Four games on this weekend, beginning with three on Saturday. The first is...
The Orlando Pride hosting the North Carolina Courage. Katelyn Rowland and Ashlyn Harris protect the nets. North Carolina led off in the thirty-seventh minute with a Debinha goal. The Courage added on with a Merritt Mathias goal in the thirty-ninth minute, set up by Debinha. North Carolina extended the lead as Jessica McDonald scored in the fortieth minute, thanks to Crystal Dunn and Denise O'Sullivan. This stood for a 3-0 win, with the woman of the match being Debinha. Also strong for the Courage were Mathias, O'Sullivan, McDonald, and Dunn. For the Pride, the best performances came from Shelina Zadorsky, Alanna Kennedy, Emily Van Egmond, and Alex Morgan.
Out west, the Utah Royals FC welcome Sky Blue FC. Kailen Sheridan and Abby Smith are in goal. Utah began in the seventh minute with a Christen Press goal, via a deflected pass by Katrina Gorry. The Royals added on in the twenty-fifth minute with a Katie Stengel goal, coming off of Press. At the twenty-eight minute mark, Utah extended the lead as Stengel scored again, this time on a free kick taken by Gorry. Sky Blue got on the board in the sixty-second minute with a Carli Lloyd goal, helped along by Imani Dorsey after Shea Groom's initial shot was saved by Smith. Sky Blue's Mandy Freeman had a yellow card for an eighty-ninth minute foul. The Royals saw yellow cards for Erika Tymrak and Gunnhildur Jonsdottir in stoppage time, for a foul and time wasting, respectively. The game ended at 3-1, with the woman of the match being Stengel. Also strong for Utah were Becky Sauerbrunn, Katie Bowen, Gorry, Press, and Tymrak, while Sky Blue's best were Mandy Freeman, Lloyd, and Shea Groom.
Saturday ends in Seattle as the Reign FC bring in the Portland Thorns FC. Adrianna Franch and Lydia Williams are the gloved women. Portland saw a yellow card for a foul by Meghan Klingenberg in the fourteenth minute. Seattle's Lauren Barnes received a yellow card for her thirty-fifth minute foul. The Reign dented the scoreboard in the eighty-ninth minute on a Jodie Taylor goal, via Megan Rapinoe. The woman of the 1-0 match was Taylor, while other good performance for Seattle came from Megan Oyster, Lauren Barnes, Theresa Nielsen, Allie Long, Beverly Yanez, and Taylor, while the Thorns' best were Franch (eight for nine in saves), Ellie Carpenter, Andressinha, Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic, and Hayley Raso.
Finally, the Chicago Red Stars host the Washington Spirit on Sunday. Aubrey Bledsoe and Alyssa Naeher tend the nets. Washington's Estelle Johnson took a yellow card for a thirtieth minute foul. Chicago started in the thirty-fourth minute with a Casey Short goal, made possible by Danielle Colaprico on a corner kick. The Red Stars added on in the sixtieth minute with a Yuki Nagasato goal, assisted by Sam Kerr. Chicago's Alyssa Mautz received a yellow card in the sixty-fifth minute for a foul. In the eighty-fifth minute, Ashley Hatch received a yellow card for the Spirit for her foul. The Red Stars held on to win 2-0, with the woman of the match being Nagasato. Also strong for Chicago were Julie Ertz, Short, Colaprico, Michele Vasconcelos, and Kerr, while the Spirit's best were Caprice Dydasco, Hatch, and Tori Huster.
NWSL Team of the Week
GK Adrianna Franch
RB Theresa Nielsen
CB Megan Oyster
CB Shelina Zadorsky
LB Ellie Carpenter
DM Andressinha
AM Debinha
AM Katrina Gorry
AM Sofia Huerta
FW Katie Stengel
FW Christen Press
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