2017 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	Rosemary Eleanor Florence White	Breakers	21	2	19	0.905	0	0	1	5	4	0	0	4	0.51
2	Meggie Dougherty Howard	Spirit	21	2	19	0.905	0	0	0	8	7	0	0	2	0.55
3	Desiree Scott	Kansas	20	1	19	0.950	0	0	0	0	16	0	0	0	0.66
4	Jess Fishlock	Reign	20	2	18	0.900	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0.77
5	McCall Zerboni	Courage	23	6	17	0.739	0	0	0	1	10	0	0	3	0.62
6	Sarah Woldmoe	Gotham FC	22	5	17	0.773	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	1	0.80
7	Danielle Colaprico	Chicago Stars	21	4	17	0.810	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0.67
8	Julie Ertz	Chicago Stars	21	4	17	0.810	0	0	0	1	13	0	0	1	0.74
9	Lo'eau LaBonta	Kansas	21	4	17	0.810	0	0	0	6	10	0	0	0	0.53
10	Amandine Henry	Thorns	19	2	17	0.895	0	0	0	0	16	0	0	0	0.66
11	Sam Mewis	Courage	23	7	16	0.696	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0.80
12	Christine Nairn	Reign	21	5	16	0.762	0	0	0	2	11	0	0	0	0.67
13	Lindsey Horan	Thorns	24	9	15	0.625	0	0	0	3	9	0	0	0	0.55
14	Taylor Lytle	Gotham FC	20	5	15	0.750	0	1	6	1	0	0	0	0	0.49
15	Tori Huster	Spirit	19	4	15	0.789	0	0	0	1	14	0	0	0	0.86
16	Rocky Rodríguez	Gotham FC	17	2	15	0.882	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0.73
17	Angela Salem	Breakers	24	10	14	0.583	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0.81
18	Janine Sonis	Dash	21	7	14	0.667	0	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	0.50
19	Vanessa DiBernardo	Chicago Stars	20	6	14	0.700	0	0	0	5	7	0	0	1	0.43
20	Andressinha	Dash	17	3	14	0.824	0	0	1	3	8	0	0	0	0.44
21	Christine Sinclair	Thorns	24	11	13	0.542	3	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0.48
22	Rachel Ann Daly	Dash	23	10	13	0.565	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.60
23	Camilinha	Pride	22	9	13	0.591	0	1	1	2	3	0	1	0	0.52
24	Sofia Huerta	Chicago Stars	21	9	12	0.571	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.62
25	Marta	Pride	21	10	11	0.524	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	0.51
26	Havana Solaun	Spirit	20	10	10	0.500	1	0	1	1	1	0	2	0	0.51
27	Rumi Utsugi	Reign	18	8	10	0.556	0	0	0	1	6	0	0	0	0.68
28	Dani Weatherholt	Pride	17	7	10	0.588	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0.72
29	Allie Long	Thorns	17	7	10	0.588	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0.73
30	Kristie Mewis	Dash	16	6	10	0.625	0	1	0	5	1	0	0	0	0.59
Rk	Player	Team	Starts	As Asgd	Tension	Tension%	F9	IW	WP	A8	DLM	HB	AWB	DP	Conf
31	Abby Dahlkemper	Courage	24	15	9	0.375	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0.83
32	Debinha	Courage	16	7	9	0.563	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.49
33	Alyssa Mautz	Chicago Stars	15	6	9	0.600	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.68
34	Kate Elizabeth Bowen	Kansas	13	4	9	0.692	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.62
35	Denise O'Sullivan	Courage	11	2	9	0.818	0	0	0	4	3	0	0	0	0.51
36	Nichelle Prince	Dash	18	10	8	0.444	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.67
37	Daphné Marie Corboz	Gotham FC	12	4	8	0.667	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.46
38	Morgan Andrews	Breakers	10	2	8	0.800	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0.75
39	Carli Lloyd	Dash	8	0	8	1.000	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.50
40	Alexa Newfield	Kansas	8	0	8	1.000	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.47
41	Christen Press	Chicago Stars	22	15	7	0.318	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.61
42	Kristen Edmonds	Pride	20	13	7	0.350	0	1	0	1	5	0	0	0	0.81
43	Cheyna Matthews	Spirit	16	9	7	0.438	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.72
44	Makenzy Robbe	Courage	15	8	7	0.467	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0.72
45	Nikki Stanton	Gotham FC	13	6	7	0.538	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0.84
46	Lindsay Elston	Reign	11	4	7	0.636	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0.64
47	Rose Lavelle	Breakers	8	1	7	0.875	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	0.40
48	Adriana Leon	Breakers	21	15	6	0.286	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.68
49	Bev Yanez	Reign	17	11	6	0.353									0.68
50	Kelley O'Hara	Gotham FC	17	11	6	0.353	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.77
51	Mônica	Pride	16	10	6	0.375	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0.91
52	Kristen Hamilton	Courage	12	6	6	0.500	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.61
53	Katie Lampson	Breakers	10	4	6	0.600	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.44
54	Morgan Gautrat	Chicago Stars	10	4	6	0.600	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0.86
55	Nahomi Kawasumi	Reign	22	17	5	0.227	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.61
56	Hayley Raso	Thorns	20	15	5	0.250	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.80
57	Estelle Johnson	Spirit	20	15	5	0.250									0.92
58	Nadia Nadim	Thorns	13	8	5	0.385	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.60
59	Ashleigh Sykes	Thorns	12	7	5	0.417	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.87
60	Madison Tiernan	Gotham FC	11	6	5	0.455	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.63
Rk	Player	Team	Starts	As Asgd	Tension	Tension%	F9	IW	WP	A8	DLM	HB	AWB	DP	Conf
61	T. Comeau	Chicago Stars	10	5	5	0.500	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.79
62	Yuri Kawamura	Courage	7	2	5	0.714	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.83
63	Sam Kerr	Gotham FC	21	17	4	0.190	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.70
64	Shea Groom	Kansas	21	17	4	0.190	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.68
65	Casey Krueger	Chicago Stars	21	17	4	0.190	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0.85
66	Taylor Smith	Courage	18	14	4	0.222	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0.91
67	Merritt Mathias	Reign	18	14	4	0.222									0.87
68	Mallory Swanson	Spirit	13	9	4	0.308	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.61
69	Jasmyne Spencer	Pride	12	8	4	0.333	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.74
70	Tiffany Weimer	Breakers	11	7	4	0.364	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.51
71	Katherine Reynolds	Thorns	10	6	4	0.400									0.80
72	Cambria Privett	Dash	8	4	4	0.500	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.90
73	S. Hagen	Dash	7	3	4	0.571	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.69
74	Estefanía Banini	Spirit	6	2	4	0.667	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.50
75	Madlyn Evans	Pride	4	0	4	1.000	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0.76
76	Alanna Kennedy	Pride	23	20	3	0.130	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0.89
77	Lynn Biyendolo	Courage	21	18	3	0.143	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.81
78	Erica Marie Skroski	Gotham FC	20	17	3	0.150									0.93
79	Megan Rapinoe	Reign	17	14	3	0.176	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.72
80	Chioma Grace Ubogagu	Pride	16	13	3	0.188	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.71
81	Cari Roccaro	Dash	16	13	3	0.188	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0.92
82	M. Hayes	Gotham FC	13	10	3	0.231	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.69
83	Ashley Hatch	Courage	13	10	3	0.231									0.79
84	Alex Morgan	Pride	12	9	3	0.250	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.73
85	Jess McDonald	Courage	11	8	3	0.273	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.76
86	Brooke Elby	Breakers	10	7	3	0.300	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0.77
87	Rachel Hill	Pride	8	5	3	0.375	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.72
88	Dagný Brynjarsdóttir	Thorns	6	3	3	0.500	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.84
89	Line Sigvardsen Jensen	Spirit	6	3	3	0.500	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0.66
90	Amanda DaCosta	Breakers	4	1	3	0.750	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0.60
Rk	Player	Team	Starts	As Asgd	Tension	Tension%	F9	IW	WP	A8	DLM	HB	AWB	DP	Conf
91	Tyler Lussi	Thorns	3	0	3	1.000	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.62
92	Amber Brooks	Dash	24	22	2	0.083	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.96
93	Emily Menges	Thorns	23	21	2	0.087									0.92
94	Christina Gibbons	Kansas	23	21	2	0.087	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.88
95	Julie King	Breakers	21	19	2	0.095	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.87
96	Rebecca Moros	Kansas	17	15	2	0.118	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.92
97	Kealia Watt	Dash	10	8	2	0.200	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.77
98	Arielle Leah Ship	Spirit	9	7	2	0.222									0.79
99	Francisca Ordega	Spirit	8	6	2	0.250									0.68
100	Jennifer Hoy	Chicago Stars	8	6	2	0.250	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.73
101	Jamia Fields	Pride	7	5	2	0.286	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.74
102	Mallory Weber	Thorns	5	3	2	0.400	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.51
103	Morgan Proffitt	Spirit	4	2	2	0.500	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.90
104	Erika Tymrak	Kansas	4	2	2	0.500									0.58
105	S. McCaffrey	Chicago Stars	4	2	2	0.500									0.62
106	Meleana Shim	Thorns	3	1	2	0.667									0.62
107	Claire Elizabeth Falknor	Dash	3	1	2	0.667	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0.68
108	Lindsay Elizabeth Agnew	Spirit	2	0	2	1.000	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.61
109	Megan Montefusco	Breakers	23	22	1	0.043									0.97
110	Samantha Johnson	Chicago Stars	22	21	1	0.045	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.96
111	W. Church	Spirit	22	21	1	0.045	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.89
112	Brittany Kolmel	Kansas	22	21	1	0.045	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.96
113	Meghan Klingenberg	Thorns	22	21	1	0.045	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.94
114	Lauren Barnes	Reign	21	20	1	0.048									0.98
115	Mandy Freeman	Gotham FC	20	19	1	0.050									0.96
116	Jaelene Daniels	Courage	20	19	1	0.050	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.94
117	Shelina Laura Zadorsky	Spirit	20	19	1	0.050									0.95
118	Allysha Chapman	Breakers	19	18	1	0.053									0.98
119	Rebekah Ashley Stott	Reign	18	17	1	0.056									0.94
120	Poliana	Dash	17	16	1	0.059	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.91
Rk	Player	Team	Starts	As Asgd	Tension	Tension%	F9	IW	WP	A8	DLM	HB	AWB	DP	Conf
121	Midge Purce	Breakers	13	12	1	0.077	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.84
122	Brittany Ratcliffe	Kansas	12	11	1	0.083									0.75
123	A. Kleiner	Spirit	11	10	1	0.091									0.93
124	Amanda Frisbie	Breakers	9	8	1	0.111									0.92
125	Domi Richardson	Gotham FC	7	6	1	0.143									0.91
126	Leah Danielle Galton	Gotham FC	6	5	1	0.167									0.80
127	Sam Witteman	Courage	5	4	1	0.200	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.91
128	Maegan Lynn Kelly Rosa	Kansas	5	4	1	0.200	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.53
129	McKenzie Meehan	Gotham FC	5	4	1	0.200	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.67
130	Cali Jean Farquharson	Spirit	3	2	1	0.333									0.56
131	Ifeoma Onumonu	Breakers	3	2	1	0.333	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.65
132	Sarah Gorden	Chicago Stars	3	2	1	0.333									0.79
133	Yuki Nagasato	Chicago Stars	3	2	1	0.333	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.56
134	Kiersten Dallstream	Reign	3	2	1	0.333									0.76
135	Caitlyn Josephine Heap	Dash	2	1	1	0.500									0.49
136	Lauren Kaskie	Chicago Stars	2	1	1	0.500									0.65
137	Joanna Lohman	Spirit	1	0	1	1.000									0.93
138	Rosana	Courage	1	0	1	1.000									0.66
139	Ali Krieger	Pride	24	24	0	0.000									0.97
140	Emily Sonnett	Thorns	24	24	0	0.000									0.97
141	Sydney Leroux	Kansas	23	23	0	0.000									0.65
142	Y. Averbuch	Kansas	23	23	0	0.000									0.99
143	Steph Catley	Pride	23	23	0	0.000									0.97
144	Katie Lind	Chicago Stars	22	22	0	0.000									0.96
145	Becky Sauerbrunn	Kansas	22	22	0	0.000									0.98
146	Abby Erceg	Courage	22	22	0	0.000									0.94
147	C. Levin	Dash	22	22	0	0.000									0.94
148	Arin Wright	Chicago Stars	21	21	0	0.000									0.97
149	Carson Pickett	Reign	21	21	0	0.000									0.88
150	Natasha Khalila Dowie	Breakers	18	18	0	0.000									0.86
Rk	Player	Team	Starts	As Asgd	Tension	Tension%	F9	IW	WP	A8	DLM	HB	AWB	DP	Conf
151	Janine van Wyk	Dash	17	17	0	0.000									0.99
152	K. Kallman	Spirit	16	16	0	0.000									0.92
153	Christie Pearce	Gotham FC	16	16	0	0.000									0.98
154	Kristen McNabb	Reign	14	14	0	0.000									0.97
155	Christen Westphal	Breakers	13	13	0	0.000									0.97
156	Toni Pressley	Pride	13	13	0	0.000									0.99
157	Kayla Mills	Gotham FC	13	13	0	0.000									0.96
158	Celeste Anais Boureille	Thorns	13	13	0	0.000									0.95
159	Rachel Corsie	Reign	12	12	0	0.000									0.98
160	Caprice Dydasco	Spirit	11	11	0	0.000									0.98
161	Bruna Benites	Dash	8	8	0	0.000									0.94
162	Erin Dorothy Simon	Gotham FC	7	7	0	0.000									0.99
163	Sydney Miramontez	Kansas	5	5	0	0.000									0.99
164	Emilie Bosshard Haavi	Breakers	5	5	0	0.000									0.74
165	Katie Johnson	Reign	5	5	0	0.000									0.80
166	Meredith Speck	Courage	2	2	0	0.000									0.96
167	Meghan Cox	Thorns	2	2	0	0.000									0.99
168	Amy Rodriguez	Kansas	1	1	0	0.000									0.92
169	Elli Reed	Reign	1	1	0	0.000									0.98
170	Madeline Bauer	Reign	1	1	0	0.000									0.98
171	Laura Colleen Gloria Alleway Brock	Pride	1	1	0	0.000									1.00
172	Danica Evans	Pride	1	1	0	0.000									0.97
173	Nora Holstad Berge	Courage	1	1	0	0.000									0.39
174	Summer Green	Chicago Stars	1	1	0	0.000									0.72