July 28, 2020
NWSL: Challenge Cup Notebook #6 by Leo Baudhuin
The Houston Dash's revamped team culture and counterattacking style carried them all the way to the championship in the 2020 Challenge Cup.
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July 25, 2020
NWSL: Challenge Cup Notebook #5 by Leo Baudhuin
This past Wednesday saw the elimination of two more teams – both during regulation this time – in the semifinal round of the Challenge Cup. In the first match, the Portland Thorns fell 1-0 to the Houston Dash off a 69th minute scramble-in-the-box Rachel Daly goal. Sky
July 21, 2020
NWSL: Challenge Cup Notebook #4 by Leo Baudhuin
Fourth Challenge Cup Notebook; four remaining teams; three games to go. Last Friday, the eighth-seeded Portland Thorns pulled out a 1-0 victory over the first-place North Carolina Courage to advance to the semifinals. The match marks the first time that North Carolina have lost a
July 16, 2020
NWSL: Challenge Cup Notebook #3 by Leo Baudhuin
Well, that's a wrap on the preliminary round. After relying on a four-way tiebreaker to determine teams four through seven, our next round is set. The takeaways so far? We've seen a lot of really good soccer – especially compared with MLS – accompanied by the majority
May 31, 2020
Opportunity Cut Short for NWSL's Non-Roster Invitees by Leo Baudhuin
Author's note: Given that non-roster invitees are not under contract with an NWSL team, club media contacts were unable to help me set up interviews, and I had to reach out to players directly. Only few individuals responded to requests for an interview, and one
September 16, 2019
NWSL Notebook: The NWSL Teams' Summer Performances as Classic Summer Movies by Lindsay Eanet
Labor Day has come and gone, the official End of Summer in most of the U.S. The kids are back in school, the last embers of barbecue season are being tended and NWSL playoffs are just weeks away. To commemorate this changing of the