December 14, 2021
(Editor's note: Welcome to Jaiden Cirioli who will be contributing NWSL and
women's soccer columns to the Victory Press!)
The NWSL's expansion draft will take place on Thursday, December 16, during
which newcomers Angel City FC and San Diego Wave FC get to select one
July 25, 2020
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
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
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 [https://twitter.com/watke_
October 29, 2019
North Carolina Courage 4-0 Chicago Red Stars
Before this match even started, my friend Carri turned to me and said, "This is
either going into extra time or it's going to be a blowout. There is no
in-between."
She was absolutely right.
The North Carolina
October 23, 2019
North Carolina Courage 4-1 Seattle Reign FC
Casey Murphy vs. Crystal Dunn is the matchup we didn't know we needed, and oh,
it was good. The Courage opened things up by doing what the Courage do – come in
fast and furious with the attack, feed