Houston Dash Close Regular Season Against Thorns FC
HOUSTON (nov. 1, 2025) – The Houston Dash close the 2025 NWSL regular season on the road against Portland Thorns FC on sunday, Nov. 2 at Providence Park. Kickoff is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. CT and fans can stream the match live on NWSL+.
The Dash enter the season finale following a 1-0 win over the Kansas City Current on Oct. 18 at Shell Energy Stadium. that result extended Houston’s unbeaten run at home to five matches and ended the Current’s 17-match unbeaten streak. The match-winner came from forward Ryan Gareis, who netted her first NWSL goal in the 76th minute after coming as a substitute in the second half. Gareis became the 14th different player to score for Houston this season, a club record. Gareis’ goal was also the ninth goal scored by a substitute – the most by any club in the league this season. Notably, with a win against Portland, head coach Fabrice Gautrat would match the club record for most wins by a first-year head coach with nine triumphs.
Houston’s offense is led by forward Yazmeen Ryan with four goals, while defender Avery Patterson and midfielder Maggie Graham follow with three goals each. Gareis, Graham and ryan also lead the team in distribution with a combined total of nine assists, followed by midfielder Delanie Sheehan and Patterson who contributed two apiece.
Veteran goalkeeper and team captain Jane Campbell anchors the backline and is on the verge of two major career milestones. Campbell enters Sunday’s match just two saves away from becoming only the third goalkeeper in league history to reach 600 career saves. She is also just 85 minutes shy of 15,000 career minutes played, a mark only three other players in NWSL history have reached with the same club.
Several players returned from international duty this week following the October FIFA window.For Houston, Patterson started two matches for the U.S. Women’s National Team, while Ryan appeared in all three matches. Defender