Four more games are on this weekend, starting on Friday night in...
Houston, as the Dash host the Washington Spirit. Aubrey Bledsoe and Jane Campbell are the reliable keepers. Houston began in the forty-first minute with a Kealia Ohai goal, assisted by Rachel Daly and Linda Motlhalo. The Dash added on in the fifty-eighth minute with a Sofia Huerta goal, made possible by Taylor Comeau. Houston extended the lead as Huerta scored again in the seventy-sixth minute, thanks to Daly. The Dash padded the lead on a Kyah Simon goal in the eighty-fourth minute, set up by Veronica Latsko after a crafty dummy from Daly. This led to the 4-0 final score, with the woman of the match being Daly. Also strong for Houston were Huerta, Ohai, Latsko, Amber Brooks, and Allysha Chapman, while the Spirit's best were Estelle Johnson, Taylor Smith, Andi Sullivan, and Mallory Pugh.
On Saturday, Sky Blue FC welcomes the Utah Royals FC. Nicole Barnhart and Kailen Sheridan make the starts in goal. Sky Blue opened in the fourteenth minute with a Katie Johnson goal, via Raquel Rodriguez. Sky Blue's Sarah Killion had a yellow card for a thirty-ninth minute foul. Sky Blue added on in the forty-eighth minute with another Johnson goal after a missed clearance. Utah got on the board when Domi Richardson of Sky Blue committed an own goal in the fifty-eighth minute. Sky Blue saw yellow cards given to Carli Lloyd in the sixty-ninth minute and Madison Tiernan in the seventy-sixth minute, both for fouls. The Royals tied it deep in stoppage time with an Amy Rodriguez goal, set up by Christen Press. This made it 2-2, the final, with the woman of the match being Johnson. Also good for Sky Blue were Amanda Frisbie, Raquel Rodriguez, and Lloyd, while Rachel Corsie, Gunnhildur Jonsdottir, Press, and Amy Rodriguez paced the Royals' attack.
The North Carolina Courage bring in the Orlando Pride in the next game. Ashlyn Harris and Katelyn Rowland protect the nets, but the game got postponed due to lightning without completing the first half. Play resumed in the twenty-second minute on Sunday. In the twenty-eighth minute, Orlando's Emily Van Egmond took a yellow card for a foul. Merritt Mathias of North Carolina had a yellow card for a thirty-seventh minute foul. North Carolina got going in the seventy-fifth minute when Lynn Williams' cross deflected off of Shelina Zadorsky and behind Harris for an own goal. The Courage added on with a Debinha goal in the eighty-first minute, passed from Williams. The Courage extended the lead as Williams scored, thanks to Mathias and Samantha Mewis. The final remained at 3-0, with the woman of the match being Williams. Also good for the Courage were Mathias, Abby Dahlkemper, Mewis, McCall Zerboni, and Debinha. For the Pride, the best performances came from Ali Krieger and Marta.
Originally the last scheduled game, the Portland Thorns FC host the Chicago Red Stars. Alyssa Naeher and Adrianna Franch are the American keepers. Chicago led off in the forty-fourth minute with a Sam Kerr goal, set up by Yuki Nagasato. The Red Stars added on in the forty-ninth minute with another Kerr goal, made possible by Vanessa DiBernardo. Portland got on the board in the sixtieth minute with a Tobin Heath goal, on a rebound from Naeher's punch-out. In the sixty-seventh minute, Emily Sonnett of the Thorns received a yellow card for a foul. Portland tied it in the sixty-ninth minute on a Christine Sinclair goal, passed from Heath. Chicago's Rosie White took a yellow card for an eighty-first minute foul. The final held at 2-2, with the woman of the match being Kerr. Also strong for the Red Stars were Casey Short, Arin Gilliland, and DiBernardo, while Ellie Carpenter, Lindsey Horan, Sinclair, and Heath did best for the Thorns.
NWSL Team of the Week
GK Lydia Williams
RB Merritt Mathias
CB Abby Dahlkemper
CB Amber Brooks
LB Allysha Chapman
DM Vanessa DiBernardo
AM Rachel Daly
AM Sofia Huerta
FW Lynn Williams
FW Sam Kerr
FW Katie Johnson
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