2016 NWSL Season

Role Tensions

Every start records two roles: where she was deployed (the formation slot, a classic 1–11 number) and how she actually played (a model inference from her on-ball events, ~77% accurate). When the two disagree on depth, that's a tension — and the recognizable patterns get names: a striker who plays like an attacking mid is a false 9. Counts are per match; we never average a player into a single “true role.” Regular season, outfield starters only.

Glossary

							Named Tensions
Rk	Player	Team	Starts	As Asgd	Tension ▾	Tension%	F9	IW	WP	A8	DLM	HB	AWB	DP	Conf
1	Kim Little	Reign	20	4	16	0.800	0	1	1	1	4	0	0	0	0.50
2	Keelin Winters	Reign	20	4	16	0.800	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0.84
3	McCall Zerboni	Flash	19	3	16	0.842	0	1	1	2	7	0	1	0	0.63
4	Taylor Lytle	Gotham FC	18	2	16	0.889	0	0	3	4	1	0	0	0	0.48
5	Vanessa DiBernardo	Chicago Stars	20	5	15	0.750	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	2	0.57
6	Kristen Edmonds	Pride	19	4	15	0.789	0	0	0	4	4	0	0	0	0.50
7	Joanna Lohman	Spirit	17	2	15	0.882	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	5	0.48
8	Sofia Huerta	Chicago Stars	20	6	14	0.700	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.59
9	Danielle Colaprico	Chicago Stars	20	6	14	0.700	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	1	0.90
10	Mandy Laddish	Kansas	19	5	14	0.737	0	0	2	0	11	0	0	0	0.70
11	Angela Salem	Breakers	19	6	13	0.684	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0.84
12	Christine Nairn	Spirit	18	5	13	0.722	1	1	0	6	3	0	0	0	0.48
13	Sarah Woldmoe	Gotham FC	18	5	13	0.722	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0.82
14	Desiree Scott	Kansas	14	1	13	0.929	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0.82
15	Rocky Rodríguez	Gotham FC	17	5	12	0.706	0	0	0	1	9	0	0	0	0.77
16	Louise Schillgard	Breakers	16	4	12	0.750	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0.44
17	Jess Fishlock	Reign	16	4	12	0.750	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0.81
18	Andressinha	Dash	15	3	12	0.800	0	0	0	1	8	0	0	0	0.65
19	Allie Long	Thorns	15	3	12	0.800	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0.85
20	Morgan Gautrat	Dash	13	1	12	0.923	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0.85
21	Bev Yanez	Reign	18	7	11	0.611	1	2	1	1	1	0	1	0	0.49
22	Lindsey Horan	Thorns	15	4	11	0.733	0	0	0	1	8	0	0	0	0.65
23	Denise O'Sullivan	Dash	14	3	11	0.786	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0.51
24	Heather O'Reilly	Kansas	14	3	11	0.786	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	0	0.57
25	Kyah Simon	Breakers	14	4	10	0.714	1	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	0.56
26	Kristie Mewis	Breakers	13	3	10	0.769	0	1	3	3	2	0	0	0	0.54
27	Christen Press	Chicago Stars	14	5	9	0.643	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.49
28	Kealia Watt	Dash	18	10	8	0.444	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.76
29	Abby Erceg	Flash	16	8	8	0.500	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0.88
30	Crystal Dunn	Spirit	12	4	8	0.667	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.58
Rk	Player	Team	Starts	As Asgd	Tension	Tension%	F9	IW	WP	A8	DLM	HB	AWB	DP	Conf
31	Lianne Sanderson	Flash	11	3	8	0.727	1	0	1	4	0	0	0	1	0.49
32	F. Silva	Kansas	10	2	8	0.800	0	1	0	2	2	0	1	0	0.50
33	Diana Matheson	Spirit	9	1	8	0.889	0	2	1	2	2	0	0	0	0.55
34	Meleana Shim	Thorns	9	1	8	0.889	1	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0.54
35	Abby Dahlkemper	Flash	20	13	7	0.350	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0.74
36	Tori Huster	Spirit	19	12	7	0.368	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0.88
37	Gabriëlla Maria Melis	Reign	15	8	7	0.467	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.75
38	Sam Mewis	Flash	14	7	7	0.500	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0.56
39	Erika Tymrak	Kansas	14	7	7	0.500	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.53
40	Madlyn Evans	Pride	12	5	7	0.583	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	0.65
41	Dagný Brynjarsdóttir	Thorns	12	5	7	0.583	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.71
42	Amber Brooks	Dash	11	4	7	0.636	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0.83
43	Janine Sonis	Dash	11	4	7	0.636	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.52
44	Alyssa Mautz	Chicago Stars	10	3	7	0.700	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.58
45	Michaela Hahn	Flash	8	1	7	0.875	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	0.75
46	Lynn Biyendolo	Flash	19	13	6	0.316	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.84
47	Natasha Kai	Gotham FC	17	11	6	0.353	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.61
48	Merritt Mathias	Reign	17	11	6	0.353	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.71
49	S. McCaffrey	Chicago Stars	15	9	6	0.400	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.72
50	Kate Elizabeth Bowen	Kansas	11	5	6	0.545									0.82
51	Becky Edwards	Pride	10	4	6	0.600	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0.72
52	Jess McDonald	Flash	19	14	5	0.263	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.81
53	Jasmyne Spencer	Pride	17	12	5	0.294	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.60
54	Julie King	Breakers	17	12	5	0.294	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.87
55	Kaylyn Kyle	Pride	16	11	5	0.313	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0.91
56	Josee Belanger	Pride	14	9	5	0.357									0.88
57	Rachel Ann Daly	Dash	12	7	5	0.417	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.63
58	Sam Witteman	Pride	12	7	5	0.417	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.62
59	Chioma Grace Ubogagu	Dash	9	4	5	0.556	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.64
60	Dani Weatherholt	Pride	9	4	5	0.556	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0.71
Rk	Player	Team	Starts	As Asgd	Tension	Tension%	F9	IW	WP	A8	DLM	HB	AWB	DP	Conf
61	Amanda DaCosta	Chicago Stars	8	3	5	0.625	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0.53
62	C. Walls	Chicago Stars	8	3	5	0.625	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.62
63	Carli Lloyd	Dash	7	2	5	0.714	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.65
64	Lo'eau LaBonta	Kansas	7	2	5	0.714	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.80
65	T. Comeau	Chicago Stars	6	1	5	0.833	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0.52
66	Arin Wright	Chicago Stars	20	16	4	0.200	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.88
67	Nadia Nadim	Thorns	20	16	4	0.200									0.68
68	Jaelene Daniels	Flash	15	11	4	0.267	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0.78
69	Tobin Heath	Thorns	13	9	4	0.308	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.71
70	Kelley O'Hara	Gotham FC	11	7	4	0.364	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.81
71	Christine Sinclair	Thorns	10	6	4	0.400	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.61
72	M. Hayes	Gotham FC	8	4	4	0.500									0.57
73	Eunice Nketiah Beckmann	Breakers	8	4	4	0.500	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.51
74	Cali Jean Farquharson	Spirit	8	4	4	0.500	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.60
75	Francisca Ordega	Spirit	7	3	4	0.571	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.68
76	Kelly Conheeney	Gotham FC	6	2	4	0.667	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.51
77	S. Verdoia	Breakers	5	1	4	0.800	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0.64
78	Brittany Kolmel	Kansas	20	17	3	0.150	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.96
79	Erica Marie Skroski	Gotham FC	20	17	3	0.150									0.97
80	Ellie Brush	Dash	15	12	3	0.200	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.97
81	Makenzy Robbe	Flash	15	12	3	0.200	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.77
82	Elli Reed	Reign	14	11	3	0.214									0.88
83	Brooke Elby	Breakers	11	8	3	0.273	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.87
84	Nahomi Kawasumi	Reign	8	5	3	0.375									0.62
85	Katie Schoepfer	Breakers	8	5	3	0.375	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.66
86	Carson Pickett	Reign	8	5	3	0.375	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.80
87	S. Gordon	Gotham FC	5	2	3	0.600	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.46
88	Nikki Stanton	Gotham FC	4	1	3	0.750	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.97
89	Samantha Johnson	Chicago Stars	19	17	2	0.105									0.98
90	Shea Groom	Kansas	19	17	2	0.105	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.85
Rk	Player	Team	Starts	As Asgd	Tension	Tension%	F9	IW	WP	A8	DLM	HB	AWB	DP	Conf
91	Rebecca Moros	Dash	17	15	2	0.118									0.98
92	Alanna Kennedy	Flash	15	13	2	0.133	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.82
93	Alex Morgan	Pride	15	13	2	0.133	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.73
94	Cambria Privett	Dash	11	9	2	0.182	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.95
95	Katie Lampson	Spirit	10	8	2	0.200									0.57
96	Laura Colleen Gloria Alleway Brock	Pride	9	7	2	0.222									0.95
97	Estefanía Banini	Spirit	9	7	2	0.222									0.73
98	Katie Lind	Chicago Stars	9	7	2	0.222									0.94
99	Jennifer Hoy	Chicago Stars	9	7	2	0.222	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.80
100	Amandine Henry	Thorns	8	6	2	0.250	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.78
101	Sam Kerr	Gotham FC	6	4	2	0.333									0.65
102	Taylor Smith	Flash	5	3	2	0.400	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.83
103	Celeste Anais Boureille	Thorns	5	3	2	0.400	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.82
104	Jen Buczkowski	Kansas	5	3	2	0.400	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.83
105	Meredith Speck	Flash	5	3	2	0.400									0.79
106	Melissa Henderson	Dash	4	2	2	0.500	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.70
107	Catherine McCabe Zimmerman	Gotham FC	4	2	2	0.500	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.60
108	Stephanie Ochs	Dash	3	1	2	0.667									0.66
109	Adriana Leon	Flash	3	1	2	0.667	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.71
110	Havana Solaun	Reign	3	1	2	0.667	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.50
111	C. Kastor	Kansas	3	1	2	0.667	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.62
112	Alexa Newfield	Kansas	2	0	2	1.000	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.42
113	Caitlyn Josephine Heap	Dash	2	0	2	1.000	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.76
114	Casey Krueger	Chicago Stars	20	19	1	0.050	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.82
115	Lauren Barnes	Reign	20	19	1	0.050									0.94
116	Y. Averbuch	Kansas	20	19	1	0.050	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.96
117	Elizabeth Eddy	Flash	20	19	1	0.050									0.87
118	Erin Dorothy Simon	Gotham FC	18	17	1	0.056									0.97
119	Mônica	Pride	15	14	1	0.067									0.95
120	Megan Montefusco	Spirit	15	14	1	0.067									0.97
Rk	Player	Team	Starts	As Asgd	Tension	Tension%	F9	IW	WP	A8	DLM	HB	AWB	DP	Conf
121	Poliana	Dash	15	14	1	0.067									0.95
122	Emily Sonnett	Thorns	15	14	1	0.067	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.98
123	Whitney Engen	Breakers	14	13	1	0.071									0.98
124	M. Pathman	Breakers	12	11	1	0.083									0.92
125	A. Kleiner	Spirit	12	11	1	0.083									0.94
126	Steph Catley	Pride	11	10	1	0.091									0.90
127	Rachel Corsie	Reign	11	10	1	0.091									0.97
128	Estelle Johnson	Spirit	11	10	1	0.091									0.98
129	Tiffany McCarty	Kansas	10	9	1	0.100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.80
130	Leah Danielle Galton	Gotham FC	10	9	1	0.100									0.84
131	S. Hagen	Pride	8	7	1	0.125	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.73
132	Allysha Chapman	Dash	8	7	1	0.125									0.99
133	Christen Westphal	Breakers	7	6	1	0.143									0.91
134	Mallory Weber	Thorns	7	6	1	0.143	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.86
135	Jamia Fields	Pride	6	5	1	0.167									0.63
136	Rumi Utsugi	Reign	6	5	1	0.167									0.94
137	K. DeCesare	Gotham FC	3	2	1	0.333	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.58
138	McKenzie Berryhill	Thorns	2	1	1	0.500	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.74
139	Line Sigvardsen Jensen	Spirit	2	1	1	0.500	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.95
140	Kiersten Dallstream	Reign	2	1	1	0.500									0.50
141	Maureen Fitzgerald	Thorns	2	1	1	0.500	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.32
142	Lisa Marie De Vanna	Pride	2	1	1	0.500									0.51
143	Ashley Nick	Gotham FC	1	0	1	1.000	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.97
144	Jeon Ga-Eul	Flash	1	0	1	1.000									0.57
145	Ghoutia Karchouni	Breakers	1	0	1	1.000									0.94
146	Janice Cayman	Flash	1	0	1	1.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.42
147	K. Kallman	Breakers	20	20	0	0.000									0.97
148	Christie Pearce	Gotham FC	20	20	0	0.000									1.00
149	Kendall Fletcher	Reign	20	20	0	0.000									0.99
150	Emily Menges	Thorns	20	20	0	0.000									0.99
Rk	Player	Team	Starts	As Asgd	Tension	Tension%	F9	IW	WP	A8	DLM	HB	AWB	DP	Conf
151	Katherine Reynolds	Thorns	18	18	0	0.000									0.95
152	K. Grubka	Gotham FC	14	14	0	0.000									0.99
153	Meghan Klingenberg	Thorns	14	14	0	0.000									0.99
154	Becky Sauerbrunn	Kansas	14	14	0	0.000									0.95
155	Ali Krieger	Spirit	14	14	0	0.000									0.95
156	Cari Roccaro	Dash	14	14	0	0.000									0.99
157	Caprice Dydasco	Spirit	12	12	0	0.000									0.96
158	Julie Ertz	Chicago Stars	12	12	0	0.000									0.96
159	Toni Pressley	Pride	11	11	0	0.000									0.93
160	Shelina Laura Zadorsky	Spirit	10	10	0	0.000									0.96
161	C. Levin	Pride	9	9	0	0.000									0.95
162	Alex Arlitt	Kansas	8	8	0	0.000									0.88
163	Cheyna Matthews	Spirit	8	8	0	0.000									0.74
164	W. Church	Spirit	7	7	0	0.000									0.96
165	Natasha Khalila Dowie	Breakers	7	7	0	0.000									0.84
166	Hayley Raso	Thorns	6	6	0	0.000									0.91
167	Brianne Taylor Reed Pérez	Kansas	5	5	0	0.000									0.93
168	Brittany Ratcliffe	Breakers	5	5	0	0.000									0.69
169	C. Niemiec	Flash	4	4	0	0.000									0.99
170	Kylie Nadaner	Breakers	3	3	0	0.000									0.88
171	Kat Williamson	Thorns	3	3	0	0.000									0.99
172	Amanda Frisbie	Kansas	3	3	0	0.000									0.85
173	M. Morris	Thorns	3	3	0	0.000									0.82
174	R. Wood	Breakers	2	2	0	0.000									0.91
175	Christina Burkenroad	Pride	2	2	0	0.000									0.77
176	J. Skogerboe	Thorns	2	2	0	0.000									0.97
177	Megan Rapinoe	Reign	2	2	0	0.000									0.60
178	Molly Menchel	Kansas	2	2	0	0.000									0.98
179	Megan Crosson	Dash	1	1	0	0.000									0.98
180	S. Pratt	Thorns	1	1	0	0.000									0.93
Rk	Player	Team	Starts	As Asgd	Tension	Tension%	F9	IW	WP	A8	DLM	HB	AWB	DP	Conf
181	Halimatu Ayinde	Flash	1	1	0	0.000									0.36