2017 Sky Blue FC season

Sky Blue FC
2017 season
President & CEO	Thomas Hofstetter
Head coach	Christy Holly (until Aug. 16); Dave Hodgson (after Aug. 16)
Stadium	Yurcak Field ; Piscataway, New Jersey ; (Capacity: 5,000)
NWSL	6th
Top goalscorer	Samantha Kerr (17)
Highest home attendance	3,451; (May 27 vs. Orlando)
Lowest home attendance	2,008; (September 10 vs. Washington)
Average home league attendance	2,613
Home colors	Away colors
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Last updated August 31, 2023

The 2017 Sky Blue FC season was the team's eighth season as a professional women's soccer team. Sky Blue FC plays in the National Women's Soccer League, the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.^[2]

Review

After a 7th-place finish in 2016, Sky Blue FC finished the 2017 season in 6th place, five points out of playoff contention. Sam Kerr scored a league-record 17 goals, won the league's Golden Boot award, and was named MVP, the first time a player on a non-playoff team had won the award.^[3]

Raquel Rodriguez set the NWSL record for fastest goal scored with a 25-second strike against Portland Thorns FC on June 17.^[3]

Head coach Christy Holly resigned mid-season on August 16, and was replaced by four assistant coaches, Jill Loyden, Dave Hodgson, Paul Greig, and Maria Dorris.^[4] A full-time replacement for Holly was not announced until November 15, 2017, when Sky Blue FC hired Washington Spirit assistant coach and former Jersey Sky Blue head coach Denise Reddy.^[5]

Soon after Holly's resignation, center back and team captain Christie Rampone announced that she would miss the rest of the season due to an accumulation of injuries.^[3]

Team

First-team roster

As of June 17, 2017^[6]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	CAN	Kailen Sheridan
2	FW	USA	McKenzie Meehan
3	DF	USA	Christie Pearce
5	FW	USA	Maya Hayes
6	MF	USA	Taylor Lytle
7	MF	USA	Nikki Stanton
8	DF	USA	Erica Skroski
10	MF	USA	Daphne Corboz
11	MF	CRC	Raquel Rodriguez
12	FW	USA	Kim DeCesare
15	DF	USA	Kayla Mills


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	MF	USA	Sarah Killion
17	DF	USA	Domi Richardson
19	FW	USA	Kelley O'Hara
20	FW	AUS	Samantha Kerr
21	FW	ENG	Leah Galton
22	DF	USA	Mandy Freeman
27	GK	USA	Caroline Casey
32	FW	USA	Natasha Kai
33	DF	USA	Erin Simon
73	MF	USA	Madison Tiernan

Competitions

National Women's Soccer League

Preseason

25 March 2017 (2017-03-25)	Sky Blue FC	3–1	St. John's University	Queens, NY
	Hayes 12' (Corboz) O'Hara 14' (Mills) Killion 43'	^{[Report Pre 1]}	Bellero 6'	Stadium: Belson Stadium

1 April 2017 (2017-04-01)	Sky Blue FC	1–0	University of North Carolina	Lakewood, NJ
	Rodriguez 16' (Hayes)	^{[Report Pre 2]}		Stadium: Georgian Court University

9 April 2017 (2017-04-09)	Sky Blue FC	3–0	Penn State University	Lakewood, NJ
	Kerr 28' (Mills), 62' (Hayes) Corboz 90' (Meehan)	^{[Report Pre 3]}		Stadium: Georgian Court University

Regular season

15 April 2017 (2017-04-15)1	Seattle Reign FC	1–1	Sky Blue FC	Seattle, WA
7:00 p.m. PST	Killion 62' (pen.)	^{[Report 1]} ^{[Report 2]} ^{[Report 3]}	Rapinoe 56' (pen.) Mathias 62'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 3,521 Referee: Karen Abt Assistant referees: Jeremy Weed, Cephas Quartson Fourth official: Levi Rippy Man of the Match: Christie Pearce

23 April 2017 (2017-04-23)2	Boston Breakers	1–0	Sky Blue FC	Boston, MA
4:00 p.m. EST		^{[Report 4]} ^{[Report 5]} ^{[Report 6]}	Dowie 37' (Lavelle) Salem 86'	Stadium: Jordan Field Attendance: 2,329 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic Assistant referees: Benjamin Wooten, Tom Felice Fourth official: Michael Dee Man of the Match: Sarah Killion

30 April 2017 (2017-04-30)3	Sky Blue FC	1–0	FC Kansas City	Piscataway, NJ
6:00 p.m. EST	Rodriguez 73', 83' (Freeman) Tiernan 90+1'	^{[Report 7]} ^{[Report 8]} ^{[Report 9]}		Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 2,562 Referee: Kevin Broadley Assistant referees: Art Arustamyan, Gjovalin Bori Fourth official: Joe Zawistowski Man of the Match: Raquel Rodriguez

6 May 2017 (2017-05-06)4	Washington Spirit	4–3	Sky Blue FC	Boyds, MD
7:00 p.m. EST	Ordega 6' (Jensen), 56' Simon 25' (o.g.) Solaun 34' (Ordega), 85'	^{[Report 10]} ^{[Report 11]} ^{[Report 12]}	O'Hara 12' Simon 39' Killion 50' (O'Hara), 70' (pen.)	Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 3,190 Referee: Danielle Chesky Assistant referees: Adrienne McDonald, Brooke Mayo Fourth official: Ali Saheli Man of the Match: Kelley O'Hara

13 May 2017 (2017-05-13)5	Houston Dash	1–3	Sky Blue FC	Houston, TX
3:00 p.m. CST	Poliana 76' (Ohai) Brooks 87'	^{[Report 13]} ^{[Report 14]} ^{[Report 15]}	Kerr 17' Killion 33' (pen.) Galton 53' (Kerr) Rodriguez 65' Kerr 87' (Meehan)	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 5,369 Referee: Michael Radchuk Assistant referees: Francisco Bermudez, Jeremy Kieso Fourth official: Mike Arrington Man of the Match: Samantha Kerr
Note: Televised live on Lifetime.

20 May 2017 (2017-05-20)6	Sky Blue FC	2–1	Houston Dash	Piscataway, NJ
4:00 p.m. EST	Killion 20' (pen.) Rodriguez 85' Tiernan 89'	^{[Report 16]} ^{[Report 17]} ^{[Report 18]}	Daly 21' Andressinha 40' Privett 84'	Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 2,476 Referee: Christina Unkel Assistant referees: Tom Felice, Maggie Short Fourth official: Luis Arroyo Man of the Match: Christie Pearce
Note: Televised live on Lifetime.

24 May 2017 (2017-05-24)7	North Carolina Courage	2–0	Sky Blue FC	Cary, NC
7:30 p.m. EST	Williams 20' (Smith) Erceg 26' Mewis 42'	^{[Report 19]} ^{[Report 20]} ^{[Report 21]}	Killion 47' Stanton 59'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 2,383 Referee: Kevin Broadley Assistant referees: Benjamin Wooten, Gregory Brigman Fourth official: Javier Rodriguez Man of the Match: Kailen Sheridan

27 May 2017 (2017-05-27)8	Sky Blue FC	2–1	Orlando Pride	Piscataway, NJ
7:00 p.m. EST	Kerr 43' (Corboz) Hayes 82' (Kerr)	^{[Report 22]} ^{[Report 23]} ^{[Report 24]}	Spencer 18' (Camila)	Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 3,451 Referee: Robi Hullner Assistant referees: John Krill, Ben Pilgrim Fourth official: Amber O’Connor Man of the Match: Maya Hayes

3 June 2017 (2017-06-03)9	Sky Blue FC	0–2	Portland Thorns FC	Piscataway, NJ
7:00 p.m. EST	Mills 20' O'Hara 89'	^{[Report 25]} ^{[Report 26]} ^{[Report 27]}	Horan 20' (Nadim), 42' (Klingenberg), 59' Cox 77'	Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 2,418 Referee: Marco Vega Assistant referees: Amanda Ross, Tom Felice Fourth official: Lorant Varga Man of the Match: Madison Tiernan

17 June 2017 (2017-06-17)10	Portland Thorns FC	1–3	Sky Blue FC	Portland, OR
7:00 p.m. PST	Sinclair 90+5' (pen.) Henry 90+1'	^{[Report 28]} ^{[Report 29]} ^{[Report 30]}	Rodriguez 1' (Kerr) O'Hara 74' Kerr 70' (Hayes), 88' (Tiernan) Stanton 90'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 16,736 Referee: Timothy Ford Assistant referees: Deleana Quan, JJ Blodgett Fourth official: Cephas Quartson

25 June 2017 (2017-06-25)11	Chicago Red Stars	2–1	Sky Blue FC	Bridgeview, IL
5:00 p.m. CST	DiBernardo 63' Huerta 67' (Short)	^{[Report 31]} ^{[Report 32]} ^{[Report 33]}	Tiernan 3' (Lytle)	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 3,720 Referee: Karen Abt Assistant referees: TJ Zablocki, Jeremy Kieso Fourth official: Calin Radosav

28 June 2017 (2017-06-28)12	Sky Blue FC	2–3	Orlando Pride	Piscataway, NJ
7:00 p.m. EST	O'Hara 45' (pen.) Kerr 46' (Hayes) Stanton 90+4'	^{[Report 34]}^{[Report 35]}	Ubogagu 11' Spencer 75' Marta 77' Hill 86' (Catley)	Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 3,065 Referee: Danielle Chesky Assistant referees: Jeffrey Skinner, Victor Vazqez Fourth official: Luis Arroyo

1 July 2017 (2017-07-01)13	North Carolina Courage	0–1	Sky Blue FC	Cary, NC
3:30 p.m. EST	Skroski 67' Kerr 84' (Hayes)	^{[Report 36]}	Witteman 80'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 3,056 Referee: Greg Dopka Assistant referees: Cory Richardson, Trent Vanhaitsma Fourth official: Javier Rodriguez
Note: Televised live on Lifetime.

8 July 2017 (2017-07-08)14	Sky Blue FC	3–2	FC Kansas City	Piscataway, NJ
7:00 p.m. EST	Skroski 45+4' Kerr 78' (O'Hara), 81' (Corboz), 90' (Taylor Lytle)	^{[Report 37]}	Bowen 29' (Gibbons) Gibbons 42' (Scott) Groom 45+4'	Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 2,091 Referee: Amber O'Connor
Note: 100th match in franchise history.

15 July 2017 (2017-07-15)15	Sky Blue FC	2–2	Chicago Red Stars	Piscataway, NJ
7:00 p.m. EST	Stanton 2' Kerr 38', 90' (Killion) Erica Skroski 75' Kelley O'Hara 79' Hayes 32'	Report	Huerta 4' (Press) Press 26' (Vanessa DiBernardo)	Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 2,529

22 July 2017 (2017-07-22)16	Seattle Reign FC	5–4	Sky Blue FC	Seattle, WA
7:00 p.m. PST	Rapinoe 27'47' (pen.) 80'87' Mathias 30' Yanez 49' Skroski 56' (o.g.)	Report	O'Hara 60' (pen.) Galton 64' Corboz 72' Kerr 75' Tiernan 89'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 4,464 Referee: Greg Dopka Assistant referees: Brooke Mayo, Andrew Deuker Fourth official: Jeff Arthurholtz

4 August 2017 (2017-08-04)17	Sky Blue FC	1–4	Washington Spirit	Piscataway, NJ
7:00 p.m. EST	Hayes 2'	Report	Ship 51' Church 57' Williams 61' Dougherty 73' Solaun 87' (pen.)	Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 2,496 Referee: Gustavo Solorio Assistant referees: Giovalin Bori, Victor Vásquez Fourth official: Luis Arroyo

12 August 2017 (2017-08-12)18	Orlando Pride	5–0	Sky Blue FC	Orlando, FL
7:30 p.m. EST	Morgan 4'47' Weatherholt 43' Marta 53'58'	Report		Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 5,243 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic Assistant referees: Ben Wooten, Ian Mckay Fourth official: Erika Barahona

19 August 2017 (2017-08-19)19	Sky Blue FC	5–4	Seattle Reign FC	Piscataway, NJ
7:00 p.m. EST	Kerr 48'68'71'90+4' Hayes 81'90+1'	Report	Johnson 3' Fishlock 18' Kawasumi 45+2' Dallstream 85'	Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 3,325 Referee: Chris Spivey Assistant referees: Jeremy Weed, Amilcar Sicaju Fourth official: Henrik Karlsson

26 August 2017 (2017-08-26)20	Sky Blue FC	1–0	Boston Breakers	Piscataway, NJ
7:00 p.m. EST	Kerr 5' Stanton 57'	Report	Leon 60' King 90+1'	Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 2,244 Referee: Christina Unkel Assistant referees: Amanda Ross, Trent Vanhaitsma Fourth official: Joseph Zawistowski

3 September 2017 (2017-09-03)21	FC Kansas City	4–1	Sky Blue FC	Kansas City, MO
5:00 p.m. CST	LaBonta 39' Groom 44'64' Leroux 90+4'	Report	Tiernan 83'	Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 1,571 Referee: Luis Guardia Assistant referees: Thomas Zablocki, Emily Fletcher Fourth official: Devin Blazek

10 September 2017 (2017-09-10)22	Sky Blue FC	1–2	Washington Spirit	Piscataway, NJ
6:00 p.m. EST	Hayes 43'	Report	Church 75' Pugh 85'	Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 2,008 Referee: Becky Pagan Assistant referees: Tom Felice, Ian Mckay Fourth official: Jared Simons

24 September 2017 (2017-09-24)23	Sky Blue FC	1–1	North Carolina Courage	Piscataway, NJ
6:00 p.m. EST	Rodriguez 75' (Kerr)	Report	Hatch 27' (Hamilton)	Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 2,690

30 September 2017 (2017-09-30)24	Boston Breakers	3–4	Sky Blue FC	Boston, MA
7:00 p.m. EST	Dowie 25' (Purce), 28' (Weimer) Casey 85' (o.g.)	Report	Kerr 34' (Hayes) Tiernan 76' (O'Hara) Skroski 78' (Lytle) O'Hara 87' (Galton)	Stadium: Jordan Field Attendance: 3,497

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	North Carolina Courage	24	16	1	7	38	22	+16	49	NWSL Shield
2	Portland Thorns FC (C)	24	14	5	5	37	20	+17	47	NWSL Playoffs
3	Orlando Pride	24	11	7	6	45	31	+14	40
4	Chicago Red Stars	24	11	6	7	33	30	+3	39
5	Seattle Reign FC	24	9	7	8	43	37	+6	34
6	Sky Blue FC	24	10	3	11	42	51	−9	33
7	FC Kansas City	24	8	7	9	29	31	−2	31
8	Houston Dash	24	7	3	14	23	39	−16	24
9	Boston Breakers	24	4	7	13	24	35	−11	19
10	Washington Spirit	24	5	4	15	30	48	−18	19

Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champion

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
24	10	3	11	42	51	−9	33	6	2	4	21	22	−1	4	1	7	21	29	−8

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

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
Stadium	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A
Result	D	L	W	L	W	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	W	W	D	L	L	L	W	W	L	L	D	W
Position	5	10	6	7	6	6	3	3	4	3	3	5	4	3	3	5	6	6	6	5	6	6	7	6

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

Honors and awards

NWSL Monthly Awards

NWSL Yearly Awards

NWSL Individual Awards

Player	Awards	Yearly Statline	Ref.
Samantha Kerr	Most Valuable Player Golden Boot Best X1	17 Goals; 4 Assists; 2 Hat tricks, 1 4-Goal Game	^[7]

NWSL Player of the Month

Month	Player of the Month	Statline	Ref.
May	Samantha Kerr	2 goals, 2 assists in 5 games; Sky Blue FC 3–2–0 in May	^[8]
June	Samantha Kerr	3 goals, 1 assist in 4 games; 30th career goal	^[9]

NWSL Team of the Month

Month	Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards	Ref.
May	Kailen Sheridan		Sarah Killion	Samantha Kerr	^[10]
June				Samantha Kerr	^[11]

NWSL Weekly Awards

NWSL Player of the Week

Week	Player of the Week	Statline	Ref.
9	Samantha Kerr	2 goals, 1 assist; road win at Portland	^[12]

NWSL Goal of the Week

Week	Result	Player	Ref.
3	Nominated	Raquel Rodriguez	^[13]
5	Nominated	Leah Galton	^[14]
9	Nominated	Samantha Kerr	^[15]
10	Nominated	Madison Tiernan	^[16]
11	Won	Samantha Kerr	^[17]^[18]

NWSL Save of the Week

Week	Result	Player	Ref.
7	Nominated	Kailen Sheridan	^[19]
9	Nominated		^[20]
10	Nominated		^[21]

Statistics

As of June 18, 2017^[22]

N	Pos	Player	GP	GS	Min	G	A	PK	Shot	SOG	SOG%	CK	Off	Foul	YC
16	MF	Sarah Killion	10	10	900	5	0	6	9	6	66.67%	1	1	8	1
20	FW	Samantha Kerr	9	8	752	9	3	0	23	17	73.91%	0	7	9	1
11	MF	Raquel Rodriguez	9	8	710	3	0	0	13	8	61.54%	0	0	15	2
19	FW	Kelley O'Hara	8	8	720	1	1	0	15	8	53.33%	35	4	14	2
5	FW	Maya Hayes	8	3	295	1	1	0	3	2	66.67%	0	1	2	0
21	FW	Leah Galton	10	6	540	1	0	0	4	4	100.00%	1	1	0	0
2	FW	McKenzie Meehan	7	2	239	0	1	0	9	6	66.67%	0	1	2	0
22	DF	Mandy Freeman	10	10	900	0	1	0	1	1	100.00%	0	0	2	0
73	MF	Madison Tiernan	8	2	257	0	1	0	4	1	25.00%	0	0	9	2
10	MF	Daphne Corboz	7	3	292	0	1	0	2	2	100.00%	11	1	2	0
12	FW	Kim DeCesare	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	--	0	0	0	0
3	DF	Christie Pearce	8	8	720	0	0	0	0	0	--	0	0	0	0
8	DF	Erica Skroski	8	8	680	0	0	0	0	0	--	0	1	9	0
17	DF	Dominique Richardson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	--	0	0	0	0
6	MF	Taylor Lytle	8	8	614	0	0	0	6	1	16.67%	1	2	2	0
7	MF	Nikki Stanton	5	4	298	0	0	0	1	0	0.00%	0	0	6	2
33	DF	Erin Simon	5	5	438	0	0	0	0	0	--	0	0	4	1
1	GK	Kailen Sheridan	10	10	900	0	0	0	1	0	0.00%	0	0	0	0
32	FW	Tasha Kai	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	--	0	0	0	0
15	DF	Kayla Mills	9	7	645	0	0	0	1	0	0.00%	0	0	17	1
27	GK	Caroline Casey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	--	0	0	0	0
Team Total			139	110	9900	15	9	6	92	56	60.87%	49	19	101	12

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↑ Purdy, Jacqueline (June 19, 2017). "Vote: Save of the Week". www.nwslsoccer.com. National Women's Soccer League . Retrieved June 19, 2017.
↑ "Save of the Week Nominees". www.nwslsoccer.com. National Women's Soccer League. June 26, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
↑ "Statistics". www.nwslsoccer.com. National Women's Soccer League . Retrieved June 18, 2017.

Match reports (pre-season)

↑ "Sky Blue FC Opens Preseason with 3–1 Defeat of St. John's University". Sky Blue FC. March 25, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
↑ "Sky Blue FC Blanks University of North Carolina in Preseason Action". Sky Blue FC. April 1, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
↑ "Sky Blue FC Finishes Preseason with 3–0 Win over Penn State". Sky Blue FC. April 9, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2017.

Match reports (regular season)

↑ "Seattle Reign FC vs. Sky Blue FC". National Women's Soccer League. April 15, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
↑ "Reign FC Earn Point Against Sky Blue FC". The Bold (Seattle Reign FC). April 15, 2017. Archived from the original on December 11, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
↑ "Sarah Killion Finishes 62nd Minute Equalizer in 1–1 Result". Sky Blue FC. April 15, 2017. Archived from the original on July 20, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
↑ "Boston Breakers vs. Sky Blue FC". National Women's Soccer League. April 23, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
↑ "Breakers blank Sky Blue FC in home opener". Boston Breakers. April 23, 2017. Archived from the original on June 23, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
↑ "@ Boston Breakers – Sunday, April 23, 2017". Sky Blue FC. April 23, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
↑ "Sky Blue FC vs. FC Kansas City". National Women's Soccer League. April 30, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
↑ "Sky Blue FC Defeats FC Kansas City at Yurcak Field, 1–0". Sky Blue FC. April 30, 2017. Archived from the original on June 22, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
↑ "FC Kansas City Unable to Find a Win in New Jersey". FC Kansas City. April 30, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
↑ "Washington Spirit vs. Sky Blue FC". National Women's Soccer League. May 6, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
↑ "Washington Spirit Earns 4–3 Home Win over Sky Blue FC". Washington Spirit. May 6, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
↑ "Sky Blue FC Falls in Seven-Goal Road Match to Washington Spirit, 4–3". Sky Blue FC. May 6, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
↑ "Houston Dash vs. Sky Blue FC". National Women's Soccer League. May 13, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
↑ "Dash Fall 1–3 to Sky Blue FC in NWSL Lifetime Game of the Week". Houston Dynamo. May 13, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
↑ "Sky Blue FC Extends Unbeaten Streak Over Houston Dash to Eight Games, 3–1". Sky Blue FC. May 13, 2017. Archived from the original on May 5, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
↑ "Sky Blue FC vs. Houston Dash". National Women's Soccer League. May 20, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
↑ "Sky Blue FC Remains Perfect at Yurcak Field with 2–1 Win Over Dash". Sky Blue FC. May 20, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
↑ "Dash fall 1–2 to Sky Blue FC on the road in New Jersey". Houston Dynamo. May 20, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
↑ "North Carolina Courage vs. Sky Blue FC". National Women's Soccer League. May 24, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
↑ "First-place NC Courage Shuts Out Second-place Sky Blue FC in 2–0 Victory". North Carolina FC. May 24, 2017. Archived from the original on June 11, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
↑ "North Carolina Courage Halts Sky Blue FC Winning Streak at Two Games, 2–0". Sky Blue FC. May 24, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
↑ "Sky Blue FC vs. Orlando Pride". National Women's Soccer League. May 27, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
↑ "Maya Hayes Buries Late Game-Winner to Defeat Orlando Pride at Yurcak Field, 2–1". Sky Blue FC. May 27, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
↑ "Late Goal Sinks Pride Saturday Night in New Jersey". Orlando City SC. May 27, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
↑ "Sky Blue FC vs. Portland Thorns FC". National Women's Soccer League. June 3, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
↑ "Thorns Hold Off Sky Blue FC Attack in Second Half to Hang Onto 2–0 Result". Sky Blue FC. June 3, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
↑ "NWSL Match Recap – Sky Blue FC 0, Portland Thorns FC 2". Portland Timbers. June 3, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
↑ Linehan, Meg (June 17, 2017). "Sky Blue FC strikes early and often in 3–1 win over Thorns". National Women's Soccer League . Retrieved June 17, 2017.
↑ "NWSL Match Recap – Portland Thorns FC 1, Sky Blue FC 3". Portland Timbers. June 17, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
↑ "Sam Kerr Records Brace, Raquel Rodriguez Ties Fastest Goal in NWSL History". Sky Blue FC. June 17, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
↑ "Chicago Red Stars vs. Sky Blue FC". National Women's Soccer League. June 25, 2017. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
↑ "Sky Blue FC Unable to Hold Off Red Stars". Sky Blue FC. June 25, 2017. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
↑ "Chicago Defeats Sky Blue FC to Extend Undefeated Streak". Chicago Red Stars. June 28, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
↑ Purdy, Jacqueline (June 28, 2017). "Orlando wins 3–2 thriller behind goals from Marta and Hill". National Women's Soccer League . Retrieved June 28, 2017.
↑ "Sky Blue FC Suffers Home Loss to Orlando Pride". Sky Blue FC. June 28, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
↑ Linehan, Meg (July 1, 2017). "Sam Kerr leads Sky Blue FC to late 1–0 win in North Carolina". National Women's Soccer League . Retrieved July 1, 2017.
↑ "Sky Blue FC vs. FC Kansas City". National Women's Soccer League. July 8, 2017. Retrieved July 8, 2017.

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