MSFontService, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US">The applause and cheeMSFontService, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US">rs echoed throughout the MSFontService, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US">playerMSFontService, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US">sMSFontService, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US">’MSFontService, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US"> tunnel like they would for any MSFontService, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US">Dash home game MSFontService, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US">at BBVA Compass Stadium, but as MSFontService, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US">Dash teammates MSFontService, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US">Jane Campbell and Haley Hanson made their way out to the field, they prepared to write a new page in this chapter of their professional career.
MSFontService, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US">Campbell, 23, earned her third cap for the senior team, but this was the first time she guarded the USWNT’s goal as the starting goalkeeper.
MSFontService, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US">“Being here at BBVA (Compass Stadium) was amazing, even during warm ups – it just felt like home,” Campbell said after the USWNT’s 6-2 victory. “Getting the first start here is something special.”
MSFontService, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US">Campbell earned her first cap MSFontService, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US">here nearly a year ago to the dayMSFontService, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US">, MSFontService, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US">coming on as a second-half substitute MSFontService, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US">in a 5-1 victory over Russia MSFontService, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US">on April 9, 2017MSFontService, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US">.
MSFontService, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US">Hanson, 22, made the gameday roster for the first time andMSFontService, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US">made her debut in the first MSFontService, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US">half due to an injury to Lindsay Horan. The midfielder was named to the national team as an injury replacement earlier this month and MSFontService, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US">had MSFontService, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US">previously only spent time with the U-23 USWNT. The University of Nebraska product is still adjusting to life as a professional after she was drafted with the seventh overall pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft in January.
MSFontService, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US">“It was surreal, yeah – a little scary and exciting, but all-in-all I was comfortable out there,” Hanson said. “Everyone was really supportive and instructed me, so they made it a great experience all-in-all.”
MSFontService, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US">The midfielder has played every minute of Houston’s first two games to open the NWSL season. Both players will MSFontService, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US">build off of MSFontService, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US">these professional milestones MSFontService, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US">with MSFontService, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US">the Dash as the club returns to league play on April 18 in Chicago.
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MSFontService, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US">Familiar faces roamed throughout BBVA Compass Stadium but MSFontService, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US">one particular group of MSFontService, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US">fans MSFontService, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US">in Suite 22 caught the eye of Campbell and Hanson as they prepared for the game.
MSFontService, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US">“I saw the team in the box, so I was super happy to see them and just like last year,” Campbell said “It was amazing to have them here and I’m sure Haley thought it was so special to see them, and I just loved having them here.”
The entire Dash team will return to BBVA Compass Stadium on April 28 after a two-game road trip to host Crystal Dunn, Lynn Williams and the North Carolina Courage. Tickets for the match start at $19 and are available at HoustonDashSoccer.com.
