2017 North Carolina Courage season

The 2017 North Carolina Courage season is the team's first season as a professional women's soccer team. North Carolina Courage plays in the National Women's Soccer League, the top tier of women's soccer in the United States. The Courage finished the regular season atop the table, winning the NWSL Shield and earning a spot in the NWSL Playoffs. After defeating Chicago 1–0 in the semi-finals of the playoffs, it lost 0–1 to Portland in the final.

North Carolina Courage

2017 season
Owner	Stephen Malik
General manager	Curt Johnson
Head coach	Paul Riley
Stadium	Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, North Carolina (Capacity: 10,000)
NWSL	1st
Playoffs	Runner-up
Top goalscorer	Lynn Williams (9)
Highest home attendance	7,020 (September 30 vs. Orlando)
Lowest home attendance	2,383 (May 24 vs. Sky Blue FC)
Average home league attendance	4,389
Home colors Away colors

Review

The team played its previous season as the Western New York Flash, which won the 2016 NWSL Championship. The owners of North Carolina FC purchased the Flash and moved them to Cary, North Carolina, in January 2017 to create the Courage franchise, and retained most of the Flash's roster and coaching staff.[1]

Team

First-team roster

As of August 13, 2017

Source: North Carolina Courage[2]

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 2 DF  NOR Nora Holstad 3 FW  USA Makenzy Doniak 4 DF  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

No. Pos. Nation Player 11 DF  USA Taylor Smith 12 FW  USA Ashley Hatch 13 DF  USA Abby Dahlkemper 14 FW  USA Jessica McDonald 15 DF  USA Jaelene Hinkle 16 FW  USA Darian Jenkins 20 DF  JPN Yuri Kawamura 22 DF  USA Stephanie Ochs 23 FW  USA Kristen Hamilton 25 DF  USA Meredith Speck 26 MF  USA Samantha Witteman

Transactions

2017 NWSL College Draft

Source: National Women's Soccer League[3]

Round	Pick	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Notes	Previous Team
Round 1	2		Ashley Hatch	FW	[5]	Brigham Young University
Round 1	7		Darian Jenkins	DF		UCLA
Round 2	20		Claire Wagner	DF	[6]	Clemson
Round 3	27		Jaycie Johnson	FW	[8]	University of Nebraska

In

Date	Player	Positions played	Previous club	Fee/notes	Ref.
December 23, 2016	Rosana	MF	Houston Dash	Acquired while the franchise operated as the Western New York Flash.	[9]
January 5, 2017	Debinha	MF	Dalian Quanjian F.C.		[10]
January 19, 2017	Samantha Witteman	MF	Orlando Pride	Acquired in a trade for Alanna Kennedy.	[11]
April 4, 2017	Yuri Kawamura	DF	Albirex Niigata Ladies		[12]
April 10, 2017	Ashley Hatch	FW	Brigham Young University	Signed college draft picks.	[13]
	Darian Jenkins	FW	University of California, Los Angeles
June 16, 2017	Stephanie Ochs	DF	Houston Dash	Acquired off waivers.	[14]
July 26, 2017	Nora Holstad	DF	FC Bayern Munich		[15]
July 28, 2017	Denise O'Sullivan	MF	Houston Dash	Acquired off waivers.	[16]

Out

Date	Player	Positions played	Destination club	Fee/notes	Ref.
January 19, 2017	Alanna Kennedy	DF	Orlando Pride	Traded to acquire Samantha Witteman.	[14]
May 27, 2017	Courtney Niemiec	DF		Retired.	[17]
June 21, 2017	Rosana	MF		Waived.	[18]

Competitions

Preseason

Source: North Carolina FC[19]

25 March 2017	North Carolina Courage	3–0	University of Tennessee	Charlotte, NC
5:30 p.m. ET	McDonald , Williams	[Report Pre 1]		Stadium: Queens Sports Complex

1 April 2017	North Carolina Courage	3–1	Wake Forest University	Cary, NC
1:00 p.m. ET	Debinha  60' McDonald  67' Rosana  85' (Hamilton)	[Report Pre 2]	26'	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Field 3

5 April 2017	North Carolina Courage	1–0	Duke University	Cary, NC
7:30 p.m. ET	Eddy  59'	[Report Pre 3]		Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Field 3
Note: Kickoff postponed from 6:00 p.m. EST due to weather issues.

8 April 2017	North Carolina Courage	1–0	UNC-Chapel Hill	Cary, NC
6:00 p.m. ET	Odermann  84'	[Report Pre 4]		Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Field 14

Regular season

Source: National Women's Soccer League[20]

15 April 2017 1	Washington Spirit	0–1	North Carolina Courage	Boyds, MD
3:00 p.m. ET	Mewis  28' Zadorsky  82'	[Report 1] [Report 2] [Report 3]	Zerboni  18' (Doniak)  70'	Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 2,407 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva[21] Assistant referees: Sean Regan, Maggie Short Fourth official: Karl Kummer

22 April 2017 2	North Carolina Courage	1–0	Portland Thorns FC	Cary, NC
7:30 p.m. ET	Kawamura  27' Mewis  76' Debinha  81' (McDonald)	[Report 4] [Report 5] [Report 6]		Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 6,298 Referee: Victor Rivas Assistant referees: Adrienne McDonald, Amilcar Sicaju Fourth official: Javier Rodriguez

29 April 2017 3	North Carolina Courage	3–1	Orlando Pride	Cary, NC
4:00 p.m. ET	McDonald  6' Mewis  18',  33' (penalty) Williams  70' (Debinha) Zerboni  82' Witteman  84'	[Report 7] [Report 8] [Report 9]	Alleway  33'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 4,586 Referee: Farhad Dadkho Assistant referees: Amanda Ross, Ryan Graves Fourth official: Aaron Gallagher

7 May 2017 4	Boston Breakers	0–1	North Carolina Courage	Boston, MA
6:00 p.m. ET	King  35' White  53' Leon  81'	[Report 10] [Report 11]	McDonald  32' Smith  87'	Stadium: Jordan Field Attendance: 2,276 Referee: Malik Badawi Assistant referees: Trent Vainhaitsma, Matthew Osterhouse Fourth official: Randall Kelley

14 May 2017 5	Orlando Pride	3–1	North Carolina Courage	Orlando, FL
5:00 p.m. ET	Ubogagu  49' (Krieger) Camila  50' (Fields) Spencer  82' (Marta) Krieger  88' Pressley  90'	[Report 12] [Report 13]	Zerboni  10' Erceg  44',  57'  Debinha  51' (Williams)	Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 5,260 Referee: Jon Freemon Assistant referees: TJ Zablocki, Natlie Simon Fourth official: Sammie Gillispie

21 May 2017 6	North Carolina Courage	1–3	Chicago Red Stars	Cary, NC
4:00 p.m. ET	Williams  55' (Hinkle)	[Report 14] [Report 15] [Report 16]	Press  30' (penalty) Huerta  37' (Press) DiBernardo  45' Short  75' Ertz  90+4'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 4,786 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza Assistant referees: Jeremy Weed, Francisco Bermudez Fourth official: John Collins

24 May 2017 7	North Carolina Courage	2–0	Sky Blue FC	Cary, NC
7:30 p.m. ET	Williams  20' (Smith) Erceg  26' Mewis  42'	[Report 17] [Report 18] [Report 19]	Killion  47' Stanton  59'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 2,383 Referee: Kevin Broadley Assistant referees: Benjamin Wooten, Gregory Brigman Fourth official: Javier Rodriguez

27 May 2017 8	Chicago Red Stars	3–2	North Carolina Courage	Bridgeview, IL
3:00 p.m. CST	Colaprico  27' (DiBernardo),  39' Mautz  54' (Press) DiBernardo  59'	[Report 20] [Report 21] [Report 22]	Erceg  45+4' (Mewis) Debinha  82'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 2,618 Referee: Becky Pagan Assistant referees: Deleana Quon, Joshua Haimes Fourth official: Rachel Smith

3 June 2017 9	North Carolina Courage	2–0	FC Kansas City	Cary, NC
3:30 p.m. ET	Hatch  13',  67' (Williams) Zerboni  57',  60' (Erceg)	[Report 23] [Report 24] [Report 25]	Sauerbrunn  43'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 3,717 Referee: Christina Unkel[22] Assistant referees: Alicia Messer, Maggie Short Fourth official: Christopher Spivey

17 June 2017 10	North Carolina Courage	3–1	Boston Breakers	Cary, NC
7:30 p.m. ET	Hamilton  3' (Mewis), 13' (Zerboni) Hatch  38' (Doniak)	[Report 26] [Report 27] [Report 28]	Leon  73' (Dowie) White  80'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 3,780 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic Assistant referees: Jeremy Weed, Justin Howard Fourth official: Aaron Gallagher

24 June 2017 11	Boston Breakers	0–1	North Carolina Courage	Boston, MA
4:00 p.m. ET	Oyster  16' Weimer  84'	[Report 29]	Hatch  44' (Mewis)	Stadium: Jordan Field Attendance: 3,209

1 July 2017 12	North Carolina Courage	0–1	Sky Blue FC	Cary, NC
3:30 p.m. ET	Skroski  67' Kerr  84' (Hayes)	Report	Witteman  80'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 3,056 Referee: Greg Dopka Assistant referees: Cory Richardson, Trent Vanhaitsma Fourth official: Javier Rodriguez
Note: Televised on Lifetime.

8 July 2017 13	North Carolina Courage	2–0	Seattle Reign FC	Cary, NC
9:45 p.m. ET	Hatch  33',  75' Zerboni  80'	Report	McNabb  71'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 3,565
Note: Kickoff was delayed from 7:30 p.m. Eastern due to severe weather.

15 July 2017 14	Portland Thorns FC	1–0	North Carolina Courage	Portland, OR
12:30 p.m. PST	Raso  62',  70' (Klingenberg)	Report	Smith  58'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 16,804
Note: Televised on Lifetime.

22 July 2017 15	FC Kansas City	postponed	North Carolina Courage	Kansas City, MO
7:00 p.m. CST				Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Note: match postponed to 10 August due to weather

5 August 2017 16	North Carolina Courage	1–0	Seattle Reign FC	Cary, NC
7:30 p.m. ET	Williams  32'	Report	Stott  24' Barnes  86'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 5,249

10 August 2017 17	FC Kansas City	0–1	North Carolina Courage	Kansas City, MO
7:00 p.m. CST	LaBonta  45'	Report	Williams  86'	Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 1,398
Note: Match was originally scheduled to be played 22 July 2017 but was postponed due to weather

13 August 2017 18	Seattle Reign FC	1–2	North Carolina Courage	Seattle, WA
6:00 p.m. PST	Utsugi  40'	Report	Mewis  24', 74'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 4,156

19 August 2017 19	North Carolina Courage	2–0	Washington Spirit	Cary, NC
3:30 p.m. ET	Hatch  46' Kallman  84' (o.g.) Dahlkemper  90+2'	Report	Dydasco  55'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 3,530
Note: To be televised on Lifetime.

27 August 2017 20	Houston Dash	postponed	North Carolina Courage	Houston, TX
7:00 p.m. CST		Report		Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Note: match postponed to 27 September due to Hurricane Harvey

30 August 2017 21	Washington Spirit	2–3	North Carolina Courage	Boyds, MD
7:30 p.m. ET	Banini  8' Farquharson  23' Huster  45' Williams  73'	Report	Mewis  45+1' McDonald  61', 66'	Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 2,365

3 September 2017 22	Chicago Red Stars	2–1	North Carolina Courage	Bridgeview, IL
5:00 p.m. CST	Williams  15' Zerboni  77'	Report	Colaprico  40' Nagasato  52' Ertz  73'  84'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 3,745

9 September 2017 23	North Carolina Courage	1–0	Houston Dash	Cary, NC
7:30 p.m. ET	Hamilton  26' Dahlkemper  63'	Report	Roccaro  64' Van Wyk  90+7'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 4,702

24 September 2017 24	Sky Blue FC	1–1	North Carolina Courage	Piscataway, NJ
6:00 p.m. ET	Stanton  65' Rodriquez  75'	Report	Hatch  27'	Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 2,690

27 September 2017 25	Houston Dash	0–4	North Carolina Courage	Edinburg, TX
7:00 p.m. CST		Report	Mewis  13' Williams  38' Debinha  51' Hatch  56'	Stadium: H-E-B Park Referee: Michael Radchuck
Note: Match was originally scheduled to be played 27 August but was postponed due to Hurricane Harvey

30 September 2017 26	North Carolina Courage	2–3	Orlando Pride	Cary, NC
7:30 p.m. ET	Williams  62', 67' (pen.) Dahlkemper  90'	Report	Edmonds  22' Marta  51'  72' Harris  67' Kennedy  90+1'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 7,020

Postseason playoffs

8 October 2017 Semifinal	North Carolina Courage	1–0	Chicago Red Stars	Cary, NC
3:30 p.m. ET	O'Sullivan  89'	Report	Colaprico  36'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 10,017
Note: Televised on Lifetime.

14 October 2017 Final	North Carolina Courage	0–1	Portland Thorns FC	Orlando, FL
4:30 p.m. ET		Report	Heath  41' Raso  45+1' Horan  50' Brynjarsdóttir  72'	Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 8,124
Note: Televised on Lifetime.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	North Carolina Courage	24	16	1	7	38	22	+16	49	NWSL Shield
2	Portland Thorns FC (C)	24	14	5	5	37	20	+17	47	NWSL Playoffs
3	Orlando Pride	24	11	7	6	45	31	+14	40
4	Chicago Red Stars	24	11	6	7	33	30	+3	39
5	Seattle Reign FC	24	9	7	8	43	37	+6	34
6	Sky Blue FC	24	10	3	11	42	51	−9	33
7	FC Kansas City	24	8	7	9	29	31	−2	31
8	Houston Dash	24	7	3	14	23	39	−16	24
9	Boston Breakers	24	4	7	13	24	35	−11	19
10	Washington Spirit	24	5	4	15	30	48	−18	19

Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champion.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
24	16	1	7	38	22	+16	49	9	0	3	20	9	+11	7	1	4	18	13	+5

Last updated: September 30, 2017.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
Ground	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	A	H
Result	W	W	W	W	L	L	W	L	W	W	W	L	W	L	P	W	W	W	W	P	W	L	W	D	W	L
Position	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on September 30, 2017. Source: NWSLsoccer.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Honors and awards

NWSL Team of the Month

Month	Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards	Ref.
April			Debinha Sam Mewis	Lynn Williams	[23]
June		Abby Dahlkemper	Sam Mewis	Ashley Hatch	[24]
July		Abby Dahlkemper Taylor Smith	McCall Zerboni		[25]
August	Katelyn Rowland	Taylor Smith	Sam Mewis		[26]

NWSL Player of the Week

Week	Result	Player	Ref.
16	Won	Sam Mewis	[27]

NWSL Goal of the Week

Week	Result	Player	Ref.
1	Nominated	McCall Zerboni	[28]
2	Nominated	Debinha	[29]
3	Nominated	Lynn Williams	[30]
6	Nominated		[31]
7	Nominated	Debinha	[32]
8	Nominated	Ashley Hatch	[33]
9	Nominated		[34]
16	Nominated	Sam Mewis	[35]

NWSL Save of the Week

Week	Result	Player	Ref.
3	Nominated	Sabrina D'Angelo	[36]

Statistics

As of June 18, 2017

Source: National Women's Soccer League[37]

N	Pos	Player	GP	GS	Min	G	A	PK	Shot	SOG	SOG%	CK	Off	Foul	YC	RC
1	GK	Sabrina D'Angelo	7	7	630	0	0	0	0	0	--	0	0	1	0	0
13	DF	Abby Dahlkemper	10	10	900	0	0	0	2	1	50.00%	65	0	1	0	0
10	MF	Débora Debinha	10	9	819	3	1	0	22	13	59.09%	4	0	9	0	0
3	FW	Makenzy Doniak	10	9	657	0	2	0	2	0	0.00%	0	0	5	0	0
4	DF	Elizabeth Eddy	2	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	--	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF	Abby Erceg	8	8	687	1	1	0	6	3	50.00%	0	0	3	1	1
23	FW	Kristen Hamilton	5	1	154	2	0	0	2	2	100.00%	0	0	6	0	0
12	FW	Ashley Hatch	8	2	266	2	0	0	12	8	66.67%	0	0	5	1	0
15	DF	Jaelene Hinkle	8	8	694	0	1	0	4	1	25.00%	1	2	8	0	0
16	FW	Darian Jenkins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	--	0	0	0	0	0
20	DF	Yuri Kawamura	8	7	588	0	0	0	2	1	50.00%	0	0	10	1	0
14	FW	Jessica McDonald	8	7	620	2	1	0	19	8	42.11%	0	2	1	0	0
5	MF	Samantha Mewis	10	10	900	2	2	2	16	7	43.75%	7	0	11	2	0
17	DF	Courtney Niemiec	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	--	0	0	0	0	0
22	DF	Stephanie Ochs	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	--	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	Rosana Rosana	4	1	68	0	0	0	1	1	100.00%	0	1	5	0	0
0	GK	Katelyn Rowland	3	3	270	0	0	0	0	0	--	0	0	0	0	0
11	DF	Taylor Smith	10	5	553	0	1	0	2	2	100.00%	0	0	13	1	0
26	DF	Meredith Speck	2	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	--	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	Lynn Williams	9	9	810	3	2	0	30	16	53.33%	0	7	3	0	0
26	MF	Sam Witteman	7	4	305	0	0	0	1	1	100.00%	0	0	8	1	0
7	MF	McCall Zerboni	10	10	900	2	1	0	10	5	50.00%	3	0	21	4	0
Team Total			140	110	9867	17	12	2	131	69	52.67%	80	12	110	11	1

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1. "Preseason roundup: O'Hara scores Sky Blue game winner". equalizersoccer.com. The Equalizer. March 26, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
2. "Preseason Roundup: NWSL finish weekend undefeated". equalizersoccer.com. The Equalizer. April 2, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
3. @TheNCCourage (April 5, 2017). "[FINAL] NC Courage defeats @DukeWSOC 1–0 with the lone goal from @elizabetheddy2. Next up: UNC comes to visit this Sat. at 6 pm at WMSP!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
4. "Preseason roundup: Pride close preseason with U-23 shutout". Equalizer Soccer. April 8, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.

Match reports (regular season)

1. Purdy, Jacqueline (April 15, 2017). "Zerboni scores North Carolina's first NWSL goal". National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
2. "Washington Spirit drops 1–0 decision to NC Courage in season opener". Washington Spirit. April 15, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
3. "North Carolina Courage Earns First Ever Win in Club History". North Carolina FC. April 15, 2017. Archived from the original on June 23, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
4. Purdy, Jacqueline (April 22, 2017). "North Carolina beats Portland 1–0". www.nwslsoccer.com. National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
5. "North Carolina Courage Defeat the Portland Thorns 1–0 in Inaugural Home Opener". www.northcarolinafc.com. North Carolina FC. April 22, 2017. Archived from the original on June 11, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
6. "NWSL MATCH RECAP – North Carolina Courage 1, Thorns FC 0". Portland Timbers. April 22, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
7. Purdy, Jacqueline (April 29, 2017). "North Carolina beats Orlando 3–1". www.nwslsoccer.com. National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
8. "NC Courage Remains Perfect in 2017 NWSL Season with 3–1 Home Win over Orlando Pride". www.northcarolinafc.com. North Carolina FC. April 29, 2017. Archived from the original on June 11, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
9. "Pride Fall 3–1 at North Carolina Courage". www.orlandocitysc.com. Orlando City SC. April 29, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
10. Purdy, Jacqueline (May 8, 2017). "North Carolina stays perfect". www.nwslsoccer.com. National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
11. "Breakers fall to the Courage at home, 1–0". www.bostonbreakerssoccer.com. Boston Breakers. May 7, 2017. Archived from the original on July 30, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
12. Purdy, Jacqueline (May 15, 2017). "North Carolina suffers first loss, Orlando gets first win". www.nwslsoccer.com. National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
13. "Orlando Pride Knocks Off Unbeaten North Carolina for First Win of 2017". www.orlandocitysc.com. Orlando City SC. May 14, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
14. Purdy, Jacqueline (May 21, 2017). "Huerta, Press lead Chicago to 3–1 win in North Carolina". www.nwslsoccer.com. National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
15. "NC Courage Falls 3–1 to Chicago, Remains at Top of NWSL Table". www.northcarolinafc.com. North Carolina FC. May 21, 2017. Archived from the original on June 11, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
16. "Chicago Defeats Front Runner North Carolina 3–1". chicagoredstars.com. Chicago Red Stars. May 21, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
17. Purdy, Jacqueline (May 25, 2017). "North Carolina stays in first-place with a 2–0 win over Sky Blue FC". www.nwslsoccer.com. National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
18. "First-place NC Courage Shuts Out Second-place Sky Blue FC in 2–0 Victory". www.northcarolinafc.com. North Carolina FC. May 24, 2017. Archived from the original on June 11, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
19. "North Carolina Courage Halts Sky Blue FC Winning Streak at Two Games, 2–0". www.skybluefc.com. Sky Blue FC. May 24, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
20. Purdy, Jacqueline (May 27, 2017). "Red Stars top Courage again, win 3–2 at home". www.nwslsoccer.com. National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
21. Freud, Justyne (May 27, 2017). "Chicago Defeats North Carolina 3–2 to Continue Home Undefeated Streak". chicagoredstars.com. Chicago Red Stars. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
22. "NC Courage Falls at Chicago, Remains at Top of NWSL Standings". www.northcarolinafc.com. North Carolina FC. May 27, 2017. Archived from the original on June 13, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
23. Purdy, Jacqueline (June 3, 2017). "North Carolina shuts out FC Kansas City 2–0". www.nwslsoccer.com. National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
24. "North Carolina Courage Shuts Out FC Kansas City 2–0 to Retain First Place". www.northcarolinafc.com. North Carolina FC. June 3, 2017. Archived from the original on June 11, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
25. "FC Kansas City Shut Out on the Road". www.fckansascity.com. FC Kansas City. June 3, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
26. Linehan, Meg (June 17, 2017). "Courage ride first half goals to 3–1 win over Breakers". www.nwslsoccer.com. National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
27. "NC Courage Down Boston Breakers to Remain in First". www.northcarolinafc.com. North Carolina FC. June 17, 2017. Archived from the original on October 27, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
28. "Breakers get a late goal in loss to North Carolina". www.bostonbreakerssoccer.com. Boston Breakers. June 17, 2017. Archived from the original on June 23, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
29. Linehan, Meg (June 24, 2017). "North Carolina Courage top Boston Breakers again with 1–0 win". www.nwslsoccer.com. National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved June 24, 2017.

External links

• Official website

See also

• 2016 Western New York Flash season
• 2017 National Women's Soccer League season
• 2017 in American soccer