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According to Sports Illustrated’s Jenna Tonelli and Theo Lloyd-Hughes, USWNT forward Yazmeen Ryan alongside Houston Dash teammate Delanie Sheehan are moving to the NWSL expansion side.
CARY, NORTH CAROLINA - JUNE 21: Yazmeen Ryan #11 and Delanie Sheehan #8 of Houston Dash wearing a jersey for the Juneteenth celebrations enter the pitch to warm up prior to the NWSL match between NC Courage and Houston Dash at First Horizon Stadium on June 21, 2025 in Cary, North Carolina. (Photo by David Jensen/NWSL via Getty Images) | NWSL via Getty Images According to Sports Illustrated’s Theo Lloyd-Hughes and Jenna Tonelli, the Houston Dash and Denver Summit are set to announce a massive move. Yazmeen Ryan and Delanie Sheehan are set to move to the expansion NWSL club for a transfer fee.
Multiple teams were interested, but they decided on the Denver Summit who will inherit their existing contracts. The Summit are coming off a 1-2 opening loss at Bay FC. After starting four rookies in their 1-0 opening day road win over San Diego Wave, it looks like the Dash will continue with their youth movement.
Welcome to the big leagues, rooks 🤘 First professional match and first start last night for four of our rookies! pic. twitter.
com/mRDKcX2caf — Houston Dash (@HoustonDash) March 15, 2026 The pair would arrive in December of 2024 to Houston from NJ/NY Gotham FC, with Ryan joining via transfer worth $480,000 and Sheehan signing as a free agent.