Safe distancing during the NWSL Challenge Cup Champions Celebration (an arrangement of the traditional Champions Parade necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic) on July 30, 2020 in Houston, Texas Houston Dash players wave to fans as they drive by. (Photo by Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports)
Although the Houston Dash lost 3-1 to the Washington Spirit in their 10th anniversary game on April 12th, the National Women's Soccer League club still holds a crucial milestone in its history. As we close out the year, we aim to make further progress.
early days
As freshmen in 2014, Dash players were accustomed to showing up to practice with no view of the locker room and having to wash their own training uniforms.
“I remember in the beginning the girls were just grateful to have a league,” retired Dash forward Kealia Watt (née Ojai) told Squad Depth's Theo Lloyd-Hughes. “It was like you have to be grateful that the league exists because it could collapse at any time. Then, probably around the fifth or sixth year, things started to change in the direction of people starting to speak out. I remember it was actually led by the women's national team and they were fighting for equal pay, so things started to change.
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