The Houston Dash announced today their list of protected and unprotected players ahead of the 2015 Expansion Draft on Monday, Nov. 2. The Orlando Pride will become the tenth club to join the NWSL when they begin play in 2016.
Orlando will be able to select up to 10 players in the Expansion Draft, though no club can lose more than two players. The results of the Expansion Draft will be announced via social media starting at 11 a.m. CT on Nov. 2.
As a non-playoff team, the Dash are able to protect 10 players from their 2015 roster. Each NWSL team may protect up to two U.S. allocated players. Additional U.S. allocated players on a team’s roster must be left unprotected. Orlando will be allowed to select no more than two U.S. allocated players.
A complete list of the Expansion Draft Procedures and the league-wide list of protected and unprotected players can be found on NWSLsoccer.com.
Houston Dash protected and unprotected players
Protected
Andressa
Morgan Brian (U.S. allocated)
Amber Brooks
Ellie Brush
Allysha Chapman (Canada allocated)
Bianca Henninger
Carli Lloyd (U.S. allocated)
Jessica McDonald
Stephanie Ochs
Kealia Ohai
Unprotected
Rachael Axon
Poliana Barbosa
Camila
Rosana dos Santos Augusto
Jen LaPonte
Tiffany McCarty
Erin McLeod (Canada allocated)
Toni Pressley
Lauren Sesselmann (Canada allocated)
