Houston Dash forward Rachel Daly was voted the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) Player of the Week by the NWSL Media Association for Week 1 of the 2016 NWSL season.
Daly, 24, had a goal and an assist in her professional debut to help the Dash earn a 3-1 victory Saturday over the Chicago Red Stars at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston. It was the team’s first win against Chicago in franchise history.
The Harrogate, England native tied the game at 1-1 with her first goal in the 22nd minute when she seized upon a defensive miscue with a first-time curling effort from a difficult angle that she snuck past Red Stars goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher and inside the near post.