Sky Blue FC (0-16-5, 5 points) returned to National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) action on Saturday night, suffering a 6-1 loss to the Houston Dash (9-9-5, 32 points) at BBVA Compass Stadium. The Dash featured six different goal-scorers in the contest, including Rachel Daly who scored her 10th goal of the season.
Despite the positive result, Houston was eliminated from the NWSL playoffs when the Red Stars beat the Pride on Saturday night. The Dash can’t mathematically pass the Red Stars and Utah Royals FC, the only two teams still in the playoff hunt, and the club does not hold the tiebreakers it would need to advance to the postseason either.