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2018 North Carolina Courage season

The 2018 North Carolina Courage season was the team's second season as a professional women's soccer team. North Carolina Courage played in the National Women's Soccer League, the top tier of women's soccer in the United States. On August 5, the Courage clinched the 2018 NWSL Shield for the second consecutive season after a 2–1 win over Portland.[1][2] The Courage finished the 2018 regular season with only 1 loss and broke the record for most wins in a season (17), most points (57) and most goals (53).[3]

North Carolina Courage
2018 season
OwnerStephen Malik
General managerCurt Johnson
Head coachPaul Riley
StadiumSahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Cary, North Carolina
(Capacity: 10,000)
NWSL Regular Season1st
NWSL PlayoffsChampions
Women's ICCChampions
Top goalscorerLeague: Lynn Williams (14)
All: Lynn Williams (14)
Highest home attendance9,505
(Sept. 8 vs. Houston)
Lowest home attendance3,011
(Apr. 18 vs. Seattle)
Average home league attendance5,129
Biggest win5–0
(September 8 vs. Houston)
Biggest defeat0–1
(June 16 vs. Utah)
← 2017
2019 →

On September 22, North Carolina defeated the Portland Thorns 3-0 to win the 2018 NWSL Championship and completed one of the most successful seasons for a professional women's soccer team in the United States.[4]

Team edit

Coaching staff edit

As of May 31, 2018
Source: North Carolina Courage[5]
Position Staff
Head coach   Paul Riley
Assistant coach   Scott Vallow
Assistant coach   Bill Paladino
Assistant coach   Sean Nahas
Assistant coach   Nathan Thackeray

First-team roster edit

As of December 17, 2018
Source: North Carolina Courage[6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK   USA Katelyn Rowland
1 GK   CAN Sabrina D'Angelo
4 MF   USA Elizabeth Eddy
5 MF   USA Sam Mewis
6 DF   NZL Abby Erceg
7 MF   USA McCall Zerboni
8 MF   IRL Denise O'Sullivan
9 FW   USA Lynn Williams
10 MF   BRA Debinha
11 DF   USA Merritt Mathias
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 DF   USA Abby Dahlkemper
14 FW   USA Jessica McDonald
15 DF   USA Jaelene Hinkle
16 DF   USA Cari Roccaro
17 MF   USA Heather O'Reilly
19 FW   USA Crystal Dunn
22 DF   USA Julie King
23 FW   USA Kristen Hamilton
25 DF   USA Meredith Speck
31 DF   USA Kaleigh Kurtz

Player transactions edit

2018 NWSL College Draft edit

Source: National Women's Soccer League[7]
Round Pick Nat. Player Pos. Previous Team
Round 1 10   Frannie Crouse FW Penn State
Round 2 20   Rebecca Rasmusen MF University of Colorado
Round 4 38   Morgan Reid DF Duke University
Round 4 39   Carlin Hudson DF Yale University
Round 4 40   Ryan Williams DF TCU

In edit

Date Player Positions played Previous club Fee/notes Ref.
January 16, 2018   Crystal Dunn FW   Chelsea F.C. Rights were acquired in trade with the Washington Spirit. [8]
January 30, 2018   Julie King DF   Boston Breakers Acquired during Boston Breakers Dispersal Draft [9]
January 30, 2018   Allysha Chapman DF   Boston Breakers Acquired during Boston Breakers Dispersal Draft [9]
January 31, 2018   Merritt Mathias DF   Seattle Reign Acquired in a trade with the Seattle Reign in exchange for North Carolina's first round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft. The Courage also received Seattle's second round pick in 2019. [10]
June 28, 2018   Heather O'Reilly MF   Arsenal Signed after rights were acquired in trade with Utah Royals FC [11]

Out edit

Date Player Positions played Destination club Fee/notes Ref.
October 23, 2017   Stephanie Ochs FW Placed on the Re-Entry Wire after the 2017 Season, wasn't claimed by another team. [12]
January 16, 2018   Taylor Smith DF   Washington Spirit Traded to the Washington Spirit in exchange for the rights to Crystal Dunn. [8]
January 16, 2018   Ashley Hatch FW   Washington Spirit Traded to the Washington Spirit in exchange for the rights to Crystal Dunn. [8]
May 9, 2018   Allysha Chapman DF   Houston Dash Traded to the Houston Dash in exchange for the Houston's first round draft pink in the 2019 NWSL College Draft [13]
June 28, 2018   Makenzy Doniak FW   Utah Royals FC Traded to Utah Royals FC in exchange for the rights to Heather O'Reilly. [11]

Competitions edit

National Women's Soccer League edit

See also: 2018 National Women's Soccer League season

Preseason edit

Source: North Carolina Courage[14]
February 25 (25-02) North Carolina Courage 2–0 UNC–Chapel Hill Cary, North Carolina
11:00 a.m. ET Jenkins     Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Field 6
March 01 (01-03) NC State University 0–4 North Carolina Courage Raleigh, North Carolina
11:00 a.m. ET McDonald  
Jenkins  
Hamilton  
R. Williams  		 Stadium: Dail Soccer Stadium
March 04 (04-03) North Carolina Courage 2–0 University of Tennessee Cary, North Carolina
2:00 p.m. ET Jenkins  
Hamilton  		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
March 10 (10-03) North Carolina Courage 3–0 Clemson University Cary, North Carolina
3:30 p.m. ET Williams  
McDonald    		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Field 4
March 17 (17-03) Washington Spirit 0–3 North Carolina Courage Richmond, Virginia
7:00 p.m. ET Report Erceg   12'
McDonald   23' (Dunn)
Hamilton   84'
Zerboni  		 Stadium: City Stadium (Richmond)

Regular season edit

Source: North Carolina Courage[15]
March 24 (24-03) 1 North Carolina Courage 1–0 Portland Thorns FC Cary, North Carolina
3:30 p.m. EST Hinkle   51'
Debinha   70'		 Report Sonnett   33'
Horan   35'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,210
Note: Televised on Lifetime.
March 31 (31-03) 2 North Carolina Courage 1–0 Sky Blue FC Cary, North Carolina
3:00 p.m. EST McDonald   90+2' (Hinkle) Report Gibbons   66'
Stott   86'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,078
April 14 (14-04) 3 Washington Spirit 2–4 North Carolina Courage Boyds, Maryland
7:00 p.m. EST Pugh   3'
Ordega   58' (Solaun)
Johnson   84'		 Report Dunn   20' (McDonald)
Zerboni   24' (Williams), 48' (Hamilton)
Williams   66' (Dunn)		 Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 3,458
Referee: Jasmine Peralta
April 18 (18-04) 4 North Carolina Courage 1–0 Seattle Reign FC Cary, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EST Hamilton   14'
McDonald   70' (Hamilton)		 Report Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,011
Referee: Kevin Broadley
April 21 (21-04) 5 North Carolina Courage 2–2 Utah Royals FC Cary, North Carolina
3:30 p.m. EST Mathias   6'
Hamilton   17'
Dunn   80'
Dahlkemper   87'		 Report Ratcliffe   28'   66'
Stengel   52'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,958
Referee: Jon Fremon
Note: Televised on Lifetime.
April 28 (28-04) 6 Houston Dash 0–2 North Carolina Courage Houston, Texas
2:30 p.m. CST Report Dunn   3' (McDonald)
Hamilton   48' (O'Sullivan)
Mathias   44'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
Note: Televised on Lifetime.
May 06 (06-05) 7 North Carolina Courage 1–1 Chicago Red Stars Cary, North Carolina
3:00 p.m. EST Mewis   45'
Zerboni   71'   82'		 Report Kerr   37'
Nagasato   45+3'
Vasconcelos   73'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,068
Referee: Marco Vega
May 12 (12-05) 8 North Carolina Courage 1–0 Washington Spirit Cary, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EST Erceg   63' (Hinkle) Report Ordega   38' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,866
Referee: Jonathan Bilinksi
May 19 (19-05) 9 Sky Blue FC 1–2 North Carolina Courage Piscataway, New Jersey
7:00 p.m. EST Lloyd   15'   90+4' (Killion)
Tiernan   85'		 Report Dunn   19' (McDonald)
Mewis   27'
Rowland   70'		 Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 1,923
Referee: Danielle Chesky
May 23 (23-05) 10 Orlando Pride 3–4 North Carolina Courage Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m. EST Ubogagu   52' (Marta)
Kennedy   65' (Nairn)
van Egmond   72'
Hill   83' (Marta)		 Report McDonald   32' (O'Sullivan),   90' (Hinkle)
Debinha   57'
Mewis   62' (Dunn)
Erceg   90+3'		 Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 3,104
Referee: Christina Unkel
May 30 (30-05) 11 Portland Thorns FC 1–4 North Carolina Courage Portland, Oregon
7:30 p.m. PST Sinclair   38'
Klingenberg   70'
Reynolds   89'		 Report Williams   31' (pen.)   62' (Mewis)
Debinha   58' (Dunn)
Mewis   64' (Zerboni)
Mathias   79'
Hamilton   88'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 15,018
Referee: Joe Dickerson
June 03 (03-06) 12 Houston Dash 1–1 North Carolina Courage Houston, Texas
6:00 p.m. CST Ohai   49' (Campbell)
Daly   68'
Kgatlana   90+3'		 Report Williams   45+1'
Crouse   80'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 2,941
Referee: Natalie Simon
June 16 (16-06) 13 North Carolina Courage 0–1 Utah Royals FC Cary, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EST Report Scott   26'
Ratcliffe   90+4'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,164
Referee: Jasmine Peralta
June 23 (23-06) 14 Seattle Reign FC 1–4 North Carolina Courage Seattle, Washington
1:00 p.m. PST Oyster   18' Report Williams   27' (Hinkle)
Dunn   33' (Williams)   70' (Williams)
Mathias   48'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,032
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
June 30 (30-06) 15 Orlando Pride 0–3 North Carolina Courage Orlando, Florida
3:30 p.m. EST Report Debinha   37'
Mathias   39' (Debinha)
McDonald   40' (Dunn)		 Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 4,017
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
Note: Televised on Lifetime.
July 04 (04-07) 16 North Carolina Courage 4–1 Chicago Red Stars Cary, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EST Dunn   20' (McDonald)
Williams   37' (Mathias)
Debinha   69' (Mewis)
Hamilton   87' (Williams)		 Report Ertz   32'
Nagasato   90+3' (pen.)		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,295
Referee: Matthew Franz
Note: Match start delayed 1 hour, 50 minutes due to inclement weather
July 11 (11-07) 17 North Carolina Courage 2–0 Washington Spirit Cary, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EST Debinha   12'
O'Sullivan   53'
McDonald   60' (Dunn)		 Report Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,409
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
July 14 (14-07) 18 Sky Blue FC 0–4 North Carolina Courage Piscataway, New Jersey
7:00 p.m. EST Lloyd   85' Report Erceg   15' (Hamilton)
Williams   56' (Hamilton), 72' (Debinha), 89'		 Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 2,376
Referee: Danielle Chesky
July 20 (20-07) 19 Utah Royals FC 0–0 North Carolina Courage Sandy, Utah
8:00 p.m. MST Report Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 8,529
Referee: Christina Unkel
August 05 (05-08) 20 North Carolina Courage 2–1 Portland Thorns FC Cary, North Carolina
6:00 p.m. EST Williams   37' (McDonald), 45' Report Sonett   45+3'
Horan   49' (Heath)
Foord   85'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,379
Referee: Michael Radchuck
August 10 (10-08) 21 Chicago Red Stars 1–1 North Carolina Courage Bridgeview, Illinois
7:00 p.m. CST Kerr   64' (DiBernardo)
Nagasato   72'		 Report Debinha   21' (McDonald)
Hamilton   87'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 3,567
Referee: Matthew Franz
August 18 (18-08) 22 North Carolina Courage 3–0 Orlando Pride Cary, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. ET Mathias   37'
Zadorsky   75' (o.g.)
Debinha   81' (Williams)
Williams   88' (Mathias)		 Report Van Egmond   28' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 7,606
Referee: Kevin Broadley
Note: Game resumed in the 22nd minute on Sunday, August 19 due to weather
August 25 (25-08) 23 Seattle Reign FC 1–1 North Carolina Courage Seattle, Washington
1:00 p.m. PST Nielsen   67' (Fishlock)
Taylor   79'		 Report McDonald   23'
O'Sullivan   45+3'
Mathias   85'
Williams   90+6'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,455
September 08 (08-09) 24 North Carolina Courage 5–0 Houston Dash Cary, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EST McDonald   13' (Erceg)
Dunn   26'
Williams   44' (McDonald), 57' (McDonald)
Hamilton   70'		 Report Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 9,505

Postseason playoffs edit

September 18 (18-09) Semifinal North Carolina Courage 2–0 Chicago Red Stars Portland, Oregon
6:00 p.m. PST McDonald   5' (Dunn)
Mathias   72'
Mewis   86' (Dunn)		 Report Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 4,646
Referee: Timothy Ford
Note: Televised on ESPNews. Due to the impending arrival of Hurricane Florence, the league rescheduled the Courage-Red Stars semifinal for September 18 in Portland.[16]
September 22 (22-09) Final North Carolina Courage 3–0 Portland Thorns FC Portland, Oregon
1:30 p.m. PST Debinha   13'
McDonald   40' (Hinkle), 64' (Mathias)   65'
O'Sullivan   42'		 Report Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Guido Gonzalez
Assistant referees: Brooke Mayo, Adrienne McDonald
Fourth official: Karen Abt
Note: Televised on Lifetime.

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 North Carolina Courage (C) 24 17 6 1 53 17 +36 57 NWSL Shield
2 Portland Thorns FC 24 12 6 6 40 28 +12 42 NWSL Playoffs
3 Seattle Reign FC 24 11 8 5 27 19 +8 41
4 Chicago Red Stars 24 9 10 5 38 28 +10 37
5 Utah Royals FC 24 9 8 7 22 23 −1 35
6 Houston Dash 24 9 5 10 35 39 −4 32
7 Orlando Pride 24 8 6 10 30 37 −7 30
8 Washington Spirit 24 2 5 17 12 35 −23 11
9 Sky Blue FC 24 1 6 17 21 52 −31 9
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions

Results by round edit

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
StadiumHHAHHAHHAAAAHAAHHAAHAHAH
ResultWWWWDWDWWWWDLWWWWWDWDWDW
Position211111111111111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on September 8, 2018. Source: NWSLsoccer.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

International friendlies edit

Main article: 2018 Women's International Champions Cup

As defending 2017 Shield winners and playoff finalists, the Courage were selected to participate in the inaugural Women's International Champions Cup. They defeated French side Paris Saint-Germain Women in the semi-final round and French side and defending UEFA Women's Champions League titleholders Lyon Women in the final at Miami Garden's Hard Rock Stadium to become the first ever champions of the event.

July 26 (26-07) Semi-final North Carolina Courage   2–1   Paris-Saint Germain Women Miami Gardens, Florida
6:15 p.m. ET McDonald   19' (Kurtz)
Speck   56'
Jenkins   84' (Williams)		 Report Kurtz   40' (o.g.) Stadium: Hard Rock Stadium
Referee: Natalie Simon
July 29 (29-07) Final North Carolina Courage   1–0   Lyon Women Miami Gardens, Florida
9:00 p.m. ET O'Reilly   10' (Williams)
Roccaro   69'		 Report Buchanan   81' Stadium: Hard Rock Stadium
Referee: Jasmine Peralta
Note: Televised on ESPN2

Statistics edit

Appearances edit

No. Pos Nat Player NWSL Regular Season NWSL Playoffs Women's ICC
Apps Goals         Apps Goals         Apps Goals        
Goalkeepers
0 GK   Katelyn Rowland 18 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
1 GK   Sabrina D'Angelo 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Defenders
6 DF   Abby Erceg 24 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
11 DF   Merritt Mathias 22 3 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 DF   Abby Dahlkemper 19 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF   Jaelene Hinkle 20 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
16 DF   Cari Roccaro 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0
20 DF   Yuri Kawamura 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0
22 DF   Julie King 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF   Meredith Speck 2+12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0
27 DF   Morgan Reid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0
29 DF   Ryan Williams 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0
31 DF   Kaleigh Kurtz 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
4 MF   Elizabeth Eddy 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 MF   Sam Mewis 11+6 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF   McCall Zerboni 20 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF   Denise O'Sullivan 20+2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
10 MF   Debinha 20+1 8 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF   Heather O'Reilly 2+6 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0
30 MF   Sarah Teegarden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW   Lynn Williams 20+1 14 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
12 FW   Frannie Crouse 0+1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW   Jessica McDonald 20+2 7 1 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 1+1 1 0 0 0
16 FW   Darian Jenkins 0+12 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0+2 1 0 0 0
19 FW   Crystal Dunn 21+1 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW   Kristen Hamilton 8+15 3 3 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals 52 16 0 0 5 3 0 0 3 2 0 0

Last updated: September 22, 2018.
Source: Competitive matches

Goalscorers edit

Rank No. Pos Nat Name NWSL Regular Season NWSL Playoffs Women's ICC Total
1 9 FW   Lynn Williams 14 0 0 14
2 14 FW   Jessica McDonald 7 3 1 11
3 10 FW   Debinha 9 0 0 9
4 19 FW   Crystal Dunn 8 0 0 8
5 5 MF   Samantha Mewis 3 1 0 4
6 7 MF   McCall Zerboni 3 0 0 3
11 DF   Merritt Mathias 3 0 0 3
23 FW   Kristen Hamilton 3 0 0 3
9 6 DF   Abby Erceg 2 0 0 2
10 12 FW   Frannie Crouse 1 0 0 1
17 MF   Heather O'Reilly 0 0 1 1
21 FW   Darian Jenkins 0 0 1 1
Totals 52 2 3 58

Last updated: September 22, 2018.
Source: Competitive matches

Honors and awards edit

NWSL Season Awards edit

See also: NWSL awards

NWSL Championship Game Awards edit

NWSL Team of the Month edit

Month Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Ref.
March   Jaelene Hinkle   Debinha   Crystal Dunn [19]
April   Jaelene Hinkle   Crystal Dunn
  McCall Zerboni 		  Jessica McDonald [20]
May   Abby Erceg   McCall Zerboni   Crystal Dunn [21]
June   Abby Erceg
  Merritt Mathias 		  McCall Zerboni   Crystal Dunn [22]
July   Abby Erceg   McCall Zerboni [23]
August   Abby Erceg   Lynn Williams [24]

NWSL Player of the Month edit

Month Result Player Ref.
June Won   Crystal Dunn [25]

NWSL Player of the Week edit

Week Result Player Ref
3 Won   McCall Zerboni [26]
5 Won   McCall Zerboni [27]
8 Won   Crystal Dunn [28]
13 Won   Crystal Dunn [29]
16 Won   Lynn Williams [30]
19 Won   Lynn Williams [31]

NWSL Goal of the Week edit

Week Result Player Ref.
1 Nominated   Debinha [32]
2 Nominated   Jessica McDonald [33]
3 Nominated   McCall Zerboni [34]
4 Won   Merritt Mathias [35]
5 Nominated   Kristen Hamilton [36]
8 Nominated   Crystal Dunn [37]
9 Nominated   Jessica McDonald [38]
10 Nominated   Frannie Crouse [39]
13 Nominated   Merritt Mathias [40]
14 Nominated   Jessica McDonald [41]
15 Nominated   Lynn Williams [42]
19 Nominated   Lynn Williams [43]
24 Nominated   Jessica McDonald [44]

NWSL Save of the Week edit

Week Result Player Ref.
5 Nominated   Sabrina D'Angelo [45]
6 Nominated   Sabrina D'Angelo [46]
7 Nominated   Katelyn Rowland [45]
8 Nominated   Katelyn Rowland [47]
14 Nominated   Katelyn Rowland [48]
15 Nominated   Denise O'Sullivan [49]
16 Nominated   Katelyn Rowland [50]

See also edit

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