{"id":46157,"date":"2017-07-23T15:10:38","date_gmt":"2017-07-23T19:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=46157"},"modified":"2017-07-23T15:11:22","modified_gmt":"2017-07-23T19:11:22","slug":"breakers-shut-out-in-houston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=46157","title":{"rendered":"Breakers Blanked in Houston"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_46158\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46158\" data-attachment-id=\"46158\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?attachment_id=46158\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Breakers-1-1.png?fit=600%2C415&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,415\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Breakers-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo credit: NWSL.com&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Breakers-1-1.png?fit=300%2C208&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Breakers-1-1.png?fit=600%2C415&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Breakers-1-1.png?resize=600%2C415\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"415\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Breakers-1-1.png?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Breakers-1-1.png?resize=300%2C208&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-46158\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: NWSL.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Boston Breakers season-long stumbles continued on Saturday in Houston where they dropped a 1-0 loss to the Dash in a rain-delayed match at BBVA Compass Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Abby Smith collected a career-high 10 saves on the evening, but was unable to stop Nichelle Prince in the 23rd minute, where the Dash took hold of a lead it didn&#8217;t let go.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">23&#39; &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nichelleprince7\">@nichelleprince7<\/a> gives the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HoustonDash\">@HoustonDash<\/a> a 1-0 lead. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HOUvBOS?src=hash\">#HOUvBOS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/43YJ7ezcob\">pic.twitter.com\/43YJ7ezcob<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NWSL (@NWSL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NWSL\/status\/888949000254181376\">July 23, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Breakers&#8217; best chance at getting on the board came inside of 12 minutes. Margaret Purce sent a cross into the area for Adriana Leon, who rattled the crossbar on a powerful point-blank shot.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-video\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">12&#39; &#8211; How did that not go in? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeonAdriana9\">@LeonAdriana9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BostonBreakers\">@BostonBreakers<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HOUvBOS?src=hash\">#HOUvBOS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/o45QHhtuY2\">pic.twitter.com\/o45QHhtuY2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NWSL (@NWSL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NWSL\/status\/888946650345091074\">July 23, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Defender and captain Julie King made her 102nd appearance for the Breakers, tying Kristine Lilly for most all-time in franchise history<\/p>\n<p>With the loss, the Breakers remain on 14 points (3-7-5), stuck in eighth place. The sixth-place Dash improved to 23 points on a 6-7-2 mark.<\/p>\n<p>Boston returns to action on Aug. 4 when they host FC Kansas City at Jordan Field. 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