Game Notes | Portland Thorns FC vs. Houston Dash | Aug. 5, 2017

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PORTLAND THORNS FC GAME NOTES PORTLAND THORNS FC VS. HOUSTON DASH SATURDAY, AUG. 5, 2017, 11 A.M. (PT) VP Communications: Chris Metz - (503) 553-5433, cmetz@timbers.com Manager, Media Relations - Thorns FC: Katie Simons - (503) 553-5539, ksimons@timbers.com Manager, Media Relations - Timbers: Jhamie Chin - (503) 553-5529, jchin@timbers.com Coordinator, Media Relations - Kevin Acevedo - (503) 553-5512, kacevedo@timbers.com

THORNS FC

2017 SCHEDULE

DASH

2017 NWSL RECORD: 7-4-4 (Home: 6-1-1; Away: 1-3-3)

VS.

7-4-4 (25pts)

6-7-2 (20pts)

MATCH INFORMATION Date: Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017 Kickoff: 11 a.m. (Pacific) Location: Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) Forecast: Sunny, 93 degrees Referee: Karen Abt Assistant Referees: Deleana Quan, Maggie Short Fourth Official: JJ Blodgett Broadcast: Lifetime Broadcast talent: Jenn Hildreth (play-by-play), Aly Wagner (analyst), Dalen Cuff (sideline reporter)

NWSL WEEK 15 SCHEDULE Friday, Aug. 4

TIME (PT)

FC Kansas City vs. Boston Breakers Washington Spirit vs. Sky Blue FC

4 p.m. 4 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 5

TIME (PT)

Houston Dash vs. Portland Thorns FC Seattle Reign FC vs. North Carolina Courage Chicago Red Stars vs. Orlando Pride

11 a.m. 4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m.

LAST MATCH RECAP Rallying from a second-half deficit, Thorns FC tallied a pair of goals in the final 28 minutes to earn a 2-1 comeback win against the Washington Spirit on July 22. Midfielder Allie Long scored her 30th career goal in the 62nd minute to level the match, while forward Mallory Weber notched her first career NWSL, the game-winner, in the 80th minute. Both forwards Ashleigh Sykes and Tyler Lussi recorded their first career assists in the NWSL.

HOME SWEET HOME Thorns FC have posted a record of 13-2-2 at Providence Park in regular-season since the beginning of the 2016 season. Portland is 31-12-8 all-time at Providence Park in the regular season, which ranks second among NWSL teams for most home wins in the league since 2013 behind only Seattle Reign FC.

IN AND OUT Midfielders Dagny Brynjarsdottir and Amandine Henry both returned from the 2017 EUROs and are eligible for selection. Defender Kelli Hubly remains available, while midfielder Ashley Herndon’s is no longer under contract.

DATE Sat., April 15 Sat., April 22 Sat., April 29 Sat., May 6 Sat., May 13 Fri., May 19 Sat., May 27 Sat., June 3 Sat., June 17 Sat., June 24 Wed., June 28 Sat., July 1 Sat., July 8 Sat., July 15 Sat., July 22 Sat., Aug. 5 Sat., Aug. 12 Wed., Aug. 16 Sat., Aug. 19 Sat., Aug. 26 Sat., Sept. 2 Sun., Sept. 10 Sat., Sept. 23 Sat., Sept. 30

OPPONENT ORLANDO PRIDE @NC Courage CHICAGO SEATTLE @FC Kansas City @Boston BOSTON @Sky Blue FC SKY BLUE FC @Washington FC KANSAS CITY @Seattle @Houston Dash NC COURAGE WASHINGTON HOUSTON DASH @Chicago @FC Kansas City HOUSTON DASH @Seattle WASHINGTON @Boston @Orlando CHICAGO

TIME/RESULT W 2-0 L 0-1 W 1-0 D 2-2 D 0-0 D 2-2 W 2-0 W 2-0 L 1-3 L 0-1 W 3-0 L 0-2 D 1-1 W 1-0 W 2-1 11 a.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 3 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m.

BROADCAST/ATT. 16,145 6,298 14,471 16,160 1,796 3,321 18,637 2,418 16,736 4,319 16,199 4,270 3,869 16,804 18,478 Lifetime go90 go90 go90 go90 Lifetime go90 go90 Lifetime

MATCH PREVIEW Following a league-wide break for international matches, Portland Thorns FC return to action to conclude a three-game home stand with a match against the Houston Dash on Aug. 5. With nine games remaining in regular-season play, Thorns FC are currently third in the NWSL standings with 25 points, trailing the second-place North Carolina Courage (27pts) by two points and the league-leading Chicago Red Stars (28pts) by just three points. Portland is unbeaten in its last three matches (2-0-1) and have won three straight home games, outscoring opponents 6-1 in those three home games.

NO PLACE LIKE HOME Playing their home matches at downtown Portland’s iconic Providence Park, Thorns FC have led the league in attendance in each of their first four NWSL seasons. Globally, Thorns FC have the highest attendance of any women’s professional team in the world, averaging 16,945 fans in their fourth season in the league in 2016. Portland’s average home attendance in 2016 ranked better than 12 English Championship teams, 10 Ligue 1 teams, 7 Serie A clubs and 5 La Liga sides home attendance numbers during their 2015-16 season in addition to 10 NBA and 10 NHL teams. In four seasons, Portland has averaged better than 14,815 fans per game, including four matches of more than 20,000 fans as well as three sellouts (21,144).


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