A new week of games is here, beginning with four on Saturday. First up...
The North Carolina Courage host the Washington Spirit. Stephanie Labbe and Katelyn Rowland draw the starts in goal. North Carolina got going in the forty-sixth minute with an Ashley Hatch goal, assisted by Kristen Hamilton. Washington had a yellow card for a Caprice Dydasco foul in the fifty-fifth minute. In the eighty-fourth minute, the Courage lead doubled on a corner kick, which the Spirit's Cali Farquharson headed off of teammate Kassey Kallman's face and into the net for an own goal. North Carolina's Abby Dahlkemper received a yellow card for her foul in stoppage time. The final held at 2-0, with the woman of the match being Hatch. Also good for the Courage were Rowland (three-save clean sheet), McCall Zerboni, and Hamilton. The Spirit's best were Shelina Zadorsky, Meggie Dougherty Howard, and Cheyna Williams.
Up in Boston, the Breakers welcome the Orlando Pride. Ashlyn Harris and Abby Smith play goal. Orlando began in the eighth minute with an Alex Morgan goal. Alanna Kennedy of the Pride had a yellow card for a twenty-fourth minute foul. Boston saw a yellow card for Katie Stengel's foul in the fifty-second minute. Orlando's Steph Catley received a yellow card for a fifty-eighth minute foul. The Breakers had a yellow card for Morgan Andrews in the seventy-first minute for a foul. The Pride added on in the seventy-third minute with a Morgan goal, set up by Ali Krieger. Boston's Julie King in the fifth minute of stoppage time. Three minutes later, Boston got on the board with an Amanda Da Costa penalty kick goal, the last kick of the game and her career to make it a 2-1 result. Morgan was the woman of the match, with help from Pride teammates like Krieger, Dani Weatherholt, and Marta. The Breakers' best were Amanda Frisbie, Angela Salem, and Megan Oyster.
Backtracking to New Jersey, where Sky Blue FC hosts the Seattle Reign FC. Haley Kopmeyer and Kailen Sheridan are the gloved women. Seattle led off in the third minute with a Katie Johnson goal, via Christine Nairn. The Reign added on in the eighteenth minute on a Jess Fishlock goal after Sheridan's clearance of Nahomi Kawasumi's corner kick. Seattle extended the lead as Kawasumi scored in first half stoppage time, with the help of Nairn. Sky Blue got on the board in the forty-eighth minute with a Sam Kerr goal in the forty-eighth minute. Sky Blue pulled closer in the sixty-eighth minute with another Kerr goal, coming off of Daphne Corboz. Sky Blue tied it as Kerr completed her hat trick, thanks to Sarah Killion. Sky Blue's Maya Hayes had a yellow card for an eighty-first minute foul. The Reign regained the lead on a Kiersten Dallstream goal in the eighty-fifth minute. Sky Blue pulled even again in stoppage time on a Hayes goal, made possible by Domi Richardson. Sky Blue took the lead after Kerr missed a penalty kick, but on the ensuing corner kick, Kerr converted the service from Taylor Lytle. This made it 5-4, the final, with the woman of the match being Kerr. Sky Blue also got great efforts from Kayla Mills, Corboz, and Lytle, while the Reign's top players were Nairn, Kawasumi, Rumi Utsugi, and Rebekah Stott.
Westward to Portland, as the Thorns FC bring in the Houston Dash. Jane Campbell and Adrianna Franch protect the nets. Portland started in the fourteenth minute with a Lindsey Horan goal, assisted by Meghan Klingenberg. The Thorns' Dagny Brynjarsdottir took a yellow card in the thirty-second minute for a foul. Portland added on with an Amandine Henry goal, coming off of Nadia Nadim in the forty-eighth minute. Houston's Janine Beckie took a yellow card for a foul in the sixtieth minute. In the seventieth minute, Christine Sinclair took a yellow card for a foul. The Dash saw yellow cards for Rachel Daly in the seventy-third minute, Cari Roccaro in the seventy-fourth minute, and Cami Levin in the seventy-sixth minute, all for fouls. In the seventy-ninth minute, Houston's Daly took a straight red card for hands to the face of Emily Sonnett, and the Thorns' Emily Sonnett took a yellow card for simulation on the play. The final held at 2-0, with the woman of the match being Horan. Also strong for the Thorns were Klingenberg, Henry, Sinclair, and Hayley Raso. Houston's best were Poliana, Amber Brooks, and Beckie.
On Sunday, the week ends with the Chicago Red Stars hosting FC Kansas City. Nicole Barnhart and Alyssa Naeher are the keepers. Kansas City opened in the twenty-third minute with a Sydney Leroux goal, coming off of Shea Groom. In the twenty-sixth minute, Chicago's Casey Short took a yellow card for a foul. Kansas City added on with a Katie Bowen goal in the twenty-ninth minute, set up by Groom. Kansas City's Groom took a yellow card for a foul in the box in the forty-fifth minute. The Red Stars got on the board in the sixty-third minute with a Julie Ertz goal, passed from Yuki Nagasato. Kansas City replied in the eightieth minute on a Maegan Kelly goal, courtesy of Lo'eau LaBonta. In stoppage time, Naeher took a yellow card for a foul well outside of the box. The final held at 3-1, with the woman of the match being Groom. Kansas City also got good games from Barnhart (six for seven in saves), Brittany Taylor, Becky Sauerbrunn, and Leroux, while Chicago's best were Arin Gilliland, Ertz, and Nagasato.
NWSL Team of the Week
GK Nicole Barnhart
RB Brittany Taylor
CB Becky Sauerbrunn
CB Amber Brooks
LB Meghan Klingenberg
DM Lindsey Horan
AM Christine Nairn
AM Shea Groom
FW Sam Kerr
FW Alex Morgan
FW Sydney Leroux
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