic Conference (now East Coast Conference) Coach of the Year recognition five times (1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1997).

As a player, Riley spent a 10-year professional career in the Northeast with the Albany Capitals (1988), New Jersey Eagles (1989-92) and Long Island Rough Riders (1994-98).

A midfielder at Adelphi University from 1982-85, Riley holds the program’s all-time career record in assists (43). In his senior season in 1985, Riley recorded 47 points (15g, 17a) and helped lead the Panthers to a No. 24 national ranking. Third on the all-time list in career points (121), Riley was named to the Adelphi Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999.

Riley graduated from Adelphi in 1986 with a degree in journalism and English. He earned a master’s degree in marketing and advertising from LIU Post in 1989. Riley and his wife, Tracy, reside in Long Island, N.Y.

HOME ROAD OVERALLOverall: 7-4-1 3-4-5 10-8-6Day Games: 4-0-1 1-0-0 5-0-1Night Games: 3-4-0 2-4-5 5-8-5On Grass: 0-0-0 3-0-2 3-0-2On Turf: 7-4-1 0-4-3 7-8-4Scoring First: 6-0-1 3-0-3 9-0-4Opponent Scoring First: 1-4-0 0-4-2 1-8-2One-Goal Games: 2-3-0 2-1-0 4-4-0Leading at Half: 4-0-1 2-0-3 6-0-4Trailing at Half: 0-2-0 0-4-1 0-6-1Tied at Half: 3-2-0 1-0-1 4-2-1Leading at 75’: 6-0-1 3-0-2 9-0-3Trailing at 75’: 0-2-0 0-2-0 0-4-0Tied at 75’: 1-2-0 0-0-3 1-2-3Outshooting Opponent: 6-3-1 3-2-4 9-5-5Outshot by Opponent: 1-1-0 0-1-0 1-2-0Shots Even: 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-1When Scoring 0 Goals: 0-3-0 0-3-0 0-6-0When Scoring 1 Goal: 2-1-0 2-1-5 4-2-5When Scoring 2 Goals: 2-0-1 0-0-0 2-0-1When Scoring 3 Goals: 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0When Scoring 4+ Goals: 2-0-0 1-0-0 3-0-0When Allowing 0 Goals: 3-0-0 2-0-0 5-0-0When Allowing 1 Goal: 3-2-0 1-1-5 4-3-5When Allowing 2 Goals: 0-1-1 0-1-0 0-2-1When Allowing 3 Goals: 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0When Allowing 4+ Goals: 0-1-0 0-2-0 0-3-0Pacific Time Zone: 7-4-1 0-1-0 7-5-1Central Time Zone: 0-0-0 2-1-2 2-1-2Eastern Time Zone: 0-0-0 1-2-3 1-2-3Red-Red-Red Unis: 7-4-0 0-1-2 7-5-2White-Black-White Unis: 0-0-0 3-3-3 3-3-3On Comcast SportsNet: 1-1-0 2-0-0 3-1-0On ESPN2: 2-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0Wednesday: 1-1-0 1-1-2 2-2-2Thursday: 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-1Friday: 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1Saturday: 1-3-0 2-1-2 3-4-2Sunday: 5-0-0 0-2-0 5-2-0April: 1-0-0 1-0-1 2-0-1May: 1-2-0 1-1-1 2-3-1June: 1-2-0 1-1-0 2-3-0July: 2-0-1 0-1-3 2-1-4August: 2-0-0 0-1-0 2-1-0

THORNS FC MEDIA SOURCESTALK TIMBERSThe weekly radio talk show of the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer, “Talk Timbers,” airs on Wednesday at 6 p.m. PT on 750 The Game. “Talk Timbers” features interviews with club officials, coaches, Timbers and Thorns FC players and special guests. Tune in to the show live on 750 The Game or listen online at www.750thegame.com. Available podcasts can be downloaded at www.portlandtimbers.com/timbers-podcast-network.

RECORD-BREAKING PERFORMANCESPortland has set multiple club and NWSL records during the 2014 season. Most recently, forward Christine Sinclair set a NWSL single-game record for shots on goal (7) on Aug. 10 against Boston. Thorns FC and Boston set a NWSL record for most combined goals in a match (9) on July 20, breaking the previous record set on July 13 as Portland and FC Kansas City combined for eight goals at Providence Park. As a team, Portland has set single-season records for goals (38) and assists (28), breaking the previous record of 32 goals and 25 assists set in 2013. Midfielder Vero Boquete’s six assists this season set a new Thorns FC single-season record. The previous record was five assists by forward Alex Morgan during the 2013 season. Other notable records set by Portland this season include the fastest goal in NWSL history scored 33 seconds into a match by forward Jessica McDonald on July 17 at Chicago. On July 4 against Chicago at Providence Park, McDonald tallied her ninth goal of the season, setting a single-season record for goals, breaking the previous record of eight goals scored by Morgan and Sinclair during the 2013 season.

THE JESS FACTORThorns FC are unbeaten (6-0-3) when forward Jessica McDonald scores a goal. McDonald finished the 2014 regular season ranked among the league leaders in goals scored (11), scoring eight of her 11 goals as a starter.

HEATING UPGoalkeeper Nadine Angerer has come on strong during the month of August, posting a 2-1-0 record in goal with two shutouts and a 0.67 goals against average.

SCOUTING FC KANSAS CITYFC Kansas City was one of two teams, along with Seattle, to go unbeaten at home during the regular season (8-0-4). Saturday’s match will be the first for FC Kan-sas City since finishing the 2014 regular season with a 2-1 loss to the Chicago Red Stars on Aug. 9 at Benedictine Sports Complex in Lisle, Ill.

FC Kansas City boasts a strong attack, scoring 39 goals during the regular season led by forward Amy Rodriguez’s 13 goals, which finished second in the NWSL.

Tied for second in the league in assists (7), midfielder Lauren Holiday is another scoring threat with eight goals this season. In eight games all-time against Portland, Holiday has tallied seven goals. Goalkeeper Nicole Barnhart is among the top goalkeepers in the league, leading the way with eight shutouts. She also ranks among league leaders in saves (71).

LONGEST INDIVIDUAL STREAKS

PLAYERSConsecutive Games with Goal: ...................................... 4, Shim, July 14-31, 2013Consecutive Games with Assist: ................................... 4, Catley, July 13-23, 2014Consecutive Games with Point: ......................4, 4x (last: Catley, July 13-23, 2014)Consecutive Games with Shot: ................................. 13, Morgan, June 21-presentConsecutive Games with SOG: .................................. 13, Morgan, June 21-presentConsecutive Games with Corner Kick: .......................... 13, Long, June 21-presentConsecutive Games with Offside: ...................... 7, Morgan, April 21-May 25, 2013Consecutive Games with Foul Com.: ....6, 2x (last: Brooks, July 13-Aug. 20, 2014)Consecutive Games with Foul Suff.: .................. 8, Morgan, April 13-May 25, 2013

Consecutive Games with Caution: ................................ 4, Heath, July 14-31, 2013 Consecutive Games with Ejection: ..................... 1, 2x (last: Angerer, June 7, 2014)

Consecutive Starts: ........................................ 46, Marshall, April 13, 2013-presentConsecutive Minutes: .............................1871, Williamson, April 13-Aug. 10, 2013

GOALKEEPERSScoreless Streak (minutes): ............................ 225, LeBlanc, May 16-June 6, 2013Consecutive Shutouts: ...................... 2, 2x (last: LeBlanc, June 16-June 22, 2013)Consecutive Starts: .....................................12, 2x (last: Angerer, June 25-present)Consecutive Minutes in Goal:..................1080, 2x (last: Angerer, June 25-present)

INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME HIGHS

PLAYERSGoals: ...................................................................3, Sinclair vs. July 20 vs. Boston

Assists: ......................................................2, 5x (last: Morgan, July 20 vs. Boston)

Points: ................................................... 6, 2x (last: Sinclair vs. July 20 vs. Boston)

Shots: .......................................................................11, Sinclair, Aug. 10 at Boston

Shots on Goal: ............................................................7, Sinclair, Aug. 10 at Boston

Corner Kicks: ............................................12, Long, May 21 vs. Western New York

Offsides: ...................................4, 2x (last: Morgan, May 16, 2013 vs. Sky Blue FC)

Fouls Committed: ..................................................6, Long, May 24 vs. Sky Blue FC

Fouls Suffered:................................................5, Boquete, June 15 vs. Washington

Cautions/Yellow Cards: ............................. 1, 40x (last: Sinclair, Aug. 10 at Boston)

Ejections/Red Cards: .................1, 2x (last: Angerer, June 7 vs. Western New York)

GOALKEEPERSShots Faced: ............................... 10, LeBlanc, Aug. 10, 2013 at Western New York Saves: ......................................... 10, LeBlanc, Aug. 10, 2013 at Western New York

Goals Allowed: ........................................... 5, Angerer, July 27 at Seattle Reign FC


PLAYOFF EXPERIENCEPortland has many new players that could see their first action in the NWSL Playoffs this weekend. Comparing the 2014 squad to last year’s team, only midfielders Mana Shim and Angie Kerr, defender Rachel Van Hollebeke, forward Christine Sinclair, Heath, Long and Morgan saw action in the 2013 NWSL Playoffs for Thorns FC. Defender Nikki Marshall did as well, but will be unavailable during the postseason due to injury. Two other current Portland players appeared in the playoffs last season, but with different teams: Sinead Farrelly (FC Kansas City) and Sarah Huffman (Western New York). Heath, Sinclair, Shim, Kerr, Long and Van Hollebeke all featured in the 2013 NWSL semifinal at FC Kansas City. Morgan did not appear in the semifinal match, but was available as substitute after recover-ing from a late-season knee injury. Heath has two career goals for the club, as both came during the 2013 NWSL Playoffs. Heath scored in the semifinals and also tallied the game-winning goal in the championship game.

LEAGUE LEADERSForward Jessica McDonald finished the regular season ranked among the top goal-scorers in the league. The forward finished tied for third with 11 goals. Midfielder Vero Boquete ranked among league leaders during the regular season with six assists, tying her for third in the NWSL. Forward Christine Sinclair fin-ished the regular season leading the league in both shots (77) and shots on goal (40), while midfielder Allie Long led the league in corner kicks (103) and ranked tied for fifth with nine goals. Goalkeeper Nadine Angerer ranked both fourth in saves (74) and shutouts (4) among goalkeepers. As a team, Thorns FC finished with the league lead in shots (361), shots on goal (177) and corner kicks (149), while ending the regular season tied for third in goals (39) and ranked second in assists (29).

LAST TIME IN THE PLAYOFFSFacing FC Kansas City on the road in Portland’s first-ever postseason match, Thorns FC overcame a 2-0 deficit, registering three unanswered goals in a dra-matic, 3-2 win in overtime on Aug. 24, 2013, at Shawnee Mission District Stadium in Overland Park, Kan. Portland stormed back after surrendering a pair of goals in the first 25 minutes as midfielder Tobin Heath tallied her first goal in a Thorns FC uniform in the 33rd minute. Portland tallied the equalizer in the 65th minute to send the match to overtime. In the first of two, 15-minute overtime halves, midfielder Allie Long netted the game-winning goal in the 103rd minute to send Thorns FC to the 2013 NWSL Championship match.

ALL-TIME VERSUS FC KANSAS CITYIn eight meetings all-time, the two teams have combined to score an astounding 34 goals. Only one match has finished in a draw – the inaugural NWSL match on Apr. 13, 2013, which finished tied, 1-1. Portland has compiled a mark of 4-3-1 all-time against FC Kansas City in all competitions, while outscoring head coach Vlatko Andonovski’s side 20-14. In seven of the eight matches all-time, multiple goals have been scored by at least one team six times, while both teams have scored multiple goals three times in a match. Individual performances have stood out as well in the eight previous meetings. Midfielder Allie Long has registered five goals all-time against FC Kansas City in all competitions and forward Jessica McDonald scored her first career brace in a 3-1 win on Apr. 26 at Providence Park. A total of 10 Thorns FC players have scored a goal against FC Kansas City in the all-time series.

Height: 5-9 DOB: 11/10/78Birthplace: Lohr am Main, GermanyAcquired: Signed, 01/13/14Last NWSL win: 08/17/14 POR vs. SEALast NWSL shutout: 08/17/14 POR vs. SEA

2014: Registered her fourth shutout victory of the season in a 1-0 win against Seattle in Thorns FC’s regular-season finale on Aug. 17 ... Recorded her third clean sheet of the sea-son, first at home, in a 1-0 win against Houston on Aug. 3 ... Made 10 consecutive starts in goal (April 12-June 7) ... Recorded a season-high seven saves in back-to-back matches (at HOU - May 14, vs. WNY - May 21) ... Stopped a penalty kick in the 48th minute against the Dash on May 14 ... Made her Thorns FC debut April 12, recording two saves in a 1-0 road win at Houston. 2013: Named the 2013 FIFA Ballon d’Or winner, presented to the top player in the world ... Earned the 2013 UEFA Best Women’s Player in Europe Award as the top female player in Europe ... Signed with Australian W-League club Brisbane Roar during the 2013-14 season after four-and-a-half seasons with 1. FFC Frankfurt ... Made it all the way to the W-League championship ... Made 18 appearances for 1. FFC Frankfurt, logging 1,620 minutes and a third place finish in the Frauen Bundesliga ... 2012: Helped 1. FFC Frankfurt reach the finals of the Frauen DFB-Pokal, Germany’s domestic cup competition ... Started four matches in the UEFA Women’s Champions League, posting wins over Denmark’s Stabaek FK and French side Paris Saint-Germain.INTERNATIONAL2013: Conceded only one goal in six matches for the Germany Women’s National Team in route to the team’s six consecutive UEFA Women’s European Championship ... Saved a pen-alty in each half of the championship match ... Posted three clean-sheets in the first three 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifying matches ... Took part in six international friendlies ... 2012: Helped Germany qualify for the 2013 UEFA European Championship with shutouts against Kazakhstan and Turkey ... Went unbeaten in three international friendlies.

NADINE ANGERER - GK1

Height: 5-4 DOB: 09/25/91Hometown: Honolulu, HawaiiAcquired: Trade with Houston, 01/17/14Pronunciation: mah-nahLast NWSL goal: 07/31/13 POR vs. SBFCLast NWSL assist: 04/26/14 POR vs. KC

2014: Featured in consecutive matches (Aug. 3-10) ... Earned her fourth start of the season on Aug. 10 at Boston ... Registered an assist as a second-half sub against FC Kansas City on July 13 ... Made her second start of the season on May 24 against Sky Blue FC, record-ing a career best six shots ... Made four consecutive appearances as a sub (May 3 - 21) ... Tallied her first assist of the season April 26 against FC Kansas City ... Made her first start of the season April 19, playing 55 minutes in a 1-1 draw at Sky Blue FC. 2013: Named the team’s 2013 Newcomer of the Year after tallying five goals and two assists in 19 appear-ances (17 starts) during her first professional season in 2013 ... Ranked third on the team in points (12) ... Became the first Thorns FC player to score a goal in four straight matches (July 14-31) ... Tallied the game-winning goal in the 86th minute of a 2-1 win at Boston on July 21 ... Scored the game-tying goal in a 1-1 draw against Western New York on July 14 ... Tallied her first professional goal in the 66th minute of a 2-0 win over Seattle on June 16, adding her first professional assist on the game’s opening goal, becoming the second Thorns FC player to record three or more points in a match (1g, 1a).INTERNATIONAL2014: Helped lead the U.S. Under-23 Women’s National Team to the Six Nations Tournament championship, scoring a goal in a 2-1 win over Norway in the final ... 2013: Was invited to training camp with the U.S. Under-23 Women’s National Team in December ... 2012: Selected to the roster for a three-game trip to Norway with the U.S. U-23 Women’s National Team in June ... Appeared in both matches for the U-23s in the Three Nations Tournament (June 15 vs. Sweden, June 17 vs. Norway) as the United States won the competition.

Height: 5-5 DOB: 05/06/85Birthplace: Manhattan, N.Y.Acquired: Signed, 11/27/13Last NWSL goal: n/aLast NWSL assist: n/a

2014: Featured in Portland’s final three regular-season matches (Aug. 3-17) ... Helped the team record a shutout, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1-0 win on Aug. 17 against Seattle ... Started and played all 90 minutes, helping Thorns FC earn a shutout on Aug. 3 against Houston ... Featured playing all 90 minutes against FC Kansas City on July 13 ... Started three straight matches (June 15-25) ... Wore the captain’s armband and started against Washington (June 15) ... Started team’s first three regular-season matches ... Featured in her Thorns FC debut April 12, playing 82 minutes and aiding in a shutout victory at Houston.2013: Helped lead Japanese side INAC Kobe Leonessa to its third consecutive Nadeshiko League championship ... Made 10 appearances in Japan’s domestic cup competition as the team finished runner-up ... 2012: Played a part of in INAC Kobe Leonessa’s second straight league title in her first season ... 2011: Began the WPS season with magicJack, but was traded midseason to Western New York ... Made 10 appearances to help lead the Flash to the WPS championship, as part of a defense that finished tied for the fewest goals allowed during the regular season ... 2010: Started 24 games for the Washington Freedom in WPS ... Scored her only goal of the season against the Philadelphia Independence on May 30, 2010 ... 2009: Was the 36th overall selection in the 2009 WPS Draft by the Washington Freedom ... Appeared in 20 games during the inaugural WPS season, registering two goals.COLLEGEA three-time NSCAA All-American selection and four-year letterwinner at Duke ... Played for the Blue Devils from 2003-06 ... Appeared in 86 games for Duke, recording 15 goals and 20 assists in her career.

BECCA MOROS - D2

MANA SHIM - M6Height: 5-8 DOB: 01/26/94Birthplace: Melbourne, AustraliaAcquired: Signed, 02/17/14Last NWSL goal: n/aLast NWSL assist: 07/23/14 POR @ WAS

2014: Tallied the assist on the game-winning goal against Houston on Aug. 3, while helping Thorns FC earn a shutout victory ... Set a Thorns FC record with an assist in 4 consecutive games (July 13-23) ... Has featured and played all 90 minutes in nine straight matches (June 28-Aug. 3) ... Featured making her Thorns FC debut against Western New York on June 7. 2013-14: Team captain for the Melbourne Victory, helped guide the team to the Australia W-League championship ... Earned her 50th career appearance for the Victory during the season ... Scored one goal in 14 appearances ... 2012-13: Registered three goals for Melbourne in 12 league appearances ... Helped lead the Victory to the league’s championship game ... Named W-League Young Player of the Year ... 2011-12: Appeared in all 10 regular-season matches for Melbourne, reaching the league’s semifinals round ... 2010-11: Appeared in all 10 regular-season matches as Melbourne reached the W-League semifinals ... Scored Melbourne’s lone goal in a semifinal loss against Sydney ... 2009-10: Made her professional debut for Melbourne as a 15-year-old on Oct. 3, 2009, against Perth Glory ... Appeared in five matches (3 starts) during her first professional season. INTERNATIONAL2014: Helped guide the Matildas to a runner-up finish at the 2014 Asian Cup ... Part of the team that finished seventh at the 2014 Cyprus Cup ... 2013: Named Australia U-20 Foot-baller of the Year ... 2012: Made her senior international debut with the Australia Women’s National Team on June 24, 2012, earning Player of the Match honors in a 1-1 draw against rival New Zealand in Wollongong, Australia ... Named Australia U-20 Footballer of the Year.

STEPHANIE CATLEY - D4


Height: 5-5 DOB: 03/29/85Birthplace: San Diego, Calif.Acquired: NWSL Supplemental Draft (2nd Rd., 16th overall), 02/07/13Last NWSL goal: n/aLast NWSL assist: 07/20/14 POR vs. BOS

2014: Appeared as a second-half sub against Seattle on Aug. 17 ... Recorded an assist as a second-half sub against Boston on July 20 ... Earned her seventh start of the season against Washington on June 15 ... Started five straight matches (April 26-May 21) ... Recorded an assist in consecutive matches (May 14-21) ... Tallied the game-winning assist May 14 at Houston. 2013: Tallied one assist in 15 regular-season matches (9 starts) ... Notched an assist in a 3-2 comeback win over FC Kansas City in the NWSL semifinals on Aug. 24 ... Started both the playoff semifinal and NWSL Championship games ... Recorded her first career NWSL assist in a 2-0 win against Seattle on June 16 ... Attempted a season-high three shots in a scoreless draw against Western New York on Aug. 10 ... 2011: Traded to Sky Blue FC from Atlanta in late 2010 ... Made 13 appearances for Sky Blue FC in the 2011 WPS season ... Played alongside Thorns FC midfielders Tobin Heath and Allie Long with Sky Blue FC ... 2010: Was traded to the Atlanta Beat from St. Louis Athletica in Feb. 2010, making 22 appearances (19 starts) for the club. INTERNATIONALSince earning her first cap with the U.S. Women’s National Team in 2005 while still in col-lege, Kerr has gone on to make 10 appearances at the senior level ... A fixture at the youth international stage, took a redshirt year from playing collegiately in 2004 to help lead the U.S. U-19 Women’s National Team to a third-place finish in the FIFA U-19 World Champion-ship. Kerr earned the tournament’s Silver Ball as the second-most outstanding player and the Bronze Shoe as the third-leading scorer.

ANGIE KERR - M8

Height: 5-8 DOB: 08/13/87Birthplace: Huntington, N.Y.Acquired: Signed, 01/31/13Last NWSL goal: 07/20/14 POR vs. BOSLast NWSL assist: 08/17/14 POR vs. SEA

2014: Recorded her third assist of the season on Portland’s game-winning goal in a 1-0 win against Seattle on Aug. 17 ... Tallied her fourth goal of the season from the penalty spot (4-for-4) on July 20 against Boston ... Tallied her first brace for Thorns FC on July 13 against FC Kansas City ... One of five players in club history to score a brace ... Set the team’s single-game record for corner kicks (12) against Western New York on May 21 ... Made 27 consecutive regular-season starts for Thorns FC from April 13, 2013-May 14, 2014 ... Tallied a goal in the first three regular-season games ... Scored the equalizer on a penalty kick in a 1-1 road draw April 19 at Sky Blue FC.2013: Finished the season ranked fourth on the team in scoring with three goals and three assists ... Tallied the game-winning goal in the 103rd minute of extra time in a 3-2 win over FC Kansas City in the NWSL semifinals on Aug. 24 ... One of three players to start all 22 regular-season matches ... Scored her first NWSL goal in a 2-0 win at Chicago on May 12.INTERNATIONALTallied her first assist with the senior national team in a 2-2 draw against France on June 19, 2014 ... Made her first start with the U.S. Women’s National Team in a 1-0 win against France on June 14, 2014 ... Earned her first senior international cap with the U.S. on May 8, 2014 against Canada, playing 22 minutes as a sub ... Earned a call into her first U.S. Women’s National Team camp in July 2010 ... Previously, earned national team experience with the U.S. U-23 and U-21 Women’s National Team. Long was a key piece of the U-20 Women’s National Team during the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup.

Height: 5-3 DOB: 04/09/87Birthplace: Santiago de Compostela, SpainAcquired: Signed, 04/07/14Pronunciation: bo-KEH-tayLast NWSL goal: 08/03/14 POR vs. HOULast NWSL assist: 07/20/14 POR vs. BOS

2014: Voted as the Supporters’ Player of the Year by fans ... Has started 15 consecutive matches (June 7-Aug. 17) ... Scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 victory against Hous-ton on Aug. 3, earning NWSL Player of the Week honors for the second time this season ... Set a Thorns FC single-season record with six assists ... Named NWSL Player of the Week for Week 14, tallying a brace and two assists against FC Kansas City on July 13 ... Recorded her first assist for Thorns FC against Washington on June 21 ... Named NWSL Player of the Week for Week 10, scoring her first Thorns FC goal on June 15 against Washington ... Made her Thorns FC debut against Western New York on June 7, playing all 90 minutes. 2013: Registered six goals in 18 league matches for Tyresö FF, helping the club to a runner-up finish and a berth in the 2013-14 UEFA Women’s Champions League tournament ... 2012: Tallied eight goals in 21 league appearances for Tyresö FF as the club won the league ... Named the 2012 Damallsvenskan Midfielder of the Year ... 2011-12: Appeared in five matches for Russian side FC Energiya Voronezh, recording one goal and two assists ... Played four matches in the 2011-12 UEFA Women’s Champions League tournament ... 2011: Registered five goals and four assists in 13 regular-season matches for the Philadel-phia Independence in WPS, helping lead the team to the league’s championship match ... Named the 2011 WPS Player of the Year ... WPS Best XI selection. INTERNATIONAL2013: Helped Spain reach the quarterfinals of the 2013 UEFA Women’s European Champi-onship, its first appearance in the tournament since 1997 ... 2011-12: Registered 11 goals and five assists in 10 matches during the 2013 UEFA Women’s European Championship qualifying tournament, captaining Spain during qualifying.

VERO BOQUETE - M9 ALLIE LONG - M10

Height: 5-7 DOB: 06/02/88Birthplace: Thornton, Colo.Acquired: Trade with Seattle, 12/11/13Last NWSL goal: n/aLast NWSL assist: 05/12/13 POR @ CHI

2014: Helped guide Thorns FC to its fourth shutout of the season Aug. 3 against Houston ... Has started 46 consecutive regular-season matches ... Guided Thorns FC to their first home shutout of the season against Washington (June 15) ... Helped Portland record a shutout at Houston May 14 ... Aided in the team’s first shutout of the season at Houston (April 12).2013: Started all 22 regular-season matches for Portland during the inaugural NWSL season ... Finished the season with 1,871 minutes played, ranking her among team leaders ... Recorded an assist during the NWSL Playoffs, assisting Tiffany Weimer’s game-tying goal in the 65th minute of the NWSL semis against FC Kansas City on Aug. 24 ... 2012: Helped the Western NY Flash win the WPSL Elite championship ... Named MVP of the championship match against the Chicago Red Stars ... 2011: Played six matches for magicJack during the 2011 season before being traded to Boston in July 2011 ... Appeared in seven matches for the Boston Breakers ... 2010: Selected seventh overall in the 2010 WPS Draft by the Washington Freedom ... Started 25 matches as a rookie.INTERNATIONALWas called into U.S. Women’s National Team training camp for the first-ever time prior to May 8, 2014 friendly against Canada ... Featured for the U.S. U-23 Women’s National Team during 2011, helping the team to a championship in the Four Nations Tournament in La Manga, Spain. For the U.S. U-20 Women’s National Team, Marshall was named the Sierra Mist Woman of the Match in a 2-1 win against North Korea in the championship match of the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Chile.

NIKKI MARSHALL - D7


Height: 5-9 DOB: 06/12/83Birthplace: Burnaby, B.C.Acquired: National Team Allocation, 01/11/13 Last NWSL goal: 07/20/14 POR vs. BOSLast NWSL assist: 07/13/14 POR vs. KC

2014: Set single-game club record for shots (11) and shots on goal (7) Aug. 10 at Boston ... Set a NWSL record for shots on goal (7) on Aug. 10 ... Named NWSL Player of the Week for Week 15, after scoring the first hat-trick in club history July 20 in a 6-3 victory against Boston ... Recorded a goal and assist against FC Kansas City on July 13 ... Scored in cons-cutive matches (June 21-25), including her first goal at home in 2014 against Sky Blue FC on June 25 ... Scored the second fastest goal in club history (5’) on June 21 at Washington ... Scored her first goal of the season at Boston on May 28. 2013: Named the team’s Most Valuable Player for 2013 ... Named to the NWSL Best XI Second Team ... Tallied the clinch-ing goal in the second minute of second-half stoppage time in a 2-0 win over the Western New York Flash in the NWSL championship game on Aug. 31 ... Scored four goals in the last six regular-season games, including a brace against Chicago (July 28) and a brace at Seattle (Aug. 17) ... Ranked second on the team in scoring with eight goals and two assists (18pts) ... Named the NWSL Player of the Month for April ... Recorded the club’s first-ever goal, a game-tying penalty kick in the 67th minute, in a 1-1 draw against FC Kansas City on April 13.INTERNATIONAL2013: A finalist for FIFA Ballon d’Or, Sinclair tallied three goals in nine games for Canada in 2013 ... Scored goals against Finland (March 8) and the Netherlands (March 11), helping Canada reach the final of the 2013 Cyprus Cup ... 2012: Scored a career-high 23 goals for Canada, helping lead her country to a bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics.

CHRISTINE SINCLAIR - F12Height: 5-7 DOB: 07/02/89Birthplace: San Dimas, Calif. Acquired: National Team Allocation, 01/11/13 Last NWSL goal: 08/17/14 POR vs. SEALast NWSL assist: 07/20/14 POR vs. BOS

2014: Tallied the game-winning goal, her sixth goal of the season, in Portland’s 1-0 win against Seattle on Aug. 17 ... Has made six consecutive starts (July 20-Aug. 17) ... Scored a goal in consecutive games (July 20-23) ... Recorded a goal and two assists against Boston on July 20 ... Only player in club history with multiple multi-assist games ... Named NWSL Player of the Week for Week 11, with a brace and assist on June 21 against Washington ... One of five Thorns FC players to score a brace in club history ... Made her 2014 debut June 7 against Western New York returning from an ankle injury. 2013: Voted as the Supporters’ Player of the Year by fans ... Named to the NWSL Best XI Second Team ... Logged an assist on Portland’s second goal in the NWSL championship game after coming on as a substitute ... Finished the season as the league leader in shots (82) and shots on goal (44) ... Was the team’s Golden Boot winner after leading the club in scoring with eight goals and five assists (21pts) ... Earned a point in four straight games from July 21-Aug. 4 ... Tallied a goal and two assists on June 6 against FC Kansas City, becoming the first Thorns FC player to record a multi-assist game ... Scored her first goal in a 2-1 win against Seattle Reign FC on April 21.INTERNATIONAL2014: Scored a brace in 2-2 draw against France on June 19, coming in as a second-half sub. 2013: Registered four goals and four assists in seven matches ... Tallied a three-assist performance in a 5-0 win against China PR on March 8 ... 2012: Had one of the best scoring years in U.S. history, pounding in 28 goals with 21 assists to lead the team in both categories ... Was named the U.S. Soccer Female Athlete of the Year for the first time , after helping lead the U.S. to a gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics.

ALEX MORGAN - F13

Height: 5-5 DOB: 08/26/85Birthplace: Del Mar, Calif.Acquired: National Team Allocation, 01/11/13 Pronunciation: van HALL-ah-beckLast NWSL goal: n/aLast NWSL assist: 07/04/14 POR vs. CHI

2014: Returned to the starting lineup on Aug. 17, helping Thorns FC register a shutout in a 1-0 win against Seattle on Aug. 17 ... Appeared as second-half sub against Boston on Aug. 10 ... Started four straight matches (July 17-27) ...Tallied her first assist of the season on July 4 against Chicago ... Made four consecutive starts (June 25-July 9) ... Made her 2014 debut against Western New York (June 7) after missing the first nine games of the season due to injury. 2013: Named to the NWSL Best XI Second Team ... Named the Thorns FC De-fender of the Year ... Started and played the full 90 minutes in 20 of the team’s 22 regular-season games, finishing the year with two assists ... Recorded an assist on July 21 in a 2-1 win at Boston ... Added a second assist on Aug. 4 against FC Kansas City in Portland’s regular-season home finale ... Started both NWSL playoff games ... 2012: Signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Beat before the WPS folded ... 2011: Signed with the Boston Break-ers and played 895 minutes over 10 matches, starting them all ... Scored one goal, the third of her professional club career, and helped the Breakers to the WPS playoffs.INTERNATIONAL2013: Earned her 100th cap on March 6 against Iceland at the Algarve Cup in Portugal ... 2012: Played in 31 of the USA’s 32 matches, starting 26, and had one goal and four assists, doubling her career assist total to that point ... Her 2,433 minutes marked the first time she had played more than 2,000 minutes in a year for the USA ... Earned her 98th career cap in the final match of the year, putting her in position to be the 29th female player to play 100 times for the United States ... Started all six games at the 2012 Olympics, playing all but 38 minutes of the tournament in helping the USA to the gold medal, her second.

RACHEL VAN HOLLEBEKE - D16Height: 6-0 DOB: 02/28/88Birthplace: Phoenix, Ariz.Acquired: Trade with Seattle, 11/27/13 Last NWSL goal: 07/20/14 POR vs. BOSLast NWSL assist: 04/12/14 POR @ HOU

2014: Appeared as a sub in six straight matches (July 20 - Aug. 17) ... Scored the fastest goal in NWSL history (33 seconds) against Chicago on July 17 ... Established a new Thorns FC single-season record, scoring her ninth goal of the season against Chicago on July 4 ... Recorded her second brace of the season, as a 82nd minute sub, against Washington on June 21 ... Scored a goal in consecutive matches on three occasions this season (May 14-21; April 26-May 3; July 17-20) ... Tallied game-winning goals in back-to-back matches against Houston on May 14 and Western New York on May 21 ... Registered the game-tying goal in a 1-1 draw against Western New York May 3 ... Tallied a brace, scoring twice in the final six minutes to help lead Portland to a 3-1 win over FC Kansas City April 26 ... Became just the second Thorns FC player to register a multi-goal game since 2013 ... Started and played 83 minutes and took two shots in the team’s 1-1 draw at Sky Blue FC on April 19 ... Assisted on the game-winning goal and played 71 minutes in the team’s 1-0 road win April 12 at Houston. 2013: Recorded three goals and two assists in 16 appearances (9 starts) during the 2013 National Women’s Soccer League season playing for the Chicago Red Stars and Seattle Reign FC ... Made nine appearances (3 starts) for the Red Stars, recording one assist before being waived on June 28 ... Signed with Seattle Reign FC for the remainder of the regular season ... Appeared in seven games (6 starts) for Seattle, logging three goals and one assist ... 2012-13: Started all 13 of her appearances for Australian W-League side Melbourne Victory, helping lead the team to the 2013 Grand Final against Sydney FC ... 2010: Was the No. 15 overall pick in the 2010 WPS Draft by the Chicago Red Stars ... Made five appearances in her first professional season.

JESSICA MCDONALD - F14


Height: 5-4 DOB: 03/05/84Birthplace: Danbury, Conn.Acquired: Trade with Western New York, 04/07/14Last NWSL goal: 07/04/14 POR vs. CHILast NWSL assist: 06/21/13 POR @ WAS

2014: Entered as a sub, playing 64 minutes against Seattle on Aug. 17 ... Appeared in three consecutive matches as a sub (Aug. 3-17) ... Started three consecutive matches (July 20-27) ... Played all 90 minutes and scored her first goal for Thorns FC on July 4 against Chicago ... Tallied her first assist for Thorns FC on June 21 at Washington ... Featured and played all 90 minutes, helping Thorns FC keep a clean sheet against Washington on June 15 ... Made five consecutive appearances as a sub (May 10-28) ... Made her first start for Thorns FC, playing 64 minutes against Western New York May 3. 2013: Appeared in 14 games (11 starts) for Western New York during the inaugural NWSL season in 2013 ... Start-ed each of Western New York’s two playoff games, playing 72 minutes during the NWSL Championship Game ... 2012: Played for Pali Blues of the W-League … Helped the team to an undefeated season and the Western Conference title … 2011: Played with magicJack in its first season, finishing third in the regular season advancing to the second round of the WPS playoffs … 2010: Started her second season with the Washington Freedom … Stayed with the team when it moved to Florida and was renamed magicJack … 2009: Was the top pick in the 2008 WPS draft, selected by the Washington Freedom … 2008: Played in Norway for Røa IL, helping lead the team to a Norwegian Women’s Cup … 2007: Was a member of the W-League Champion Washington Freedom.INTERNATIONAL2010: Was called to play with the senior team for two friendlies in China ... Made her USWNT debut in a July friendly against Sweden ... 2007: Capped her time with the U-21 team with her third Nordic Cup title ... 2005: Helped the U-21 squad to a second Nordic Cup ... 2002: Helped the U-19 women win the 2002 FIFA U-19 Women’s World Championship.

Height: 5-9 DOB: 02/25/88Birthplace: New York, N.Y.Acquired: Trade with Boston, 01/17/14Pronunciation: bay-tohsLast NWSL win: 06/15/14 POR vs. WASLast NWSL shutout: 06/15/14 POR vs. WAS

2014: Made her first start for Thorns FC, earning a clean sheet and her first NWSL win in a Thorns FC uniform June 15 against Washington ... Made her Thorns FC debut as a 28th minute sub, making four saves, against Western New York on June 7. 2013: Made seven appearances (all starts) for Seattle in the first half of the inaugural NWSL season ... Made 34 saves for Seattle ... Loaned to Cyprus club Apollon Limassol following the season and appeared in two Round of 32 2013-14 UEFA Women’s Champions League matches for the team ... Traded to Boston in November with midfielder Kristie Mewis ... 2012: Made five appearances for Apollon Limassol during the 2012-13 UEFA Women’s Champions League tournament, recording three shutouts ... Helped lead the New York Fury to the WPSL Elite semifinals ... 2011: Was a member of the Boston Aztec Breakers Reserves during the WPSL season ... Named to the All-WPSL Second Team ... 2009: Helped guide the Atlanta Silver-backs Women to the Southeast Division title and a 10-1-1 record, while earning W-League Goalkeeper of the Year honors.

MICHELLE BETOS - GK18

SARAH HUFFMAN - D/M19

Height: 5-6 DOB: 05/29/88Birthplace: Morristown, N.J.Acquired: National Team Allocation, 01/11/13Last NWSL goal: 08/31/13 POR @ WNY (PLAYOFFS)Last NWSL assist: 07/31/13 POR vs. SKY

2014: Returned to the starting lineup on Aug. 17, playing 66 minutes against Seattle ... Featured and played all 90 minutes in consecutive matches (July 9-13) ... Made her first appearance of 2014 in the starting lineup on July 4 against the Chicago Red Stars, playing 85 minutes ... Joined Thorns FC in July following her season with PSG. 2013: Joined Thorns FC in mid-July following the completion of her season with Paris Saint-Germain in France ... Named the NWSL championship game Most Valuable Player n a 2-0 win over Western New York on Aug. 31 ... Tallied the go-ahead goal on a 30-yard free kick in the champion-ship match ... Finished the regular season with three assists in seven appearances (all starts) ... Tallied goals in consecutive NWSL playoff matches ... Recorded her first goal for Thorns FC in a 3-2 win at FC Kansas City in the semifinals of the NWSL Playoffs on Aug. 24 ... Tallied an assist in consecutive games from July 28-31 ... Registered her first two career NWSL assists in a 3-3 draw against Chicago on July 28 ... Made her first appearance for Thorns FC, starting and playing 90 minutes in a 1-1 draw against Western New York on July 14 ... 2012: Appeared in one match for the New York Fury of the WPSL Elite ... 2011: Played 12 matches for Sky Blue FC, registering one assist ... 2010: Was selected as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2010 WPS Draft by the expansion Atlanta Beat.INTERNATIONAL2013: Registered one goal and four assists in nine games (7 starts) in 2013 ... 2012: Heath appeared in 26 matches (16 starts) for the United States during a busy 2012 campaign … Registered three assists in six matches during the 2012 London Olympics ... Finished the year with four goals and seven assists, both career highs.

TOBIN HEATH - M17


Height: 5-9 DOB: 04/10/87Birthplace: Whitefish, Mont.Acquired: Signed, 04/09/14Last NWSL goal: n/aLast NWSL assist: n/a

2014: Placed on the diasbled list on July 24, 2014 ... Started five consecutive matches (May 10-28) ... Earned her first start, playing 86 minutes and logging one shot on goal in a 1-0 loss against Seattle on May 10 ... Made her NWSL and Thorns FC debut April 26, playing seven minutes as a second-half substitute in a 3-1 win of FC Kansas City. 2012-13: Appeared in 11 league matches and one DFB Women’s Pokal match for SGS Essen in Ger-many’s Frauen Bundesliga ... Tallied her only goal of the season in a 1-1 draw against USV Jena on Oct. 3, 2012 ... 2011-12: Made 11 appearances in all competitions for SGS Essen, including three appearances in the Bundesliga Cup ... 2010-11: Appeared in a Bundesliga-career high 20 league matches for SGS Essen ... Registered three goals in her first season with the Frauen Bundesliga club ... Scored the game-winning goal in a 2-1 victory over FC Köln on Oct. 24, 2010 in the DFB Women’s Pokal tournament ... 2010: Appeared in 10 matches during the second half of the season for Tennis Borussia Berlin ... 2009: Played in 14 games for the Buffalo Flash of the semi-pro USL W-League.

KAT TARR - D20

Height: 5-7 DOB: 07/28/92Birthplace: Garden City, N.Y.Pronunciation: men-GUESSAcquired: Selected with the No. 25 overall pick in the 2014 NWSL College Draft, 01/17/14Last NWSL goal: n/aLast NWSL assist: n/a

2014: Helped Thorns FC register their fifth clean sheet of the season in a 1-0 win against Seattle on Aug. 17 ... Has featured and played all 90 minutes in eight consecutive matches (July 13-Aug. 17) ... Entered as a sub in the 85th minute in a 2-2 draw at home against Chicago on July 4 ... Helped Thorns FC earn a clean sheet at home in a 2-0 victory against Washington on June 15 ... Started in each of the first 14 matches of the regular season (April 12-June 28) ... Made her professional and Thorns FC debut April 12, contributing to a shutout in a 1-0 win at Houston.COLLEGEConcluded her career at Georgetown University as one of the most decorated players in program history earning NSCAA First Team All-American honors as a senior in 2013. The Garden City, N.Y., native was a three-time All-BIG EAST selection and helped captain the Hoyas’ defense to 23 shutouts over her final two seasons, including a school-record 13 clean sheets as a junior in 2012. Over the course of her four-year career, Menges appeared in 84 games (83 starts), scored two goals and helped the Georgetown defense post 40 shutouts. A MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist in 2012 and 2013.INTERNATIONAL2013: Called into camp with the U.S. U-23 Women’s National Team from Dec. 14-21, 2013.

EMILY MENGES - D21Height: 5-6 DOB: 01/23/91Birthplace: Evansville, Ind.Acquired: Signed, 01/02/14 Last NWSL goal: 07/13/14 POR vs. KCLast NWSL assist: 06/15/14 POR vs. WAS

2014: Has started eight consecutive matches (July 13-Aug. 17) ... Scored her first Thorns FC goal on July 13 against FC Kansas City ... Featured and played 90 minutes in a 2-0 win against Washington on June 15 ... Tallied two assists on June 15 against Washington ... Played 45 minutes as a second half sub at Boston on May 28 ... Started and played 90 min-utes in four straight games (May 3-21) ... Logged 83 minutes in a 3-1 win over FC Kansas City April 26 ... Started and played the full 90 minutes in each of the first four matches of the regular season ... Made her Thorns FC debut April 12 in a 1-0 road win at Houston. 2013: Recorded four goals in 10 league appearances for Bayern Munich during the 2012-13 Frauen Bundesliga campaign ... Notched five goals in nine league games during the 2013-14 campaign ... In total, scored 10 goals in 22 games across all competitions during her time with Bayern Munich.INTERNATIONAL2013: Earned her first international cap with the U.S. Women’s National Team, starting and logging 81 minutes in a 4-1 win over Brazil on Nov. 10, at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Fla. ... 2012: Captained the U-23 Women’s National Team in 2012, appearing in six matches and scoring three goals ... Helped lead the team to the championship of the Four Nations Tournament in La Manga, Spain, on March 1.

AMBER BROOKS - M22

Height: 5-2 DOB: 01/18/87Birthplace: Austin, TexasAcquired: NWSL Allocation, 01/03/14Last NWSL goal: n/aLast NWSL assist: n/a

2014: Came off the bench to play the final seven minutes of a 1-1 draw at Sky Blue FC on April 19 ... Played eight minutes as a sub, making her Thorns FC debut in a 1-0 road win at Houston on April 12. 2013: As an impact player for the Houston Aces of the Women’s Pre-mier Soccer League (WPSL), ranked among the league’s scoring leaders with five goals and four assists in nine league appearances and earning All-WPSL Team honors ... Assist total was tied for third-best in the league ... Helped the Aces to a 12-1-0 (36pts) record, captur-ing both the division and conference titles as the team reached the WPSL Championship match, and she scored the team’s lone goal in the final ... 2012: Ranked third in the WPSL in scoring with 26 points, notching 12 goals in 10 games for Oklahoma FC.INTERNATIONAL2013: Played for the Mexico Women’s National Team in a friendly against Canada at BC Place in Vancouver, B.C., on Nov. 24, 2013, earning her first international cap ... Was a member of Mexico’s U-20 Women’s National Team that competed in the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, starting both of her appearances. As a youth, Acevedo also repre-sented the United States at both the U-16 and U-17 levels.

JACKIE ACEVEDO - F23Height: 5-5 DOB: 11/16/89Birthplace: Havertown, Pa.Pronunciation: shih-nade far-leeAcquired: Trade with FC Kansas City, 01/13/14Last NWSL goal: 04/27/13 KC vs. SEALast NWSL assist: n/a

2014: Started and played 86 minutes at Chicago on July 17 ... Appeared as a sub, playing 21 minutes against FC Kansas City on July 13 ... Started 11 consecutive matches (May 14-July 9) ... Started in each of the first four matches of the regular season ... Logged 90 minutes in her Thorns FC debut, helping the team to a 1-0 road win at Houston on April 12. 2013: Signing with FC Kansas City for the inaugural NWSL season, she scored one goal in 16 regular-season appearances for head coach Vlatko Andonovski’s side ... Tallied her only goal of the season on April 26, 2013, in a 2-0 win over Seattle Reign FC ... Started and played 90 minutes in two UEFA Women’s Champions League matches for Cyprus club Apol-lon Limassol in Oct. 2013 ... Scored the game-tying goal for Apollon Limasson in a second-leg match against Neulengbach on Oct. 16, 2013 ... 2012: Played for WPSL Elite side New York Fury ... Registered six goals in five UEFA Women’s Champions League matches for Apollon Limassol, including a hat-trick in a 21-0 rout of Albanian side Ada ... 2011: Was the No. 2 overall pick in the 2011 WPS Draft by the Philadelphia Independence ... Tallied one goal and one assist in 14 regular-season games ... Scored her first career goal, the game-winner, in a 2-1 win over Western New York on July 9, 2011.INTERNATIONALHas appeared at the U-15, U-17, U-20 and U-23 levels for the United States.

SINEAD FARRELLY - M24


Height: 5-9 DOB: 04/13/92Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pa.Pronunciation: nee-MICKAcquired: Signed, 04/09/14Last NWSL goal: n/aLast NWSL assist: n/a

2014: Placed on the disabled list on July 24, 2014 ... Appeared in each of the team’s first 11 matches of the season ... Made her professional and Thorns FC debut April 12, contributing to a shutout in a 1-0 win at Houston.COLLEGEEarned Atlantic 10 Conference Defensive Player of the Year recognition in 2012 and was one of La Salle University’s most consistent defenders during her senior season, garnering a first-team all-conference mention following the 2013 season ... Anchoring a defense that allowed only 18 goals in 2013, Niemiec helped the Explorers to a third consecutive NCAA Tournament berth ... A Philadelphia native, Niemiec recorded eight goals and 14 assists for La Salle, while featuring in 87 matches for the program as a four-year starter.

COURTNEY NIEMIEC - D25


Height: 5-5 DOB: 11/29/90Birthplace: Santa Monica, Calif.Acquired: Signed, 07/25/14Last NWSL goal: n/aLast NWSL assist: n/a

2014: Appeared as a second-half sub, playing seven minutes, on July 27 against Seattle ... Made her NWSL and Thorns FC debut as an amateur player on June 15 against Washington, coming on as a second-half sub.COLLEGEA three-year starter at Northeastern University (2011-13) ... Helped lead the Huskies to a NCAA Tournament berth in 2013 and Colonial Athletic Conference (CAA) title ... Named the Most Outstanding Player of the CAA Championships, scoring two goals and tallying an assist ... A two-time first-team All-CAA selection ... Finished her career with seven goals and 14 assists, ranking her fourth all-time in Northeastern history in assists.INTERNATIONALNamed to the Sweden U-23 Women’s National Team roster for the 2013 Four Nations Tour-nament in La Manga, Spain, from Feb. 28 – March 4, 2013.

HANNA TERRY - F28

NO POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A P SH SOG CK OFF FC FS C E14 F Jessica McDonald 24 13 1310 11 1 23 47 26 1 5 10 6 0 010 M Allie Long 22 20 1719 9 3 20 44 21 113 15 31 29 1 013 F Alex Morgan 14 13 1143 6 4 16 56 36 1 16 5 12 0 012 F Christine Sinclair 23 22 1987 7 1 15 77 40 2 12 11 16 2 09 M Vero Boquete 15 15 1335 4 6 14 31 12 16 1 8 17 0 04 D Steph Catley 14 13 1141 0 5 5 5 1 1 0 8 10 1 022 M Amber Brooks 20 19 1598 1 2 4 21 7 10 1 25 9 4 019 M/D Sarah Huffman 22 9 962 1 1 3 6 2 3 0 9 7 2 08 M Angie Kerr 14 8 676 0 3 3 12 7 0 1 3 1 0 06 M Mana Shim 17 4 530 0 2 2 14 6 0 0 4 6 1 016 D Rachel Van Hollebeke 12 9 835 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 9 6 1 07 D Nikki Marshall 24 24 2072 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 16 13 3 021 D Emily Menges 23 22 1972 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 3 3 024 M Sinead Farrelly 17 16 1303 0 0 0 11 6 1 5 15 18 0 02 D/M Becca Moros 18 13 1171 0 0 0 8 4 0 0 9 7 0 025 D Courtney Niemiec# 11 10 824 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 5 8 0 020 D Kat Tarr# 6 5 405 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 13 1 1 117 M Tobin Heath 5 5 401 0 0 0 13 7 1 1 8 6 1 023 F Jackie Acevedo 2 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 028 F Hanna Terry 2 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elisabeth Sullivan^ 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Own goals received 0 Thorns FC 24 2160 39 29 107 361 177 149 63 202 184 19 2 Opponents 24 2160 35 21 91 269 121 112 59 200 185 23 1

NO POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG PA W L T1 GK Nadine Angerer 22 22 1917 104 74 30 1.41 4 3 6 8 8 618 GK Michelle Betos 3 2 243 14 9 5 1.85 1 0 0 2 0 0 Own goals allowed 0 Thorns FC 24 2160 116 90 35 1.46 5 4 6 10 8 6 Opponents 24 2160 181 131 39 1.63 6 6 5 8 10 6

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REGULAR-SEASON STATISTICS

THORNS FC TEAM STATISTICS

SCORING 1 2 TThorns FC 18 21 39Opponents 19 16 35

CORNERS 1 2 TThorns FC 58 91 149Opponents 61 51 112

SHOTS 1 2 TThorns FC 158 203 361Opponents 149 120 269

OFFSIDES 1 2 TThorns FC 36 27 63Opponents 28 31 59

SOG 1 2 TThorns FC 71 106 177Opponents 65 56 121

YELLOW CARDS 1 2 TThorns FC 6 13 19Opponents 11 13 24

FOULS COM. 1 2 TThorns FC 85 117 202Opponents 101 99 200

RED CARDS 1 2 TThorns FC 2 0 2Opponents 0 1 1


GAME-BY-GAME BOX SCORES

THORNS FC 1 at HOUSTON DASH 0April 12, 2014 • BBVA Compass Stadium (Houston, Texas) • Att: 8,079

SCORINGPOR - Long (McDonald) 24 • HOU - none

STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 12 3 5 0 4 HOU 10 4 9 3 7

LINEUPGK Angerer, D Niemiec, D Marshall, D Menges, D Moros (Ace-vedo, 82), M Farrelly, M Brooks, M Kerr (Shim, 75), M Long, F Sinclair ©, F McDonald (Huffman, 71)

Subs not used: GK Betos

Referee: Christina Unkel; Weather: Partly Cloudy, 72 degrees

THORNS FC 1 at SKY BLUE FC 1April 19, 2014 • Yurcak Field (Piscataway, N.J.) • Att: 2,983

SCORINGPOR - Long (penalty kick) 75 • SBFC - Rampone 25

STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 18 2 9 9 7SBFC 10 3 7 1 3

LINEUPGK Angerer, D Niemiec, D Marshall, D Menges, D Moros (Huff-man, 73), M Farrelly, M Brooks, M Shim (Kerr, 55), M Long, F Sinclair ©, F McDonald (Acevedo, 83)


Referee: Miguel Panduro; Weather: Clear, 69 degrees


THORNS FC 3 vs. FC KANSAS CITY 1April 26, 2014 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 14,124

SCORINGPOR - Long (penalty kick) 44, McDonald (Long) 84, McDonald (Shim) 88 • KC - Holiday 56

STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 18 2 9 9 7KC 10 3 7 1 3

LINEUPGK Angerer, D Niemiec, D Marshall, D Menges, D Moros (Huff-man, 80), M Farrelly, M Brooks (Tarr, 83), M Kerr (Shim, 71), M Long, F Sinclair ©, F McDonald

Subs not used: GK Betos, F Acevedo, F Sullivan

Referee: Katja Koroleva; Weather: Rain, 52 degrees

THORNS FC 1 at WESTERN NEW YORK 1May 3, 2014 • Sahlen’s Stadium (Rochester, N.Y.) • Att: 3,274

SCORINGPOR - McDonald 43 • WNY - Bermudez 39

STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 8 2 8 3 7WNY 8 5 5 1 4

LINEUPGK Angerer, D Niemiec, D Marshall, D Menges, D Huffman (Moros, 64), M Farrelly, M Brooks, M Kerr (Shim, 63), M Long, F Sinclair ©, F McDonald

Subs not used: GK Betos, D Tarr, F Acevedo

Referee: Matthew Franz; Weather: Rain, 55 degrees

THORNS FC 0 vs. SEATTLE REIGN FC 1May 10, 2014 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 14,184

SCORINGPOR - None • SEA - Little (Goebel) 89

STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 18 4 8 2 7SEA 14 9 3 5 4

LINEUPGK Angerer, D Niemiec, D Marshall, D Menges, D Tarr (Huff-man, 86), M Moros, M Brooks, M Kerr (Sullivan, 90), M Long (Shim, 75), F Sinclair ©, F McDonald

Subs not used: GK Betos, M, Farrelly, F Acevedo

Referee: Boris Senic; Weather: Partly Cloudy, 61 degrees

THORNS FC 1 at HOUSTON DASH 0May 14, 2014 • BBVA Compass Stadium (Houston, Texas) • Att: 3,931

SCORINGPOR - McDonald (Kerr) 57 • HOU - None

STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 13 7 14 2 2HOU 9 6 12 2 7

LINEUPGK Angerer, D Niemiec, D Marshall, D Menges, D Tarr, M Moros (Huffman, 69), M Brooks, M Farrelly, M Kerr (Shim, 80), F Sinclair ©, F McDonald

Subs not used: GK Betos, M Long, F Acevedo

Referee: Josh Wilkens; Weather: Clear, 66 degrees

THORNS FC 2 vs. WESTERN NEW YORK 1May 21, 2014 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 10,920

SCORINGPOR - Long (Kerr) 17, McDonald 49 • WNY - Zerboni (Edmonds) 57


LINEUPGK Angerer, D Niemiec, D Marshall, D Menges, D Tarr, M Far-relly (Moros, 74), M Brooks, M Long, M Kerr (Huffman, 79), F Sinclair ©, F McDonald (Shim, 90)

Subs not used: GK Betos, F Acevedo, F Sullivan

Referee: Mark Allatin; Weather: Clear, 70 degrees

THORNS FC 0 vs. SKY BLUE FC 1May 24, 2014 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 13,427

SCORINGPOR - None • SBFC - O’Hara (Rampone) 84


LINEUPGK Angerer, D Niemiec, D Marshall, D Menges, D Tarr, M Far-relly, M Moros (Huffman, 88), M Long, M Shim, F Sinclair ©, F McDonald (Kerr, 66)

Subs not used: GK Betos, F Acevedo, F Sullivan, F Morgan, M Brooks

Referee: Bernard Hosu; Weather: Partly cloudy, 63 degrees

THORNS FC 1 at BOSTON 4May 28, 2014 • Harvard Stadium (Allston, Mass.) • Att: 1,556

SCORINGPOR - Sinclair (Long) 62• BOS - Ezurike (Reeves) 2, Reeves 25, Reeves (Jones) 45, Reeves (Evans) 59

STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 19 3 7 0 9BOS 17 4 9 0 3

LINEUPGK Angerer, D Niemiec (Moros, 75), D Marshall, D Menges, D Tarr, M Farrelly, M Brooks (Shim, 45), M Long, M Kerr (Huff-man, 54), F Sinclair ©, F McDonald

Subs not used: F Acevedo, F Morgan

Referee: Boris Senic; Weather: Partly cloudy, 46 degrees


THORNS FC 0 vs. WESTERN NEW YORK 5June 7, 2014 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 13, 838

SCORINGPOR - None • WNY - Zerboni (Lloyd) 11, Lloyd (penalty kick) 28, Kerr 32, Kerr (Spencer) 47, Lloyd (Kerr) 51


LINEUPGK Angerer, D Niemiec (Betos, 28), D Marshall (Shim, 66), D Menges, D Catley, M Farrelly (Van Hollebeke, 46), M Boquete, M Long, F Morgan, F Sinclair ©, F McDonald

Subs not used: M Kerr, M Brooks, M/D Huffman, M Moros

Referee: Juliana Duncan; Weather: Clear, 75 degrees

THORNS FC 2 vs. WASHINGTON 0June 15, 2014 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 10, 056

SCORINGPOR - McDonald (Brooks) 11, Boquete (Brooks) 78 • WAS - None

STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 22 1 6 1 6WAS 8 7 10 3 3

LINEUPGK Betos, D Huffman, D Marshall, D Menges, D Catley, M Far-relly (Niemiec, 90+1), M Boquete, M Kerr (Shim, 63), M Moros ©, M Brooks, F McDonald (Terry*, 89)

Subs not used: GK Lewis*, F Acevedo, D Davis*, D Cruz*

Referee: Michael Zapata; Weather: Rain, 61 degrees* amateur players

THORNS FC 6 at WASHINGTON SPIRIT 1June 21, 2014 • Maureen Hendricks Field (Boyds, Md.) • Att: 3,806

SCORINGPOR - Sinclair (Morgan) 5, Morgan 11, Morgan 71, McDonald 85, McDonald (Huffman) 87, Long (Boquete) 90 +1 • WAS - Nairn, 62


LINEUPGK Betos, D Huffman, D Marshall, D Menges, D Catley (Van Hollebeke, 46), M Farrelly, M Boquete, M Moros, M Brooks (Long, 65), F Morgan (McDonald, 82), F Sinclair

Subs not used: GK Lewis*, M Kerr, M Shim, D Niemiec

Referee: Kristen Salazar; Weather: Cloudy, 61 degrees* amateur player

THORNS FC 1 vs. SKY BLUE FC 2June 25, 2014 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 10,866

SCORINGPOR - Sinclair (Boquete) 54 • SBFC- Freels 8, Cutshall (Filigno) 65


LINEUPGK Angerer, D Menges, D Marshall, D Van Hollebeke, D Huff-man (Catley, 55), M Farrelly (McDonald, 69), M Boquete, M Long, M Moros (Kerr, 55), F Morgan, F Sinclair ©

Subs not used: GK Betos, F Acevedo, M Brooks, D Niemiec

Referee: Bernard Hosu; Weather: Rain, 61 degrees

THORNS FC 0 at FC KANSAS CITY 1June 28, 2014 • Verizon Wireless Field (Kansas City, Mo.) • Att: 2,421

SCORINGPOR - None • KC - Holiday (Rodriguez) 41


LINEUPGK Angerer, D Menges (Huffman, 77), D Marshall, D Van Hollebeke, D Catley, M Farrelly (McDonald, 64), M Boquete, M Long, M Brooks (Moros, 69), F Morgan, F Sinclair ©

Subs not used: GK Betos, M Kerr, D Niemiec

Referee: Josh Wilkens; Weather: Cloudy, 60 degrees

THORNS FC 2 vs. CHICAGO RED STARS 2July 4, 2014 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 13,084

SCORINGPOR - McDonald (Van Hollebeke) 24, Huffman (Boquete) 39 • CHI - Press (Van Egmond) 76, Press 82

STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 15 5 9 2 9CHI 12 8 7 3 2

LINEUPGK Angerer, D Huffman, D Marshall, D Van Hollebeke ©, D Catley, M Farrelly (Sinclair, 46), M Boquete, M Long, M Heath (Menges, 85), F Morgan (Moros, 70), F McDonald

Subs not used: GK Betos, M Brooks, M Kerr, M Shim, D Niemiec

Referee: Timon Berry; Weather: Cloudy, 80 degrees

THORNS FC 1 vs. CHICAGO RED STARS 1July 9, 2014 • Benedictine Sports Complex (Lisle, Ill.) • Att: 2,101

SCORINGPOR - Long (penalty kick) 27 • CHI - Van Egmond (penalty kick) 86


LINEUPGK Angerer, D Huffman, D Marshall, D Van Hollebeke, D Catley, M Farrelly, M Boquete (Brooks, 85), M Long, M Heath, F Morgan (McDonald, 83), F Sinclair ©

Subs not used: GK Betos, M Moros, D Menges

Referee: Boris Senic; Weather: Clear, 72 degrees

THORNS FC 7 vs. FC KANSAS CITY 1July 13, 2014 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 9,672

SCORINGPOR - Boquete (Morgan) 3, Morgan (Catley) 15, Long (Sinclair) 43, Long (Boquete) 62, Boquete (penalty kick) 74, Sinclair (Boquete) 80, Brooks (Shim) 88 • KC - Gorry (Rodriguez) 30


LINEUPGK Angerer, D Moros, D Marshall, D Menges, D Catley, M Brooks, M Boquete (Shim, 84), M Long (Farrelly, 69), M Heath, F Morgan (McDonald, 78), F Sinclair ©

Subs not used: GK Betos, D Van Hollebeke, M Kerr, M/D Huffman

Referee: Christina Unkel; Weather: Mostly cloudy, 82 degrees

THORNS FC 1 vs. CHICAGO RED STARS 1July 17, 2014 • Benedictine Sports Complex (Lisle, Ill.) • Att: 2,014

SCORINGPOR - McDonald (Catley) 1 • CHI - Chalupny 77


LINEUPGK Angerer, D Menges, D Marshall, D Van Hollebeke, D Catley, M Farrelly (Huffman, 86), M Boquete, M Brooks, M Heath (Long, 70), F McDonald (Morgan, 66), F Sinclair ©

Subs not used: GK Betos, M/D Moros, M Shim

Referee: Josh Wilkens; Weather: Partly cloudy, 75 degrees


THORNS FC 6 vs. BOSTON BREAKERS 3July 20, 2014 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 13,383

SCORINGPOR - Long (penalty kick) 21, Sinclair (Boquete) 36, Sinclair (Morgan) 42, Sinclair (Morgan) 46, Morgan (Catley) 52, McDonald (Kerr) 88 • BOS - Schoepfer 14, Washington (Sanderson) 33, O’Reilly (penalty kick) 39


LINEUPGK Angerer, D Marshall, D Van Hollebeke (Shim, 66), D Menges, D Catley, M Huffman, M Boquete, M Brooks, M Long, F Morgan (Kerr, 86), F Sinclair © (McDonald, 70)

Subs not used: GK Betos, M Farrelly

Referee: Margaret Domka; Weather: Cloudy, 75 degrees

THORNS FC 1 at WASHINGTON SPIRIT 1July 23, 2014 • Maureen Hendricks Field (Boyds, Md.) • Att: 3,854

SCORINGPOR - Morgan (Catley) 8 • WAS - Taylor (Matheson) 68


LINEUPGK Angerer, D Marshall, D Van Hollebeke, D Menges, D Catley, M Huffman (Shim, 75), M Boquete (Kerr, 86), M Brooks, M Long, F Morgan, F Sinclair © (McDonald, 73)


Referee: Katja Koroleva; Weather: Cloudy, 76 degrees

THORNS FC 0 at SEATTLE REIGN FC 5July 27, 2014 • Memorial Stadium (Seattle, Wash.) • Att: 5,957

SCORINGPOR - None • SEA - Leroux 4, Kawasumi (Little) 40, Kawa-sumi (Little) 49, Rapinoe (Kawasumi) 57, Little (90+3)


LINEUPGK Angerer, D Marshall, D Van Hollebeke (McDonald, 46), D Menges, D Catley, M Huffman, M Boquete, M Brooks (Shim, 71), M Long, F Morgan (Terry, 83), F Sinclair ©

Subs not used: GK Betos, M Kerr, F Acevedo, D/M Moros

Referee: Boris Senic; Weather: Partly cloudy, 81 degrees

THORNS FC 1 vs. HOUSTON DASH 0August 3, 2014 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 19,123

SCORINGPOR - Boquete (Catley) 54 • HOU - None

STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 15 2 8 3 6HOU 5 7 8 4 5

LINEUPGK Angerer, D Moros, D Marshall, D Menges, D Catley, M Shim (Huffman, 82), M Boquete, M Brooks, M Long, F Morgan (McDonald, 89), F Sinclair ©

Subs not used: GK Betos, M Kerr, F Acevedo, F Terry

Referee: Katja Koroleva; Weather: Partly cloudy, 89 degrees

THORNS FC 0 at BOSTON BREAKERS 2August 10, 2014 • Harvard Stadium (Allston, Mass.) • Att: 4,191

SCORINGPOR - None • BOS - Wood (Whitehill) 14, O’Reilly (Sander-son) 28


LINEUPGK Angerer, D Moros (Van Hollebeke, 86), D Marshall, D Menges, D Catley (Huffman, 71), M Shim (McDonald, 55), M Boquete, M Brooks, M Long, F Morgan, F Sinclair ©

Subs not used: GK Betos, M Kerr

Referee: Timon Berry; Weather: Partly cloudy, 74 degrees

THORNS FC 1 vs. SEATTLE REIGN FC 0August 17, 2014 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 17,109

SCORINGPOR - Morgan (Long) 68 • SEA - None


LINEUPGK Angerer, D Moros, D Marshall (Huffman, 26), D Menges, D Van Hollebeke, M Heath (McDonald, 66), M Boquete, M Brooks, M Long, F Morgan, F Sinclair (Kerr, 90) ©

Subs not used: GK Betos, F Acevedo, F Terry

Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic; Weather: Sunny, 84 degrees

THORNS FC GAME-BY-GAMEThorns FC GP MIN G A P SH SOG CK OFF FC FS C EApril 12 at Houston 1 90 1 1 3 12 5 4 0 5 9 1 April 19 at Sky Blue FC 1 90 1 0 2 18 4 7 9 9 7 1 April 26 vs. FC Kansas City 1 90 3 2 8 16 10 5 1 12 14 May 3 at Western NY 1 90 1 0 2 8 6 7 3 8 5 May 10 vs. Seattle 1 90 0 0 0 18 9 7 2 8 3 1 May 14 at Houston 1 90 1 1 3 13 7 2 2 14 12 1May 21 vs. Western NY 1 90 2 1 5 20 10 13 2 13 14 1May 24 vs. Sky Blue FC 1 90 0 0 0 18 8 10 2 11 8May 28 at Boston 1 90 1 1 3 19 6 9 0 7 7 1 1June 7 vs. Western NY 1 90 0 0 0 17 6 7 1 9 5 2 1June 15 vs. Washington 1 90 2 2 6 22 9 6 1 6 9 June 21 at Washington 1 90 6 3 15 20 13 5 2 6 7 2June 25 vs. Sky Blue FC 1 90 1 1 3 18 6 9 4 11 14 1June 28 at FC Kansas City 1 90 0 0 0 9 4 7 1 6 5 1July 4 vs. Chicago 1 90 2 2 6 15 10 9 2 9 6 1July 9 at Chicago 1 90 1 0 2 9 5 4 2 13 8 1July 13 vs. FC Kansas City 1 90 7 6 20 19 10 3 2 10 9 1July 17 at Chicago 1 90 1 1 3 12 3 4 1 9 6 2July 20 vs. Boston 1 90 6 5 17 17 7 7 5 5 6 July 23 at Washington 1 90 1 1 3 8 4 3 8 3 7 July 27 at Seattle 1 90 0 0 0 9 6 8 1 7 4Aug. 3 vs. Houston 1 90 1 1 3 15 8 6 3 8 7 1 Aug. 10 at Boston 1 90 0 0 0 20 15 5 4 2 1 1 Aug. 17 vs. Seattle 1 90 1 1 3 9 6 2 5 11 11

Totals 24 2160 39 29 107 361 177 149 63 202 184 19 2

* - all stats NWSL play only

Opponents GP MIN G A P SH SOG CK OFF FC FS C EHouston 1 90 0 0 0 10 3 7 3 9 5 1 Sky Blue FC 1 90 1 0 2 10 4 3 1 7 9 FC Kansas City 1 90 1 0 2 16 7 11 2 14 12 1 Western New York 1 90 1 0 2 8 3 4 1 5 8 Seattle 1 90 1 1 3 14 5 4 5 3 8 Houston 1 90 0 0 0 9 7 7 2 12 14 1Western New York 1 90 1 1 3 17 8 3 2 14 11 4Sky Blue FC 1 90 1 1 3 9 3 6 0 10 10Boston 1 90 4 3 11 17 8 3 0 9 6 3Western New York 1 90 5 3 13 21 9 4 3 5 9 1Washington 1 90 0 0 0 8 1 3 3 10 3 1 1Washington 1 90 1 0 2 12 6 6 3 7 6 1Sky Blue FC 1 90 2 2 6 7 3 2 3 14 10 2 FC Kansas City 1 90 1 1 3 9 5 0 4 6 5 Chicago 1 90 2 1 5 12 7 2 3 7 9Chicago 1 90 1 0 2 7 3 5 6 10 11 FC Kansas City 1 90 1 1 3 15 3 3 2 9 9 3Chicago 1 90 1 0 2 9 5 9 3 8 9 1 Boston 1 90 3 1 7 12 7 6 1 6 4 Washington 1 90 1 1 3 7 2 6 3 7 3 Seattle 1 90 5 3 13 13 9 5 2 5 6 Houston 1 90 0 0 0 5 2 5 4 8 8 1 Boston 1 90 2 2 6 8 6 3 1 4 0 1Seattle 1 90 0 0 0 14 5 5 2 11 10 2

Totals 24 2160 35 21 91 269 121 112 59 200 185 23 1

Thorns FC GP MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG PA W L TApril 12 at Houston 1 90 2 2 0 0.00 1 1 April 19 at Sky Blue FC 1 90 3 2 1 1.00 1 1April 26 vs. FC Kansas City 1 90 7 6 1 1.00 1 1 1 May 3 at Western NY 1 90 3 2 1 1.00 1May 10 vs. Seattle 1 90 5 4 1 1.00 1 May 14 at Houston 1 90 7 7 0 0.00 1 1 1 May 21 vs. Western NY 1 90 8 7 1 1.00 1 May 24 vs. Sky Blue FC 1 90 3 2 1 1.00 1 May 28 at Boston 1 90 8 4 4 4.00 1 June 7 vs. Western NY 1 90 9 9 5 5.00 1 1 1 June 15 vs. Washington 1 90 1 1 0 0.00 1 1 June 21 at Washington 1 90 5 4 1 1.00 1June 25 vs. Sky Blue FC 1 90 3 1 2 2.00 1June 28 at FC Kansas City 1 90 5 4 1 1.00 1 July 4 vs. Chicago 1 90 7 5 2 2.00 1July 9 at Chicago 1 90 3 2 1 1.00 1 1 1July 13 vs. FC Kansas City 1 90 3 2 1 1.00 1 July 17 at Chicago 1 90 5 4 1 1.00 1July 20 vs. Boston 1 90 7 4 3 3.00 1 1 1 July 23 at Washington 1 90 2 1 1 1.00 1July 27 at Seattle 1 90 9 4 5 5.00 1Aug. 3 vs. Houston 1 90 2 2 0 0.00 1 1 Aug. 10 at Boston 1 90 4 6 2 2.00 1 Aug. 17 vs. Seattle 1 90 5 5 0 0.00 1 1

Totals 24 2160 116 90 35 1.46 5 4 6 10 8 6

Opponents GP MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG PA W L THouston 1 90 5 4 1 1.00 1 Sky Blue FC 1 90 4 3 1 1.00 1 1 1FC Kansas City 1 90 10 6 3 3.00 1 1 1 Western New York 1 90 6 5 1 1.00 1Seattle 1 90 9 9 0 0.00 1 1 Houston 1 90 7 6 1 1.00 1 Western New York 1 90 10 8 2 2.00 1 Sky Blue FC 1 90 8 8 0 0.00 1 1 Boston Breakers 1 90 6 5 1 1.00 1 Western New York 1 90 5 5 0 0.00 1 1 1 Washington 1 90 9 7 2 2.00 1 Washington 1 90 12 6 6 6.00 1 Sky Blue FC 1 90 6 5 1 1.00 1 FC Kansas City 1 90 8 3 0 0.00 1 1 Chicago 1 90 9 7 2 2.00 1 Chicago 1 90 5 4 1 1.00 1 1 1FC Kansas City 1 90 10 3 7 7.00 1 1 1Chicago 1 90 3 2 1 1.00 1Boston 1 90 12 7 6 6.00 1 1 1 Washington 1 90 4 3 1 1.00 1Seattle 1 90 4 4 0 0.00 1 1 Houston 1 90 8 7 1 1.00 1 Boston 1 90 15 10 0 0.00 1 1 Seattle 1 90 6 4 1 1.00 1

Totals 24 2160 181 131 39 1.63 6 6 5 8 10 6


THORNS FC GOAL CHART

GOAL SCORERS

KEY

14 McDonald 1110 Long 912 Sinclair 713 Morgan 69 Boquete 422 Brooks 119 Huffman 1

Total 39

Right foot (21) RLeft foot (7) LHeader (5) HBody (1) BFree kick (0) FPenalty kick (5) P

PENALTY KICKSLong 4Boquete 1

PENALTY KICKS

DATE MIN OPP PLAYER GOALKEEPER RESULTApril 19 75 SBFC Long Loyden GoalApril 26 44 KC Long Barnhart GoalJuly 9 27 CHI Long LeBlanc GoalJuly 13 74 KC Boquete Barnhart GoalJuly 20 21 BOS Long Naeher Goal

FOR:

DATE MIN OPP PLAYER GOALKEEPER RESULTApril 19 90+ SBFC O’Hara Angerer MissedApril 26 56 KC Holiday Angerer GoalMay 14 48 HOU Kyle Angerer SaveJune 7 28 WNY Lloyd Betos GoalJuly 9 86 CHI Van Egmond Angerer GoalJuly 20 39 BOS O’Reilly Angerer GoalAug. 10 10 BOS O’Reilly Angerer Save

AGAINST:

SCORING BREAKDOWNHOME (12 games)Minute 0-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 TOTALThorns FC 3 3 5 5 3 6 25Opponents 3 2 3 4 1 4 17

ROAD (12 games)Minute 0-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 TOTALThorns FC 4 2 1 1 3 3 14Opponents 3 3 4 3 2 3 18

* - all stats NWSL play only

MISCELLANEOUS STATS

Quickest Goal: 33 seconds; McDonald, July 17, 2014 at ChicagoQuickest Goal Against: 2’; Ezurike, May 28, 2014 at BostonGame-Winning Goals after 75’: 86’; Shim, July 21, 2013 at BostonGame-Tying Goals after 75’:Multi-Goal Games: Sinclair, July 20, 2014 vs. Boston Breakers (3 goals)Hat Tricks: Sinclair, July 20, 2014 vs. Boston Breakers Opp. Multi-Goal Games: 7x; (last: Kawasumi, July 27 at Seattle Reign FC)Opp. Hat Tricks: Reeves, May 28, 2014 at Boston

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2014 HONORS & RECOGNITIONS

NWSL PLAYER OF THE WEEKWeek 10 - M Vero Boquete 1GWeek 11 - F Alex Morgan 2G, 1AWeek 14 - M Vero Boquete 2G, 2AWeek 15 - F Christine Sinclair 3GWeek 17 - M Vero Boquete 1G

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# PLAYER POS HT DOB HOMETOWN COLLEGE23 Acevedo, Jackie F 5-2 01/18/1987 Austin, Texas Southern Nazarene Univ.1 Angerer, Nadine GK 5-9 11/10/1978 Lohr am Main, Germany n/a18 Betos, Michelle GK 5-9 02/25/1988 New York, N.Y. Georgia9 Boquete, Vero M 5-3 04/09/1987 Santiago de Compostela, Spain n/a22 Brooks, Amber M 5-6 01/23/1991 Evansville, Ind. North Carolina4 Catley, Stephanie D 5-8 01/26/1994 Melbourne, Australia n/a24 Farrelly, Sinead M 5-5 11/16/1989 Havertown, Pa. Virginia17 Heath, Tobin M 5-6 05/29/1988 Morristown, N.J. North Carolina19 Huffman, Sarah D/M 5-4 03/05/1984 Danbury, Conn. Virginia8 Kerr, Angie M 5-5 03/29/1985 San Diego, Calif. Portland10 Long, Allie M 5-8 08/13/1987 Huntington, N.Y. North Carolina7 Marshall, Nikki D 5-7 06/02/1988 Thornton, Colo. Colorado21 Menges, Emily D 5-7 07/28/1992 Garden City, N.Y. Georgetown14 McDonald, Jessica F 6-0 02/28/1988 Phoenix, Ariz. North Carolina13 Morgan, Alex F 5-7 07/02/1989 San Dimas, Calif. Cal-Berkeley2 Moros, Rebecca D 5-5 05/06/1985 Manhattan, N.Y. Duke25 Niemiec, Courtney* D 5-9 04/13/1992 Philadelphia, Pa. La Salle 6 Shim, Mana M 5-4 09/25/1991 Honolulu, Hawaii Santa Clara12 Sinclair, Christine F 5-9 06/12/1983 Burnaby, B.C. Portland20 Tarr, Kat* D 5-9 04/10/1987 Vancouver, Wash. Missouri28 Terry, Hanna F 5-5 11/29/1990 Park City, Utah Northeastern16 Van Hollebeke, Rachel D 5-5 08/26/1985 Del Mar, Calif. Stanford

* disabled list

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

# PLAYER POS PRONUNCIATION NATIONALITY LAST CLUB1 Nadine Angerer GK Ahn-ger-er Germany Brisbane Roar (Australia)2 Rebecca Moros D more-ohs United States INAC Kobe Leonessa (Japan)4 Stephanie Catley D Australia Melbourne Victory (Australia)6 Mana Shim M Mah-nah United States Santa Clara (NCAA)7 Nikki Marshall D United States Western New York (WPSL Elite)8 Angie Kerr M United States Sky Blue FC (WPS)9 Vero Boquete M bo-KEH-tay Spain Tyresö FF (Sweden)10 Allie Long M United States New York Fury (WPSL Elite)12 Christine Sinclair F Canada Western New York (WPS)13 Alex Morgan F United States Sounders Women (W-League)14 Jessica McDonald F United States Seattle Reign FC (NWSL)16 Rachel Van Hollebeke D van HALL-ah-beck United States Boston Breakers (WPS)17 Tobin Heath M United States Paris Saint-Germain (France)18 Michelle Betos GK bay-tohs United States Boston Breakers (NWSL)19 Sarah Huffman D/M United States Western New York (NWSL)20 Kat Tarr* D United States SGS Essen (Germany)21 Emily Menges D men-GUESS United States Georgetown (NCAA)22 Amber Brooks M United States Bayern Munich (Germany)23 Jackie Acevedo F ah-seh-vay-doe Mexico/United States Houston Aces (WPSL)24 Sinead Farrelly M shih-nade far-lee United States FC Kansas City (NWSL)25 Courtney Niemiec* D nee-MICK United States La Salle (NCAA)28 Hanna Terry F Sweden/United States Northeastern (NCAA)

* disabled list

NUMERICAL ROSTER

COACHES & STAFFHEAD COACH: Paul Riley GOALKEEPER COACH: Steve ReeseASSISTANT COACH: Michael Demakis ATHLETIC TRAINER: Katie Donnelley, ATCASSISTANT COACH: Skip Thorp EQUIPMENT MANAGER: Megan LovichASSISTANT COACH: Scot Thompson


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