2018 North Carolina Courage season

North Carolina Courage
2018 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 Regular Season 1st
NWSL Playoffs Champions
Women's ICC Champions
Top goalscorer League: Lynn Williams (14)
All: Lynn Williams (14)
Highest home attendance 9,505
(Sept. 8 vs. Houston)
Lowest home attendance 3,011
(Apr. 18 vs. Seattle)
Average home league attendance 5,129
Biggest win 5–0
(September 8 vs. Houston)
Biggest defeat 0–1
(June 16 vs. Utah)
Home colors
Away colors

The 2018 North Carolina Courage season is the team's second 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. On August 5th, the Courage clinched the 2018 NWSL Shield for the second consecutive season after a 2–1 win over Portland.[1] 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). [2]

On September 22nd 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.

Team

Coaching Staff

As of May 31, 2018
Source: North Carolina Courage[3]
Position Staff
Head CoachEngland Paul Riley
Assistant CoachUnited States Scott Vallow
Assistant CoachUnited States Bill Paladino
Assistant CoachUnited States Sean Nahas
Assistant CoachEngland Nathan Thackeray

First-team roster

As of June 28, 2018
Source: North Carolina Courage[4]

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

No. Position Player
0 United States GK Katelyn Rowland
1 Canada GK Sabrina D'Angelo
4 United States MF Elizabeth Eddy
5 United States MF Sam Mewis
6 New Zealand DF Abby Erceg
7 United States MF McCall Zerboni
8 Republic of Ireland MF Denise O'Sullivan
9 United States FW Lynn Williams
10 Brazil MF Debinha
11 United States DF Merritt Mathias
13 United States DF Abby Dahlkemper
No. Position Player
14 United States FW Jessica McDonald
15 United States DF Jaelene Hinkle
16 United States DF Cari Roccaro
17 United States MF Heather O'Reilly
19 United States FW Crystal Dunn
20 Japan DF Yuri Kawamura
21 United States FW Darian Jenkins
22 United States DF Julie King
23 United States FW Kristen Hamilton
25 United States DF Meredith Speck
31 United States DF Kaleigh Kurtz

Player transactions

2018 NWSL College Draft

Source: National Women's Soccer League[5]
Round Pick Nat. Player Pos. Previous Team
Round 110United StatesFrannie CrouseFWPenn State
Round 220United StatesRebecca RasmusenMFUniversity of Colorado
Round 438United StatesMorgan ReidDFDuke University
Round 439United StatesCarlin HudsonDFYale University
Round 440United StatesRyan WilliamsDFTCU

In

Date Player Positions played Previous club Fee/notes Ref.
January 16, 2018 United States Crystal Dunn FW England Chelsea F.C. Rights were acquired in trade with the Washington Spirit. [6]
January 30, 2018 United States Julie King DF United States Boston Breakers Acquired during Boston Breakers Dispersal Draft [7]
January 30, 2018 Canada Allysha Chapman DF United States Boston Breakers Acquired during Boston Breakers Dispersal Draft [8]
January 31, 2018 United States Merritt Mathias DF United States 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. [9]
June 28, 2018 United States Heather O'Reilly MF England Arsenal Signed after rights were acquired in trade with Utah Royals FC [10]

Out

Date Player Positions played Destination club Fee/notes Ref.
October 23, 2017 United States Stephanie Ochs FW Placed on the Re-Entry Wire after the 2017 Season, wasn't claimed by another team. [11]
January 16, 2018 United States Taylor Smith DF United States Washington Spirit Traded to the Washington Spirit in exchange for the rights to Crystal Dunn. [12]
January 16, 2018 United States Ashley Hatch FW United States Washington Spirit Traded to the Washington Spirit in exchange for the rights to Crystal Dunn. [13]
May 9, 2018 Canada Allysha Chapman DF United States Houston Dash Traded to the Houston Dash in exchange for the Houston's first round draft pink in the 2019 NWSL College Draft [14]
June 28, 2018 United States Makenzy Doniak FW United States Utah Royals FC Traded to Utah Royals FC in exchange for the rights to Heather O'Reilly. [15]

Competitions

National Women's Soccer League

Preseason

Source: North Carolina Courage[16]

Regular season

Source: North Carolina Courage[17]

Postseason playoffs

League table

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) Champion.

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
GroundHHAHHAHHAAAAHAAHHAAHAHAH
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

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.

Statistics

Appearances

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

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

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

Honors and awards

NWSL Season Awards

NWSL Championship Game Awards

NWSL Team of the Month

Month Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Ref.
March United States Jaelene Hinkle Brazil Debinha United States Crystal Dunn [21]
April United States Jaelene Hinkle United States Crystal Dunn
United States McCall Zerboni		 United States Jessica McDonald [22]
May New Zealand Abby Erceg United States McCall Zerboni United States Crystal Dunn [23]
June New Zealand Abby Erceg
United States Merritt Mathias		 United States McCall Zerboni United States Crystal Dunn [24]
July New Zealand Abby Erceg United States McCall Zerboni [25]
August New Zealand Abby Erceg United States Lynn Williams [26]

NWSL Player of the Month

Month Result Player Ref.
June Won United States Crystal Dunn [27]

NWSL Player of the Week

Week Result Player Ref
3 Won United States McCall Zerboni [28]
5 Won United States McCall Zerboni [29]
8 Won United States Crystal Dunn [30]
13 Won United States Crystal Dunn [31]
16 Won United States Lynn Williams [32]
19 Won United States Lynn Williams [33]

NWSL Goal of the Week

Week Result Player Ref.
1 Nominated Brazil Debinha [34]
2 Nominated United States Jessica McDonald [35]
3 Nominated United States McCall Zerboni [36]
4 Won United States Merritt Mathias [37]
5 Nominated United States Kristen Hamilton [38]
8 Nominated United States Crystal Dunn [39]
9 Nominated United States Jessica McDonald [40]
10 Nominated United States Frannie Crouse [41]
13 Nominated United States Merritt Mathias [42]
14 Nominated United States Jessica McDonald [43]
15 Nominated United States Lynn Williams [44]
19 Nominated United States Lynn Williams [45]
24 Nominated United States Jessica McDonald [46]

NWSL Save of the Week

Week Result Player Ref.
5 Nominated Canada Sabrina D'Angelo [47]
6 Nominated Canada Sabrina D'Angelo [48]
7 Nominated United States Katelyn Rowland [49]
8 Nominated United States Katelyn Rowland [50]
14 Nominated United States Katelyn Rowland [51]
15 Nominated Republic of Ireland Denise O'Sullivan [52]
16 Nominated United States Katelyn Rowland [53]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Courage clinch NWSL Shield with a 2-1 win over Thorns FC". August 5, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  2. ↑ "NC COURAGE BREAK MULTIPLE NWSL RECORDS IN 5-0 WIN OVER HOUSTON DASH". September 8, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  3. ↑ "2018 Coaching Staff". North Carolina FC. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  4. ↑ "2018 Roster". North Carolina FC. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  5. ↑ "List: Every draft pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft". www.nwslsoccer.com. National Women's Soccer League. January 18, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
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  7. ↑ "Boston Breakers players taken in NWSL dispersal draft". 30 January 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "Boston Breakers players taken in NWSL dispersal draft". 30 January 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
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  10. ↑ "NORTH CAROLINA COURAGE SIGN HEATHER O'REILLY AFTER TRADE WITH UTAH ROYALS FC". 28 June 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
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