NC
NC Courage
1
HOU
Houston Dash
2
NC Riley Jackson 32'
HOU Kiki Van Zanten 39' assist: Maggie Graham
HOU Sophie Schmidt 90'+5'
Attendance: 5,409
Lineups
NC Courage (3-4-1-2) · Houston Dash (4-2-3-1)
Houston Dash bench
#22 Michelle Alozie on 71' for Kiki Van Zanten
#6 Messiah Bright on 63' for Evelina Duljan
#29 Rebeca
#13 Sophie Schmidt on 82' for Allysha Chapman
#25 Katie Naughton
#35 Abby Smith
#17 Sarah Puntigam on 71' for Delanie Sheehan
#20 Christen Westphal
#19 Belle Briede
NC Courage bench
#44 Marisa Jordan
#22 Cortnee Vine on 90'+6' for Riley Jackson
#77 Aline Gomes on 74' for Malia Berkely
#2 Ashley Sanchez on 65' for Jaedyn Shaw
#25 Meredith Speck
#17 Dani Weatherholt
#11 Feli Rauch on 65' for Tyler Lussi
#20 Shinomi Koyama
#8 Brianna Pinto on 65' for Hannah Betfort
Timeline
Riley Jackson
Penalty
Penalty
32'
39'
Kiki Van Zanten
Right footed shot · assist: Maggie Graham
Right footed shot · assist: Maggie Graham
63'
Messiah Bright
off: Evelina Duljan
off: Evelina Duljan
Ashley Sanchez
off: Jaedyn Shaw
off: Jaedyn Shaw
65'
Brianna Pinto
off: Hannah Betfort
off: Hannah Betfort
65'
Feli Rauch
off: Tyler Lussi
off: Tyler Lussi
65'
71'
Sarah Puntigam
off: Delanie Sheehan
off: Delanie Sheehan
71'
Michelle Alozie
off: Kiki Van Zanten
off: Kiki Van Zanten
Kaleigh Kurtz
72'
Aline Gomes
off: Malia Berkely
off: Malia Berkely
74'
77'
Messiah Bright
82'
Sophie Schmidt
off: Allysha Chapman
off: Allysha Chapman
90'+5'
Sophie Schmidt
Cortnee Vine
off: Riley Jackson
off: Riley Jackson
90'+6'
Match Stats
Shooting
| 13 | Shots | 7 |
| 4 | Shots on Target | 2 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 2 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
Possession & Passing
| 57 | Possession % | 43 |
| 429 | Passes | 323 |
| 337 | Accurate Passes | 242 |
| 13 | Crosses | 9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
Defense
| 27 | Tackles | 15 |
| 22 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 17 | Clearances | 20 |
Discipline & Set Pieces
| 9 | Fouls | 13 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
Goalkeeping
| 0 | Saves | 3 |
Availability
Houston Dash
Out: Malia Berkely (Maternity leave), Evelina Duljan (Excused absence), Avery Patterson (Foot), Makenzy Robbe (Knee - SEI), Amanda West (Knee - SEI)
Out: Malia Berkely (Maternity leave), Evelina Duljan (Excused absence), Avery Patterson (Foot), Makenzy Robbe (Knee - SEI), Amanda West (Knee - SEI)
NC Courage
Out: Maycee Bell (Shoulder - SEI), Payton Crawford (Knee - SEI), Feli Rauch (Foot), Sydney Schmidt (Knee - SEI)
Questionable: Ally Schlegel (Foot)
Out: Maycee Bell (Shoulder - SEI), Payton Crawford (Knee - SEI), Feli Rauch (Foot), Sydney Schmidt (Knee - SEI)
Questionable: Ally Schlegel (Foot)