National Women's Soccer League

North Carolina Courage

8th · 13-3-11 · 42 pts · +11
Ugh, no.
North Carolina Courage lost to Houston Dash
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

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