North Carolina Courage 4-0 Chicago Stars FC: Final score, stats and lineups
NWSL
North Carolina Courage
3-3-3
- Evelyn Ijeh 47'
- Ashley Sanchez 61'
- Ally Schlegel 65'
- Manaka Matsukubo 86'
4-0
FT
Chicago Stars FC
2-0-8
Key events
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6'
Jordyn HuitemaBad foul.
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21'
Halle MackiewiczOff: Alyssa Naeher
- Halftime 45'+7'
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Ally SchlegelOff: Chioma Okafor45'
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45'
Micayla JohnsonOff: Jenna Bike
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Evelyn IjehAssist: Ashley Sanchez47'
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54'
Manaka HayashiFoul on Ashley Sanchez.
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Ashley SanchezAssist: Evelyn Ijeh61'
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Ally SchlegelAssist: Manaka Matsukubo65'
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70'
Leilanni NesbethOff: Aaliyah Farmer
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Carly WickenheiserOff: Evelyn Ijeh73'
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76'
Mallory SwansonOff: Ryan Gareis
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76'
Jameese JosephOff: Julia Grosso
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Ivy YounceOff: Ashley Sanchez79'
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Manaka MatsukuboAssist: Shinomi Koyama86'
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Olivia WingateOff: Manaka Matsukubo90'+1'
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Sydney SchmidtOff: Dani Weatherholt90'+1'
- End Regular Time 90'+6'
Team stats
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7Corner Kicks4
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51.7Possession48.3
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18SHOTS13
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6ON GOAL3
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3Blocked Shots5
Match info
- Competition
- NWSL
- Kickoff
- Saturday, May 16, 2026, 6:30 PM ET
- Venue
- WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, North Carolina
- Where to watch
- ION
- Attendance
- 10,023
- Series
- NC leads series 3-0-2
Team stats
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7Fouls4
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0Yellow Cards2
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0Red Cards0
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5Offsides3
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7Corner Kicks4
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3Saves2
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51.7Possession48.3
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18SHOTS13
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6ON GOAL3
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0.3On Target %0.2
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0Penalty Goals0
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0Penalty Kicks Taken0
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321Accurate Passes300
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391Passes375
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0.8Pass Completion %0.8
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10Accurate Crosses2
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19Crosses15
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0.5Cross %0.1
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54Long Balls53
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38Accurate Long Balls23
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0.7Long Balls %0.4
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3Blocked Shots5
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10Effective Tackles16
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17Tackles22
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0.6Tackle %0.7
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7Interceptions14
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14Effective Clearances13
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14Clearances13
Lineups
North Carolina Courage4-3-3- 1Kailen SheridanG
- 13Ryan WilliamsRB
- 17Dani Weatherholt↓LB
- 20Shinomi KoyamaCM
- 18Uno ShiragakiCD-R
- 12Natalia StaudeCD-L
- 16Riley JacksonRM
- 34Manaka Matsukubo↓LM
- 10Evelyn Ijeh↓F
- 8Chioma Okafor↓RF
- 2Ashley Sanchez↓LF
- 80Oli Peña
- 5Cameron Brooks
- 35Ally Schlegel↑
- 9Olivia Wingate↑
- 22Cortnee Vine
- 6Ivy Younce↑
- 99Molly Pritchard
- 3Sydney Schmidt↑
- 14Carly Wickenheiser↑
Chicago Stars FC3-5-2- 1Alyssa Naeher↓G
- 4Jenna Bike↓RM
- 24Ryan Gareis↓LM
- 11Nádia GomesCD-L
- 3Sam StaabCD
- 6Kathrin HendrichCD-R
- 25Aaliyah Farmer↓CM-R
- 16Manaka HayashiCM-L
- 10Brianna PintoCF-L
- 99Jordyn HuitemaCF-R
- 7Julia Grosso↓AM
- 8Jameese Joseph↑
- 9Mallory Swanson↑
- 13Leilanni Nesbeth↑
- 15Elise Evans
- 18Ivonne Chacón
- 22Halle Mackiewicz↑
- 23Micayla Johnson↑
- 77Maitane
NWSL Standings
| # | Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gotham FC | 29 | 17 | 7 | 5 | +14 | 58 |
| 2 | San Diego Wave FC | 29 | 17 | 4 | 8 | +13 | 55 |
| 3 | Washington Spirit | 29 | 16 | 4 | 9 | +13 | 52 |
| 4 | Kansas City Current | 29 | 15 | 5 | 9 | +13 | 50 |
| 5 | Angel City FC | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | +19 | 49 |
| 6 | Utah Royals | 29 | 14 | 5 | 10 | +7 | 47 |
| 7 | Portland Thorns FC | 29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | +7 | 47 |
| 8 | Seattle Reign FC | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | +4 | 47 |
| 9 | North Carolina Courage | 29 | 13 | 3 | 13 | +9 | 42 |
| 10 | Denver Summit FC | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | +12 | 41 |
| 11 | Orlando Pride | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | -8 | 36 |
| 12 | Houston Dash | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | -4 | 33 |
| 13 | Boston Legacy FC | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | -9 | 33 |
| 14 | Bay FC | 29 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -16 | 27 |
| 15 | Racing Louisville FC | 29 | 7 | 3 | 19 | -22 | 24 |
| 16 | Chicago Stars FC | 29 | 5 | 2 | 22 | -52 | 17 |
Last five games
North Carolina CourageDWDLL
NC leads series 3-0-2
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