Four games on this weekend across the league, with the first one on Friday in...
Houston, as the Dash host the Portland Thorns FC. Adrianna Franch returns to action and faces Jane Campbell in goal. Portland opened in the ninth minute on a Tobin Heath goal, set up by Christine Sinclair with an excellent dummy by Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic. Houston tied it in the twelfth minute on a Sofia Huerta goal after the Thorns' Emily Sonnett and Franch failed to deal with a Kyah Simon cross. Portland retook the lead in the thirty-third minute on a Crnogorcevic goal, heading in a rebound off her initial shot that evaded multiple Dash defenders. The Thorns added on in the eighty-third minute with a Sinclair goal, set up by Tyler Lussi and Meghan Klingenberg. In the eighty-fifth minute, Simon took a yellow card for a foul. The final held at 3-1, with Sinclair as the woman of the match. Also good for the Thorns were Klingenberg, Celeste Boureille, Heath, and Crnogorcevic, while the Dash's best were Ohai, Huerta, and Simon.
On Saturday, the Seattle Reign FC welcome the North Carolina Courage. Katelyn Rowland and Lydia Williams make the starts in goal. Seattle started in the eighteenth minute with a Megan Oyster goal after Megan Rapinoe's free kick rebounded off of the keeper Rowland. North Carolina tied it with a Lynn Williams goal, set up by Jaelene Hinkle. The Courage took the lead in the thirty-third minute with a Crystal Dunn goal, via Williams. North Carolina added on in the forty-eighth minute with a Merritt Mathias goal. The Courage extended the lead as Dunn scored again, thanks to Williams. The final held at 4-1, with the woman of the match being Dunn for her brace. Also good for the Courage were Williams, Mathias, and Abby Erceg, while the Reign's best were Oyster, Rumi Utsugi, Rapinoe, and Elizabeth Addo.
Back east, the Washington Spirit bring in the Orlando Pride. Ashlyn Harris and Aubrey Bledsoe are the former teammates in goal. Orlando led off in the eleventh minute with an Alanna Kennedy midfield goal. Washington's Caprice Dydasco had a yellow card for a foul in the eighteenth minute. The Spirit saw a yellow card for a Meggie Dougherty Howard foul in stoppage time. The final stood at 1-0, with Kennedy as the woman of the match. Also strong for the Pride were Carson Pickett, Christine Nairn, Emily Van Egmond, and Chioma Ubogagu, while the Spirit's best were Taylor Smith, Andi Sullivan, Rebecca Quinn, and Francisca Ordega.
Finally, the Chicago Red Stars host the Utah Royals FC. Abby Smith and Alyssa Naeher are the American goalies. Chicago got going in the sixty-second minute with a Katie Naughton goal, assisted by Danielle Colaprico. The Red Stars added on with a Vanessa DiBernardo goal in the seventieth minute, set up by Sam Kerr. Chicago's Yuki Nagasato received a yellow card for an eighty-seventh minute foul. The Red Stars took the 2-0 win, with the woman of the match being Kerr, while Naughton, Julie Ertz, Arin Gilliland, and Nagasato also played well for Chicago. The Royals' best were Becky Sauerbrunn, Katrina Gorry, and Amy Rodriguez.
NWSL Team of the Week
GK Ashlyn Harris
RB Merritt Mathias
CB Katie Naughton
CB Megan Oyster
LB Meghan Klingenberg
DM Alanna Kennedy
DM Christine Nairn
AM Crystal Dunn
AM Christine Sinclair
AM Yuki Nagasato
FW Lynn Williams
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