Harvey Names Seventh Lineup in Seattle Reign Fc Vs Houston Dash
Seattle Reign FC vs Houston Dash brought Laura Harvey’s seventh unique lineup of the 2026 season, and it came with four changes from the previous week at Shell Energy Stadium. The Reign started at 5:00 p.m. PT with a younger group, while Jess Fishlock was unavailable because of a lower leg injury.
Harvey’s Seventh Look
Harvey’s group was the youngest starting XI of Seattle’s season, with an average age of 24.7, and it ranked as the ninth-youngest regular season lineup in club history. Seattle also had 17 players on the active roster who had earned at least one start in 2026, a sign that the coach had already used a wide pool early in the year.
Four players entered the starting XI from the previous week: Emeri Adames, Maddie Dahlien, Mia Fishel and Ainsley McCammon. Sally Menti, Nerilia Mondesir and Brittany Ratcliffe were available off the bench, giving Seattle more options in reserve than in the first-choice group alone.
Dickey And Huerta Milestones
Claudia Dickey extended her streak to 47 consecutive starts, the second-longest run in club history behind Lauren Barnes’s 59. Six players had started every match this season, and that continuity at the spine of the team sat next to a lineup that kept changing around them.
Sofia Huerta wore the captain’s armband for the second time this season and entered with 95 starts in 98 regular season appearances since joining Seattle from Houston in 2020. She was on pace to become the club’s sixth player to reach 100 regular season appearances, and last week she broke a tie with Megan Rapinoe to move fourth in club history in starts.
Fishel Returns In Texas
Mia Fishel made her first start since Week 1 at Orlando on March 15. It was her sixth NWSL regular season start and 14th appearance since joining the club on July 10, 2025, and the move put another recent addition into a bigger role on the road.
Three of Seattle’s five Texas natives were in the starting XI. Emeri Adames is from Dallas, Ainsley McCammon is from Bedford, and Sam Meza is from Dallas, with McCammon and Meza starting together in midfield for the eighth time since 2024.
That pairing had lined up in six of the eight matches in which they started together, and Seattle was unbeaten in those six. Against Houston, Harvey kept leaning on a young group with a few fixed pieces still holding their spots.
