2017 Seattle Reign FC season

Seattle Reign FC

2017 season
Owners	Bill and Teresa Predmore
General manager	Laura Harvey
Head coach	Laura Harvey
Stadium	Memorial Stadium
NWSL	5th
Top goalscorer	Megan Rapinoe (12)
Highest home attendance	6,041 (August 26 vs. POR)
Lowest home attendance	2,727 (April 22 vs. HOU)
Average home league attendance	4,037
Home colors Away colors
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The 2017 Seattle Reign FC season was the club's fifth season of play in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top division of women's soccer in the United States.

Incorporating schedule disruptions caused by the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics, teams competed in 24 games during the regular season, a schedule last played during the 2014 season.^[1]

Club[]

Coaching staff[]

Position	Staff
General Manager & Head Coach	Laura Harvey
Assistant Coach	Sam Laity
Assistant Coach	Stephanie Cox
Goalkeeper Coach	Doug Herrick
Director of High Performance	Nick Leman

Current roster[]

As of September 1, 2017^[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 MF  USA Christine Nairn 3 DF  USA Lauren Barnes (co-captain) 4 DF  SCO Rachel Corsie 5 FW  USA Kiersten Dallstream 6 GK  AUS Lydia Williams 7 DF  USA Elli Reed 8 MF  CAN Diana Matheson 9 DF  USA Merritt Mathias 10 MF  WAL Jess Fishlock (co-captain) 13 DF  NZL Rebekah Stott 15 FW  USA Megan Rapinoe

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 DF  USA Carson Pickett 17 FW  USA Beverly Yanez 18 FW  AUS Larissa Crummer 19 MF  USA Kristen McNabb 20 MF  JPN Rumi Utsugi 24 GK  USA Madalyn Schiffel 26 DF  USA Maddie Bauer 28 GK  USA Haley Kopmeyer 33 FW  MEX Katie Johnson 36 FW  JPN Nahomi Kawasumi

Competitions[]

  Win   Tie   Loss

All match times are listed in PT unless otherwise noted.

Preseason[]

Regular season[]

Regular-season standings[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	North Carolina Courage	24	16	1	7	38	22	+16	49	NWSL Shield
2	Portland Thorns FC (C)	24	14	5	5	37	20	+17	47	NWSL Playoffs
3	Orlando Pride	24	11	7	6	45	31	+14	40
4	Chicago Red Stars	24	11	6	7	33	30	+3	39
5	Seattle Reign FC	24	9	7	8	43	37	+6	34
6	Sky Blue FC	24	10	3	11	42	51	−9	33
7	FC Kansas City	24	8	7	9	29	31	−2	31
8	Houston Dash	24	7	3	14	23	39	−16	24
9	Boston Breakers	24	4	7	13	24	35	−11	19
10	Washington Spirit	24	5	4	15	30	48	−18	19

Results summary[]

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
24	34	9	8	7	43	37	+6	5	3	4	26	17	+9	4	5	3	17	20	−3

Last updated: October 2, 2017
Source: NWSLsoccer.com
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results by matchday[]

Appearances and goals[]

As of October 2, 2017

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Regular season		Playoffs
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers:
6	GK	AUS	Lydia Williams	3	0	3	0	0	0
24	GK	USA	Madalyn Schiffel	1	0	1	0	0	0
28	GK	USA	Haley Kopmeyer	20	0	20	0	0	0
Defenders:
3	DF	USA	Lauren Barnes	22	0	21+1	0	0	0
4	DF	SCO	Rachel Corsie	14	0	12+2	0	0	0
7	DF	USA	Elli Reed	4	0	1+3	0	0	0
9	DF	USA	Merritt Mathias	21	2	18+3	2	0	0
13	DF	NZL	Rebekah Stott	22	0	18+4	0	0	0
16	DF	USA	Carson Pickett	21	0	21	0	0	0
19	DF	USA	Kristen McNabb	18	1	14+4	1	0	0
26	DF	USA	Maddie Bauer	5	0	1+4	0	0	0
Midfielders:
2	MF	USA	Christine Nairn	23	1	21+2	1	0	0
8	MF	CAN	Diana Matheson	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF	WAL	Jess Fishlock	20	7	20	7	0	0
20	MF	JPN	Rumi Utsugi	20	1	18+2	1	0	0
Forwards:
5	FW	USA	Kiersten Dallstream	14	1	3+11	1	0	0
15	FW	USA	Megan Rapinoe	18	12	17+1	12	0	0
17	FW	USA	Beverly Yanez	22	4	17+5	4	0	0
18	FW	AUS	Larissa Crummer	4	1	0+4	1	0	0
33	FW	MEX	Katie Johnson	23	4	5+18	4	0	0
36	FW	JPN	Nahomi Kawasumi	24	6	22+2	6	0	0
Players who left the club during the season:
6	MF	USA	Lindsay Elston	15	1	11+4	1	0	0
22	MF	USA	Michaela Hahn	0	0	0	0	0	0

Awards[]

The 100 Best Footballers in The World[]

• No. 16: Megan Rapinoe^[3]
• No. 22: Jess Fishlock^[4]
• No. 45: Nahomi Kawasumi^[5]
• No. 56: Lydia Williams^[6]

NWSL season awards[]

• Most Valuable Player: Megan Rapinoe, finalist^[7]
• Best XI: Jess Fishlock^[8]
• Second XI: Megan Rapinoe^[9]

Team season awards[]

Reign FC team season awards are voted on by the players, coaches, and technical staff at the club.^[10]

• Golden Boot: Megan Rapinoe (12)^[11]
• Most Valuable Player: Rumi Utsugi^[12]
• Unsung Hero: Elli Reed^[13]
• Offensive Player of the Year: Megan Rapinoe^[14]
• Defensive Player of the Year: Rebekah Stott^[15]
• Best Social Media Game: Haley Kopmeyer and Katie Johnson^[16]

Fan season awards[]

• Game of the Year: vs. Sky Blue FC, July 22.^[17]
• Goal of the Year: Jess Fishlock at Portland Thorns FC, May 6.^[18]
• Save of the Year: Haley Kopmeyer vs. Sky Blue FC, July 22.^[19]

NWSL Player of the Month[]

• July: Megan Rapinoe^[20]

NWSL Team of the Month[]

• April: Jess Fishlock^[21]
• May: Nahomi Kawasumi^[22]
• June: Jess Fishlock and Megan Rapinoe^[23]
• July: Megan Rapinoe^[24]

NWSL Player of the Week[]

• Week 1: Haley Kopmeyer (8SV, 1GA vs. Sky Blue FC)^[25]
• Week 2: Jess Fishlock (1G, 1A vs. Houston Dash)^[26]
• Week 5: Nahomi Kawasumi (1G, 4A vs. Washington Spirit)^[27]
• Week 11: Megan Rapinoe (4G in two games)^[28]
• Week 14: Megan Rapinoe (3G vs. Sky Blue FC)^[29]
• Week 22: Jess Fishlock (2G, 1A vs. Washington Spirit)^[30]

NWSL Goal of the Week[]

• Week 4: Jess Fishlock at Portland Thorns FC^[31]
• Week 14: Megan Rapinoe vs. Sky Blue FC^[32]

Contract extensions[]

Date	Player	Pos	Notes	Ref
October 19, 2016	Haley Kopmeyer	GK	Club options exercised	[33]
October 19, 2016	Andi Tostanoski	GK	Club options exercised	[33]
October 19, 2016	Lauren Barnes	DF	Club options exercised	[33]
October 19, 2016	Kendall Fletcher	DF	Club options exercised	[33]
October 19, 2016	Carson Pickett	DF	Club options exercised	[33]
October 19, 2016	Rumi Utsugi	DF	Club options exercised	[33]
October 19, 2016	Elli Reed	DF	Club options exercised	[33]
October 19, 2016	Jess Fishlock	MF	Club options exercised	[33]
October 19, 2016	Lindsay Elston	MF	Club options exercised	[33]
October 19, 2016	Nahomi Kawasumi	FW	Club options exercised	[33]
October 19, 2016	Manon Melis	FW	Club options exercised	[33]
November 21, 2016	Beverly Yanez	FW	Re-signed	[34]
December 8, 2016	Rachel Corsie	DF	Re-signed	[35]
January 18, 2017	Merritt Mathias	DF	Re-signed	[36]
January 19, 2017	Kiersten Dallstream	FW	Re-signed	[37]
February 15, 2017	Haley Kopmeyer	GK	Signed to a new contract through 2018	[38]

Transfers[]

For transfers in, dates listed are when the Reign FC officially signed the players to the roster. Transactions where only the rights to the players are acquired (e.g., draft picks) are not listed, and amateur call-ups are not considered official signings either. For transfers out, dates listed are when the Reign FC officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with another club, her new club will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when she was officially removed from the Reign FC roster.

In[]

Date	Player	Pos	Previous Club	Notes	Ref
November 10, 2016	Christine Nairn	MF	Washington Spirit	Traded, along with rights to Madalyn Schiffel, for rights to Havana Solaun and three draft picks	[39]
January 5, 2017	Madalyn Schiffel	GK	Avaldsnes IL	Free; rights previously acquired from Washington Spirit	[40]
January 17, 2017	Rebekah Stott	DF	Melbourne City	Free	[41]
January 23, 2017	Diana Matheson	MF	Washington Spirit	Traded for rights to Arielle Ship and a third-round draft pick in 2018	[42]
January 26, 2017	Larissa Crummer	FW	Melbourne City	Free	[43]
March 31, 2017	Katie Johnson	FW	USC Trojans	Draft pick	[44]
April 3, 2017	Kristen McNabb	MF	Virginia Cavaliers	Draft pick	[45]
April 10, 2017	Maddie Bauer	DF	Stanford Cardinal	Draft pick	[46]
April 11, 2017	Michaela Hahn	MF	North Carolina Courage	Claimed off waivers	[47]
August 31, 2017	Lydia Williams	GK	Houston Dash	Traded for a second-round draft pick in 2018	[48]

Draft picks[]

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in. Only trades involving draft picks and executed during the 2017 NWSL College Draft will be listed in the notes.

Player	Pos	Previous Club	Notes	Ref
Maddie Bauer	DF	Stanford Cardinal	Round 1, Pick 6 (6th overall)	[49][50][51]
Katie Johnson	FW	USC Trojans	Round 2, Pick 6 (16th overall); pick acquired from Chicago in exchange for the club's 1st round pick in 2018	[50][51]
Arielle Ship	FW	California Golden Bears	Round 3, Pick 6 (26th overall)	[50][51]
Kristen McNabb	DF	Virginia Cavaliers	Round 4, Pick 7 (37th overall)	[50][51]

Out[]

Date	Player	Pos	Destination Club	Notes	Ref
September 10, 2016	Keelin Winters	MF		Retired	[52]
October 17, 2016	Kim Little	MF	Arsenal	Transfer	[53][54]
October 19, 2016	Michelle Cruz	DF		Waived	[55]
November 7, 2016	Manon Melis	FW		Retired	[56][57]
November 10, 2016	Havana Solaun	MF	Washington Spirit	Traded, along with three draft picks, for rights to Christine Nairn and Madalyn Schiffel	[58]
December 16, 2016	Andi Tostanoski	GK		Waived	[59]
January 16, 2017	Kendall Fletcher	DF	Sydney Uni SFC	Departed for postgraduate study	[60][61]
July 18, 2017	Michaela Hahn	MF	Apollon Ladies FC	Waived	[62][63]
August 31, 2017	Lindsay Elston	MF		Elected to not finish the season; retired	[64][65]

Offseason loans[]

• Lauren Barnes, Melbourne City^[66]
• Larissa Crummer, Melbourne City^[66]
• Jess Fishlock, Melbourne City^[66]
• Haley Kopmeyer, Canberra United^[67]
• Kristen McNabb, Melbourne Victory^[68]
• Carson Pickett, Brisbane Roar^[69]
• Rebekah Stott, Melbourne City^[66]
• Lydia Williams, Melbourne City^[66]

References[]