2017 North Carolina Courage season

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

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 finals.

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.	Position	Player
0	GK	Katelyn Rowland
1	GK	Sabrina D'Angelo
2	DF	Nora Holstad
3	FW	Makenzy Doniak
4	DF	Elizabeth Eddy
5	MF	Sam Mewis
6	DF	Abby Erceg
7	MF	McCall Zerboni
8	MF	Denise O'Sullivan
9	FW	Lynn Williams
10	MF	Debinha

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

Transactions

2017 NWSL College Draft

Source: National Women's Soccer League^[3]

Round	Pick	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]
April 10, 2017	Darian Jenkins	FW	University of California, Los Angeles	Signed college draft picks.	^[13]
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

National Women's Soccer League

Preseason

Source: North Carolina FC^[19]

25 March 2017 (2017-03-25)	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 (2017-04-01)	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 (2017-04-05)	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 (2017-04-08)	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]}

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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]}

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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'

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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'

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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 (2017-05-14) 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)

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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]}

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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]}

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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]}

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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 (2017-06-24) 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 (2017-07-01) 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 (2017-07-08) 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 (2017-07-15) 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 (2017-07-22) 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 (2017-08-05) 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 (2017-08-10) 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 (2017-08-13) 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 (2017-08-19) 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 (2017-08-27) 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 (2017-08-30) 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 (2017-09-03) 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 (2017-09-09) 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 (2017-09-24) 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 (2017-09-27) 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 (2017-09-30) 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 (2017-10-08) 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 (2017-10-14) 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	Lynn Williams	^[31]
7	Nominated	Debinha	^[32]
8	Nominated	Ashley Hatch	^[33]
9	Nominated	Ashley Hatch	^[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

External links

Official website

References

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↑ Orlando Pride → North Carolina Courage. December 17, 2015: North Carolina Courage acquired Orlando's 2nd round pick (11th overall) in the 2016 NWSL College Draft and Orlando's 1st round pick in the 2017 NWSL College Draft in exchange for Becky Edwards and the rights to Kristen Edmonds.^[4]
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Match reports (pre-season)

↑ "Preseason roundup: O'Hara scores Sky Blue game winner". equalizersoccer.com. The Equalizer. March 26, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
↑ "Preseason Roundup: NWSL finish weekend undefeated". equalizersoccer.com. The Equalizer. April 2, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
↑ @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.
↑ "Preseason roundup: Pride close preseason with U-23 shutout". Equalizer Soccer. April 8, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.

Match reports (regular season)

↑ Purdy, Jacqueline (April 15, 2017). "Zerboni scores North Carolina's first NWSL goal". National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
↑ "Washington Spirit drops 1–0 decision to NC Courage in season opener". Washington Spirit. April 15, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
↑ "North Carolina Courage Earns First Ever Win in Club History". North Carolina FC. April 15, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
↑ Purdy, Jacqueline (April 22, 2017). "North Carolina beats Portland 1–0". www.nwslsoccer.com. National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
↑ "North Carolina Courage Defeat the Portland Thorns 1–0 in Inaugural Home Opener". www.northcarolinafc.com. North Carolina FC. April 22, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
↑ "NWSL MATCH RECAP – North Carolina Courage 1, Thorns FC 0". Portland Timbers. April 22, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
↑ Purdy, Jacqueline (April 29, 2017). "North Carolina beats Orlando 3–1". www.nwslsoccer.com. National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
↑ "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. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
↑ "Pride Fall 3–1 at North Carolina Courage". www.orlandocitysc.com. Orlando City SC. April 29, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
1 2 Purdy, Jacqueline (May 8, 2017). "North Carolina stays perfect". www.nwslsoccer.com. National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
↑ "Breakers fall to the Courage at home, 1–0". www.bostonbreakerssoccer.com. Boston Breakers. May 7, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
↑ 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.
↑ "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.
↑ 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.
↑ "NC Courage Falls 3–1 to Chicago, Remains at Top of NWSL Table". www.northcarolinafc.com. North Carolina FC. May 21, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
↑ "Chicago Defeats Front Runner North Carolina 3–1". chicagoredstars.com. Chicago Red Stars. May 21, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
↑ 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.
↑ "First-place NC Courage Shuts Out Second-place Sky Blue FC in 2–0 Victory". www.northcarolinafc.com. North Carolina FC. May 24, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
↑ "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.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ "NC Courage Falls at Chicago, Remains at Top of NWSL Standings". www.northcarolinafc.com. North Carolina FC. May 27, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
↑ 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.
↑ "North Carolina Courage Shuts Out FC Kansas City 2–0 to Retain First Place". www.northcarolinafc.com. North Carolina FC. June 3, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
↑ "FC Kansas City Shut Out on the Road". www.fckansascity.com. FC Kansas City. June 3, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
↑ 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.
↑ "NC Courage Down Boston Breakers to Remain in First". www.northcarolinafc.com. North Carolina FC. June 17, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
↑ "Breakers get a late goal in loss to North Carolina". www.bostonbreakerssoccer.com. Boston Breakers. June 17, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
↑ 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.

National Women's Soccer League
Current teams	Chicago Red Stars Houston Dash North Carolina Courage Orlando Pride Portland Thorns FC Utah Royals FC Seattle Reign FC Sky Blue FC Washington Spirit
Former teams	Western New York Flash (2013–2016) FC Kansas City (2013–2017) Boston Breakers (2013–2017)
Seasons	2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Miscellaneous	Expansion Records and statistics Attendance Stadiums Players Association
Player lists	Player allocation Drafts Foreign players
Awards	NWSL Shield Playoffs Annual awards Player of the Month Team of the Month Player of the Week

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

2017 NWSL season by team
Playoffs Records and statistics Annual awards Player of the Week Player of the Month
Boston Breakers Chicago Red Stars FC Kansas City Houston Dash North Carolina Courage Orlando Pride Portland Thorns FC Seattle Reign FC Sky Blue FC Washington Spirit

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

2017 North Carolina Courage season

Review

Team

First-team roster

Transactions

2017 NWSL College Draft

In

Out

Competitions

National Women's Soccer League

Preseason

Regular season

Postseason playoffs

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Honors and awards

NWSL Team of the Month

NWSL Player of the Week

NWSL Goal of the Week

NWSL Save of the Week

Statistics

External links

References

See also

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