NWSL

FT Saturday, August 2, 2025
San Diego Wave FC WWLWD 0
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North Carolina Courage WLLWW 0
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WakeMed Soccer Park · 7,109 att.

Match Report

Aggressive Wave settle for scoreless draw with Courage

San Diego's aggression didn't fully pay off as the Wave settled for a 0-0 draw with the North Carolina Courage on Saturday night in Cary, N.C.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
0
9
Corner Kicks
2
2
Saves
4
57.9
Possession
42.1
18
SHOTS
6
3
ON GOAL
2
0.2
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
455
Accurate Passes
319
512
Passes
374
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
2
15
Crosses
5
0.3
Cross %
0.4
37
Long Balls
29
22
Accurate Long Balls
14
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
10
Blocked Shots
1
12
Effective Tackles
21
15
Tackles
33
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
9
Interceptions
8
13
Effective Clearances
26
13
Clearances
26

Highlights

01:10 Wave and Courage battle to scoreless draw Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

NC · 3-1-4-2

  1. 1Casey MurphyG
  2. 3Kaleigh KurtzCD
  3. 27Maycee BellCD-L
  4. 7Malia BerkelyCD-R
  5. 16Riley JacksonSW
  6. 20Shinomi KoyamaCM-L
  7. 10Denise O'SullivanCM-R
  8. 14Tyler LussiLM
  9. 13Ryan WilliamsRM
  10. 34Manaka MatsukuboCF-L
  11. 2Ashley SanchezCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 12Natalia Staude
  2. 19Jaedyn Shaw
  3. 17Dani Weatherholt
  4. 25Meredith Speck
  5. 99Katie Cappelletti
  6. 8Brianna Pinto
  7. 77Aline Gomes
  8. 22Cortnee Vine
  9. 30Hannah Betfort

SD · 4-3-3

  1. 1Kailen SheridanG
  2. 14Kristen McNabbCD-L
  3. 3Trinity ArmstrongCD-R
  4. 75Perle MorroniLB
  5. 6Hanna LundkvistRB
  6. 10Kenza DaliCM
  7. 17Kimmi AscanioLM
  8. 21Savannah McCaskillRM
  9. 19Kyra CarusaF
  10. 9Adriana LeonLF
  11. 20Delphine CascarinoRF

Substitutes

  1. 28Jordan FuscoSUB
  2. 15Makenzy RobbeSUB
  3. 31DiDi HaracicSUB
  4. 22Hillary BeallSUB
  5. 11Gia CorleySUB
  6. 25Melanie BarcenasSUB
  7. 23Nya HarrisonSUB
  8. 34Quincy McMahonSUB
  9. 12Kennedy WesleySUB

Timeline

  1. 16' Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 56' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Cortnee Vine replaces Shinomi Koyama.
  3. 57' Substitution, San Diego Wave FC. Makenzy Robbe replaces Kyra Carusa.
  4. 57' Substitution, San Diego Wave FC. Gia Corley replaces Adriana Leon.
  5. 58' Kimmi Ascanio (San Diego Wave FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 70' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Jaedyn Shaw replaces Ashley Sanchez.
  7. 70' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Dani Weatherholt replaces Riley Jackson.
  8. 77' Substitution, San Diego Wave FC. Melanie Barcenas replaces Kimmi Ascanio.
  9. 82' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Meredith Speck replaces Tyler Lussi.
  10. 83' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Brianna Pinto replaces Manaka Matsukubo.

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