The North Carolina Courage didn’t enjoy suffering their first loss of the season. The top team in the National Women’s Soccer League responded one week later by dominating the Seattle Reign, rolling to a 4-1 home win. Crystal Dunn earned a brace during the Courage (10-1-3, 33 points) victory, giving her six goals so far […]
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The Utah Royals unleashed a rowdy postgame celebration, savoring a historic win. Brittany Ratcliffe scored in the 94th minute, lifting the Royals to a 1-0 win at North Carolina in front of an announced crowd of 5,164. It sealed the Courage’s first loss of the 2018 NWSL season and built on the expansion side’s success […]
The Houston Dash came close to snapping the North Carolina Courage’s unbeaten start to the season. But a late goal from Frannie Crouse sealed the Courage’s 1-1 draw against the Dash Sunday afternoon in front of an announced crowd of 2,941 at BBVA Compass Stadium. Houston (3-4-5, 14 points) almost took an early lead in […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — Jaelene Hinkle revealed she decided not to play for the U.S. women’s national team last year because her Christian faith prevented her from wearing a jersey that commemorated LGBTQ Pride Month. Hinkle revealed the reason for her decision last June in an interview posted Wednesday on The 700 Club website. No formal […]
Orlando Pride coach Tom Sermanni will have his work cut out for him looking at film of Wednesday’s match against the league-leading North Carolina Courage. At times, mostly thanks to Brazilian superstar Marta, the Pride looked every bit like the dangerous squad Sermanni envisioned during preseason training. And for the rest of the match, the […]
The games aren’t getting any easier for the Orlando Pride. Orlando is unbeaten during its past five matches and notched franchise-first wins over Portland and Chicago during a three-match road swing. The Pride (3-2-3, 12 points) haven’t played at home since April 28 and still are in third place with 12 points. Their reward is […]
The North Carolina Courage tightened their grip on the top spot in the National Women’s Soccer League standings on Saturday. First-half goals from Crystal Dunn and Samantha Mewis helped North Carolina secure a 2-1 victory over winless Sky Blue FC at Yurcak Field. Dunn recorded her fourth goal of the season in the 16th minute. […]
The North Carolina Courage remain the only unbeaten team in the National Women’s Soccer League. Abby Erceg delivered a header in the 63rd minute that sealed the Courage’s 1-0 win over the Washington Spirit Saturday at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C. North Carolina generated scoring chances early in the match, with Samantha Mewis playing […]
The North Carolina Courage remain undefeated, earning a 2-0 win over the Houston Dash at BBVA Compass Stadium Saturday. A throw in from Jessica McDonald bounced in the box and the Courage’s Crystal Dunn slotted the ball home in the third minute to give North Carolina an early 1-0 lead. In the second half, the […]
The Utah Royals didn’t notch a road win, but they were the first National Women’s Soccer League side to stop the North Carolina Courage from claiming a victory. The Courage (4-0-1, 13 points) needed a goal from U.S. women’s national team standout Crystal Dunn in the 80th minute to tie the match 2-2 and avoid […]