The Houston Dash had a chance to clinch a spot in the NWSL playoffs Saturday night with a win over OL Reign, but with star striker Ebony Salmon sidelined Houston was unable to find the back of the net in a 2-0 loss. A season-high crowd of 7,798 was on hand to see two teams battling for the playoffs, with the away side coming out on top. The loss leaves Houston in fourth place with one game to play in the regular season.
Bethany Balcer got the opening goal for the visitors in the first half.