2023 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	Savannah McCaskill	Angel City	22	0	22	1.000	5	0	0	11	1	0	0	0	0.70
2	Cari Roccaro	Chicago Stars	21	2	19	0.905	0	0	0	0	19	0	0	0	0.89
3	Emily Sonnett	Reign	19	3	16	0.842	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0.92
4	Ashley Sanchez	Spirit	19	3	16	0.842	1	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0.65
5	Yuki Nagasato	Chicago Stars	18	4	14	0.778	0	0	0	2	5	0	0	0	0.76
6	Savannah DeMelo	Racing Lou	18	4	14	0.778	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0.72
7	Narumi Miura	Courage	22	10	12	0.545	0	0	0	2	6	0	0	0	0.71
8	Andi Sullivan	Spirit	19	7	12	0.632	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0.90
9	Mikayla Cluff	Pride	17	5	12	0.706	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0.81
10	Ary Borges	Racing Lou	17	5	12	0.706	0	0	0	1	10	0	0	0	0.74
11	Bethany Balcer	Reign	19	8	11	0.579	0	2	0	8	0	0	0	0	0.80
12	Lo'eau LaBonta	KC Current	16	5	11	0.688	0	0	0	1	7	0	0	0	0.84
13	Danielle Colaprico	San Diego Wave	21	11	10	0.476	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0.85
14	Paige Metayer	Spirit	21	11	10	0.476	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.73
15	Denise O'Sullivan	Courage	20	10	10	0.500	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0.79
16	Sophie Schmidt	Dash	20	10	10	0.500	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0.79
17	Delanie Sheehan	Gotham FC	15	5	10	0.667	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.57
18	Marisa DiGrande	Dash	14	4	10	0.714	0	0	0	2	7	0	0	1	0.75
19	Crystal Dunn	Thorns	17	8	9	0.529	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0.70
20	Marta	Pride	17	8	9	0.529	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0.63
21	Jess Fishlock	Reign	16	7	9	0.563	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0.75
22	Inès Jaurena	Spirit	12	3	9	0.750	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0.71
23	Debinha	KC Current	17	9	8	0.471	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0.82
24	Joelle Anderson	Dash	13	5	8	0.615	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0.77
25	Madison Hammond	Angel City	13	5	8	0.615	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0.93
26	Kristie Mewis	Gotham FC	12	4	8	0.667	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	2	0.57
27	Vanessa DiBernardo	KC Current	11	3	8	0.727	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0.88
28	Dani Weatherholt	Angel City	15	8	7	0.467	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0.83
29	Penelope Hocking	Chicago Stars	14	7	7	0.500	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0.70
30	Erika Tymrak	Pride	10	3	7	0.700	0	1	0	4	1	0	0	0	0.66
Rk	Player	Team	Starts	As Asgd	Tension	Tension%	F9	IW	WP	A8	DLM	HB	AWB	DP	Conf
31	Sam Coffey	Thorns	22	16	6	0.273	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0.90
32	Ashley Hatch	Spirit	22	16	6	0.273	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.88
33	Jaedyn Shaw	San Diego Wave	19	13	6	0.316	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0.78
34	Kerry Abello	Pride	14	8	6	0.429	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0.71
35	Alyssa Thompson	Angel City	13	7	6	0.462	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.86
36	Emily van Egmond	San Diego Wave	9	3	6	0.667	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0.89
37	Meredith Speck	Courage	9	3	6	0.667	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0.72
38	Meggie Dougherty Howard	San Diego Wave	8	2	6	0.750	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	0.78
39	Sandra Starke	Chicago Stars	6	0	6	1.000	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0.62
40	Adriana	Pride	19	14	5	0.263	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.80
41	Yazmeen Ryan	Gotham FC	17	12	5	0.294	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.69
42	Júlia Bianchi	Chicago Stars	15	10	5	0.333	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0.83
43	Olivia Van der Jagt	Reign	12	7	5	0.417	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0.89
44	Olivia Moultrie	Thorns	11	6	5	0.455	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	0.60
45	Alex Loera	KC Current	9	4	5	0.556	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0.95
46	Sinead Farrelly	Gotham FC	7	2	5	0.714	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.45
47	Manaka Matsukubo	Courage	6	1	5	0.833	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0.62
48	María Sánchez	Dash	21	17	4	0.190	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0.83
49	Bianca St-Georges	Chicago Stars	20	16	4	0.200	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.86
50	Trinity Rodman	Spirit	19	15	4	0.211	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.82
51	Lynn Biyendolo	Gotham FC	18	14	4	0.222	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.67
52	Wang Shuang	Racing Lou	17	13	4	0.235	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.76
53	Ella Stevens	Chicago Stars	16	12	4	0.250	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.76
54	Hina Sugita	Thorns	16	12	4	0.250	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.71
55	Nealy Martin	Gotham FC	13	9	4	0.308	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0.77
56	Christine Sinclair	Thorns	13	9	4	0.308	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0.67
57	Quinn	Reign	9	5	4	0.444	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0.82
58	Sierra Enge	San Diego Wave	7	3	4	0.571	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0.88
59	Jordyn Listro	Pride	7	3	4	0.571	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0.86
60	Taylor Flint	San Diego Wave	6	2	4	0.667	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0.71
Rk	Player	Team	Starts	As Asgd	Tension	Tension%	F9	IW	WP	A8	DLM	HB	AWB	DP	Conf
61	Sarah Puntigam	Dash	6	2	4	0.667	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.84
62	McCall Zerboni	Gotham FC	5	1	4	0.800	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0.64
63	Andressa Alves	Dash	4	0	4	1.000									0.37
64	Caprice Dydasco	Dash	22	19	3	0.136	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0.91
65	Kerolin	Courage	19	16	3	0.158	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.79
66	Cece Delzer	KC Current	18	15	3	0.167	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0.83
67	Claire Emslie	Angel City	16	13	3	0.188	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.82
68	Rachel Hill	San Diego Wave	15	12	3	0.200									0.80
69	Jaelin Howell	Racing Lou	14	11	3	0.214	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0.90
70	Allie Long	Gotham FC	13	10	3	0.231	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0.92
71	Makenzy Robbe	San Diego Wave	11	8	3	0.273	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.84
72	Jun Endo	Angel City	10	7	3	0.300									0.92
73	Sophie Hirst	Dash	8	5	3	0.375	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0.88
74	Rocky Rodríguez	Thorns	7	4	3	0.429	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0.82
75	Jenna Walker	KC Current	5	2	3	0.600	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0.93
76	Lily Nabet	Angel City	5	2	3	0.600	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.68
77	Cheyna Matthews	Chicago Stars	3	0	3	1.000	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.61
78	Tatumn Milazzo	Chicago Stars	19	17	2	0.105									0.92
79	Emily Fox	Courage	18	16	2	0.111									0.82
80	Elli Pikkujämsä	Racing Lou	15	13	2	0.133	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.88
81	M.A. Vignola	Angel City	15	13	2	0.133	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.92
82	Paige Cronin	Racing Lou	14	12	2	0.143									0.86
83	Tess Boade	Courage	11	9	2	0.182									0.71
84	Allysha Chapman	Dash	11	9	2	0.182									0.94
85	Ebony Salmon	Dash	11	9	2	0.182	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.90
86	Katie Johnson	Angel City	7	5	2	0.286	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.76
87	Julie Ertz	Angel City	7	5	2	0.286	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.91
88	Thembi Kgatlana	Racing Lou	7	5	2	0.286	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.90
89	Clarisse Le Bihan	Angel City	7	5	2	0.286	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.73
90	Amber Brooks	Spirit	6	4	2	0.333	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.82
Rk	Player	Team	Starts	As Asgd	Tension	Tension%	F9	IW	WP	A8	DLM	HB	AWB	DP	Conf
91	Ally Brazier	Pride	6	4	2	0.333	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.78
92	Nichelle Prince	Dash	5	3	2	0.400	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.79
93	Amandine Henry	Angel City	4	2	2	0.500	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.73
94	Kyra Carusa	San Diego Wave	4	2	2	0.500									0.67
95	Frankie Tagliaferri	Courage	3	1	2	0.667	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.66
96	Victoria Pickett	Courage	3	1	2	0.667	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.62
97	Chloe Ricketts	Spirit	2	0	2	1.000	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.79
98	Belle Briede	San Diego Wave	2	0	2	1.000	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.80
99	Mallory Swanson	Chicago Stars	2	0	2	1.000	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.76
100	Sarah Gorden	Angel City	22	21	1	0.045									0.96
101	Lauren Barnes	Reign	22	21	1	0.045									0.97
102	Haley McCutcheon	Pride	22	21	1	0.045	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.90
103	Tara Rudd	Spirit	21	20	1	0.048	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.97
104	Casey Krueger	Chicago Stars	20	19	1	0.050	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.88
105	Paige Nielsen	Angel City	20	19	1	0.050									0.94
106	Natalia Kuikka	Thorns	20	19	1	0.050									0.95
107	Meghan Klingenberg	Thorns	20	19	1	0.050									0.95
108	Arin Wright	Chicago Stars	19	18	1	0.053	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.93
109	Michelle Cooper	KC Current	17	16	1	0.059	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.90
110	Jenna Nighswonger	Gotham FC	17	16	1	0.059	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.84
111	Messiah Bright	Pride	16	15	1	0.063	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.84
112	Diana Ordóñez	Dash	15	14	1	0.067									0.83
113	Jordyn Huitema	Reign	14	13	1	0.071	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.83
114	Michelle Alozie	Dash	13	12	1	0.077									0.93
115	Julie Doyle	Pride	11	10	1	0.091									0.86
116	Megan Rapinoe	Reign	11	10	1	0.091	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.89
117	Scarlett Camberos	Angel City	10	9	1	0.100	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.88
118	Ava Cook	Chicago Stars	10	9	1	0.100									0.76
119	Midge Purce	Gotham FC	8	7	1	0.125	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.86
120	Rafaelle	Pride	7	6	1	0.143	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.96
Rk	Player	Team	Starts	As Asgd	Tension	Tension%	F9	IW	WP	A8	DLM	HB	AWB	DP	Conf
121	Maitane López	Gotham FC	7	6	1	0.143	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.97
122	Madison Pogarch	San Diego Wave	7	6	1	0.143	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.89
123	Taylor Smith	Gotham FC	5	4	1	0.200									0.71
124	Kayla Fischer	Racing Lou	5	4	1	0.200									0.75
125	Sydney Leroux	Angel City	5	4	1	0.200									0.77
126	Ifeoma Onumonu	Gotham FC	4	3	1	0.250	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.76
127	Hannah Betfort	Thorns	4	3	1	0.250									0.72
128	Rose Lavelle	Reign	4	3	1	0.250	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.73
129	Chardonnay Curran	KC Current	3	2	1	0.333	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.88
130	Michele Vasconcelos	Thorns	3	2	1	0.333	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.78
131	Marissa Sheva	Spirit	2	1	1	0.500									0.50
132	Jordan Baggett	Racing Lou	2	1	1	0.500	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.85
133	Izzy D'Aquila	Thorns	2	1	1	0.500									0.72
134	Bayley Feist	Spirit	2	1	1	0.500									0.78
135	Camryn Biegalski	Spirit	2	1	1	0.500	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.82
136	Ally Schlegel	Chicago Stars	2	1	1	0.500	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.71
137	Havana Solaun	Dash	1	0	1	1.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.78
138	Samantha Fisher	Chicago Stars	1	0	1	1.000	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.84
139	Clara Schilke	Courage	1	0	1	1.000	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.59
140	Nicole Douglas	Spirit	1	0	1	1.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.75
141	Barbara Olivieri	Dash	1	0	1	1.000	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.83
142	Lauren Milliet	Racing Lou	22	22	0	0.000									0.92
143	Kaleigh Kurtz	Courage	22	22	0	0.000									1.00
144	Abby Erceg	Racing Lou	22	22	0	0.000									0.99
145	Sam Staab	Spirit	22	22	0	0.000									0.98
146	Emily Sams	Pride	22	22	0	0.000									0.99
147	Christen Westphal	San Diego Wave	22	22	0	0.000									0.99
148	Morgan Weaver	Thorns	22	22	0	0.000									0.91
149	Ryan Williams	Courage	22	22	0	0.000									0.99
150	Kylie Nadaner	Pride	22	22	0	0.000									0.97
Rk	Player	Team	Starts	As Asgd	Tension	Tension%	F9	IW	WP	A8	DLM	HB	AWB	DP	Conf
151	Gabrielle Carle	Spirit	22	22	0	0.000									0.95
152	Kate Del Fava	KC Current	21	21	0	0.000									0.97
153	Natalie Jacobs	Dash	20	20	0	0.000									0.99
154	Gabrielle Robinson	KC Current	19	19	0	0.000									0.98
155	Carson Pickett	Racing Lou	19	19	0	0.000									0.98
156	Naomi Girma	San Diego Wave	19	19	0	0.000									1.00
157	Tierna Davidson	Chicago Stars	18	18	0	0.000									1.00
158	Kaleigh Riehl	San Diego Wave	18	18	0	0.000									0.99
159	Alex Morgan	San Diego Wave	18	18	0	0.000									0.86
160	Alana Cook	Reign	18	18	0	0.000									0.99
161	Malia Berkely	Courage	17	17	0	0.000									1.00
162	Ali Krieger	Gotham FC	17	17	0	0.000									0.97
163	Hailie Mace	KC Current	17	17	0	0.000									0.89
164	Kelli Hubly	Thorns	17	17	0	0.000									0.99
165	Sofia Huerta	Reign	16	16	0	0.000									0.96
166	Sam Hiatt	Reign	16	16	0	0.000									1.00
167	Bruninha	Gotham FC	16	16	0	0.000									0.95
168	Katie Lind	Dash	16	16	0	0.000									0.99
169	Emily Menges	Thorns	16	16	0	0.000									0.99
170	Kirsten Wright	Racing Lou	15	15	0	0.000									0.89
171	Ali Riley	Angel City	14	14	0	0.000									0.96
172	Dorian Bailey	Spirit	14	14	0	0.000									0.96
173	Sophia Wilson	Thorns	13	13	0	0.000									0.92
174	Viviana Villacorta	Pride	13	13	0	0.000									0.89
175	Tyler Lussi	Courage	13	13	0	0.000									0.93
176	Julia Lester	Racing Lou	13	13	0	0.000									0.98
177	Kristen McNabb	San Diego Wave	13	13	0	0.000									0.98
178	Megan Montefusco	Pride	12	12	0	0.000									0.96
179	Elizabeth Ball	KC Current	12	12	0	0.000									0.99
180	Kristen Hamilton	KC Current	12	12	0	0.000									0.90
Rk	Player	Team	Starts	As Asgd	Tension	Tension%	F9	IW	WP	A8	DLM	HB	AWB	DP	Conf
181	Kristen Edmonds	Gotham FC	11	11	0	0.000									0.96
182	Izzy Rodriguez	KC Current	11	11	0	0.000									0.97
183	Ellie Jean	Gotham FC	10	10	0	0.000									0.97
184	Veronica Latsko	Reign	10	10	0	0.000									0.87
185	Tziarra King	Reign	9	9	0	0.000									0.94
186	Ally Prisock	Dash	9	9	0	0.000									1.00
187	Kayla Sharples	Chicago Stars	8	8	0	0.000									0.97
188	Phoebe McClernon	Reign	8	8	0	0.000									0.98
189	Kelley O'Hara	Gotham FC	8	8	0	0.000									0.83
190	Becky Sauerbrunn	Thorns	8	8	0	0.000									1.00
191	Sofia Jakobsson	San Diego Wave	8	8	0	0.000									0.97
192	Megan Reid	Angel City	8	8	0	0.000									0.98
193	Croix Soto	KC Current	8	8	0	0.000									0.99
194	Addisyn Merrick	KC Current	7	7	0	0.000									0.99
195	Rikke Madsen	Courage	7	7	0	0.000									0.68
196	Kiki Pickett	Courage	7	7	0	0.000									0.92
197	Elyse Bennett	Reign	7	7	0	0.000									0.90
198	Jasmyne Spencer	Angel City	7	7	0	0.000									0.89
199	Courtney Petersen	Dash	6	6	0	0.000									0.94
200	Mandy Freeman	Gotham FC	6	6	0	0.000									0.99
201	Mille Gejl	Courage	6	6	0	0.000									0.85
202	Nadia Nadim	Racing Lou	5	5	0	0.000									0.83
203	Rebecca Holloway	Racing Lou	5	5	0	0.000									0.99
204	Mimmi Larsson	KC Current	5	5	0	0.000									0.93
205	Katie Lampson	Gotham FC	5	5	0	0.000									0.63
206	Annaïg Butel	Spirit	5	5	0	0.000									0.92
207	Ouleymata Sarr	Spirit	5	5	0	0.000									0.94
208	Reyna Reyes	Thorns	5	5	0	0.000									0.99
209	Alexa Spaanstra	KC Current	5	5	0	0.000									0.88
210	Amirah Ali	San Diego Wave	5	5	0	0.000									0.91
Rk	Player	Team	Starts	As Asgd	Tension	Tension%	F9	IW	WP	A8	DLM	HB	AWB	DP	Conf
211	Abby Dahlkemper	San Diego Wave	5	5	0	0.000									1.00
212	Morgan Gautrat	KC Current	4	4	0	0.000									0.96
213	Jess McDonald	Racing Lou	4	4	0	0.000									0.92
214	Haley Hopkins	Courage	4	4	0	0.000									0.87
215	Caitlin Cosme	Pride	4	4	0	0.000									1.00
216	Brittany Ratcliffe	Courage	4	4	0	0.000									0.94
217	Uchenna Kanu	Racing Lou	4	4	0	0.000									0.93
218	Ryanne Brown	Reign	4	4	0	0.000									0.94
219	Sarah Griffith	Chicago Stars	3	3	0	0.000									0.83
220	Meaghan Nally	Thorns	3	3	0	0.000									1.00
221	Brianna Pinto	Courage	3	3	0	0.000									0.97
222	Esther González	Gotham FC	3	3	0	0.000									0.71
223	Lena Silano	Spirit	3	3	0	0.000									0.85
224	Nikki Stanton	Reign	2	2	0	0.000									0.84
225	Sydney Collins	Courage	2	2	0	0.000									0.97
226	Shae Holmes	Reign	2	2	0	0.000									1.00
227	Cameron Tucker	Dash	2	2	0	0.000									0.87
228	Ryan Gareis	Dash	2	2	0	0.000									0.98
229	Jenna Bike	Chicago Stars	2	2	0	0.000									0.92
230	Stine Ballisager Pedersen	KC Current	2	2	0	0.000									1.00
231	Taylor Wood	Chicago Stars	2	2	0	0.000									0.90
232	Svava Gudmundsdóttir	Gotham FC	2	2	0	0.000									0.74
233	Cheyenne Shorts	San Diego Wave	2	2	0	0.000									0.99
234	Lauren Leal	KC Current	1	1	0	0.000									1.00
235	Olivia Athens	Reign	1	1	0	0.000									0.31
236	Maddie Pokorny	Racing Lou	1	1	0	0.000									0.70
237	Millie Farrow	Courage	1	1	0	0.000									0.93
238	Taylor Aylmer	Racing Lou	1	1	0	0.000									1.00
239	Taylor Porter	Thorns	1	1	0	0.000									0.94
240	Maddie Elwell	Spirit	1	1	0	0.000									0.95
Rk	Player	Team	Starts	As Asgd	Tension	Tension%	F9	IW	WP	A8	DLM	HB	AWB	DP	Conf
241	Chai Cortez	San Diego Wave	1	1	0	0.000									0.84
242	Jill Aguilera	Chicago Stars	1	1	0	0.000									0.93
243	Olivia Wingate	Courage	1	1	0	0.000									0.98
244	Celia Jiménez	Pride	1	1	0	0.000									0.99