2013 Seattle Reign FC season

On January 11, 2013, as part of the NWSL Player Allocation, Kaylyn Kyle (CAN), Teresa Noyola (MEX), Megan Rapinoe (USA), Amy Rodriguez (USA), Jenny Ruiz (MEX), Hope Solo (USA), and Emily Zurrer (CAN) were named to the Seattle team.[5][6][7] On January 18, the Reign selected Christine Nairn, Mallory Schaffer, Kristen Meier, and Haley Kopmeyer at the 2013 NWSL College Draft.[8][9] On February 4, 2013, it was announced that the team had signed four free agents: Kate Deines, Jessica Fishlock, Tiffany Cameron, and Lindsay Taylor.[10] During the February 7, 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft, the team selected Nikki Krzysik, Lauren Barnes, Laura Heyboer, Liz Bogus, Michelle Betos and Kaley Fountain.[11]

Leading into the preseason, it was learned that the Reign would be without all of their U.S. national team allocated players for almost half of the season. National team forward, Amy Rodriguez, announced she was pregnant with her first child and would not be playing during the inaugural season.[12] U.S. national team goalkeeper, Hope Solo, would be away for the first part of the season after recovering from wrist surgery and Megan Rapinoe had signed with French side, Olympique Lyonnais, from January to June and would miss at least nine games.[13][14]

After traveling to Japan in the preseason to play matches against defending L. League champion INAC Kobe Leonessa, Fukuoka J. Anclas, and Nojima Stella Kanagawa,[15] the Reign faced their first regular season match against the Chicago Red Stars at Benedictine University, in which Seattle's first college draft pick, Christine Nairn, scored the Reign's first goal of the season via a header off an assist from Liz Bogus.[16] The Red Stars later tied the game 1–1, but the point that Seattle earned in the game would be its only for the next nine games. Without the U.S. national team players or a veteran goalscorer up front, the team struggled to win games. Although the losses were for the most part consistently low-scoring games, it was apparent that the Reign was missing some final ingredients for success.

In June 2013, head coach Laura Harvey began making some trades and signing new players. Forward and Canadian international, Tiffany Cameron was waived, later to be picked up by FC Kansas City and former U.S. national team defender, Stephanie Cox was added to the roster.[17] Mexican allocated player and former Stanford Cardinal standout, Teresa Noyola, was traded to FC Kansas City for Renae Cuellar, and Noyola's fellow former Stanford Cardinal goal-scorer, Lindsay Taylor was traded to the Washington Spirit. After a brief stint on the team by Tobagonian international, Kennya Cordner who was later waived and replaced by Australian national team co-captain, Emily van Egmond due to the league's restriction on only having two international players on a team (in addition to allocated players),[18] and the return of U.S. national team players, Solo and Rapinoe, the Reign began to turn the season around with a 1–1 tie against the Western New York Flash. The game would be the first of a six-game undefeated streak for the Reign with two ties and four wins.[19] After losing to regional rival, Portland Thorns FC, 2–1 in the season finale in front of a sold-out crowd of 3,855, the Reign ended the 2013 NWSL season seventh in the league with a 5–14–3 record.[20]

Owner	Bill Predmore
General Manager	Laura Harvey

Updated to match played April 8, 2013
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  USA Hope Solo 2 DF  CAN Emily Zurrer 3 DF  USA Lauren Barnes 4 DF  USA Kate Deines 5 FW  USA Liz Bogus 6 MF  CAN Kaylyn Kyle 7 DF  USA Elli Reed 9 DF  USA Stephanie Cox 10 MF  WAL Jessica Fishlock 11 MF  USA Keelin Winters (captain)

No. Pos. Nation Player 13 DF  MEX Jenny Ruiz 14 MF  USA Kristina Larsen 15 MF  USA Megan Rapinoe 18 GK  USA Michelle Betos 19 MF  USA Christine Nairn 20 MF  AUS Emily van Egmond 21 MF  USA Kristen Meier 22 FW  USA Jessica McDonald 23 FW  MEX Renae Cuellar 25 DF  USA Kiersten Dallstream

Last updated: August 18, 2013
Source: http://www.nwslsoccer.com/Stats/index_E.html
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

As of August 20, 2013

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		NWSL
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
3	DF	USA	Lauren Barnes	22	0	22	0
18	GK	USA	Michelle Betos	7	0	7	0
5	FW	USA	Liz Bogus	20	1	20	1
9	FW	CAN	Tiffany Cameron	7	0	7	0
26	FW	TRI	Kennya Cordner	3	0	3	0
9	DF	USA	Stephanie Cox	4	0	4	0
23	FW	MEX	Renae Cuellar	7	0	7	0
25	DF	USA	Kiersten Dallstream	20	0	20	0
4	DF	USA	Kate Deines	17	0	17	0
10	MF	WAL	Jessica Fishlock	21	4	21	4
20	GK	USA	Haley Kopmeyer	1	0	1	0
6	MF	CAN	Kaylyn Kyle	21	3	21	3
14	FW	USA	Kristina Larsen	9	0	9	0
21	MF	USA	Kristen Meier	6	0	6	0
21	FW	USA	Jessica McDonald	7	3	7	3
19	MF	USA	Christine Nairn	22	3	22	3
8	MF	MEX	Teresa Noyola	11	1	11	1
16	MF	USA	Lyndsey Patterson	3	0	3	0
15	MF	USA	Megan Rapinoe	12	5	12	5
7	DF	USA	Elli Reed	17	0	17	0
13	MF	MEX	Jenny Ruiz	7	0	7	0
1	GK	USA	Hope Solo	14	0	14	0
17	FW	USA	Lindsay Taylor	6	1	6	1
20	MF	AUS	Emily van Egmond	6	0	6	0
11	MF	USA	Keelin Winters	21	1	21	1
2	DF	CAN	Emily Zurrer	7	0	7	0

Players with one goal or more included only.

As of August 20, 2013

Rk.	Nat	Pos	Player	Total	NWSL
1		MF	Megan Rapinoe	5	5
2		MF	Jessica Fishlock	4	4
3		FW	Jessica McDonald	3	3
3		MF	Christine Nairn	3	3
3		DF	Kaylyn Kyle	3	3
4		FW	Liz Bogus	1	1
4		MF	Teresa Noyola	1	1
4		FW	Lindsay Taylor	1	1
4		MF	Keelin Winters	1	1

Players with one assist or more included only.

As of August 20, 2013

Rk.	Nat	Pos	Player	Total	NWSL
1		MF	Christine Nairn	5	5
2		FW	Liz Bogus	2	2
2		DF	Elli Reed	2	2
3		FW	Kristina Larsen	1	1
3		FW	Jessica McDonald	1	1
3		MF	Teresa Noyola	1	1
3		MF	Keelin Winters	1	1

Players with 1 card or more included only.

As of August 20, 2013

No.	Nat	Pos	Player	Total		NWSL
23		FW	Renae Cuellar	1	0	1	0
25		DF	Kiersten Dallstream	0	1	0	1
7		MF	Jessica Fishlock	4	0	4	0
10		MF	Kaylyn Kyle	4	0	4	0
19		MF	Christine Nairn	2	0	1	0
14		FW	Kristina Larsen	1	0	1	0
19		MF	Megan Rapinoe	1	0	1	0
16		MF	Elli Reed	2	0	2	0
13		DF	Jenny Ruiz	0	1	0	1
1		GK	Hope Solo	1	0	1	0
1		MF	Emily van Egmond	1	0	1	0
1		MF	Keelin Winters	1	0	1	0
2		DF	Emily Zurrer	1	0	1	0

Last updated: August 20, 2013

No.	Nat	Player	National Women's Soccer League
			MIN	GA	GAA	SV
18		Michelle Betos	630	14	2	34
20		Haley Kopmeyer	90	3	3	6
1		Hope Solo	1260	19	1.357	81