NWSL

FT Saturday, March 16, 2024
Houston Dash LWWLL 1
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North Carolina Courage LDDWL 5
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HOU011
NC145
WakeMed Soccer Park · 5,878 att.

Match Report

St-Georges scores twice in Courage's 5-1 rout of Dash

The North Carolina Courage started the season with a 5-1 win at home over the Houston Dash.

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Highlights

00:35 Haley Hopkins nutmegs defender and finishes a nice goal Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

NC · 4-3-3

  1. 1Casey MurphyG
  2. 7Malia BerkelyCD-L
  3. 3Kaleigh KurtzCD-R
  4. 11Feli RauchLB
  5. 13Ryan WilliamsRB
  6. 10Denise O'SullivanCM
  7. 6Narumi MiuraLM
  8. 2Ashley SanchezRM
  9. 8Brianna PintoF
  10. 5Haley HopkinsLF
  11. 14Tyler LussiRF

HOU · 3-1-4-2

  1. 1Jane CampbellG
  2. 33Jyllissa HarrisCD
  3. 17Sarah PuntigamCD-L
  4. 8Courtney PetersenCD-R
  5. 13Sophie SchmidtSW
  6. 19Belle BriedeCM-L
  7. 10Andressa CM-R
  8. 7María SánchezLM
  9. 30Avery PattersonRM
  10. 9Diana OrdóñezCF-L
  11. 5Cece DelzerCF-R

Timeline

  1. 19' Goal! North Carolina Courage 1, Houston Dash 0. Malia Berkely (North Carolina Courage) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  2. 37' Sophie Schmidt (Houston Dash) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 54' Goal! North Carolina Courage 2, Houston Dash 0. Haley Hopkins (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  5. 62' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Manaka Matsukubo replaces Brianna Pinto.
  6. 63' Substitution, Houston Dash. Kiki van Zanten replaces Andressa Alves.
  7. 63' Substitution, Houston Dash. Bárbara Olivieri replaces Belle Briede.
  8. 63' Substitution, Houston Dash. Croix Soto replaces Sarah Puntigam.
  9. 65' Own Goal by Kaleigh Kurtz, North Carolina Courage. North Carolina Courage 2, Houston Dash 1.
  10. 73' Substitution, Houston Dash. Michelle Alozie replaces Cece Kizer.
  11. 74' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Dani Weatherholt replaces Narumi Miura.
  12. 74' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Bianca St-Georges replaces Tyler Lussi.
  13. 77' Goal! North Carolina Courage 3, Houston Dash 1. Bianca St-Georges (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Manaka Matsukubo with a cross.
  14. 86' Goal! North Carolina Courage 4, Houston Dash 1. Bianca St-Georges (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  15. 90' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Riley Jackson replaces Ashley Sanchez.
  16. 90' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Victoria Pickett replaces Haley Hopkins.
  17. 90'+9' Goal! North Carolina Courage 5, Houston Dash 1. Dani Weatherholt (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Victoria Pickett.

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