2017 Orlando Pride season

The 2017 season is Orlando Pride's second season. The team competes in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.

Orlando Pride
2017 season
OwnerFlavio Augusto da Silva
Phil Rawlins
Head coachTom Sermanni
StadiumOrlando City Stadium
Orlando, Florida
Highest home attendance14,452
(April 22 vs. Washington)
Lowest home attendance4,273
(August 8 vs. Washington)
Average home league attendance6,186

Squad information


Roster
As of July 3, 2017[1]
No. Position Player Nation
3 Defender Toni Pressley  United States
4 Midfielder Jamia Fields  United States
6 Forward Chioma Ubogagu  United States
7 Defender Steph Catley  Australia
8 Forward Danica Evans  United States
9 Midfielder Camila  Brazil
10 Forward Marta  Brazil
11 Defender Ali Krieger  United States
12 Midfielder Kristen Edmonds  United States
13 Forward Alex Morgan  United States
14 Defender Alanna Kennedy  Australia
15 Forward Rachel Hill  United States
16 Defender McKenzie Berryhill  United States
17 Midfielder Dani Weatherholt  United States
19 Goalkeeper Aubrey Bledsoe  United States
20 Midfielder Nickolette Driesse  United States
21 Defender Mônica  Brazil
23 Forward Jasmyne Spencer  United States
24 Goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris  United States

Transactions

2017 NWSL College Draft

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2017 college draft was held on January 12, 2017. Orlando had two selections.

Round Pick Player Pos. College Status
3 22 Danica Evans FW University of Colorado Signed[2]
4 32 Nickolette Driesse MF Penn State University Signed[2]

In
Date Player Pos. Previous club Fee/Notes Ref.
November 2, 2016 Ali Krieger DF Washington Spirit Traded second-overall spot in the Distribution Ranking Order to Washington [3]
January 19, 2017 Alanna Kennedy DF Western New York Flash Trade for midfielder Sam Witteman [4]
January 23, 2017 Chioma Ubogagu FW Houston Dash Trade for Orlando’s natural third-round pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft [5]
April 15, 2017 Marta FW FC Rosengård [6]
May 20, 2017 Rachel Hill FW UConn Signed after college graduation. [7]
Caroline Stanley GK Sky Blue FC Signed off waivers as a goalkeeper replacement for injured Ashlyn Harris.
June 21, 2017 Alex Morgan FW Olympique Lyonnais Féminin Officially added to the active roster. [8]

Out
Date Player Pos. Destination club Fee/Notes Ref.
June 21, 2017 Christina Burkenroad FW IK Grand Bodø Waived. [8]
July 3, 2017 Laura Alleway DF Melbourne Victory Waived. [9][10]

Staff
Executive
Owner and chairman Flávio Augusto da Silva
Owner and president Phil Rawlins
Owner John Bonner
Chief executive officer Alex Leitão
Coaching staff
Head coach Tom Sermanni
Assistant coach Khano Smith
Goalkeeping coach Lloyd Yaxley

[11][12]


Match results


Preseason
March 18, 2017 1 Orlando Pride 9–0 Stetson Hatters Sanford, Florida
1:00 p.m. EST Rodrigues  6'
Ubogagu  21'
Camila  29' (pen.)
Edmonds  53' (pen.)
Hagen  55' (Burkenroad)
Tindell  63'
Pressley  66' (Burkenroad)
Spencer  79' (Burkenroad), 84' (Levin)		 Report Stadium: Sylvan Lake Park
March 25, 2017 2 USF Bulls 1–2 Orlando Pride Tampa, Florida
6:00 p.m. EST Viens  69' Report Ubogagu  11'
Rodrigues  90'		 Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium
March 29, 2017 3 Florida Gators 0–3 Orlando Pride Gainesville, Florida
4:00 p.m. EST Report Burkenroad  5'
Ubogagu  12'
Edmonds  41' (pen.)		 Stadium: Donald R. Dizney Stadium
April 1, 2017 4 Orlando Pride 3–0 Florida State Seminoles Sanford, Florida
1:00 p.m. EST Spencer  35' (Pressley)
D. Evans  45+1' (Edmonds)
Ubogagu  71' (Pressley)		 Report Stadium: Sylvan Lake Park
April 7, 2017 5 Orlando Pride 3–0 United States U-23 Sanford, Florida
2:00 p.m. EST Edmonds  12', 25' (D. Evans)
Spencer  73' (Edmonds)		 Report Stadium: Sylvan Lake Park

National Women's Soccer League
Further information: 2017 National Women's Soccer League season


Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
24 11 7 6 45 31  +14 40 6 4 2 24 10  +14 5 3 4 21 21  0

Last updated: August 12, 2017.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

Results
April 15, 2017 1 Portland Thorns FC 2–0 Orlando Pride Portland, Oregon
12:00 p.m. PDT
Report Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 16,145
Referee: Danielle Chesky
April 22, 2017 2 Orlando Pride 1–1 Washington Spirit Orlando, Florida
4 p.m. Alleway  59'
Evans  86' (Ubogagu)		 Report Jensen  60'
Kallman  65'
Huster  75'		 Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 14,452
Referee: Karen Abt
April 29, 2017 3 North Carolina Courage 3–1 Orlando Pride Cary, North Carolina
4 p.m.
Report
Stadium: Sahlen’s Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,586
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
May 7, 2017 4 FC Kansas City 1–1 Orlando Pride Kansas City, Missouri
5 p.m. CDT
Report
Stadium: Children's Mercy Victory Field
Attendance: 2,514
Referee: Marco Vega
May 14, 2017 5 Orlando Pride 3–1 North Carolina Courage Orlando, Florida
5 p.m.
Report
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 5,260
Referee: Jon Freemon
May 21, 2017 6 Seattle Reign FC 1–1 Orlando Pride Seattle, Washington
6:30 p.m. PDT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,037
Referee: Timothy Ford
May 27, 2017 7 Sky Blue FC 2–1 Orlando Pride Piscataway, New Jersey
7 p.m.
Report
Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 3,452
Referee: Robi Hullner
June 3, 2017 8 Orlando Pride 2–0 Boston Breakers Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m.
Report
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 5,185
Referee: Karen Abt
June 17, 2017 9 Houston Dash 2–4 Orlando Pride Houston, Texas
5:00 pm
Report
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 5,918
Referee: Rebecca Pagan
June 24, 2017 10 Orlando Pride 0–2 Houston Dash Orlando, Florida
3:50 pm Report
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 5,497
Referee: Marco Vega
June 28, 2017 11 Sky Blue FC 2–3 Orlando Pride Piscataway, New Jersey
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 3,065
Referee: Danielle Chesky
July 1, 2017 12 Orlando Pride 0–1 Chicago Red Stars Orlando, Florida
6:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 5,476
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
Note: Kickoff was delayed by 1 hour due to rain.[13]
July 8, 2017 13 Washington Spirit 2–2 Orlando Pride Baltimore, Maryland
4:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Henrik Karlsson
July 15, 2017 14 Orlando Pride 4–1 FC Kansas City Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 6,073
Referee: Greg Dopka
July 22, 2017 15 Chicago Red Stars 2–1 Orlando Pride Bridgeview, Illinois
4:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 4,742
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
August 5, 2017 16 Orlando Pride 1–1 Chicago Red Stars Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 5,667
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva
August 8, 2017 17 Orlando Pride 3–0 Washington Spirit Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 4,273
Referee: Christina Unkel
August 12, 2017 18 Orlando Pride 5–0 Sky Blue FC Orlando, Florida
4:00 pm
Report Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 5,243
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
August 19, 2017 19 Boston Breakers 1–2 Orlando Pride Boston, Massachusetts
4:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Jordan Field
Attendance: 4,321
Referee: Gustavo Solorio
August 26, 2017 20 FC Kansas City 1–2 Orlando Pride Kansas City, Missouri
4:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 2,812
Referee: Danielle Chesky
September 2, 2017 21 Orlando Pride 4–2 Boston Breakers Orlando, Florida
4:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 5,413
Referee: Kevin Broadley
September 7, 2017 22 Orlando Pride 1–1 Seattle Reign FC Orlando, Florida
8:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 4,341
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
Note: Rescheduled from Saturday, September 9th in anticipation of hazardous conditions due to Hurricane Irma
September 23, 2017 23 Orlando Pride 0–0 Portland Thorns FC Orlando, Florida
5:00 pm Kristen Edmonds  69' Report Allie Long  18' Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 7,353
Referee: Chris Spivey
September 30, 2017 24 North Carolina Courage 2–3 Orlando Pride Cary, North Carolina
7:30 pm Williams  62,67 (PK)'
Dahlkemper  90'		 Report Edmonds  22'
Marta  52' 72'
Harris  66'
Kennedy  90+1'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 7,020

League standings

Pos Team 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
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champion.

NWSL Playoffs

The top four teams from the regular season will compete for the NWSL Championship. Final seeding to be determined by 10:30 pm EST Saturday, Sept. 30th.


Semi-finals Championship
      
2 Portland Thorns FC 4
3 Orlando Pride 1
2 Portland Thorns FC 1
1 North Carolina Courage 0
1 North Carolina Courage 1
4 Chicago Red Stars 0

Semi-finals
Portland Thorns FC4 - 1Orlando Pride
Henry  12' 80'
Sonnett  15'
Raso  71'
Sinclair  82'		 Report Kennedy  23'
Attendance: 18,193

Media

The NWSLsoccer.com website and the Go90 app have the exclusive rights to streaming all games live on each of their platforms. In addition, the league has partnered with the Lifetime Network to air a "Game of the Week" on Saturdays for the 24-week Regular Season. The Pride were selected for 7 matches on the slate. The dates are:[14]

Sat., Apr. 15 / 3 p.m. kickoff / Portland Thorns FC vs. Orlando Pride

Sat., Apr. 22 / 4 p.m. kickoff / Orlando Pride vs. Washington Spirit

Sat., June 24 / 3:30 p.m. kickoff** / Orlando Pride vs. Houston Dash

Sat., July 22 / 3:30 p.m. kickoff** / Chicago Red Stars vs. Orlando Pride

Sat., Aug. 12 / 7:30 p.m. kickoff** / Orlando Pride vs. Sky Blue FC

Sat., Sept. 2 / 3:30 p.m. kickoff**/ Orlando Pride vs. Boston Breakers

Sat., Sept. 9 / 3:30 p.m. kickoff** / Orlando Pride vs. Seattle Reign FC

The NWSL announced on August 17 that the Game of the Week on Lifetime for Saturday, Sept. 23 at 3:30 p.m. ET featured the Orlando Pride vs. Portland Thorns FC at Orlando City Stadium. Lifetime also aired their away match at FC Kansas City on August 26th.

** New schedule adjustments issued on June 12th by the NWSL and Lifetime Network airtimes revised for player safety due to extreme temperatures and allowance for hydration breaks.

Honors and awards

NWSL Team of the Year
Team Position Player Ref.
Best XI Defender Ali Krieger [15]
Best XI Forward Marta [16]
Second X1 Defender Steph Catley [17]
Second X1 Forward Alex Morgan [18]

NWSL Player of the Month
Month Player Month's Statline Ref.
August Alex Morgan 7 Goals; 2 Assist; 13 Shots on Goal; 11 Chances Created [19]
September Marta 2 Goals; 13 Chances Created; 85% Passing Accuracy [20]

NWSL Team of the Month
Month Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Ref.
June Ali Krieger Marta [21]
July Marta
August Ali Krieger
Steph Catley		 Marta Alex Morgan**
September Marta
Alanna Kennedy

NWSL Goal of the Week
Week Result Player Ref.
2 Won Danica Evans
3 Won Camila
9 Won Camila
13 Won Toni Pressley
16 Won Marta
18 Won Alex Morgan
22 Won Alanna Kennedy

NWSL Save of the Week
Week Result Player Ref.
1 Won Ashlyn Harris
2 Won Monica
4 Won Ashlyn Harris
9 Won Aubrey Bledsoe
10 Won Steph Catley
12 Won Aubrey Bledsoe
13 Won Aubrey Bledsoe
17 Won Ashlyn Harris
18 Won Ashlyn Harris
22 Won Ashlyn Harris

Other awards

Orlando Pride forward Marta and defender Ali Krieger have been named to the 2017 National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) Best XI, announced on October 12th.[22]

Notes

    References
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    4. "Orlando Pride Acquires Australia National Team Defender Alanna Kennedy". Orlando City SC.
    5. "Orlando Pride Add Arsenal Product Chioma Ubogagu". Orlando City SC.
    6. DelGallo, Alicia (April 10, 2017). "Orlando Pride announce 20-player roster ahead of 2017 season opener". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
    7. Verar, Bianca (May 20, 2017). "Orlando Pride sign Rachel Hill and Caroline Stanley". Vavel. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
    8. DelGallo, Alicia (June 21, 2017). "Orlando Pride add Alex Morgan to roster, waive Christina Burkenroad". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
    9. Linehan, Meg (July 3, 2017). "Orlando Pride waive defender Laura Alleway". www.nwslsoccer.com. National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
    10. "Melbourne Victory sign defender Laura Alleway". The Women's Game. August 29, 2017.
    11. "Orlando Pride Staff". Orlando Pride. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
    12. "Board of Directors". Orlando City SC. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
    13. @ORLPride (July 1, 2017). "UPDATE: Kickoff is now set for 6:00 p.m. Thank you for your patience and continue to check here for updates" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
    14. Ltd, Simplestream. "NWSL Game of the Week on Lifetime schedule". www.nwslsoccer.com.
    15. "2017 Best XI announced". NWSL. October 12, 2017. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
    16. "2017 Best XI announced". NWSL. October 12, 2017. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
    17. "2017 Best XI announced". NWSL. October 12, 2017. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
    18. "2017 Best XI announced". NWSL. October 12, 2017. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
    19. "Nwslsoccer.com". September 1, 2017.
    20. "Nwslsoccer.com". October 4, 2017. Archived from the original on May 1, 2019.
    21. Linehan, Meg (30 June 2017). "June Team of the Month announced". NWSL. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
    22. https://www.orlandocitysc.com/post/2017/10/12/orlando-pride-s-marta-ali-krieger-named-nwsl-best-xi
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