2017 North Carolina Courage season

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North Carolina Courage
2017 season
Owner Stephen Malik
General manager Curt Johnson
Head coach Paul Riley
Stadium Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Cary, North Carolina
(Capacity: 10,000)
NWSL 1st
Playoffs Runner-up
Top goalscorer Lynn Williams (9)
Highest home attendance7,020
(September 30 vs. Orlando)
Lowest home attendance2,383
(May 24 vs. Sky Blue FC)
Average home league attendance4,389
←  2016
2018  →

The 2017 North Carolina Courage season was the team's first season as a professional women's soccer team. North Carolina Courage plays in the National Women's Soccer League, the top tier of women's soccer in the United States. The Courage finished the regular season atop the table, winning the NWSL Shield and earning a spot in the NWSL Playoffs. After defeating Chicago 1–0 in the semi-finals of the playoffs, it lost 0–1 to Portland in the final. [1]

Contents

Review

The team played its previous season as the Western New York Flash, which won the 2016 NWSL Championship. The owners of North Carolina FC purchased the Flash and moved them to Cary, North Carolina, in January 2017 to create the Courage franchise, and retained most of the Flash's roster and coaching staff. [2] [3]

Team

First-team roster

As of August 13, 2017
Source: North Carolina Courage [4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
0 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Katelyn Rowland
1 GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Sabrina D'Angelo
2 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Nora Holstad
3 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Makenzy Doniak
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Elizabeth Eddy
5 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sam Mewis
6 DF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Abby Erceg
7 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA McCall Zerboni
8 MF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Denise O'Sullivan
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lynn Williams
10 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Debinha
No.Pos.NationPlayer
11 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Taylor Smith
12 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ashley Hatch
13 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Abby Dahlkemper
14 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jessica McDonald
15 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jaelene Hinkle
16 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Darian Jenkins
20 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yuri Kawamura
22 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Stephanie Ochs
23 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kristen Hamilton
25 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Meredith Speck
26 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Samantha Witteman

Transactions

2017 NWSL College Draft

Source: National Women's Soccer League [5]
RoundPickNat.PlayerPos.NotesPrevious Team
Round 12 Flag of the United States.svg Ashley Hatch FW [7] Brigham Young University
Round 17 Flag of the United States.svg Darian Jenkins DF UCLA
Round 220 Flag of the United States.svg Claire Wagner DF [8] Clemson
Round 327 Flag of the United States.svg Jaycie Johnson FW [10] University of Nebraska

In

DatePlayerPositions playedPrevious clubFee/notesRef.
December 23, 2016 Flag of Brazil.svg Rosana MF Flag of the United States.svg Houston Dash Acquired while the franchise operated as the Western New York Flash. [11]
January 5, 2017 Flag of Brazil.svg Debinha MF Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Dalian Quanjian F.C. [12]
January 19, 2017 Flag of the United States.svg Samantha Witteman MF Flag of the United States.svg Orlando Pride Acquired in a trade for Alanna Kennedy. [13]
April 4, 2017 Flag of Japan.svg Yuri Kawamura DF Flag of Japan.svg Albirex Niigata Ladies [14]
April 10, 2017 Flag of the United States.svg Ashley Hatch FW Flag of the United States.svg Brigham Young University Signed college draft picks. [15]
Flag of the United States.svg Darian Jenkins FW Flag of the United States.svg University of California, Los Angeles
June 16, 2017 Flag of the United States.svg Stephanie Ochs DF Flag of the United States.svg Houston Dash Acquired off waivers. [16]
July 26, 2017 Flag of Norway.svg Nora Holstad DF Flag of Germany.svg FC Bayern Munich [17]
July 28, 2017 Flag of Ireland.svg Denise O'Sullivan MF Flag of the United States.svg Houston Dash Acquired off waivers. [18]

Out

DatePlayerPositions playedDestination clubFee/notesRef.
January 19, 2017 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alanna Kennedy DF Flag of the United States.svg Orlando Pride Traded to acquire Samantha Witteman. [16]
May 27, 2017 Flag of the United States.svg Courtney Niemiec DF Retired. [19]
June 21, 2017 Flag of Brazil.svg Rosana MF Waived. [20]

Competitions

National Women's Soccer League

Preseason

Source: North Carolina FC [21]
25 March 2017 (2017-03-25) North Carolina Courage 3–0 University of Tennessee Charlotte, NC
5:30 p.m. ET
  • McDonald Soccerball shade.svg, Soccerball shade.svg
  • Williams Soccerball shade.svg
 [Report Pre 1] Stadium: Queens Sports Complex
1 April 2017 (2017-04-01) North Carolina Courage 3–1 Wake Forest University Cary, NC
1:00 p.m. ET
[Report Pre 2]
  • Soccerball shade.svg26'
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Field 3
5 April 2017 (2017-04-05) North Carolina Courage 1–0 Duke University Cary, NC
7:30 p.m. ET
[Report Pre 3] Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Field 3
Note: Kickoff postponed from 6:00 p.m. EST due to weather issues.
8 April 2017 (2017-04-08) North Carolina Courage 1–0 UNC-Chapel Hill Cary, NC
6:00 p.m. ET
[Report Pre 4] Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Field 14

Regular season

Source: National Women's Soccer League [22]
15 April 2017 (2017-04-15)1 Washington Spirit 0–1 North Carolina Courage Boyds, MD
3:00 p.m. ET
[Report 1]

[Report 2]

[Report 3]
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 2,407
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva [23]
Assistant referees: Sean Regan, Maggie Short
Fourth official: Karl Kummer
22 April 2017 (2017-04-22)2 North Carolina Courage 1–0 Portland Thorns FC Cary, NC
7:30 p.m. ET
[Report 4]

[Report 5]

[Report 6] 		Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 6,298
Referee: Victor Rivas
Assistant referees: Adrienne McDonald, Amilcar Sicaju
Fourth official: Javier Rodriguez
29 April 2017 (2017-04-29)3 North Carolina Courage 3–1 Orlando Pride Cary, NC
4:00 p.m. ET
[Report 7]

[Report 8]

[Report 9]
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 4,586
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
Assistant referees: Amanda Ross, Ryan Graves
Fourth official: Aaron Gallagher
7 May 2017 (2017-05-07)4 Boston Breakers 0–1 North Carolina Courage Boston, MA
6:00 p.m. ET
[Report 10] [Report 11]
Stadium: Jordan Field
Attendance: 2,276
Referee: Malik Badawi
Assistant referees: Trent Vainhaitsma, Matthew Osterhouse
Fourth official: Randall Kelley
14 May 2017 (2017-05-14)5 Orlando Pride 3–1 North Carolina Courage Orlando, FL
5:00 p.m. ET
[Report 12] [Report 13]
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 5,260
Referee: Jon Freemon
Assistant referees: TJ Zablocki, Natlie Simon
Fourth official: Sammie Gillispie
21 May 2017 (2017-05-21)6 North Carolina Courage 1–3 Chicago Red Stars Cary, NC
4:00 p.m. ET
[Report 14]

[Report 15]

[Report 16]
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 4,786
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
Assistant referees: Jeremy Weed, Francisco Bermudez
Fourth official: John Collins
24 May 2017 (2017-05-24)7 North Carolina Courage 2–0 Sky Blue FC Cary, NC
7:30 p.m. ET
[Report 17]

[Report 18]

[Report 19]
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 2,383
Referee: Kevin Broadley
Assistant referees: Benjamin Wooten, Gregory Brigman
Fourth official: Javier Rodriguez
27 May 2017 (2017-05-27)8 Chicago Red Stars 3–2 North Carolina Courage Bridgeview, IL
3:00 p.m. CST
[Report 20]

[Report 21]

[Report 22]
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 2,618
Referee: Becky Pagan
Assistant referees: Deleana Quon, Joshua Haimes
Fourth official: Rachel Smith
3 June 2017 (2017-06-03)9 North Carolina Courage 2–0 FC Kansas City Cary, NC
3:30 p.m. ET
[Report 23]

[Report 24]

[Report 25]
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 3,717
Referee: Christina Unkel [24]
Assistant referees: Alicia Messer, Maggie Short
Fourth official: Christopher Spivey
17 June 2017 (2017-06-17)10 North Carolina Courage 3–1 Boston Breakers Cary, NC
7:30 p.m. ET
[Report 26]

[Report 27]

[Report 28]
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 3,780
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
Assistant referees: Jeremy Weed, Justin Howard
Fourth official: Aaron Gallagher
24 June 2017 (2017-06-24)11 Boston Breakers 0–1 North Carolina Courage Boston, MA
4:00 p.m. ET
[Report 29]
Stadium: Jordan Field
Attendance: 3,209
1 July 2017 (2017-07-01)12 North Carolina Courage 0–1 Sky Blue FC Cary, NC
3:30 p.m. ET
Report
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 3,056
Referee: Greg Dopka
Assistant referees: Cory Richardson, Trent Vanhaitsma
Fourth official: Javier Rodriguez
Note: Televised on Lifetime.
8 July 2017 (2017-07-08)13 North Carolina Courage 2–0 Seattle Reign FC Cary, NC
9:45 p.m. ET
Report
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 3,565
Note: Kickoff was delayed from 7:30 p.m. Eastern due to severe weather.
15 July 2017 (2017-07-15)14 Portland Thorns FC 1–0 North Carolina Courage Portland, OR
12:30 p.m. PST Raso Yellow card.svg 62', Soccerball shade.svg70' (Klingenberg) Report Smith Yellow card.svg 58'Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 16,804
Note: Televised on Lifetime.
22 July 2017 (2017-07-22)15 FC Kansas City postponed North Carolina Courage Kansas City, MO
7:00 p.m. CST Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Note: match postponed to 10 August due to weather
5 August 2017 (2017-08-05)16 North Carolina Courage 1–0 Seattle Reign FC Cary, NC
7:30 p.m. ET Williams Soccerball shade.svg32' Report Stott Yellow card.svg 24'
Barnes Yellow card.svg 86'		Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 5,249
10 August 2017 (2017-08-10)17 FC Kansas City 0–1 North Carolina Courage Kansas City, MO
7:00 p.m. CST LaBonta Yellow card.svg 45' Report Williams Soccerball shade.svg86'Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 1,398
Note: Match was originally scheduled to be played 22 July 2017 but was postponed due to weather
13 August 2017 (2017-08-13)18 Seattle Reign FC 1–2 North Carolina Courage Seattle, WA
6:00 p.m. PST Utsugi Soccerball shade.svg40' Report Mewis Soccerball shade.svg24', 74'Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,156
19 August 2017 (2017-08-19)19 North Carolina Courage 2–0 Washington Spirit Cary, NC
3:30 p.m. ET Hatch Soccerball shade.svg46'
Kallman Soccerball shade.svg84' (o.g.)
Dahlkemper Yellow card.svg 90+2'		 Report Dydasco Yellow card.svg 55'Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 3,530
Note: To be televised on Lifetime.
27 August 2017 (2017-08-27)20 Houston Dash postponed North Carolina Courage Houston, TX
7:00 p.m. CST Report Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Note: match postponed to 27 September due to Hurricane Harvey
30 August 2017 (2017-08-30)21 Washington Spirit 2–3 North Carolina Courage Boyds, MD
7:30 p.m. ET Banini Soccerball shade.svg8'
Farquharson Yellow card.svg 23'
Huster Yellow card.svg 45'
Williams Soccerball shade.svg73'		 Report Mewis Soccerball shade.svg45+1'
McDonald Soccerball shade.svg61', 66'		Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 2,365
3 September 2017 (2017-09-03)22 Chicago Red Stars 2–1 North Carolina Courage Bridgeview, IL
5:00 p.m. CST Williams Soccerball shade.svg15'
Zerboni Yellow card.svg 77'		 Report Colaprico Yellow card.svg 40'
Nagasato Soccerball shade.svg52'
Ertz Yellow card.svg 73'Soccerball shade.svg84'		Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 3,745
9 September 2017 (2017-09-09)23 North Carolina Courage 1–0 Houston Dash Cary, NC
7:30 p.m. ET Hamilton Soccerball shade.svg26'
Dahlkemper Yellow card.svg 63'		 Report Roccaro Yellow card.svg 64'
Van Wyk Yellow card.svg 90+7'		Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 4,702
24 September 2017 (2017-09-24)24 Sky Blue FC 1–1 North Carolina Courage Piscataway, NJ
6:00 p.m. ET Stanton Yellow card.svg 65'
Rodriquez Soccerball shade.svg75'		 Report Hatch Soccerball shade.svg27'Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 2,690
27 September 2017 (2017-09-27)25 Houston Dash 0–4 North Carolina Courage Edinburg, TX
7:00 p.m. CST Report Mewis Soccerball shade.svg13'
Williams Soccerball shade.svg38'
Debinha Soccerball shade.svg51'
Hatch Soccerball shade.svg56'		Stadium: H-E-B Park
Referee: Michael Radchuck
Note: Match was originally scheduled to be played 27 August but was postponed due to Hurricane Harvey
30 September 2017 (2017-09-30)26 North Carolina Courage 2–3 Orlando Pride Cary, NC
7:30 p.m. ET Williams Soccerball shade.svg62', 67' (pen.)
Dahlkemper Yellow card.svg 90'		 Report Edmonds Soccerball shade.svg22'
Marta Soccerball shade.svg51'Yellow card.svg 72'
Harris Yellow card.svg 67'
Kennedy Soccerball shade.svg90+1'		Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 7,020

Postseason playoffs

8 October 2017 (2017-10-08)Semifinal North Carolina Courage 1–0 Chicago Red Stars Cary, NC
3:30 p.m. ET O'Sullivan Soccerball shade.svg89' Report Colaprico Yellow card.svg 36'Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 10,017
Note: Televised on Lifetime.
14 October 2017 (2017-10-14)Final North Carolina Courage 0–1 Portland Thorns FC Orlando, FL
4:30 p.m. ET Report Heath Yellow card.svg 41'
Raso Yellow card.svg 45+1'
Horan Soccerball shade.svg50'
Brynjarsdóttir Yellow card.svg 72'		Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 8,124
Note: Televised on Lifetime.

League table

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 North Carolina Courage 2416173822+1649 NWSL Shield
2 Portland Thorns FC (C)2414553720+1747 NWSL Playoffs
3 Orlando Pride 2411764531+1440
4 Chicago Red Stars 2411673330+339
5 Seattle Reign FC 249784337+634
6 Sky Blue FC 24103114251−933
7 FC Kansas City 248792931−231
8 Houston Dash 2473142339−1624
9 Boston Breakers 2447132435−1119
10 Washington Spirit 2454153048−1819
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champion

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
2416173822 +1649903209 +117141813 +5

Last updated: September 30, 2017.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
StadiumAHHAAHHAHHAHHAAHAAHAAAHAAH
ResultWWWWLLWLWWWLWLPWWWWPWLWDWL
Position41111111111111111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on September 30, 2017. Source: NWSLsoccer.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Honors and awards

NWSL Team of the Month

MonthGoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwardsRef.
April Flag of Brazil.svg Debinha
Flag of the United States.svg Sam Mewis 		Flag of the United States.svg Lynn Williams [25]
June Flag of the United States.svg Abby Dahlkemper Flag of the United States.svg Sam Mewis Flag of the United States.svg Ashley Hatch [26]
July Flag of the United States.svg Abby Dahlkemper
Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Smith 		Flag of the United States.svg McCall Zerboni [27]
August Flag of the United States.svg Katelyn Rowland Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Smith Flag of the United States.svg Sam Mewis [28]

NWSL Player of the Week

WeekResultPlayerRef.
16Won Flag of the United States.svg Sam Mewis [29]

NWSL Goal of the Week

WeekResultPlayerRef.
1Nominated Flag of the United States.svg McCall Zerboni [30]
2Nominated Flag of Brazil.svg Debinha [31]
3Nominated Flag of the United States.svg Lynn Williams [32]
6Nominated [33]
7Nominated Flag of Brazil.svg Debinha [34]
8Nominated Flag of the United States.svg Ashley Hatch [35]
9Nominated [36]
16Nominated Flag of the United States.svg Sam Mewis [37]

NWSL Save of the Week

WeekResultPlayerRef.
3Nominated Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sabrina D'Angelo [38]


Statistics

As of June 18, 2017
Source: National Women's Soccer League [39]
NPosPlayerGPGSMinGAPKShotSOGSOG%CKOffFoulYCRC
1GKSabrina D'Angelo7763000000--00100
13DFAbby Dahlkemper10109000002150.00%650100
10MFDébora Debinha109819310221359.09%40900
3FWMakenzy Doniak109657020200.00%00500
4DFElizabeth Eddy202600000--00000
6DFAbby Erceg886871106350.00%00311
23FWKristen Hamilton5115420022100.00%00600
12FWAshley Hatch8226620012866.67%00510
15DFJaelene Hinkle886940104125.00%12800
16FWDarian Jenkins00000000--00000
20DFYuri Kawamura875880002150.00%001010
14FWJessica McDonald8762021019842.11%02100
5MFSamantha Mewis101090022216743.75%701120
17DFCourtney Niemiec00000000--00000
22DFStephanie Ochs10300000--00000
8MFRosana Rosana416800011100.00%01500
0GKKatelyn Rowland3327000000--00000
11DFTaylor Smith10555301022100.00%001310
26DFMeredith Speck201700000--00000
9FWLynn Williams99810320301653.33%07300
26MFSam Witteman7430500011100.00%00810
7MFMcCall Zerboni101090021010550.00%302140
Team Total1401109867171221316952.67%8012110111

See also

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