San Diego Wave FC 2-1 North Carolina Courage: Final score, stats and lineups
NWSL
San Diego Wave FC
13-3-8
- Gia Corley 23'
- Melanie Barcenas 72'
2-1
FT
North Carolina Courage
12-3-9
- Ashley Sanchez 82'
Key events
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Gia Corley23'
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44'
Chioma OkaforFoul on Perle Morroni.
- Halftime 45'+5'
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Laila HarbertOff: Gia Corley63'
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63'
Carly WickenheiserOff: Chioma Okafor
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Melanie Barcenas72'
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Laurina FazerOff: Kimmi Ascanio81'
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Adriana LeonOff: Trinity Byars81'
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81'
BiaOff: Vilde Bøe Risa
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81'
Dani WeatherholtOff: Feli Rauch
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82'
Ashley SanchezAssist: Shinomi Koyama
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90'
Hannah BetfortOff: Natalia Staude
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Nya HarrisonOff: Melanie Barcenas90'+3'
- End Regular Time 90'+5'
Team stats
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1Corner Kicks3
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52.9Possession47.1
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9SHOTS13
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5ON GOAL6
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1Blocked Shots2
Match info
- Competition
- NWSL
- Kickoff
- Saturday, September 12, 2026, 6:30 PM ET
- Venue
- Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California
- Where to watch
- ION
- Attendance
- 9,853
- Series
- NC leads series 2-1-2
Team stats
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9Fouls9
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0Yellow Cards1
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0Red Cards0
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1Offsides2
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1Corner Kicks3
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5Saves3
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52.9Possession47.1
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9SHOTS13
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5ON GOAL6
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0.6On Target %0.5
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0Penalty Goals0
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0Penalty Kicks Taken0
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491Accurate Passes416
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588Passes512
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0.8Pass Completion %0.8
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0Accurate Crosses3
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3Crosses13
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0.0Cross %0.2
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49Long Balls43
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21Accurate Long Balls19
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0.4Long Balls %0.4
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1Blocked Shots2
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11Effective Tackles14
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22Tackles18
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0.5Tackle %0.8
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13Interceptions13
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20Effective Clearances8
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20Clearances8
Lineups
San Diego Wave FC4-2-3-1- 12Sandra PañosG
- 6Brooklyn CourtnallRB
- 75Perle MorroniLB
- 10Kenza DaliLM
- 2Kennedy WesleyCD-R
- 14Kristen McNabbCD-L
- 7Melanie Barcenas↓AM-R
- 8Kimmi Ascanio↓RM
- 15Trinity Byars↓F
- 22Lia GodfreyAM
- 11Gia Corley↓AM-L
- 23Nya Harrison↑
- 4Laila Harbert↑
- 19Tatum Wynalda
- 9Adriana Leon↑
- 18Laurina Fazer↑
- 81Gabi Portilho
- 31DiDi Haracic
- 17Ludmila
North Carolina Courage4-2-3-1- 1Kailen SheridanG
- 13Ryan WilliamsRB
- 11Feli Rauch↓LB
- 19Erica ParkinsonLM
- 12Natalia Staude↓CD-R
- 18Uno ShiragakiCD-L
- 8Chioma Okafor↓AM-R
- 26Vilde Bøe Risa↓RM
- 10Evelyn IjehF
- 20Shinomi KoyamaAM
- 2Ashley SanchezAM-L
- 17Dani Weatherholt↑
- 21Bia↑
- 6Ivy Younce
- 9Olivia Wingate
- 33Hannah Betfort↑
- 14Carly Wickenheiser↑
- 80Oli Peña
- 99Madison White
- 5Cameron Brooks
NWSL Standings
| # | Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gotham FC | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | +16 | 61 |
| 2 | San Diego Wave FC | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | +14 | 58 |
| 3 | Washington Spirit | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | +15 | 55 |
| 4 | Kansas City Current | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | +15 | 53 |
| 5 | Angel City FC | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | +22 | 52 |
| 6 | Portland Thorns FC | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | +9 | 50 |
| 7 | Utah Royals | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | +5 | 47 |
| 8 | Seattle Reign FC | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | +4 | 47 |
| 9 | North Carolina Courage | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | +10 | 45 |
| 10 | Denver Summit FC | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | +11 | 41 |
| 11 | Orlando Pride | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | -8 | 36 |
| 12 | Houston Dash | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | -6 | 33 |
| 13 | Boston Legacy FC | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | -12 | 33 |
| 14 | Bay FC | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -17 | 27 |
| 15 | Racing Louisville FC | 30 | 7 | 3 | 20 | -24 | 24 |
| 16 | Chicago Stars FC | 30 | 5 | 2 | 23 | -54 | 17 |
Last five games
San Diego Wave FCLDWWL
NC leads series 2-1-2
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