NWSL

FT Friday, August 8, 2025
North Carolina Courage LWWDL 1
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Houston Dash LLLDW 2
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NC101
HOU112
Shell Energy Stadium · 5,409 att.

Team Stats

9
Fouls
13
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
2
0
Saves
3
57
Possession
43
13
SHOTS
7
4
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.3
2
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
337
Accurate Passes
242
429
Passes
323
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
1
Accurate Crosses
3
13
Crosses
9
0.1
Cross %
0.3
58
Long Balls
47
24
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
6
Blocked Shots
2
22
Effective Tackles
9
27
Tackles
15
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
6
Interceptions
15
17
Effective Clearances
20
17
Clearances
20

Highlights

00:41 Riley Jackson scores from the spot for North Carolina Watch on ESPN 00:46 Kiki Van Zanten launches a goal from outside the box Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

NC leads series 4-1

Lineups

HOU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Jane CampbellG
  2. 14Paige NielsenCD-L
  3. 4Natalie JacobsCD-R
  4. 2Allysha ChapmanLB
  5. 15Avery PattersonRB
  6. 8Delanie SheehanAM
  7. 23Maggie GrahamLM
  8. 24Danielle ColapricoRM
  9. 11Yazmeen RyanF
  10. 12Kiki Van ZantenAM-L
  11. 7Evelina DuljanAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 22Michelle AlozieSUB
  2. 6Messiah BrightSUB
  3. 29RebecaSUB
  4. 13Sophie SchmidtSUB
  5. 25Katie NaughtonSUB
  6. 35Abby SmithSUB
  7. 17Sarah PuntigamSUB
  8. 20Christen WestphalSUB
  9. 19Belle BriedeSUB

NC · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Casey MurphyG
  2. 3Kaleigh KurtzCD
  3. 7Malia BerkelyCD-L
  4. 27Maycee BellCD-R
  5. 16Riley JacksonCM-L
  6. 10Denise O'SullivanCM-R
  7. 19Jaedyn ShawAM
  8. 14Tyler LussiLM
  9. 13Ryan WilliamsRM
  10. 34Manaka MatsukuboCF-L
  11. 30Hannah BetfortCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 44Marisa JordanSUB
  2. 22Cortnee VineSUB
  3. 77Aline GomesSUB
  4. 2Ashley SanchezSUB
  5. 25Meredith SpeckSUB
  6. 17Dani WeatherholtSUB
  7. 11Feli RauchSUB
  8. 20Shinomi KoyamaSUB
  9. 8Brianna PintoSUB

Timeline

  1. 32' Goal! Houston Dash 0, North Carolina Courage 1. Riley Jackson (North Carolina Courage) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  2. 39' Goal! Houston Dash 1, North Carolina Courage 1. Kiki van Zanten (Houston Dash) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Maggie Graham.
  3. 63' Substitution, Houston Dash. Messiah Bright replaces Evelina Duljan.
  4. 65' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Ashley Sanchez replaces Jaedyn Shaw.
  5. 65' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Brianna Pinto replaces Hannah Betfort.
  6. 65' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Feli Rauch replaces Tyler Lussi.
  7. 71' Substitution, Houston Dash. Sarah Puntigam replaces Delanie Sheehan.
  8. 71' Substitution, Houston Dash. Michelle Alozie replaces Kiki van Zanten because of an injury.
  9. 72' Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 74' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Aline Gomes replaces Malia Berkely.
  11. 77' Messiah Bright (Houston Dash) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 82' Substitution, Houston Dash. Sophie Schmidt replaces Allysha Chapman.
  13. 90'+5' Goal! Houston Dash 2, North Carolina Courage 1. Sophie Schmidt (Houston Dash) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  14. 90'+6' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Cortnee Vine replaces Riley Jackson.

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