2019 North Carolina Courage season

North Carolina Courage 2019 soccer season

North Carolina Courage2019 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
Top goalscorer| Lynn Williams (12)
Highest home attendance| 9,563
(September 14th vs. Orlando)
Lowest home attendance| 4,053
(April 13th vs. Chicago)
Average home league attendance| 5,875
Biggest win| 6–0 (September 11th vs. Portland)
Biggest defeat| 1–3 (May 11th vs. Chicago)

Home colors

Away colors

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The 2019 North Carolina Courage season was the team's third 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 September 21, the Courage clinched their third consecutive Shield with a 3–0 victory over the Utah Royals.[1]

On October 27, the Courage defeated the Chicago Red Stars 4–0 to win their second consecutive NWSL Championship.[2]

## Team

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### Coaching Staff

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As of May 31, 2018
Source: North Carolina Courage[3]
Position  | Staff

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Head coach |  Paul Riley
Assistant coach |  Scott Vallow
Assistant coach |  Bill Paladino
Assistant coach |  Sean Nahas
Assistant coach |  Nathan Thackeray

### First-team roster

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As of July 18, 2019[4][5]

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

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1  | GK |  CAN | Stephanie Labbé
3  | DF |  USA | Kaleigh Kurtz
4  | FW |  USA | McKenzie Meehan
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
12  | FW |  USA | Leah Pruitt
13  | DF |  USA | Abby Dahlkemper
14  | FW |  USA | Jessica McDonald
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15  | DF |  USA | Jaelene Hinkle
16  | MF |  SWE | Julia Spetsmark
17  | MF |  USA | Heather O'Reilly
19  | FW |  USA | Crystal Dunn
20  | MF |  USA | Ryan Williams
21  | DF |  USA | Cari Roccaro
23  | FW |  USA | Kristen Hamilton
25  | DF |  USA | Meredith Speck
26  | DF |  USA | Hailey Harbison
27  | MF |  USA | Lauren Milliet
37  | GK |  USA | Sam Leshnak
99  | GK |  USA | Katelyn Rowland

## Player transactions

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### 2019 NWSL College Draft

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Source: National Women's Soccer League[6]
Round  | Pick  | Nat. | Player  | Previous Team

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Round 1 | 5 |  | Leah Pruitt | USC
Round 1 | 9 |  | Hailey Harbison | Pepperdine
Round 2 | 14 |  | Lauren Milliet | Colorado College
Round 4 | 36 |  | Kaycie Tillman | Florida State

### Players in

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January 7, 2019  |  Julia Spetsmark | DF |  Djurgården | Signed.  | [7]
February 12, 2019  |  Ally Haran | DF |  UMF Selfoss | Signed.  | [8]
February 22, 2019  |  Stephanie Labbé | GK |  Linköpings FC | Signed.  | [9]
June 11, 2019  |  McKenzie Meehan | FW | Sky Blue FC | Acquired in a Trade with Sky Blue FC in exchange for Elizabeth Eddy | [10]
July 18, 2019  |  Sam Leshnak | GK | North Carolina Tar Heels | Signed.  | [11]

### Players out

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October 1, 2018  |  Yuri Kawamura | DF | unattached | Waived.  | [12]
December 17, 2018  |  Darian Jenkins | FW | Reign FC | Traded to Reign FC in exchange for Reign FC's 9th overall pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft.  | [13]
January 4, 2019  |  Sabrina D'Angelo | GK |  Vittsjö | Signed with Vittsjö.  | [14]
April 4, 2019  |  Morgan Reid | DF | Orlando Pride | Traded to the Orlando Pride in exchange for Orlando's fourth round pick in the 2020 NWSL College Draft.  | [15]
June 11, 2019  |  Elizabeth Eddy | MF | Sky Blue FC | Traded to Sky Blue FC in exchange for McKenzie Meehan.  | [10]
July 18, 2019  |  Julie King | DF |  | Waived.  | [11]
July 18, 2019  |  Ally Haran | DF |  | Waived.  | [11]

## Competitions

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### National Women's Soccer League

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See also: 2019 National Women's Soccer League season

#### Preseason

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Source: North Carolina Courage[16]

North Carolina Courage v Orlando Pride March 23 (23-03) |  North Carolina Courage | 4–0|  Orlando Pride | Cary, North Carolina

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1:00 p.m. ET | Speck 35'
McDonald 61' (Williams)
Williams 69' (Pruitt)
Spetsmark 89' (Eddy) | Report | Morgan 45+1' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,220

#### Regular season

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Source: North Carolina Courage[17]

North Carolina Courage v Chicago Red Stars April 13 (13-04) 1|  North Carolina Courage | 1–1|  Chicago Red Stars | Cary, North Carolina

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7:00 p.m. EDT | Dunn 66' | Report | Kerr 26' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,053

North Carolina Courage v Orlando Pride April 17 (17-04) 2|  North Carolina Courage | 5–0|  Orlando Pride | Cary, North Carolina

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7:00 p.m. EDT | Williams 45'
O'Sullivan 45+1'
McDonald 55'
Zerboni 64'
Dunn 70', 77'
Spetsmark 88' | Report | Marta 85' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,292
Referee: Danielle Chesky

Houston Dash v North Carolina Courage April 28 (28-04) 3|  Houston Dash | 1–4|  North Carolina Courage | Houston, Texas

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5:00 p.m. CDT | Daly 86'
Schmidt 44' | Report | Williams 45+1'
Dunn 69'
Debinha 69'
Pruitt 76' | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 2,933

North Carolina Courage v Sky Blue FC May 04 (04-05) 4|  North Carolina Courage | 0–0|  Sky Blue FC | Cary, North Carolina

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7:00 p.m. EDT | Zerboni 87' | Report | Monaghan 34' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,039

Chicago Red Stars v North Carolina Courage May 11 (11-05) 5|  Chicago Red Stars | 3–1|  North Carolina Courage | Bridgeview, Illinois

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5:00 p.m. EDT | Kerr 13' 90+3'
Vasconcelos 40'
Stanton 72' | Report | Williams 33',  80' | Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 2,113

North Carolina Courage v Utah Royals FC May 19 (19-05) 6|  North Carolina Courage | 1–1|  Utah Royals FC | Cary, North Carolina

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5:00 p.m. EDT | Eddy 78' | Box | Rodriguez 7',  40' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,821

Reign FC v North Carolina Courage May 27 (27-05) 7|  Reign FC | 2–1|  North Carolina Courage | Tacoma, Washington

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4:00 p.m. PDT | Balcer 13'

Nielsen 30' Groom 89' | Box | Erceg 89' | Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 3,032

Orlando Pride v North Carolina Courage June 01 (01-06) 8|  Orlando Pride | 0–3|  North Carolina Courage | Orlando, Florida

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7:30 p.m. EDT |

* Ubogagu 56'

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* Hamilton 59', 66', 85'
Denise O'Sullivan 53'

| Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 4,427

North Carolina Courage v Portland Thorns FC June 15 (15-06) 9|  North Carolina Courage | 1–1|  Portland Thorns FC | Cary, North Carolina

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7:45 p.m. EDT |

* Kurtz 19'
* Spetsmark 59'

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* Purce 26'
* Lussi 63'

| Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 6,172
Note: doubleheader with North Carolina FC.

Washington Spirit v North Carolina Courage June 29 (29-06) 10|  Washington Spirit | 1–2|  North Carolina Courage | Germantown, Maryland

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7:00 p.m. EDT | Harrison 39'
Thomas 82' |  | Debinha 45+4'
Pritchett 53'
Zerboni 90+3' | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 3,481

North Carolina Courage v Houston Dash July 05 (05-07) 11|  North Carolina Courage | 5–2|  Houston Dash | Cary, North Carolina

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7:00 p.m. EDT |

* Hamilton 5' 18' 54' 71'
* Williams 31'

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* Mewis 24'
* Simon 43'
* Schmidt 53'
* Hanson 69'

| Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,066

North Carolina Courage v Reign FC July 13 (13-07) 12|  North Carolina Courage | 2–0|  Reign FC | Cary, North Carolina

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7:00 p.m. EDT | Williams 22'
Debinha 55'
O'Sullivan 70' | Box
Report | Balcer 87' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 6,216

Chicago Red Stars v North Carolina Courage July 21 (21-07) 13|  Chicago Red Stars | 2–1|  North Carolina Courage | Bridgeview, Illinois

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5:00 p.m. CDT | Naughton 14'
DiBernardo 37'
Kerr 58' |  | Williams 30'
McDonald 51' | Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 17,388
Note: Game was broadcast on ESPN 2

Utah Royals FC v North Carolina Courage July 27 (27-07) 14|  Utah Royals FC | 1–2|  North Carolina Courage | Sandy, Utah

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8:00 p.m. MDT | Press 13' |  | Hamilton 34'
McDonald 54' | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 10,545

North Carolina Courage v Washington Spirit August 03 (03-08) 15|  North Carolina Courage | 1–0|  Washington Spirit | Cary, North Carolina

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4:00 p.m. EDT | Debinha 64'
Spetsmark 90+4' |  | Nielsen 24' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,393
Note: Rescheduled from August 2 due to thunderstorms.

Portland Thorns FC v North Carolina Courage August 11 (11-08) 16|  Portland Thorns FC | 2–1|  North Carolina Courage | Portland, Oregon

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12:00 p.m. PDT | Foord 19'
Labbé 56' (o.g)
Erceg 82' (o.g) |  | Dunn 4' | Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 25,218
Note: Game was broadcast on ESPNews

North Carolina Courage v Reign FC August 24 (24-08) 17|  North Carolina Courage | 1–0|  Reign FC | Cary, North Carolina

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7:00 p.m. EDT | L. Williams 82' |  |  | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 6,743

Sky Blue FC v North Carolina Courage September 07 (07-09) 18|  Sky Blue FC | 1–2|  North Carolina Courage | Piscataway, New Jersey

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3:00 p.m. EDT | Lloyd 13' (pen.)
Rodriguez 79' |  | Skroski 1' (o.g.)
Dunn 57' | Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 2,895

Portland Thorns FC v North Carolina Courage September 11 (11-09) 19|  Portland Thorns FC | 0–6|  North Carolina Courage | Portland, Oregon

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7:30 p.m. PDT | Klingenberg 57'
Horan 58' |  | Debinha 15'
L. Williams 21', 24', 68'
Dunn 61'
Hinkle 69'
Hamilton 89' | Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 17,517

North Carolina Courage v Orlando Pride September 14 (14-09) 20|  North Carolina Courage | 6–1|  Orlando Pride | Cary, North Carolina

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6:00 p.m. EDT | Williams 6'
Edmonds 37' (o.g)
McDonald 41'
Meehan 78'
O'Reilly 85'
Debinha 90+2' |  | Greening 11'
Kennedy 28'
Elinsky 28'
Hill 82' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 9,563

North Carolina Courage v Houston Dash September 17 (17-09) 21|  North Carolina Courage | 1–0|  Houston Dash | Cary, North Carolina

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7:30 p.m. EDT | Mewis 87' (pen.) | Report | Daly 73'
Brooks 74'
Mewis 86' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,943

Utah Royals FC v North Carolina Courage September 21 (21-09) 22|  Utah Royals FC | 0–3|  North Carolina Courage | Sandy, Utah

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7:00 p.m. MDT |  |  | Mewis 30' (pen.)
O'Sullivan 35'
Hinkle 65'
Debinha 70' | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 9,946

Washington Spirit v North Carolina Courage September 28 (28-09) 23|  Washington Spirit | 2–1|  North Carolina Courage | Germantown, Maryland

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7:00 p.m. EDT | Huster 56'
Matthews 59'
Pugh 75'
Lavelle 84' |  | Williams 45+2'
Erceg 86' | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex

North Carolina Courage v Sky Blue FC October 12 (12-10) 24|  North Carolina Courage | 3–2|  Sky Blue FC | Cary, North Carolina

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7:00 p.m. EDT | McDonald 16'
Debinha 28'
McDonald 81' | Report | Lloyd 26'
Richardson 86' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 9,195

#### Postseason playoffs

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North Carolina Courage v Reign FC October 20 (20-10) Semifinal|  North Carolina Courage | 4–1|  Reign FC | Cary, North Carolina

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1:30 p.m. EDT | O'Reilly 88'
Debinha 99'
Barnes 106' (o.g.)
Dunn 107' | Report | Long 50'
Onumonu 90+3' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Note: Televised on ESPN2

North Carolina Courage v Chicago Red Stars October 27 (27-10) Final|  North Carolina Courage | 4–0|  Chicago Red Stars | Cary, North Carolina

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3:30 p.m. EST | Debinha 4'
McDonald 26'
Dunn 45+5'
Mewis 62'
Zerboni 74' | Report | DiBernardo 47'
Ertz 67' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 10,227
Note: Televised on ESPN

#### League table

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Pos | Team

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1  | North Carolina Courage (C) | 24  | 15  | 4  | 5  | 54  | 23  | +31  | 49  | NWSL Shield
2  | Chicago Red Stars | 24  | 14  | 2  | 8  | 41  | 28  | +13  | 44  | NWSL Playoffs
3  | Portland Thorns FC | 24  | 11  | 7  | 6  | 40  | 31  | +9  | 40
4  | Reign FC | 24  | 10  | 8  | 6  | 27  | 27  | 0  | 38
5  | Washington Spirit | 24  | 9  | 7  | 8  | 30  | 25  | +5  | 34  |
6  | Utah Royals FC | 24  | 10  | 4  | 10  | 25  | 25  | 0  | 34
7  | Houston Dash | 24  | 7  | 5  | 12  | 21  | 36  | −15  | 26
8  | Sky Blue FC | 24  | 5  | 5  | 14  | 20  | 34  | −14  | 20
9  | Orlando Pride | 24  | 4  | 4  | 16  | 24  | 53  | −29  | 16

Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions

##### Results summary

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Overall | Home | Away

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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD
24  | 15  | 4  | 5  | 54  | 23  |  +31  | 49  | 8  | 4  | 0  | 27  | 8  |  +19  | 7  | 0  | 5  | 27  | 15  |  +12

Last updated: October 12, 2019.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

##### Results by round

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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

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Ground| H| H| A| H| A| H| A| A| H| A| H| H| A| A| H| A| H| A| A| H| H| A| A| H
Result| D| W| W| D| L| D| L| W| D| W| W| W| L| W| W| L| W| W| W| W| W| W| L| W
Position| 3| 1| 1| 2| 4| 5| 7| 4| 4| 5| 2| 1| 2| 2| 1| 3| 2| 2| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1

Updated to match(es) played on October 12, 2019. Source: NWSLsoccer.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

### International friendlies

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Main article: 2019 Women's International Champions Cup

As defending 2018 NWSL champions and defending 2018 Women's ICC champions, the Courage were selected to participate in and host the 2019 Women's International Champions Cup. They are scheduled to play English side Manchester City in the semi-final round.

North Carolina Courage  v  Manchester City August 15 (15-08) Semi-final|  North Carolina Courage  | 2–1|  Manchester City | Cary, North Carolina

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7:30 p.m. ET | O'Sullivan 80'
Meehan 84'
McDonald 90+2' | Report | Stanway 41' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,436

North Carolina Courage  v  Lyon August 18 (18-08) Final|  North Carolina Courage  | 0–1|  Lyon | Cary, North Carolina

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7:30 p.m. ET |  |  |  | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Note: Broadcast on ESPN2

## Statistical leaders

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As of October 12, 2019

### Top scorers

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| Rank  | Player  | Goals

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1  |  Lynn Williams | 12
2  |  Kristen Hamilton | 9
3  |  Debinha | 8
4  |  Crystal Dunn | 7
5  |  Jessica McDonald | 5
6  |  Julia Spetsmark | 2
Leah Pruitt
Sam Mewis
9  |  Elizabeth Eddy | 1
Abby Erceg
Heather O'Reilly
Jaelene Hinkle

### Top assists

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1  |  Debinha | 7
2  |  Jaelene Hinkle | 6
3  |  Lynn Williams | 5
Merritt Mathias
Kristen Hamilton
6  |  Crystal Dunn | 4
7  |  Jessica McDonald | 3
8  |  McCall Zerboni | 1
Leah Pruitt
Denise O'Sullivan
Sam Mewis
Julia Spetsmark
Heather O'Reilly
Cari Roccaro

### Shutouts

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Rank  | Player  | Clean sheets

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1  |  Stephanie Labbé | 8
2  |  Samantha Leshnak | 1

## Awards

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As of October 19, 2019.

### NWSL annual awards

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See also: NWSL awards

* Most Valuable Player: Debinha (finalist), Jaelene Hinkle (finalist), Kristen Hamilton (finalist)[18]
* Coach of the Year: Paul Riley (finalist)[18]

### NWSL Monthly Awards

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#### NWSL Player of the Month

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Month  | Result  | Player  | Ref.

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April  | Won  |  Crystal Dunn | [19]
July  | Won  |  Kristen Hamilton | [20]

#### NWSL Team of the Month

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April  |  |  Abby Erceg |  Crystal Dunn |  | [21]
May  |  |  Merritt Mathias |  |  | [22]
June  |  |  |  Kristen Hamilton |  | [23]
July  |  |  Abby Erceg
Merritt Mathias |  Debinha |  Kristen Hamilton | [24]
August  |  |  Abby Erceg
Jaelene Hinkle |  Debinha |  | [25]
September  |  |  Jaelene Hinkle |  Debinha |  Lynn Williams | [26]

### NWSL Weekly Awards

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#### NWSL Player of the Week

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Week  | Result  | Player  | Ref.

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8  | Won  |  Kristen Hamilton | [27]
12  | Won  |  Kristen Hamilton | [28]
15  | Won  |  Kristen Hamilton | [29]
22  | Won  |  Lynn Williams | [30]
25  | Won  |  Jessica McDonald | [31]

#### NWSL Goal of the Week

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1  | Nominated  |  Crystal Dunn | [32]
3  | Nominated  |  Crystal Dunn | [33]
6  | Nominated  |  Elizabeth Eddy | [34]
8  | Nominated  |  Kristen Hamilton | [35]
9  | Nominated  |  Julia Spetsmark | [36]
11  | Nominated  |  Leah Pruitt | [37]
12  | Nominated  |  Kristen Hamilton | [38]
13  | Nominated  |  Debinha | [39]
15  | Nominated  |  Kristen Hamilton | [40]
16  | Nominated  |  Debinha | [41]
17  | Nominated  |  Crystal Dunn |
19  | Nominated  |  Lynn Williams |
21  | Nominated  |  Crystal Dunn |
22  | Won  |  Heather O'Reilly |

#### NWSL Save of the Week

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4  | Nominated  |  Merritt Mathias | [42]
7  | Nominated  |  Merritt Mathias | [43]
11  | Nominated  |  Katelyn Rowland | [44]
16  | Nominated  |  Stephanie Labbé | [45]
17  | Nominated  |  Stephanie Labbé |
23  | Nominated  |  Stephanie Labbé |

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North Carolina Courage

* Formerly the Western New York Flash
* Established 2017
* Based in Cary, North Carolina

The Club|

* Club history
* Head coaches
* Record
* All-time statistics
* All articles

Stadiums|

* WakeMed Soccer Park

Key personnel|

Majority owner
Stephen Malik
Head coach
Sean Nahas

Affiliated clubs|

* North Carolina Courage U23
* North Carolina FC

Seasons (12)

as WNY Flash|

* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016

as NC Courage|

* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

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National Women's Soccer League

* Records and statistics
* Players Association
* U.S. Soccer

Current teams|

* Angel City FC
* Bay FC
* Chicago Stars FC
* Houston Dash
* Kansas City Current
* NJ/NY Gotham FC
* North Carolina Courage
* Orlando Pride
* Portland Thorns FC
* Racing Louisville FC
* San Diego Wave FC
* Seattle Reign FC
* Utah Royals
* Washington Spirit

Future teams|

* BOS Nation FC (2026)
* Denver NWSL team (2026)

Former teams|

* Western New York Flash (2013–16)
* Boston Breakers (2013–17)
* FC Kansas City (2013–17)

Seasons|

* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Competition|

* NWSL Shield
* NWSL Championship
* Playoffs
* Challenge Cup
* Summer Cup
* Stadiums
* Attendance
* Expansion
* Broadcasters

Personnel|

* Players Association
* Draftees
* Drafts
* Foreign players
* Owners
* Under-18 Entry Mechanism
* Federation players (2013–21)
* Jessica Berman

Awards|

* Most Valuable Player
* Golden Boot
* Midfielder of the Year
* Defender of the Year
* Goalkeeper of the Year
* Rookie of the Year
* Coach of the Year
* Best XI and Second XI
* Player of the Month
* Rookie of the Month
* Team of the Month
* Player of the Week
* Players' awards

Related articles|

* Sexual harassment
* Yates Report

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2019 in American soccer

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| Leagues|

| Men|

* MLS
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* USLC
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* USL1
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* NISA
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* MASL
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* M2
* 2018–19
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* NCAA
* Division I
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Women|

* NWSL
* NWSL Shield
* NWSL Playoffs
* WPSL
* UWS
* NCAA
* Division I
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* Division III

Cups|

* U.S. Open Cup
* Qualification
* Final
* 20' Qualification
* National Amateur Cup
* NPSL Members Cup
* National Women's Open
* Men's College Cup
* Final
* Women's College Cup
* Hank Steinbrecher Cup
* Pre-season cups
* Carolina Challenge Cup
* Mobile Mini Sun Cup
* Dallas Cup

Other|

* MLS All-Star Game
* MLS Homegrown Game
* MLS transfers
* USL Championship transfers
* USL League One transfers

International

Club competitions|

* CONCACAF Champions League
* Leagues Cup
* Campeones Cup

National teams|

| Men|

* CONCACAF Gold Cup
* CONCACAF Nations League

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Women|

* FIFA Women's World Cup

Team seasons

Men|

| MLS|

* Atlanta United FC
* Chicago Fire
* FC Cincinnati
* Colorado Rapids
* Columbus Crew SC
* D.C. United
* FC Dallas
* Houston Dynamo
* LA Galaxy
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* Minnesota United FC
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* New York City FC
* New York Red Bulls
* Orlando City SC
* Philadelphia Union
* Portland Timbers
* Real Salt Lake
* San Jose Earthquakes
* Seattle Sounders FC
* Sporting Kansas City
* Toronto FC
* Vancouver Whitecaps FC

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USLC|

* Atlanta United 2
* Austin Bold
* Bethlehem Steel FC
* Birmingham Legion
* Charleston Battery
* Charlotte Independence
* Colorado Springs Switchbacks
* El Paso Locomotive
* Fresno FC
* Hartford Athletic
* Indy Eleven
* LA Galaxy II
* Las Vegas Lights
* Loudoun United
* Louisville City
* Memphis 901
* Nashville SC
* New Mexico United
* New York Red Bulls II
* North Carolina FC
* OKC Energy
* Orange County SC
* Ottawa Fury FC
* Phoenix Rising
* Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
* Portland Timbers 2
* Real Monarchs
* Reno 1868
* RGVFC Toros
* Sacramento Republic
* Saint Louis FC
* San Antonio FC
* Tacoma Defiance
* Swope Park Rangers
* Tampa Bay Rowdies
* Tulsa Roughnecks

USL1|

* Chattanooga Red Wolves
* Forward Madison
* Greenville Triumph
* Lansing Ignite
* North Texas SC
* Orlando City B
* Richmond Kickers
* Tormenta FC
* Toronto FC II
* FC Tucson

NISA|

* Atlanta SC
* California United Strikers FC
* Chattanooga FC
* Detroit City FC
* Los Angeles Force
* Miami FC
* Michigan Stars FC
* Oakland Roots SC
* Philadelphia Fury
* San Diego 1904 FC
* Stumptown Athletic

Women|

| NWSL|

* Chicago Red Stars
* Houston Dash
* North Carolina Courage
* Orlando Pride
* Portland Thorns
* Reign FC
* Sky Blue FC
* Utah Royals
* Washington Spirit

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2019 NWSL season by team

* Playoffs
* Records and statistics
* Teams of the Year
* Player of the Month
* Team of the Month
* Player of the Week

* Chicago Red Stars
* Houston Dash
* North Carolina Courage
* Orlando Pride
* Portland Thorns FC
* Reign FC
* Sky Blue FC
* Utah Royals FC
* Washington Spirit

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*[DF]: Defender
*[FW]: Forward
*[MF]: Midfielder
*[Pos]: Position
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*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Wins
*[D]: Draws
*[L]: Losses
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points