The 2014 Seattle Reign FC season was the club's second season of play and their second season in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.
Review and events
Preseason Following an inaugural 2013 season that saw the team finish 7th out of 8 teams, the roster was significantly overhauled by Head Coach and GM Laura Harvey, with only 9 players returning for the 2014 season. In November, the team acquired US National team forward Sydney Leroux in a trade with the Boston Breakers. Two days later, they signed Scottish international Kim Little — who had previously played for Harvey at Arsenal — after acquiring her NWSL rights in a trade with the Washington Spirit.
In the January 2014 NWSL College Draft, the team selected Amanda Frisbie of Portland (1st round), Megan Brigman of North Carolina (2nd round), and Ellen Parker of Portland (4th round). In February, they announced that they would be moving home stadiums from Starfire Sports in Tukwila to Memorial Stadium, located near downtown Seattle in Seattle Center. On February 10 they announced the signing of their third international player, adding Japanese national team midfielder Nahomi Kawasumi on loan from Japanese club side INAC Kobe Leonessa.
Regular season During the 2014 season, the Reign set a league record unbeaten streak of 16 games. During the 16 game stretch, the Reign compiled a 13–0–3 record. The streak came to an end July 12, 2014, in a match against the Chicago Red Stars that ended 1–0 in favor of the Red Stars. The team finished first in the regular season clinching the NWSL Shield for the first time. Following the regular season, the team earned several league awards. Kim Little won the Golden Boot and Most Valuable Player awards; Laura Harvey was named Coach of the Year; Kendall Fletcher, Jess Fishlock, Little and Nahomi Kawasumi were named to the NWSL Best XI team while goalkeeper Hope Solo and defenders Lauren Barnes and Stephanie Cox were named to the Second XI team.
Playoffs After defeating the Washington Spirit 2–1 in the playoff semi-finals, the Reign were defeated 2-1 by FC Kansas City during the championship final.
Club
Coaching staff
Roster
Competitions
Preseason
Regular season
Regular-season standings
Results summary
Results by matchday
Playoffs
Statistics
Goals and assists
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
No. Pos. Name NWSL Regular Season NWSL Playoffs TotalApps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists3DF Lauren Barnes 2300200250023DF Megan Brigman 20000020014DF Stephanie Cox 2101200230125DF Kiersten Dallstream 150100015014DF Kate Deines 1800100190010MF Jess Fishlock 2248200244413DF Kendall Fletcher 2321200252118FW Danielle Foxhoven 1200000120012DF Amanda Frisbie 00000000017FW Beverly Goebel 2454200265419DF Holly Hein 0000000009FW Nahomi Kawasumi 2095200229528GK Haley Kopmeyer 4000004002FW Sydney Leroux 225020024508MF Kim Little 23167210251775DF Carmelina Moscato 10000010020MF Mariah Nogueira 1501100160115FW Megan Rapinoe 94122011617DF Elli Reed 220120024011GK Hope Solo 2000200220011MF Keelin Winters 23302012531Own goal Carli Lloyd (WNY) 1 1Total---4630---31---4931
Disciplinary record
No. Pos. Name NWSL Regular Season NWSL Playoffs Total 3DF Lauren Barnes 20000020023DF Megan Brigman 00000000014DF Stephanie Cox 00000000025DF Kiersten Dallstream 0000000004DF Kate Deines 10000010010MF Jess Fishlock 40000040013DF Kendall Fletcher 00010010018FW Danielle Foxhoven 00000000012DF Amanda Frisbie 00000000017FW Beverly Goebel 10000010019DF Holly Hein 0000000009FW Nahomi Kawasumi 00000000028GK Haley Kopmeyer 0000000002FW Sydney Leroux 2000002008MF Kim Little 2000002005DF Carmelina Moscato 00000000020MF Mariah Nogueira 20000020015FW Megan Rapinoe 3000003007DF Elli Reed 3000003001GK Hope Solo 00010010011MF Keelin Winters 500000500Total25002002700
Awards 2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or FIFA Women's World Player of the Year: Nahomi Kawasumi (nominee) FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women's Football: Laura Harvey (nominee)
Season Awards NWSL Golden Boot – Kim Little (16 goals) NWSL Coach of the Year – Laura Harvey NWSL Most Valuable Player – Kim Little NWSL Best XI – Kendall Fletcher, Jess Fishlock, Kim Little, Nahomi Kawasumi NWSL Second XI – Hope Solo, Lauren Barnes, Stephanie Cox
NWSL Player of the Month
Kim Little, April 2014. Kim Little, May 2014. Kim Little, July 2014.
NWSL Player of the Week Sydney Leroux, Week 4 Nahomi Kawasumi, Week 13, 16
Player of the Match (Team awards for select matches)
Kim Little vs. Boston Breakers, April 13, 2014. Jess Fishlock vs. Washington Spirit, April 23, 2014. Kim Little vs. Houston Dash, April 27, 2014. Kim Little and Hope Solo at Portland Thorns FC, May 10, 2014. Keelin Winters vs. FC Kansas City, May 14, 2014. Sydney Leroux vs. Chicago Red Stars, June 7, 2014. Nahomi Kawasumi vs. Boston Breakers, July 6, 2014. Beverly Goebel vs Chicago Red Stars, July 20, 2014. Nahomi Kawasumi vs. Portland Thorns FC, July 27, 2014. Hope Solo vs. Washington Spirit, August 24, 2014 (Playoff semifinal)
Transfers
In DatePlayerPosPrevious clubNotesRef September 10, 2013 Carmelina Moscato DF Boston Breakers Traded for Kaylyn Kyle October 23, 2013 Mariah Nogueira MF Boston Breakers Traded for Seattle's 3rd round draft pick in 2014 and 3rd round draft pick in 2015 October 25, 2013 Nikki Marshall DF Washington Spirit Traded along with Washington's 2014 3rd round pick and the NWSL rights to Alina Garciamendez for Renae Cuellar, Seattle's 2014 3rd round draft pick and the rights to Jodie Taylor November 7, 2013 Kristie Mewis MF FC Kansas City Traded for the rights to Amy Rodriguez November 18, 2013 Sydney Leroux FW Boston Breakers Traded for Kristie Mewis, Michelle Betos, and Seattle's 1st and 2nd round picks in the 2015 draft November 20, 2013 Kim Little MF Arsenal LFC Signed as an International free agent November 26, 2013 Danielle Foxhoven FW Portland Thorns FC Traded for Jessica McDonald and the NWSL rights to Rebecca Moros December 5, 2013 Beverly Goebel FW INAC Kobe Leonessa Acquired on loan for the 2014 season January 3, 2014 Arianna Romero DF Nebraska Cornhuskers New allocation from FMF February 10, 2014 Nahomi Kawasumi MF INAC Kobe Leonessa Acquired on loan for the 2014 season February 11, 2014 Kendall Fletcher DF Canberra United Signed as a free agent February 12, 2014 Amanda Frisbie DF Portland Pilots Seattle's 1st round draft pick February 13, 2014 Haley Kopmeyer GK Signed as a free agent March 14, 2014 Niki Cross DF FC Bayern Munich Signed and immediately traded to Washington for a 2nd round draft pick. March 31, 2014 Megan Brigman DF North Carolina Tar Heels Seattle's 2nd round draft pick July 30, 2014 Holly Hein DF Signed as a free agent
Out DatePlayerPosDestination ClubNotesRef September 9, 2013 Kristina Larsen MF Included in end-of-season Waiver Draft September 9, 2013 Kristen Meier MF Included in end-of-season Waiver Draft September 10, 2013 Kaylyn Kyle MF Boston Breakers Traded for Carmelina Moscato October 25, 2013 Renae Cuellar FW Washington Spirit Traded along with Seattle's 2014 3rd round draft pick and the rights to Jodie Taylor for Nikki Marshall, Washington's 2014 3rd round pick, and the NWSL rights to Alina Garciamendez November 5, 2013 Emily van Egmond FW Waived November 18, 2013 Kristie Mewis MF Boston Breakers Traded along with Michelle Betos and Seattle's 1st and 2nd round picks in the 2015 draft for Sydney Leroux November 18, 2013 Michelle Betos GK Boston Breakers Traded along with Kristie Mewis and Seattle's 1st and 2nd round picks in the 2015 draft for Sydney Leroux November 20, 2013 Christine Nairn MF Washington Spirit Traded for the NWSL rights to Kim Little November 26, 2013 Jessica McDonald FW Portland Thorns FC Traded along with the NWSL rights to Rebecca Moros for Danielle Foxhoven December 5, 2013 Liz Bogus FW FC Kansas City Traded along with Seattle's 3rd round 2014 draft pick for Kansas City's 2nd round 2014 and 3rd round 2015 draft picks December 10, 2013 Nikki Marshall DF Portland Thorns FC Traded along with Seattle's 2nd round 2014 draft pick for Portland's 1st round 2014 and 2nd round 2015 draft picks January 3, 2014 Jenny Ruiz DF Removed from allocation by FMF January 3, 2014 Emily Zurrer DF Removed from allocation by CSA January 10, 2014 Arianna Romero DF Houston Dash Selected by Houston in 2014 NWSL Expansion Draft March 14, 2014 Niki Cross DF Washington Spirit Signed and immediately traded to Washington for a 2nd round draft pick.
Squad statistics Note: only regular season squad statistics displayed
Key to positions: FW – Forward, MF – Midfielder, DF – Defender, GK – Goalkeeper 3 DF Lauren Barnes 23 22 1898 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 7 7 2 023 DF Megan Brigman 2 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 014 DF Stephanie Cox 21 20 1776 0 1 0 5 1 8 0 1 5 9 0 025 DF Kiersten Dallstream 15 8 768 0 1 0 8 2 9 0 1 1 2 0 04 DF Kate Deines 18 9 859 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 8 3 1 010 MF Jessica Fishlock 22 22 1976 4 8 1 45 17 3 1 2 23 33 4 013 DF Kendall Fletcher 23 22 1917 2 1 0 10 7 1 0 0 10 5 0 018 DF Danielle Foxhoven 12 3 340 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 6 3 0 017 FW Beverly Goebel 24 21 1736 5 4 1 49 23 7 0 18 11 27 1 09 FW Nahomi Kawasumi 20 17 1531 9 5 3 41 29 5 72 9 1 15 0 02 FW Sydney Leroux 22 21 1873 5 0 4 51 20 1 1 15 11 21 2 08 MF Kim Little 23 22 1966 16 7 5 42 31 9 19 14 7 25 0 05 DF Carmelina Moscato 1 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 020 MF Mariah Nogueira 15 6 588 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 11 5 2 015 FW Megan Rapinoe 9 6 567 4 1 0 24 10 1 15 5 14 9 3 07 DF Elli Reed 22 19 1813 0 1 0 4 1 9 1 2 19 9 3 011 MF Keelin Winters 23 22 1963 3 0 2 12 6 1 0 0 15 12 5 0
28 GK Haley Kopmeyer 4 4 360 3 0 1 27 19 17 2 0.500 0 0 21 GK Hope Solo 20 20 1800 13 2 5 162 83 65 18 0.900 2 3 5
See also
2014 National Women's Soccer League season
References
External links