National Women's Soccer League

Houston Dash

12th · 8-6-13 · 30 pts · -5
YES!
Houston Dash beat North Carolina Courage
Houston Dash6-5-8 3 – 2 North Carolina Courage9-3-7
FT · Sun, Aug 16

Match Details

WakeMed Soccer Park (Cary, North Carolina) · 7,031 fans · NWSL+

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, North Carolina Courage 2, Houston Dash 3.
  • 90'+6'Second Half ends, North Carolina Courage 2, Houston Dash 3.
  • 90'+5'Attempt blocked. Lauryn Thompson (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+5'Attempt blocked. Lauryn Thompson (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ashley Sanchez.
  • 90'+3'Goal! North Carolina Courage 2, Houston Dash 3. Clarissa Laris­ey (Houston Dash) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lisa Boattin.
  • 90'+2'Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Chioma Okafor replaces Evelyn Ijeh.
  • 90'+1'Substitution, Houston Dash. Cate Hardin replaces Maggie Graham.
  • 90'+1'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'Attempt saved. Miljana Ivanovic (Houston Dash) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Kailen Sheridan (North Carolina Courage). Assisted by Kat Rader.
  • 89'Attempt missed. Lauryn Thompson (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 87'Attempt missed. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 86'Danielle Colaprico (Houston Dash) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Line Score

12T
HOU 12 3
NC 11 2

Match Leaders

Houston Dash
North Carolina Courage

League Table · 2026 NWSL
TeamGPWDLGDPtsForm
1 Gotham 27 16 7 4 +14 55
2 San Diego 27 16 3 8 +12 51
3 Washington 27 15 4 8 +13 49
4 Utah 27 14 4 9 +9 46
5 Kansas City 27 13 5 9 +10 44
6 Angel City 27 12 7 8 +16 43
7 Portland 27 12 7 8 +6 43
8 North Carolina 27 13 3 11 +11 42
9 Seattle 27 12 4 11 +1 40
10 Denver 27 10 8 9 +8 38
11 Orlando 27 10 3 14 -7 33
12 Houston 27 8 6 13 -5 30
13 Boston 27 8 5 14 -10 29
14 Bay 27 7 5 15 -14 26
15 Louisville 27 7 3 17 -16 24
16 Chicago 27 5 2 20 -48 17
NWSL Shield; Qualifies for playoffs + Concacaf W Champions CupQualifies for playoffs + Concacaf W Champions CupQualifies for playoffs

Key Events

90'+3'Goal! North Carolina Courage 2, Houston Dash 3. Clarissa Laris­ey (Houston Dash) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lisa Boattin.
90'+2'Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Chioma Okafor replaces Evelyn Ijeh.
90'+1'Substitution, Houston Dash. Cate Hardin replaces Maggie Graham.
86'Danielle Colaprico (Houston Dash) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85'Substitution, Houston Dash. Lisa Boattin replaces Paige Nielsen.
80'Goal! North Carolina Courage 2, Houston Dash 2. Clarissa Laris­ey (Houston Dash) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Avery Patterson with a cross.
76'Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Vilde Bøe Risa replaces Erica Parkinson.
76'Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Carly Wickenheiser replaces Riley Jackson.
73'Substitution, Houston Dash. Khyah Harper replaces Linda Ullmark.
73'Substitution, Houston Dash. Miljana Ivanovic replaces Kiki Van Zanten because of an injury.
63'Substitution, Houston Dash. Natalie Bain replaces Allysha Chapman.
63'Substitution, Houston Dash. Clarissa Laris­ey replaces Kate Faasse.
63'Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Lauryn Thompson replaces Ally Schlegel.
51'Goal! North Carolina Courage 2, Houston Dash 1. Evelyn Ijeh (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ally Schlegel.
42'Goal! North Carolina Courage 1, Houston Dash 1. Kate Faasse (Houston Dash) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
37'Goal! North Carolina Courage 1, Houston Dash 0. Ally Schlegel (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
14'Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Natalia Staude replaces Natalie Jacobs because of an injury.

Team Stats

Houston DashNorth Carolina Courage
General
46.8 Possession % 53.2
15 Shots 16
7 On Target 4
3 Offsides 3
4 Corners 1
8 Fouls 7
Passing & Defense
310 Passes Completed 352
8 Crosses Won 6
12 Tackles Won 9
14 Interceptions 2
14 Clearances 11
Discipline
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Saves 4

Recent Form

North Carolina Courage L L W W W
Houston Dash D D W L D

Starting Lineups

North Carolina Courage4-3-3
1 Sheridan
13 Williams 4 Jacobs 25 Bell 11 Rauch
16 Jackson 20 Koyama 19 Parkinson
35 Schlegel 37'A 10 Ijeh 51' 2 Sanchez
23 Faasse 42' 22 Rader
12 Van Zanten 24 Colaprico 19 Graham 30 Ullmark
2 Chapman 4 Klenke 14 Nielsen 15 Patterson A
1 Campbell
Houston Dash4-4-2
Full lineups and substitutes

North Carolina Courage

  1. #1 Kailen SheridanG
  2. #25 Maycee BellCD-L
  3. #4 Natalie JacobsCD-R
  4. #11 Feli RauchLB
  5. #13 Ryan WilliamsRB
  6. #20 Shinomi KoyamaCM
  7. EP #19 Erica ParkinsonLM
  8. #16 Riley JacksonRM
  9. #10 Evelyn IjehF51'
  10. #2 Ashley SanchezLF
  11. #35 Ally SchlegelRF37'
Substitutes · 5 used

Houston Dash

  1. #1 Jane CampbellG
  2. #4 Leah KlenkeCD-L
  3. #14 Paige NielsenCD-R
  4. #2 Allysha ChapmanLB
  5. #15 Avery PattersonRB
  6. #24 Danielle ColapricoCM-L
  7. #19 Maggie GrahamCM-R
  8. #12 Kiki Van ZantenLM
  9. #30 Linda UllmarkRM
  10. #23 Kate FaasseCF-L42'
  11. #22 Kat RaderCF-R
Substitutes · 6 used

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