North Carolina Courage 2-3 Houston Dash: Final score, stats and lineups
NWSL
North Carolina Courage
9-3-7
- Ally Schlegel 37'
- Evelyn Ijeh 51'
2-3
FT
Houston Dash
6-5-8
- Kate Faasse 42'
- Clarissa Larisey 80', 90'+3'
Key events
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Natalia StaudeOff: Natalie Jacobs14'
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Ally Schlegel37'
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42'
Kate Faasse
- Halftime 45'+9'
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Evelyn IjehAssist: Ally Schlegel51'
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Lauryn ThompsonOff: Ally Schlegel63'
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63'
Clarissa LariseyOff: Kate Faasse
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63'
Natalie Marceline BainOff: Allysha Chapman
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73'
Miljana IvanovicOff: Kiki Van Zanten
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73'
Khyah HarperOff: Linda Ullmark
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Carly WickenheiserOff: Riley Jackson76'
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Vilde Bøe RisaOff: Erica Parkinson76'
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80'
Clarissa LariseyAssist: Avery Patterson
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85'
Lisa BoattinOff: Paige Nielsen
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86'
Danielle ColapricoFoul on Lauryn Thompson.
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90'+1'
Mary HardinOff: Maggie Graham
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Chioma OkaforOff: Evelyn Ijeh90'+2'
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90'+3'
Clarissa LariseyAssist: Lisa Boattin
- End Regular Time 90'+6'
Team stats
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1Corner Kicks4
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53.2Possession46.8
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16SHOTS15
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4ON GOAL7
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4Blocked Shots3
Match info
- Competition
- NWSL
- Kickoff
- Sunday, August 16, 2026, 7:00 PM ET
- Venue
- WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, North Carolina
- Where to watch
- NWSL+
- Attendance
- 7,031
- Series
- NC leads series 3-2
Team stats
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7Fouls8
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0Yellow Cards1
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0Red Cards0
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3Offsides3
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1Corner Kicks4
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4Saves2
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53.2Possession46.8
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16SHOTS15
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4ON GOAL7
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0.3On Target %0.5
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0Penalty Goals0
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0Penalty Kicks Taken0
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352Accurate Passes310
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441Passes385
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0.8Pass Completion %0.8
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6Accurate Crosses8
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16Crosses16
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0.4Cross %0.5
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43Long Balls61
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22Accurate Long Balls30
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0.5Long Balls %0.5
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4Blocked Shots3
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9Effective Tackles12
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13Tackles24
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0.7Tackle %0.5
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2Interceptions14
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11Effective Clearances14
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11Clearances14
Lineups
North Carolina Courage4-3-3- 1Kailen SheridanG
- 13Ryan WilliamsRB
- 11Feli RauchLB
- 20Shinomi KoyamaCM
- 4Natalie Jacobs↓CD-R
- 25Maycee BellCD-L
- 16Riley Jackson↓RM
- 19Erica Parkinson↓LM
- 10Evelyn Ijeh↓F
- 35Ally Schlegel↓RF
- 2Ashley SanchezLF
- 17Dani Weatherholt
- 12Natalia Staude↑
- 18Uno Shiragaki
- 8Chioma Okafor↑
- 14Carly Wickenheiser↑
- 33Hannah Betfort
- 99Madison White
- 26Vilde Bøe Risa↑
- 7Lauryn Thompson↑
Houston Dash4-4-2- 1Jane CampbellG
- 15Avery PattersonRB
- 2Allysha Chapman↓LB
- 19Maggie Graham↓CM-R
- 14Paige Nielsen↓CD-R
- 4Leah KlenkeCD-L
- 30Linda Ullmark↓RM
- 24Danielle ColapricoCM-L
- 23Kate Faasse↓CF-L
- 22Kat RaderCF-R
- 12Kiki Van Zanten↓LM
- 47Miljana Ivanovic↑
- 9Clarissa Larisey↑
- 27Lisa Boattin↑
- 6Messiah Bright
- 18Mary Hardin↑
- 40Caroline DeLisle
- 10Malia Berkely
- 34Khyah Harper↑
- 8Natalie Marceline Bain↑
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
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