2018 North Carolina Courage season
2018 season | |||
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Owner | Stephen Malik | ||
General manager | Curt Johnson | ||
Head coach | Paul Riley | ||
Stadium | Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, North Carolina (Capacity: 10,000) | ||
NWSL Regular Season | 1st | ||
NWSL Playoffs | Champions | ||
Women's ICC | Champions | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Lynn Williams (14) All: Lynn Williams (14) | ||
Highest home attendance | 9,505 (Sept. 8 vs. Houston) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 3,011 (Apr. 18 vs. Seattle) | ||
Average home league attendance | 5,129 | ||
Biggest win | 5–0 (September 8 vs. Houston) | ||
Biggest defeat | 0–1 (June 16 vs. Utah) | ||
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The 2018 North Carolina Courage season is the team's second season as a professional women's soccer team. North Carolina Courage plays in the National Women's Soccer League, the top tier of women's soccer in the United States. On August 5, the Courage clinched the 2018 NWSL Shield for the second consecutive season after a 2–1 win over Portland.[1] The Courage finished the 2018 regular season with only 1 loss and broke the record for most wins in a season (17), most points (57) and most goals (53).[2]
On September 22 North Carolina defeated the Portland Thorns 3-0 to win the 2018 NWSL Championship and completed one of the most successful seasons for a professional women's soccer team in the United States.
Team[]
Coaching staff[]
- As of May 31, 2018
- Source: North Carolina Courage[3]
Position | Staff |
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Head Coach | ![]() |
Assistant Coach | ![]() |
Assistant Coach | ![]() |
Assistant Coach | ![]() |
Assistant Coach | ![]() |
First-team roster[]
- As of December 17, 2018
- Source: North Carolina Courage[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Player transactions[]
2018 NWSL College Draft[]
- Source: National Women's Soccer League[5]
Round | Pick | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Previous Team |
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Round 1 | 10 | ![]() |
Frannie Crouse | FW | Penn State |
Round 2 | 20 | ![]() |
MF | University of Colorado | |
Round 4 | 38 | ![]() |
Morgan Reid | DF | Duke University |
Round 4 | 39 | ![]() |
Carlin Hudson | DF | Yale University |
Round 4 | 40 | ![]() |
Ryan Williams | DF | TCU |
In[]
Date | Player | Positions played | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref. |
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January 16, 2018 | ![]() |
FW | ![]() |
Rights were acquired in trade with the Washington Spirit. | [6] |
January 30, 2018 | ![]() |
DF | ![]() |
Acquired during Boston Breakers Dispersal Draft | [7] |
January 30, 2018 | ![]() |
DF | ![]() |
Acquired during Boston Breakers Dispersal Draft | [7] |
January 31, 2018 | ![]() |
DF | ![]() |
Acquired in a trade with the Seattle Reign in exchange for North Carolina's first round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft. The Courage also received Seattle's second round pick in 2019. | [8] |
June 28, 2018 | ![]() |
MF | ![]() |
Signed after rights were acquired in trade with Utah Royals FC | [9] |
Out[]
Date | Player | Positions played | Destination club | Fee/notes | Ref. |
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October 23, 2017 | ![]() |
FW | Placed on the Re-Entry Wire after the 2017 Season, wasn't claimed by another team. | [10] | |
January 16, 2018 | ![]() |
DF | ![]() |
Traded to the Washington Spirit in exchange for the rights to Crystal Dunn. | [6] |
January 16, 2018 | ![]() |
FW | ![]() |
Traded to the Washington Spirit in exchange for the rights to Crystal Dunn. | [6] |
May 9, 2018 | ![]() |
DF | ![]() |
Traded to the Houston Dash in exchange for the Houston's first round draft pink in the 2019 NWSL College Draft | [11] |
June 28, 2018 | ![]() |
FW | ![]() |
Traded to Utah Royals FC in exchange for the rights to Heather O'Reilly. | [9] |
Competitions[]
National Women's Soccer League[]
Preseason[]
- Source: North Carolina Courage[12]
February 25 | North Carolina Courage | 2–0 | UNC–Chapel Hill | Cary, North Carolina |
11:00 a.m. ET | Jenkins ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Field 6 |
March 01 | NC State University | 0–4 | North Carolina Courage | Raleigh, North Carolina |
11:00 a.m. ET | McDonald ![]() Jenkins ![]() Hamilton ![]() R. Williams ![]() |
Stadium: |
March 04 | North Carolina Courage | 2–0 | University of Tennessee | Cary, North Carolina |
2:00 p.m. ET | Jenkins ![]() Hamilton ![]() |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
March 10 | North Carolina Courage | 3–0 | Clemson University | Cary, North Carolina |
3:30 p.m. ET | Williams ![]() McDonald ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Field 4 |
March 17 | Washington Spirit | 0–3 | North Carolina Courage | Richmond, Virginia |
7:00 p.m. ET | Report | Erceg ![]() McDonald ![]() Hamilton ![]() Zerboni ![]() |
Stadium: City Stadium (Richmond) |
Regular season[]
- Source: North Carolina Courage[13]
March 24 1 | North Carolina Courage | 1–0 | Portland Thorns FC | Cary, North Carolina |
3:30 p.m. EST | Hinkle ![]() Debinha ![]() |
Report | Sonnett ![]() Horan ![]() |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,210 |
Note: Televised on Lifetime. |
March 31 2 | North Carolina Courage | 1–0 | Sky Blue FC | Cary, North Carolina |
3:00 p.m. EST | McDonald ![]() |
Report | Gibbons ![]() Stott ![]() |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,078 |
April 14 3 | Washington Spirit | 2–4 | North Carolina Courage | Boyds, Maryland |
7:00 p.m. EST | Pugh ![]() Ordega ![]() Johnson ![]() |
Report | Dunn ![]() Zerboni ![]() Williams ![]() |
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 3,458 Referee: Jasmine Peralta |
April 18 4 | North Carolina Courage | 1–0 | Seattle Reign FC | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 p.m. EST | Hamilton ![]() McDonald ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,011 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
April 21 5 | North Carolina Courage | 2–2 | Utah Royals FC | Cary, North Carolina |
3:30 p.m. EST | Mathias ![]() Hamilton ![]() Dunn ![]() Dahlkemper ![]() |
Report | Ratcliffe ![]() ![]() Stengel ![]() |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,958 Referee: Jon Fremon |
Note: Televised on Lifetime. |
April 28 6 | Houston Dash | 0–2 | North Carolina Courage | Houston, Texas |
2:30 p.m. CST | Report | Dunn ![]() Hamilton ![]() Mathias ![]() |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Referee: Elvis Osmanovic | |
Note: Televised on Lifetime. |
May 06 7 | North Carolina Courage | 1–1 | Chicago Red Stars | Cary, North Carolina |
3:00 p.m. EST | Mewis ![]() Zerboni ![]() ![]() |
Report | Kerr ![]() Nagasato ![]() Vasconcelos ![]() |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,068 Referee: Marco Vega |
May 12 8 | North Carolina Courage | 1–0 | Washington Spirit | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 p.m. EST | Erceg ![]() |
Report | Ordega ![]() |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 5,866 Referee: Jonathan Bilinksi |
May 19 9 | Sky Blue FC | 1–2 | North Carolina Courage | Piscataway, New Jersey |
7:00 p.m. EST | Lloyd ![]() ![]() Tiernan ![]() |
Report | Dunn ![]() Mewis ![]() Rowland ![]() |
Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 1,923 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
May 23 10 | Orlando Pride | 3–4 | North Carolina Courage | Orlando, Florida |
7:30 p.m. EST | Ubogagu ![]() Kennedy ![]() van Egmond ![]() Hill ![]() |
Report | McDonald ![]() ![]() Debinha ![]() Mewis ![]() Erceg ![]() |
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 3,104 Referee: Christina Unkel |
May 30 11 | Portland Thorns FC | 1–4 | North Carolina Courage | Portland, Oregon |
7:30 p.m. PST | Sinclair ![]() Klingenberg ![]() Reynolds ![]() |
Report | Williams ![]() ![]() Debinha ![]() Mewis ![]() Mathias ![]() Hamilton ![]() |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 15,018 Referee: Joe Dickerson |
June 03 12 | Houston Dash | 1–1 | North Carolina Courage | Houston, Texas |
6:00 p.m. CST | Ohai ![]() Daly ![]() Kgatlana ![]() |
Report | Williams ![]() Crouse ![]() |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 2,941 Referee: Natalie Simon |
June 16 13 | North Carolina Courage | 0–1 | Utah Royals FC | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 p.m. EST | Report | Scott ![]() Ratcliffe ![]() |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 5,164 Referee: Jasmine Peralta |
June 23 14 | Seattle Reign FC | 1–4 | North Carolina Courage | Seattle, Washington |
1:00 p.m. PST | Oyster ![]() |
Report | Williams ![]() Dunn ![]() ![]() Mathias ![]() |
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 4,032 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
June 30 15 | Orlando Pride | 0–3 | North Carolina Courage | Orlando, Florida |
3:30 p.m. EST | Report | Debinha ![]() Mathias ![]() McDonald ![]() |
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 4,017 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic | |
Note: Televised on Lifetime. |
July 04 16 | North Carolina Courage | 4–1 | Chicago Red Stars | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 p.m. EST | Dunn ![]() Williams ![]() Debinha ![]() Hamilton ![]() |
Report | Ertz ![]() Nagasato ![]() |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 5,295 Referee: Matthew Franz |
Note: Match start delayed 1 hour, 50 minutes due to inclement weather |
July 11 17 | North Carolina Courage | 2–0 | Washington Spirit | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 p.m. EST | Debinha ![]() O'Sullivan ![]() McDonald ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,409 Referee: Daniel Gutierrez |
July 14 18 | Sky Blue FC | 0–4 | North Carolina Courage | Piscataway, New Jersey |
7:00 p.m. EST | Lloyd ![]() |
Report | Erceg ![]() Williams ![]() |
Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 2,376 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
July 20 19 | Utah Royals FC | 0–0 | North Carolina Courage | Sandy, Utah |
8:00 p.m. MST | Report | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 8,529 Referee: Christina Unkel |
August 05 20 | North Carolina Courage | 2–1 | Portland Thorns FC | Cary, North Carolina |
6:00 p.m. EST | Williams ![]() |
Report | Sonett ![]() Horan ![]() Foord ![]() |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 5,379 Referee: Michael Radchuck |
August 10 21 | Chicago Red Stars | 1–1 | North Carolina Courage | Bridgeview, Illinois |
7:00 p.m. CST | Kerr ![]() Nagasato ![]() |
Report | Debinha ![]() Hamilton ![]() |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 3,567 Referee: Matthew Franz |
August 18 22 | North Carolina Courage | 3–0 | Orlando Pride | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 p.m. ET | Mathias ![]() Zadorsky ![]() Debinha ![]() Williams ![]() |
Report | Van Egmond ![]() |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 7,606 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
Note: Game resumed in the 22nd minute on Sunday, August 19 due to weather |
August 25 23 | Seattle Reign FC | 1–1 | North Carolina Courage | Seattle, Washington |
1:00 p.m. PST | Nielsen ![]() Taylor ![]() |
Report | McDonald ![]() O'Sullivan ![]() Mathias ![]() Williams ![]() |
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 4,455 |
September 08 24 | North Carolina Courage | 5–0 | Houston Dash | Cary, North Carolina |
7:30 p.m. EST | McDonald ![]() Dunn ![]() Williams ![]() Hamilton ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 9,505 |
Postseason playoffs[]
September 18 Semifinal | North Carolina Courage | 2–0 | Chicago Red Stars | Portland, Oregon |
6:00 p.m. PST | McDonald ![]() Mathias ![]() Mewis ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 4,646 Referee: Timothy Ford | |
Note: Televised on ESPNews. Due to the impending arrival of Hurricane Florence, the league rescheduled the Courage-Red Stars semifinal for September 18 in Portland.[14] |
September 22 Final | North Carolina Courage | 3–0 | Portland Thorns FC | Portland, Oregon |
1:30 p.m. PST | Debinha ![]() McDonald ![]() ![]() O'Sullivan ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Guido Gonzalez Assistant referees: Brooke Mayo, Adrienne McDonald Fourth official: Karen Abt | |
Note: Televised on Lifetime. |
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | North Carolina Courage (C) | 24 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 53 | 17 | +36 | 57 | NWSL Shield |
2 | Portland Thorns FC | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 28 | +12 | 42 | NWSL Playoffs |
3 | Seattle Reign FC | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 41 | |
4 | Chicago Red Stars | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 37 | |
5 | Utah Royals FC | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 35 | |
6 | Houston Dash | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 32 | |
7 | Orlando Pride | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 30 | |
8 | Washington Spirit | 24 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 35 | −23 | 11 | |
9 | Sky Blue FC | 24 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 52 | −31 | 9 |
Results by round[]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
International friendlies[]
As defending 2017 Shield winners and playoff finalists, the Courage were selected to participate in the inaugural Women's International Champions Cup. They defeated French side Paris Saint-Germain Women in the semi-final round and French side and defending UEFA Women's Champions League titleholders Lyon Women in the final at Miami Garden's Hard Rock Stadium to become the first ever champions of the event.
July 26 Semi-final | North Carolina Courage ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Miami Gardens, Florida |
6:15 p.m. ET | McDonald ![]() Speck ![]() Jenkins ![]() |
Report | Kurtz ![]() |
Stadium: Hard Rock Stadium Referee: Natalie Simon |
July 29 Final | North Carolina Courage ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Miami Gardens, Florida |
9:00 p.m. ET | O'Reilly ![]() Roccaro ![]() |
Report | Buchanan ![]() |
Stadium: Hard Rock Stadium Referee: Jasmine Peralta |
Note: Televised on ESPN2 |
Statistics[]
Appearances[]
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | NWSL Regular Season | NWSL Playoffs | Women's ICC | ||||||||||||
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Apps | Goals | ![]() |
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Apps | Goals | ![]() |
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Apps | Goals | ![]() |
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Goalkeepers | ||||||||||||||||||
0 | GK | ![]() |
Katelyn Rowland | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | GK | ![]() |
Sabrina D'Angelo | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defenders | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | DF | ![]() |
Abby Erceg | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | DF | ![]() |
Merritt Mathias | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | DF | ![]() |
Abby Dahlkemper | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | DF | ![]() |
Jaelene Hinkle | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | DF | ![]() |
Cari Roccaro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
20 | DF | ![]() |
Yuri Kawamura | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | DF | ![]() |
Julie King | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | DF | ![]() |
Meredith Speck | 2+12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
27 | DF | ![]() |
Morgan Reid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
29 | DF | ![]() |
Ryan Williams | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 | DF | ![]() |
Kaleigh Kurtz | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Midfielders | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | MF | ![]() |
Elizabeth Eddy | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | MF | ![]() |
Sam Mewis | 11+6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | MF | ![]() |
McCall Zerboni | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Denise O'Sullivan | 20+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | MF | ![]() |
Debinha | 20+1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | MF | ![]() |
Heather O'Reilly | 2+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
30 | MF | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Forwards | ||||||||||||||||||
9 | FW | ![]() |
Lynn Williams | 20+1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | FW | ![]() |
Frannie Crouse | 0+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | FW | ![]() |
Jessica McDonald | 20+2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | FW | ![]() |
Darian Jenkins | 0+12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | FW | ![]() |
Crystal Dunn | 21+1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | FW | ![]() |
Kristen Hamilton | 8+15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 52 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: September 22, 2018.
Source: Competitive matches
Goalscorers[]
Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | NWSL Regular Season | NWSL Playoffs | Women's ICC | Total |
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1 | 9 | FW | ![]() |
Lynn Williams | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
2 | 14 | FW | ![]() |
Jessica McDonald | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
3 | 10 | FW | ![]() |
Debinha | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
4 | 19 | FW | ![]() |
Crystal Dunn | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
5 | 5 | MF | ![]() |
Samantha Mewis | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
6 | 7 | MF | ![]() |
McCall Zerboni | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
11 | DF | ![]() |
Merritt Mathias | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
23 | FW | ![]() |
Kristen Hamilton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
9 | 6 | DF | ![]() |
Abby Erceg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
10 | 12 | FW | ![]() |
Frannie Crouse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
17 | MF | ![]() |
Heather O'Reilly | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
21 | FW | ![]() |
Darian Jenkins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals | 52 | 2 | 3 | 58 |
Last updated: September 22, 2018.
Source: Competitive matches
Honors and awards[]
NWSL Season Awards[]
- Most Valuable Player: Lynn Williams (finalist), McCall Zerboni (finalist) [15]
- Defender of the Year: Abby Dahlkemper (finalist), Abby Erceg (finalist)[15]
- Coach of the Year: Paul Riley (finalist)[15]
- Best XI: Abby Dahlkemper, Abby Erceg, McCall Zerboni, Crystal Dunn[16]
- Second XI: Merritt Mathias, Debinha, Lynn Williams[16]
NWSL Championship Game Awards[]
- Most Valuable Player: Jessica McDonald
NWSL Team of the Month[]
Month | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Ref. |
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March | ![]() |
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[17] | |
April | ![]() |
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[18] | |
May | ![]() |
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![]() |
[19] | |
June | ![]() ![]() |
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[20] | |
July | ![]() |
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[21] | ||
August | ![]() |
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[22] |
NWSL Player of the Month[]
Month | Result | Player | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
June | Won | ![]() |
[23] |
NWSL Player of the Week[]
Week | Result | Player | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
3 | Won | ![]() |
[24] |
5 | Won | ![]() |
[25] |
8 | Won | ![]() |
[26] |
13 | Won | ![]() |
[27] |
16 | Won | ![]() |
[28] |
19 | Won | ![]() |
[29] |
NWSL Goal of the Week[]
Week | Result | Player | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Nominated | ![]() |
[30] |
2 | Nominated | ![]() |
[31] |
3 | Nominated | ![]() |
[32] |
4 | Won | ![]() |
[33] |
5 | Nominated | ![]() |
[34] |
8 | Nominated | ![]() |
[35] |
9 | Nominated | ![]() |
[36] |
10 | Nominated | ![]() |
[37] |
13 | Nominated | ![]() |
[38] |
14 | Nominated | ![]() |
[39] |
15 | Nominated | ![]() |
[40] |
19 | Nominated | ![]() |
[41] |
24 | Nominated | ![]() |
[42] |
NWSL Save of the Week[]
Week | Result | Player | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
5 | Nominated | ![]() |
[43] |
6 | Nominated | ![]() |
[44] |
7 | Nominated | ![]() |
[43] |
8 | Nominated | ![]() |
[45] |
14 | Nominated | ![]() |
[46] |
15 | Nominated | ![]() |
[47] |
16 | Nominated | ![]() |
[48] |
See also[]
References[]
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- ^ a b "Boston Breakers players taken in NWSL dispersal draft". 30 January 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
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- ^ a b "NORTH CAROLINA COURAGE SIGN HEATHER O'REILLY AFTER TRADE WITH UTAH ROYALS FC". 28 June 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
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- ^ Balf, Celia (26 June 2018). "Player of the Week: Crystal Dunn". NWSLsoccer.com. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
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- ^ "Player of the Week: Lynn Williams". 7 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
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