Critics beware: The Dash are not who you think they are. They are a team to be reckoned with now. Three wins in a row, a championship, and $15,000 in prize money is not the same team from previous seasons.
A sweep of the Orlando Pride and a split with defending NWSL
champions North Carolina Courage show the team is loaded with talent.
In the final game of 2020, Houston took on Orlando in
Kisimmee, Florida. What followed was a thriller to the end.
The scoring started when midfielder Shea Groom put a header on a Kristie Mewis assist in the 13th minute. A second goal by Veronica Latsko in the 29th minute would put Houston up 2-0 going into halftime.
Dash player Haley Hanson would get a yellow card in the first minute
of stoppage time for a bad foul.
Orlando’s only goal would come in the 47th minute
when Sydney Leroux put one in on an Abby Elinsky assist. Leroux would also get
a yellow card in the 54th minute of play.
Houston would go on to win 2-1 and after Portland won
against OL Reign, the Dash would finish in second place and secure a $15,000
prize for the Houston NAACP.
What will happen with the 2021 season? Can the team keep the
momentum going and bring home an NWSL Cup trophy? The answers remain to be
seen.
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