Starting XI: Reign FC vs. Houston Dash
Seattle Reign FC Head Coach Laura Harvey names the 11 players in the lineup as Reign FC takes on the Houston Dash at Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington. The match kicks off at 4:00 p.m. PT and airs on The Roku Channel. Full watch details can be found here.
Lineup Notes:
Today’s lineup features the same XI players used in three previous matches, with the team going undefeated in all three matches (2W, 1D) - 2-0 at San Diego (7/26), 3-2 at Bay (8/1) and 2-2 vs. Angel City (8/9)
Since the start of the 2026 campaign, Laura Harvey has listed 16 unique starting lineups across all 21 matches. Reign FC’s lineup features two changes from Saturday’s 1-1 draw against the Kansas City Current: Ryanne Brown for Madison Curry and Sam Meza for Angharad James-Turner.
Seattle settled for a scoreless draw against Houston earlier this season on May 1. Eight players who started in that match are featured in today’s lineup: Claudia Dickey, Sofia Huerta, Phoebe McClernon, Ainsley McCammon, Sam Meza, Maddie Dahlien, Mia Fishel and Maddie Mercado.
Seattle has 15 of its 25 active rostered players with at least one goal contribution this season, including nine players featured in today’s starting XI.
Phoebe McClernon is the only Reign FC player to start all 21 matches this season, while Maddie Mercado is the only other player on the team set to make her 21st appearance of the year (19 starts).
Sam Meza returns to the starting lineup for the first time since Reign FC’s 2-2 draw against Angel City FC on August 9. Despite missing the last three matches due to injury, Meza ranks third in the league in tackles (68) and fourth in tackles won (43).