2023 OL Reign season

OL Reign

2023 season
Majority owner	OL Groupe
CEO	Vincent Berthillot
Head coach	Laura Harvey
Stadium	Lumen Field
NWSL	4th of 12
Playoffs	Runners-up
Challenge Cup	Semifinals
Top goalscorer	League: Bethany Balcer (6) All: Bethany Balcer Jordyn Huitema (7)
Highest home attendance	42,054 (vs. POR, June 3 doubleheader) 34,130 (vs. WSH, Oct. 6)
Lowest home attendance	3,906 (vs. LOU, Sep. 6)
Average home league attendance	13,609
Home colors Away colors
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The 2023 OL Reign season was the team's eleventh season of play and their eleventh season in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top division of women's soccer in the United States.

On October 6, 2023, the club set a NWSL record for standalone attendance with 34,130 spectators at Lumen Field for a regular season match against the Washington Spirit. The match was the final home game for Megan Rapinoe, who announced her intent to retire at the end of the season.^[1]

As of August 11, 2023.^[2][3]

Position	Name
Head coach	Laura Harvey
Head assistant coach	Scott Parkinson
Assistant coach	Kate Norton
Goalkeeper coach	Ljupčo Kmetovski

As of September 21, 2023.^[2]

No.	Nat.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Since	Previous team	Notes[a]
Goalkeepers
18		Laurel Ivory	(1999-08-28)August 28, 1999 (aged 23)	2022	Virginia Cavaliers
28		Maia Pérez	(1999-10-19)October 19, 1999 (aged 23)	2023	GPSO 92 Issy
30		Claudia Dickey	(2000-01-06)January 6, 2000 (aged 23)	2022	North Carolina Tar Heels
Defenders
2		Emily Sonnett	(1993-11-25)November 25, 1993 (aged 29)	2023	Washington Spirit
3		Lauren Barnes (captain)	(1989-05-31)May 31, 1989 (aged 33)	2013	Philadelphia Independence
4		Alana Cook	(1997-04-11)April 11, 1997 (aged 25)	2021	Paris Saint-Germain
11		Sofia Huerta	(1992-12-14)December 14, 1992 (aged 30)	2020	Sydney FC
14		Jimena López	(1999-01-30)January 30, 1999 (aged 24)	2021	SD Eibar	INT, LOA
17		Sam Hiatt	(1998-01-06)January 6, 1998 (aged 25)	2020	Stanford Cardinal
20		Alyssa Malonson	(1999-04-09)April 9, 1999 (aged 23)	2022	Auburn Tigers
21		Phoebe McClernon	(1997-12-13)December 13, 1997 (aged 25)	2022	Orlando Pride
22		Ryanne Brown	(1999-01-21)January 21, 1999 (aged 24)	2022	Wake Forest Demon Deacons
25		Shae Holmes	(2000-03-08)March 8, 2000 (aged 23)	2023	Washington Huskies
Midfielders
5		Quinn	(1995-08-11)August 11, 1995 (aged 27)	2019	Paris FC
6		Angelina	(2000-01-26)January 26, 2000 (aged 23)	2021	Palmeiras
7		Nikki Stanton	(1990-10-26)October 26, 1990 (aged 32)	2022	Chicago Red Stars
10		Jess Fishlock	(1987-01-14)January 14, 1987 (aged 36)	2013	Bristol Academy
12		Olivia Athens	(1998-08-01)August 1, 1998 (aged 24)	2022	UCLA Bruins
13		Marley Canales	(1997-11-16)November 16, 1997 (aged 25)	2022	UCLA Bruins
16		Rose Lavelle	(1995-05-14)May 14, 1995 (aged 27)	2021	Manchester City
19		Luany	(2003-02-03)February 3, 2003 (aged 20)	2023	Grêmio	INT, LOA
33		Olivia Van der Jagt	(1999-07-21)July 21, 1999 (aged 23)	2022	Washington Huskies
Forwards
8		Bethany Balcer	(1997-03-07)March 7, 1997 (aged 26)	2019	Spring Arbor Cougars
9		Jordyn Huitema	(2001-05-08)May 8, 2001 (aged 21)	2022	Paris Saint-Germain	INT
15		Megan Rapinoe	(1985-07-05)July 5, 1985 (aged 37)	2013	Lyon
23		Tziarra King	(1998-08-24)August 24, 1998 (aged 24)	2021	Utah Royals
24		Veronica Latsko	(1995-12-12)December 12, 1995 (aged 27)	2022	Houston Dash
34		Elyse Bennett	(1999-12-27)December 27, 1999 (aged 23)	2023	Kansas City Current

  Win   Tie   Loss

All times are in PT unless otherwise noted.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	San Diego Wave FC (S)	22	11	4	7	31	22	+9	37	Playoff semifinals and W Champions Cup
2	Portland Thorns FC	22	10	5	7	42	32	+10	35
3	North Carolina Courage	22	9	6	7	29	22	+7	33	Playoff quarterfinals
4	OL Reign	22	9	5	8	29	24	+5	32
5	Angel City FC	22	8	7	7	31	30	+1	31
6	NJ/NY Gotham FC (C)	22	8	7	7	25	24	+1	31
7	Orlando Pride	22	10	1	11	27	28	−1	31
8	Washington Spirit	22	7	9	6	26	29	−3	30
9	Racing Louisville FC	22	6	9	7	25	24	+1	27
10	Houston Dash	22	6	8	8	16	18	−2	26
11	Kansas City Current	22	8	2	12	30	36	−6	26
12	Chicago Red Stars	22	7	3	12	28	50	−22	24

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	9	5	8	29	24	+5	32	6	3	2	19	13	+6	3	2	6	10	11	−1

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	T	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		RGN	LA	POR	SD
1	OL Reign	6	4	2	0	7	0	+7	14	Advance to knockout stage		—	0–0	0–0	1–0
2	Angel City FC	6	2	2	2	7	8	−1	8			0–2	—	2–1	2–1
3	Portland Thorns FC	6	2	1	3	8	7	+1	7			0–1	3–2	—	4–1
4	San Diego Wave FC	6	1	1	4	4	11	−7	4			0–3	1–1	1–0	—

As of November 11, 2023; only players who have made appearances are listed.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Regular season		Playoffs		Challenge Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers:
18	GK	USA	Laurel Ivory	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
30	GK	USA	Claudia Dickey	12	0	6	0	3	0	3	0
Defenders:
2	DF	USA	Emily Sonnett	25	0	19	0	3	0	2+1	0
3	DF	USA	Lauren Barnes	29	0	22	0	3	0	0+4	0
4	DF	USA	Alana Cook	23	0	18	0	3	0	2	0
11	DF	USA	Sofia Huerta	24	1	16+1	1	3	0	2+2	0
17	DF	USA	Sam Hiatt	22	0	16	0	0	0	4+2	0
20	DF	USA	Alyssa Malonson	9	0	0+4	0	0	0	2+3	0
21	DF	USA	Phoebe McClernon	16	0	8+1	0	3	0	3+1	0
22	DF	USA	Ryanne Brown	17	1	4+7	0	0	0	5+1	1
25	DF	USA	Shae Holmes	12	0	2+3	0	0	0	7	0
Midfielders:
5	MF	CAN	Quinn	20	1	9+6	1	1+2	0	2	0
6	MF	BRA	Angelina	5	0	0+4	0	0	0	1	0
7	MF	USA	Nikki Stanton	22	0	2+13	0	0+1	0	6	0
10	MF	WAL	Jess Fishlock	23	4	16+1	4	3	0	0+3	0
12	MF	USA	Olivia Athens	12	1	1+5	0	0	0	6	1
13	MF	USA	Marley Canales	6	0	0+2	0	0	0	3+1	0
16	MF	USA	Rose Lavelle	7	1	4	0	2+1	1	0	0
33	MF	USA	Olivia Van der Jagt	24	1	12+5	1	0+2	0	3+2	0
Forwards:
8	FW	USA	Bethany Balcer	29	7	19+3	6	0+3	0	2+2	1
9	FW	CAN	Jordyn Huitema	27	7	14+6	5	3	0	1+3	2
15	FW	USA	Megan Rapinoe	21	5	12+3	5	3	0	0+3	0
23	FW	USA	Tziarra King	20	0	9+5	0	0	0	6	0
24	FW	USA	Veronica Latsko	28	6	10+8	4	3	2	7	0
34	FW	USA	Elyse Bennett	29	3	7+14	2	0+1	0	5+2	1
Players who left the team during the season:
31	MF	USA	Natalie Viggiano	3	0	0	0	0	0	0+3	0
51	FW	USA	McKenzie Weinert	3	0	0+2	0	0	0	1	0
54	FW	USA	Jadyn Edwards	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
91	GK	USA	Phallon Tullis-Joyce	16	0	16	0	0	0	0	0
Own goals for:
	MF	FRA	Clarisse Le Bihan (4/19 @ LA)	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1

For incoming transfers, dates listed are when OL Reign officially signed the players to the roster. Transactions where only the rights to the players are acquired (e.g., draft picks) are not listed. For outgoing transfers, dates listed are when OL Reign officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another team. If a player later signed with another team, her new team will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when she was officially removed from the OL Reign roster.

Date	Player	Pos.	Signed From	Notes	Ref.
January 11, 2023	Elyse Bennett	FW	Kansas City Current	Acquired, along with the No. 23 pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft, in exchange for $150,000 in allocation money	[5]
January 12, 2023	Emily Sonnett	DF	Washington Spirit	Acquired in exchange for the No. 32 pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft and the natural first-round pick in the 2024 NWSL Draft	[6]
February 22, 2023	Luany	MF	Grêmio	Transfer	[7]
March 25, 2023	Shae Holmes	DF	Washington Huskies	Draftee	[8]
June 26, 2023	Jadyn Edwards	FW	New Mexico Lobos	National Team Replacement player	[9]
June 26, 2023	Kelly Fitzgerald	MF	HB Køge	National Team Replacement player
June 26, 2023	Kelly Ann Livingstone	DF	Fortuna Hjørring	National Team Replacement player
June 26, 2023	Natalie Viggiano	MF	Wisconsin Badgers	National Team Replacement player
June 26, 2023	McKenzie Weinert	FW	Washington Huskies	National Team Replacement player
September 21, 2023	Maia Pérez	GK	GPSO 92 Issy	Free	[10]

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as incoming transfers.

Player	Pos.	Previous Team	Notes	Ref.
Shae Holmes	DF	Washington Huskies	No. 19 pick	[11]
Natalie Viggiano	MF	Wisconsin Badgers	No. 46 pick

Date	Player	Pos.	Destination Team	Notes	Ref.
November 15, 2022	Sinclaire Miramontez	DF		Waived	[12]
November 15, 2022	Jodi Ulkekul	FW	Spokane Zephyr	Waived	[12][13]
November 15, 2022	Tobin Heath	FW		Free	[12]
August 23, 2023	Jadyn Edwards	FW	Ferencváros	National Team Replacement period concluded	[14][15]
August 23, 2023	Kelly Fitzgerald	MF		National Team Replacement period concluded	[14]
August 23, 2023	Kelly Ann Livingstone	DF	Carolina Ascent	National Team Replacement period concluded	[14][16]
August 23, 2023	Natalie Viggiano	MF	Damaiense	National Team Replacement period concluded	[14][17]
August 23, 2023	McKenzie Weinert	FW	Melbourne Victory	National Team Replacement period concluded	[14][18]
September 14, 2023	Phallon Tullis-Joyce	GK	Manchester United	Undisclosed	[19]

Start	End	Player	Pos.	Destination Team	Notes	Ref.
March 24, 2023	June 30, 2023	Jimena López	DF	UMF Selfoss		[20]
July 3, 2023	June 21, 2024	Jimena López	DF	Valencia		[21][22]
August 11, 2023	June 30, 2024	Luany	MF	Madrid CFF		[23]

Date	Player	Pos.	Notes	Ref.
October 28, 2022	Quinn	MF	Re-signed	[24]
November 8, 2022	Sam Hiatt	DF	Re-signed	[25]
November 15, 2022	Olivia Athens	MF	Option exercised	[12]
November 15, 2022	Claudia Dickey	GK	Option exercised
November 15, 2022	Laurel Ivory	GK	Option exercised
November 15, 2022	Olivia Van der Jagt	MF	Option exercised
December 1, 2022	Marley Canales	MF	Re-signed	[26]
January 6, 2023	Nikki Stanton	MF	Re-signed	[27]
January 10, 2023	Lauren Barnes	DF	Re-signed	[28]
January 11, 2023	Megan Rapinoe	FW	Re-signed	[29]
June 2, 2023	Elyse Bennett	FW	Contract extended	[30]
July 3, 2023	Jimena López	DF	Re-signed	[21]
July 26, 2023	Veronica Latsko	FW	Option exercised	[31]
July 28, 2023	Phoebe McClernon	DF	Option exercised	[32]
August 22, 2023	Olivia Van der Jagt	MF	Contract extended	[33]
September 12, 2023	Jess Fishlock	MF	Option exercised	[34]
September 15, 2023	Jordyn Huitema	FW	Option exercised	[35]

• Shae Holmes^[36]

Month	Player	Ref.
March/April	Phallon Tullis-Joyce Jess Fishlock Bethany Balcer	[37]
May	Veronica Latsko Megan Rapinoe	[38]
June	Sofia Huerta	[39]

Week	Player	Ref.
3	Phallon Tullis-Joyce	[40]

Week	Player	Ref.
11	Phallon Tullis-Joyce	[41]
12	Phallon Tullis-Joyce (2)	[42]
13	Phallon Tullis-Joyce (3)	[43]
	Claudia Dickey	[44]

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